# Search tool documentation

Search Aroai tool descriptions and skills by topic, or load a skill by its exact name.

Canonical: https://aroai.com/tools/aroai_search_docs/

## Tool reference

MCP tool ID: `aroai_search_docs`. Availability: Live. Country: Core.

Credit use: Free.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "default": "",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "skill": {
      "description": "Exact lowercase hyphenated skill name; returns the complete SKILL.md.",
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 5,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 20
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "limit"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Example input

```json
{
  "query": "New Zealand business register",
  "limit": 5
}
```

## Usage notes

- No credits are charged.
- The default result limit is five and the maximum is twenty.
- Use the exact skill name to load its complete guidance.