Cursor promises to do this[0] in the product, so, especially on HN, it'd be best to start with "why this is better than Cursor".

> favorite doc sites so I do not have to paste URLs into Cursor

This is especially confusing, because cursor has a feature for docs you want to scrape regularly.

0 - https://cursor.com/docs/context/codebase-indexing

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jellyotsiro 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The goal here is not to replace Cursor’s own local codebase indexing. Cursor already does that part well. What Nia focuses on is external context. It lets agents pull in accurate information from remote sources like docs, packages, APIs, and broader knowledge bases

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jondwillis 18 hours ago | parent [-]

That’s what GP is saying. This is the Docs feature of Cursor. It covers external docs/arbitrary web content.

`@Docs` — will show a bunch of pre-indexed Docs, and you can add whatever you want and it’ll show up in the list. You can see the state of Docs indexing in Cursor Settings.

The UX leaves a bit to be desired, but that’s a problem Cursor seems to have in general.

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jellyotsiro 18 hours ago | parent [-]

yeah ux is pretty bad and overall functionality. it still relies on a static retrieval layer and limited index scope.

+ as I mentioned above there are many more use cases than just coding.Think docs, APIs, research, knowledge bases, even personal or enterprise data sources the agent needs to explore and validate dynamically.

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nrhrjrjrjtntbt 16 hours ago | parent [-]

As an AI user (claude code, rovo, github copilot) I have come across this. In code it didnt build something right where it needed to use up to date docs. Luckily those people have now made an MCP but I had to wait. For a different project I may be SOL. Suprised this isnt solved, well done for taking it on.

From a business point of view I am not sure how you get traction without being 10x better than what Cursor can produce tomorrow. If you are successful the coding agents will copy your idea and then people being lazy and using what works have no inventive to switch.

I am not trying to discourage. More like encourage you to figure out how you get that elusive moat that all startups seek.

As a user I am excited to try it soon. Got something in mind that this should make easier.

	▲	jellyotsiro 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		thanks! will be waiting for ur feedback

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bn-l 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is different because of the background refresh, the identifier extraction and the graph. I know because I use cursor and am building the exact same thing oddly enough.