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Hister v0.18 Adds MCP, Social Search
Hister v0.18.0, released August 23, upgrades the self-hosted search engine with query suggestions, social extractors, broader file imports, and structured MCP results. It indexes visited pages and local files, giving browser, terminal, and AI-assistant clients a private search layer. [Release](https://github.com/asciimoo/hister/releases/tag/v0.18.0) [Project](https://github.com/asciimoo/hister)
// ANALYSIS
Hister is evolving from browser-history search into a practical personal knowledge layer for AI assistants; its structured MCP support is the release’s most consequential upgrade.
- –MCP now targets protocol version 2025-06-18 with schemas, trusted/untrusted content separation, and safer handling guidance.
- –PDF, DOCX, Markdown, Org mode, and text imports make Hister useful beyond web archives.
- –Twitter, Bluesky, Reddit, and Discourse extractors turn scattered discussions into searchable personal context.
- –Local-first deployment protects sensitive history and documents, but operators still need deliberate retention and indexing rules.
- –Optional semantic search adds relevance by meaning while requiring careful review of any external embeddings endpoint.
// TAGS
histersearchmcpembeddingopen-sourceself-hostedlocal-first
DISCOVERED
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2026-08-25
PUBLISHED
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2026-08-25
RELEVANCE
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