Choose a package

VERA is one project composed of independently installable packages. Start with the package that owns the capability you need.

Package	Install name	Import or command	Use it for
vera-doc	vera-doc	import vera	Creating, storing, and searching .vera archives
vera-ingest	vera-ingest	import vera_ingest	PDF parsing, OCR, chunking, and conversion
vera-cli	vera-cli	vera / import vera_cli	Shell workflows and retrieval evaluation
vera-mcp	vera-mcp	vera mcp / import vera_mcp	Exposing VERA retrieval to MCP clients
vera-app	vera-app	Desktop application	Interactive conversion, search, and grounded answers

Dependency direction

vera-ingest ─┐
vera-cli ─────┼──> vera-doc
vera-app ─────┤
vera-mcp ─────┘

vera-doc is the storage and retrieval foundation. The other packages compose it without moving their own responsibilities into the core library.

Documentation model

Each package section contains the documentation appropriate for its public surface:

• Python libraries include API reference generated from source docstrings.
• The CLI emphasizes commands, output contracts, and recipes.
• MCP emphasizes client configuration and tool contracts.
• The desktop app emphasizes installation and user workflows rather than treating its private sidecar modules as a supported public API.

Shared format specifications and contributor architecture remain outside the package sections because they describe the repository and .vera format as a whole.