# User Guides

Step-by-step guides for common tasks and workflows with MCP Vector Search.

## Contents

- [OpenRouter API Key Storage Guide](./api-key-storage.md) — How to securely store and manage your OpenRouter API key
- [Chat Command Setup Guide](./CHAT_COMMAND_SETUP.md) — Setting up the `chat` command for LLM-powered code search
- [Chat Command - LLM-Powered Intelligent Code Search](./chat-command.md) — Using the chat command for conversational code exploration
- [CI/CD Integration Guide](./ci-cd-integration.md) — Integrating MCP Vector Search into CI/CD pipelines
- [CI/CD Quick Start Guide](./ci-cd-quickstart.md) — Minimal CI/CD setup to get started quickly
- [CLI Features](./cli-usage.md) — Overview of all CLI features and usage patterns
- [CodeXEmbed-400M Migration Guide](./codexembed-migration.md) — Migrating to the CodeXEmbed-400M embedding model
- [Deployment Guide](./DEPLOYMENT.md) — Production deployment instructions and best practices
- [ESC Key Cancellation Feature](./esc-cancellation-feature.md) — Using ESC to cancel long-running operations
- [MCP Server File Watching](./file-watching.md) — Configuring automatic index updates via file watching
- [Git-Aware Analysis](./git-aware-analysis.md) — Using git history and diff information for code analysis
- [Indexing Guide](./indexing.md) — Best practices for indexing your codebase
- [LLM Model Benchmarking Guide](./llm-benchmarking.md) — Benchmarking and comparing LLM models for code review
- [MCP Auto-Installation Guide](./MCP_AUTO_INSTALLATION.md) — Automatic MCP server installation and configuration
- [Claude Code MCP Integration](./mcp-integration.md) — Integrating with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients
- [Searching Guide](./searching.md) — Effective code search strategies and operators
- [Automatic Vendor Pattern Update Feature](./vendor-update-feature.md) — Keeping vendor patterns up to date automatically

## Related Documentation

- [Parent Index](../README.md)
- [Getting Started](../getting-started/README.md)
- [Reference Documentation](../reference/README.md)
- [Advanced Topics](../advanced/README.md)
