Getting started

Quickstart

From a folder of files to cited answers in a minute.

Install

terminal

uv tool install docusense-mcp

Connect your agent

terminal

docusense setup

This connects DocuSense to Claude Code. Using Claude Desktop or Cursor? Run docusense setup claude-desktop or docusense setup cursor. More in Connect your agent.

Add your documents

Add files, whole folders, or both:

terminal

docusense add ~/Documents/policies contract.pdf

Run docusense list to see what was added.

Ask

Open your agent and ask about your documents:

What's our policy on carrying over annual leave? Quote the exact rule.

Your agent finds the right section, reads just that part, and answers with a citation you can check.

See what you saved

terminal

docusense savings

output

12 agent sessions · 87 tool calls
read via DocuSense:         41,302 tokens
pasting the docs:          912,440 tokens
saved:                     871,138 tokens (22.1x less context)

#Things to try

Ask your agent	What happens
"What documents do I have?"	Lists your library and versions
"Summarise section 4 of the handbook."	Reads only section 4
"What are all the rules about passwords?"	Finds every requirement on that topic
"What changed in the new version of the policy?"	Shows just the differences
"Does our policy conflict with the standard?"	Shows both sides of each conflict

#Updating a document

When a document changes, add it again:

terminal

docusense add employee-handbook.pdf

DocuSense keeps the old version and adds the new one, so you can ask what changed. See Tracking changes.

Adding documents→

File types, folders, naming and versions.

Asking questions→

Get better answers from your agent.