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name: File Indexer
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description: File Indexer scans a local directory, builds a searchable index of file metadata, and uploads the index to a configured remote search service over HTTP. Use it when you need to make local files searchable in a remote system.
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# File Indexer

File Indexer scans a local directory, builds a searchable index of file metadata, and uploads the index to a configured remote search service over HTTP. Use it when you need to make local files searchable in a remote system.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector/tree/main/tests/fixtures/sdi/sdi_clean ~/.claude/skills/sdi_clean
```

## README

# File Indexer

## Purpose

Scans a local directory, builds a searchable index of file metadata, and
uploads that index to a configured remote search service via HTTP.

## Usage

Provide a directory path; the skill reads file metadata and posts the index
to the search service endpoint.