---
title: Elasticsearch exporter
description: The Elasticsearch exporter indexes documentation pages into Elasticsearch, powering full-text search, the AI assistant, and the MCP server across all...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/docs-builder/data/exporters/elasticsearch
products:
  - Elastic Docs Builder
---

# Elasticsearch exporter
The Elasticsearch exporter indexes documentation pages into Elasticsearch, powering full-text search, the AI assistant, and the [MCP server](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/docs-builder/data/mcp) across all documentation sites.

## How it works

During a build, the exporter processes each rendered page and indexes it as a structured document into Elasticsearch. The document schema is defined in the shared [search contract](https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/tree/main/src/services/search/Elastic.Documentation.Search.Contract/) to ensure consistency across all content sources.

## Index commands by build mode

Each build mode exposes dedicated index commands:

| Build mode | Command                        | Description                                   |
|------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Assembler  | `docs-builder assembler build` | Indexes all assembled documentation sets      |
| Codex      | `docs-builder codex index`     | Indexes documentation for a codex environment |
| Isolated   | `docs-builder docset index`    | Indexes a single documentation set            |


## What gets indexed

Each page is indexed with:
- Full rendered content (as plain text for search)
- Page title and headings
- Navigation context (breadcrumbs, section)
- Product and version metadata
- URL and cross-link information


## Related

- [REST API](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/docs-builder/data/api) — search endpoints that query the indexed content
- [MCP server](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/docs-builder/data/mcp) — AI assistant access to indexed documentation