Claude-ast-index-search

Why we included this project

Working with a large, multi-language codebase through an AI coding agent usually means feeding the agent whole files and hoping it finds what it needs. This CLI takes a different route: it builds a local SQLite index of symbols, references, imports, and dependencies, then answers structural questions like 'who calls this function' or 'where is this class defined' in milliseconds instead of grep-style text scans. The token savings matter most in agent workflows, since returning compact structural slices instead of full files reportedly cuts agent token use by roughly 40-50% on big repositories. It installs via Homebrew and winget, works with Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor (or any agent that can run Bash), and its incremental update command plus monorepo walk-up support keep the index current without full rebuilds. Teams that keep hitting context limits or slow searches on monorepos will find it a practical addition to their setup.