search_code

MCP tool from Codebase Memory MCP by DeusData

Grep-like text search within indexed project files.

How to use it

search_code is exposed by the Codebase Memory MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_code tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

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Other tools in Codebase Memory MCP (13)

delete_project

Remove a project and all its graph data.

detect_changes

Map git diff to affected symbols + blast radius with risk classification.

get_architecture

Codebase overview: languages, packages, routes, hotspots, clusters, ADR.

get_code_snippet

Read source code for a function by qualified name.

get_graph_schema

Node/edge counts, relationship patterns, property definitions per label. Run this first.

index_repository

Index a repository into the graph. Auto-sync keeps it fresh after that.

index_status

Check indexing status of a project.

ingest_traces

Ingest runtime traces to validate HTTPCALLS edges.

list_projects

List all indexed projects with node/edge counts.

manage_adr

CRUD for Architecture Decision Records. Query modes do not wait behind a same-project reindex; writes remain serialized.

query_graph

Execute Cypher-like graph queries (read-only).

search_graph

Structured search by label, name pattern, file pattern, degree filters. Pagination via limit/offset.

trace_path

BFS traversal — who calls a function and what it calls (alias: tracecallpath). Depth 1-5.