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find_symbol

MCP tool from MCP Codebase Index by MikeRecognex

Find where a symbol is defined (file, line, type)

How to use it

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

Install MCP Codebase Index

$pip install "mcp-codebase-index[mcp]"
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get_change_impact

Direct + transitive dependents

get_class_source

Full source of a class

get_classes

List classes with name, lines, methods, bases

get_dependencies

What a symbol calls/uses

get_dependents

What calls/uses a symbol

get_file_dependencies

Files imported by a given file

get_file_dependents

Files that import from a given file

get_function_source

Full source of a function/method

get_functions

List functions with name, lines, params

get_imports

List imports with module, names, line

get_project_summary

File count, packages, top classes/functions

get_structure_summary

Structure of a file or the whole project

get_usage_stats

Session efficiency stats: tool calls, characters returned vs total source, estimated token savings

list_files

List indexed files with optional glob filter

reindex

Force full re-index (rarely needed — incremental updates happen automatically in git repos)

search_codebase

Regex search across all files (max 100 results)