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reindex

MCP tool from MCP Codebase Index by MikeRecognex

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

How to use it

reindex is exposed by the MCP Codebase Index MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the reindex 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]"
FULL MCP CODEBASE INDEX LISTING

Other tools in MCP Codebase Index (17)

find_symbol

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

get_call_chain

Shortest dependency path (BFS)

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

search_codebase

Regex search across all files (max 100 results)