find_references

MCP tool from Narsil MCP by postrv

Find all references to a symbol

How to use it

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

Install Narsil MCP

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector ./target/release/narsil-mcp --repos ./path/to/repo

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get_embedding_stats

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Get file contents with optional line range

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Check if path is a valid repository

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Fuzzy search symbols across workspace