{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "axiomcodeai-axiomcodegraph--agent-explores-codebase-without-grep",
 "repo": "AxiomCodeAI/axiomcodegraph",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/AxiomCodeAI/axiomcodegraph",
 "repo_slug": "axiomcodeai-axiomcodegraph",
 "title": "Let an agent explore a new codebase without grep",
 "page_title": "How to let an agent explore a new codebase without grep with Axiomcodegraph",
 "summary": "Give an AI agent a graph of the code so it queries structure instead of searching text.",
 "who": "A developer who hands an unfamiliar repository to an AI coding agent and wants fewer wasted searches and tokens.",
 "problem": "Agents that grep miss calls hidden behind interfaces, and their output gets truncated, so they silently skip code they never saw.",
 "outcome": "An agent that reads the graph through the skill and tools, asking for call paths and impact directly, with fewer search steps spent exploring the code.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the engine with `npm i -g @axiomcode/code-graph`.",
  "Install the plugin for your agent, for example in Codex CLI with `codex plugin marketplace add AxiomCodeAI/axiomcodegraph && codex plugin add axiomcode@axiomcode`.",
  "Start a new agent session in the project so the skill and tools load.",
  "Ask the agent to explore a task, for example by naming the function you want to understand.",
  "Check that the agent cites graph results with file and line rather than unverified search matches."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the <repo> project, explore the code needed for <task> by querying the axiomcode graph instead of grepping. Report the functions involved, their file and line, and the number of tool calls used. Verify that each claimed call relationship appears in the graph output.",
 "agents": [
  "codex",
  "claude-code",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README reports up to 50% fewer tool calls to explore a new codebase in its benchmarks, and that figure is the project's own measurement, not an independent result.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 22.13 or newer",
  "Python 3 (python3, or python or py on Windows)",
  "Git for Windows on Windows, since the CLI runs under its bash",
  "A supported AI agent or any MCP client, if you want agent use"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/axiomcodeai-axiomcodegraph/agent-explores-codebase-without-grep/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/axiomcodeai-axiomcodegraph/agent-explores-codebase-without-grep/index.md",
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