{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "nassim-arifette-jevgrep--give-coding-agent-semantic-search-tool",
 "repo": "nassim-arifette/jevgrep",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/nassim-arifette/jevgrep",
 "repo_slug": "nassim-arifette-jevgrep",
 "title": "Give Claude Code or Codex a semantic search tool",
 "page_title": "How to give Claude Code or Codex a semantic search tool with Jevgrep",
 "summary": "Connect an agent to one authorized repository through the semantic_search_code MCP tool.",
 "who": "A developer using Claude Code or Codex who wants the agent to locate relevant code without loading broad exploration into its main context.",
 "problem": "Agents waste context on repeated file listing and reading when they do not know where a behavior is implemented.",
 "outcome": "The agent calls semantic_search_code against one authorized repository and reads only the returned excerpts it needs.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `npm install -g @nassim-arifette/jevgrep`",
  "Run `jevgrep init --global` and then, inside the repository, run `jevgrep init`",
  "Copy the absolute profile path printed by `jevgrep init`",
  "Run `claude mcp add --transport stdio jevgrep -- jevgrep mcp --config \"/absolute/path/to/config.json\"` for Claude Code, replacing the example path with the profile path",
  "For Codex, add the `[mcp_servers.jevgrep]` entry from the README to `config.toml` with the same profile path, then run `claude mcp get jevgrep` or check `/mcp` in Claude Code to confirm the server is listed"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Confirm that the jevgrep MCP server for the repository at <repo path> lists the semantic_search_code tool, then call it with the question \"<behavior question>\" and report the returned excerpts with their paths and line numbers. Verify that the tool call completes and that any partial or incomplete coverage is stated in your report.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says these client examples have not yet been qualified with real Codex and Claude Code sessions, so confirm the tool appears and a search completes before relying on it.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 24",
  "npm",
  "An API key for TypeSafe AI, Vercel AI Gateway or OpenRouter",
  "Permission to send eligible source excerpts from the target repository to the chosen provider"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Do not commit provider keys in MCP configuration, and remember that stored credentials are available to any client running as the same OS user."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nassim-arifette-jevgrep/give-coding-agent-semantic-search-tool/",
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