{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-30",
 "id": "volcengine-openviking--import-a-repo-and-search-it-by-directory",
 "repo": "volcengine/OpenViking",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking",
 "repo_slug": "volcengine-openviking",
 "title": "Import a repository and search it one directory at a time",
 "page_title": "How to import a repository and search it one directory at a time with OpenViking",
 "summary": "Add a GitHub repo as a resource and use scoped find and grep instead of a flat vector search.",
 "who": "An engineer who wants an agent to answer questions about a large codebase or docs set.",
 "problem": "Flat vector search over everything returns noisy matches from unrelated parts of the project.",
 "outcome": "The repo indexed under viking://resources with abstracts and overviews, searchable by subtree.",
 "steps": [
  "With the server running, run `ov add-resource https://github.com/volcengine/OpenViking` (or your repo)",
  "Check progress with ov task status and your task ID",
  "Browse with `ov ls viking://resources/` and `ov tree viking://resources/volcengine -L 2`",
  "Search with `ov find \"what is openviking\"` or grep inside one folder with --uri"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use volcengine/OpenViking's ov CLI to import <repo URL>, wait for the task to finish, then answer <question> using ov find scoped to the right directory and show the URIs you used.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "20 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "uv and Python for a self-hosted server, or the hosted OpenViking Service",
  "A model provider for the server (Volcengine, OpenAI, Codex OAuth, Kimi, GLM or local Ollama)",
  "A user key for the memory plugin (a root key cannot read or write memories)"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/volcengine-openviking/import-a-repo-and-search-it-by-directory/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/volcengine-openviking/import-a-repo-and-search-it-by-directory/index.md",
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 "api_version": "v1"
}