Who it is forA developer with many old projects who remembers what something did, not where it is.
The problemgrep needs the exact name you no longer remember.
The outcomeThe function or file that matches a description like retry a failed call with backoff.
What you need first
- Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later, or Windows or Linux (beta)
Steps
- Code search is off by default; turn it on for the folders you choose
- Let DigUp index those projects
- Search with a description, for example code: retry a failed call with backoff
Prompt for your agent
Enable code search in ARahim3/DigUp for <projects folder> only, then find where I implemented <behaviour>, and confirm it does not read code outside that folder.
Caveat.
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Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for ARahim3/DigUp and "Search your code projects by what the code does"
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claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp
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