grepai
grep for the AI era
grepai launched on January 26, 2026 with 33 votes, #622 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
grep was built in 1973. It finds text, not meaning. When you search for "authentication logic" but the code is named handleUserSession, grep fails. grepai uses vector embeddings to understand code semantically. Search by WHAT code does, not what it's called. Built for AI agents like Claude Code and Cursor, find relevant code instantly instead of browsing hundreds of files. Features: • Semantic search with natural language • Call graph tracing • 100% local • Real-time file watching
grepai is a privacy-first semantic code search CLI. Give your AI coding agents a semantic map of your codebase. Find relevant code instantly with natural language.
grepai indexes the meaning of your code, not just text patterns. Find relevant code with natural language. Trace function calls. Ship faster. 50 years ago, grep revolutionized text search. Today, your codebase needs semantic understanding. "I just hit my limit and it took 13% of my max5 plan just to read my codebase. I am very, very excited about your new tool." curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yoanbernabeu/grepai/main/install.sh | sh Initialize your project cd your-project && grepai init Start indexing grepai watch Search with natural language grepai search "user authentication flow" grepai trace callers "Login" Read the full guide 100% local or cloud-powered Run locally with…from yoanbernabeu.github.io
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