by chunkhound
Local first codebase intelligence
# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/chunkhound/chunkhoundYour AI assistant searches code but doesn't understand it. ChunkHound researches your codebase—extracting architecture, patterns, and institutional knowledge at any scale. Integrates via MCP.
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# Install uv if needed
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
# Install ChunkHound
uv tool install chunkhound
.chunkhound.json in project root{
"embedding": {
"provider": "voyageai",
"api_key": "your-voyageai-key"
},
"llm": {
"provider": "claude-code-cli"
}
}
Note: Use
"codex-cli"instead if you prefer Codex. Both work equally well and require no API key.
chunkhound index
For configuration, IDE setup, and advanced usage, see the documentation.
| Approach | Capability | Scale | Maintenance | |----------|------------|-------|-------------| | Keyword Search | Exact matching | Fast | None | | Traditional RAG | Semantic search | Scales | Re-index files | | Knowledge Graphs | Relationship queries | Expensive | Continuous sync | | ChunkHound | Semantic + Regex + Code Research | Automatic | Incremental + realtime |
Ideal for:
MIT