grepai is a privacy-first CLI for semantic code search. It uses vector embeddings to understand code meaning, enabling natural language queries that find relevant code—even when naming conventions vary.
Drastically reduces AI agent input tokens by providing relevant context instead of raw search results.
Features
Search by intent — Ask "authentication logic" and find handleUserSession
Trace call graphs — Know who calls a function before you change it
"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."
— u/911pleasehold on r/ClaudeAI (280K+ views)
"It works great! Takes 5 minutes to install. Crazy!"
— @LesSaleGeek on X
"The results are incredible!"
— Kenny Nguyen on LinkedIn
Why grepai?
grep was built in 1973 for exact text matching. Modern codebases need semantic understanding.
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.
