AI agent tools for code search
Short answer: Our top pick for code search: Graphify, with the highest AgentPick Score (95/100) among tools tagged "code-search". Runners-up: semble (74) and cocoindex-code (69). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Graphify | Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs, into a queryable knowledge graph. A /graphify skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, … | 95/100 | ★ 127k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | semble | Fast and Accurate Code Search for Agents. Uses 99% fewer tokens than grep+read | 74/100 | ★ 6.2k | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | cocoindex-code | A super light-weight embedded code search engine CLI (AST based) that just works - improves speed and efficiency for coding agent 🌟 Star if you like … | 69/100 | ★ 2.9k | Apache-2.0 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | codanna | Local code intelligence MCP server and CLI for AI coding agents | 69/100 | ★ 755 | Apache-2.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | jevgrep | Find code by asking what it does. A CLI for coding agents that uses Jev to discover relevant files and source context. | 67/100 | ★ 2.7k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | zvec-grep | Local-first search across your workspace, built for humans and AI agents. | 66/100 | ★ 4.1k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | octocode | Structural code intelligence for AI agents — semantic search, knowledge graphs, and a built-in MCP server in one Rust binary. Give Claude, Cursor, and… | 65/100 | ★ 511 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | tilth | Smart code reading for humans and AI agents. Definitions, callers, dependencies and function-level diffs from tree-sitter. One binary, no index. MCP s… | 63/100 | ★ 354 | MIT | 10 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | probe | AI-friendly semantic code search engine for large codebases. Combines ripgrep speed with tree-sitter AST parsing. Powers AI coding assistants with pre… | 62/100 | ★ 727 | Apache-2.0 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | grepai | Semantic Search & Call Graphs for AI Agents (100% Local) | 59/100 | ★ 1.9k | MIT | 21 Sept 2026 |
| #11 | memtrace-public | Structural memory for AI coding agents. Bi-temporal graph, MCP-native, zero LLM calls. Cursor · Claude Code · Codex · DeepSeek Harness · Hermes · VS C… | 57/100 | ★ 495 | See repo | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | repobrain | 🧠 RepoBrain (formerly Antigravity) — Give your repo a brain. ChatGPT for your codebase: works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf & more. | 56/100 | ★ 1.3k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | claude-context | Code search MCP for Claude Code. Make entire codebase the context for any coding agent. | 54/100 | ★ 13k | MIT | 14 Jul 2026 |
| #14 | exa-mcp-server | Exa MCP for web search and web crawling! | 49/100 | ★ 5.1k | MIT | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | octocode | Code research platform for AI agents; find, understand, and prove context across your code and all of GitHub, in a fraction of the tokens. One toolset… | 46/100 | ★ 950 | MIT | 9 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | codegraph-rust | 100% Rust implementation of code graphRAG with blazing fast AST+FastML parsing, surrealDB backend and advanced agentic code analysis tools through MCP… | 34/100 | ★ 897 | See repo | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | Mantic.sh | A structural code search engine for Al agents. | 33/100 | ★ 555 | MIT | 13 Jul 2026 |
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