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Agent Code Index

Build a local semantic index of your repo so coding agents stop burning tokens on code search

Problem
Developers using Claude Code, Codex and similar agents find that agents spend a huge amount of time grepping through code with regex tool calls, burning tokens and adding latency while producing unstable results. The search-first approach assumes an unknown environment, but real work happens inside a known codebase structure where repeated searching is avoidable.
Solution
Generate and maintain a local semantic index of your repository and expose it to agents through a lightweight MCP service. Agents query the index to locate symbols, call chains and files directly instead of running dozens of regex searches. The index updates incrementally on your machine and never uploads code. One-command integration with popular agent CLIs.
Users
Indie developers and small teams (2–10) who use coding agents like Claude Code or Codex daily.
MVP
Only support JavaScript/TypeScript and Python repos; build a local symbol and reference index; expose one MCP tool for agent queries; show estimated tokens saved per session; one-command CLI setup.
Revenue
Free open-source core; team subscription per seat with multi-repo indexing, shared cache and usage analytics dashboard.
Why now
Coding agents have shifted from toys to daily drivers, making token cost and latency real pain points, while codebase indexing is a vertical gap an indie dev can polish in weeks.

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