Code Indexing

Fast symbol search using tree-sitter. Supports TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Python, Rust, and many more languages.

Usage

aide code index              # Index codebase (incremental)
aide code search "getUser"   # Search symbols
aide code symbols src/auth.ts  # List file symbols
aide code references getUser   # Find call sites
aide code stats              # Index statistics
aide code clear              # Clear index

MCP Tools

5 code-related MCP tools are available to the AI:

Tool	Purpose
code_search	Search indexed symbol definitions (functions, classes, types)
code_symbols	List all symbols defined in a specific file
code_references	Find all call sites and usages of a symbol
code_stats	Get index statistics (files, symbols, references)
code_outline	Get collapsed file outline with signatures and line numbers

File Watcher

When the MCP server is running, a file watcher automatically re-indexes changed files. Controlled by:

• --code-watch flag on aide mcp
• AIDE_CODE_WATCH=1 environment variable
• AIDE_CODE_WATCH_DELAY=30s debounce delay (default 30s)

The watcher also triggers findings analysers on changed files.

File Exclusions

Create a .aideignore file in your project root to exclude files from indexing and analysis. Uses gitignore syntax. Built-in defaults already exclude common generated files, lock files, build artifacts, and directories like node_modules/, .git/, vendor/, etc.

Skill

Use /aide:code-search to search code symbols and find call sites interactively.