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Embgrep

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Local semantic search β€” embedding-powered grep for files, zero external services.

Quick Install

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Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON β–Ύ

Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "embgrep": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "embgrep"
      ]
    }
  }
}

πŸ’‘ Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

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Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Embgrep.

index_directory

Index files in a directory for semantic search

semantic_search

Search indexed files using natural language

index_status

Get current index statistics

update_index

Incremental update β€” re-index changed files only

Documentation Overview

embgrep

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Local semantic search β€” embedding-powered grep for files, zero external services.

PyPI Python License: MIT

Search your codebase and documentation by meaning, not just keywords. embgrep indexes files into local embeddings and lets you run semantic queries β€” no API keys, no cloud services, no vector database servers.

Features

  • Local embeddings β€” Uses fastembed (ONNX Runtime), no API keys needed
  • SQLite storage β€” Single-file index, no external vector DB
  • Incremental indexing β€” Only re-indexes changed files (SHA-256 hash comparison)
  • Smart chunking β€” Function-level splitting for code, heading-level for docs
  • MCP native β€” 4-tool FastMCP server for LLM agent integration
  • 15+ file types β€” .py, .js, .ts, .java, .go, .rs, .md, .txt, .yaml, .json, .toml, and more

Install

Terminal
pip install embgrep              # core (fastembed + numpy)
pip install embgrep[cli]         # + click/rich CLI
pip install embgrep[mcp]         # + FastMCP server
pip install embgrep[all]         # everything

Quick Start

Python API

server.ts
from embgrep import EmbGrep

eg = EmbGrep()

# Index a directory
eg.index("./my-project", patterns=["*.py", "*.md"])

# Semantic search
results = eg.search("database connection pooling", top_k=5)
for r in results:
    print(f"{r.file_path}:{r.line_start}-{r.line_end} (score: {r.score:.4f})")
    print(f"  {r.chunk_text[:80]}...")

# Incremental update (only changed files)
eg.update()

# Index statistics
status = eg.status()
print(f"{status.total_files} files, {status.total_chunks} chunks, {status.index_size_mb} MB")

eg.close()

CLI

server.ts
# Index a project
embgrep index ./my-project --patterns "*.py,*.md"

# Search
embgrep search "error handling patterns"

# Filter by file type
embgrep search "async database query" --path-filter "%.py"

# Check status
embgrep status

# Update changed files
embgrep update

Convenience functions

server.ts
import embgrep

embgrep.index("./src")
results = embgrep.search("authentication middleware")
status = embgrep.status()
embgrep.update()

MCP Server

Add to your Claude Desktop / MCP client configuration:

config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "embgrep": {
      "command": "embgrep-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or with uvx:

config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "embgrep": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "embgrep[mcp]", "embgrep-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

MCP Tools

ToolDescription
index_directoryIndex files in a directory for semantic search
semantic_searchSearch indexed files using natural language
index_statusGet current index statistics
update_indexIncremental update β€” re-index changed files only

How It Works

mermaid
flowchart TD
    A["πŸ“ Files"] --> B["Smart Chunking\ncode: function-level\ndocs: heading-level"]
    B --> C["fastembed\nlocal embeddings"]
    C --> D["SQLite\nvector index"]
    D --> E["πŸ” Query"]
    E --> F["Cosine Similarity\nranked results"]
    F --> G["βœ… Matches\nwith context"]
  1. Chunking β€” Files are split into semantically meaningful chunks:

    • Code files (.py, .js, .ts, etc.): split by function/class boundaries
    • Documents (.md, .txt): split by headings or paragraph breaks
    • Config files: fixed-size chunking
  2. Embedding β€” Each chunk is converted to a 384-dimensional vector using BGE-small-en-v1.5 via ONNX Runtime (no PyTorch needed)

  3. Storage β€” Embeddings are stored as BLOBs in a local SQLite database

  4. Search β€” Query text is embedded and compared against all chunks using cosine similarity

Configuration

ParameterDefaultDescription
db_path~/.local/share/embgrep/embgrep.dbSQLite database location
modelBAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5fastembed model name
max_chunk_size1000 charsMaximum chunk size for fixed-size splitting
top_k5Number of search results

QuartzUnit Ecosystem

PackageDescription
markgrabHTML/YouTube/PDF/DOCX to LLM-ready markdown
snapgrabURL to screenshot + metadata
docpickOCR + LLM document structure extraction
browsegrabLocal LLM browser agent
feedkitRSS feed collection + MCP
embgrepLocal semantic search for files

Used in

  • newswatch β€” RSS news monitoring pipeline (feedkit β†’ markgrab β†’ embgrep β†’ diffgrab)

License

MIT


Part of the QuartzUnit ecosystem β€” composable Python libraries for data collection, extraction, search, and AI agent safety.

Read the full README β†’View source on GitHub β†’

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Frequently Asked Questions about Embgrep

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "embgrep": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["embgrep"] } }

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Last updatedApr 15, 2026
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