source-search

name: source-search description: Fast, repository-wide search to locate symbols, routes, env vars, error codes, and other artifacts (read-only). license: MIT metadata: mode: read-only purpose: search

Source Search

When to Use

• You need to locate where a symbol, string, env var, or error code is defined or referenced across the codebase.

Rules

• Read-only: do not modify files.
• Prefer grep for broad discovery, then targeted read for the best matches.
• Narrow with glob patterns to reduce noise.

Workflow

1. Identify exact search keys and likely variants.
2. Glob by folder or pattern to limit scope.
3. Grep and rank results by relevance.
4. Return top matches with path:line and a short note.

Output

• Definitions and top usages with path:line citations.
• Brief note on next steps or likely primary file to inspect.

Examples

• "Where is PrefixJtiBlacklist defined?" - search config/ for the constant.
• "Which files reference ACTIVATE_JWT?" - grep across config/, setTestEnv.sh, .env.sample.

Related Skills

• code-navigation (impact mapping), file-reader (detailed read)