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find_files_by_chunk_content

Locate files in a project containing specific text chunks within logical code segments. Use this tool to streamline codebase searches and identify relevant files for detailed analysis.

Instructions

Step 1: Find files containing chunks with matching text.

Returns file tree only showing which files contain matches.
You must use find_matching_chunks_in_file on each relevant file
to see the actual matches.

Example workflow:
1. Find files:
   files = find_files_by_chunk_content(project, ["MyClass"])
2. For each file, find actual matches:
   matches = find_matching_chunks_in_file(file, ["MyClass"])
3. Get content:
   content = chunk_details(file, match_id)

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
chunk_contents_filterYesMatch if any of these strings appear. Match all if None/null. Single empty string or empty list will match all.
project_nameYes

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function decorated with @mcp.tool(), which registers the tool and executes the logic by filtering files based on chunk content matches using the helper function.
    @mcp.tool()
    @log_inputs_outputs()
    def find_files_by_chunk_content(
        project_name: str,
        chunk_contents_filter: FilterType,
    ) -> ToolResponse:
        """Step 1: Find files containing chunks with matching text.
    
        Returns file tree only showing which files contain matches.
        You must use find_matching_chunks_in_file on each relevant file
        to see the actual matches.
    
        Example workflow:
        1. Find files:
           files = find_files_by_chunk_content(project, ["MyClass"])
        2. For each file, find actual matches:
           matches = find_matching_chunks_in_file(file, ["MyClass"])
        3. Get content:
           content = chunk_details(file, match_id)
        """
        return _filter_files_by_chunk(project_name, chunk_contents_filter, "name_or_content").render()
  • Helper function implementing the core filtering logic: iterates over project files, checks if any chunk matches the filter on name or content, collects matching file paths, and generates a file tree.
    def _filter_files_by_chunk(
        project_name: str,
        filter_: FilterType,
        filter_on: Literal["name", "name_or_content"],
    ) -> MCPToolOutput:
        project = _get_project_or_error(project_name)
        matching_files: set[pathlib.Path] = set()
        for file in project.chunk_project.files:
            if any(c.matches_filter(filter_, filter_on) for c in file.chunks):
                matching_files.add(file.abs_path)
        data = create_file_tree(project_root=project.root, paths=matching_files)
        if data is None:
            return MCPToolOutput(text="No files found")
        elif isinstance(data, str):
            return MCPToolOutput(text=data)
        else:
            assert_never(data)
  • Pydantic schema type for the chunk_contents_filter parameter, defining the input validation and description.
    FilterType = Annotated[
        str | list[str] | None,
        Field(
            description=(
                "Match if any of these strings appear. Match all if None/null. "
                "Single empty string or empty list will match all."
            ),
        ),
    ]

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