advanced-search

Perform high-performance text searches across files using the MCP Ripgrep Server. Filter by file type, show context lines, use regex or literal strings, and customize search options like case sensitivity and line numbers.

Instructions

Advanced search with ripgrep with more options

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`caseSensitive`	No	Use case sensitive search (default: auto)
`context`	No	Show N lines before and after each match
`filePattern`	No	Filter by file type or glob
`fileType`	No	Filter by file type (e.g., js, py)
`fixedStrings`	No	Treat pattern as a literal string, not a regex
`followSymlinks`	No	Follow symbolic links
`includeHidden`	No	Search in hidden files and directories
`invertMatch`	No	Show lines that don't match the pattern
`maxResults`	No	Limit the number of matching lines
`path`	Yes	Directory or file(s) to search.
`pattern`	Yes	The search pattern (regex by default)
`showFilenamesOnly`	No	Only show filenames of matches, not content
`showLineNumbers`	No	Show line numbers
`useColors`	No	Use colors in output (default: false)
`wordMatch`	No	Only show matches surrounded by word boundaries

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "caseSensitive": {
      "description": "Use case sensitive search (default: auto)",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "context": {
      "description": "Show N lines before and after each match",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "filePattern": {
      "description": "Filter by file type or glob",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "fileType": {
      "description": "Filter by file type (e.g., js, py)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "fixedStrings": {
      "description": "Treat pattern as a literal string, not a regex",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "followSymlinks": {
      "description": "Follow symbolic links",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "includeHidden": {
      "description": "Search in hidden files and directories",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "invertMatch": {
      "description": "Show lines that don't match the pattern",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "maxResults": {
      "description": "Limit the number of matching lines",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "path": {
      "description": "Directory or file(s) to search.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "pattern": {
      "description": "The search pattern (regex by default)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "showFilenamesOnly": {
      "description": "Only show filenames of matches, not content",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "showLineNumbers": {
      "description": "Show line numbers",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "useColors": {
      "description": "Use colors in output (default: false)",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "wordMatch": {
      "description": "Only show matches surrounded by word boundaries",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "pattern",
    "path"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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