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# codetex-mcp

A commit-aware code context manager for LLMs. Indexes Git repositories into a multi-tier knowledge hierarchy — repo overviews, file summaries, and symbol details — stored in SQLite with vector search. Serves context to LLM clients via the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) (MCP) or a local CLI.

## What It Does

codetex builds a structured, searchable index of your codebase that LLMs can query on demand:

- **Tier 1 — Repo Overview:** Purpose, architecture, directory structure, key technologies, entry points
- **Tier 2 — File Summaries:** Per-file purpose, public interfaces, dependencies, roles
- **Tier 3 — Symbol Details:** Function/class signatures, parameters, return types, call relationships

Summaries are generated by an LLM (Anthropic Claude). Embeddings are computed locally with [sentence-transformers](https://www.sbert.net/) for semantic search. Everything is stored in a single SQLite database with [sqlite-vec](https://github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec) for vector queries.

Incremental sync means only changed files are re-analyzed when you update your code.

## Requirements

- Python 3.12+
- Git
- An [Anthropic API key](https://console.anthropic.com/) (for indexing)

## Installation

```bash
# With pip
pip install codetex-mcp

# With uv (recommended)
uv tool install codetex-mcp
```

## Quick Start

### 1. Set your Anthropic API key

```bash
# Via environment variable
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

# Or via config
codetex config set llm.api_key sk-ant-...
```

### 2. Add a repository

```bash
# Local repo
codetex add /path/to/your/project

# Remote repo (clones to ~/.codetex/repos/)
codetex add https://github.com/user/repo.git
```

### 3. Index it

```bash
# Preview what indexing will cost (no API calls)
codetex index my-project --dry-run

# Build the full index
codetex index my-project
```

### 4. Query your codebase

```bash
# Repo overview (Tier 1)
codetex context my-project

# File summary (Tier 2)
codetex context my-project --file src/auth/login.py

# Symbol detail (Tier 3)
codetex context my-project --symbol authenticate_user

# Semantic search
codetex context my-project --query "how is authentication implemented?"
```

### 5. Keep it up to date

```bash
# Incremental sync — only re-analyzes changed files
codetex sync my-project
```

## MCP Server Setup

The MCP server lets LLM clients (like Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) query your indexed codebases directly.

### Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings (`~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codetex": {
      "command": "codetex",
      "args": ["serve"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}
```

If you installed with `uv tool`, use the full path:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codetex": {
      "command": "/path/to/codetex",
      "args": ["serve"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-..."
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Find the path with `which codetex` or `uv tool dir`.

### Other MCP Clients

Any client that supports MCP stdio transport can use codetex. The server command is:

```bash
codetex serve
```

### Available MCP Tools

Once connected, the LLM has access to 7 tools:

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_repo_overview` | Tier 1 repo overview (architecture, technologies, entry points) |
| `get_file_context` | Tier 2 file summary with symbol list |
| `get_symbol_detail` | Tier 3 full symbol detail (signature, params, relationships) |
| `search_context` | Semantic search across all indexed context |
| `get_repo_status` | Index status (staleness, file/symbol counts, last indexed) |
| `sync_repo` | Trigger incremental sync from within the LLM session |
| `list_repos` | List all registered repositories |

## CLI Reference

### `codetex add <target>`

Register a git repository. Accepts a local path or remote URL.

```bash
codetex add .                                    # Current directory
codetex add /path/to/repo                        # Local path
codetex add https://github.com/user/repo.git     # Remote (clones locally)
codetex add git@github.com:user/repo.git         # SSH remote
```

### `codetex index <repo-name>`

Build a full index for a registered repository.

```bash
codetex index my-project                # Full index
codetex index my-project --dry-run      # Preview (files, symbols, estimated LLM calls/tokens)
codetex index my-project --path src/    # Index only files under src/
```

### `codetex sync <repo-name>`

Incremental sync to the current HEAD. Only files changed since the last indexed commit are re-analyzed.

```bash
codetex sync my-project                 # Sync changes
codetex sync my-project --dry-run       # Preview what would change
codetex sync my-project --path src/     # Sync only changes under src/
```

### `codetex context <repo-name>`

Query indexed context at any tier.

```bash
codetex context my-project                              # Tier 1: repo overview
codetex context my-project --file src/main.py           # Tier 2: file summary
codetex context my-project --symbol MyClass             # Tier 3: symbol detail
codetex context my-project --query "error handling"     # Semantic search
```

### `codetex status <repo-name>`

Show index status: indexed commit, current HEAD, staleness, file/symbol counts, token usage.

### `codetex list`

List all registered repositories with their index status.

### `codetex config show`

Display the current configuration.

### `codetex config set <key> <value>`

Update a configuration value.

```bash
codetex config set llm.api_key sk-ant-...
codetex config set llm.model claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
codetex config set indexing.max_file_size_kb 1024
codetex config set indexing.max_concurrent_llm_calls 10
```

## Configuration

Configuration is loaded in layers (last wins):

1. **Defaults** — sensible out-of-the-box values
2. **TOML file** — `~/.codetex/config.toml`
3. **Environment variables** — override everything

### Config file

```toml
# ~/.codetex/config.toml

[storage]
data_dir = "~/.codetex"                  # Base directory for DB and cloned repos

[llm]
provider = "anthropic"                   # LLM provider (currently: anthropic)
model = "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"     # Model used for summarization
api_key = "sk-ant-..."                   # Anthropic API key

[indexing]
max_file_size_kb = 512                   # Skip files larger than this
max_concurrent_llm_calls = 5             # Parallel LLM requests during indexing
tier1_rebuild_threshold = 0.10           # Rebuild repo overview if >=10% of files changed on sync

[embedding]
model = "all-MiniLM-L6-v2"              # Sentence-transformers model for embeddings
```

### Environment variables

| Variable | Maps to | Example |
|----------|---------|---------|
| `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | `llm.api_key` | `sk-ant-...` |
| `CODETEX_DATA_DIR` | `storage.data_dir` | `/custom/path` |
| `CODETEX_LLM_PROVIDER` | `llm.provider` | `anthropic` |
| `CODETEX_LLM_MODEL` | `llm.model` | `claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929` |
| `CODETEX_MAX_FILE_SIZE_KB` | `indexing.max_file_size_kb` | `1024` |
| `CODETEX_MAX_CONCURRENT_LLM` | `indexing.max_concurrent_llm_calls` | `10` |
| `CODETEX_TIER1_THRESHOLD` | `indexing.tier1_rebuild_threshold` | `0.15` |
| `CODETEX_EMBEDDING_MODEL` | `embedding.model` | `all-MiniLM-L6-v2` |

## File Exclusion

Files are filtered through multiple stages:

1. **Default excludes** — `node_modules/`, `__pycache__/`, `.git/`, `dist/`, `build/`, `.venv/`, `*.lock`, `*.min.js`, `*.pyc`, `*.so`, etc.
2. **`.gitignore`** — standard gitignore rules from your repo
3. **`.codetexignore`** — same syntax as `.gitignore`, placed in your repo root. Use `!pattern` to un-ignore files
4. **File size** — files exceeding `max_file_size_kb` are skipped
5. **Binary detection** — files with null bytes in the first 8 KB are skipped

## Language Support

| Language | Tree-sitter (full AST) | Fallback (regex) |
|----------|:----------------------:|:-----------------:|
| Python | Yes | Yes |
| JavaScript | Yes | Yes |
| TypeScript | Yes | Yes |
| Go | Yes | Yes |
| Rust | Yes | Yes |
| Java | Yes | Yes |
| Ruby | Yes | Yes |
| C/C++ | Yes | Yes |
| All others | — | Yes |

Tree-sitter grammars for all 8 languages are installed automatically. For other languages, the fallback parser uses regex patterns to extract functions, classes, and imports.

## Architecture

```
CLI (Typer) ──┐
              ├──▶ Core Services (Indexer, Syncer, ContextStore, SearchEngine)
MCP (FastMCP)─┘         │              │              │
                    Analysis        LLM Provider    Embeddings
                 (tree-sitter +    (Anthropic)    (sentence-transformers)
                  regex fallback)       │              │
                         └──────────────┴──────────────┘
                                        │
                                   SQLite + sqlite-vec
```

- **Two entry points** (CLI and MCP server) share the same core service layer
- **No DI framework** — services are wired via a `create_app()` factory
- **All core services are async** — CLI bridges with `asyncio.run()`
- **Embeddings are local** — no external API calls for vector search (model auto-downloads on first run, ~90 MB)
- **Single SQLite database** — 6 main tables + 2 vector tables (384-dimensional embeddings)

## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/mrosata/codetex-mcp.git
cd codetex-mcp

# Install dependencies (including dev)
uv sync

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Run tests with coverage
uv run pytest --cov=codetex_mcp

# Lint and format
uv run ruff check src/ tests/
uv run ruff format src/ tests/

# Type check
uv run mypy src/
```

## Releasing

Releases are automated via GitHub Actions and [python-semantic-release](https://python-semantic-release.readthedocs.io/). Version bumps are driven by **conventional commit messages** on `main`.

### Commit message format

| Prefix | Effect | Example |
|--------|--------|---------|
| `fix: ...` | Patch bump (0.1.0 → 0.1.1) | `fix: handle missing gitignore` |
| `feat: ...` | Minor bump (0.1.0 → 0.2.0) | `feat: add Ruby tree-sitter support` |
| `feat!: ...` | Major bump (0.1.0 → 1.0.0) | `feat!: redesign context API` |
| `docs:`, `chore:`, `ci:`, `test:`, `refactor:` | No release | `docs: update README` |

A `BREAKING CHANGE:` line in the commit body also triggers a major bump.

### How it works

1. Push or merge a PR to `main`
2. CI runs lint, type check, and tests
3. The release workflow analyzes commits since the last tag
4. If a version bump is needed, it:
   - Updates the version in `pyproject.toml`
   - Creates a git tag (e.g., `v0.2.0`)
   - Publishes a GitHub Release with a changelog
   - Builds and publishes the package to PyPI

### Manual release (not recommended)

If you need to release without the automation:

```bash
uv build
uv publish
```

## License

MIT

TDQS

A3.5/5.0

Scored across 7 tools

Disambiguation5/5

Each tool targets a distinct concern: repo-level overview, file context, symbol detail, semantic search, status, syncing, and repo listing. There is no meaningful overlap or ambiguity between tool boundaries.

Naming Consistency5/5

Tool names consistently follow a snake_case verb_noun pattern, mostly using get_ for retrieval actions. Minor variation like search_context and sync_repo still fit the same predictable style.

Tool Count5/5

Seven tools is well-scoped for a code context and indexing server. Each tool earns its place by covering a distinct retrieval or maintenance operation without unnecessary bloat.

Completeness4/5

The set covers repository overview, file context, symbol detail, semantic search, status, sync, and listing—covering the core workflows well. The main gap is the lack of explicit repo registration or full-sync tools, though these may be handled externally.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues