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Sensegrep

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Credential storage
The project says the VS Code extension stores provider API keys in VS Code SecretStorage and keeps workspace settings non-secret.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Embedding providers
It supports local Ollama by default, plus Gemini, OpenAI-compatible APIs, and Amazon Bedrock.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Integrations
The project provides plugins or setup instructions for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code, and generic MCP clients.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
The README presents Sensegrep as semantic code search for AI coding agents; its CLI skill docs also describe use in CI pipelines and terminal-first automation.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Languages
The documented built-in languages are TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, and Vue.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
License
The project is licensed under Apache-2.0.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Local operation
When no provider or API key is configured, the documented default is Ollama at 127.0.0.1:11434 with qwen3-embedding:0.6b.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
MCP
Its MCP server exposes semantic search and related tools to AI coding assistants.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Purpose
Sensegrep searches source code by meaning using AI embeddings and tree-sitter AST parsing.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Requirements
The VS Code extension requires VS Code 1.85+ and Node.js 18+.marketplace.visualstudio.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Retrieval
It combines semantic search, exact matching, and AST-aware structural retrieval to return more relevant code context.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Search features
The project lists 30+ structural filters, logical duplicate detection, and tree-shaking that collapses irrelevant code.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Setup limit
The Cursor plugin listing says marketplace approval is pending.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
VS Code extension
The VS Code extension offers semantic search, survey and cluster, duplicate detection, structural filters, Code Lens, auto-indexing, and semantic folding.marketplace.visualstudio.com · read 5 Oct 2026

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