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Repobase

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MCP server for indexing and searching Git repositories with AI. Enables tools like listing repos, semantic search, file globbing, and regex grep.

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MCP server for indexing and searching Git repositories with AI. Enables tools like listing repos, semantic search, file globbing, and regex grep.

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npm version npm downloads CI License: MIT

Repobase TUI

Index and search your Git repositories with AI. Includes a terminal UI and MCP server for AI tool integration.

Installation

Requires Bun runtime.

# Install globally
npm install -g repobase

# Or with bun
bun install -g repobase

Usage

Terminal UI

repobase

Keyboard shortcuts:

  • a - Add repository
  • d - Delete repository
  • s - Sync selected repository
  • S - Sync all repositories
  • / - Search
  • q - Quit

MCP Server (Cursor, Claude, etc.)

Add to your MCP configuration (~/.cursor/mcp.json or Claude config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "repobase": {
      "command": "repobase-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools:

  • list_repos - List all indexed repositories
  • search - Search across repositories (keyword, semantic, or hybrid mode)
  • list_files - List files in a repository
  • glob_files - Find files by glob pattern
  • read_file - Read file contents
  • grep - Search file contents with regex

Development

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run TUI in dev mode
bun run dev:tui

# Run MCP server in dev mode
bun run dev:mcp

# Run tests
bun run test

# Build for distribution
bun run build

Architecture

repobase/
├── packages/
│   ├── engine/      # Core library (indexing, search, git operations)
│   ├── tui/         # Terminal UI
│   └── mcp-server/  # MCP server for AI tools
└── dist/            # Built distribution (after bun run build)

Contributing

This project uses Conventional Commits for automated versioning and changelog generation.

Commit Message Format

<type>(<scope>): <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Types:

  • feat: - New features (triggers minor version bump)
  • fix: - Bug fixes (triggers patch version bump)
  • perf: - Performance improvements (triggers patch version bump)
  • refactor: - Code refactoring (triggers patch version bump)
  • docs: - Documentation changes (no release)
  • style: - Code style changes (no release)
  • test: - Test changes (no release)
  • chore: - Maintenance tasks (no release)
  • ci: - CI/CD changes (no release)

Breaking Changes:

Add BREAKING CHANGE: in the commit footer or ! after the type to trigger a major version bump:

feat!: remove deprecated API

BREAKING CHANGE: The old API has been removed.

Release Process

  1. Merges to main automatically publish a release candidate to npm with the @next tag
  2. Manual trigger of the "Promote to Latest" workflow publishes to @latest and creates a GitHub release

License

MIT

from github.com/fernandoabolafio/repobase

Install Repobase in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE
unyly install repobase-mcp

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add repobase-mcp -- npx -y repobase

FAQ

Is Repobase MCP free?

Yes, Repobase MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Repobase need an API key?

No, Repobase runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Repobase hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Repobase in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Repobase on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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