Probe - AI Developer Tools Tool

Overview

Probe is an AI-friendly, fully local semantic code search engine built for large codebases. It combines fast text search with code-aware parsing to extract complete code blocks and serve as a building block for next-generation AI coding tools.

Key Features

  • Fully local semantic code search engine
  • Combines fast text search with code-aware parsing
  • Extracts complete code blocks for accurate context
  • Designed to scale for large codebases
  • Serves as a building block for AI coding tools

Ideal Use Cases

  • Integrate into AI-assisted code search and suggestion tools
  • Perform local codebase searches for privacy-sensitive projects
  • Index and navigate very large repositories
  • Extract code blocks to support code review and refactoring workflows

Getting Started

  • Visit the project's GitHub repository: https://github.com/buger/probe
  • Clone the repository to your local machine
  • Read the README and documentation for prerequisites and usage
  • Build or install Probe according to repository instructions
  • Index your codebase following the project's indexing guidelines
  • Run searches to retrieve complete code blocks and iterate

Pricing

Not disclosed in the repository metadata. See the project URL for license and deployment details.

Limitations

  • Runs fully local; requires your compute and storage resources
  • No pricing or hosted offering documented in repository metadata

Key Information

  • Category: Developer Tools
  • Type: AI Developer Tools Tool