Repo Explorer
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Repo Explorer is a powerful MCP server designed for exploring, searching, and analyzing Git repositories. It provides tools for efficient code discovery and management across multiple projects.
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What is Repo Explorer?
Repo Explorer is an MCP server that allows users to manage, search, and analyze code within Git repositories. It provides a suite of tools for cloning, updating, and searching across multiple repositories.
How to use Repo Explorer?
To use Repo Explorer, first clone the repository and install the dependencies using npm. Then, build the project and add it to your MCP configuration for Claude Desktop App or Claude Developer Tool (VSCode Extension). Use the provided XML snippets with the use_mcp_tool tag to interact with the available tools like repo_status, clone_repo, update_repo, create_reference_repos, and search_code.
Key features of Repo Explorer
Repository Management
Advanced Code Search
Caching System
Cross-Repository Analysis
Configurable Repository Structure
Platform Independent
Use cases of Repo Explorer
Quickly find specific code patterns across multiple projects
Compare code implementations across different repositories
Manage and update a collection of reference repositories
Automate code analysis tasks using the MCP interface
Improve code search performance with the caching system
FAQ from Repo Explorer
How do I configure the location of reference repositories?
How do I configure the location of reference repositories?
Edit the repoBaseDir property in the ~/.repo-explorer.json configuration file.
How do I add a new repository to the configuration?
How do I add a new repository to the configuration?
Add a new entry under the desired category in the repositories section of the ~/.repo-explorer.json file, including the repository URL and description.
How does the caching system improve performance?
How does the caching system improve performance?
The caching system stores search results and repository structure information, reducing the need for redundant file scanning and improving search speed.
How do I invalidate the cache?
How do I invalidate the cache?
The cache is automatically invalidated when repositories are updated. You can also manually clear the cache by deleting the cache files.
What are the prerequisites for running Repo Explorer?
What are the prerequisites for running Repo Explorer?
You need Node.js 18.x or higher and Git installed on your system.