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SIFS Search: Fast hybrid code search for agents

by @tristanmanchester

Use this skill when you need to find code in a local checkout or Git source by behavior, intent, symbol, file path, related implementation, or indexed chunk...

Versionv0.1.0
⚑ When to Use
TriggerAction
- Use before reading many files by hand when the task starts with "where is...", "how is...", "find the implementation...", or "what code handles...".
- Do not use for general web research, package documentation lookup, or non-code document search unless the user explicitly points SIFS at a source tree.
Start by discovering the local contract:
```bash
sifs agent-context --json
```
Search by intent, behavior, symbol, or exact text:
```bash
sifs search "authentication flow" --source
sifs search "save_pretrained" --source --mode bm25
sifs search "save model to disk" --source --limit 10
```
Inspect indexed files and chunks before reading broad files:
```bash
sifs list-files --source --limit 200 --json
sifs get src/auth.rs 42 --source
sifs find-related src/auth.rs 42 --source
```
Use `--source ` when the agent may not be running from the target checkout. Use `--filter-path ` for path narrowing and `--limit` for bounded results.
If MCP tools named `search`, `get_chunk`, or `list_files` are visible, they may be used for the same workflow. If they are missing, configured-but-invisible, or failing, fall back to the CLI immediately.
Bundled support files:
- `references/commands.md` contains command recipes.
- `references/mcp.md` explains MCP fallback rules.
- `references/troubleshooting.md` covers setup and stale-instruction checks.
- `scripts/check-setup.sh` verifies that `sifs` is on `PATH` and can print the agent contract.
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TERMINAL
clawhub install sifs-search

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