name: search-tools description: Search Tool Hierarchy
Search Tool Hierarchy
When searching code, use this decision tree:
Decision Tree
Need CONCEPTUAL/SEMANTIC search?
(how does X work, find patterns, understand architecture)
→ Use LEANN (/leann-search) - embedding-based semantic search
→ PreToolUse hook auto-redirects semantic Grep queries
Need to understand code STRUCTURE?
(find function calls, class usages, refactor patterns)
→ Use AST-grep (/ast-grep-find)
Need to find TEXT in code?
→ Use Morph (/morph-search) - 20x faster
→ If no Morph API key: fall back to Grep tool
Simple one-off search?
→ Use built-in Grep tool directly
Tool Comparison
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