reflex-search/reflex

Overview

Reflex is a local search engine written in Rust that indexes code and provides instant search results. It works by scanning local repositories and building a searchable index for fast, code-aware queries.

Best for

Best for
Developers who need fast, offline code search across local repositories

Use cases

• Quickly finding function definitions across a codebase
• Searching for variable names or patterns in local repositories
• Navigating large projects without relying on external services

How to use

Install

npm install -g reflex-search

Tools exposed

• search_code
• list_locations
• count_occurrences
• search_regex
• search_ast
• find_references
• index_project
• check_index_status
• get_dependencies
• get_dependents
• get_transitive_deps
• find_hotspots
• find_circular
• find_unused
• find_islands
• analyze_summary
• gather_context

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT

Notes

Reflex is a local search engine written in Rust that indexes code and provides instant search results. It works by scanning local repositories and building a searchable index for fast, code-aware queries.

59 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-27. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Quickly finding function definitions across a codebase
• Searching for variable names or patterns in local repositories
• Navigating large projects without relying on external services

Pros

• Extremely fast search due to Rust implementation
• Code-aware indexing improves relevance for developers
• Runs entirely locally, no network dependency

Cons

• Limited to local files, no remote repository support
• Small community with only 59 stars, less tested at scale
• Requires initial indexing which may be slow on large codebases

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