Is my code sent to a cloud service for indexing?

No, this skill uses the odino CLI with BGE embeddings for fully local semantic search. All indexing and querying happen on your local machine, keeping your codebase private.

How is semantic search different from using grep?

While grep performs exact text matching, semantic search uses AI embeddings to understand the meaning of your query. This allows you to find code that performs a specific function even if it doesn't use the exact words you searched for.

Do I need to be in the project root to use this skill?

No, the skill includes directory traversal logic that automatically searches up the folder tree to find the nearest .odino index, mimicking how git works.

What happens if I haven't indexed my project yet?

If no index is found, the skill will detect the missing .odino directory and provide a suggestion to run the indexing command to get started.

Semantic Code Search

Name: Semantic Code Search
Author: cadrianmae

bycadrianmae

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Finds relevant code and documentation using local BGE embeddings and conceptual queries instead of exact text matches.

Semantic Code Search integrates the odino CLI into Claude Code to provide fully local, embedding-based search capabilities. Unlike traditional tools like grep that rely on exact string matching, this skill allows Claude to understand the intent behind queries, making it possible to find logic, patterns, and architectural implementations by describing what they do. It features built-in directory traversal to find project indexes automatically and uses query inference to expand simple requests into high-fidelity semantic searches, providing a ranked list of results with similarity scores.

Key Features

01Natural language discovery for features, authentication logic, and codebase structure

020 GitHub stars

03Fully local semantic search using BGE embeddings via odino CLI

04Conceptual query expansion to improve search accuracy for code patterns

05Automatic directory traversal to locate project root indexes from any subdirectory

06Ranked search results with similarity scores for precise context retrieval

Use Cases

01Onboarding to a new codebase by searching for high-level features and logic

02Finding implementation patterns when you don't know the specific function names

03Mapping out codebase architecture by querying conceptual relationships

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add cadrianmae/claude-marketplace semantic-search

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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