morph-search

Development

Fast codebase search via WarpGrep (20x faster than grep)

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Morph Codebase Search

Fast, AI-powered codebase search using WarpGrep. 20x faster than traditional grep.

When to Use

Search codebase for patterns, function names, variables
Find code across large codebases quickly
Edit files programmatically

Usage

Search for code patterns

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "authentication" --path "."

Search with regex

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "def.*login" --path "./src"

Edit a file

uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --edit "/path/to/file.py" --content "new content"

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`--search`	Search query/pattern
`--path`	Directory to search (default: `.`)
`--edit`	File path to edit
`--content`	New content for file (use with `--edit`)

Examples

# Find all async functions
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "async def" --path "./src"

# Search for imports
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "from fastapi import" --path "."

vs ast-grep

Tool	Best For
morph/warpgrep	Fast text/regex search (20x faster)
ast-grep	Structural code search (understands syntax)

MCP Server Required

Requires morph server in mcp_config.json with MORPH_API_KEY.