grepai search "authentication" --json

{
  "query": "authentication",
  "results": [
    {
      "score": 0.89,
      "file": "src/auth/middleware.go",
      "start_line": 15,
      "end_line": 45,
      "content": "func AuthMiddleware() gin.HandlerFunc {\n    return func(c *gin.Context) {\n        token := c.GetHeader(\"Authorization\")\n        if token == \"\" {\n            c.AbortWithStatus(401)\n            return\n        }\n        claims, err := ValidateToken(token)\n        ...\n    }\n}"
    },
    {
      "score": 0.82,
      "file": "src/auth/jwt.go",
      "start_line": 23,
      "end_line": 55,
      "content": "func ValidateToken(tokenString string) (*Claims, error) {\n    ..."
    }
  ],
  "total": 2
}

grepai search "authentication" --json --compact

{
  "q": "authentication",
  "r": [
    {
      "s": 0.89,
      "f": "src/auth/middleware.go",
      "l": "15-45"
    },
    {
      "s": 0.82,
      "f": "src/auth/jwt.go",
      "l": "23-55"
    }
  ],
  "t": 2
}

grepai search "authentication" --toon

[2]{content,end_line,file_path,score,start_line}:
  "func AuthMiddleware()...",45,src/auth/middleware.go,0.89,15
  "func ValidateToken()...",55,src/auth/jwt.go,0.82,23

grepai search "authentication" --toon --compact

[2]{end_line,file_path,score,start_line}:
  45,src/auth/middleware.go,0.89,15
  55,src/auth/jwt.go,0.82,23

# 5 results in compact JSON
grepai search "error handling" --limit 5 --json --compact

# 20 results in full JSON
grepai search "database" --limit 20 --json

# Agent asks for context
grepai search "payment processing" --json --compact --limit 5

grepai search "authentication middleware" --json --compact --limit 3

{
  "q": "authentication middleware",
  "r": [
    {"s": 0.92, "f": "src/auth/middleware.go", "l": "15-45"},
    {"s": 0.85, "f": "src/auth/jwt.go", "l": "23-55"},
    {"s": 0.78, "f": "src/handlers/auth.go", "l": "10-40"}
  ],
  "t": 3
}

# Get just file paths
grepai search "config" --json | jq -r '.results[].file'

# Filter by score
grepai search "config" --json | jq '.results[] | select(.score > 0.8)'

# Count results
grepai search "config" --json | jq '.total'

import subprocess
import json

result = subprocess.run(
    ['grepai', 'search', 'authentication', '--json'],
    capture_output=True,
    text=True
)

data = json.loads(result.stdout)
for r in data['results']:
    print(f"{r['score']:.2f} | {r['file']}:{r['start_line']}")

const { execSync } = require('child_process');

const output = execSync('grepai search "authentication" --json');
const data = JSON.parse(output);

data.results.forEach(r => {
    console.log(`${r.score.toFixed(2)} | ${r.file}:${r.start_line}`);
});

# Start MCP server
grepai mcp-serve

{
  "name": "grepai_search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "authentication",
    "format": "toon",
    "compact": true
  }
}

grepai search "authentication" --json > results.json

# Open results in VS Code
grepai search "config" --json | jq -r '.results[0].file' | xargs code

# Copy first result path to clipboard (macOS)
grepai search "config" --json | jq -r '.results[0].file' | pbcopy

#!/bin/bash
queries=("authentication" "database" "logging" "error handling")

for q in "${queries[@]}"; do
    echo "=== $q ==="
    grepai search "$q" --json --compact --limit 3
    echo
done

{
  "error": "Index not found. Run 'grepai watch' first.",
  "code": "INDEX_NOT_FOUND"
}

result=$(grepai search "query" --json)
if echo "$result" | jq -e '.error' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "Error: $(echo "$result" | jq -r '.error')"
    exit 1
fi

{
  "q": "authentication middleware",
  "r": [
    {"s": 0.92, "f": "src/auth/middleware.go", "l": "15-45"},
    {"s": 0.85, "f": "src/auth/jwt.go", "l": "23-55"},
    {"s": 0.78, "f": "src/handlers/auth.go", "l": "10-40"}
  ],
  "t": 3
}