lev-find

name	lev-find
description	[WHAT] Context retrieval backend for `lev get` (legacy name: lev-find). [HOW] RRF fusion across indexes (codebase, docs, sessions, tasks, memory) plus optional research backends. [WHEN] Use for context gathering, prior art, and memory recall. [WHY] Keeps one root primitive (`get`) while preserving `find/search` aliases. Triggers: "find", "search", "lookup", "where is", "locate", "discover", "what do we have on", "related work", "prior art", "recall", "remember", "what did we discuss", "search memory", "find in history", "conversation history" Category: GET (context gathering, memory recall, semantic search) Indexes: codebase, documentation, ideas, sessions, tasks, skills, memory
skill_type	tool
category	process-get
primary_primitive	get
legacy_aliases	["find","search","lookup"]
lifecycle_integration	{"stage":"all stages (GET operation)","input_artifact":"query string","output_artifact":"ranked search results with RRF fusion"}

lev-find (Backend for lev get)

lev find remains a compatibility alias. Prefer lev get.

Overview

lev get orchestrates semantic search across multiple indexes (codebase, docs, ideas, sessions, tasks) and fuses results using Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) for comprehensive discovery.

When to Use

Use lev get when:

• Cross-domain search - Finding related code, docs, and discussions
• Architecture discovery - Locating design decisions and patterns
• Context gathering - Understanding how something works across the codebase
• Task awareness - Finding related work and TODOs

Use Grep/Glob when:

• Exact matches - Searching for specific strings or patterns
• Known locations - You know approximately where to look
• File listing - Just need to find files by name

Basic Usage

# Search everywhere (auto-selects relevant indexes)
lev get "error handling"

# Search with explicit indexes
lev get "auth" --indexes codebase,documentation

# Include tasks in search
lev get "TODO authentication" --indexes codebase,tasks

External Search Backends

MANDATE: All research/find queries MUST load and use exa + deep-research + valyu for comprehensive discovery.

Exa (Neural Web + GitHub Search)

Exa provides semantic web search and GitHub code discovery.

Setup:

export EXA_API_KEY="your-key-here"

Usage:

# Search web for docs/examples
lev get "react authentication patterns" --scope=web

# Search GitHub repos
lev get "voice assistant typescript" --scope=github


lev get  --scope=code,web