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# ccc - Semantic Code Search & Indexing `ccc` is the CLI for CocoIndex Code, providing semantic search over the current codebase and index management. ## Ownership The agent owns the `ccc` lifecycle for the current project — initialization, indexing, and searching. Do not ask the user to perform these steps; handle them automatically. - **Initialization**: If `ccc search` or `ccc index` fails with an initialization error (e.g., "Not in an initialized project directory"), run `ccc init` from the project root directory, then `ccc index` to build the index, then retry the original command. - Exception: if `ccc index` refuses because the directory holds ccc's user settings directory (usually your home directory), do not run `ccc init` there. Run ccc from inside the project instead, or ask the user which project to use. - Exception: if a ccc note says the project in use is that directory (a repo below it has no project of its own), tell the user. Do not run `ccc reset` there yourself: whether it should stay a project is the user's call. - **Index freshness**: Keep the index up to date by running `ccc index` (or `ccc search --refresh`) when the index may be stale — e.g., at the start of a session, or after making significant code changes (new files, refactors, renamed modules). There is no need to re-index between consecutive searches if no code was changed in between. - **Installation**: If `ccc` itself is not found (command not found), refer to [management.md](references/management.md) for installation instructions and inform the user. ## Searching the Codebase To perform a semantic search: ```bash ccc search <query terms> ``` The query should describe the concept, functionality, or behavior to find, not exact code syntax. For example: ```bash ccc search database connection pooling ccc search user authentication flow ccc search error handling retry logic ``` ### Filtering Results - **By language** (`--lang`, repeatable): restrict results to specific languages. ```bash ccc search --lang python --lang markdown database schema ``` - **By path** (`--path`): restrict results to a glob pattern relative to project root. If omitted, defaults to the current working directory (only results under that subdirectory are returned). ```bash ccc search --path 'src/api/*' request validation ``` ### Pagination Results default to the first page. To retrieve additional results: ```bash ccc search --offset 5 --limit 5 database schema ``` If all returned results look relevant, use `--offset` to fetch the next page — there are likely more useful matches beyond the first page. ### Working with Search Results Search results include file paths and line ranges. To explore a result in more detail: - Use the editor's built-in file reading capabilities (e.g., the `Read` tool) to load the matched file and read lines around the returned range for full context. - When working in a terminal without a file-reading tool, use `sed -n '<start>,<end>p' <file>` to extract a specific line range. ## Settings To view or edit embedding model configuration, include/exclude patterns, or language overrides, see [settings.md](references/settings.md). ## Management & Troubleshooting For installation, initialization, daemon management, troubleshooting, and cleanup commands, see [management.md](references/management.md).