jina-grep

name	jina-grep
description	Use this skill when the user wants to search code or text using semantic/natural language queries, find code based on meaning rather than exact text matches, or use AI-powered grep alternatives.

jina-grep Plugin

Semantic grep powered by Jina embeddings v5 (MLX on Apple Silicon).

Commands

Search

• jina-grep search run — Semantic search for natural language query

Usage Examples

• "Find code that does X using semantic search"
• "Search for code with meaning similar to..."
• "Find patterns based on intent rather than keywords"

Installation

pip install jina-grep-cli

Examples

# Basic semantic search
jina-grep "authentication logic"

# Search in specific directory
jina-grep "parse JSON response" ./src

# With additional CLI flags
jina-grep --num-results 10 "error handling"

Common Flags

• --num-results, -n — Number of results to return
• --output-format, -o — Output format (text, json)
• --help — Show all available options

Notes

• Uses Jina embeddings v5 for semantic understanding
• MLX acceleration on Apple Silicon
• Works best for natural language queries about code intent