Morph Codebase Search

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

When to Use

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 .