file-search

You can search for specific text patterns across a large codebase using ripgrep. It handles fast text queries to locate strings, patterns, and textual occurrences across files within scoped directories.

The best way to find code patterns for refactoring impact analysis is using ast-grep. It performs structural searches based on abstract syntax trees to identify affected code segments accurately.

Structural search differs from regular text search by using ast-grep to match code patterns based on abstract syntax trees, whereas ripgrep performs fast textual queries for strings and patterns across files.

Yes, you can filter codebase searches by specific programming languages. The skill leverages pre-installed tooling to satisfy requirements for fast, configurable searches with language filters and directory scoping.

No, you do not need to install ripgrep and ast-grep before using this skill. It leverages pre-installed tooling to apply rapid text and structural code searches across large codebases.

You use ast-grep for security reviews because its syntax-aware structural search identifies code patterns based on abstract syntax trees, providing more accurate dependency tracing and vulnerability detection than standard text search.