Nodal

소개

Nodal is a local-first, Rust-based mini vector database specifically designed for source code. It offers powerful semantic search capabilities powered by various configurable embedding models, ranging from a fast, lightweight token-hashing mechanism to more advanced local ONNX-based models like `fastembed` and `gllm`, as well as `rust-bert` and support for external Text Embeddings Inference (TEI) servers. With its built-in MCP server, Nodal integrates seamlessly with developer tools such as Codex CLI and Zed, enabling developers to perform efficient code indexing, semantic search, and analysis directly within their development environment. It supports incremental updates via a watch mode and allows detailed configuration through a `Nodal.toml` file.

주요 기능

• Local-first Rust-based vector database for source code
• Pluggable embedding backends (token-hash, fastembed, gllm, rust-bert, TEI)
• Semantic search for source code files and snippets
• Tree-sitter powered code chunking and watch mode for incremental indexing
• Integrated MCP server for developer tools
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사용 사례

• Integrate intelligent code analysis and search capabilities into IDEs (e.g., VS Code, Zed) via the MCP server
• Build a local, persistent index of source code for developer tooling and project understanding
• Perform semantic search within a codebase to find relevant code snippets