Ast-Grep FAQs

Name: Ast-Grep
Author: ast-grep

Question 1

How do I use Ast-Grep after setup?

Accepted Answer

After configuring everything, you can ask Cursor AI (or your MCP client) to search your codebase. Ast-Grep will use ast-grep CLI to find matching code patterns.

Question 2

What are the prerequisites for using Ast-Grep?

Accepted Answer

You need to install ast-grep, uv, and an MCP client (like Cursor). Then, clone the Ast-Grep repo, install dependencies via uv, and configure your MCP json.

Question 3

What is Cursor?

Accepted Answer

Cursor is an example of an MCP client, used as an interface to interact with the ast-grep CLI tool.

Question 4

How do I configure the MCP json?

Accepted Answer

The MCP json needs to be configured with your server details. The `command` should point to your uv executable and `args` include a pointer to your main python file.  See the README example.

Question 5

What is Ast-Grep?

Accepted Answer

Ast-Grep is an experimental implementation that uses ast-grep CLI within an MCP (Meta-Compiler Platform) environment to enable code searching in a codebase.

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