Guide

Code search

File matches by query, global or scoped to an owner or a repository, on the platforms that have an endpoint for it.

Call

const result = await forge.code.search("defineNuxtConfig", {
  owner: "nitrojs",
  repo: "nitro",
  perPage: 20,
});

for (const item of result.items) {
  console.log(item.repository, item.path, item.url);
}
console.log(result.incomplete);

CodeSearchOptions is page, perPage and an optional owner and repo scope. A repo without an owner is a 400 before any request. The result is a SearchPageResult<CodeSearchItem> with repository, path and url per row.

Per platform

PlatformScopeFine print
GitHubglobal, owner, repositorya token raises the rate limit; incomplete is true on a timeout, a dropped row or past the cap of 1 000 results
GitLabglobal, group (owner), project (repository)every search call needs a token; global and group code search also need Premium or Ultimate with advanced or exact code search on
Gitea, Forgejononeexplicit ForgesError with status 501
GitHub API hosts without the endpointnoneexplicit ForgesError with status 501

On GitHub the scope is checked on the rows too, not just in the query. A row from outside the requested owner or repository is dropped and incomplete goes true, instead of a stray match from somewhere else quietly landing in your list.

In an agent

forges_code_search takes the same arguments. Like every read tool it falls back to anonymous access when there is no credential, which on GitLab means a clear message about the token rather than a bare 401.

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