jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp

Symbol-level code retrieval for AI agents: fetch the function you need, not the whole file. Runs locally. 96.2% fewer tokens per lookup than grep-and-read on our 15-lookup benchmark. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any MCP client.

Latest release v1.108.401 — v1.108.401 — a redirected Grep can carry the index's answer, and a substring search opens only the files that can match · 28 Oct 2026

24 files for Codex, OpenCode and Claude Code: jcodemunch-mcp AGENTS.md, jcodemunch-mcp CLAUDE.md, reviewer, spokesperson and 20 more — 38,097 tokens loaded in every session.

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Instructions

jcodemunch-mcp AGENTS.md AGENTS.md A 1,432 tok
jcodemunch-mcp CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md A 36,665 tok

Settings

jcodemunch-mcp .claude/settings.json B —

Hooks

PreToolUse .claude/settings.json A —
PostToolUse .claude/settings.json A —

Skills

benchmark-methodology .claude/skills/benchmark-methodology/SKILL.md A 39 tok
changelog-format .claude/skills/changelog-format/SKILL.md A 33 tok
claude-md-budget .claude/skills/claude-md-budget/SKILL.md A 53 tok
mechanism-not-instance .claude/skills/mechanism-not-instance/SKILL.md A 41 tok
observatory .claude/skills/observatory/SKILL.md A 69 tok
pr-description .claude/skills/pr-description/SKILL.md A 40 tok
release .claude/skills/release/SKILL.md A 75 tok
standard-axes .claude/skills/standard-axes/SKILL.md A 29 tok
tool-surface-discipline .claude/skills/tool-surface-discipline/SKILL.md A 45 tok
version-scheme .claude/skills/version-scheme/SKILL.md A 30 tok

Commands

benchmark-compare .claude/commands/benchmark-compare.md B 70 tok
feature .claude/commands/feature.md A 47 tok
fix-issue .claude/commands/fix-issue.md B 59 tok
release .claude/commands/release.md A 79 tok
review .claude/commands/review.md B 84 tok
triage-issue .claude/commands/triage-issue.md A 55 tok
competitive-compare .claude/commands/competitive-compare.md B 72 tok

Agents

reviewer .claude/agents/reviewer.md C 117 tok
spokesperson .claude/agents/spokesperson.md C 191 tok

These files are jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp's own configuration — they tell Codex, OpenCode and Claude Code how to work on this repository, so they are not mods to install elsewhere. Copy one as a starting point and replace the parts that are about this project.