Overview / Description
CIPHER-Local is a powerful tool that creates a local SQLite index of your codebase using Tree-sitter. This index provides structured code intelligence to various AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and Claude Desktop. With CIPHER-Local, these tools can perform tasks such as searching symbols, resolving definitions, finding references, and querying dependencies directly from the local workspace without requiring an internet connection or API keys. It supports 13 different programming languages and is open-source under the MIT license.
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Pros
• Creates a local SQLite code index using Tree-sitter for fast, structured code intelligence • Works with 13 programming languages including JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, and more • Fully offline — no internet connection or API keys required • Compatible with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and Claude Desktop • Open-source under MIT license — free to use, inspect, and customize
Cons
• Primarily a VS Code extension — may not support all IDEs out of the box • Large or frequently changing codebases may need periodic reindexing • Limited to 13 supported programming languages • Requires local installation and initial indexing step before use
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