ask_codebase — Symvanta MCP Tool

ask_codebase (ask codebase) is one of 27 tools on the Symvanta MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call ask_codebase from your client

Claude Code Symvanta ask_codebase run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Symvanta ask_codebase ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Symvanta ask_codebase ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Symvanta ask_codebase .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Symvanta ask_codebase ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Symvanta ask_codebase ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
Cline Symvanta ask_codebase ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
Gemini CLI Symvanta ask_codebase ~/.gemini/settings.json
Grok Symvanta ask_codebase .mcp.json (in your project root)
ChatGPT Symvanta ask_codebase Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Claude.ai Symvanta ask_codebase Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
LangChain Symvanta ask_codebase pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http code-graph https://mcp.symvanta.com/mcp

Other tools on this server

init
locate
relate
source
history
library
ref
adr
diff_impact
estimate_scope
list_projects
list_repositories
list_file_symbols
map
list_tests_for
quick_lookup
freshness
index_health
find_http_route
find_node
add_repository
create_project
list_installations
reindex_repository
context
bundle

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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