search_by_reference — AINSOF MCP Tool Read-only
search_by_reference
(search by reference) is one of 12 tools on the
AINSOF
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call search_by_reference from your client
- Claude Code AINSOF search_by_reference run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop AINSOF search_by_reference ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor AINSOF search_by_reference ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code AINSOF search_by_reference .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed AINSOF search_by_reference ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf AINSOF search_by_reference ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline AINSOF search_by_reference ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI AINSOF search_by_reference ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok AINSOF search_by_reference .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT AINSOF search_by_reference Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai AINSOF search_by_reference Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain AINSOF search_by_reference pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://mcp.ainsof.io
Other tools on this server
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.