Searching Sourcegraph

Search before you build. Existing patterns reduce tokens, ensure consistency, and surface tested solutions.

Tool Selection Logic

Start here:

1. Know the exact symbol or pattern? → keyword_search
2. Know the concept, not the code? → nls_search
3. Need to understand how/why? → deepsearch → deepsearch_read
4. Tracing a symbol's usage? → find_references
5. Need full implementation? → go_to_definition → read_file
6. Need to know what repos a user has worked on? → get_contributor_repos