Find code by describing
what it does.

Not what it's called. 90% accuracy. Under 400ms. Offline.

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$ grep -rn "validate" src/

src/config.js:14: // validate config
src/utils.js:87: validateEmail(input)
src/auth.js:23: // TODO: validate token
src/form.js:91: if (!validate(form)) {
src/logger.js:45: validateOptions(opts)
... 9 more matches

14 matches. None are the one you need.
grep searches text.
savants searches meaning.
savants
$ savants search "function that validates log level options"

1 result (387ms):

lib/logger.js:validateLogLevelOption
Lines 142-178 | Score: 0.94
Validates the log level passed via CLI flags,
normalizes aliases, returns canonical level.
90%
accuracy
<400ms
cached query
28x
compression
0
API keys required

Tested on Fastify (33K stars, 287 files, 2,152 functions)

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Step 01

Install

One line. No dependencies. No API keys. Runs entirely on your machine.

curl -fsSL savants.sh | sh
Step 02

Index

Parses every function with tree-sitter, embeds with ONNX. Your code never leaves your machine.

savants reindex
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savants search "auth middleware"

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