LeIndex

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LeIndex is ranked #9 of 40 in code search tools on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows.

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Indexing scope
repositoriesgithub.com
Deployment
self_hostedgithub.com
Code navigation
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Facts

Product
LeIndex is a semantic code search engine that searches code by meaning rather than keywords.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Search
It combines TF-IDF lexical matching, Program Dependence Graph structure, and optional local ONNX neural scoring.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Cross-project
It can index and search multiple repositories together.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
AI tools
LeIndex runs as an MCP server for AI coding tools, including Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible agents.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The README provides setup instructions for Zed, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Amp, OpenCode, Qwen CLI, iFlow CLI, Droid, Gemini CLI, and Claude Desktop.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
MCP tools
LeIndex lists 20 MCP tools for search, analysis, indexing, reading, editing, renaming, and impact analysis.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Local privacy
The README says local ONNX models keep data on the user's machine and incur no API costs; fragment embeddings are also local unless a remote provider is chosen.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Database discovery is opt-in, sensitive directories such as .ssh, .aws, and .gnupg are automatically excluded, and SQL operations use parameterized queries.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Cloud embeddings
OpenAI, Cohere, and custom OpenAI-compatible embedding endpoints are supported and require network access and provider API keys.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Fallback
Without an embedding backend, LeIndex falls back to offline TF-IDF keyword search, which the README says lacks semantic understanding.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Install paths
The README documents installation through Cargo, npm, PyPI, a release install script, or building from source.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Dashboard
An optional Bun and React dashboard provides project metrics and graph telemetry.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The repository states that LeIndex is distributed under the MIT license.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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