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CodeIndeX (cix)

Self-hosted semantic code search platform — server with web dashboard, CLI and AI-agent integrations. Search codebases by meaning with local embeddings; code never leaves your network. Runs from Docker or as a macOS menu bar app.

Semantic search across an indexed project — plain-language query, ranked code snippets, with Symbols / Definitions / References / Files as separate modes

Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Self-Hosted
  • Docker
Dashboard home — server status, embedding provider and indexed projects at a glance
Server resources — memory and disk usage per store, with database maintenance and reclaim of orphaned storage
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API keys — per-user keys minted and revoked from the dashboard, stored as hashes
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  1.  Semantic Search
  2.  Self-hosted search
  3.  Code Search

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  • Developed by

    dvcdsys

  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is CodeIndeX (cix)?

CodeIndeX (cix) is a self-hosted semantic code search platform: a Go server with a web dashboard, a CLI, and integrations for AI coding agents (Claude Code plugin, MCP server).

It indexes repositories with tree-sitter (31 languages) and generates embeddings locally via llama.cpp — code never leaves your network. Search works by meaning as well as by structure: semantic queries, symbols, go-to-definition, find-references, file lookup, and cross-repo workspace search with hybrid BM25 + dense ranking. A file watcher keeps the index fresh incrementally, and vectors live in a SQLite-backed store rather than in memory.

Two ways to run it: a Docker image (CPU multi-arch, ~77 MB, or a CUDA variant for GPU acceleration), or cix.app — a macOS menu bar app for Apple Silicon that installs and manages a local server for you.

Multi-user from the first boot: ownership and view-group visibility, admin and user roles, per-user API keys, and GitHub webhook sync for external repositories. A Resources screen reports memory and disk usage and reclaims orphaned storage, with database maintenance running on a schedule. MIT licensed.

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