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greptile

30.2kOfficial PluginDevelopmentby Anthropic

AI-powered codebase search and understanding. Query your repositories using natural language to find relevant code, understand dependencies, and get contextual answers about your codebase architecture.

Python3272 forks747 issuesUpdated 6/16/2026First seen 4/17/2026

Summary

Greptile enables developers to search and understand their codebases using natural language queries, making it easy to find relevant code, trace dependencies, and get contextual answers about architecture without manually browsing files.

  • It integrates with Claude Code to provide AI-powered insights directly in your development workflow, saving time on code navigation and debugging.

Install & Usage

1
Add a marketplace
/plugin marketplace add <org/repo>
2
Install the plugin

Add the configuration to /plugin install greptile@<marketplace>

3
Manage with /plugin
/plugin

Use Cases

Find all functions that call a specific API endpoint across your entire repository.
Understand the data flow and dependencies of a complex module before making changes.
Locate where a particular variable or constant is defined and used throughout the codebase.
Get a summary of how authentication is implemented in your project.
Identify all files that depend on a deprecated library to plan a migration.
Ask for a high-level architecture overview of a new repository you just cloned.

Usage Examples

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/greptile Find all places where we make HTTP requests to the /users endpoint

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/greptile Explain the dependency graph of the payment processing module

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/greptile Where is the JWT token validated and what are the required roles?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is greptile?

Greptile enables developers to search and understand their codebases using natural language queries, making it easy to find relevant code, trace dependencies, and get contextual answers about architecture without manually browsing files. It integrates with Claude Code to provide AI-powered insights directly in your development workflow, saving time on code navigation and debugging.

How to install greptile?

To install greptile: add a marketplace (/plugin marketplace add <org/repo>), then add the config to /plugin install greptile@<marketplace>. Finally, /plugin in Claude Code.

What is greptile best for?

greptile is a plugin categorized under Development. Created by Anthropic.

What can I use greptile for?

greptile is useful for: Find all functions that call a specific API endpoint across your entire repository.; Understand the data flow and dependencies of a complex module before making changes.; Locate where a particular variable or constant is defined and used throughout the codebase.; Get a summary of how authentication is implemented in your project.; Identify all files that depend on a deprecated library to plan a migration.; Ask for a high-level architecture overview of a new repository you just cloned..