Scip CLI — AI skill for Claude Code

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Python CLI for AI agents. Queries SCIP indexes for precise refs, definitions, and repo health analysis — TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust.

Why

AI agents waste tokens on grep and file scanning. scip-cli gives them precise, type-aware code navigation in milliseconds — and `analyze` surfaces dead code, cycles, and coupling so agents (and humans) can fix real problems fast.

Features

• Agent-first: Install as a skill for Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI agent — precise code navigation without burning context
• Token-efficient: One record per line, stderr for warnings, pipe-friendly output
• Fast: Direct SQLite queries — 10x to 213x faster than alternatives
• analyze: Find dead exports, import cycles, stale types, coupling hotspots — actionable health dashboards at project, file, or symbol scope
• Auto-indexing: Indexes on first query, caches in SQLite, zero config

Ports

CLI/output parity ports of this project (Python is the reference):

Language	Repository
Python (reference)	flesler/scip-cli
Go	flesler/scip-cli-go
Rust	flesler/scip-cli-rust
Zig	flesler/scip-cli-zig

For AI Agents

Install as a reusable skill so your agent always knows how to navigate the codebase:

scip-cli skill ~/.claude/skills/scip-cli/   # Claude Code
scip-cli skill ~/.cursor/skills/scip-cli/   # Cursor

Or dump the quick refere