# SeaGOAT

A local, ripgrep-based code search engine that uses vector embeddings to let developers search a codebase by meaning rather than exact text.

SeaGOAT is a local search tool that uses vector embeddings so a developer can search a codebase semantically instead of only by literal text, while also supporting regular-expression queries in the same command. It depends on Python 3.11 or newer and ripgrep, and optionally on bat for nicely highlighted results; when used in a pipeline it falls back to a grep-style output format.

Using SeaGOAT starts a small per-repository server, after which queries are run through a short gt or seagoat command from anywhere in the project. Configuration is read from a YAML file, either globally or per project, letting settings such as the server port be adjusted.

SeaGOAT is tested on Linux, with macOS and Windows support described as partial or still needing help, and is released under the MIT license.

Website: https://kantord.github.io/SeaGOAT/