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JCodeMunch symbol code retrieval

JCodeMunch MCP exposes symbol-level GitHub code retrieval using tree-sitter AST parsing so agents can request targeted code context instead of broad file dumps. Why it matters: Coding agents often waste tokens exploring repositories. This is a narrower GitHub-focused MCP option for precise symbol retrieval, complementing broader code-memory and tool-layer approaches.

Try this: Connect it to a disposable repository, ask an agent to inspect one function or class by symbol, and compare the context size against a normal file-read workflow.

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GitHub - jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp
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