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yoyo is a local MCP server for repository reading and change work. It exists to make coding agents less hallucinated, more grounded, and more truthful when they answer questions about a real codebase.

24 starsRust

Local, privacy-first MCP code intelligence in Rust

by avirajkhare·Mar 4, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AST-aware codebase search and onboarding beats grep, ships as local MCP server.

Strengths
  • •17 specialized tools (shake, supersearch, symbol) reduce codebase exploration time from hours to seconds
  • •Wire-protocol-independent MCP server integrates directly with Claude and Cursor without API keys or configuration
  • •Tree-sitter parsing enables cross-language symbol resolution and usage tracing with zero IDE dependence
Weaknesses
  • •Narrow to developers working in supported languages (TS, JS, Rust, Python—no Go, C++, Java)
  • •Competes with Cursor's native indexing and Sourcegraph Cody, both well-funded and integrated into popular editors
Target Audience

Backend developers, LLM engineers, teams using MCP-compatible assistants like Claude or Cursor

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Sourcegraph Cody · Cursor · Continue IDE extension

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