# morph-search

A skill that searches your codebase through WarpGrep and edits files. Useful when grep on a large repo feels slow.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 489 installs · ★ 3946
- Author: parcadei
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/morph-search

## What it does

The skill hands your agent one tool for two jobs: find code and change a file. Search runs through WarpGrep, which the description claims is 20x faster than plain grep. Queries can be plain words like "authentication" or a regex such as `def.*login`.

Under the hood it is a script at `scripts/mcp/morph_search.py`, launched with `uv run python -m runtime.harness`. Flags: `--search` for the query, `--path` for the directory, `--edit` and `--content` to rewrite a file. The skill is allowed to use `Bash` and `Read`.

You need the `morph` MCP server in `mcp_config.json` plus a `MORPH_API_KEY`. No key, no search — check that first. For structural queries the author points to ast-grep: morph is faster on text and regex, but it does not parse code syntax.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill morph-search -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/morph-search/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill morph-search -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill morph-search -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 morph-search
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill morph-search -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --path .claude/skills/morph-search
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill morph-search -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find every call site of a function
- run a regex across `./src`
- rewrite a file without opening an editor
- trace where a library gets imported from
- scan a large repo for a string

## Example prompts
- find everything in the project related to authentication
- search for `def.*login` under `./src`
- write new content into `/path/to/file.py`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: morph-search
description: Fast codebase search via WarpGrep (20x faster than grep)
allowed-tools: [Bash, Read]
---

# Morph Codebase Search

Fast, AI-powered codebase search using WarpGrep. 20x faster than traditional grep.

## When to Use

- Search codebase for patterns, function names, variables
- Find code across large codebases quickly
- Edit files programmatically

## Usage

### Search for code patterns
```bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "authentication" --path "."
```

### Search with regex
```bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "def.*login" --path "./src"
```

### Edit a file
```bash
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --edit "/path/to/file.py" --content "new content"
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `--search` | Search query/pattern |
| `--path` | Directory to search (default: `.`) |
| `--edit` | File path to edit |
| `--content` | New content for file (use with `--edit`) |

## Examples

```bash
# Find all async functions
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "async def" --path "./src"

# Search for imports
uv run python -m runtime.harness scripts/mcp/morph_search.py \
    --search "from fastapi import" --path "."
```

## vs ast-grep

| Tool | Best For |
|------|----------|
| **morph/warpgrep** | Fast text/regex search (20x faster) |
| **ast-grep** | Structural code search (understands syntax) |

## MCP Server Required

Requires `morph` server in mcp_config.json with `MORPH_API_KEY`.
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© parcadei · MIT · https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/morph-search/SKILL.md

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