Can I search across multiple Git repositories simultaneously in Flame?

Yes. Flame's multi-project search engine queries across every open repository in your workspace in parallel. You can search the entire workspace or focus on specific project groups like platform services, frontend apps, or shared libraries.

How does symbolic search work without a running language server?

Flame maintains a warm lexical workspace symbol index. It parses declarations (functions, classes, interfaces, types, constants) directly from source files, so indexed declarations can be searched without waiting for a language server. Lexical results do not replace language-aware reference analysis.

Can I search for symbols in the Command Palette?

Yes. Type # in the Command Palette to search symbols across all projects in your workspace, or type @ to filter symbols within the current active file outline.

What search filters and regex options are available?

Flame supports regex patterns, case-sensitive matching, whole-word search, and include/exclude file path globs, with result previews and matched line highlights.

Can I send cross-project search results to an AI coding agent?

Yes. You can attach multi-project search hits, symbol declarations, and affected file lists directly to AI chat to give coding agents precise context across microservices and shared libraries.

Cross-project & symbol search

Search All Your Projects From One Place: Find the contract and the code that consumes it.

Search the API, frontend, and shared libraries together, then narrow to a project group or file pattern. Use the lexical symbol index to find indexed declarations and open the exact source location.

Download Flame See the search workflow

The problem

A renamed API field can have consumers in several repositories.

Suppose an API changes page_count to total_pages. Search the service and its consumers together to find types, response handlers, fixtures, and tests. Grouped results show which repository owns each match so you can plan the change before editing.

Switch to symbol search when you know the declaration name but not its file. The lexical index can return indexed functions, classes, interfaces, and types without waiting for a language server. Use language-aware references when you need semantic usage analysis.

Narrow broad queries by project, group, language, symbol kind, or path. Search works on the selected checkouts and indexed content; it does not search every historical Git branch automatically. After editing, rerun the search and relevant tests to find remaining consumers.

Instant multi-project symbol indexFind declarations across every repository without waiting for language servers.

How Flame solves it

From search query to exact declaration in five steps.

01
Open workspace search
Open workspace search from the search controls or your configured shortcut, then choose text, filename, or symbol search.
02
Scope by portfolio, group, or repository
Search every repository in your workspace simultaneously, or restrict the query to a named project group (like platform services or web apps).
03
Query warm workspace symbols
Type # in the Command Palette or switch to the Symbol Search tab to find functions, classes, interfaces, and types without waiting for a language server.
04
Filter with precision
Refine results with case sensitivity, whole-word matching, regular expressions, and include/exclude file path globs.
05
Jump to definition across boundaries
Click any result to jump directly to the exact file, line, and symbol declaration in another project without opening a separate editor window.

Search capabilities

Engineered for large-scale multi-repository codebases.

Feature 1

Portfolio-wide search

Search every repository in your workspace in parallel with ripgrep-class speed, displaying organized results grouped by project and directory.

Feature 2

Warm lexical symbol index

Search indexed declarations without waiting for a language server. Results depend on index coverage and freshness; use semantic tools for reference analysis.

Feature 3

Dedicated Command Palette modes

Type # to search workspace symbols across all repositories, or @ to filter the outline of your current active file.

Feature 4

Project group scoping

Focus search queries on custom project groups like Platform Services, Product Surface, or Shared Libraries in one click.

Feature 5

Cross-repo jump to definition

Click any declaration or match to open the target file and line in an editor tab, keeping all your related code visible together.

Feature 6

AI agent context integration

Hand multi-repository search results, symbol definitions, and affected files directly to AI agents to plan cross-service refactors.

Video walkthrough

See multi-repository and symbolic search in action.

Official Flame demo