A question, not a pattern.
Describe the behavior you want to find. Search complete files, with familiar paths and glob filters.
SEMANTIC SEARCH / BUILT IN RUST
You know what
you’re looking for.
Find where it lives.
Search files with a question. ev-grep uses Jev to look for meaning in your code and returns a decision for each file.
Get ev-grep ↓v0.1.0 · macOS + Linux
~/your-projectEXAMPLE
$ ev-grep 'Catches a database failure and returns an empty result' src/
src/users.py match
src/actions.py uncertainA starting point for investigation. Uncertainty stays visible.
Three honest outcomes.
Match, no match, or uncertain. Low-confidence decisions remain uncertain; request failures remain errors.
Made for your tools.
Use readable terminal output or versioned JSON Lines. Build review pipelines around the same small executable.
GET STARTED
One binary.
Your own API key.
No Rust toolchain needed. Install a prebuilt release for macOS or Linux, then configure OpenRouter or TypeSafe.
Browse releases and checksums ↗Install with curl
curl -fsSL https://ev-grep.com/install.sh | shRead the installer · Version-pinned installer
Or use mise
mise use -g github:macromackie/ev-grep@0.1.0Search your project
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY='your-key'
ev-grep 'Initiates notification delivery' src/
ev-grep 'Logs authentication secrets' src/ --jsonQueries and selected file contents are sent directly from your CLI to your chosen provider. Requests use your account and may incur provider charges.
Small tool. Clear decisions.
Early release: model assessments guide investigation; they don’t prove code correct.