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ast-grep

Guide for writing ast-grep rules to perform structural code search and analysis. Use when users need to search codebases using Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) patterns, find specific code structures, or perform complex code queries that go beyond simple text search. This skill should be used when users ask to search for code patterns, find specific language constructs, or locate code with particular structural characteristics.

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Works with

Claude CodeCursorCodex CLIGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Install in three steps

  1. 1

    Download the ZIP

    One file per agent, plus INSTALL.md with the exact paths below.

  2. 2

    Claude Code: copy SKILL.md into your skills folder

    .claude/skills/ast-grep/SKILL.md    # this project
    ~/.claude/skills/ast-grep/SKILL.md   # every project
  3. 3

    Other agents: use the matching file

    skill.mdc goes in Cursor’s .cursor/rules/. AGENTS.md works as GitHub Copilot instructions, a legacy .cursorrules, or a Codex / Gemini CLI instructions file.

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