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feat: cora explore — Structural + semantic code search #265

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@ajianaz

Description

Query the symbol index (from cora index) with structural and semantic search.

cora explore "how does auth work"        # semantic search across index
cora explore "AuthService.validate"      # exact symbol lookup
cora explore --file src/auth.rs           # explore single file context

Should return:

  • Relevant symbols with source context (name, file, line, signature)
  • Call paths showing how symbols connect
  • Blast radius — what depends on the result

Why

Primary query interface for code intelligence. The command agents and developers use 90% of the time. Inspired by CodeGraph's codegraph explore but with Uteke semantic recall layered on top — a combination no competitor offers.

Scope

  • Query parser (natural language → structured query)
  • SQLite FTS5 full-text search on symbol names/signatures
  • Uteke semantic recall for context (optional, via --memory flag)
  • Terminal table + JSON output formatting

Depends On

Strategy Ref

Code intelligence strategy #1 from competitive analysis.

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