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2026-04-07 16:02
Cursor charges $20/mo. Copilot uploads your code. I built a free, local alternative.
I Reverse-Engineered Cursor's Codebase Search and Built an Open-Source Alternative
TL;DR: I built CodeContext, an open-source Python MCP server that replicates the hybrid search architecture Cursor IDE uses internally — combining FAISS vector search, BM25 keyword search, Merkle tree sync, and AST-aware chunking. It works with VS Code Copilot, Claude Desktop, or any MCP client. No paid s...
