# salc

> salc — gokulsridhar-salc. Use this tool when you need to efficiently navigate and edit large repositories using a compressed symbol graph, allowing for local-first and deterministic interactions with source code. It solves problems related to slow repository browsing and editing by providing a lazily-expandable graph interface. Ideal for use with large-scale codebases and git repositories, where it enables faster and more targeted code exploration and modification.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gokulsridhar-salc  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gokulsridhar-salc

## Description

Symbolic Context Virtualization Protocol — a local-first, deterministic tool that lets an LLM navigate and edit a repository through a compressed, lazily-expandable symbol graph instead of full source files

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/gokulsridhar/salc)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "gokulsridhar-salc"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gokulsridhar-salc` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gokulsridhar-salc/pull`

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