# needle

> needle — makfly-needle. Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and navigate large codebases, or require intelligent coding assistance with features like indexed search, symbols, and references. It solves problems related to code discovery, build, and testing, providing compact output through a CLI and MCP server interface. Ideal for use with git, in contexts where rapid code understanding and development are crucial.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/makfly-needle  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/makfly-needle

## Description

Code intelligence for LLM coding agents: indexed search, symbols, references and compact test/build/log output over a CLI and an MCP server. Rust, zero-setup, daemon with in-process fallback.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.09
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/MakFly/needle)

## 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": "makfly-needle"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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