ty-find 0.1.11

CLI tool for finding Python function definitions using ty's LSP server

ty-find

A command-line tool for Python code navigation using ty's LSP server. Uses a daemon-backed architecture to keep LSP connections warm between commands (~50-100ms after initial startup).

Usage with Claude Code

Add this to your project's CLAUDE.md to enable type-aware code navigation:

### Python Symbol Navigation (ty-find)

IMPORTANT: Use `ty-find` instead of Grep for Python symbol lookups.
Grep matches in comments, strings, and docs — ty-find is type-aware and precise.
Run `ty-find --help` to see all commands. Run `ty-find <cmd> --help` for details.

- Symbol overview (definition + type + refs): `ty-find inspect SymbolName`
- Find definition: `ty-find find SymbolName`
- All usages before refactoring: `ty-find references SymbolName` or `ty-find references -f file.py -l LINE -c COL`
- Type info: `ty-find hover file.py -l LINE -c COL`
- File outline: `ty-find document-symbols file.py`

Grep is still appropriate for string literals, config values, TODOs, and non-symbol text.

Why ty-find over grep?

• Find symbol usages - grep matches in docs, comments, and strings; ty-find returns only actual code references
• Rename refactoring - grep may miss or over-match; ty-find is type-aware and precise

Installation

Prerequisite: ty type checker (uv add --dev ty)

From PyPI

pip install ty-find

# Or with uv
uv add --dev ty-find

From Git (Pre-Release)

Requires the Rust toolchain to build from source:

pip install "ty-find @ git+https://github.com/mojzis/ty-find.git"

# Or with uv
uv add --dev "ty-find @ git+https://github.com/mojzis/ty-find.git"

From Source

git clone https://github.com/mojzis/ty-find.git
cd ty-find
cargo install --path .

Note: Windows support is limited — see Platform Support below.

Platform Support

ty-find builds and installs on all platforms, but the background daemon requires Unix domain sockets and is only available on Unix systems (Linux, macOS).

Command	Linux / macOS	Windows
definition	Yes	Yes
find --file	Yes	Yes
interactive	Yes	Yes
find (no file)	Yes	No
inspect	Yes	No
hover	Yes	No
references	Yes	No
workspace-symbols	Yes	No
document-symbols	Yes	No
daemon	Yes	No

On Windows, daemon-dependent commands exit with a clear error message. Adding the package as a dependency won't break your project on Windows — it just won't have full functionality. PRs for Windows named-pipe support are welcome!

Usage

Inspect (Definition + Type Info + References)

All-in-one command — searches the workspace by symbol name, no file needed. Supports multiple symbols in a single call:

ty-find inspect calculate_sum

# Inspect multiple symbols at once (results grouped by symbol)
ty-find inspect calculate_sum UserService Config

# Narrow to a specific file
ty-find inspect calculate_sum --file src/math.py

# JSON output for scripting
ty-find --format json inspect UserService

Find Symbol by Name

Searches the workspace for a symbol's definition. Supports multiple symbols in a single call:

ty-find find calculate_sum

# Find multiple symbols at once (results grouped by symbol)
ty-find find calculate_sum multiply divide

# Narrow to a specific file (text-based search + goto_definition)
ty-find find function_name --file myfile.py

Hover (Type Information)

ty-find hover src/main.py --line 45 --column 12

# JSON output for scripting
ty-find --format json hover src/main.py -l 45 -c 12 | jq '.result.contents.value'

Go to Definition

ty-find definition myfile.py --line 10 --column 5

Find References

# By position (exact, pipeable from document-symbols)
ty-find references -f myfile.py --line 10 --column 5

# By name (parallel search)
ty-find references my_function MyClass

Workspace Symbol Search

ty-find workspace-symbols --query "UserService"

Document Outline

ty-find document-symbols src/services/user.py

Interactive Mode

ty-find interactive

Daemon Management

The daemon starts automatically on first use. Manual control:

ty-find daemon start    # Start manually
ty-find daemon status   # Check status
ty-find daemon stop     # Stop

Output Formats

All commands support --format (placed before the subcommand): human (default), json, csv, paths.

ty-find --format json hover myfile.py -l 10 -c 5
ty-find --format csv workspace-symbols --query "User"

Architecture

CLI Command → Daemon Client (auto-connects) → Unix Socket
→ Daemon Server (5min idle timeout) → LSP Client Pool → ty LSP Server

The daemon keeps LSP connections warm: first command takes 1-2s, subsequent commands 50-100ms.

Development

cargo build --release
cargo test
cargo clippy
cargo fmt --check

# Verbose logging
RUST_LOG=ty_find=debug cargo run -- hover test.py -l 1 -c 1

Troubleshooting

# Check ty is installed
ty --version

# Debug daemon issues
ty-find daemon status
RUST_LOG=ty_find=debug ty-find daemon start

# Restart daemon
ty-find daemon stop && ty-find daemon start

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please open an issue to discuss major changes.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Credits

Built with ty - Astral's Python type checker.