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Command-Line Help for kuda ​

This document contains the help content for the kuda command-line program.

Command Overview:

kuda ​

A hippocampus for your codebase — repo memory: index, query, verify

Usage: kuda [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Subcommands: ​
  • init — Detect languages -> kuda.toml + .kuda/ scaffold
  • sync — Incremental index (hash -> extract -> summarize -> store)
  • status — Provenance vs HEAD: per-card drift report
  • map — Render the L0 repo card (the always-load blob)
  • card — Module card + freshness
  • find — Symbol -> file:line
  • dependents — Reverse dep lookup — impact analysis
  • refs — Code + docs/comments mentions — the doc-sweep query
  • watch — Watch the repo — fs events trigger incremental syncs (debounced; only changed modules re-summarize)
  • mcp — Serve the index over MCP (stdio)
  • acp — Speak ACP — Agent Client Protocol surface for any agent client (zed, cline, cursor)
  • doctor — Extractor/store/config health
Options: ​
  • --config <CONFIG> — Config path (else $KUDA_CONFIG, ./kuda.toml, ~/.config/kuda/kuda.toml)
  • --workspace — Workspace mode — all roots in .kuda/workspace.yaml

kuda init ​

Detect languages -> kuda.toml + .kuda/ scaffold

Usage: kuda init

kuda sync ​

Incremental index (hash -> extract -> summarize -> store)

Usage: kuda sync [OPTIONS]

Options: ​
  • --full — Rebuild everything, ignoring content-hash freshness

kuda status ​

Provenance vs HEAD: per-card drift report

Usage: kuda status

kuda map ​

Render the L0 repo card (the always-load blob)

Usage: kuda map

kuda card ​

Module card + freshness

Usage: kuda card <MODULE>

Arguments: ​
  • <MODULE>

kuda find ​

Symbol -> file:line

Usage: kuda find <SYMBOL>

Arguments: ​
  • <SYMBOL>

kuda dependents ​

Reverse dep lookup — impact analysis

Usage: kuda dependents <NAME>

Arguments: ​
  • <NAME>

kuda refs ​

Code + docs/comments mentions — the doc-sweep query

Usage: kuda refs [OPTIONS] <NAME>

Arguments: ​
  • <NAME>
Options: ​
  • --docs — Only docs/comments/markdown mentions

kuda watch ​

Watch the repo — fs events trigger incremental syncs (debounced; only changed modules re-summarize)

Usage: kuda watch

kuda mcp ​

Serve the index over MCP (stdio)

Usage: kuda mcp

kuda acp ​

Speak ACP — Agent Client Protocol surface for any agent client (zed, cline, cursor)

Usage: kuda acp

kuda doctor ​

Extractor/store/config health

Usage: kuda doctor


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