Command-Line Help for kuda
This document contains the help content for the kuda command-line program.
Command Overview:
kuda↴kuda init↴kuda sync↴kuda status↴kuda map↴kuda card↴kuda find↴kuda dependents↴kuda refs↴kuda watch↴kuda mcp↴kuda acp↴kuda doctor↴
kuda
A hippocampus for your codebase — repo memory: index, query, verify
Usage: kuda [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>
Subcommands:
init— Detect languages -> kuda.toml + .kuda/ scaffoldsync— Incremental index (hash -> extract -> summarize -> store)status— Provenance vs HEAD: per-card drift reportmap— Render the L0 repo card (the always-load blob)card— Module card + freshnessfind— Symbol -> file:linedependents— Reverse dep lookup — impact analysisrefs— Code + docs/comments mentions — the doc-sweep querywatch— 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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