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Shebe

Ch 057.1of 40 Code Search Tools
  1. 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Indexing scoperepositories
  4. 4Deploymentself hosted
  5. 5Regex searchNo
  6. 6Code navigationYes
  7. 7IDE extensionsYes
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Overview

Shebe is ranked #5 of 40 in code search tools on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

Shebe plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free Local code search · Apache-2.0 licensed github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on code search tools

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Indexing scope
repositoriesgithub.com
Deployment
self_hostedgithub.com
Regex search
Nogithub.com
Code navigation
Yesgithub.com
IDE extensions
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Shebe is a local code-search tool that uses BM25 full-text search for code repositories.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Local processing
The project describes Shebe as requiring no embeddings, GPU, or cloud service.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Search
Code search supports ranked results, phrases, Boolean queries, and literal matching.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
MCP tools
Shebe provides 14 MCP tools for coding agents, including search, repository indexing, file reading, and reference finding.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The installation guide documents MCP setup and a Zed editor configuration, and points to the organization for VS Code and other editor extensions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Supported systems
Prebuilt binaries are listed for Linux x86_64 and macOS on Apple Silicon and Intel; Linux ARM64 is listed as planned.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Windows
The installation guide says Windows users need to build Shebe from source.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Repository requirement
Repositories must be cloned locally before indexing, and the README says remote repository URLs are not supported.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Search limitation
Shebe does not provide semantic similarity, so a query such as “login” does not match “authenticate.”github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Performance
The README reports 2 ms query latency and indexing rates of 1,928 to 11,210 files per second in its listed benchmarks.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The GitHub organization lists the Shebe repository under the Apache-2.0 license.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Security
The README says Shebe runs locally and uses no cloud service; the linked security policy page could not be fetched during this research.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support
The project provides installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and MCP setup guides in its repository.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The project positions Shebe for developers and AI coding agents working with large codebases and says it complements structural tools such as Serena MCP.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Maintainer location
The GitHub organization profile lists the United States of America.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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