Quick Start

Index your codebase and connect it to your AI in 3 steps.

1. Run Setup

In the root of your project, run the interactive setup wizard. It configures your project and starts all background services.

linear-canal setup

2. Start the Watch Loop

Keep the index live as you code. The watch command re-indexes changed files automatically.

linear-canal watch

3. Connect Your AI Tool

Add the MCP server to your AI tool's config. Here's an example for Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linear-canal": {
      "command": "linear-canal",
      "args": ["mcp", "--stdio"]
    }
  }
}

Your AI now has full context of your codebase. See the MCP Server page for all supported tools.