Codebase-Memory-MCP: Open-Source AST Engine Indexes Linux Kernel in 3 Minutes, Slashing AI Agent Token Costs
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Summary
Codebase-Memory-MCP is an open-source code intelligence engine that uses AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) knowledge graphs to dramatically reduce token consumption for AI coding agents. It indexed the entire 28-million-line Linux kernel in just three minutes, solving the problem of AI agents burning through hundreds of thousands of tokens on structural queries. The tool replaces traditional file-by-file reading and grepping with high-speed graph-based code understanding.
Key quotes
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A single structural query can consume over 400,000 tokens — and your budget along with it.
Codebase-Memory-MCP... swaps this antiquated approach for high-speed AST knowledge graphs, indexing the entire 28-million-line Linux kernel in just three minutes.
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