Show HN: Ambits – agentic grep/rg tool will history tracking

Category: devtools

Tags: code-search, ai-agents, tree-sitter, rust, context-management

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Ambits is a Rust-based CLI tool that provides symbol-level code search, caller lookup, and read-history tracking designed specifically for AI coding agents. It records which symbols an agent has read and restores that context after compaction, while also offering a TUI, coverage reports, and OpenTelemetry traces for humans. The combination of grammar-aware symbol search with persistent agent memory is a thoughtful answer to real pains in agentic coding workflows.

Target audience: AI/agent developers, backend engineers, devops

Repository: https://github.com/joshLong145/ambits · Rust · 17 stars

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