search_symbols

✈ Glider MCP v5.6.0

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[symbols]

Searches symbol index by name pattern (* and ? wildcards). Full-featured: namespace/accessibility filters, sorting, paging. Use for exploration or filtered/sorted results. Returns stable symbolKeys.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Search pattern. Supports '*' and '?', or plain text for substring match.
kinds	string	No	Optional kinds filter (comma-separated): 'Type,Method,Property,Field,Event'.
namespaceFilter	string	No	Optional namespace prefix filter (e.g., 'MyApp.Services').
projectName	string	No	Optional project name filter.
sourceOnly	boolean	No	Only search symbols with source in solution (excludes external assemblies/packages). Default is true.
accessibility	string	No	Filter by accessibility: 'Public', 'Internal', 'Private', 'Protected', 'ProtectedOrInternal', 'ProtectedAndInternal'.
pathStyle	string	No	Path style: 'absolute' (default) or 'relative' (to solution root).
sortBy	string	No	Optional sort: 'name', 'kind', 'filePath', 'projectName', 'namespace'.
sortOrder	string	No	Sort order: 'asc' (default) or 'desc'.
skip	number	No	Pagination offset. Default is 0.
take	number	No	Pagination size. Default is 200.
timeout_ms	number	No	Timeout in milliseconds (5 minutes). Use 0 to disable. Default is 300000.

Examples

Search for service types

Request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_symbols",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "*Service",
      "kinds": "Type"
    }
  }
}

Response 
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query": "*Service",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "paging": {
      "skip": 0,
      "take": 200,
      "returned": 2,
      "total": 2
    },
    "matches": [
      {
        "name": "UserService",
        "fullName": "MyApp.Services.UserService",
        "kind": "Type",
        "containingType": null,
        "namespace": "MyApp.Services",
        "filePath": "/path/to/UserService.cs",
        "lineNumber": 12,
        "symbolKey": "...",
        "projectName": "MyApp",
        "accessibility": "Public"
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": null
}

Search methods containing "Login"

Request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_symbols",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "*Login*",
      "kinds": "Method"
    }
  }
}

Response 
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query": "*Service",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "paging": {
      "skip": 0,
      "take": 200,
      "returned": 2,
      "total": 2
    },
    "matches": [
      {
        "name": "UserService",
        "fullName": "MyApp.Services.UserService",
        "kind": "Type",
        "containingType": null,
        "namespace": "MyApp.Services",
        "filePath": "/path/to/UserService.cs",
        "lineNumber": 12,
        "symbolKey": "...",
        "projectName": "MyApp",
        "accessibility": "Public"
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": null
}

Search public types only

Request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_symbols",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "*Manager",
      "kinds": "Type",
      "accessibility": "Public"
    }
  }
}

Response 
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query": "*Service",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "paging": {
      "skip": 0,
      "take": 200,
      "returned": 2,
      "total": 2
    },
    "matches": [
      {
        "name": "UserService",
        "fullName": "MyApp.Services.UserService",
        "kind": "Type",
        "containingType": null,
        "namespace": "MyApp.Services",
        "filePath": "/path/to/UserService.cs",
        "lineNumber": 12,
        "symbolKey": "...",
        "projectName": "MyApp",
        "accessibility": "Public"
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": null
}

Include external assemblies

Request 
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_symbols",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "Task",
      "kinds": "Type",
      "sourceOnly": false
    }
  }
}

Response 
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "query": "*Service",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "paging": {
      "skip": 0,
      "take": 200,
      "returned": 2,
      "total": 2
    },
    "matches": [
      {
        "name": "UserService",
        "fullName": "MyApp.Services.UserService",
        "kind": "Type",
        "containingType": null,
        "namespace": "MyApp.Services",
        "filePath": "/path/to/UserService.cs",
        "lineNumber": 12,
        "symbolKey": "...",
        "projectName": "MyApp",
        "accessibility": "Public"
      }
    ]
  },
  "error": null
}

Response Notes

Returns matching symbols (with paging) including stable symbol keys

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