# Install codanna with Homebrew Code intelligence system with semantic search. Version 0.9.23 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:codanna ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install codanna ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:codanna - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.23 - **Source summary:** Code intelligence system with semantic search - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T03:25:52Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - codanna (cli) - codanna (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.23 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bartolli/codanna - Upstream latest detected: v0.9.23 (current) ## Project history and usage Codanna is a Rust-based local code intelligence CLI and MCP server for AI coding agents. It indexes code, tracks relationships, and provides semantic search over code and documents. ### Project history The official docs say Codanna came from a need for rapid research and pair-programming exploration where LSP servers were too slow for repeated questions. Its README positions it as code context for AI assistants, with structured symbol lookup, relationship tracing, and semantic search. ### Adoption history Codanna is distributed through its own installer, Homebrew, Cargo, Nix, and GitHub releases. Its packaging matters because AI coding-agent users often need a small local binary that can be installed in developer shells and spawned as an MCP server. ### How it is used A typical workflow is to run codanna init, index a project, then query via CLI or MCP tools such as semantic_search_with_context. Configuration lives in .codanna/settings.toml, while embedding API keys are intentionally environment-only. ### Why package nerds care Codanna is part of the recent wave of package-manager-installed AI-agent support tools: local-first, Rust binary distribution, MCP integration, and semantic indexing without requiring a hosted code-search service. ### Timeline - 2026: Official releases include prebuilt Linux, macOS, and Windows assets. - 2026: v0.9.23 is documented as a resolver precision release with MCP and indexing changes. ### Related projects - Language servers, ripgrep-style code search, vector embedding services, and MCP clients are adjacent tools in Codanna workflows. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for codanna. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: .codanna/settings.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** codanna - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ctags-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctags-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-intelligence, developer-tools. - [gbox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gbox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [nanobot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nanobot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [notion-mcp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/notion-mcp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [ralph-orchestrator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ralph-orchestrator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [strands-agents-sops](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/strands-agents-sops/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [agent-browser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/agent-browser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools. - [airtable-mcp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airtable-mcp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [aoe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aoe/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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