Cross-Repo Workflow comparison

cross_repo_refs

Find all references to a symbol across all indexed repositories in one call.

−85%
Token reduction
N× grep per repo
Native baseline

What it does

Finds all references to a symbol across all indexed repositories. When changing a shared utility’s signature, cross_repo_refs tells you exactly where it’s called — across all repos — in one call.

Native tooling requires separate grep runs per repo and manual result aggregation.

Related tools

cross_repo_search find_references

Benchmark note

This benchmark compares CodeSift against the closest practical native workflow an agent would use for the same task. For some tools, that baseline is a direct shell equivalent such as rg or find. For AST-aware, graph-aware, and LSP-backed tools, the baseline is a multi-step workflow rather than a strictly identical command. Results should be read as agent-workflow comparisons: token cost, call count, and practical context efficiency.