Searching Starters

While the MCP server provides a natural language interface for searching templates, you can also use the CLI tools to search directly from the command line. This guide shows you how to effectively search through your template index.

Note: The CLI tools are optional. For most users, searching through AI conversations with the MCP server will be more convenient and powerful.

Basic Usage

Search Options

The search command supports several filtering options:

# Search by technologies
slot search -t react,typescript

# Search by purposes
slot search -p frontend:web,backend:api

# Search by features
slot search -f authentication,testing

# Limit results
slot search -t react -l 5

Available Options

-t, --technologies <items>

Technologies to search for (comma-separated)

-p, --purposes <items>

Purposes to search for (comma-separated key:value pairs)

-f, --features <items>

Features to search for (comma-separated)

-l, --limit <number>

Maximum number of results (default: 10)

Search Results

For each matching template, the search results will show:

Template name
Number of matches and quality score
Repository URL
Technologies used
Project purposes

Example Output

template-name
Matches: 3 (Quality Score: 4.50)
URL: https://github.com/user/repo
Technologies: react, typescript, tailwind
Purposes:
  frontend: web
  backend: api

Next Steps

Learn how to configure the CLI tools in the Configuration guide.