get_repository_summary tool

Tool: get_repository_summary

Returns a high-level overview of the entire repository scope, including file counters, index structures, active watchdog locks, and tracked extensions.

Arguments Schema

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
repo_path	string	Required	Absolute path to the workspace root.

Tool Input JSONRequest

{
  "repo_path": "/home/mryg/Research-Architectures/CLI"
}

Tool Response JSONResponse

{
  "status": "ready",
  "file_count": 28,
  "languages": {
    "go": "82%",
    "markdown": "12%",
    "yaml": "6%"
  },
  "index_size_mb": 14.2,
  "watchdog": "active"
}

Developer Best Practices

Execute this on first chat connection to learn file sizes and language scopes.
Check file count scales before running wide recursive grep tool calls.