BCBC Local File-to-Agent — A Local-First Bridge Between Your Files and AI Agent Workflows

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:card_index_dividers: A Local Tool That Finds and Hands the Right File to Your AI Agent

BCBC Local File-to-Agent

If you work with AI coding agents, you know this dance: you remember part of a filename, or a line of code inside it, but not where it lives. So you grep, cd, copy the path, switch windows, paste it in. Every time.

I built a small local tool that skips all of that.

:bullseye: What it does

  • :input_latin_letters: Search by filename — type part of the name, pick the match
  • :magnifying_glass_tilted_left: Search by content — remember a function or line of code but not the file? Search inside files instead
  • :pushpin: Paste exact path — already know it? Skip straight to staging
  • :clipboard: Multiline paste that stays multiline — no more single-line paste boxes mangling code blocks
  • :desktop_computer: A tiny always-on-top desktop hub — shows if the backend’s alive, no digging through terminal windows
know filename / code snippet / path
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     FIND THE EXACT FILE
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      STAGE IT LOCALLY
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    HAND IT TO YOUR AGENT

Runs entirely on 127.0.0.1 — nothing leaves your machine, no cloud step, no LAN exposure by default.

:package: Where it stands right now

Not public yet — this is a working build I’m running locally, not a download-and-go release. No GitHub link, no installer, no APK. If you want it, the move right now is to watch this thread — the public repo (README, installer, uninstaller) is the next thing I’m packaging.

Full technical write-up if you want the deep dive: bchicbcow.com

:speech_balloon: What I’m asking

If you work with coding agents regularly: is filename search enough, or does content search actually save you time? Want a CLI version alongside the browser UI? Drop your take below.