installation.mdx

title	Installation
description	Install VecGrep and register it with Claude Code

Requirements

• Python 3.12
• uv (recommended) or pip
• Claude Code

Python 3.12 is required — `tree-sitter-languages` does not yet have wheels for Python 3.13+.

Install VecGrep

```bash uv (recommended) uv tool install --python 3.12 vecgrep ```

pip install vecgrep

Register with Claude Code

Run once — works for every project:

claude mcp add --scope user vecgrep -- vecgrep

This registers VecGrep in your user config (~/.claude.json) so it's available globally across all projects. Starts instantly — no download delay on Claude Code launch.