Using Probe in the CLI for Advanced AI ​

This guide shows workflow patterns for CLI-driven AI tasks. It assumes Probe is installed and you are running commands from the repo root.

Prerequisites:

Pattern: pipe search into chat ​

bash
probe search "database connection" --format markdown | probe-chat

Pattern: compile errors -> context -> chat ​

bash
rustc main.rs 2>&1 | probe-chat

Pattern: extract with a prompt template ​

bash
probe extract src/main.rs:42 --prompt engineer --instructions "Explain this function" | probe-chat

Pattern: find + filter + chat ​

bash
probe search "database" | grep "connection" | probe-chat

Pattern: generate a report ​

bash
echo "List security risks" | probe-chat > security_report.txt

Tips for large repos ​

  • Use --max-tokens and --max-results to keep context small.
  • Use --files-only for a fast first pass.
  • Reuse --session to avoid duplicates.