Grepai Storage Gob

GOB storage is GrepAI's default backend that keeps your vector embeddings in a single local file using Go's binary format. It's dead simple for solo projects and small to medium codebases, requiring zero infrastructure setup. The index lives in .grepai/index.gob and loads entirely into RAM for sub-second searches. You'll hit limits around 10K files or when your index pushes past 1GB, at which point you should migrate to Postgres or Qdrant. Works great for local dev environments where you don't need to share the index across a team. Just add .grepai/ to your gitignore and let each developer run their own indexer.

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$ npx -y skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-storage-gob --agent claude-code

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GrepAI Storage with GOB

This skill covers using GOB (Go Binary) as the storage backend for GrepAI, the default and simplest option.

When to Use This Skill

Single developer projects
Small to medium codebases
Simple setup without external dependencies
Local development environments

What is GOB Storage?

GOB is Go's native binary serialization format. GrepAI uses it to store:

Vector embeddings
File metadata
Chunk information

Everything is stored in a single local file.

Advantages

Benefit	Description
🚀 Simple	No external services needed
⚡ Fast setup	Works immediately
📁 Portable	Single file, easy to backup
💰 Free	No infrastructure costs
🔒 Private	Data stays local

Limitations

Limitation	Description
📏 Scalability	Not ideal for very large codebases
👤 Single user	No concurrent access
🔄 No sharing	Can't share index across machines
💾 Memory	Loads into RAM for searches