Search Symbols

search-symbols · Query · CorePlugin · Code discovery and navigation

Searches declarations by name, metadata name and optional semantic filters.

Availability: Built in and published in every operational mode.

Generated from Roslyn Workbench MCP 1.0.2 (1.0.2).

Behaviour annotations

Annotation	Value
destructiveHint	false
idempotentHint	true
openWorldHint	false
readOnlyHint	true
title	"Search Symbols"

Request

Property	Type	Required	Description
query	string	No	Source-name query.
metadataName	string	No
scope	object | null	No	The optional scope selector.
kinds	array | null	No	The included symbol kinds.
accessibilities	array | null	No	The included accessibilities.
namespace	string | null	No	The optional namespace filter.
symbolsLimit	integer | null	No	Maximum number of results to return.
workspace	object | null	No	Provide workspaceId, alias, path, or any combination.

Response

Success response

Property	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean constant (true)	Yes	Whether the tool invocation succeeded.
data	object | null	Yes	Tool-specific result payload.
snapshot	object	Yes	Exact immutable workspace snapshot associated with the result, when available.
warnings	array	No	Non-fatal warnings the agent should consider.

Error response

Property	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean constant (false)	Yes	Whether the tool invocation succeeded.
error	object	Yes	Structured error details when the invocation failed.
continuation	oneOf	No	Action the agent should take before retrying or continuing.
diagnostics	array	No	Diagnostics that explain the failed invocation.
warnings	array	No	Non-fatal warnings the agent should consider.

Error response

Property	Type	Required	Description
ok	boolean constant (false)	Yes	Whether the tool invocation succeeded.
error	object	Yes	Structured error details when the invocation failed.
diagnostics	object	Yes	Diagnostics that explain the failed invocation.
reporting	object	No	Error-reporting workflow available for an unhandled failure.

Bounded collections and continuation

These response locations publish returned items with explicit bounds and continuation state:

• $/oneOf/0/properties/data/properties/symbols

Continuations and required actions

A response may include a structured continuation at the following schema location. Follow its tool call or user-action instruction instead of guessing how to continue:

• $/oneOf/1/properties/continuation

Examples

Search a selected workspace with a limit

Workflow: Find and inspect a symbol safely, step 1.

Operational modes: inspection-only, transactional, autonomous-trusted.

Find matching symbols without returning an unbounded result set.

Expected outcome: At most 25 symbols are returned and hasMore indicates whether the query found additional matches.

{
  "query": "CustomerService",
  "symbolsLimit": 25,
  "workspace": {
    "alias": "sample"
  }
}

Representative response fragment:

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "symbols": {
      "items": [],
      "hasMore": true
    }
  }
}

Complete input schema

{
  "description": "Provide query, metadataName, or both.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "description": "Source-name query.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "metadataName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scope": {
      "description": "The optional scope selector.",
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "kind": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "Solution",
            "Project",
            "Document",
            "Projects"
          ],
          "default": "Solution"
        },
        "project": {
          "description": "Used only when kind is Project.",
          "type": [
            "object",
            "null"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "projectId": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "path": {
              "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "targetFramework": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "document": {
          "description": "Used only when kind is Document.",
          "type": [
            "object",
            "null"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "project": {
              "description": "Disambiguates documents with matching paths or IDs.",
              "type": [
                "object",
                "null"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "projectId": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "path": {
                  "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "targetFramework": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "path": {
              "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "documentId": {
              "description": "Workspace-local document ID.",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "projects": {
          "description": "Used only when kind is Projects.",
          "type": [
            "array",
            "null"
          ],
          "items": {
            "description": "Provide projectId, name, path, targetFramework, or any combination.",
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "projectId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "path": {
                "description": "Workspace-relative path.",
                "type": "string"
              },
              "targetFramework": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "kinds": {
      "description": "The included symbol kinds.",
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ]
      }
    },
    "accessibilities": {
      "description": "The included accessibilities.",
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
        ]
      }
    },
    "namespace": {
      "description": "The optional namespace filter.",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "symbolsLimit": {
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return.",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 2147483647