Repolytic - VS Code Extension

Repolytic is an AI-powered repository intelligence tool that provides architecture visualization, semantic code navigation, and codebase analysis directly inside Visual Studio Code.

It is designed to give you instant, local-first insights into your project's structure, dependencies, and hidden architecture.

🌟 Key Features

1. Repository Architecture Visualization

Generate an interactive, high-level map of your repository.

• Visualize module relationships.
• Identify core architectural layers.
• View the architecture in a rich, drag-and-drop React Flow webview panel.

2. Deep AST Dependency Detection

Repolytic parses your codebase into Abstract Syntax Trees (AST) to uncover structural insights.

• Find Circular Dependencies: Detect complex, hidden circular references within your modules.
• Identify Core Modules: See which modules are heavily depended upon and form the backbone of your application.

3. AI-Powered Semantic Search

Search your codebase using natural language, not just regex.

• Example: "Where is the authentication flow handled?" or "How are database connections managed?"
• Powered by local sentence-transformer embeddings and persistent ChromaDB vector storage.
• Features Incremental File Watching: As you edit files, Repolytic seamlessly updates the AI index in the background without requiring a full re-index!

4. Codebase Explanations

Lost in a massive, complex file? Ask Repolytic to explain the file's purpose, its responsibilities, and how it interacts with the rest of the repository.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Installation

Install Repolytic from the VS Code Marketplace.

2. Available Commands

Open the VS Code Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P) and type Repolytic:

• Repolytic: Analyze Repository - Scans your workspace and indexes files.
• Repolytic: Show Architecture Graph - Opens the interactive visual webview.
• Repolytic: Semantic Search - Prompts you for a natural language query.
• Repolytic: Detect Dependencies - Outputs a summary report of dependencies and circular references.
• Repolytic: Explain Current File - Uses AI to explain the active file.

3. AI Service Configuration

Repolytic uses a dedicated Python microservice to handle heavy machine learning tasks like embedding generation and semantic retrieval.

By default, the extension will attempt to use our hosted, free-tier backend (configured to https://repolytic.onrender.com).

Running the AI Engine Locally (Recommended for Privacy): For complete privacy, you can run the AI Engine on your own machine.

1. Open your VS Code Settings and search for repolytic.aiServiceUrl.
2. Change the value to your local instance (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:8765).

🔒 Local-First AI Philosophy

We believe your code is your code. Repolytic is engineered to be local-first. It does not default to sending your entire codebase to external Cloud LLMs. It uses local AST parsers and local-first vector retrieval for maximum privacy and performance.

Enjoy navigating your codebase with Repolytic!