RepoLens for VS Code

Understand any GitHub repository in seconds - right inside VS Code.

RepoLens analyzes GitHub repositories and gives you an interactive overview, architecture graph, symbol tree, and intelligent code search without leaving your editor. Powered by the live repositorylens.com API.

RepoLens in VS Code

Features

Repository Overview

View language breakdown, key types, most connected modules, external dependencies, and a generated plain-English summary.

Architecture Graph

Interactive force-directed dependency graph showing how files, classes, and modules connect. Double-click any node to navigate to the source.

Symbol Tree

Browse all extracted symbols (classes, interfaces, functions, methods, properties) organized by file. Click any symbol to jump to its definition.

Code Search

BM25-ranked search across all symbols with kind filtering. Find classes, functions, interfaces, and more instantly.

Workspace Auto-Detection

Detects Git repositories in your workspace and offers to analyze them on activation.

Getting Started

Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
Open a workspace that contains a Git repository
The extension will prompt you to analyze it, or use the Command Palette:
- RepoLens: Analyze Current Workspace — analyzes the repo in your open workspace
- RepoLens: Analyze GitHub Repository — paste any GitHub URL to analyze
Once analysis completes, explore via the RepoLens sidebar panel

The extension connects to the live API at repositorylens.com by default — no backend setup needed. For local development, set repolens.apiBaseUrl to your local server.

Commands

Command	Description
`RepoLens: Analyze GitHub Repository`	Analyze any GitHub repo by URL
`RepoLens: Analyze Current Workspace`	Analyze the Git repo in your workspace
`RepoLens: Show Overview`	Open the repository overview panel
`RepoLens: Show Architecture Graph`	Open the interactive architecture graph
`RepoLens: Search Symbols`	Open the symbol search panel
`RepoLens: Refresh Symbol Tree`	Reload the symbol tree

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`repolens.apiBaseUrl`	`https://www.repositorylens.com`	Base URL of the RepoLens API server
`repolens.autoStartServer`	`true`	Auto-start a local API server (only applies when using localhost)
`repolens.apiProjectPath`	(empty)	Path to the RepoLens.Api project (for local auto-start)
`repolens.gitHubToken`	(empty)	GitHub PAT for private repositories
`repolens.openAiApiKey`	(empty)	OpenAI API key for AI-powered summaries

Supported Languages

RepoLens includes parsers for 21 languages: C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, C, C++, Swift, Rust, SQL, Scala, Kotlin, PHP, Ruby, Dart, Lua, Perl, R, Haskell, and Elixir.

Links

Author: Aidan Fahey