Token-efficient codebase indexer for AI coding tools. Stop wasting hundreds of tokens explaining your codebase to AI — CodePulse indexes your repo and delivers a smart, ranked context snapshot in one click.
Requirements
Install the CLI first:
npm install -g @aicodepulse/cli
Features
Status bar — shows index freshness at a glance (✓ CodePulse: 45 files or ⚠ CodePulse: 3 behind)
Copy Context to Clipboard — one command to generate and copy token-efficient context, ready to paste into any AI chat
Blast Radius — see which files are affected when you change the current file
Auto-update — optional: re-index on every save
Commands
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and search for CodePulse:
Command
Description
CodePulse: Index Project
Run a full index on the workspace
CodePulse: Update Index
Incremental update (fast)
CodePulse: Copy Context to Clipboard
Generate context and copy to clipboard
CodePulse: Show Blast Radius
Files affected if the current file changes
CodePulse: Show Index Status
Index health and staleness
CodePulse: Install Git Hooks
Auto-update index after every commit
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
codepulse.cliPath
codepulse
Path to the CLI if not in PATH
codepulse.autoUpdateOnSave
false
Re-index on file save
codepulse.contextFormat
xml
Output format: xml or markdown
How It Works
CodePulse uses Tree-Sitter to parse your source files, extracts symbols and imports into a local SQLite index, then scores files by relevance to your current task. The result is a compact context snapshot that fits within tight token budgets.
