Analect

Understand any codebase at a glance. Analect adds an AI-powered sidebar to VS Code that generates hierarchical, natural-language summaries of your source code — so you can navigate and understand complex files without reading every line.

Features

• Hierarchical summaries — Your code is broken into logical blocks with plain-English descriptions, organized as a collapsible tree
• Click-to-navigate — Click any summary to jump directly to that section of code in the editor
• Automatic updates — Summaries refresh whenever you switch files or save changes
• Caching — Results are cached by content hash so repeated opens are instant

Supported Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, TSX, Python, Rust, C++, C#

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Open a supported source file — the Analect panel will appear in the sidebar
3. Summaries are generated automatically for the active file

How It Works

Analect sends your file to the backend, which:

1. Parses it into an AST using Tree-sitter
2. Uses an LLM to group semantically related blocks
3. Generates a natural-language summary for each block
4. Returns a hierarchical SummaryTree rendered in the sidebar

Summaries are nested up to 4 levels deep for large functions, giving you a layered view that lets you drill into detail only where you need it.

License

MIT