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Archivist: AI Search for CodeBlazingly fast semantic search for your codebase

Archivist can automatically index and query your codebase in milliseconds. It automatically updates as you write code and aims to help developers focus on coding without having to delve through mountains of code.

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Archivist - AI Powered Code Search

Introduction

Archivist is an AI-powered search engine and assistant designed to help you search through and understand your codebase with blazingly fast speed. It takes only a few minutes to set up and can query through your codebase in milliseconds, providing concise and straightforward explanations of matched snippets.

Key Features

  • Blazingly Fast Search: Query through your codebase in milliseconds.
  • Automatic Summarization: Summarizes matched snippets and explains their functionality.
  • Real-Time Indexing: Automatically updates its index as you edit your code.
  • Privacy-Focused: Does not store your code or any personal data.
  • Configurable Exclusions: Allows you to exclude files from search via gitignore syntax.
  • Multi-Language Support: Currently supports Python, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, TSX, JSX, and C++.

Use Cases

  • Codebase Navigation: Quickly find and understand code snippets across large projects.
  • Code Review: Efficiently search and review code changes.
  • Learning and Onboarding: New team members can easily search and understand the codebase.
  • Debugging: Rapidly locate and comprehend code sections related to bugs.

Pricing

Archivist is available for free on the Visual Studio Marketplace.

Teams

Archivist is developed by Archit Mehta and is designed to integrate seamlessly with Visual Studio Code, making it an ideal tool for development teams looking to enhance their code search capabilities.