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Sourcegraph Cody

AI coding assistant with enterprise codebase search and context

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Overview

Sourcegraph Cody is an AI coding assistant that uses Sourcegraph's code intelligence platform to provide context from entire codebases, including large enterprise repositories. It offers autocomplete, chat, and inline editing with deep understanding of code relationships across files, packages, and services.

Use Cases

  • Understanding large enterprise codebases through AI-powered search and Q&A
  • Getting accurate AI suggestions that reference the entire codebase for context
  • Navigating code references, definitions, and call graphs with AI assistance
  • Generating code that follows existing patterns from the codebase
  • Answering questions about unfamiliar code written by other team members
  • Refactoring code with awareness of all call sites and dependencies

Features

  • Codebase-aware AI chat using Sourcegraph's code graph
  • Inline code autocomplete
  • Context from entire repositories, not just open files
  • Support for multiple AI models (Claude, GPT-4, Gemini)
  • Enterprise self-hosted deployment via Sourcegraph
  • Precise code navigation with symbol-level understanding

Integrations

VS CodeJetBrains IDEsSourcegraph platformGitHubGitLabBitbucketAnthropic APIOpenAI API

Getting Started

  1. 1Install the Cody extension for VS Code from the marketplace
  2. 2Sign in with a Sourcegraph.com account (free) or your enterprise Sourcegraph instance
  3. 3Open the Cody chat panel in the sidebar
  4. 4Select files or symbols to include as context in your chat
  5. 5Ask questions about your codebase or request code generation

Practical Notes

  • Free tier available for individual developers on Sourcegraph.com
  • Pro tier unlocks higher usage limits and additional AI models
  • Enterprise deployment requires a self-hosted Sourcegraph instance
  • Codebase context quality improves when the full repo is indexed in Sourcegraph
  • The VS Code extension client is open-source; the Sourcegraph backend is proprietary

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