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Sourcegraph Cody

AI coding assistant with deep codebase understanding. Leverages Sourcegraph's code intelligence for context-aware suggestions.

4.3rating
200K+users
1/24/2025Updated

Sourcegraph Cody pairs an AI assistant with Sourcegraph's code graph so it understands your organization's repositories, dependency edges, and history. That foundation lets it answer "how does this work?" questions with links to symbols and files, propose multi-file changes, and keep suggestions aligned with the real code that's indexed—across monorepos and polyrepos.

Cody uses embeddings and precise code intelligence to retrieve the right context before generating responses, improving accuracy for large codebases. It explains unfamiliar code, drafts tests, and offers PR-ready edits complete with reasoning and references to relevant files.

For enterprises, Cody runs alongside Sourcegraph with role-based access, audit logging, and optional self-hosting. Teams use it to accelerate onboarding, modernization, and safe refactors that span many services.

Tool Information

Code Assistant
Freemium
Sourcegraph
2021

Key Features

Codebase Intelligence
Context Aware
Enterprise Search
Multi-Repository

Pros

  • Deep codebase understanding across repositories
  • Excellent context awareness for large codebases
  • Strong enterprise search and navigation
  • Good integration with existing Sourcegraph workflows
  • Multi-repository code intelligence

Cons

  • Requires Sourcegraph setup for best experience
  • Can be complex for simple use cases
  • Premium features require subscription
  • Learning curve for new users

Use Cases

Large enterprise codebases
Multi-repository development
Code exploration and understanding
Legacy code modernization
Cross-team collaboration

Supported Languages

All major programming languagesDepends on Sourcegraph indexing