Cody is an AI coding assistant designed to enhance developer productivity by understanding and leveraging extensive codebase context. It targets individual developers and enterprises, offering features like code completion, chat-based querying, and inline code editing, powered by advanced LLMs.

How It Works

Cody integrates with IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains) and utilizes advanced search capabilities to index and retrieve context from local and remote codebases. This allows it to provide highly relevant suggestions and answers by grounding LLM responses in specific code patterns, APIs, and usage across the entire project, regardless of scale.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Install: Via VS Code Marketplace or JetBrains Marketplace.
• Local Build: pnpm install && cd vscode && pnpm run dev (requires Node.js and pnpm).
• Prerequisites: VS Code or JetBrains IDE.
• Docs: https://sourcegraph.com/docs/cody
• Demo: https://www.loom.com/share/ae710891c9044069a9017ee98ce657c5

Highlighted Details

• Supports multiple LLMs including Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4o.
• Offers code autocomplete, chat, and inline editing features.
• Provides customizable prompts for common coding tasks.
• Free tier includes usage of Claude 3.5 Sonnet with rate limits.

Maintenance & Community

• Active development by Sourcegraph.
• Community support via Discord: https://discord.gg/s2qDtYGnAE

Licensing & Compatibility

• License: Apache 2.0.
• Compatible with Sourcegraph Cloud and Sourcegraph Enterprise Server (v5.1+).

Limitations & Caveats

Individual usage requires a free Sourcegraph.com account to manage free LLM usage, though support for BYO LLM is planned. Cody is described as "magical and sometimes frustratingly wrong," indicating potential for inaccuracies.