GitVizz

Understand Any Codebase in Minutes, Not Hours

AI-powered repository analysis that turns complex codebases into interactive documentation, dependency graphs, and intelligent conversations.

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GitVizz revolutionizes how developers understand and navigate codebases. Whether you're onboarding to a new project, reviewing code, or exploring open source repositories, GitVizz transforms complex code structures into intuitive, interactive experiences.

Graph Search Interactive dependency graphs with intelligent search capabilities	Graph Dependency View Visual code navigation with smart highlighting and dependency connections
Chat with Repository AI-powered conversations about your codebase with context-aware responses	Code Viewer Advanced code visualization with syntax highlighting and navigation
LLM Context Builder Build comprehensive context for Large Language Models automatically	Documentation Generator Automatically generate comprehensive documentation from your repository

• Instant Understanding: Analyze any repository in seconds, not hours
• AI-Powered Insights: Get intelligent summaries and explanations
• Visual Code Maps: Interactive dependency graphs and code relationships
• Chat with Code: Ask questions about any codebase and get instant answers
• Auto Documentation: Generate comprehensive docs automatically
• Smart Search: Find functions, classes, and patterns across entire repositories

Visit gitvizz.com and paste any GitHub repository URL to get started instantly!

# Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/adithya-s-k/gitvizz.git cd gitvizz # Copy environment files cp backend/.env.example backend/.env cp frontend/.env.example frontend/.env.local # Start all services docker-compose up --build

Access Points:

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend API: http://localhost:8003
• Phoenix UI: http://localhost:6006 (LLM observability dashboard)

📊 Phoenix Observability: GitVizz includes Arize Phoenix for comprehensive LLM monitoring and tracing. See Phoenix Setup Guide for detailed configuration options.

# Create virtual environment python3 -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # Install dependencies pip install -r backend/requirements.txt # Configure environment cp backend/.env.example backend/.env # Edit backend/.env with your settings # Start backend server uvicorn backend.server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8003 --reload

# Install dependencies cd frontend pnpm install # Configure environment cp .env.example .env.local # Edit .env.local with your settings # Start development server pnpm dev

GitVizz is built with modern, scalable technologies:

┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Frontend │ │ Backend │ │ AI Services │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ • Next.js 14 │◄──►│ • FastAPI │◄──►│ • OpenAI │ │ • TypeScript │ │ • Python 3.9+ │ │ • Anthropic │ │ • Tailwind CSS │ │ • Async/Await │ │ • Local LLMs │ │ • ShadCN UI │ │ • Pydantic │ │ │ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ 

Frontend:

• Next.js 14 - React framework with App Router
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• ShadCN UI - Beautiful, accessible components
• Responsive Design - Works on all devices

Backend:

• FastAPI - High-performance Python API framework
• AST Parsing - Advanced code analysis
• Graph Generation - Dynamic dependency mapping
• LLM Integration - Multiple AI provider support

• Node.js 18+ and pnpm
• Python 3.9+ and pip
• Docker & Docker Compose (for containerized setup)

• MongoDB - For user data and repository metadata storage
• GitHub Personal Access Token - For private repo access
• GitHub App - For advanced GitHub integration
• OpenAI API Key - For AI-powered features
• Anthropic API Key - Alternative AI provider
• Gemini API Key - Google's AI model support
• Groq API Key - Fast inference API
• Phoenix - LLM observability and tracing platform

# GitHub Integration GITHUB_USER_AGENT=gitvizz-cognitivelab # JWT Authentication JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret-here-use-openssl-rand-base64-32 JWT_ALGORITHM=HS256 JWT_EXPIRE_MINUTES=10080 # 7 days REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS=30 # 30 days # Database Configuration MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017 MONGODB_DB_NAME=gitvizz # Server Configuration HOST=0.0.0.0 PORT=8003 # File Storage FILE_STORAGE_BASEPATH="storage" # Data Encryption ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-32-byte-base64-encryption-key-here FERNET_KEY=your-32-byte-base64-encryption-key-here # GitHub OAuth App Credentials GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=your-github-oauth-client-id GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=your-github-oauth-client-secret # GitHub App Credentials (if using GitHub App instead of OAuth) GITHUB_APP_ID=your-github-app-id GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- your-github-app-private-key-here -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----" # Phoenix Observability (Optional) PHOENIX_API_KEY=your-phoenix-api-key PHOENIX_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT=https://app.phoenix.arize.com # LLM API Keys (at least one required) OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key-here ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key-here GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key-here GROQ_API_KEY=your-groq-api-key-here

# API base URL for the frontend application NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8003 # NextAuth Configuration NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000 AUTH_SECRET="your-auth-secret-here" # GitHub App Integration NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_APP_NAME=your-github-app-name AUTH_GITHUB_ID=your-github-app-client-id AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET=your-github-app-client-secret

We love contributions! GitVizz is open source and community-driven.

• Report Bugs - Found an issue? Let us know!
• Suggest Features - Have ideas? We'd love to hear them!
• Improve Documentation - Help others understand GitVizz better
• Submit Pull Requests - Code contributions are always welcome!
• Star the Repository - Show your support!

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

We follow Conventional Commits:

• feat: New features
• fix: Bug fixes
• docs: Documentation changes
• style: Code style changes
• refactor: Code refactoring
• test: Adding tests
• chore: Maintenance tasks

gitvizz/ ├── frontend/ # Next.js frontend application │ ├── app/ # App router pages │ ├── components/ # Reusable UI components │ ├── api-client/ # Generated API client │ └── public/ # Static assets ├── backend/ # FastAPI backend application │ ├── controllers/ # API route handlers │ ├── documentation_generator/ # AI-powered analysis │ ├── models/ # Data models │ ├── routes/ # API routes │ ├── schemas/ # Request/response schemas │ ├── services/ # Business logic │ └── utils/ # Utility functions ├── gitvizz/ # 📦 GitVizz Core Library │ ├── gitvizz/ # Python package │ │ ├── graph_generator.py # Main graph generation engine │ │ ├── custom_ast_parser.py # AST parsing with Tree-sitter │ │ └── modal_app.py # Optional Modal integration │ ├── pyproject.toml # Package configuration │ └── README.md # Library documentation ├── docs/ # Documentation ├── docker-compose.yaml # Container orchestration └── README.md # You are here! 

GitVizz includes a standalone Python library (gitvizz/) that provides the core code analysis and dependency graph generation functionality. This library can be used independently in your own projects:

• 🐍 Multi-language Parsing: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js
• 🌳 AST Analysis: Advanced Abstract Syntax Tree parsing with Tree-sitter
• 🕸️ Dependency Graphs: Generate detailed code relationship maps
• 📊 Interactive Visualizations: HTML graph outputs with Pyvis
• ⚡ Fast & Efficient: Optimized for large codebases
• 🔧 Extensible: Plugin architecture for new languages

# Install the library pip install git+https://github.com/adithya-s-k/GitVizz.git#subdirectory=gitvizz # Use in your Python code from gitvizz import GraphGenerator files_data = [{"path": "main.py", "content": "# your code"}] generator = GraphGenerator(files=files_data) result = generator.generate()

• Code Analysis Tools: Build custom code analysis applications
• Documentation Generation: Auto-generate dependency documentation
• IDE Plugins: Integrate code visualization into development environments
• CI/CD Pipelines: Automated code structure analysis
• Research: Academic research on software architecture

For detailed documentation, see gitvizz/README.md.

• Agentic Chat System - Advanced multi-agent conversation system with tool usage and autonomous reasoning

  • Context-aware code navigation agents
  • Automated refactoring suggestions
  • Intelligent bug detection and fix proposals
  • Self-healing code recommendations

• Enhanced Documentation Generation - Next-generation AI-powered documentation

  • Multi-format output (Markdown, HTML, PDF, Confluence)
  • Interactive API documentation
  • Auto-generated code examples and tutorials
  • Version-aware documentation diffing
  • Architecture decision records (ADRs) generation

• Video Generation from Code - Transform code into visual explanations

  • Animated code walkthroughs
  • Function execution flow visualizations
  • Architecture diagram animations
  • Tutorial video generation from codebases
  • Code review video summaries

• Enhanced AI Models - Support for more LLM providers

  • OpenRouter integration for unified model access
  • Local LLM support (Ollama, LM Studio)
  • Custom model fine-tuning capabilities
  • Cost optimization with model routing

• PyPI Release - Publish GitVizz core library to PyPI

  • Stable v1.0 release
  • Comprehensive API documentation
  • Usage examples and cookbook

• Smart Context Builder - AI-powered retrieval for relevant code

  • Semantic code search with embeddings
  • Intelligent context pruning for LLM queries
  • Multi-hop reasoning across dependencies
  • Automated code snippet selection

• Code Quality & Security Analysis

  • Security vulnerability detection
  • Performance bottleneck identification
  • Code smell detection and refactoring suggestions
  • Test coverage analysis and recommendations
  • Technical debt tracking

• Advanced Analytics - Comprehensive code quality metrics

  • Complexity metrics and visualization
  • Code churn analysis
  • Developer contribution insights
  • Codebase health scoring

• Real-time Collaboration - Multi-user code exploration

  • Shared analysis sessions
  • Collaborative annotations
  • Team knowledge bases
  • Code review workflow integration

• Plugin System - Extensible architecture

  • Custom language parsers
  • Third-party tool integrations
  • Custom visualization plugins
  • Export format extensions

• VS Code Extension - Native IDE integration

  • Inline documentation preview
  • Graph visualization in editor
  • AI chat sidebar
  • Quick analysis commands

• JetBrains IDE Plugin - IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm support

  • Native IDE integration
  • Context-aware suggestions
  • Code navigation enhancements

• Mobile App - Code exploration on the go

  • iOS and Android native apps
  • Offline repository access
  • Push notifications for analysis completion
  • Mobile-optimized graph visualization

• Self-Hosted Enterprise Edition

  • On-premise deployment
  • LDAP/SAML/SSO authentication
  • Advanced security controls
  • Audit logging and compliance

• Team Collaboration Suite

  • Organization-wide knowledge bases
  • Team analytics and insights
  • Project management integration
  • Custom workflows and automations

• Multi-Repository Analysis - Cross-project insights

  • Microservices dependency mapping
  • Shared library usage tracking
  • Organization-wide code patterns

• Time-Travel Code Analysis - Historical codebase exploration

  • Repository evolution visualization
  • Regression analysis
  • Contributor timeline analysis
  • Code archaeology tools

• AI Code Generation & Migration

  • Automated migration between frameworks
  • Legacy code modernization
  • Cross-language code translation
  • Architecture transformation assistance

• Extended Language Support

  • Rust, Swift, Kotlin support
  • SQL and database schema analysis
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Configuration file analysis (YAML, TOML, JSON)

Have an idea? Submit a feature request and help shape the future of GitVizz!

This repository contains multiple components with different licenses:

• Backend & Frontend Applications: Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• GitVizz Core Library: Licensed under the Apache License 2.0

Please refer to the respective LICENSE files in each component directory for detailed terms and conditions.

• Contributors - Thank you to all our amazing contributors!
• Community - Special thanks to our supportive community
• Open Source - Built on the shoulders of incredible open source projects
• Feedback - Grateful for all user feedback and suggestions