Show HN: Askrepo – AI-Powered Code Understanding Tool (opens in new tab)

askrepo is a tool that helps developers understand complex codebases using AI. It leverages Gemini's API with a 2M token context window to provide accurate code explanations and insights.

## Key Features:

- Analyzes entire Git repositories or specific paths

- Maintains full context of the codebase

- Provides accurate answers based on comprehensive code analysis

- Flexible usage for code understanding, bug detection, and more

## Why This Exists:

- Traditional chat services and tools like Cursor/Copilot Chat often provide fragmented information

- Need for better context understanding in large codebases

- Especially useful for OSS analysis and complex project exploration

Try it out: https://github.com/laiso/askrepo

## Questions for the Community:

1. Is there a real need for this tool?

   - Uncertain about how many developers need code explanation features

   - Personally found it valuable for OSS analysis

   - Looking for feedback on use cases

2. Are there better alternatives?

   - Open to solutions that make code comprehension easier

   - Key requirements:

     - Flexible code scope selection

     - Better AI context understanding

     - Current tools (Cursor/GitHub Copilot) fell short in these aspects

Would love to hear your thoughts on use cases and potential improvements!