Cody by Sourcegraph — AI with Full Codebase Context

Cody Features & Capabilities

Full Codebase Context

The key differentiator: Cody uses Sourcegraph's code graph to understand:

• Cross-file dependencies and imports
• Type definitions across the monorepo
• Historical changes and patterns
• Symbol references across repositories

This means Cody's answers reference actual code in your project, not generic examples.

AI Chat

Ask questions about your codebase in natural language:

• "How does the authentication flow work?"
• "What functions call the processPayment method?"
• "Explain the database migration strategy"
• "Find all API endpoints that don't have rate limiting"

Cody pulls relevant code from across your repos to answer accurately.

Code Completions

Context-aware inline completions that understand:

• Your project's coding patterns and conventions
• Type definitions and interfaces
• Import graphs and module boundaries
• Test patterns in your codebase

Code Edits

Select code and ask Cody to:

• Refactor to a new pattern
• Add error handling
• Write tests for the selected function
• Migrate from one API to another
• Add TypeScript types

Deep Search

A dedicated search agent that:

• Analyzes your query to understand intent
• Searches across all connected repositories
• Finds relevant files, functions, and patterns
• Supports image analysis for UI-related queries

Customizable Prompts

Create reusable prompt templates for your team:

{
  "commands": {
    "review": {
      "prompt": "Review this code for security issues, performance problems, and adherence to our style guide.",
      "context": { "selection": true, "currentFile": true }
    }
  }
}

Enterprise Features

• Self-hosted deployment — Run entirely on your infrastructure
• SSO/SAML — Enterprise authentication
• RBAC — Repository-level access control
• Audit logs — Track all AI interactions
• Custom models — Bring your own LLM

FAQ

Q: What is Sourcegraph Cody? A: Cody is an AI code assistant by Sourcegraph that understands your entire codebase using code intelligence, providing contextually accurate chat, completions, edits, and deep search across all your repositories.

Q: Is Cody free? A: Yes, Cody offers a generous free tier for individual developers. Enterprise plans with self-hosted deployment and advanced features are paid. The VS Code extension is free to install.

Q: How is Cody different from GitHub Copilot? A: Cody's key advantage is full codebase context via Sourcegraph's code graph. Copilot primarily uses the current file and open tabs. Cody can answer questions about code across your entire organization's repositories.