What is Codewiki
Codewiki is an intelligence hub that tracks Google's AI-powered Code Wiki and related entities. It monitors how Google Code Wiki, part of Google Cloud, uses Gemini to regenerate repository-wide documentation, including clickable diagrams and deep scanning, to help contributors understand unfamiliar code quickly.
How to use Codewiki
Use the search bar on the page to find repositories that CodeWiki frequently cites for onboarding playbooks. Enter keywords like 'langchain', 'gemini', or 'search agent' to discover relevant projects.
Features of Codewiki
- AI-Powered Documentation: Utilizes Gemini to scan repositories and regenerate documentation.
- Real-time Updates: Documentation is regenerated after every commit.
- Interactive Navigation: Links directly from documentation to referenced code files, functions, and diagrams.
- Visual Diagrams: Generates architecture, class, and sequence diagrams reflecting the current state of the repository.
- Gemini Chat Agent: An integrated chat agent answers natural language questions using the wiki content as context.
- Gemini CLI Extension: Enables CodeWiki automation for private repositories (waitlist required).
- Repository Tracking: Monitors Google Code Wiki, Gemini CLI roadmap, and other CodeWiki entities.
- Curated Repository Lists: Features a collection of trending AI/ML, development frameworks, learning resources, DevOps, UI/Frontend, Language Models, and System/Infrastructure repositories.
Use Cases of Codewiki
- Onboarding New Contributors: Helps new team members understand unfamiliar codebases quickly.
- Codebase Understanding: Allows developers to grasp complex libraries and code within minutes.
- Auditing and Compliance: Provides auditors with access to annotated code and documentation.
- SRE Support: Enables Site Reliability Engineers to quickly understand system behavior.
- Developer Productivity: Streamlines the process of accessing and understanding code documentation.
FAQ
What is Google Code Wiki? Google Code Wiki is an AI-native documentation system for Google Cloud customers, available in public preview. It scans repositories on commit, regenerates documentation, and provides a Gemini chat agent for querying code context.
What is Gemini CLI? Gemini CLI is an extension that brings CodeWiki's automation capabilities to private repositories, accessible via a waitlist.
