Self-hosted code intelligence tool for search, navigation, and AI-powered Q&A across your codebase.
sourcebot is worth checking the docs before setup with strong trust signals. Check agent compatibility and use-case fit before adding it to your workflow.
Repository setup guidance
gh repo view sourcebot-dev/sourcebot --webOpen the official repository or website.
Check the README for package manager, auth, and platform requirements.
Try it in a small test task inside your agent workflow.
Sourcebot is a tool you run on your own servers that helps you search and understand your code. You can ask questions in plain English and get answers with citations, or search across all your repositories at once. It works with any code hosting platform and supports features like code navigation and file browsing.
Sourcebot is a self-hosted tool designed to help developers and AI agents understand complex codebases. It provides blazingly fast code search across all repositories and branches, supporting regular expressions, boolean logic, and filters by language or repository. The 'Ask Sourcebot' feature allows users to pose natural language questions about the codebase; the tool uses reasoning models to search code, follow references, and return answers with inline citations and navigable code snippets. It also offers IDE-level code navigation (go to definition, find references) and a built-in file explorer with syntax highlighting. Deployment is simple via Docker Compose, and it supports configuration for repository indexing, language model providers, and authentication. Sourcebot is open-source under a fair-source license and is not archived.
Strong trust signals; still review the README and permissions before production use.
Last commit was about 52 days ago.
3467 GitHub stars indicate community interest.
133 open issues signal maintenance load.
NOASSERTION license detected.
Onboarding new developers by letting them ask questions about the codebase in natural language.
Searching across multiple repositories and branches for specific code patterns or functions.
Debugging by navigating code definitions and references across the entire codebase.
Integrating with AI agents to provide code-aware context and answers.
Self-hosting a private code search engine for sensitive or proprietary code.
Self-hosted: you are responsible for securing the server and data.
Indexes all code in configured repositories; ensure access controls are in place.
Uses language model APIs; review privacy policies of your chosen provider.
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License
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Self-hosted code intelligence tool for search, navigation, and AI-powered Q&A across your codebase.
Software engineers working on large or multi-repo projects., DevOps engineers who need to manage and search across many repositories., Technical leads onboarding new team members.
The setup section provides repository-level starting guidance, not a guarantee of an independently verified installation. Check the official README and release notes.
Self-hosted: you are responsible for securing the server and data. Indexes all code in configured repositories; ensure access controls are in place.
Similar or complementary options to evaluate include Ollama, mem0, hyperframes.
Jun 6, 2026
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Setup difficulty is 3/5.