Sourcegraph Cody Features & Overview

Sourcegraph Cody is an AI coding assistant that runs on top of Sourcegraph’s code graph. It indexes your repositories, docs, and configs, then uses LLMs and embeddings to ground answers and propose edits. You ask for a feature or fix. Cody searches the codebase, explains tradeoffs, drafts diffs across files, and adds tests where it makes sense. Autocomplete speeds routine work. Chat, inline actions, and batch edits keep momentum inside your IDE.

Core Features

• Code-aware chat: Ask questions and get answers tied to real files
• Repo indexing: Build embeddings over repos, docs, and configs
• Autocomplete: Large-context suggestions that follow your code patterns
• Multi-file diffs: Generate and review edits across related modules
• AI code review: Summaries, risks, and fix hints on pull requests
• Search + RAG: Retrieve examples and APIs before generating code
• Test generation: Create unit tests with fixtures and assertions
• Migrations helper: Upgrade frameworks and APIs with guided steps
• Security insights: Surface vulnerable calls and safer alternatives
• Batch changes: Apply repetitive edits across services with control
• Docs and comments: Produce docstrings and README sections from code
• CLI and workflow hooks: Run tasks from the terminal when needed

Supported Platforms / Integrations

• Visual Studio Code
• JetBrains IDEs
• Neovim
• Sourcegraph Web UI
• GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• Popular CI systems

Use Cases & Applications

• Founders shipping MVP features with fewer context switches
• Product teams iterating in large monorepos with clear reviews
• Platform teams handling upgrades and sweeping refactors
• Security and QA teams generating tests and safer implementations

Pricing

• Free
• Pro: $10 per month
• Team: contact sales
• Enterprise: contact sales

Why You’d Love It

• Searches first, then generates code that fits your repo
• Produces reviewable diffs with tests and clear notes
• Works in your IDE, web, and terminal without extra setup

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Strong code search plus grounded AI answers
• Multi-file edits with clear, reviewable diffs
• Broad IDE and VCS coverage for real-world teams

Cons

• Best experience with Sourcegraph indexing in place
• Advanced migrations still need human oversight

Conclusion Cody brings search, generation, and review into one flow. You scope the task, get grounded suggestions, and ship changes you can trust. Teams move faster while keeping code quality and review discipline intact.