Onboard to a new codebase in minutes
New repo, new job, new project? Get up to speed without reading every file.
The problem
Starting on a new codebase is slow. You clone the repo, open the file tree, and start clicking through folders. You read a few files, follow some imports, and try to piece together how things connect. Hours pass. You still have questions about which files matter, how the data flows, and what the original developer was thinking.
Most repos have incomplete documentation, if any. README files describe how to install, not how the system works. Architecture decisions live in Slack threads or in the heads of people who already left.
The solution
CodeDashboard analyzes the entire repository and generates an interactive dashboard with architecture diagrams, data flow visualizations, tech stack detection, and plain-English summaries of every major component.
Instead of reading code line by line, you explore a visual map of the system. You see which technologies are used, how the frontend talks to the backend, where the API endpoints live, and what each part of the codebase does. The ELI5 mode explains technical concepts in simple terms for non-engineers.
How CodeDashboard helps
Architecture diagrams
See how components connect with interactive React Flow diagrams you can zoom, pan, and explore.
Data flow visualization
Trace how data moves from user input through the API to the database and back.
Tech stack detection
Every framework, library, and tool detected with versions, so you know what you are working with.
ELI5 summaries
Plain-English explanations of each section for when you need the big picture, not the details.
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