Sourcegraph Cody: AI Coding Assistant

Sourcegraph Cody: AI Coding Assistant with Deep Code Context

Cody is Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant — built on top of Sourcegraph's industry-leading code search and code intelligence stack. Unlike generic coding assistants that only see open files, Cody pulls context from across your entire codebase (local and remote), so it can answer questions, write fixes, and refactor with knowledge of your real APIs, symbols, and usage patterns.

Cody is available in VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, and the Sourcegraph web app, and integrates with the Sourcegraph CLI, MCP server, and editor extensions. Designed for serious enterprise codebases where context-window-only tools fall short.

Key Features:

Deep codebase context via Sourcegraph Search API
Local + remote codebase awareness
Available in VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Web
Supports the latest LLMs (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.)
Sourcegraph CLI integration
Browser extensions
MCP server for agent workflows
Enterprise-ready: SSO, audit logs, data residency
Available standalone or with Sourcegraph Enterprise

Ideal Use Case:

Sourcegraph Cody is ideal for engineers working in large, complex codebases where understanding the existing code is half the work. Strong fit for enterprise teams that need code intelligence + AI in one tool, with proper governance and security controls.

Why Use Cody:

Best-in-class code context across huge codebases
Multiple IDE integrations
Choose your LLM
Enterprise-ready security and governance
Built on the company's industry-standard code search

FAQ

What's the difference between Cody and Copilot? Cody pulls context from your entire codebase (local + remote) using Sourcegraph search; Copilot is mostly limited to open files. Which IDEs? VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and the Sourcegraph web app. Is there a free tier? Yes — paid tiers add scale, models, and enterprise features. Is Cody open source? Cody clients are open source; the backend is part of Sourcegraph.

tl;dr:

Sourcegraph Cody is the AI coding assistant with deep codebase context — built on Sourcegraph's code search. Available in VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and the web.

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