Git integration
GitHub • GitLab • Bitbucket • Azure DevOps

Automatic code documentation for complete codebases

DocuWriter is an AI-powered platform for creating and managing complete, structured documentation for entire codebases. Connect repositories to document architecture, modules, services, classes, functions, dependencies, APIs, and diagrams; centralize the result in Spaces; search and collaborate across it; and keep it current with Autopilot.

Source Code
docuwriter/core-api
src
TS server.ts
TS auth.ts
JS utils.js
Documentation Space
Space
Architecture overview

A structured map of the codebase, generated from the selected source and ready for engineering review.

Modules
Responsibilities & flows
Classes & functions
Behavior & references
Dependencies
Internal relationships
APIs & diagrams
Interfaces & visuals
Maintained with Autopilot
Autopilot
Active
Auth flow changed
Review
Error codes changed
Queued
- timeout: 1000
+ timeout: 5000
Architecture, modules & services
Classes, functions & dependencies
APIs, diagrams & supporting references

What is automatic code documentation?

Automatic code documentation turns selected repository source into a structured, reviewable description of how a codebase is organized and works. It accelerates the first draft and ongoing maintenance; engineers still review the output before relying on it for production decisions.

Learn the fundamentals in our technical documentation guide or explore our best documentation tool for developers.

One workflow for complete codebase documentation

01.

Connect repositories

Authorize a GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps connection, then choose the repository, branch, and source paths to document.

02.

Generate complete documentation

Generate structured pages covering architecture, modules, services, classes, functions, dependencies, APIs, diagrams, and other technical components found in the selected source.

03.

Centralize it in Spaces

Organize documentation from one repository or a larger multi-repository system in a navigable hierarchy instead of scattering pages across disconnected files.

04.

Search across the knowledge

Find explanations and technical context across generated pages so engineers can move from a question to the relevant architecture, service, API, or source-level reference.

05.

Review and collaborate

Give teammates a shared place to read, edit, refine, and discuss documentation. Generated content stays reviewable rather than becoming an unverified source of truth.

06.

Keep documentation current

Link Spaces to repositories and use Autopilot to monitor configured changes and prepare documentation suggestions for your team to review and apply.

IMPORTANT Reviewable output

Security and accuracy stay part of the workflow

Teams authorize repository access and choose the source scope used for generation. Coverage and accuracy depend on the selected files, code quality, language support, and available context, so engineers should review generated claims before publishing them or using them for production decisions.

What teams do with the documentation

Legacy code understanding

Give engineers a structured starting point for understanding unfamiliar modules, dependencies, services, and architecture before they change the code.

Continuous maintenance

Use Autopilot and repository workflows to prepare reviewable documentation changes when configured source changes occur.

Team collaboration

Use shared Spaces as a searchable reference that teammates can read, edit, refine, and use during onboarding, handover, diligence, modernization, or compliance work.

Inspect the output

Review a real generated documentation Space

Open the public example to inspect the navigation, page structure, architecture coverage, source-level references, and diagrams before connecting a repository.

View the generated example
Set expectations

Generation is the beginning of the workflow

Repository size, selected paths, language support, generated-document scope, and source quality affect coverage. Plan for engineering review, refinement in Spaces, and ongoing maintenance as the code changes.

See how Autopilot maintenance works

Start with your repository

Build a reviewable documentation Space for your codebase

Connect a repository, choose the source scope, generate the initial documentation structure, then review and maintain it with your team.