About this project

Understand Anything is an open-source code understanding tool that converts codebases, knowledge bases, and documentation into interactive knowledge graphs. It analyzes projects using a hybrid approach combining deterministic Tree-sitter parsing with LLM-based semantic analysis, then presents results through an interactive web dashboard. ## Key Capabilities **Codebase Visualization** - Builds a node-and-edge graph of every file, function, class, and dependency - Color-codes nodes by architectural layer (API, Service, Data, UI, Utility) - Supports fuzzy and semantic search across the graph - Provides plain-English summaries for each node **Multi-Agent Pipeline** The tool orchestrates specialized agents: project scanner, file analyzer, architecture analyzer, tour builder, and graph reviewer. File analyzers run in parallel with up to 5 concurrent workers. Subsequent runs are incremental, only re-analyzing changed files. **Domain & Knowledge Analysis** - Domain view maps code to business processes, flows, and steps - Knowledge base analysis works with Karpathy-pattern LLM wikis, extracting entities, claims, and implicit relationships with community clustering **Guided Learning** - Auto-generated guided tours ordered by dependency - 12 programming patterns explained in context - Persona-adaptive UI adjusting detail level for junior devs, PMs, or power users **Diff Impact Analysis** - See which parts of the system changes affect before committing - Tracks ripple effects across the codebase ## Installation The tool is available as a plugin for Claude Code and installs across 18+ platforms including Cursor, VS Code + GitHub Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Copilot CLI, Kiro, Trae, Cline, and others. Most installations use a single script: ``` curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash ``` Claude Code users install via the plugin marketplace. Cursor and VS Code auto-discover the plugin when the repo is cloned. ## Dashboard Without LLM The generated knowledge graph is stored as JSON and can be viewed independently with: ``` npx https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/releases/latest/download/understand-anything-viewer.tgz /path/to/project ``` This requires only Node.js (>= 18), serves read-only from local disk, and makes no LLM calls. ## Localization Supports multilingual output (en, zh, zh-TW, ja, ko, ru) via the `--language` flag, affecting node summaries, dashboard UI, and guided tour content. ## Sharing The JSON graph can be committed to version control so team members can explore without running the pipeline. Git LFS is recommended for large graphs (10 MB+). An optional post-commit hook keeps the graph incrementally updated. ## License MIT License. Created by Lum1104 and published by Egonex (Infinite Universe, Inc.).