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How we built devDocs, an AI CLI tool that generates structured documentation for old and undocumented codebases.
🚀 Big, old, undocumented projects…
We’ve all been there. Hours (sometimes days) wasted by devs just to figure out what’s going on before real work can begin.
A few months ago, we were stuck working on a big old undocumented project.
What should have taken a day stretched into a week — just because no one had the time (or patience) to write documentation.
💡 That’s when we decided and built devDocs — an agentic AI-powered CLI tool that automatically builds structured project documentation for internal teams and product managers.
✨ Why devDocs?
- Saves senior developer time on KT (knowledge transfer)
- Creates clear, consistent documentation for legacy & new projects
- AI-powered insights for faster onboarding and smoother collaboration
📦 Available on PyPI:
🔗 https://pypi.org/project/devDocs/
⚙️ Requirements
- Python 3.8+
- Google Gemini API key
- Executable script permissions
With devDocs, we turn messy undocumented repos into actionable knowledge.
👉 Try it out and let me know your feedback — would love to hear how your teams handle documentation challenges!