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Mapstr analyzes any software project and generates a complete codebase map in seconds. Outputs a natural-language summary, a Mermaid dependency graph, and structured JSON — powered by Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or any local model.

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Mapstr – AI-powered codebase mapper CLI

by tahaio·Mar 8, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

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Tree-sitter + LLM codebase mapping, but Cursor, Continue, Sourcegraph already do this.

Strengths
  • Offline-capable via Ollama removes API cost friction and privacy concerns for self-hosted teams.
  • Real cost tracking and pre-flight API validation prevent surprises — pragmatic touches.
  • Multi-language support (Go, JS, TS, Python, Dart) and LLM-agnostic design feel complete.
Weaknesses
  • 'Chat with your codebase' is a saturated category with better-integrated competitors (Cursor IDE).
  • No evidence of accuracy or comparison vs. existing tools; Tree-sitter parsing alone doesn't justify new project.
Target Audience

Engineers onboarding to new projects, architects documenting systems

Similar To

Cursor AI · Continue IDE · Sourcegraph Cody

Post Description

Mapstr is a blazing-fast CLI that uses Tree-sitter + LLMs to generate instant codebase maps: CONTEXT.md, Mermaid graphs, JSON exports.

Pre-flight API checks (Groq/OpenAI/etc), cost tracking, cache. go install github.com/BATAHA22/mapstr@latest

Tired of reading docs? Map it. v1.4.0 out now!

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