Update: GitLab Integration + Smarter AI for Your Code in ExplainGitHub
We shipped a major update to ExplainGitHub — and it’s all about making repo exploration faster, smarter, and more useful for real work.
What’s live now
GitLab support (public & private): sign in with GitLab and chat with any repo just like GitHub.
Saved chats & History view: your conversations persist — jump back into repos and continue where you left off.
Smarter context: ask in natural language — the AI automatically finds the right files and uses them for more accurate answers (no manual file selection).
GitDiagram visualizations: get an instant architecture map to understand structure and relationships at a glance.
Browser extension: open chat directly from any repo page or swap github.com → explaingithub.com.
Why this matters
Exploring an unfamiliar repo shouldn’t take hours. These updates reduce friction: less clicking, deeper answers, and a visual overview so you can get to useful work faster.
Traction & availability
We haven’t actively marketed since launch, and yet over 600 developers are already using ExplainGitHub daily — chatting with repos and using the extension. Everything above is free for now while we iterate.
What’s next (coming by end of October)
Bring-your-own storage (Azure Blob / AWS S3 / GCP) for secure ingestion
Bring-your-own LLM (OpenAI/Azure/fine-tuned models)
Team & enterprise features: PR tracking, issue monitoring, org dashboards
I’d love your feedback — what should we prioritise next? Try it: explaingithub.com (or change any repo URL from github.com to explaingithub.com and see the magic).
Replies
This new GitLab support is exactly what I needed. I work with both GitHub and GitLab repos, and having a single place to explore them with context aware AI is going to save me a lot of back-and-forth.
ExplainGithub
@david_strcGlad to hear that! 😊 We’re already working on adding Bitbucket and other Git providers, so you’ll be able to explore them the same way soon.
If you have any suggestions, you can share them directly via the “Help” button in the browser extension.
BlissCompass
The GitDiagram feature is awesome. I just tried it on a large monorepo and finally understood the structure without digging for hours.
ExplainGithub
@gabor_kriston That’s fantastic to hear! 🚀 GitDiagram was built to make complex repo structures instantly clear, so we’re glad it saved you all that digging. If you have ideas on how it could be even better, especially for large monorepos, you can share your feedback anytime via Help > Feedback.
I’ve been using ExplainGitHub for a while, and the saved chats feature is a big win. I often jump between projects, so being able to continue exactly where I left off is a real productivity boost for me.
ExplainGithub
@zubair_collier Glad to hear that! 🎉 We built the saved chats feature exactly for this kind of workflow, so it’s great to know it’s helping you stay productive. We’re also working on follow-up and suggested questions to give you even more clarity around each repo🤝stay tuned!
Hedy AI
Opening the chat directly from any repo page with the browser extension is chef's kiss. No more tab overload.
ExplainGithub
@kate_sleeman Love hearing that! 🙌 The extension is all about reducing tab chaos. We’ll soon add a new version that lets you chat with repos directly in GitHub—just a simple chatbox on your screen, no redirects.
NotCommon
600 daily users without marketing? That's serious organic pull. Excited to see bring your own storage in the next update.
ExplainGithub
@dexter_donnelly Right? 🚀 We’re thrilled about the organic growth. Bring Your Own Storage is coming very soon, and we can’t wait for you to try it.
Backender.io
Smarter context is a big win. No more hunting down which files to feed it. It just finds them for me.
ExplainGithub
@william_woods Exactly! 🎯 Our advanced logic figures out which directories or files to focus on and tailors the response accordingly. If you have any feedback, share it via Help > Feedback.
Premarket Bell
I work across multiple projects with constantly changing teams, so anything that helps me get up to speed faster is a win. This update feels like it was built for situations like mine.
ExplainGithub
@daniel_henry4 That’s great to hear! 🚀 We designed this update exactly for fast onboarding in dynamic projects and teams. If you have ideas to make it even sharper, you can share them via Help > Feedback.