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codebase-chatbot

Codebase Q&A via Qwen RAG. Self-host so source never leaves your network. $50/dev/mo vs Cody's $19.

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Launch kit

codebase-chatbot — launch kit

1-liner

Codebase Q&A via Qwen RAG. Self-host so source never leaves your network. $50/dev/mo vs Cody's $19.

Tweet hook

Cody / Sourcegraph / Cursor chat: cloud LLM, your code goes to OpenAI.

Fintech / gov-contractor teams can't ship to those. Built one on local Qwen. Source never leaves the network.

$50/dev/mo for the privacy-tier 🧵

Reddit

  • r/programming, r/devops — "Self-host codebase chat — privacy tier"

Cold-email ICP

Engineering managers at fintech, gov-contractor, healthcare, biotech. Privacy-sensitive, not allowed to send code to cloud.

Cold-email template

Subject: codebase chat without sending source to OpenAI

Hi {first} — for {fintech / gov / healthcare} eng teams.

Cursor / Cody / Sourcegraph all use cloud LLMs. Your security team
likely blocks them. Built a self-host version on Qwen 30B.
Source never leaves the network. $50/dev/mo managed; $0 self-host.

Free 30-day pilot on your top repo. Reply for setup.

SEO content

  1. "Self-host codebase chat for compliance-bound teams"
  2. "Cursor / Sourcegraph / Cody privacy posture compared"
  3. "On-prem Qwen RAG: full setup guide"

Documentation

codebase-chatbot

Codebase-aware chatbot for engineering teams. Qwen RAG over a private repo with keyword retrieval (no embeddings yet — v1). Self-hostable so source never leaves the org.

Pricing

  • $50/dev/mo (up to 1k repos indexed)
  • $199/dev/mo for advanced features (semantic embeddings, custom prompts)
  • $2,499/mo team-tier (50 devs)
  • DIY $0 (self-host)

vs Cursor's chat-over-codebase ($20/mo bundled), Cody (Sourcegraph) ($9-19/mo), Tabnine Pro ($12/mo). We compete on:

  • Self-host privacy — source never leaves the network
  • Keyword + future semantic retrieval
  • Repo-team focus (not individual-dev)

Run

cd C:\openclaw-products\codebase-chatbot
python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

codechat build C:\path\to\repo --out repo.idx
codechat ask --index repo.idx "How does our auth middleware verify tokens?"

Roadmap

  • Embedding-based retrieval (BGE-small / nomic-embed-text — both run locally)
  • Per-PR diff-aware mode (answer "what does this PR change?")
  • Slack bot delivery
  • CodeOwners integration (route ownership questions correctly)
  • Diagram generation (mermaid)