DOCIFY CLI / PRACTICAL GUIDES
Code documentation and codebase analysis guides.
Start with an existing project. These guides explain the commands, the output to expect, and the source evidence to verify before you share or commit the result.
How to document an existing codebase
Generate a Markdown overview, architecture documentation and an ER diagram from an existing project, then review the results against your source.
Read the guide →CODEBASE ANALYSISHow to analyze an unfamiliar codebase
Map a project's declared routes, models, services and dependencies with Docify before reading individual source files.
Read the guide →CODEBASE QUESTIONSHow to ask questions about your codebase
Use Docify ask to find local source evidence, answer a focused codebase question, and follow file references without a hosted model or API key.
Read the guide →SOURCE CODE EXPLANATIONHow to explain a source file and its dependencies
Inspect a file's purpose, imports, local importers and detected storage or SDK references with Docify explain.
Read the guide →DATA MODEL DOCUMENTATIONHow to generate an ER diagram from code
Generate a Mermaid entity-relationship diagram from supported schema declarations with Docify, then verify fields and relationships against your models.
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