Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 26 Oct 2026, the same day before this check.
Latest release v2.0.1 on 31 Aug 2026.
Public since August 2024, a little over 2 years.
5,768 stars and 691 forks.
41 commits and 10 new issues in the last 90 days.
45 contributors. 37 pull requests merged in 90 days.
No security policy file says how to report a problem. No published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
When you ask an AI assistant to change your code, it often forgets how different parts of your project fit together. This tool reads your repository, bug trackers, and documentation to build a detailed map of your project. It feeds this map to your AI coding assistant so it writes better code. You install it with a command-line tool on your computer. It is free to use under an open-source licence, but you need your own AI model keys.
What it is
Potpie is a Python command-line utility (a program you run in your terminal by typing text commands) that indexes codebases and team workflows into a structured context graph (a web of interconnected data points about your code and decisions). It plugs directly into popular AI coding tools to give them project-specific memory.
What it is good for
Solo builders who use AI coding assistants and want fewer bugs caused by the AI missing important project context.
- Connects code, issue trackers, and team documents into one searchable map.
- Plugs straight into common AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor.
- Includes a local web interface to explore your project graph visually.
- Requires comfort with command-line tools and Python package installation.
- Needs an active internet connection and API keys for underlying AI models and integrations.
- Relies on background daemons that need occasional troubleshooting if they stop.
manual context-pasting into AI chat windows
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uv tool install potpie potpie setup