Socraticode
Enterprise-grade (40m+ LOC) codebase intelligence, zero-setup, local & private Plugin/Skill/Extension or MCP: hybrid semantic search, polyglot dependency graphs, symbol-level impact analysis & call-flow, interactive HTML viewer, cross-project & branch-aware search, DB/API/infra knowledge. 61% less t
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What is Socraticode?
SocratiCode Cloud is a codebase context engine that indexes your code, dependency graphs, database schemas, API specs, and documentation into one unified context layer, then feeds that understanding to whatever AI assistant your team already uses. Unlike AI assistants that fall back on grep and reading files one chunk at a time without understanding your project, SocratiCode provides hybrid semantic search, symbol-level call graphs, blast-radius impact analysis, and cross-repo search across all your organization's repositories.
The tool connects to GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket via webhooks that trigger automatic indexing on every push across every branch. It supports 18+ programming languages with file-level and symbol-level call graphs, circular dependency detection, and call-flow tracing. Non-code knowledge like database schemas, runbooks, and API contracts gets indexed alongside source code and stays synchronized. A web dashboard lets you search the index, explore interactive dependency graphs with blast-radius overlay, browse artifacts, and manage repos and team members.
SocratiCode is designed for engineering teams who want their AI assistants to understand their entire codebase without data leaving their network. It works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, Codex, and any MCP-compatible tool. The platform is built on an open-source engine (AGPL-3.0) and offers three deployment models: managed cloud on AWS, deployment in your own VPC, or fully air-gapped on-premises for defense, healthcare, and finance environments.
The platform is compliance-ready by default with SSO/SAML integration (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace), exportable audit logs, IP allowlisting, scoped access tokens, GDPR-ready DPA, and security controls aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 frameworks. Your code is never used as training data—indexing is ephemeral, embeddings are one-way, and VPC or air-gapped deployments ensure nothing leaves your network.
Socraticode pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Three plans available: Team plan at $39/mo base plus $8 per user per month includes shared team index, cross-repo search, branch-aware indexing, and up to 10 repositories. Business plan at $99/mo base plus $12 per user per month includes everything in Team plus unlimited repositories, SSO/SAML, audit logs, and usage analytics. Enterprise plan has custom pricing with annual billing and includes VPC or air-gapped deployment, dedicated infrastructure, security controls aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001, DPA included, bespoke integrations, and a dedicated support engineer. All plans are in private beta—apply for early access.
Socraticode pros
- Hybrid search fuses semantic and BM25 keyword search via Reciprocal Rank Fusion
- Symbol-level call graphs across 18+ programming languages
- Blast-radius impact analysis shows what breaks if you change X
- Cross-repo search queries every repository in a single call
- Indexes database schemas, API specs, infra configs, and architecture docs
- Branch-aware indexing gives PR reviews results for the actual code being reviewed
- Local working-copy changes indexed alongside committed code
- Interactive web dashboard with graph explorer and PNG export for architects
- SSO/SAML works with Okta, Azure AD, and Google Workspace out of the box
- Exportable audit logs of every query, user, and repository access
- Code never used as training data—ephemeral cloning with one-way embeddings
- Three deployment models: managed cloud, your VPC, or air-gapped on-prem
- Works with any MCP-compatible AI assistant, not locked to one vendor
- Shared team index eliminates per-developer Docker setups
- Open-source engine under AGPL-3.0 with public community audit
- Webhook-driven auto-indexing on every push, every branch
- Circular dependency detection and call-flow tracing built in
- IP allowlisting and scoped access tokens for enterprise security
- GDPR-ready DPA and subprocessor list included from day one
- Customer-managed encryption keys available in VPC deployment
Socraticode cons
- Currently in private beta—need to apply for early access
- $39/mo base plus $8/user/mo for Team plan (costs add up for large teams)
- Team plan limited to 10 repositories
- Business plan at $99/mo base plus $12/user/mo may be expensive for small teams
- Enterprise plan requires custom pricing and annual billing
- Requires MCP configuration in your AI client—extra setup step
- Depends on external embedding provider (OpenAI or Google API keys needed)
- Air-gapped deployment requires local embedding generation on your hardware
- Web dashboard is visible and auditable but adds another tool to manage
- Not a standalone AI—requires you to already have an AI assistant
Frequently asked questions about Socraticode
What is SocratiCode Cloud?
SocratiCode Cloud is a codebase context engine, not another AI. It indexes your code, dependency graphs, schemas, and docs, then hands that understanding to whichever AI assistant your team already uses. It provides hybrid semantic search, symbol-level call graphs, blast-radius impact analysis, cross-repo search, and context artifacts like database schemas and API specs. You can deploy it as managed cloud, in your VPC, or fully air-gapped on-premises.
How does hybrid search work?
Hybrid search fuses greedy grep (which misses intent) and semantic search (which misses exact names) via Reciprocal Rank Fusion into one ranked set. This approach was tested on codebases over 40 million lines and provides both conceptual and exact lookups in a single query.
What AI assistants work with SocratiCode?
SocratiCode works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, Codex, and any other MCP-compatible tool, today and whatever ships next. It also supports private or local models by pointing to your own LLM endpoint, including fully offline deployments on your own hardware. Half the team can use Cursor while the other half uses Claude Code—they all share the same indexed understanding of the codebase.
Is my code safe with SocratiCode?
Yes. Your code isn't training data—other tools use your code to improve their models but SocratiCode doesn't. Source is cloned ephemerally during indexing and deleted; only one-way embeddings and metadata persist. SSO, audit logs, and data residency controls come built in. For maximum security, you can deploy in your own VPC where nothing ever leaves your network perimeter, or use air-gapped on-prem deployment with zero external API calls and fully localized LLM embeddings.
How does indexing work?
Webhooks trigger indexing on every push across every branch, so PR reviews see the code actually being reviewed. Non-code knowledge like database schemas, runbooks, and API contracts is indexed alongside source and stays in sync. Local changes are also indexed, so you get uncommitted working-copy changes in the same search. Every branch gets its own index to avoid stale main-branch data.
What is the difference between Team, Business, and Enterprise plans?
Team plan ($39/mo base + $8/user/mo) includes shared team index, cross-repo search, branch-aware indexing, and up to 10 repositories—popular for teams wanting zero infrastructure overhead. Business plan ($99/mo base + $12/user/mo) adds unlimited repositories, SSO/SAML, audit logs, and usage analytics—recommended when procurement needs audit trails and SSO. Enterprise plan (custom annual pricing) provides VPC or air-gapped deployment, dedicated infrastructure, SOC 2/ISO 27001-aligned controls, bespoke integrations, and a dedicated support engineer for security policies requiring code to stay on your infrastructure.
Can I deploy SocratiCode in my own network?
Yes. You have three deployment options: Level 1 managed cloud on AWS (EU or US region) with zero infrastructure overhead, Level 2 deployed into your own AWS/GCP/Azure account where nothing ever leaves your network perimeter with customer-managed encryption keys, or Level 3 air-gapped on-prem for defense, healthcare, and finance environments that run on bare metal fully offline with embeddings generated locally and complete data sovereignty.
What compliance features are built in?
SocratiCode is compliance-ready by default with SSO/SAML integrating with Okta, Azure AD, and Google Workspace out of the box. It includes exportable audit logs of every query, user, and repository access available as export or API feed, IP allowlisting on Enterprise plans, scoped access tokens with granular repository and capability scopes, security controls aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 frameworks, GDPR-ready DPA, and subprocessor list from day one. Formal certification is available on Enterprise plans.
Is SocratiCode open source?
The engine behind SocratiCode Cloud is open source under AGPL-3.0, audited by a public community and battle-tested across thousands of indexed repositories. This openness guarantees transparency, security, and engineering quality—every component that touches your code is inspectable, reviewed, and proven in production before it reaches your team. The cloud version builds on this same engine but adds managed infrastructure, webhook-driven auto-indexing, shared team context, compliance controls, and VPC/air-gapped deployments.
How does SocratiCode compare to built-in AI search in Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot?
On a 2.45M-line codebase benchmark, built-in AI search burns 61% more context, takes 6-7× more tool calls, and runs up to 37× slower than a single semantic query against SocratiCode. SocratiCode adds hybrid search (fused), file-level and symbol-level dependency graphs, interactive graph explorer, non-code knowledge, cross-repo search, shared team index, tool-independence (survives switching AI), and on-prem/air-gapped options that Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot lack individually. Only SocratiCode provides all these capabilities in one consistent layer across every repo and every AI.