I Used to Get Lost in GitHub Repos; Then I Found a Smarter Way In

DeepWiki turns confusing GitHub repos into human-readable documentation in seconds. Whether you’re onboarding, researching, or just trying to figure out how something works, this AI tool gives you a smart summary and lets you ask code-specific questions—all without reading thousands of lines of code.

If you’ve ever opened up a large open-source project on GitHub and immediately felt lost, you’re not alone.

Folder after folder, unfamiliar patterns, and documentation that assumes you already know everything—it can a lot.

A few weeks ago, I found a tool called DeepWiki, which analyzes public GitHub repositories and turns them into interactive documentation with structure diagrams and even a Q&A interface.

My Problem: Too Many Repos, Too Little Time

As someone who regularly explores open-source tools—either out of curiosity or when choosing dependencies—I’ve often wished there was a way to just ...