# Cody (Sourcegraph)

#### [Cody (Sourcegraph)](https://about.sourcegraph.com/cody?utm_source=codesubmit) <a href="#id-19-cody-sourcegraph" id="id-19-cody-sourcegraph"></a>

Cody (not to be confused with AskCodi), Sourcegraph's AI tool, is a comprehensive coding assistant. It understands your entire codebase, answers queries, and writes code. Beyond guidance, Cody provides detailed code explanations, locates specific components, and identifies potential issues with suggested fixes. Cody works directly in [VS code with an extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sourcegraph.cody-ai).


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://metaverse-imagen.gitbook.io/ai-tools-research/ai-tools-main-categories/programming-and-code/code-generators/cody-sourcegraph.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.