Spine

Extract your codebase’s architecture into a lightweight, AI-ready format. Give coding assistants full architectural context before they write code.

Overview

Spine solves a real problem: AI coding assistants (Claude, ChatGPT) lack your codebase context. Instead of explaining structure repeatedly, Spine maintains a compressed architectural snapshot—just skeletons, no implementation.

Features

• Automated file tracking with git-aware change detection
• Generates AI prompts for skeleton creation
• Validates skeleton integrity
• Manual-first workflow (no vendor lock-in)
• Works with any LLM

Workflow

spine init                    # Initialize workspace
spine pipeline --output prompt.md  # Generate AI prompt
# Feed prompt to Claude/ChatGPT, save skeletons
spine validate --fix          # Update index

Technologies Used

• Language: Go 1.23+
• Features: File hashing, git integration, JSON indexing
• Distribution: Pre-built binaries + source installs

Links

• GitHub Repository: dakshpareek/spine
• Documentation: README
• Blog Post: How I Built Spine