What is GitHits beta 0.9?

GitHits beta 0.9 is a CLI tool that gives AI coding agents version-aware access to the open-source code your application depends on. It builds an on-demand index of your dependencies so agents can search, navigate, and inspect real implementation examples, dependency source code, package metadata, and documentation. Instead of guessing how a framework, SDK, or API works, your agent can ground itself in actual working code from the open-source ecosystem. Run npx githits@latest init to get started.

Who it's for

• AI coding agent users – Developers who rely on AI agents to write, debug, or refactor code and want to eliminate retry loops caused by missing dependency context.
• Engineering teams shipping with open-source stacks – Teams building on frameworks, SDKs, and APIs who need their agents to understand version-specific behavior and ecosystem conventions.
• Developers tired of token waste – Anyone frustrated by agents burning tokens on guesswork, retries, and hallucinated implementations instead of converging on working solutions.

Key features

Real code examples from open source

GitHits surfaces real implementations from repositories, issues, discussions, and pull requests, all linked directly to the code your agent needs. Instead of guessing how a dependency works, your agent can inspect actual usage patterns that already exist in the ecosystem.

Version-aware dependency navigation

The tool builds a version-specific index on demand, so your agent can grep, list files, and read exact line ranges across packages and repos. It understands which version of a dependency you're using and retrieves the corresponding source code, changelogs, and upgrade diffs.

Package inspection and documentation access

GitHits provides hosted documentation and repo-backed docs alongside package metadata like dependencies, vulnerabilities, and release notes. Your agent can inspect the full dependency graph, including transitive dependencies, without leaving the coding workflow.

What stands out

GitHits gives your agent the context it's missing using real implementations from open source — not guesses.

Most coding agents can read your local repository but have no visibility into the open-source stack underneath. That blind spot forces them into retry loops, generating variations instead of converging on working solutions. GitHits closes that gap by giving agents version-aware access to the actual code running in your stack, reducing token burn and producing code that fits real ecosystem patterns.

Worth checking out if…

You use AI coding agents and want them to stop guessing how your dependencies work. If you've seen agents retry the same fix, hallucinate API calls, or produce code that compiles but fails under production pressure, GitHits provides the grounded context they're missing. It's especially useful for teams working with complex open-source stacks where version-specific behavior and undocumented edge cases are common.