Girder is an open-source project built for software developers building or using AI coding agents.

Does Girder have a free plan?

Yes — Girder is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Girder run on?

Girder runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Girder still maintained?

Unverified. Girder has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Girder?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Skills Wiki, Swiftype, and Oynix.

Girder is developed by dhishwasher.

Is Girder open source?

Yes — Girder is open source under the Open Source license.

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Girder

Name: Girder
Author: dhishwasher

github.comInfrastructure

Girder is an open-source Rust binary that builds a semantic graph of a codebase and provides targeted code context to AI coding agents. It supports impact analysis and exposes the graph through an MCP server for developer workflows.

Open SourceWebCLIAPISelf-hosted

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Overview

6 features

Girder is a RAG, search & retrieval project. It focuses on reducing excessive code context so AI coding agents can retrieve relevant code and assess change impact efficiently. Girder is an open-source project aimed at software developers building or using AI coding agents. The project is open source (Open Source). It runs on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Girder is dhishwasher. Key capabilities include semantic code graph, impact analysis, and MCP server. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Semantic code graph
Impact analysis
MCP server
Code context retrieval
Static binary
Rust implementation

Built with & integrations

AI providers

anthropicopenailocal_oss

Connectors

MCP

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-onlySelf-hosted

Detected from

openai: bgpt- in the HTML
anthropic: bclaude in the HTML · bclaude- in the HTML
local_oss: bollama in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed11 Sept · 09:05 UTC
Girder verified via MCP Registry (official)
Source: MCP Registry (official) · Open

Frequently asked questions about Girder

What is Girder?: Girder focuses on reducing excessive code context so AI coding agents can retrieve relevant code and assess change impact efficiently. It is catalogued under RAG, search & retrieval on PulseGate.
Who is Girder for?: Girder is an open-source project built for software developers building or using AI coding agents.
Does Girder have a free plan?: Yes — Girder is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Girder run on?: Girder runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Girder still maintained?: Unverified. Girder has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Girder?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Skills Wiki, Swiftype, and Oynix.Skills Wiki Swiftype Oynix
Who develops Girder?: Girder is developed by dhishwasher.
Is Girder open source?: Yes — Girder is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Desktop · CLI · Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 11 Sept 2026
Built for: software developers building or using AI coding agents
Model: Open source
Solves: Reducing excessive code context so AI coding agents can retrieve relevant code and assess change impact efficiently.

Developer

dhishwasher

Index record

Indexed: 11 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 11 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: girder-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 11 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 11 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 11 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/dhishwasher/Girder

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