built an open source tool that auto generates AI context files for any codebase, 150 stars in

Reddit r/artificial / 3/29/2026

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  • The article announces the open-source tool “ai-setup,” which automatically generates AI context files for any codebase to reduce repetitive manual setup for AI coding assistants.
  • The tool works by scanning the repository to auto-detect frameworks, libraries, folder structure, and conventions, then producing context/rules files (e.g., CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, and Windsurf rules).
  • The author reports early community traction, citing 150 GitHub stars, 90 merged PRs, and about 20 issues actively being worked on.
  • The project is positioned as free to use and invites additional contributors to help shape how AI models understand codebases, with links to the GitHub repo and Discord.
  • The post emphasizes that improving context generation can save developer time by shifting effort from documentation/setup to actual coding.

one of the most tedious parts of working with AI coding tools is having to manually write context files every single time. CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, windsurf rules etc. u spend more time explaining your stack to the model than actually coding

so i built ai-setup to automate that. npx ai-setup scans your entire codebase and generates all the context files for you based on what it actually finds. your framework, libs, folder structure, conventions. all auto detected

we just celebrated 150 stars on github with 90 PRs merged and 20 issues being worked on actively by the community. super grateful for everyone who has contributed so far

open source, free to use, looking for more contributors and people who want to shape how AI models understand codebases

repo: https://github.com/caliber-ai-org/ai-setup

join the discord: https://discord.gg/Rcdj2UEnEY

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