salt-docs 0.1.2

Intelligent codebase analysis and documentation generation tool

Salt Docs CLI

AI-powered tool that analyzes codebases and generates beginner-friendly documentation.

How it works

flowchart LR
    A[Codebase] --> B[Crawl Files]
    B --> C[Analyze Structure]
    C --> D[Identify Abstractions]
    D --> E[Generate Tutorials]
    E --> F[Markdown Docs]

Installation

Option 1: Install from PyPI (when published)

pip install salt-docs

Option 2: Install from source

git clone https://github.com/your-org/salt-docs-cli.git
cd salt-docs-cli
pip install -e .

Quick Start

1. Initial Setup

Run the setup wizard to configure your API keys and preferences:

salt-docs init

This will:

• Prompt for your Gemini API key
• Optionally ask for GitHub token (for private repos)
• Set default output location (~/Documents/Salt Docs)
• Configure other preferences

2. Generate Documentation

Analyze GitHub repository

salt-docs --repo https://github.com/username/repo

Analyze local directory

salt-docs --dir /path/to/your/codebase

With custom options

salt-docs --repo https://github.com/username/repo --output /custom/path --language spanish --max-abstractions 15

Configuration

Salt Docs stores configuration in ~/Documents/Salt Docs/.salt/config.json and uses your system's keyring for secure API key storage.

Configuration Options

• output_dir: Default output directory
• language: Default language for generated docs
• max_abstractions: Default number of abstractions to identify
• max_file_size: Maximum file size in bytes
• use_cache: Enable/disable LLM response caching
• include_patterns: Default file patterns to include
• exclude_patterns: Default file patterns to exclude

Managing Configuration

View Current Configuration

salt-docs config show

Update API Keys

# Update Gemini API key (interactive)
salt-docs config update-gemini-key

# Update Gemini API key directly
salt-docs config update-gemini-key "your-api-key-here"

# Update GitHub token (interactive)
salt-docs config update-github-token

# Update GitHub token directly
salt-docs config update-github-token "your-token-here"

Update Other Settings

# Change default language
salt-docs config set language spanish

# Change max abstractions
salt-docs config set max_abstractions 15

# Disable caching
salt-docs config set use_cache false

# Update output directory
salt-docs config set output_dir /custom/path

CLI Options

Required

• --repo or --dir - GitHub repo URL or local directory path

Optional

• -n, --name - Project name (derived from repo/directory if omitted)
• -t, --token - GitHub personal access token
• -o, --output - Output directory (overrides config default)
• -i, --include - File patterns to include (e.g., ".py", ".js")
• -e, --exclude - File patterns to exclude (e.g., "tests/", "docs/")
• -s, --max-size - Maximum file size in bytes (default: 100KB)
• --language - Language for generated docs (default: "english")
• --no-cache - Disable LLM response caching
• --max-abstractions - Maximum number of abstractions to identify (default: 10)

Migration from Old Version

If you were using the old python main.py approach:

1. Install the new CLI: pip install -e .
2. Run setup: salt-docs init
3. Use the new commands: salt-docs --repo <url>

The old approach is no longer supported - please use the new CLI commands.

Development

Setup for Development

git clone https://github.com/your-org/salt-docs-cli.git
cd salt-docs-cli
pip install -e .
salt-docs init