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• Welcome to Bito
• Quickstart
• Privacy and security: Bito doesn't read or store your code. Nor do we use your code for AI model training.
• Overview: The context layer for your entire software development lifecycle, from planning in Jira to generating code in your IDE to codebase-aware reviews in Git.
• Key features
• Installation
• Install AI Architect (Bito-hosted): Deploy AI Architect on Bito's managed infrastructure for instant setup and effortless maintenance.
• Install AI Architect (self-hosted): Deploy AI Architect in your own infrastructure for complete data control and enhanced security
• Standalone mode (for individuals): Set up AI Architect on your local machine (e.g. Laptop) for quick evaluation
• Available commands: CLI commands for installing, operating, and maintaining Bito's AI Architect.
• Quick MCP integration with AI coding agents: Connect Bito's AI Architect to your AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, etc.) in seconds with our automated installer
• Bito's AI Architect plugin for Claude Code
• Integrating AI Architect with your tools
• Integrating with Jira: Connect Bito's AI Architect with Jira for feasibility analysis, technical design, and cross-repo impact assessment.
• Integrating with Linear: Connect Bito's AI Architect with Linear for feasibility analysis, technical design, and cross-repo impact assessment.
• Integrating with Slack: Get context-aware AI assistance in your team's Slack conversations
• Integrating with chat agents
• Guide for Claude.ai (Web): Integrate Claude.ai with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for Claude Desktop: Integrate Claude Desktop with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for ChatGPT (Web & Desktop): Integrate ChatGPT with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Integrating with Bito's AI Code Review Agent: Leverage AI Architect's knowledge graph to power more intelligent code reviews
• Manual MCP integration with AI coding agents
• Guide for Claude Code: Integrate Claude Code with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for Cursor: Integrate Cursor with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for Windsurf: Integrate Windsurf with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for GitHub Copilot (VS Code): Integrate GitHub Copilot in VS Code with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for Junie (JetBrains): Integrate Junie (JetBrains) with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• Guide for JetBrains AI Assistant: Integrate JetBrains AI Assistant with AI Architect for more accurate, codebase-aware AI assistance.
• AI Code Review Agent (with AI Architect vs without AI Architect): From single-repo reviews to system-wide insights
• Available MCP tools: Access deep repository intelligence and codebase insights through AI Architect's MCP server
• Knowledge graph: The context engine behind Bito's AI Architect
• Custom instructions
• Agent skills
• Single Sign-On (SSO) integration
• MCP Analytics
• Privacy and security in AI Architect: Your code stays yours — understand how Bito protects your data
• Local repository intelligence for AI assistants
• Available commands
• Overview: On-demand, context-aware AI code reviews for GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
• Key features: Explore the powerful capabilities of the AI Code Review Agent.
• Supported programming languages and tools: Supports key languages & tools, including fbInfer, Dependency Check, and Snyk.
• Try AI code reviews using Test Mode: Experience AI-powered code analysis on any pull request — no admin access needed.
• Getting started: Deploy the AI Code Review Agent in Bito Cloud or opt for self-hosted service.
• Install/run using Bito Cloud: Deploy the AI Code Review Agent in Bito Cloud.
• Guide for GitHub: Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into your GitHub workflow.
• Guide for GitHub (Self-Managed): Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into your self-hosted GitHub Enterprise workflow.
• Guide for GitLab: Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into your GitLab workflow.
• Guide for GitLab (Self-Managed): Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into your self-hosted GitLab workflow.
• Guide for Bitbucket: Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into your Bitbucket workflow.
• Guide for Bitbucket (Self-Managed): Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into your self-hosted Bitbucket workflow.
• Integrate the AI Code Review Agent into the CI/CD pipeline: Automate code reviews in your Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline—compatible with all CI/CD tools, including Jenkins, Argo CD, GitLab CI/CD, and more.
• Create or customize an Agent instance: Customize the AI Code Review Agent to match your workflow needs.
• Clone an Agent instance: Easily duplicate Agent configurations for faster setup.
• Delete unused Agent instances: Easily delete Agent instances you no longer need.
• Install/run as a self-hosted service: Deploy the AI Code Review Agent on your machine.
• Prerequisites: Key requirements for self-hosting the AI Code Review Agent.
• CLI vs webhooks service: From one-time reviews to continuous automated reviews.
• Install/run via CLI: CLI mode is best suited for immediate, one-time code reviews.
• Install/run via webhooks service: The webhooks service is best suited for continuous, automated reviews.
• Install/run via GitHub Actions: Seamlessly integrate automated code reviews into your GitHub Actions workflows.
• Agent Configuration: bito-cra.properties File: Setting up your agent: understanding the bito-cra.properties file
• Available commands: Invoke the AI Code Review Agent manually or within a workflow.
• Chat with AI Code Review Agent: Ask questions about highlighted issues, request alternative solutions, or seek clarifications on suggested fixes.
• Implementing custom code review rules: Customize Bito’s AI Code Review Agent to enforce your coding practices.
• Excluding files, folders, or branches with filters: Customize which files, folders, and Git branches are reviewed when the Agent triggers automatically on pull requests.
• Code review analytics: Get in-depth insights into your code review process.
• Request changes comments: Block merges until code issues are fixed.
• Jira integration: Bring Jira issue requirements into every pull request and get validation results back automatically.
• Confluence integration: Make sure every code change follows the requirements and guidance recorded in your Confluence pages.
• Interaction diagram: Visualize code changes and their impact with automated sequence diagrams.
• Agent settings: Learn how to customize the AI Code Review Agent.
• Repo level settings: Configure repository-specific Code Review Agent settings using the .bito.yaml file.
• FAQs: Answers to popular questions about the AI Code Review Agent.
• Overview: Get instant feedback on your code changes directly within your code editor.
• Installation guide
• Installing on Visual Studio Code: It takes less than 2 minutes
• Installing on JetBrain IDEs: It takes less than 2 minutes
• Installing on Cursor: It takes less than 2 minutes
• Installing on Windsurf: It takes less than 2 minutes
• Vim/Neovim Plugin: Vim/ Neovim Plugin for Bito Using Bito CLI
• Upgrading Bito plugin: How to Update Bito Plugin on VS Code and JetBrains IDEs
• Start free trial: Unlock premium Bito features with our 14-day free trial.
• AI Chat in Bito
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Chat session history
• Share chat session: Let your friends see what you and Bito are creating together.
• Appearance settings
• Open Bito in a new tab or window: Learn how to customize Bito’s view by switching from a side panel to a new tab or a separate window.
• Use cases and examples: Supercharging development with AI
• Templates: Instantly improve code performance, security, and readability with AI suggestions.
• AI that Understands Your Code: Work on your code with AI that knows your code!
• Overview: AI that Understands Your Code
• How it Works?: Bito indexes your code locally using AI
• Available Keywords: Keywords to invoke AI that understands your code
• Example Questions: What Types of Questions Can be Asked?
• How does Bito Understand My Code?: Sneak Peek into the Inner Workings of Bito
• Using in Visual Studio Code: AI that understands your codebase in VS Code
• Using in JetBrains IDEs: AI that understands your codebase in JetBrains IDEs (e.g., PyCharm)
• Managing Index Size: Exclude unnecessary files and folders from repo to index faster!
• FAQs: Answers to Popular Questions
• Overview: AI Code Reviews in CLI
• Installation guide
• How to use?
• AI code reviews in AI coding agents: Supercharge AI coding agents with automated code reviews
• Available commands
• Troubleshooting: Solutions to common issues when using AI Code Reviews in CLI.
• Bito CLI: Command Line Interface (Powered by Bito AI Chat) to Automate Your Tasks
• Overview: Bito CLI (Command Line Interface)
• Install or uninstall: Learn how to setup Bito CLI on your device (Mac, Linux, and Windows)
• Configuration: Manage Bito CLI settings
• How to use?: Learn how to work with Bito CLI (including examples)
• Available commands: Learn about all the powerful commands to use Bito CLI
• FAQs: Answers to popular questions
• Bito's AI stack: Learn About AI Technologies & Concepts Powering Bito
• Embeddings
• Vector databases
• Indexing
• Generative AI
• Large Language Models (LLM)
• LLM tokens
• LLM parameters
• Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Prompts
• Prompt engineering
• Account and settings: Manage your Bito workspace, members and the personal settings
• Creating a Bito account: Try Advanced AI Coding Assistant for Free
• Workspace: Learn How to Create, Join, or Change Workspace
• Managing workspace members: Bring your team together
• Setting AI output language: Communicate in Your Preferred Language
• Managing user access levels: Understanding User Roles in Bito Workspaces
• Access key: An alternative to standard email and OTP authentication
• Billing and plans: Learn About Subscription Plans, Payment Methods, and Refunds.
• Overview: Guide to Billing and Paid Plans
• Payment methods: Learn How to Pay and Manage Your Payment Methods
• Managing workspace plan: Upgrade or Downgrade Your Subscription Anytime!
• Pay for additional workspace members: Learn How Payments Work When You Invite a Coworker to the Workspace
• Advanced AI requests usage: View and manage your workspace usage to avoid unexpected expenses.
• Billing history: Access Your Payment Records
• Billing details: Manage your billing address and tax (VAT, GST, etc) details.
• Understanding Overages, Lines of Code & Quota
• Security: How Stripe Protects Your Sensitive Information
• Refund policy: We Currently Do Not Give Refunds
• Discounts: We Currently Do Not Offer Discounts
• Support and questions
• Getting support: Get help or engage with Bito community
• Troubleshooting: Guides to fixing common known issues
• Changelog: Building the best AI code review tool for developers
• Previous releases: Building the best AI code review tool for developers

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