Otter
Easily understand and change code with self-hosted engineering intelligence
About Otter
Otter is an open-source engineering intelligence platform designed to help developers understand and modify codebases locally. It allows users to import GitHub repositories to analyze architecture signals, entry points, and stack detection before writing code. The tool supports self-hosting via Docker or an npm CLI, ensuring that data remains on the user's machine. Otter features grounded chat with file citations, allowing for planned changes with risk assessments. It employs an approval-gated coding workflow where users review and approve generated patches before they are applied or turned into pull requests. Users can connect local models like Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint to power the intelligence layer.
Category: dev_tool
Location: Bengaluru, India