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BBM-Atlas compared with Backbencher
DetailBBM-Atlas logo BBM-AtlasBackbencher logo Backbencher
What it doesStructural code intelligence for AI assistants Local code intelligence that shows its evidence
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Pricing modelFreemium Free
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Key features
  • 12-language parsing with tree-sitter
  • Impact analysis showing callers and dependencies
  • Knowledge graph with confidence-tagged edges
  • Four-source retrieval fusing structure, memory, graph and semantic search
  • MCP server with 35 tools for AI assistants
  • REST API with 46 routes and CLI with 51 commands
  • VS Code extension with impact analysis and hover information
  • Web console for indexing, searching and exploring code graph
  • Syntax-aware reversible compression
  • Repository memory with hierarchical summaries
  • Supports 50 languages with 53 registry IDs
  • 16 SQLite tables for symbols, source bounds, imports and relationships
  • 16 MCP agent tools for code analysis
  • AST-based code indexing
  • Incremental re-indexing with automatic freshness tracking
  • Call-graph analysis
  • Respects .gitignore and .bbignore files
  • Shows file, line and evidence for every answer
  • Local storage with no cloud required
  • Optional embedding provider integration for semantic search
What makes it different
  • Structural understanding of code relationships, not just text similarity
  • Local-first architecture with no code leaving your machines
  • Unified engine across multiple interfaces: MCP, REST, CLI, VS Code and browser
  • LLM-agnostic and works with any AI assistant
  • Community Edition free for teams with no key or time limit
  • Every answer includes file location, line number and the relationship walked to get there
  • Fully local operation with no cloud requirements
  • Open source under MIT license
  • Free to use with no paid plans or cost
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