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archivision renders codebases as isometric 3D maps

A free MIT-licensed npm tool for TS, JS, Python and Go. Repo mode uses no AI, and architecture mode reads docs through the local Claude CLI.

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What the research found

archivision is a free MIT-licensed npm tool that renders codebases (TS, JS, Python, Go) or architecture docs as interactive isometric HTML maps; repo mode uses no AI, arch mode uses the local claude CLI read-only.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

  1. archivision is MIT licensed and installable via npm install -g archivision 99%
  2. repo mode maps TypeScript, JavaScript, Python or Go repos without using AI 99%
  3. arch mode runs the logged-in claude CLI in a read-only locked-down mode 97%
  4. Codex works as an alternative backend and no API key is needed 99%

Evidence

Actionability rated medium.