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Sourcegraph centralizes code intelligence for large engineering teams, enabling fast search, AI-assisted understanding, and automated changes across massive, multi-repo codebases. It helps humans and AI agents navigate legacy systems, manage complexity, and ship safer code at enterprise scale.
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