Show HN: DocDrift – Use Tree-sitter and Local LLMs to fix stale documentation

Category: devtools

Tags: documentation, tree-sitter, local-llm, static-analysis

Score: 5.7/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 5, Documentation: 3, Utility: 6)

DocDrift uses Tree-sitter AST parsing to detect code symbol changes and local LLMs to semantically find and suggest fixes for stale documentation sections. It addresses a common pain point of documentation rot after refactoring, combining static analysis with AI assistance.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, maintainers

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