Codebase indexing improves context understanding to help agents provide more accurate answers. When you first open a project, you can choose to create an index and configure automatic incremental updates for subsequent changes. Use .gitignore and .qoderignore to exclude files that do not need to be indexed. Cross-project indexing at the workspace level is also supported.
For data processing, codebase indexing uploads only the necessary code files, excluding configuration files, secrets, and other nonessential files, to generate vector data in the cloud. The uploaded code files are destroyed after vector generation. Vector data is stored only locally on the client.
Available only in Qoder CN IDE and JetBrains IDE plugins. Not supported in Visual Studio Code.
- In Qoder CN IDE, click the user icon in the upper-right corner or press ⌘ ⇧ , (macOS) or Ctrl shift , (Windows), then select Settings.
- In the navigation pane on the left, click Indexing.
- Choose an option:
- To manually enable indexing, click Create next to Codebase Indexing.
- To automatically create or update the index, enable Auto Index.
Note:
Codebase indexing supports a maximum of 6,000 files.
Ignore files
Qoder CN
By default, Qoder CN indexes all project files except for the following:
- Files and directories listed in .gitignore
- Files listed in .qoderignore
Specify custom ignore files
Define additional files or directories to exclude from indexing.
- In Qoder CN IDE, click the user icon in the upper-right corner or press ⌘ ⇧ , (macOS) or Ctrl shift , (Windows), then select Settings.
- In the navigation pane on the left, click Indexing.
- Click Manage next to Ignore Files to configure custom ignore paths.
Configuration examples:
| Example | Description |
|---|
| config.json | Ignores config.json. |
| dist/ | Ignores the dist directory and its contents. |
| *.log | Ignores all .log files. |
| **/logs | Ignores logs directories at any depth. |
git check-ignore -v [file]
FAQ
Where can I see the indexed codebases?
View indexed codebases in each project's indexing settings.
Is my source code stored on the Qoder CN server?
Qoder CN does not store your source code. 
