Connect, read-only
Grant read-only access to your repository. Maulwurf clones nothing permanently and changes nothing — it builds an index of your git history, source files, and documentation, then keeps it fresh as your code evolves.
Excavate the past
Commits are the fossil record of intent. Maulwurf scans history for when code changed, who changed it, and what the commit messages said — because "why" usually lives in the past, not the present.
Read everything
Source files, READMEs, ADRs, inline comments. The agent retrieves the passages most relevant to your question across all of them — not just the file you'd have guessed.
- Full-text and semantic retrieval over code and docs
- Cross-file reasoning: follows imports, calls, and configs
Answer with evidence
The answer is drafted from the retrieved evidence — and every claim is cited to the exact commit and line. If the evidence doesn't support an answer, Maulwurf says so instead of inventing one.
What a dig can't do
- It can't know what was never written down. Tribal knowledge stays tribal until someone documents it.
- It won't modify your code. Maulwurf reads; it never pushes, merges, or refactors.
- Citations can be wrong the way maps can be wrong — always verify before acting on them.