Introduction:DeepDocs is a GitHub AI agent that automatically keeps your documentation like READMEs, API references, SDK guides, and tutorials up-to-date with your changing codebase, eliminating manual effort.
Recorded in:7/24/2025
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What is DeepDocs?

DeepDocs is a GitHub-native AI agent designed for development teams who want to automate the process of keeping their technical documentation in sync with their evolving codebase. It addresses the common problem of outdated documentation by automatically scanning for code changes and updating relevant documents such as READMEs, API references, SDK guides, and tutorials. Its core value proposition is to eliminate the manual, time-consuming chore of documentation updates, allowing developers to focus on shipping code while ensuring their documentation remains accurate and current. It integrates directly into the GitHub workflow, providing intelligent, privacy-first updates.

How to use DeepDocs

Users can get started by installing the DeepDocs app from the GitHub Marketplace on their repositories. After installation, they need to configure DeepDocs by defining which documentation files or folders to track in a `deepdocs.yml` file at the root of their repository. Committing this YAML file triggers an initial deep scan and update of any outdated documentation in a separate branch. Subsequently, all future code commits will automatically trigger continuous documentation updates. DeepDocs offers a free plan for personal or open-source projects with limited credits, and a "Pro" plan with more credits and features is coming soon.

DeepDocs's core features

Continuous Documentation

Deep Scan

Intelligent Updates

Detailed Reporting

GitHub Native

Privacy First

Use cases of DeepDocs

Automatically updating README files when code changes.

Keeping API reference documentation in sync with API code modifications.

Ensuring SDK guides reflect the latest library versions and functionalities.

Maintaining up-to-date tutorials as the underlying code evolves.

Eliminating manual documentation updates for development teams.

Ensuring documentation accuracy across an entire repository with a single scan.

Integrating documentation updates seamlessly into existing GitHub workflows.

Providing clear reports on documentation changes triggered by code commits.

FAQ from DeepDocs

What does DeepDocs do?

DeepDocs is a GitHub-native AI agent that keeps your API docs, SDK guides, tutorials etc. in sync with your codebase automatically. It listens for code changes, detects outdated docs, and makes updates in separate branches with detailed reports.

Does DeepDocs create documentation from scratch?

DeepDocs is designed to maintain existing documentation, not generate it from scratch. If you’re starting from zero, AI code tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor etc. can help draft the initial version. Once your docs are in place, DeepDocs keeps them in sync with your codebase—automatically updating them with every commit.

How can I set-up DeepDocs on my repository?

DeepDocs can be set-up in 3 easy steps: 1. Install the app from GitHub marketplace; 2. Specify which target docs files or folder you want to track in deepdocs.yml file; 3. Commit the file at the root of your repo to trigger a deep scan and update any broken docs. Future commits will automatically trigger doc updates.

Will DeepDocs modify my documentation structure or style?

No. DeepDocs intelligently updates only the relevant portions of your documentation. It preserves your existing format and avoids rewriting files from scratch.

What is the difference between Deep Scan and Doc Update?

Deep Scan is a DeepDocs feature that performs a repo-wide analysis to detect and fix outdated documentation in one go, triggerable manually. Docs Update is the Continuous Documentation feature, triggered on every commit, identifying and updating only the affected documentation.

How are credits consumed in DeepDocs

DeepDocs uses 1 credit for Deep Scan and 1 credit for Doc Update process.

Can’t AI Coding Agents like Cursor or Copilot also create documentation?

They can, but only when you manually prompt them what to update. DeepDocs works differently. It brings continuous documentation to your workflow, just like CI/CD replaced manual deploys, DeepDocs replaces manual doc updates. It also works with a full code-to-doc context, so it knows what changed and which docs are affected, without needing prompts.