The latest articles on DEV Community by Anshika Shukla (@anshhikashukla). https://dev.to/anshhikashukla https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4219459%2Fcc875d19-57ba-4478-a307-688bd1eb4394.jpg https://dev.to/anshhikashukla en Anshika Shukla Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:51:02 +0000 https://dev.to/anshhikashukla/i-built-an-ai-ghost-that-brings-dead-codebases-back-to-life-32n https://dev.to/anshhikashukla/i-built-an-ai-ghost-that-brings-dead-codebases-back-to-life-32n <h1> 👻 Meet REPOREVENANT — Bringing Dead Codebases Back to Life! </h1> <p>Ever opened an unfamiliar or abandoned GitHub repository and struggled to understand how it works?</p> <p>That's the problem I wanted to solve with <strong>REPOREVENANT</strong>!</p> <h3> 🚀 What does it do? </h3> <p>REPOREVENANT analyzes GitHub repositories using source code, commit history, and documentation to help developers understand and revive old projects.</p> <h3> ✨ Key Features </h3> <ul> <li>Repository file and commit analysis.</li> <li>AI-powered Ghost Chat for asking questions about code.</li> <li>Evidence-backed answers with file and commit references.</li> <li>Detection of unresolved TODOs and potential issues.</li> <li>Proposed code repairs with a goal of safe sandbox testing.</li> </ul> <h3> 🛠️ Tech Stack </h3> <p>Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Express.</p> <h3> 🔗 Check it out! </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Live Demo:</strong> <a href="https://halloween-4afo.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://halloween-4afo.vercel.app</a> </li> <li> <strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/anshhika-shukla/halloween" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/anshhika-shukla/halloween</a> </li> </ul> <p>🚧 Currently working on real LLM integration and sandbox-based code repairs.</p> <p>I'd love to hear your feedback!</p> <p><strong>What would you ask the ghost of an abandoned codebase?</strong> 👻</p> <h1> devchallenge #hf26challenge #opensource #AI #webdev #hackathon </h1>