The latest articles on DEV Community by emmanuel martin (@emmanuel_martin_d71c7e3d3). https://dev.to/emmanuel_martin_d71c7e3d3 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1556467%2F83d82d50-ca74-4005-89eb-e6c948f5bc2d.png https://dev.to/emmanuel_martin_d71c7e3d3 en emmanuel martin Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:16:00 +0000 https://dev.to/emmanuel_martin_d71c7e3d3/cli-tool-that-explains-c-memory-leaks-and-suggests-fixes-3n84 https://dev.to/emmanuel_martin_d71c7e3d3/cli-tool-that-explains-c-memory-leaks-and-suggests-fixes-3n84 <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I’ve developed an open-source tool called Leax.<br> It’s a CLI that acts as a companion to Valgrind to help understand memory leaks in C programs.</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/hooop/leax" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/hooop/leax</a></p> <p>Leax combines Valgrind, GDB-based tracing, and Mistral AI to:<br> • pinpoint the root cause of a leak,<br> • explain why it happens,<br> • and suggest a concrete fix.</p> <p>The memory analysis itself is deterministic (based on execution traces), while the AI is mainly used to explain the “story” of memory in your program in plain language.</p> <p>It works well on classic C programs using malloc/free. There are still limitations in some cases (multi-process programs, etc.), and the tool is actively being improved.</p> <p>If anyone wants to try it on their C projects, I’d really appreciate feedback and suggestions!</p> <p>Thanks!</p> c cli ai debugging