Building Doclyft: An AI-Powered Documentation Generator for Devs

Obed Lorisson — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 05:46:20 +0000

Hey everyone 👋

I’m a solo beginner hobbyist dev who's been grinding nights and weekends on a side project I'm genuinely excited about — and I think some of you might vibe with it.

🛠️ What I'm building:
Doclyft — an AI-powered documentation generator for developers that connects directly to your GitHub repo. It reads your code, README, and structure to auto-generate clean, useful documentation — all without you writing a single paragraph manually.

Think of it as ChatGPT-meets-your-codebase, but optimized for real-world repos and built with dev workflows in mind. You can use it via CLI or Web, and it even pushes your updated docs directly back to GitHub.

💡 Why I built this:
Writing documentation is a pain — and yet, it's critical. I wanted something that actually respects my repo's structure, gives me full control, and doesn’t feel like another “AI toy.” Everything is built with a developer-first mindset.

🔑 Features:
Seamless GitHub integration

CLI tool (doclyft) for zero-interruption workflow

Custom README + roadmap + API docs generation

Health report of your repo (security, structure, code smells, etc.)

Web dashboard for editing and managing everything

Usage-based credits, not bloated subscriptions

✨ Who it's for:
If you're:
A dev working on open source or side projects
Building with a small team and drowning in TODOs
Tired of manually maintaining READMEs and docs
Want clean docs that make onboarding contributors or clients easier
Then this might be your jam.

👀 Landing Page & Waitlist is live:
👉 https://landing.doclyft.com

if you think it's something that will be usefuel to you , i would love for folks here to join the waitlist, try it early, and share feedback. I’m building this in public, and r/vibecoding feels like the perfect crowd to share it with first.

Appreciate the support 🙏 — and if you've built something similar or are shipping your own tool, I'd love to hear about it too.

Happy coding!
— Obed

DEV Community: Obed Lorisson

Building Doclyft: An AI-Powered Documentation Generator for Devs