via “multi-level code entity abstraction (files, classes, methods, functions)”
** - Scaffold is a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system designed to structural understanding of large codebases. It transforms your source code into a living knowledge graph, allowing for precise, context-aware interactions that go far beyond simple file retrieval.
Unique: Maintains explicit multi-level entity hierarchy in the knowledge graph with parent-child relationships and scope information, enabling precise context selection at appropriate abstraction levels. Supports language-specific scoping rules (e.g., Python closures, JavaScript hoisting) through parser-specific metadata.
vs others: More precise than flat entity representations (e.g., treating all functions equally) by capturing hierarchical relationships and scope. Enables more intelligent context selection than single-level approaches by allowing queries at appropriate granularity.