Graphify: The Free Open-Source Fix for Claude Code's Token Costs on Big Repos

Graphify turns any repo into a knowledge graph so Claude Code answers questions off a real map instead of grepping your files — same answers, a fraction of the tokens. Here's how to set it up and what's happening under the hood. Graphify is free, open source, and works with any coding agent (we're using Claude Code). It builds the graph in three passes: a free, deterministic tree-sitter pass over your code; a faster-whisper pass for audio/video; and an LLM pass for docs, papers, and images. The result is a persistent, living map you can query cheaply — and it auto-rebuilds on every commit with no API cost. ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 What Graphify is 01:42 How it works — the 3 passes 03:50 Graphify vs GraphRAG (when to use which) 04:50 Installing Graphify the easy way 05:48 The commands + the Graphify skill 06:36 Live demo on the Open Design repo 07:17 The token test: with vs without Graphify 08:29 Keeping the graph live (hooks + teams) 09:01 Beyond code: the Obsidian angle 09:24 Final thoughts 🔗 Graphify on GitHub: https://github.com/safishamsi/graphify If this saved you tokens, subscribe for more AI coding tutorials. #ClaudeCode #Graphify #VibeCoding #AICoding #KnowledgeGraph