Graphicle vs CodeGraph: a local code graph, plus memory.
CodeGraph and Graphicle both build a local code graph that coding agents query over MCP, with no API key. Graphicle also keeps your project's docs, reviewed decisions and past sessions, and collects no telemetry.
Checked against CodeGraph's own pages on 27 October 2026
Side by side
CodeGraph and Graphicle.
CodeGraph, by Colby McHenry, is an open-source local code graph for AI coding agents: a command line and one MCP tool, codegraph_explore.
| CodeGraph | Graphicle | |
|---|---|---|
| Install | A self-contained build | One native program |
| Agent tools | One MCP tool, codegraph_explore | Graphify's graph tools, plus memory tools |
| Docs, decisions, sessions | Not in its README | Built in, beside the graph |
| Telemetry | Anonymous; the installer asks first | None |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
We have not run Graphicle and CodeGraph on the same tasks.
Which one fits
Which one fits.
Choose CodeGraph if
- You want a lean code graph with one tool for your agent.
Choose Graphicle if
- You want docs, decisions and past sessions beside the graph.
- You want no telemetry at all.
Checked on 27 October 2026. Product names are trademarks of their owners; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.