AUTODOC: Open-source AI writing your Javadoc

Writing consistent Javadoc is tedious, and even AI coding assistants often skip or misfire on it. Autodoc automates the boring part: it scans your PRs, understands your code, and generates high-quality Javadoc so you don’t have to.

Key Features

• ✨ Understands Your Code – Skips trivial getters and setters, focusing only on meaningful docs
• 🔄 PR-Native – Runs on pull requests, adds docs in a clean commit.
• 🎯 Team-Ready – Customize prompts for your standards.
• 🚀 Open Source – Install, use, and improve it on GitHub.

So how does it actually work?

How It Works

Open a PR, and Autodoc gets to work. It scans the changed Java files, adds contextual Javadoc where it’s missing, and pushes a separate commit with the docs. Reviewers see the docs right inside the PR and can refine them like any other code.

Get Started

👉 Get started with Autodoc on GitHub

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Blog post: https://deviantabstraction.com/2025/08/29/autodoc-ai-writing-your-javadoc
Github Repo: https://github.com/manycore-com/JavadocGithubAction