How to Understand Any Codebase in 5 Minutes Using an AI Coding Assistant

Cloned a repo with 15,000 lines of code and no docs? Don’t panic. AI coding assistants can now analyze your entire project, summarize its structure, and generate clean documentation in minutes. This guide shows how to use Kilocode’s Memory Bank to instantly understand any unfamiliar codebase — saving hours of guesswork and helping you onboard faster.