> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.devinenterprise.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ask Devin

> Use Ask Devin to ask questions about your codebase, plan tasks, and generate high-context sessions

## Overview

**Ask Devin** is your AI assistant's window into your codebase. Once you've added a repository to Devin, it is automatically indexed so Devin can understand and reason about your code. With Ask Devin, you can:

* **Ask questions** about how your code works, explore architecture, dependencies, and key functions. Ask Devin uses advanced code search capabilities to produce detailed, accurate, and well-cited answers grounded in your codebase.
* **Plan tasks** by working with Devin to scope and plan implementation before writing code. Devin generates a context-rich prompt based on what it learns, ready to hand off to an Agent session.

Whether you're onboarding to a new repo, planning a feature, or exploring unfamiliar parts of the codebase, Ask Devin gives you a fast and reliable way to work with your code using natural language.

When you start a Devin session from Ask Devin, the **status of that session is visible directly in the Ask Devin conversation**, so you can track progress without switching context.

## Recommended Workflow

To get the most out of Devin, follow this workflow:

### 1. Index Your Repository

After connecting your GitHub, GitLab, or other source code provider, [index your repository](/onboard-devin/index-repo). Devin automatically indexes your codebase in the background, enabling powerful tools like **DeepWiki** and **Ask Devin**.

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  <figcaption style={{ textAlign: "center", fontStyle: "italic", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>Index any repo after git permissions have been granted</figcaption>
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### 2. Use Ask Devin to Explore and Plan

Go to [Ask Devin](https://app.devin.ai/search) to:

* Ask technical questions about your code and get detailed, accurately cited answers powered by advanced code search
* Plan and scope projects, break down tasks, and generate context-aware prompts for Agent sessions

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  <figcaption style={{ textAlign: "center", fontStyle: "italic", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>Ask Devin any question about your repo, or use Plan mode to scope tasks</figcaption>
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  <figcaption style={{ textAlign: "center", fontStyle: "italic", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>Devin answers in natural language with code citations, always grounded in your codebase</figcaption>
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### 3. Start a Session from Ask Devin

Once you have used Ask Devin to understand the code and clarify your goal, you can start a session directly from the conversation. This is the best way to initiate work with Devin because:

* Devin starts with clear context from your Ask Devin conversation
* The prompt is automatically tailored to your task and codebase
* You are more likely to get successful, relevant results
* The **session status is displayed directly in the Ask Devin conversation**, letting you monitor progress without leaving the page

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    <figcaption style={{ textAlign: "center", fontStyle: "italic", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>Devin writes a context-rich prompt from your session</figcaption>
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    <figcaption style={{ textAlign: "center", fontStyle: "italic", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>View completed results and PRs</figcaption>
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