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

# What is Davia?

> Davia is an open-source tool for AI coding agents to generate interactive documentation.

Davia is an **open-source** package you install on your machine and which you can run on different projects. When you run `davia init`, it creates a `.davia` folder in your project root and installs instructions for your coding agent.

Your AI coding agent writes documentation files locally with interactive visualizations and editable whiteboards that you can edit in a Notion-like platform or directly in your IDE.

## See Davia in action

<video controls className="w-full rounded-xl" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/davia-public-assets/documentation/cli-showcase-1.mp4" allowFullScreen />

## Why use Davia?

* **Get visual explanations of your codebase**: Generate interactive diagrams and flowcharts that help you understand complex systems
* **Share with your team**: Create documentation that your team can access and collaborate on
* **Document your projects**: Keep your codebase documentation up-to-date with AI-generated content
* **Adapt to AI coding agents**: Works seamlessly with Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Windsurf

## Preview

Run `davia open` to see your documentation in the browser. The wiki you see there is fully editable, so you can tweak diagrams, whiteboards, and content directly in the window that opens. This is how it looks:

<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/davia-public-assets/landing-gif/excalidraw.png" alt="Example of documentation in Davia showing interactive diagrams and whiteboards" className="rounded-lg w-full" />