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description What Orbit Local indexes on your machine, which languages are supported, and the boundaries of the local code graph.
title What Orbit Local indexes

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Note

Orbit Local is experimental. Capabilities and command shape may change before GA.

Orbit Local builds a code-only graph from a local repository. It does not connect to GitLab and does not index SDLC data.

Scope

Orbit Local indexes the working tree of any local repository you point it at. There is no group, project, or branch concept - the index is scoped to the directory passed to orbit index.

You can index multiple repositories into the same DuckDB file. Each is tracked separately by its absolute path.

Source code

Orbit Local indexes:

  • Files and directories (respecting .gitignore)
  • Function, class, method, and module definitions, including start/end line numbers and full source content
  • Import declarations and cross-file symbol references

Indexing runs on whatever is currently on disk. There is no concept of a default branch - whatever you have checked out is what gets indexed.

Supported languages

Orbit Local supports the same 13 languages as Orbit Remote. All resolve cross-file references except Bash/Shell (definitions only).

Language Definitions Cross-file references
Ruby Yes Yes
Java Yes Yes
Kotlin Yes Yes
Python Yes Yes
TypeScript Yes Yes
JavaScript Yes Yes
Rust Yes Yes
Go Yes Yes
C# Yes Yes
C Yes Yes
C++ Yes Yes
PHP Yes Yes
Bash/Shell Yes No

Languages not currently indexed: Swift, COBOL, Terraform, YAML.

What is not indexed

Orbit Local has no GitLab connection, so none of the following are available:

  • Groups, projects, or users
  • Merge requests, comments, or reviewers
  • Pipelines, jobs, or stages
  • Work items, milestones, or labels
  • Vulnerabilities or security findings

For SDLC-aware queries, use Orbit Remote.

Also not indexed by Orbit Local:

  • Binary files
  • Files matched by .gitignore
  • Branches other than what is checked out at index time

Authorization

Orbit Local has no authorization layer. All data in the graph is accessible to whoever runs the CLI. The graph file at ~/.orbit/graph.duckdb is protected by your operating system's file permissions.

Billing

Orbit Local does not consume GitLab Credits. All processing is local.