Unlocking the Power of Understand with AI
At SciTools, we’re always looking for ways to make our tools more powerful, accessible, and efficient. One area where we’ve seen massive potential is in leveraging AI to enhance how users interact with Understand, our industry-leading static analysis platform. We believe that AI is not here to replace engineers—but to help them do their best work faster.
Recently, I created a custom ChatGPT assistant specifically designed to help users write scripts for Understand using the Understand Python API. This chatbot is optimized for the nuances of our API and helps users build, refine, and troubleshoot scripts with ease.
Why Use AI to Script in Understand?
Writing scripts with the Understand Python API is powerful—but it comes with a learning curve. Users often need to:
- Dig through documentation
- Understand the entity and references model
- Write and test scripts iteratively
- Adapt scripts to different languages or project structures
Even seasoned users can lose time re-creating patterns or searching for examples. That’s where an AI assistant can make a difference.
With our custom ChatGPT, you can:
- Quickly generate scripts and plugins tailored to your specific goals (e.g., export function call trees, flag specific dependency patterns, generate custom metrics)
- Ask API questions in natural language and get concise, accurate answers
- Debug issues by pasting error messages and getting guided solutions
- Iterate faster, with the AI offering refinements, optimizations, or best practices
This turns a 2-hour scripting task into a 20-minute interaction.
Try It Out
Give it a try here: Custom ChatGPT: Understand API Engineer
Let us know what you think, and if you find something that isn’t working quite right, let us know so we can fine-tune it!
