Memtrace Code Intelligence
Memtrace is Orbit’s code intelligence layer. Where ordinary file reads give an agent text, Memtrace gives it understanding — a live semantic index of your code that powers search across a project and a visual Code Graph of how it fits together.
Semantic search
Section titled “Semantic search”A Memtrace daemon starts automatically and indexes all of your registered project paths, keeping the index live as the code changes. From there, orbit_code_search and the Code Intelligence drawer let you — and your agents — search by meaning rather than exact string, which is far more reliable than grepping a 30,000-line file for the right symbol.
Code Graph and the parent-directory workspace
Section titled “Code Graph and the parent-directory workspace”The project window’s Code Graph tab visualizes structure, and a parent-directory workspace mode traces sibling repositories so related projects can be understood together rather than in isolation. Status, version, and update controls live in the Code Intelligence drawer.
File locks
Section titled “File locks”A related safety feature: you can mark files or globs that queued prompts must not touch. Agents self-enforce the locks through their preamble, and if a completion’s commit modified a locked file, Orbit rejects it as Failed (the commit itself is never rolled back). Active locks surface in orbit_status so any client can see them.