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Explanation depths

Five explanation depths

The same code, explained five ways. Pick the depth that matches what you already know. The sample below is written by hand to show the range. It is not live model output.

Depth 3 · Design

Intermediate depth

Best for: Full-stack engineers reviewing PRs and verifying AI agent code.

useDeduplicatedQuery.tsTypeScript
export function useDeduplicatedQuery<T>(url: string, ttlMs = 30000) {
  const controller = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);

  return useCallback(async () => {
    controller.current?.abort();
    controller.current = new AbortController();

    const cached = cache.get(url);
    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < ttlMs) {
      return cached.data as T;
    }

    const res = await fetch(url, { signal: controller.current.signal });
    const data = await res.json();
    cache.set(url, { data, timestamp: Date.now() });
    return data as T;
  }, [url, ttlMs]);
}
Example, Intermediate depth:

This implements an asynchronous Stale-While-Revalidate query cache with cooperative task cancellation:

• Uses AbortController to decouple lifecycle management from HTTP transport, shielding against out-of-order responses. • Employs a TTL-bounded in-memory LRU map to throttle API egress. • Properly surfaces DOMException ('AbortError') distinct from network failures, preventing false-positive error state triggers in the UI tree.

Takeaway: Resilient asynchronous lifecycle with non-blocking revalidation.
What leaves your machine

How your code is handled

Unvibe is not a local-only tool. Your selected code is sent to a cloud model to write the explanation. A secret scanner runs on your machine first, and anything that looks like a key or token is blocked or held for your confirmation.

Step 1 · Editor

Selected Code

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Step 2 · On-Device

Local secret scan

Pattern checks for cloud keys, API tokens, private keys, and risky assignments

Runs on-device
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Step 3 · Cloud model

Filtered snippet

Sent over HTTPS to the model provider, and the answer streams back

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Step 4 · Desktop

Floating Island

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No repository upload

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No training set built from your code

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Local history

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Shortcuts

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Monospace Code

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System UI

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