Show HN: UIQuarter – static analysis CLI for UI codebases (github.com)

UIQuarter has launched a command-line interface (CLI) tool for static analysis of UI codebases, significantly optimizing the interaction between developers and AI coding assistants. By analyzing component patterns, dependency graphs, and architectural insights, UIQuarter generates streamlined context files tailored for various AI tools like OpenAI Codex and GitHub Copilot. This innovation aims to reduce the inefficiency of AI tools that traditionally expend excessive tokens in trial-and-error to understand a project structure, ultimately driving substantial performance improvements. In a benchmark test with an 11-file React project, UIQuarter demonstrated a remarkable 98% reduction in context tokens—from approximately 17,800 to just 325—while slashing exploration steps from 12 to just 1. The analysis process now also yields insights into component resolutions and architectural layouts, addressing multiple frameworks, including React and Angular. With features like real-time integration via a Model Context Protocol server, UIQuarter not only enhances coding efficiency for developers but also empowers AI tools to deliver more relevant code assistance and insights, thereby advancing the framework for AI-driven software development.