Empowering smart app development with SolidGPT: an edgecloud hybrid AI agent framework

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into mobile and software development workflows faces a persistent tension among three demands: semantic awareness, developer productivity, and data privacy. Traditional cloud-based tools offer strong reasoning but risk data exposure and latency, while on-device solutions lack full-context understanding across codebase and developer tooling.We introduce SolidGPT, an open-source, edgecloud hybrid developer assistant built on GitHub, designed to enhance code and workspace semantic search. SolidGPTenables developers to below;Talk to your codebase: interactively query code and project structure, discovering the right methods and modules without manual searching.Automate software project workflows: generate PRDs, task breakdowns, Kanban boards, and even scaffold web app beginnings, with deep integration via VSCodeand Notion.Configure private, extensible agents: onboard private code folders (up to ~500 files), connect Notion, customize AI agent personas via embedding and in-context training, and deploy via Docker, CLI, or VSCodeextension.In practice, SolidGPTempowers developer productivity through;Semantic-rich code navigation: no more hunting through filesor wondering where a feature lives.Integrated documentation and task management: seamlessly sync generated PRD content and task boards into developer workflows.Privacy-first design: running locally via Docker or VSCode, with full control over code and data, while optionally reaching out to LLM APIs as needed.By combining interactive code querying, automated project scaffolding, and human-AI collaboration, SolidGPT provides a practical, privacy-respecting edge assistant that accelerates real-world development workflowsideal for intelligent mobile and software engineering contexts.

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Advances in Engineering Innovation
Published
2025-07-18
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https://doi.org/10.54254/2977-3903/2025.25283
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6
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Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Empowering smart app development with SolidGPT: an edgecloud hybrid AI agent framework

Liao Hu, Qilin Wu, Ruogu Qi
6 citations
Advances in Engineering Innovation
Scientific Computing and Data Management
25.01
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Empowering smart app development with SolidGPT: an edgecloud hybrid AI agent framework

Liao Hu, Qilin Wu, Ruogu Qi
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6 citations

Abstract

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into mobile and software development workflows faces a persistent tension among three demands: semantic awareness, developer productivity, and data privacy. Traditional cloud-based tools offer strong reasoning but risk data exposure and latency, while on-device solutions lack full-context understanding across codebase and developer tooling.We introduce SolidGPT, an open-source, edgecloud hybrid developer assistant built on GitHub, designed to enhance code and workspace semantic search. SolidGPTenables developers to below;Talk to your codebase: interactively query code and project structure, discovering the right methods and modules without manual searching.Automate software project workflows: generate PRDs, task breakdowns, Kanban boards, and even scaffold web app beginnings, with deep integration via VSCodeand Notion.Configure private, extensible agents: onboard private code folders (up to ~500 files), connect Notion, customize AI agent personas via embedding and in-context training, and deploy via Docker, CLI, or VSCodeextension.In practice, SolidGPTempowers developer productivity through;Semantic-rich code navigation: no more hunting through filesor wondering where a feature lives.Integrated documentation and task management: seamlessly sync generated PRD content and task boards into developer workflows.Privacy-first design: running locally via Docker or VSCode, with full control over code and data, while optionally reaching out to LLM APIs as needed.By combining interactive code querying, automated project scaffolding, and human-AI collaboration, SolidGPT provides a practical, privacy-respecting edge assistant that accelerates real-world development workflowsideal for intelligent mobile and software engineering contexts.

Advances in Engineering InnovationVol. 16(7)
North Carolina State University (US), University of Illinois System (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
Scientific Computing and Data Management
25.01
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