Unblocked
Codebase Q&A that knows the why — answers grounded in code plus Slack, Jira, and docs.
About
Unblocked (getunblocked.com), founded by Dennis Pilarinos (ex-Microsoft, Amazon, Apple; Buddybuild, acquired by Apple in 2018), augments source code with the tribal knowledge around it — Slack threads, Jira/Linear tickets, Confluence docs — so developers get expert-level answers about any line of code without interrupting teammates. Available on web, macOS, Slack, VS Code, and JetBrains IDEs.
It raised $30M total ($20M Series A led by B Capital and Radical Ventures) and offers an MCP server to bring team knowledge into Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot, plus a PR failure agent that diagnoses CI failures and posts fixes in the PR. Answers are permission-aware (SOC 2 Type II, CASA Tier II). Pricing starts at $29/month.
What it can do
- Contextual code answers with cited sources
- Slack bot answering in-channel
- MCP server for Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot
- PR failure diagnosis agent
- Permission-aware, SOC 2 Type II answers
Setup
Sign up at getunblocked.com, connect GitHub, Slack, Jira/Linear, and Confluence; install IDE plugins or use Slack.
Prerequisites
A codebase in GitHub plus connected knowledge sources (Slack, Jira, Confluence).
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 8/10
Scored 8/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 55; Trending score 75/100 from researcher assessment.
Sources
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