Our Journey
From a late-night idea to a mission that's changing the way we build software.
March 2025
March 2025
The "What If" Moment
Stuck deep inside another complex project, the core idea for Lumyst was born from a simple, frustrating question: "Why can't we just see how all this code fits together?"
May 2025
May 2025
The First Line of Code
The idea is put into action. The first line of code is written, marking the transition from a concept to a tangible project.
May 2025
May 2025
Two Minds, One Mission
After realizing we (the co-founders) were independently wrestling with the same problem, we joined forces. The codebases were merged, our partnership was formed, and the real collaboration began.
June 2025
June 2025
The Leap of Faith
This was the point of no return. We committed to Lumyst full-time, shelving our internship plans and interview prep to dedicate everything to building the tool we knew developers needed.
July 2025
July 2025
Private Beta Launch
The very first version of Lumyst (then Xray) goes live. We invited our first cohort of beta testers to experience the future of code analysis and started gathering the feedback that would shape the tool.
August 2025
August 2025
The $60k Milestone
Officially backed by gradCapital with $60,000. We rebranded Xray to Lumyst and launched our first public beta, marking the transition from a student project to a real company.
September 2025
September 2025
Lumyst v3: Faster, Smarter
Major update focused on speed. Parallelized our analysis pipeline, added descriptive multi-step loaders, and expanded support for various language servers to ensure ecosystem compatibility.
October 2025
October 2025
Release v0.1.0 - Code Tours
Introduced "Code Tours": interactive guides that walkthrough complex codebases like a senior developer. Coupled with a major UI revamp for a tighter, more professional feel.
October 2025
October 2025
Release v0.2.0 - 20k LoC
Scaling support to 20,000 lines of code. Added "Bring Your Own Key" support for Anthropic, Gemini, and OpenAI. Pipeline efficiency increased by 50%, making graphs ready in minutes.
November 2025
November 2025
The Birth of Call Trace
Launched Call Trace (v0.3.0). Right-click any function to instantly visualize its entire execution flow across files. No more keeping a hundred tabs open to understand a single feature.
November 2025
November 2025
Persistence & Team Growth
Added local graph history and teammate sharing (Import/Export). Welcomed our first intern to focus on cross-service communication tracing.
December 2025
December 2025
GraphWiki Launch
Released GraphWiki: a zero-setup, web-based version of Lumyst. Hierarchical, context-aware graphs for popular open-source projects directly in the browser.
December 2025
December 2025
100k Lines & Multilingual
Huge milestone: analysis limit reached 100,000 lines. Added native support for Rust, Go, Swift, Kotlin, and more. Set up our first proper HQ in Pune.
January 2026
January 2026
Happy 2026 - v0.7.0
Kicked off the year with subscriptions and performance tiers. 132 commits later, the software is snappier than ever. Big moves happening behind the scenes.
January 2026
January 2026
The Bangalore Shift
Moved Lumyst HQ to Bangalore to be in the heart of the developer ecosystem. Former Amazon SDE 2 Poojan Panchal joins full-time as co-founder to solve the complexity wall he experienced at scale.
January 2026
January 2026
Call Trace v2: Intent Layer
The logic layer for your codebase is here. Visualize execution paths across service boundaries and verify AI-generated intent. Skip syntax, see logic.