> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.neohive.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.neohive.ai/add-your-context/repositories.md).
# Add a repository
Add a GitHub or GitLab repository to a Code or Documentation Index so your agent finds your code and docs by describing what they do.
Connect a repository once, and your agent can find code by describing what the code does, such as `retry handling in the sync engine`, even when the code does not use those words. NeoHive stores the repository in a [Code](/reference/glossary.md#code-index) or [Documentation Index](/reference/glossary.md#documentation-index) inside your [Hive](/reference/glossary.md#hive). Scheduled syncs keep the [Index](/reference/glossary.md#index) up to date.
Before you start, you need a Hive and read access to the repository.
To add a repository, do the following:
1. To create a personal access token (PAT) or SSH key for the repository, see [Create a token](/add-your-context/repositories/connect.md#create-a-token).
2. To save the token or key as a connection, select the repository and branch, and create the Index, see [Connect GitHub or GitLab](/add-your-context/repositories/connect.md).
After you create the Index, you can also do the following:
* To keep generated code, fixtures, and other unwanted files out of the Index, see [Choose which files are included](/add-your-context/repositories/file-patterns.md).
* To set the sync schedule, sync on demand, or read the sync history, see [Keep a repository up to date](/add-your-context/repositories/sync.md).
NeoHive copies and indexes the code on the machine it runs on. NeoHive does not send the code to an outside service. For more information, see [What stays on your machine](/security-and-privacy/local-only.md).
{% hint style="info" %}
The first sync reads every file, so on a large repository it can take much longer than later syncs, which read only the files that changed. To make indexing faster, run NeoHive on a GPU. For more information, see [GPU and CPU](/administration/gpu-cpu.md).
{% endhint %}
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```
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