What It Calls - API Checker

That GitHub AI tool says it is "free", "open source" or "fully local". What does it actually call?

What It Calls reads a GitHub repository's code and shows, as plain facts, which external APIs the tool calls. No scores or verdict labels — just the lines of code that prove it and where the pricing comes from.

HOW TO USE

Swap github.com for whatitcalls.com in a repository address, or paste the address into the app and tap Check. A repository that was already checked opens right away; a new one is checked on the spot.

FOUR STATES

- Uses external APIs — the core features call an external API

- Uses external APIs, local option available — external APIs are used, but there is also a way to run it locally

- No external API found — no external calls were found in the checked scope

- Needs review — not enough evidence to say either way

ONE PAGE PER REPOSITORY

- What works without an API key

- Each external API's company, endpoint and pricing source

- What data leaves your machine

- Gaps between the README and the code

- Evidence links pinned to a commit

- Check scope (how many files were read)

BROWSE

Recently checked repositories, repositories by use (coding agents, image/video/voice, documents and research, and more), and the external APIs that show up most often.

CORRECTIONS

If a result is wrong, pick the item and request a correction. We review it and fix the result.

WHO IT IS FOR

- Anyone who installed a "free" tool and was asked for an API key first

- Teams that must know where data goes before adopting an open-source AI tool

- People looking for tools that run entirely on their own machine

No sign-up needed. Available in English and Korean.

What It Calls is an independent service, not affiliated with GitHub. Results are factual information generated by automatically reading public code, and they do not judge any repository or developer.

Contact: siwooeo@gmail.com