GitCode serves as a worldwide open-source community and code-hosting platform that aggregates and mirrors repositories, enabling rapid code exploration and effortless project collaboration through a single, cohesive interface. At its foundation lies an advanced code search engine that allows users to query various open-source projects, models, datasets, issues, pull requests, users, and organizations, offering keyword filtering by language, stars, forks, and update time, along with highlighted results and customizable sorting to quickly find exactly what they need. In addition to the search functionality, GitCode provides online project browsing featuring automatic folding of empty directories, a Markdown editor that supports emojis, and visual representations like table and Kanban board views for effective issue and task management. The comprehensive permission matrix empowers teams to establish interdependent, role-based access controls while mitigating the risk of configuration errors, and the natural-language OpenAPI endpoint allows for seamless integration of repository metadata into personalized workflows. Furthermore, the platform continuously evolves to incorporate user feedback, ensuring that it meets the changing needs of developers and teams worldwide.