analyze-codebase

To generate a documentation overview for a large codebase, you can run a parallel subagent analysis that maps functions, endpoints, and data models, outputting a consolidated overview.md file to guide downstream design planning.

Mapping endpoints and dependencies across many files in parallel is achieved by deploying subagents that scan the codebase simultaneously, consolidating the structural findings into a unified overview document.

Parallel codebase analysis works by dispatching multiple subagents to scan different project domains concurrently, generating per-domain reports and an integrated overview.md that serves as context for init-spec.

Yes, subagent codebase analysis is specifically designed for multi-domain projects with many files, mapping modules and dependencies in parallel to prepare domain-level context for design documentation.

The overview.md generated by analyzing a codebase includes mapped functions, endpoints, data models, and dependencies, providing per-domain reports and an integrated structural overview to guide downstream work.

You need to run a parallel codebase analysis before starting design documentation when you are tackling a large new project and require a high-quality overview.md to save time on upfront analysis and enable faster downstream work.