What problem does it solve?
This Skill eliminates the inefficiency of ad-hoc, one-off code explanations by generating reusable, step-by-step CodeTour artifacts that anchor directly to real code files and line numbers, making codebase walkthroughs consistent, scalable, and easy to share across teams.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Persona-Targeted Tours: Automatically adjusts tour depth and focus based on the reader's role, such as new joiner, architect, PR reviewer, or RCA investigator.
- Verified Code Anchors: All file paths, line numbers, and code selections are validated for existence and accuracy before inclusion, eliminating broken tour steps.
- Multiple Use Cases: Supports onboarding tours, architecture walkthroughs, PR review tours, root cause analysis tours, security reviews, and feature explanation requests.
- Narrative Structure: Tours follow a logical story arc instead of flat file listings, guiding readers through orientation, core execution paths, edge cases, and next steps.
Quick Start
Use the code-tour skill to generate a 10-step onboarding tour for the payment service codebase targeted at new backend engineers.