Explain Codebase Area

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Guided tour of code areas for fast onboarding

Authorbtabaska
Version1.0.0
Installs0

System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

Give a reader enough structure to navigate a subsystem without reading every file. The skill identifies entry points, traces the dominant data flow, names key types, and links to applicable convention rules and ADRs.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Identify entry points (route handlers, exported components, CLI commands).
  • Trace the dominant data flow from entry to persistence (or API boundary).
  • Name key types (e.g., Pydantic models, TypeScript interfaces) and link to related ADRs.
  • Provides a concise Markdown brief suitable for onboarding and cross-team handoffs.

Quick Start

Explain the codebase area under a specified path to a new engineer.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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