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To analyze a codebase before refactoring, you need to conduct comprehensive research to map dependencies, identify architectural constraints, and surface potential breaking changes. This process provides an evidence-based investigation of risks and constraints to inform your development decisions.

Mapping dependencies across multiple subsystems requires parallel exploration to investigate different domains concurrently. By dispatching parallel research across subsystem boundaries, you can identify constraints and implementation options to ensure consistent, high-quality technical planning.

Parallel sub-agent dispatching works by deploying multiple concurrent investigations across single or multiple subsystem boundaries. This mechanism allows the research to gather architectural context and identify constraints simultaneously, generating a standardized summary of the current state and risks.

Yes, you can use automated codebase analysis for legacy module investigations. It automatically surfaces project constraints, methodology, and existing documentation to map out dependencies and receive vetted recommendations on the best implementation strategy for updating legacy systems.

You need structured architectural analysis before writing new code when facing complex tasks that cross subsystem boundaries. It eliminates uncertainty by providing an evidence-based investigation of potential risks, constraints, and implementation options before any development begins.

Relying solely on existing documentation for codebase research may miss undocumented dependencies and runtime constraints. To mitigate this, comprehensive analysis utilizes parallel sub-agent dispatching to actively investigate subsystems and identify risks not captured in standard documentation.