Trace PHP call chains and explain code across Laravel, Symfony, or plain PHP.
npx skills add https://github.com/axitdev/skills --skill php-explain
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: php-explain Source: https://github.com/axitdev/skills/tree/main/php-explain Command: npx skills add https://github.com/axitdev/skills --skill php-explain
Large PHP codebases are hard to understand because logic is spread across routes, controllers, services, models, events, jobs, and configuration. This Skill removes the guesswork by tracing the full call chain, surfacing hidden actors (middleware, observers, queued jobs), and explaining both what the code does and why it was likely structured that way.
Explain how user registration works by tracing the request from route through controller, service, and database with a standard depth.
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To trace a PHP call chain, follow the request from entry point through controllers, services, repositories, events, and persistence layers to map the full execution path and explain data transformations.
Understanding a large Laravel or Symfony codebase involves tracing execution paths to surface hidden actors like middleware, observers, and queued jobs, then explaining both the code's behavior and its structural rationale.
Finding hidden middleware and event listeners requires tracing the request flow to detect non-obvious actors like scheduled tasks and observers that affect the execution path across your PHP application.
You can generate markdown documentation for PHP code flows by tracing call chains and optionally saving the explanations as structured markdown files with an index using configurable output paths.
PHP code tracing works with Laravel, Symfony, plain PHP, or any PHP project, following entry points and configuration to produce coherent narratives at overview, standard, or deep-dive depth.
Your PHP application may behave differently because hidden actors like observers, event listeners, and middleware affect the flow, which call-chain tracing can surface and explain.
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