Scouting Code Patterns

Code pattern scouting automates research by locating 3-5 public examples (MIT/Apache licensed) for your feature, then documents each with usage scenarios, key concepts, minimal compilable stubs, and validation approaches. This accelerates feature development by providing vetted references instead of manual searching.

Pattern scouting systematically discovers external code implementations for your task, extracts structured documentation including pattern names, use cases, and compiled examples, then saves findings to a searchable format. This replaces ad-hoc exploration with reproducible, documented research.

Yes. The Skill finds public patterns, documents them with standardized structure (pattern name, use-when scenarios, key concepts, minimal stub, validation method), saves to examples/[category]/, includes source URLs, and syncs to CLAUDE.md for team reference.

Each pattern is documented with USE WHEN scenarios and KEY CONCEPTS, so you can compare when each applies to your context. The Skill also provides a VALIDATION approach for each, letting you test fit before committing to an implementation.

The Skill searches public repositories for code examples under MIT or Apache licenses, documents the SOURCE URL for each pattern, and ensures all patterns are openly reusable. This guarantees you have clear licensing for production use.

Yes. npm is a dependency for this Skill—it's required to run npm run sync, which updates your CLAUDE.md documentation after pattern discovery and saves examples to your project.