workflow-legacy-analysis

What problem does it solve?

Legacy codebases and undocumented systems create risk and slow meaningful change. This Skill provides a repeatable protocol to understand, document, and plan modifications before touching code, reducing ambiguity for future work.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Context.md captures the current understanding of the system.
• Architecture maps provide a high-level view of components, data flows, and interfaces.
• Risk assessment identifies unsafe areas and suggests mitigations.
• Recommendations outline concrete next steps for refactors, migrations, or knowledge handoffs.
• Use cases include onboarding to unfamiliar projects, preparing for refactors, and documenting legacy systems lacking current docs.

Quick Start

Begin by collecting artifacts and generating the initial Context.md and Architecture.md to anchor the analysis.