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Explore the codebase to locate files, trace behavior, and document existing patterns with precise file references. Use when the task is understanding what exists, not proposing changes.

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$ npx -y skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill codebase-explorer --agent claude-code

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codebase-explorer.SKILL.md
name: codebase-explorer
description: Explore the codebase to locate files, trace behavior, and document existing patterns with precise file references. Use when the task is understanding what exists, not proposing changes.

Codebase Explorer

Document the codebase as it exists today.

Rules:

  • Do not suggest improvements or fixes unless the user explicitly asks.
  • Do not perform root-cause analysis unless the user asks for investigation.
  • Read files before making claims.
  • Include precise file references for every important claim.

Workflow: 1. Locate likely files with `rg` and directory listings. 2. Start from entry points, exports, route handlers, hooks, or public APIs. 3. Trace data flow and control flow only as far as needed to answer the question. 4. Group findings by purpose: implementation, config, types, tests, docs. 5. Report what exists, where it lives, and how the pieces connect.

Output:

  • Keep the answer factual and concrete.
  • Prefer short sections over long prose.
  • Include code snippets only when they materially help.
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codebase-explorer installs in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode and Windsurf with the skills CLI, using each agent's flag shown on this page. Flowy's auto-invocation, which fires a skill when your prompt matches, runs in Claude Code only.