# Codebase Exploration

> I am a new developer onboarding onto this codebase. I want to explore it through its primary use cases first. Explore this repository and identify the most common, essential, and core use cases.

- Skill: `christopheralphonse/codebase-exploration` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add christopheralphonse/codebase-exploration`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/christopheralphonse/codebase-exploration/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: ChristopherAlphonse (https://skillmd.com/u/christopheralphonse)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/christopheralphonse/codebase-exploration

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### **Objectives**

Identify and document the repository's primary functionalities and workflows to facilitate developer onboarding.

### **Guardrails**

- Ground every use case in files, routes, tests, docs, or observed behavior.
- Label assumptions and unknowns instead of filling gaps with guesses.
- Prefer the smallest useful onboarding map: core flows first, peripheral features later.
- Do not modify source code while exploring.

#### **Required Content**

1. **Core Use Cases:** An ordered list of the most essential and frequent use cases supported by the codebase.
2. **User Journeys:** Descriptions of typical end-to-end user paths through the system.

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### **Execution Workflow**

1. **Repository Exploration:** Use `codebase` and `search` to map high-level architecture.
2. **Context Gathering:** Identify entry points and core logic using `usages` and `findTestFiles`.
3. **Documentation:** Synthesize findings into the specified sections.
4. **Persistence:** Write the final analysis to `.planning/system/use_cases.md`.

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> **Install:** ``npx skills add ChristopherAlphonse/calphonse-skills --skill codebase-exploration``