Code Examination

Understand local code before changing it. Use before implementation, refactoring, test fixes, or architecture changes.

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Code Examination

Purpose

Understand local code before changing it.

When to Use

Use before implementation, refactoring, test fixes, or architecture changes.

Inputs

Entry points, neighboring files, tests, interfaces, naming conventions, ownership boundaries.

Steps

  1. Locate the relevant code path.
  2. Read nearby patterns and tests.
  3. Identify contracts and boundaries.
  4. Make the smallest compatible change.

Gates

The change matches local style and contracts.

Evidence

Relevant files read and patterns followed.

Anti-Patterns

Inventing a new abstraction without reading the codebase.

Related

project-rules-first, generated-code-review

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