# Code Examination

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

- Skill: `lubochka/code-examination` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lubochka/code-examination`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lubochka/code-examination/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: lubochka (https://skillmd.com/u/lubochka)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lubochka/code-examination

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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`