I don't know this area of code well. Go up a layer of abstraction. Give me a map of all the relevant modules and callers, using the project's domain glossary vocabulary.
Codebase Explain
Tell the agent to explain code with broader context and a higher-level perspective. Use when you're unfamiliar with a section of code or need to understand how it fits into the bigger picture.
Codebase Explain by risadams · 163257b
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---name: codebase-explaindescription: Tell the agent to explain code with broader context and a higher-level perspective. Use when you're unfamiliar with a section of code or need to understand how it fits into the bigger picture.---I don't know this area of code well. Go up a layer of abstraction. Give me a map of all the relevant modules and callers, using the project's domain glossary vocabulary.
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Tell the agent to explain code with broader context and a higher-level perspective. Use when you're unfamiliar with a section of code or need to understand how it fits into the bigger picture. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.
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