Code Analysis

name: code-analysis description: Techniques for quickly understanding unfamiliar codebases. Use this when exploring a new codebase, finding definitions, or understanding project architecture.

Code Analysis Skill

This skill provides techniques for quickly understanding unfamiliar code.

Quick Analysis

Project Structure

# List top-level structure
ls -la

# Find all source files
find src -name "*.ts" -o -name "*.py" -o -name "*.js" | head -20

# Count lines of code
find src -name "*.ts" | xargs wc -l | tail -1

Entry Points

# Find main entry points
grep -rn "main\|entry\|index" --include="*.json" .
cat package.json | grep -A5 '"main"'
cat package.json | grep -A5 '"scripts"'

Dependencies

# List dependencies
cat package.json | grep -A50 '"dependencies"'
cat requirements.txt
cat go.mod

Code Navigation

Find Definitions

# Find function definition
grep -rn "function functionName\|def functionName\|func functionName"

# Find class definition
grep -rn "class ClassName"

# Find interface/type
grep -rn "interface TypeName\|type TypeName"

Find Usages

# Find all usages
grep -rn "functionName" src/

# Find imports
grep -rn "import.*functionName\|from.*import.*functionName"

Trace Execution

# Find entry point
grep -rn "main\|start\|run" src/

# Find API routes
grep -rn "app.get\|app.post\|@app.route" src/

# Find event handlers
grep -rn "addEventListener\|on\(" src/

Architecture Patterns

Identify Patterns

• MVC: Look for models/, views/, controllers/
• Clean Architecture: Look for domain/, use-cases/, adapters/
• Feature-based: Look for features/ or modules/

Common Folder Structures

• src/ or lib/ - Main source code
• tests/ or __tests__/ - Test files
• config/ - Configuration files
• docs/ - Documentation
• scripts/ - Build/utility scripts

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