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Gitnexus Exploring by tomorrowlm — Agent Skill

Name: Gitnexus Exploring
Author: TomorrowLM

Gitnexus Exploring

Use when the user asks how code works, wants to understand architecture, trace execution flows, or explore unfamiliar parts of the codebase. Examples: "How does X work?", "What calls this function?", "Show me the auth flow"

TomorrowLM 6d1a5e4 3.0 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Exploring Codebases with GitNexus

When to Use

"How does authentication work?"
"What's the project structure?"
"Show me the main components"
"Where is the database logic?"
Understanding code you haven't seen before

Workflow

1. READ gitnexus://repos                          → Discover indexed repos
2. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context             → Codebase overview, check staleness
3. gitnexus_query({query: "<what you want to understand>"})  → Find related execution flows
4. gitnexus_context({name: "<symbol>"})            → Deep dive on specific symbol
5. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name}      → Trace full execution flow

If step 2 says "Index is stale" → run npx gitnexus analyze --index-only in terminal.

Checklist

- [ ] READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context
- [ ] gitnexus_query for the concept you want to understand
- [ ] Review returned processes (execution flows)
- [ ] gitnexus_context on key symbols for callers/callees
- [ ] READ process resource for full execution traces
- [ ] Read source files for implementation details

Resources

Resource	What you get
`gitnexus://repo/{name}/context`	Stats, staleness warning (~150 tokens)
`gitnexus://repo/{name}/clusters`	All functional areas with cohesion scores (~300 tokens)
`gitnexus://repo/{name}/cluster/{name}`	Area members with file paths (~500 tokens)
`gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name}`	Step-by-step execution trace (~200 tokens)

Tools

gitnexus_query — find execution flows related to a concept:

gitnexus_query({query: "payment processing"})
→ Processes: CheckoutFlow, RefundFlow, WebhookHandler
→ Symbols grouped by flow with file locations

gitnexus_context — 360-degree view of a symbol:

gitnexus_context({name: "validateUser"})
→ Incoming calls: loginHandler, apiMiddleware
→ Outgoing calls: checkToken, getUserById
→ Processes: LoginFlow (step 2/5), TokenRefresh (step 1/3)

Example: "How does payment processing work?"

1. READ gitnexus://repo/my-app/context       → 918 symbols, 45 processes
2. gitnexus_query({query: "payment processing"})
   → CheckoutFlow: processPayment → validateCard → chargeStripe
   → RefundFlow: initiateRefund → calculateRefund → processRefund
3. gitnexus_context({name: "processPayment"})
   → Incoming: checkoutHandler, webhookHandler
   → Outgoing: validateCard, chargeStripe, saveTransaction
4. Read src/payments/processor.ts for implementation details

---name: gitnexus-exploringdescription: Use when the user asks how code works, wants to understand architecture, trace execution flows, or explore unfamiliar parts of the codebase. Examples: "How does X work?", "What calls this function?", "Show me the auth flow"---# Exploring Codebases with GitNexus## When to Use- "How does authentication work?"- "What's the project structure?"- "Show me the main components"- "Where is the database logic?"- Understanding code you haven't seen before## Workflow```1. READ gitnexus://repos → Discover indexed repos2. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context → Codebase overview, check staleness3. gitnexus_query({query: "<what you want to understand>"}) → Find related execution flows4. gitnexus_context({name: "<symbol>"}) → Deep dive on specific symbol5. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name} → Trace full execution flow```> If step 2 says "Index is stale" → run `npx gitnexus analyze --index-only` in terminal.## Checklist```- [ ] READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context- [ ] gitnexus_query for the concept you want to understand- [ ] Review returned processes (execution flows)- [ ] gitnexus_context on key symbols for callers/callees- [ ] READ process resource for full execution traces- [ ] Read source files for implementation details```## Resources| Resource | What you get || --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- || `gitnexus://repo/{name}/context` | Stats, staleness warning (~150 tokens) || `gitnexus://repo/{name}/clusters` | All functional areas with cohesion scores (~300 tokens) || `gitnexus://repo/{name}/cluster/{name}` | Area members with file paths (~500 tokens) || `gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name}` | Step-by-step execution trace (~200 tokens) |## Tools**gitnexus_query** — find execution flows related to a concept:```gitnexus_query({query: "payment processing"})→ Processes: CheckoutFlow, RefundFlow, WebhookHandler→ Symbols grouped by flow with file locations```**gitnexus_context** — 360-degree view of a symbol:```gitnexus_context({name: "validateUser"})→ Incoming calls: loginHandler, apiMiddleware→ Outgoing calls: checkToken, getUserById→ Processes: LoginFlow (step 2/5), TokenRefresh (step 1/3)```## Example: "How does payment processing work?"```1. READ gitnexus://repo/my-app/context → 918 symbols, 45 processes2. gitnexus_query({query: "payment processing"}) → CheckoutFlow: processPayment → validateCard → chargeStripe → RefundFlow: initiateRefund → calculateRefund → processRefund3. gitnexus_context({name: "processPayment"}) → Incoming: checkoutHandler, webhookHandler → Outgoing: validateCard, chargeStripe, saveTransaction4. Read src/payments/processor.ts for implementation details```

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