First-encounter codebase orientation. Chains tree-sitting (structural inventory) and featuring (feature synthesis) into an EDA workflow for unfamiliar repositories. Use when someone says "explore this repo", "what does this do", "I just cloned this", "help me understand this codebase", or when starting work on an unfamiliar repository. This is the divergent "what's here?" skill — for targeted "where is X?" queries, use searching-codebases instead.
How to install exploring-codebases?
oaustegard/claude-skills/exploring-codebases
$npx -y skills add oaustegard/claude-skills --skill exploring-codebasesInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills" --skill "oaustegard/claude-skills/exploring-codebases"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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