codebase-recon-skill

A coding agent skill that analyzes git history to understand a codebase before reading any code

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1 skill (1 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
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5mo ago last update (Last updated 5mo ago)

Install

Skills CLI

npx skills add yujiachen-y/codebase-recon-skill

Asks which agents to install it for. Add -g to install it for every project.

Claude Code

git clone https://github.com/yujiachen-y/codebase-recon-skillcp -r "codebase-recon-skill/skills/codebase-recon" ~/.claude/skills/

Copies the codebase-recon skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project).

Plugin

/plugin marketplace add yujiachen-y/codebase-recon-skill

Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.

Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.

What it does

In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.

codebase-recon

Use when entering an unfamiliar codebase, onboarding to a new project, or wanting to assess codebase health before reading code — analyzes git history to reveal hotspots, risk areas, team structure, and development momentum
skills/codebase-recon/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

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