Agent skill · research science · aiskillstore
analyzing-projects
Analyzes codebases to understand structure, tech stack, patterns, and conventions. Use when onboarding to a new project, exploring unfamiliar code, or when asked "how does this work?" or "what's the architecture?
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured approach to analyze codebases, identifying tech stacks and patterns that the AI may not recognize on its own.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Analyzing Projects When to Load Trigger: Onboarding to a new project, "how does this work" questions, codebase exploration, understanding unfamiliar code Skip: Already familiar with the project structure and patterns Project Analysis Workflow Copy this checklist and track progress: Step 1: Quick Overview Step 2: Tech Stack Detection Package Managers & Dependencies package.json → Node.js/JavaScript/TypeScript requirements.txt / pyproject.toml / setup.py → Python go.mod → Go Cargo.toml → Rust pom.xml / build.gradle → Java Gemfile → Ruby Frameworks (from dependencies) React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt Express, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Rails Spring Boot, Gin, Echo Infrastructure Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml → Containerized kubernetes/, k8s/ → Kubernetes terraform/, .tf files → IaC serverless.yml → Serverless Framework .github/workflows/ → GitHub Actions Step 3: Project Structure Analysis Present as a tree with annotations: Step 4: Key Patterns Identification Look for and report: Architecture: Monolith, Microservices, Serverless, Monorepo API Style: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, tRPC State Management: Redux, Zustand, MobX, Context Database: SQL, NoSQL, ORM used Authentication: JWT, OAuth, Sessions Testing: Jest, Pytest, Go test, etc. Step 5: Development Workflow Check for: .eslintrc, .prettierrc → Linting/Formatting .husky/ → Git hooks Makefile → Build commands scripts/ in package.json → NPM scripts Step 6: Output Format Generate a summary using this template: Analysis Validation After completing analysis, verify: If any items cannot be verified, note them as "needs clarification" in the report.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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