map-codebase

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Analyze codebase with parallel mapper agents to produce .planning/codebase/ documents

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the map-codebase skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by buildomator/buildomator in skills/map-codebase/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Output: .planning/codebase/ folder with 7 structured documents about the codebase state.

<execution_context> @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/map-codebase.md </execution_context>

Load project state if exists: Check for .planning/STATE.md - loads context if project already initialized

This command can run:

  • Before /gsd:new-project (brownfield codebases) - creates codebase map first
  • After /gsd:new-project (greenfield codebases) - updates codebase map as code evolves
  • Anytime to refresh codebase understanding

<when_to_use> Use map-codebase for:

  • Brownfield projects before initialization (understand existing code first)
  • Refreshing codebase map after significant changes
  • Onboarding to an unfamiliar codebase
  • Before major refactoring (understand current state)
  • When STATE.md references outdated codebase info

Skip map-codebase for:

  • Greenfield projects with no code yet (nothing to map)
  • Trivial codebases (<5 files) </when_to_use>

<success_criteria>

  • .planning/codebase/ directory created
  • All 7 codebase documents written by mapper agents
  • Documents follow template structure
  • Parallel agents completed without errors
  • User knows next steps </success_criteria>

Signals

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Last commit
Sep 2026
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skill
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map-codebase
Source
github.com/buildomator/buildomator