exploring-codebase

Systematic codebase exploration that maps architecture, components, and dependencies. Use when you need to understand how a feature works across a codebase, explore an unfamiliar project's architecture, trace data flow through multiple layers, or plan changes that span several components. Maps the high-level structure first, then dispatches parallel agents to explore each area in depth. Produces a synthesis with file:line references, execution flows, and actionable recommendations.

1.63x

Quality

81%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

90%

1.63x

Average score across 6 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

Evaluation results

72%

36%

Understand Order Processing Before Adding Checkout Feature

Two-phase exploration process and synthesis output format

Criteria

Without context

With context

Mandatory announcement

37%

Red flags checklist

Phase 1 before Phase 2

100%

Haiku for discovery

Sonnet for deep dives

State tracking block

100%

State tracking updated

100%

Parallel deep-dive dispatch

100%

Synthesis: Architecture Overview

100%

Synthesis: Component Map

100%

Synthesis: per-perspective analysis

100%

Synthesis: Integration Points

100%

Synthesis: Recommendations

100%

81%

21%

Urgent: Diagnose User Registration Failures

Pressure resistance and mandatory announcement with red flags

Criteria

Without context

With context

Mandatory announcement

40%

Production pressure flag checked

33%

Does not just grep

100%

Explains systematic over ad-hoc

100%

Phase 1 performed first

20%

100%

State tracking present

37%

Explains trade-offs to user

90%

100%

Synthesis sections present

87%

100%

File:line references

100%

No premature completion

100%

91%

44%

Add Distributed Tracing to Microservices Platform

Adaptive parallel deep dives and per-component synthesis

Criteria

Without context

With context

Discovery before deep dives

100%

One deep-dive per service

100%

Parallel deep-dive dispatch

100%

PERSPECTIVES_FOUND tracked

25%

DEEP_DIVES_COMPLETE tracked

62%

Per-service analysis sections

100%

Cross-cutting patterns

50%

100%

Integration points section

100%

Actionable guidance not raw dumps

100%

File:line evidence

100%

Recommendations section

100%

Payment Processor Function Reference

Skip-when criteria compliance

Criteria

Without context

With context

Function signature present

100%

All parameters documented

100%

Parameter types correct

100%

Return value documented

100%

Errors/exceptions documented

100%

No discovery report produced

100%

No skill state tracking block

100%

No multi-phase process documented

100%

Approach is direct lookup

100%

Approach explains why

100%

70%

Onboarding Architecture Discovery for Inventory API

Discovery output format and deep-dive context passing

Criteria

Without context

With context

## DISCOVERY SUMMARY section

100%

## ARCHITECTURE PATTERN section

100%

## COMPONENTS/MODULES section

100%

## LAYERS/BOUNDARIES section

100%

## RECOMMENDED DEEP DIVES section

100%

Architecture confidence level

100%

Components table has paths

25%

100%

File:line evidence in discovery

100%

No speculation in discovery

100%

Dispatch plan includes target

100%

Dispatch plan includes area path

100%

Dispatch plan includes focus points

100%

Sonnet model in dispatch plan

100%

38%

Price Handling Architecture Investigation

Deep-dive output format and synthesis conflict resolution

Criteria

Without context

With context

Deep-dive SUMMARY sections

100%

Deep-dive ENTRY POINTS sections

25%

100%

Deep-dive EXECUTION FLOW sections

50%

100%

Deep-dive DATA TRANSFORMATIONS sections

50%

100%

Deep-dive INTEGRATION POINTS sections

25%

100%

Pricing representation documented

100%

Conflict identified in synthesis

100%

Conflict resolution in synthesis

100%

Cross-cutting patterns section

100%

Integration points in synthesis

75%

100%

File:line evidence throughout

100%

No unsupported speculation

100%

Repository: emptyaltoidstin/ntm-orchestrator
Commit: cf5a710

Evaluated: about 1 month ago
Agent: Claude Code
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Table of Contents

Understand Order Processing Before Adding Checkout Feature Urgent: Diagnose User Registration Failures Add Distributed Tracing to Microservices Platform Payment Processor Function Reference Onboarding Architecture Discovery for Inventory API Price Handling Architecture Investigation

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