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gitnexus-exploring

Use when the user asks how code works, wants to understand architecture, trace execution flows, or explore unfamiliar parts of the codebase. Examples: "How does X work?", "What calls this function?", "Show me the auth flow"

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Exploring Codebases with GitNexus

When to Use

  • "How does authentication work?"
  • "What's the project structure?"
  • "Show me the main components"
  • "Where is the database logic?"
  • Understanding code you haven't seen before

Workflow

1. READ gitnexus://repos                          → Discover indexed repos
2. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context             → Codebase overview, check staleness
3. query({search_query: "<what you want to understand>"})  → Find related execution flows
4. context({name: "<symbol>"})            → Deep dive on specific symbol
5. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name}      → Trace full execution flow

If step 2 says "Index is stale" → run node .gitnexus/run.cjs analyze in terminal.

Checklist

- [ ] READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context
- [ ] query for the concept you want to understand
- [ ] Review returned processes (execution flows)
- [ ] context on key symbols for callers/callees
- [ ] READ process resource for full execution traces
- [ ] Read source files for implementation details

Resources

ResourceWhat you get
gitnexus://repo/{name}/contextStats, staleness warning (~150 tokens)
gitnexus://repo/{name}/clustersAll functional areas with cohesion scores (~300 tokens)
gitnexus://repo/{name}/cluster/{name}Area members with file paths (~500 tokens)
gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name}Step-by-step execution trace (~200 tokens)

Tools

query — find execution flows related to a concept:

query({search_query: "payment processing"})
→ Processes: CheckoutFlow, RefundFlow, WebhookHandler
→ Symbols grouped by flow with file locations

context — 360-degree view of a symbol:

context({name: "validateUser"})
→ Incoming calls: loginHandler, apiMiddleware
→ Outgoing calls: checkToken, getUserById
→ Processes: LoginFlow (step 2/5), TokenRefresh (step 1/3)

Example: "How does payment processing work?"

1. READ gitnexus://repo/my-app/context       → 918 symbols, 45 processes
2. query({search_query: "payment processing"})
   → CheckoutFlow: processPayment → validateCard → chargeStripe
   → RefundFlow: initiateRefund → calculateRefund → processRefund
3. context({name: "processPayment"})
   → Incoming: checkoutHandler, webhookHandler
   → Outgoing: validateCard, chargeStripe, saveTransaction
4. Read src/payments/processor.ts for implementation details
Repository
tslateman/spec-trace
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.claude/skills/gitnexus/gitnexus-exploring/SKILL.md

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abhigyanpatwari/GitNexus
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