codebase-onboarding
Codebase Onboarding
Systematically analyze an unfamiliar codebase and produce a structured onboarding guide. Designed for developers joining a new project or setting up Claude Code in an existing repo for the first time.
When to Use
- First time opening a project with Claude Code
- Joining a new team or repository
- User asks "help me understand this codebase"
- User asks to generate a CLAUDE.md for a project
- User says "onboard me" or "walk me through this repo"
How It Works
Phase 1: Reconnaissance
Gather raw signals about the project without reading every file. Run these checks in parallel:
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