Autonomous Two-Phase Codebase Exploration

Overview

Traditional exploration assumes structure upfront or explores sequentially. This skill takes an autonomous two-phase approach: discover the natural perspectives of the codebase first, then deep dive into each discovered perspective with targeted explorers.

Core principle: Let the codebase reveal its own structure, then explore each structure element thoroughly with adaptive parallel agents.

MANDATORY ANNOUNCEMENT at start:

"I'm using the ring:explore-codebase skill to autonomously discover and explore the codebase structure.

Before proceeding, I've checked the Red Flags table and confirmed:

• Production pressure makes me WANT to skip discovery → Using skill anyway
• I think I 'already know' the structure → Discovery will validate assumptions
• This seems like a simple question → Location without context is incomplete
• Colleague gave me high-level info → Discovery finds what they forgot

The skill's core principle: When pressure is highest, systematic approach matters most."