Codebase Onboarding

Tier: POWERFUL
Category: Engineering
Domain: Documentation / Developer Experience

Purpose

Analyze a codebase and generate audience-aware onboarding documentation for engineers, tech leads, and contractors covering architecture, setup, key files, and contribution guidance.

Trigger

Apply when the user requests:

• "onboard new engineer", "create onboarding docs", "codebase overview", "project documentation"
• "generate README for developers", "explain codebase to new team member", "handoff documentation"
• "onboarding packet", "document the architecture for contractors", "rebuild stale project docs"