/learn-codebase
Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full. Use when starting work on a new or unfamiliar project, or when the user asks to "learn the codebase", "read the codebase", "prime", or "get up to speed".
One skill from claude-mem.
shell
$ npx -y skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill learn-codebase --agent claude-codeInstalls just this skill. Get the whole plugin for auto-invocation.
How it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/learn-codebase
Context preview
The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full. Use when starting work on a new or unfamiliar project, or when the user asks to "learn the codebase", "read the codebase", "prime", or "get up to speed".
Stats
Stars88,326
Forks7,667
LanguageJavaScript
LicenseApache-2.0
Ships with claude-mem
SKILL.md
learn-codebase.SKILL.md
--- name: learn-codebase description: Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full. Use when starting work on a new or unfamiliar project, or when the user asks to "learn the codebase", "read the codebase", "prime", or "get up to speed". --- # Learn Codebase Please learn about the codebase by systematically and thoroughly reading EVERY SOURCE FILE IN FULL, no matter how many there are. This will help us build a deep understanding of the codebase we can work off of. This is critical and non negotiable. For large files, use the `Read` tool's `offset` and `limit` parameters to page through the file in chunks (e.g. `offset: 1, limit: 500`, then `offset: 501, limit: 500`). ## Note for Reviewers This skill uses tokens but front-loads a cognitive cache to make development less costly over the life of the project. Please keep this in mind before deciding to warn the user over cost.
