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+name: codebase-onboarding
+description: Analyze an unfamiliar codebase and generate a structured onboarding guide with architecture map, key entry points, conventions, and a starter CLAUDE.md. Use when joining a new project or setting up Claude Code for the first time in a repo.
+---
+
+# 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:
+
+```
+1. Package manifest detection
+   → package.json, go.mod, Cargo.toml, pyproject.toml, pom.xml, build.gradle,
+     Gemfile, composer.json, mix.exs, pubspec.yaml
+
+2. Framework fingerprinting
+   → next.config.*, nuxt.config.*, angular.json, vite.config.*,
+     django settings, flask app factory, fastapi main, rails config
+
+3. Entry point identification
+   → main.*, index.*, app.*, server.*, cmd/, src/main/
+
+4. Directory structure snapshot
+   → Top 2 levels of the directory tree, ignoring node_modules, vendor,
+     .git, dist, build, __pycache__, .next
+
+5. Config and tooling detection
+   → .eslintrc*, .prettierrc*, tsconfig.json, Makefile, Dockerfile,
+     docker-compose*, .github/workflows/, .env.example, CI configs
+
+6. Test structure detection
+   → tests/, test/, __tests__/, *_test.go, *.spec.ts, *.test.js,
+     pytest.ini, jest.config.*, vitest.config.*
+```
+
+### Phase 2: Architecture Mapping
+
+From the reconnaissance data, identify:
+
+**Tech Stack**
+- Language(s) and version constraints
+- Framework(s) and major libraries
+- Database(s) and ORMs
+- Build tools and bundlers
+- CI/CD platform
+
+**Architecture Pattern**
+- Monolith, monorepo, microservices, or serverless
+- Frontend/backend split or full-stack
+- API style: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, tRPC
+
+**Key Directories**
+Map the top-level directories to their purpose:
+
+<!-- Example for a React project — replace with detected directories -->
+```
+src/components/  → React UI components
+src/api/         → API route handlers
+src/lib/         → Shared utilities
+src/db/          → Database models and migrations
+tests/           → Test suites
+scripts/         → Build and deployment scripts
+```
+
+**Data Flow**
+Trace one request from entry to response:
+- Where does a request enter? (router, handler, controller)
+- How is it validated? (middleware, schemas, guards)
+- Where is business logic? (services, models, use cases)
+- How does it reach the database? (ORM, raw queries, repositories)
+
+### Phase 3: Convention Detection
+
+Identify patterns the codebase already follows:
+
+**Naming Conventions**
+- File naming: kebab-case, camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case
+- Component/class naming patterns
+- Test file naming: `*.test.ts`, `*.spec.ts`, `*_test.go`
+
+**Code Patterns**
+- Error handling style: try/catch, Result types, error codes
+- Dependency injection or direct imports
+- State management approach
+- Async patterns: callbacks, promises, async/await, channels
+
+**Git Conventions**
+- Branch naming from recent branches
+- Commit message style from recent commits
+- PR workflow (squash, merge, rebase)
+- If the repo has no commits yet or only a shallow history (e.g. `git clone --depth 1`), skip this section and note "Git history unavailable or too shallow to detect conventions"
+
+### Phase 4: Generate Onboarding Artifacts
+
+Produce two outputs:
+
+#### Output 1: Onboarding Guide
+
+```markdown
+# Onboarding Guide: [Project Name]
+
+## Overview
+[2-3 sentences: what this project does and who it serves]
+
+## Tech Stack
+<!-- Example for a Next.js project — replace with detected stack -->
+| Layer | Technology | Version |
+|-------|-----------|---------|
+| Language | TypeScript | 5.x |
+| Framework | Next.js | 14.x |
+| Database | PostgreSQL | 16 |
+| ORM | Prisma | 5.x |
+| Testing | Jest + Playwright | - |
+
+## Architecture
+[Diagram or description of how components connect]
+
+## Key Entry Points
+<!-- Example for a Next.js project — replace with detected paths -->
+- **API routes**: `src/app/api/` — Next.js route handlers
+- **UI pages**: `src/app/(dashboard)/` — authenticated pages
+- **Database**: `prisma/schema.prisma` — data model source of truth
+- **Config**: `next.config.ts` — build and runtime config
+
+## Directory Map
+[Top-level directory → purpose mapping]
+
+## Request Lifecycle
+[Trace one API request from entry to response]
+
+## Conventions
+- [File naming pattern]
+- [Error handling approach]
+- [Testing patterns]
+- [Git workflow]
+
+## Common Tasks
+<!-- Example for a Node.js project — replace with detected commands -->
+- **Run dev server**: `npm run dev`
+- **Run tests**: `npm test`
+- **Run linter**: `npm run lint`
+- **Database migrations**: `npx prisma migrate dev`
+- **Build for production**: `npm run build`
+
+## Where to Look
+<!-- Example for a Next.js project — replace with detected paths -->
+| I want to... | Look at... |
+|--------------|-----------|
+| Add an API endpoint | `src/app/api/` |
+| Add a UI page | `src/app/(dashboard)/` |
+| Add a database table | `prisma/schema.prisma` |
+| Add a test | `tests/` matching the source path |
+| Change build config | `next.config.ts` |
+```
+
+#### Output 2: Starter CLAUDE.md
+
+Generate or update a project-specific CLAUDE.md based on detected conventions. If `CLAUDE.md` already exists, read it first and enhance it — preserve existing project-specific instructions and clearly call out what was added or changed.
+
+```markdown
+# Project Instructions
+
+## Tech Stack
+[Detected stack summary]
+
+## Code Style
+- [Detected naming conventions]
+- [Detected patterns to follow]
+
+## Testing
+- Run tests: `[detected test command]`
+- Test pattern: [detected test file convention]
+- Coverage: [if configured, the coverage command]
+
+## Build & Run
+- Dev: `[detected dev command]`
+- Build: `[detected build command]`
+- Lint: `[detected lint command]`
+
+## Project Structure
+[Key directory → purpose map]
+
+## Conventions
+- [Commit style if detectable]
+- [PR workflow if detectable]
+- [Error handling patterns]
+```
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Don't read everything** — reconnaissance should use Glob and Grep, not Read on every file. Read selectively only for ambiguous signals.
+2. **Verify, don't guess** — if a framework is detected from config but the actual code uses something different, trust the code.
+3. **Respect existing CLAUDE.md** — if one already exists, enhance it rather than replacing it. Call out what's new vs existing.
+4. **Stay concise** — the onboarding guide should be scannable in 2 minutes. Details belong in the code, not the guide.
+5. **Flag unknowns** — if a convention can't be confidently detected, say so rather than guessing. "Could not determine test runner" is better than a wrong answer.
+
+## Anti-Patterns to Avoid
+
+- Generating a CLAUDE.md that's longer than 100 lines — keep it focused
+- Listing every dependency — highlight only the ones that shape how you write code
+- Describing obvious directory names — `src/` doesn't need an explanation
+- Copying the README — the onboarding guide adds structural insight the README lacks
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1: First time in a new repo
+**User**: "Onboard me to this codebase"
+**Action**: Run full 4-phase workflow → produce Onboarding Guide + Starter CLAUDE.md
+**Output**: Onboarding Guide printed directly to the conversation, plus a `CLAUDE.md` written to the project root
+
+### Example 2: Generate CLAUDE.md for existing project
+**User**: "Generate a CLAUDE.md for this project"
+**Action**: Run Phases 1-3, skip Onboarding Guide, produce only CLAUDE.md
+**Output**: Project-specific `CLAUDE.md` with detected conventions
+
+### Example 3: Enhance existing CLAUDE.md
+**User**: "Update the CLAUDE.md with current project conventions"
+**Action**: Read existing CLAUDE.md, run Phases 1-3, merge new findings
+**Output**: Updated `CLAUDE.md` with additions clearly marked