Codebase memory

Skill ccronca/dotfiles/claude/skills/codebase-memory

A set of zsh, git, bash, Claude and tmux configuration files

Install

npx -y skills add ccronca/dotfiles --skill codebase-memory

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Use the codebase knowledge graph for structural code queries. Triggers on: explore the codebase, understand the architecture, what functions exist, show me the structure, who calls this function, what does X call, trace the call chain, find callers of, show dependencies, impact analysis, dead code, unused functions, high fan-out, refactor candidates, code quality audit, graph query syntax, Cypher query examples, edge types, how to use search_graph.

SKILL.md

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Codebase Memory — Knowledge Graph Tools

Graph tools return precise structural results in ~500 tokens vs ~80K for grep.

Quick Decision Matrix

Question	Tool call
Who calls X?	`trace_path(direction="inbound")`
What does X call?	`trace_path(direction="outbound")`
Full call context	`trace_path(direction="both")`
Find by name pattern	`search_graph(name_pattern="...")`
Dead code	`search_graph(max_degree=0, exclude_entry_points=true)`
Cross-service edges	`query_graph` with Cypher
Impact of local changes	`detect_changes()`
Risk-classified trace	`trace_path(risk_labels=true)`
Text search	`search_code` or Grep

Exploration Workflow

list_projects — check if project is indexed
get_graph_schema — understand node/edge types
search_graph(label="Function", name_pattern=".*Pattern.*") — find code
get_code_snippet(qualified_name="project.path.FuncName") — read source

Tracing Workflow

search_graph(name_pattern=".*FuncName.*") — discover exact name
trace_path(function_name="FuncName", direction="both", depth=3) — trace
detect_changes() — map git diff to affected symbols

Quality Analysis

Dead code: search_graph(max_degree=0, exclude_entry_points=true)
High fan-out: search_graph(min_degree=10, relationship="CALLS", direction="outbound")
High fan-in: search_graph(min_degree=10, relationship="CALLS", direction="inbound")

14 MCP Tools

index_repository, index_status, list_projects, delete_project, search_graph, search_code, trace_path, detect_changes, query_graph, get_graph_schema, get_code_snippet, get_architecture, manage_adr, ingest_traces

Edge Types

CALLS, HTTP_CALLS, ASYNC_CALLS, IMPORTS, DEFINES, DEFINES_METHOD, HANDLES, IMPLEMENTS, OVERRIDE, USAGE, FILE_CHANGES_WITH, CONTAINS_FILE, CONTAINS_FOLDER, CONTAINS_PACKAGE

Cypher Examples (for query_graph)

MATCH (a)-[r:HTTP_CALLS]->(b) RETURN a.name, b.name, r.url_path, r.confidence LIMIT 20
MATCH (f:Function) WHERE f.name =~ '.*Handler.*' RETURN f.name, f.file_path
MATCH (a)-[r:CALLS]->(b) WHERE a.name = 'main' RETURN b.name

Gotchas

search_graph(relationship="HTTP_CALLS") filters nodes by degree — use query_graph with Cypher to see actual edges.
query_graph has a 200-row cap — use search_graph with degree filters for counting.
trace_path needs exact names — use search_graph(name_pattern=...) first.
direction="outbound" misses cross-service callers — use direction="both".
Results default to 10 per page — check has_more and use offset.

Gives 0 of the 12 instructions most memory context skills give

Counted across 674 of the 847 authors here whose files we hold, read 2026-08-06

inform the user when setup is completein 21 of 674, across 6 files
confirm the draft with the user before writingin 21 of 674, across 6 files
update the agent skills block in place if it existsin 21 of 674, across 6 files
present findings to the userin 20 of 674, across 5 files
write the three docs files from seed templatesin 20 of 674, across 5 files
ask the user about each decision one at a timein 19 of 674, across 4 files
edit CLAUDE.md if it existsin 18 of 674, across 3 files
explore current repo statein 18 of 674, across 3 files
do not overwrite user edits to surrounding sectionsin 18 of 674, across 3 files
back up the original file before overwritingin 16 of 674, across 8 files
keep the memory index under 200 linesin 15 of 674
Provide actionable steps and verificationin 13 of 674, across 2 files

Grouped from the skills themselves: near-identical wordings counted once, and counted by distinct author, so one author publishing three of these counts once.