researching-codebase SKILL.md skillA
researching-codebase from qte77/claude-code-plugins is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add qte77/claude-code-plugins/researching-codebase@git:20260322.75aadc6Pins git:20260322.75aadc6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- qte77/claude-code-plugins
- Path
plugins/codebase-tools/skills/researching-codebase/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20260322.75aadc6, committed Mar 22, 2026
- First version recorded
- Feb 22, 2026
- Size
- 2,417 bytes
- Repository stars
- 3
- License
- Apache-2.0
Investigates codebase before planning. Use before any non-trivial implementation task to gather context in isolation.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Codebase Research (ACE-FCA) **Query**: $ARGUMENTS Gathers codebase context **in isolation** before planning. Prevents search artifacts from polluting main context. ## Core Principles 1. **Documentation-only** - Describe what exists, where, and how it works 2. **No evaluations** - Never suggest improvements or critique implementation 3. **Evidence-based** - Provide file paths, line numbers, and code references 4. **Isolation** - Research runs in fork context; return only distilled findings ## When to Use - Before planning non-trivial implementations - When unfamiliar with relevant codebase areas - Before architectural decisions ## Workflow 1. **Read mentioned files first** - If specific files mentioned, read completely before exploring 2. **Decompose the question** - Break query into researchable components 3. **Explore codebase** - Investigate architecture, patterns, constraints 4. **Identify scope** - Determine relevant areas based on findings 5. **Distill** - Return structured summary using output format below ## Output Format Follow ACE-FCA quality equation: **Correct + Complete + Minimal noise** ```markdown --- research_query: "<original question>" …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add qte77/claude-code-plugins/researching-codebase@sha256:f56f168ecd1c1df4The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260322.75aadc6, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_qlkz2xtk25xwlija)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Feb 22, 2026 and Mar 22, 2026, about one every 14 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260322.75aadc6 latest | 2026-03-22 | 75aadc6 | 2,417 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260301.2e7e6b3 | 2026-03-01 | 2e7e6b3 | 2,274 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260222.2b61bad | 2026-02-22 | 2b61bad | 2,270 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (2417 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
qte77/claude-code-plugins · 3 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qlkz2xtk25xwlija GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=qte77/claude-code-plugins/researching-codebase GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f56f168ecd1c1df4464c4059adff719302513847180aa4f05a5d4bff6ef484f9
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