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name: study

description: "Analyze the current codebase using Factory's observation engine and code graph. Generates a report covering code quality, eval scores, structural analysis, open issues, backlog items, observability coverage, and improvement opportunities. Use when the user wants to understand the state of their project before making changes."

disable-model-invocation: true

---

# /factory:study

Analyze the current codebase and generate an observation report with structural graph analysis.

## Prerequisites

```bash

command -v factory >/dev/null 2>&1 || uv tool install "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}"

```

## Execution

```bash

factory graph update "$(pwd)"

factory study "$(pwd)"

```

- If graphify is installed and `graph.json` exists, explore the code graph:

+ Check whether a code knowledge graph is available by running `factory graph status "$(pwd)"`.

+ If the graph is available (status shows node/edge counts), explore the code graph:

```bash

- factory graph query "<focus from observations>" --depth 2

- factory graph explain "<key node>"

- factory graph path "<A>" "<B>"

+ factory graph query "$(pwd)" "<focus from observations>" --depth 2

+ factory graph explain "$(pwd)" "<key node>"

+ factory graph path "$(pwd)" "<A>" "<B>"

```

Write graph findings to `.factory/strategy/graph-context.md`, then combine:

```bash

cat .factory/strategy/observations.md .factory/strategy/graph-context.md \

> .factory/strategy/study-combined.md

```

The combined report at `.factory/strategy/study-combined.md` covers:

- **Eval scores** — current composite and per-dimension breakdown

- **Open issues** — from GitHub, if available

- **Backlog items** — pending work from `.factory/strategy/backlog.md`

- **Observability coverage** — logging density and uninstrumented files

- **Hypothesis budget** — how many improvements to target this cycle

- **Cross-project insights** — patterns from sibling projects (if any)

- **Structural analysis** — key modules, dependency paths, architectural layers, entry points

For cross-project insights, pass `--projects-dir`:

```bash

factory study "$(pwd)" --projects-dir ~/factory-projects

```

After studying, use `/factory:implement` to act on the findings.