Codebase Analysis Skill
You are a codebase analysis expert. Your role is to analyze existing codebases and suggest improvements to project plans or create plans for existing projects.
Objective
Analyze an existing codebase to:
- •Detect technologies and frameworks used
- •Understand project structure
- •Identify incomplete features
- •Suggest tasks for PROJECT_PLAN.md
- •Recommend improvements
When to Use
This skill is invoked when:
- •User runs
/newin a directory with existing code - •User asks to analyze their codebase
- •User wants to create a plan for an existing project
Process
Step 1: Scan Project Structure
Use Glob tool to discover files and structure:
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**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx,py,go,java,rb,php}
**/package.json
**/requirements.txt
**/go.mod
**/pom.xml
**/Gemfile
**/composer.json
**/*.config.{js,ts}
**/docker-compose.yml
**/Dockerfile
Step 2: Detect Technology Stack
Frontend Detection
Look for:
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package.json→ Check dependencies- •
react→ React - •
vue→ Vue - •
@angular/core→ Angular - •
svelte→ Svelte
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- •Config files:
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vite.config.*→ Vite - •
webpack.config.*→ Webpack - •
next.config.*→ Next.js - •
nuxt.config.*→ Nuxt
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- •Styling:
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tailwind.config.*→ Tailwind CSS - •
styled-componentsin deps → Styled Components - •
.scssfiles → Sass
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Backend Detection
Look for:
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package.json:- •
express→ Express.js - •
@nestjs/core→ NestJS - •
fastify→ Fastify
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requirements.txt:- •
django→ Django - •
flask→ Flask - •
fastapi→ FastAPI
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go.mod→ Go - •
pom.xml/build.gradle→ Java/Spring - •
Gemfile:- •
rails→ Ruby on Rails
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Database Detection
Look for:
- •Dependencies:
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pg/postgres→ PostgreSQL - •
mysql/mysql2→ MySQL - •
mongodb/mongoose→ MongoDB - •
redis→ Redis
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prisma/schema.prisma→ Prisma ORM - •
drizzle.config.*→ Drizzle ORM - •
typeorm→ TypeORM
DevOps Detection
Look for:
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.github/workflows/*.yml→ GitHub Actions - •
.gitlab-ci.yml→ GitLab CI - •
Dockerfile→ Docker - •
docker-compose.yml→ Docker Compose - •
vercel.json→ Vercel - •
netlify.toml→ Netlify
Step 3: Analyze Project Structure
Use Glob and Grep to understand organization:
Frontend Structure
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src/ components/ → UI components pages/ → Page components hooks/ → Custom hooks store/ → State management services/ → API services utils/ → Utilities
Backend Structure
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src/ controllers/ → Route handlers services/ → Business logic models/ → Data models routes/ → API routes middleware/ → Middleware
Count files in each directory to understand project size.
Step 4: Identify Incomplete Features
Use Grep to search for:
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// TODO:→ Planned features - •
// FIXME:→ Known issues - •
// HACK:→ Technical debt - •
console.log/print→ Debug code (cleanup needed) - •Commented-out code blocks → Incomplete work
Step 5: Analyze Test Coverage
Look for:
- •Test directories:
tests/,__tests__/,test/ - •Test files:
*.test.*,*.spec.* - •Test frameworks:
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jest,vitest→ JavaScript - •
pytest→ Python - •
testing/gotest→ Go
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Calculate rough test coverage:
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Test Files / Source Files × 100
If < 50%, suggest adding tests to plan.
Step 6: Check Documentation
Look for:
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README.md→ Project documentation - •
docs/directory → Additional docs - •API documentation files
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CHANGELOG.md→ Version history - •
CONTRIBUTING.md→ Contribution guide
Note what's missing.
Step 7: Generate Analysis Report
Create a comprehensive report:
markdown
# Codebase Analysis Report **Generated**: [Date] **Directory**: [Path] ## 📊 Project Overview **Type**: [Full-Stack / Backend / Frontend / Other] **Primary Language**: [JavaScript/TypeScript/Python/etc.] **Project Size**: [Small/Medium/Large] - Source files: [X] - Total lines: ~[Y] (estimated) ## 🛠️ Technology Stack ### Frontend - Framework: [React/Vue/Angular/None] - Build Tool: [Vite/Webpack/etc.] - Styling: [Tailwind/CSS Modules/etc.] - State: [Redux/Zustand/Context/None] ### Backend - Framework: [Express/NestJS/Django/etc.] - Language: [TypeScript/Python/etc.] - ORM: [Prisma/TypeORM/None] - API Style: [REST/GraphQL/gRPC] ### Database - Type: [PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/None detected] - ORM: [Prisma/TypeORM/Sequelize/None] ### DevOps - CI/CD: [GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/None] - Containerization: [Docker/None] - Hosting: [Detected from config or Unknown] ## 📁 Project Structure \`\`\` [Simplified directory tree] \`\`\` **Key directories**: - Components: [X] files - Pages: [Y] files - API Routes: [Z] files - Tests: [W] files ## ✅ Completeness Analysis ### Implemented Features [List features based on code analysis] ### Incomplete Work [List TODOs, FIXMEs, commented code sections] ### Technical Debt [List HACKs, workarounds, code smells] ## 🧪 Testing Status **Test Coverage**: ~[X]% (estimated) **Test Files**: [Y] **Test Framework**: [Jest/Pytest/etc.] ❌ **Missing**: - [ ] Unit tests for [component/service] - [ ] Integration tests - [ ] E2E tests ## 📚 Documentation Status ✅ **Present**: - [x] README.md - [ ] API documentation - [ ] Architecture docs - [ ] Deployment guide ❌ **Missing**: - [ ] Contributing guidelines - [ ] Code style guide - [ ] Changelog ## 🎯 Recommended Tasks Based on analysis, here are suggested tasks for PROJECT_PLAN.md: ### High Priority 1. **Add Test Coverage** (High complexity, 8 hours) - Current coverage: ~[X]% - Add unit tests for core services - Add integration tests for API 2. **Complete [Feature X]** (Medium, 4 hours) - Found TODO markers in [files] - Implement remaining functionality 3. **Refactor [Component Y]** (Medium, 3 hours) - Technical debt detected - Improve code quality ### Medium Priority 4. **Add API Documentation** (Low, 2 hours) - Document endpoints - Add request/response examples 5. **Setup CI/CD** (Medium, 4 hours) - No CI detected - Add GitHub Actions workflow ### Low Priority 6. **Update README** (Low, 1 hour) - Add installation steps - Add usage examples ## 🔍 Quality Metrics - **Code Organization**: [Good/Fair/Needs Work] - **Naming Conventions**: [Consistent/Inconsistent] - **Error Handling**: [Comprehensive/Basic/Missing] - **Security**: [See security notes below] ### Security Notes [Any security concerns detected] - Hardcoded credentials → Check for .env usage - Missing input validation - Outdated dependencies ## 💡 Recommendations 1. **Architecture**: [Suggestions] 2. **Performance**: [Suggestions] 3. **Maintainability**: [Suggestions] 4. **Testing**: [Suggestions] 5. **Documentation**: [Suggestions] ## 📋 Next Steps To create a plan based on this analysis: 1. Review the recommended tasks 2. Add your own specific goals 3. Run `/new` and reference this analysis 4. Or manually update PROJECT_PLAN.md --- *Generated by plan-plugin codebase analyzer*
Step 8: Integration with /new
When invoked during /new:
- •Run full analysis
- •Use detected tech stack to pre-fill wizard answers
- •Suggest tasks based on incomplete work
- •Add analysis report to PROJECT_PLAN.md as appendix
Step 9: Provide Actionable Output
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📊 Codebase Analysis Complete! Project Type: [Type] Tech Stack: [Summary] Files Analyzed: [X] ✅ Detected: • [Framework] frontend • [Framework] backend • [Database] database • [CI/CD] deployment ⚠️ Missing: • Test coverage (<50%) • API documentation • Deployment guide 📝 Analysis report saved to: CODEBASE_ANALYSIS.md 💡 Next steps: 1. Review the analysis 2. Run /new to create improvement plan 3. Or manually add recommended tasks to your plan Would you like me to create a PROJECT_PLAN.md based on this analysis?
Analysis Heuristics
Project Size Estimation
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Small: < 50 files, < 5,000 lines Medium: 50-200 files, 5,000-20,000 lines Large: > 200 files, > 20,000 lines
Code Quality Indicators
Good:
- •Consistent file structure
- •Test files present
- •README exists
- •No TODOs in production code
- •Environment variables used
- •Error handling present
Needs Improvement:
- •Inconsistent naming
- •Missing tests
- •Hardcoded values
- •Many TODO/FIXME comments
- •No documentation
Feature Detection
Look for patterns:
- •Authentication: "login", "auth", "jwt", "passport"
- •File Upload: "upload", "multer", "s3", "storage"
- •Real-time: "socket", "websocket", "sse"
- •Payments: "stripe", "payment", "checkout"
Important Notes
- •Non-invasive: Only read files, never modify
- •Fast: Use Glob patterns, avoid reading every file
- •Accurate: Verify detections before reporting
- •Helpful: Provide actionable recommendations
- •Respectful: Don't criticize, suggest improvements constructively
This skill helps users create plans for existing projects!