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---
name: explore
description: Meta-skill for internal codebase exploration at varying depths (quick/deep/architecture)
allowed-tools: [Bash, Task, Read, Glob, Grep, Write]
keywords: [explore, codebase, architecture, understand, analyze, layers, call graph, brownfield]
---

# Explore - Internal Codebase Exploration

Meta-skill for exploring an internal codebase at varying depths. READ-ONLY workflow - no code changes.

## Usage

```
/explore <depth> [options]
```

## Question Flow (No Arguments)

If the user types just `/explore` with no or partial arguments, guide them through this question flow. Use AskUserQuestion for each phase.

### Phase 0: Workflow Selection

```yaml
question: "How would you like to explore?"
header: "Explore"
options:
  - label: "Help me choose (Recommended)"
    description: "I'll ask questions to pick the right exploration depth"
  - label: "Quick - fast overview"
    description: "Chain: tldr tree → tldr structure (~1 min)"
  - label: "Deep - comprehensive analysis"
    description: "Chain: onboard → tldr → research → document (~5 min)"
  - label: "Architecture - layers & dependencies"
    description: "Chain: tldr arch → call graph → layer mapping (~3 min)"
```

**Mapping:**
- "Help me choose" → Continue to Phase 1-4 questions
- "Quick" → Set depth=quick, skip to Phase 2 (scope)
- "Deep" → Set depth=deep, skip to Phase 2 (scope)
- "Architecture" → Set depth=architecture, skip to Phase 2 (scope)

**If Answer is Unclear (via "Other"):**
```yaml
question: "I want to understand how deep you want to explore. Did you mean..."
header: "Clarify"
options:
  - label: "Help me choose"
    description: "Not sure - guide me through questions"
  - label: "Quick - fast overview"
    description: "Just want to see what's here"
  - label: "Deep - comprehensive analysis"
    description: "Need thorough understanding"
  - label: "Neither - let me explain differently"
    description: "I'll describe what I need"
```

### Phase 1: Exploration Goal

```yaml
question: "What are you trying to understand?"
header: "Goal"
options:
  - label: "Get oriented in the codebase"
    description: "Quick overview of structure"
  - label: "Understand how something works"
    description: "Deep dive into specific area"
  - label: "Map the architecture"
    description: "Layers, dependencies, patterns"
  - label: "Find where something is"
    description: "Locate specific code/functionality"
```

**Mapping:**
- "Get oriented" → quick depth
- "Understand how" → deep depth
- "Map architecture" → architecture depth
- "Find where" → quick with --focus

### Phase 2: Scope

```yaml
question: "What area should I focus on?"
header: "Focus"
options:
  - label: "Entire codebase"
    description: "Explore everything"
  - label: "Specific directory or module"
    description: "I'll specify the path"
  - label: "Specific concept/feature"
    description: "e.g., 'authentication', 'API routes'"
```

If "Specific directory" or "Specific concept" → ask follow-up for the path/keyword.

### Phase 3: Output Format

```yaml
question: "What should I produce?"
header: "Output"
options:
  - label: "Just tell me what you find"
    description: "Interactive summary in chat"
  - label: "Create a documentation file"
    description: "Write to thoughts/shared/docs/"
  - label: "Create handoff for implementation"
    description: "Prepare context for coding agent"
```

**Mapping:**
- "Documentation file" → --output doc
- "Handoff for implementation" → --output handoff

### Phase 4: Entry Point (Architecture only)

If architecture depth selected:

```yaml
question: "Where should I start the analysis?"

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