Learn Codebase

SkillFiles & storage

Lets your agent read every source file in a project to learn how the codebase works.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Learn Codebase skill

About this capability

Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full. Use when starting work on a new or unfamiliar project, or when the user asks to "learn the codebase", "read the codebase", "prime", or "get up to speed".

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedotmack/claude-mem in plugin/skills/learn-codebase/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Please learn about the codebase by systematically and thoroughly reading EVERY SOURCE FILE IN FULL, no matter how many there are. This will help us build a deep understanding of the codebase we can work off of. This is critical and non negotiable.

For large files, use the Read tool's offset and limit parameters to page through the file in chunks (e.g. offset: 1, limit: 500, then offset: 501, limit: 500).

Note for Reviewers

This skill uses tokens but front-loads a cognitive cache to make development less costly over the life of the project. Please keep this in mind before deciding to warn the user over cost.

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learn-codebase-thedotmack
Source
github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem