exploring-codebases
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Semantic search for codebases. Locates matches with ripgrep and expands them into full AST nodes (functions/classes) using tree-sitter or pre-generated _MAP.md files. Returns complete, syntactically valid code blocks rather than fragmented lines. Use when looking for specific implementations, examples, or references where full context is needed.
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npx skills add tmcfarlane/team-avatar --skill exploring-codebases -a claude-code
Installs to .claude/skills/exploring-codebases/ · Each command fetches the skill straight from GitHub with the open skills CLI.
Byte-identical to the scanned commit, with the repository’s licence and a SOURCE.txt.
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