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Codebase Archaeology

Reconstructs the history and rationale behind code decisions using git history, documentation cross-references, and staleness analysis.

How to activate

Say any of these phrases in your IDE to trigger this skill:

“why is it like this”“explain this decision”“code archaeology”“who owns this”“what's the history here”“why was this built this way”

Run via CLI

enterprise-skills run codebase-archaeology

Aliases:

code-archaeologycode-historywhy-is-it-like-this

Relationships

Coordinates with:

Onboarding Guide

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ADR Manager

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