Gitnexus Exploring Agent Skill

Use when the user asks how code works, wants to understand architecture, trace execution flows, or explore unfamiliar parts of the codebase. Examples: \"How does X work?\", \"What calls this function?\", \"Show me the auth flow\

759 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

222

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/ReinaMacCredy/maestro --skill gitnexus-exploring

The instruction itself

7 sections, as written by the author

Exploring Codebases with GitNexus

When to Use

"How does authentication work?"
"What's the project structure?"
"Show me the main components"
"Where is the database logic?"
Understanding code you haven't seen before

Workflow

1. READ gitnexus://repos                          → Discover indexed repos
2. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context             → Codebase overview, check staleness
3. gitnexus_query({query: "<what you want to understand>"})  → Find related execution flows
4. gitnexus_context({name: "<symbol>"})            → Deep dive on specific symbol
5. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name}      → Trace full execution flow

> If step 2 says "Index is stale" → run npx gitnexus analyze in terminal.

Checklist

- [ ] READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context
- [ ] gitnexus_query for the concept you want to understand
- [ ] Review returned processes (execution flows)
- [ ] gitnexus_context on key symbols for callers/callees
- [ ] READ process resource for full execution traces
- [ ] Read source files for implementation details

Resources

| Resource | What you get |

| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |

| gitnexus://repo/{name}/context | Stats, staleness warning (~150 tokens) |

| gitnexus://repo/{name}/clusters | All functional areas with cohesion scores (~300 tokens) |

| gitnexus://repo/{name}/cluster/{name} | Area members with file paths (~500 tokens) |

| gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name} | Step-by-step execution trace (~200 tokens) |

Tools

gitnexus_query — find execution flows related to a concept:

gitnexus_query({query: "payment processing"})
→ Processes: CheckoutFlow, RefundFlow, WebhookHandler
→ Symbols grouped by flow with file locations

gitnexus_context — 360-degree view of a symbol:

gitnexus_context({name: "validateUser"})
→ Incoming calls: loginHandler, apiMiddleware
→ Outgoing calls: checkToken, getUserById
→ Processes: LoginFlow (step 2/5), TokenRefresh (step 1/3)

Example: "How does payment processing work?"

1. READ gitnexus://repo/my-app/context       → 918 symbols, 45 processes
2. gitnexus_query({query: "payment processing"})
   → CheckoutFlow: processPayment → validateCard → chargeStripe
   → RefundFlow: initiateRefund → calculateRefund → processRefund
3. gitnexus_context({name: "processPayment"})
   → Incoming: checkoutHandler, webhookHandler
   → Outgoing: validateCard, chargeStripe, saveTransaction
4. Read src/payments/processor.ts for implementation details

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How to use it

Copy the folder

Take reinamaccredy/gitnexus-exploring from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

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Install what it needs

The instructions reference npx. Without those the skill loads but fails at the first command.