ide-explore
SolidDeep codebase exploration using IDE bridge LSP tools. Maps architecture, traces call chains, discovers entry points, and builds a mental model of unfamiliar code. Use when onboarding to a new codebase or understanding a module.
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# IDE Codebase Explorer
## Prerequisites
1. Check if the `getToolCapabilities` MCP tool is available to you.
- **Not available** (no MCP tool by that name): stop and tell the user:
"This skill requires the Claude IDE Bridge with a connected VS Code extension. It uses LSP tools (type hierarchy, call hierarchy, references, hover, inlay hints) that have no CLI equivalent.
To use this skill:
1. Start the bridge: `npm run start-all` (in claude-ide-bridge/)
2. Ensure the Claude IDE Bridge extension is installed in your IDE
3. Use the `claude --ide` session (not remote-control)"
- **Available**: call it. If `extensionConnected` is `false`: show the same message. If `true`: proceed.
Explore and explain a codebase using the IDE bridge's full LSP capabilities. Produces a structured architectural overview.
## Workflow
### Phase 1: Overview
1. Use `getProjectInfo` to understand the project type, languages, and frameworks
2. Use `getFileTree` with depth 3 to see the directory structure
3. Use `getToolCapabilities` to see what language tooling is available
4. Identify the focus area from the argument: `$ARGUMENTS`
- If a specific file: explore that file and its connections
- If a module/directory: explore the module's public API and internal structure
- If a question: search for relevant code to answer it
### Phase 2: Entry points and architecture
5. Use `searchWorkspace` to find entry points (main, index, app.listen, export default, etc.)
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- Author
- Oolab-labs
- Repository
- Oolab-labs/patchwork-os
- Created
- 1 months ago
- Last Updated
- today
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
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