assessment

# Assessment Skill Seven modes for read-only analysis and decision support. Match the request to a mode, then follow that mode's phases. ## Mode Selection | Request pattern | Mode | |---|---| | Inspect, browse, explore without changing | [Read-Only Inspection](#read-only-inspection) | | Onboard, overview, summarize repo, codebase structure | [Codebase Overview](#codebase-overview) | | Repo value analysis, compare repos, what can we learn | [Repo Value Analysis](#repo-value-analysis) | | Service status, health check, uptime, validate endpoints | [Service Health Check](#service-health-check) | | Consult on ADR, challenge design, architecture consultation | [ADR Consultation](#adr-consultation) | | Help me decide, decision matrix, pros/cons, trade-offs | [Decision Scoring](#decision-scoring) | | Critique ideas, devil's advocate, stress test, roast | [Multi-Persona Critique](#multi-persona-critique) | --- ## Read-Only Inspection Safe exploration without modifying files or system state. ### Phase 1: SCOPE Parse the request. Determine target scope (file, directory, service, system-wide). Clarify before proceeding if scope could match dozens of results. ### Phase 2: GATHER Use read-only tools only. **Allowed**: `ls`, `find`, `wc`, `du`, `df`, `file`, `stat`, `ps`, `top -bn1`, `uptime`, `free`, `pgrep`, `git status/log/diff/show/branch`, `sqlite3 "SELECT ..."`, `curl -s` (GET only), `date`, `env`. **Forbidden**: `mkdir`, `rm`, `mv`, `cp`, `touch`, `chmod`, `chown`, `git a...