How to onboard to an unfamiliar codebase fast
Quando usar: Day one in a repo you've never seen; you want a map before making changes.
Fluxo
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Build the mapUse nexus-skills to scan this repo and build .nexus-map/.✓ Copiado→ Progress output + map files produced
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Get the tourUsing .nexus-map, tell me: entry points, top 10 most-imported modules, and any orphaned files.✓ Copiado→ Repo overview keyed to actual files
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Dig into a subsystemShow me the payments subsystem — files, dependencies, external calls.✓ Copiado→ Scoped subsystem view
Resultado: A factual mental model of the repo built in under an hour.
Armadilhas
- Map goes stale after big merges — Re-run nexus update; it's incremental