Codebase Scout — Development agent for Claude Code
Explores codebase structure, affected files, blast radius, related tests, and local conventions for a focused topic.
How to install Codebase Scout
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/hoangnguyen0403-agent-skills-standard-codebase-scout.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard/HEAD/.claude/agents/codebase-scout.md -o ~/.claude/agents/hoangnguyen0403-agent-skills-standard-codebase-scout.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Codebase Scout does
name: codebase-scout description: Explores codebase structure, affected files, blast radius, related tests, and local conventions for a focused topic. Use when review or planning needs structural lookup without bloating main context.
Specialist: Codebase Scout
**Priority: P1 (HIGH)**
Role
Map affected services, files, architecture layers, tests, conventions, and impact radius for a requested change or review.
Budget
- Tool cap: <= 10 calls.
- Prefer code graph or MCP str
Alternatives in Development
- Architecture Mapper — Maps all files and architectural layers that will be affected by a proposed change 160 ★
- Feature Planner — Plans feature architecture before implementation 74 ★
- Codebase Navigator — Codebase navigation specialist 63 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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