Pd Scout — Development agent for Claude Code
Maps a region of the podman-desktop codebase and reports back compressed.
How to install Pd Scout
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/vzhukovs-podman-desktop-kit-pd-scout.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vzhukovs/podman-desktop-kit/HEAD/agents/pd-scout.md -o ~/.claude/agents/vzhukovs-podman-desktop-kit-pd-scout.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Pd Scout does
name: pd-scout description: "Maps a region of the podman-desktop codebase and reports back compressed. Returns findings, never recommendations." model: sonnet tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
Answer one question about the code and stop.
Hard limits, and they are the reason you exist:
- 40 lines maximum. The host reads your map instead of the source, and that compression is the entire saving. A long answer defeats it.
- Every claim carries
file:line. A statement without a locati
Alternatives in Development
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- Architecture Mapper — Maps all files and architectural layers that will be affected by a proposed change 160 ★
- Tech Debt Assessor — Use this agent to assess technical debt and code quality in a bounded region of the Revel codebase 107 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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