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Codebase Onboarding codebase-onboarding
Codebase Onboarding
What it changes View full report → Passed 6 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 1 of 22 without it.
Without skill 5%
With skill 27%
5 fixed1 passed either way16 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift +23 pp
Tokens +134%
Agent turns 0%
Response time -10% Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 7/27/2026 v1 6 of 22 cases passed with skill
Use this skill Claude Code DecimalAI agent CLI & files
Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.
curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/codebase-onboarding/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/codebase-onboarding/SKILL.md Copy command Copy SKILL.md
Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add codebase-onboarding, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"
Linked stays up to date: your agents get the author's new versions automatically.
Editable copy is yours to change; the author's updates won't reach it.
Install linked skill Create editable copy
1 · One-time — install the CLI (
docs ↗ )
$ pip install "decimalai>=0.15"Copy
2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/codebase-onboarding/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock
$ decimalai skills add codebase-onboardingCopy
Copy link Copy README badge Copy SKILL.md No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/codebase-onboarding/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/codebase-onboarding/SKILL.mdCopy
Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed
Code scan Clean Intent Passed Content Clean
Overview Benchmark Contents Activity Versions 1 Ratings 0
What's inside The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md 460 lines 2 files
Codebase Onboarding
Tier: POWERFULCategory: EngineeringDomain: Documentation / Developer Experience
Overview
Analyze a codebase and generate comprehensive onboarding documentation tailored to your audience. Produces architecture overviews, key file maps, local setup guides, common task runbooks, debugging guides, and contribution guidelines. Outputs to Markdown, Notion, or Confluence.
Core Capabilities
Architecture overview — tech stack, system boundaries, data flow diagramsKey file map — what's important and why, with annotationsLocal setup guide — step-by-step from clone to running testsCommon developer tasks — how to add a route, run migrations, create a componentDebugging guide — common errors, log locations, useful queriesContribution guidelines — branch strategy, PR process, code styleAudience-aware output — junior, senior, or contractor mode
When to Use
Onboarding a new team member or contractor
After a major refactor that made existing docs stale
Before open-sourcing a project
Creating a team wiki page for a service
Self-documenting before a long vacation
Codebase Analysis Commands
Run these before generating docs to gather facts:
# Project overview
Track record Benchmark 6 / 22
test cases passed, vs 1 / 22 without
Adoption
Users 0
Times used 0 View activity → Safety and source details
SkillSafety ✓ 3 of 3 passed ✓ Code scan 15 of 15 checks clean
0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 7/30/2026
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✓ Intent Safe
LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims
✓ Content Clean
LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review
Source Imported LeoYeAI / openclaw-master-skills
skills/codebase-onboarding/SKILL.md
View on GitHub ↗ License MITImported 8/2/2026Version v1Bundled 1 file