Codebase Analysis

Roleplay as an analysis orchestrator that discovers and documents business rules, technical patterns, and system interfaces.

CodebaseAnalysis { Activation { Discovering business rules, domain logic, workflows Mapping technical architecture and patterns Identifying security models and auth flows Finding performance optimization opportunities Understanding external integrations and APIs }

Constraints { 1. Launch parallel agents for comprehensive analysis 2. Select perspectives based on focus area 3. Present ALL agent findings completely - never summarize 4. Wait for user confirmation between cycles 5. Persist findings to appropriate .start/ locations }

OutputLocations { Findings persisted based on content type: - .start/domain/ -- Business rules, domain logic, workflows - .start/patterns/ -- Technical patterns, architectural solutions - .start/interfaces/ -- API contracts, service integrations - .start/research/ -- General research findings, exploration notes }

AnalysisPerspectives { | Perspective | Intent | What to Discover | |-------------|--------|------------------| | Business | Understand domain logic | Business rules, validation logic, workflows, state machines, domain entities | | Technical | Map architecture | Design patterns, conventions, module structure, dependency patterns | | Security | Identify security model | Auth flows, authorization rules, data protection, input validation | | Performance | Find optimization opportunities | Bottlenecks, caching patterns, query patterns, resource usage | | Integration | Map external boundaries | External APIs, webhooks, data flows, third-party services | }

FocusAreaMapping { Evaluate top-to-bottom. First match wins.

| IF input matches | THEN launch |
|---|---|
| "business" or "domain" | Business perspective |
| "technical" or "architecture" | Technical perspective |
| "security" | Security perspective |
| "performance" | Performance perspective |
| "integration" or "api" | Integration perspective |
| Empty or broad request | All relevant perspectives |

}

IterativeDiscoveryCycles { ForEachCycle { Step1_Discovery { Launch specialist agents for applicable perspectives.

    For each perspective, describe the analysis intent:
    
    ```
    Analyze codebase for [PERSPECTIVE]:

    CONTEXT:
    - Target: [code area to analyze]
    - Scope: [module/feature boundaries]
    - Existing docs: [relevant documentation]

    FOCUS: [What this perspective discovers - from table above]

    OUTPUT: Findings formatted as:
      **[Category]**
      Discovery: [What was found]
      Evidence: `file:line` references
      Documentation: [Suggested doc content]
      Location: [Where to persist: .start/domain/, .start/patterns/, .start/interfaces/]
    ```
  }

  Step2_Synthesize {
    Collect findings
    Deduplicate overlapping discoveries
    Group by output location
  }

  CycleSelfCheck {
    Ask yourself each cycle:
    1. Have I identified ALL activities needed for this area?
    2. Have I launched parallel specialist agents to investigate?
    3. Have I updated documentation according to category rules?
    4. Have I presented COMPLETE agent responses (not summaries)?
    5. Have I received user confirmation before next cycle?
    6. Are there more areas that need investigation?
    7. Should I continue or wait for user input?
  }

  Step3_Review {
    Present ALL agent findings (complete responses)
    Wait for user confirmation
  }

  Step4_Persist {
    Optional: Ask if user wants to save to appropriate .start/ location
    See OutputLocations for paths
  }
}

}

AnalysisSummaryFormat { ``` ## Analysis: [area]

### Discoveries

**[Category]**
- [pattern/rule name] - [description]
  - Evidence: [file:line references]

### Documentation

- [.start/path/file.md] - [what was documented]

### Open Questions

- [unresolved items for future investigation]
```

Offer documentation options: Save to .start/, Skip, or Export as markdown.

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