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SKILL.md

Behavior

Research how this codebase handles $ARGUMENTS. Explore the codebase thoroughly and report what you find.

Step 1: Search Broadly

Cast a wide net across the codebase. Use multiple search strategies:

  • Grep for keywords — search for terms related to the concern (e.g. for error reporting: error, exception, rescue, Sentry, Bugsnag, notify, report)
  • Check common Rails locations — initializers, middleware, concerns, base classes, config files, lib/
  • Check the Gemfile — are there gems related to this concern? What do they tell you about the approach?
  • Check application-level base classesApplicationController, ApplicationRecord, ApplicationJob — these often set patterns that everything inherits
  • Check for dedicated directories or files — service objects, concerns, lib/ modules that handle this concern

Don't stop at the first result. The goal is to find every place this concern is handled — the consistent pattern and the exceptions.

Step 2: Check Git History

For the key files involved in this concern:

Installs
3
GitHub Stars
12
First Seen
Apr 13, 2026
prior-art — thoughtbot/rails-consultant