gitnexus-exploring
Use when the user asks how code works, wants to understand architecture, trace execution flows, or explore unfamiliar parts of the codebase. Examples: \"How does X work?\", \"What calls this function?\", \"Show me the auth flow\"
Best for Onboarding to new codebasesWorks with GitHubLow risk
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- TypeScript
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Apr 18, 2026
✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Discover indexed repositories and check staleness
- ·Query for concepts to find related execution flows
- ·Deep dive on specific symbols for callers and callees
- ·Trace full execution flows through processes
- ·Get codebase overview and project structure
Use Cases
- →Understanding authentication workflows in an unfamiliar codebase
- →Tracing the execution flow of a specific function call
- →Exploring the main components and project structure of a new repository
- →Finding where database logic is implemented in a large application
Best for
- ✓Onboarding to new codebases
- ✓Debugging complex execution paths
- ✓Architecture reviews
Not ideal for
- !Writing new code
- !Running automated tests
- !Deploying applications
FAQs
name
gitnexus-exploring
description
Use when the user asks how code works, wants to understand architecture, trace execution flows, or explore unfamiliar parts of the codebase. Examples: "How does X work?", "What calls this function?", "Show me the auth flow"
Exploring Codebases with GitNexus
When to Use
- "How does authentication work?"
- "What's the project structure?"
- "Show me the main components"
- "Where is the database logic?"
- Understanding code you haven't seen before
Workflow
1. READ gitnexus://repos → Discover indexed repos
2. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context → Codebase overview, check staleness
3. gitnexus_query({query: "<what you want to understand>"}) → Find related execution flows
4. gitnexus_context({name: "<symbol>"}) → Deep dive on specific symbol
5. READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/process/{name} → Trace full execution flow
If step 2 says "Index is stale" → run
npx gitnexus analyzein terminal.
Checklist
- [ ] READ gitnexus://repo/{name}/context
- [ ] gitnexus_query for the concept you want to understand
- [ ] Review returned processes (execution flows)
- [ ] gitnexus_context on key symbols for callers/callees
- [ ] READ process resource for full execution traces
- [ ] Read source files for implementation details
Resources
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