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Use when user asks to "create repo map", "generate repo map", "update repo map", "repo map status", or "map symbols/imports". Builds and validates an AST-based repo map using ast-grep.

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Repo Mapping Skill

Build and maintain a cached AST-based map of repository symbols and imports using ast-grep.

Primary Responsibilities

  1. Generate map on demand (/repo-map init)
  2. Update map incrementally (/repo-map update)
  3. Check status and staleness (/repo-map status)
  4. Validate output with the map-validator agent

Core Data Contract

Repo map is stored in the platform state directory:

  • Claude Code: .claude/repo-map.json
  • OpenCode: .opencode/repo-map.json
  • Codex CLI: .codex/repo-map.json

Minimal structure:

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "generated": "2026-01-25T12:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2026-01-25T12:05:00Z",
  "git": { "commit": "abc123", "branch": "main" },
  "project": { "languages": ["typescript", "python"] },
  "stats": { "totalFiles": 142, "totalSymbols": 847 },
  "files": {
    "src/auth/login.ts": {
      "hash": "deadbeef1234abcd",
      "language": "typescript",
      "symbols": { "exports": [], "functions": [], "classes": [] },
      "imports": [ { "source": "./utils", "kind": "named" } ]
    }
  }
}

Behavior Rules

  • Never run ast-grep without user approval if it is not installed
  • Never install dependencies without explicit user consent
  • Always validate map output with map-validator after init/update
  • Prefer incremental update unless map is stale or history rewritten

When to Suggest Repo Map

If a user asks for drift detection, documentation alignment, or repo analysis and repo-map is missing:

Repo map not found. For better analysis, run:
  /repo-map init

Staleness Signals

  • Map commit not found (rebased)
  • Branch changed
  • Git hooks marked stale
  • Commits behind HEAD

Output Expectations

Keep outputs concise:

  • init/update: file count, symbol count, commit, warnings
  • status: staleness, commits behind, last updated