Analyze codebase with parallel mapper agents to produce .planning/codebase/ documents
Scanned 9/11/2026
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---
name: map-codebase
description: Analyze codebase with parallel mapper agents to produce .planning/codebase/ documents
argument-hint: "[optional: specific area to map, e.g., 'api' or 'auth']"
allowed-tools:
- Read
- Bash
- Glob
- Grep
- Write
- Task
---
<objective>
Analyze existing codebase using parallel gsd-codebase-mapper agents. Each mapper explores a focus area and **writes documents directly** to `.planning/codebase/`; the orchestrator only receives confirmations, keeping context usage minimal.
Output: .planning/codebase/ folder with 7 structured documents about the codebase state.
</objective>
<execution_context>
@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/map-codebase.md
</execution_context>
<context>
Focus area: $ARGUMENTS (optional - if provided, tells agents to focus on specific subsystem)
**Load project state if exists:**
Check for .planning/STATE.md - loads context if project already initialized
**This command can run:**
- Before /gsd:new-project (brownfield codebases) - creates codebase map first
- After /gsd:new-project (greenfield codebases) - updates codebase map as code evolves
- Anytime to refresh codebase understanding
</context>
<when_to_use>
**Use map-codebase for:**
- Brownfield projects before initialization (understand existing code first)
- Refreshing codebase map after significant changes
- Onboarding to an unfamiliar codebase
- Before major refactoring (understand current state)
- When STATE.md references outdated codebase info
**Skip map-codebase for:**
- Greenfield projects with no code yet (nothing to map)
- Trivial codebases (<5 files)
</when_to_use>
<process>
1. Check if .planning/codebase/ already exists (offer to refresh or skip)
2. Create .planning/codebase/ directory structure
3. Spawn 4 parallel gsd-codebase-mapper agents:
- Agent 1: tech focus → writes STACK.md, INTEGRATIONS.md
- Agent 2: arch focus → writes ARCHITECTURE.md, STRUCTURE.md
- Agent 3: quality focus → writes CONVENTIONS.md, TESTING.md
- Agent 4: concerns focus → writes CONCERNS.md
4. Wait for agents to complete, collect confirmations (NOT document contents)
5. Verify all 7 documents exist with line counts
6. Commit codebase map
7. Offer next steps (typically: /gsd:new-project or /gsd:plan-phase)
</process>
<success_criteria>
- [ ] .planning/codebase/ directory created
- [ ] All 7 codebase documents written by mapper agents
- [ ] Documents follow template structure
- [ ] Parallel agents completed without errors
- [ ] User knows next steps
</success_criteria>
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