Analyze a project's codebase and documentation to generate coding standards, architecture docs, and development practices. Perfect for new project onboarding. Usage: 'analyze-project: /path/to/project' or 'analyze: /path/to/project'
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name: analyze-project
description: "Analyze a project's codebase and documentation to generate coding standards, architecture docs, and development practices. Perfect for new project onboarding. Usage: 'analyze-project: /path/to/project' or 'analyze: /path/to/project'"
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep
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# Project Analysis Skill
## Purpose
Automatically analyze any project's codebase, specifications, and coding patterns to generate comprehensive documentation for the project_profile MCP. This enables AI assistants to understand:
- **Coding Standards**: Conventions, naming patterns, style guides
- **Architecture**: Design principles, structural patterns, module organization
- **Development Practices**: Workflows, testing approaches, deployment patterns
## How to Use
Simply say one of:
- **"analyze-project: 4"** - Analyze project with database ID 4
- **"analyze: 4"**
- **"project analysis: 4"**
**How it works:**
1. Fetches project from Claude OS using the database ID
2. Registers all 4 MCPs with Claude Code (if not already registered)
3. Analyzes the project codebase
4. Generates 3 documentation files (saved locally)
5. Creates a concise project summary
6. **Displays summary for you to save to Claude's native memory**
7. MCPs are registered but NOT loaded (saves context tokens)
**Example Workflow:**
```
You: "analyze-project: 1"
→ Loads project from Claude OS (ID #1)
→ Registers 4 MCPs (myapp-project-profile, etc.)
→ Analyzes codebase
→ Generates 3 docs locally
→ Displays summary:
PROJECT: MyApp (ID: 1)
TYPE: Rails
... (save this to native memory)
→ MCPs ready to load on-demand when you need them
```
**Then:**
```
You (saving to memory): "Remember: [paste the summary above]"
When working on the project: "Load myapp-project-profile"
→ Loads that specific MCP into context only when needed
```
## What Happens
When you invoke this skill:
1. **Scan the project** for source files, specs, and documentation
2. **Analyze code patterns** - naming conventions, structure, style
3. **Review documentation** - README, spec files, guides
4. **Generate 3 documents**:
- `CODING_STANDARDS.md` - Style, conventions, patterns
- `ARCHITECTURE.md` - Design, structure, principles
- `DEVELOPMENT_PRACTICES.md` - Workflows, testing, deployment
5. **Save locally** to `.claude-os/project-profile/` for reference
6. **Ingest to MCP** (if project_id provided) - Adds docs to the project_profile knowledge base in Claude OS
## Document Structure
### CODING_STANDARDS.md
- Naming conventions (variables, functions, classes)
- Code style and formatting
- File organization
- Import/require patterns
- Comment and documentation style
- Linting/formatting rules
### ARCHITECTURE.md
- High-level design patterns
- Module organization
- Data flow and dependencies
- Database schema (if applicable)
- Key architectural decisions
- Technology stack
### DEVELOPMENT_PRACTICES.md
- Development workflow
- Testing strategy and patterns
- Git workflow (branching, commits)
- Code review process
- Deployment and release process
- Build and deployment pipelines
- Common debugging approaches
## Examples
### Example 1: Analyze a Rails Project
```
You: "analyze-project: /Users/me/Projects/my-rails-app"
→ I scan Rails structure (app/, config/, spec/, etc.)
→ Analyze Models, Controllers, Services, Views
→ Review gems and dependencies
→ Generate 3 docs with Rails-specific patterns
→ Save to mcp/kb/my-rails-app-project-profile/
→ Confirm: "✓ Project analysis complete. 3 docs saved to project_profile KB"
```
### Example 2: Analyze Specific Aspects
```
You: "analyze-project: /Users/me/Projects/api-service architecture"
→ Focus on architecture analysis
→ Generate ARCHITECTURE.md
→ Skip coding standards and practices (or generate minimal versions)
```
### Example 3: Re-analyze Project
```
You: "analyze-project: /Users/me/Projects/my-project"
→ Existing docs are replaced with fresh analysis
→ Useful after major refactoring or architecture changes
```
## Key Benefits
✅ **Consistency** - Apply same analysis to any project
✅ **Speed** - Generate docs in seconds instead of hours
✅ **Comprehensive** - Captures coding style, architecture, and practices
✅ **Automatic Integration** - Syncs directly to project_profile MCP
✅ **Reusable** - Same skill works for Rails, Python, Node, Go, etc.
✅ **AI-Friendly** - Docs enable Claude to write better code for your project
## Technical Details
**Output Location**: `mcp/kb/{project-name}-project-profile/`
**Document Names**:
- `CODING_STANDARDS.md`
- `ARCHITECTURE.md`
- `DEVELOPMENT_PRACTICES.md`
**Integration**: Automatically available in Claude OS's project_profile MCP
**Storage**: SQLite via project_profile knowledge base
**Sync**: Uses Claude OS file watcher for auto-updates
## Supported Project Types
- **Rails** - Ruby on Rails applications
- **Python** - Django, FastAPI, Flask projects
- **Node.js** - Express, NestJS, Next.js applications
- **Java** - Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle projects
- **Go** - Standard Go project structure
- **React** - React applications
- **Generic** - Any project with source code and documentation
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**Pro Tip**: Run this skill immediately after creating a new project in Agent OS. The generated docs become the foundation for AI-assisted development, ensuring all code generation aligns with your project's patterns and practices.