codebase-onboarding
Onboard a developer to a repository using Ontoly graph summaries. Use when asked to explain a new codebase, identify entrypoints, map packages, or suggest first files to inspect.
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name: codebase-onboardingdescription: Onboard a developer to a repository using Ontoly graph summaries. Use when asked to explain a new codebase, identify entrypoints, map packages, or suggest first files to inspect.license: AGPL-3.0-onlycompatibility: Portable Agent Skills format; requires Ontoly CLI and MCP-capable or CLI-capable coding agent.metadata: ontoly.skill.version: 1.3.3 ontoly.min.version: 1.3.3 ontoly.capabilities: ExplainArchitecture, FindEntrypoints, GraphStatistics, FindFeatureOwner, EvidencePack ontoly.category: onboarding ontoly.enhancement: LLM Enhancement ontoly.deprecated: 'false'source_repo: 0xsarwagya/ontolysource_type: communitysource: communitydate_added: '2026-09-21'risk: unknownWhen to Use
- Use when this upstream workflow matches the user's stated goal.
- Use when the task requires the procedures documented in this skill.
Codebase Onboarding
Use this skill when the user asks for codebase onboarding using Ontoly evidence.
Required Workflow
Follow the shared Ontoly workflow, graph evidence rules, MCP usage, best practices, and fallback rules. Frontmatter version requirements supersede older 1.0.0 labels in companion notes; verify installed capabilities before use.
Ontoly Capabilities
Use these capabilities first: ExplainArchitecture, FindEntrypoints, GraphStatistics, FindFeatureOwner, EvidencePack.
Output Contract
Return:
- answer or plan
- capabilities invoked
- graph evidence with node ids, edge types, source spans, and graph hash when available
- confidence: high, medium, or low
- fallback reason if repository files were inspected
Boundaries
Do not implement compiler, query, MCP, SDK, or business logic in the skill. Do not search repository files until Ontoly cannot answer or evidence must be confirmed.
Resources
Learn more
- Documentation: https://ontoly.xyz/docs
- This skill on the web: https://ontoly.xyz/skills#codebase-onboarding
- All Ontoly Agent Skills: https://ontoly.xyz/skills
- Install via skills.sh: https://www.skills.sh/?q=0xsarwagya/ontoly
Examples
User: Apply this skill to my current task.
Assistant: Follow the workflow in this skill, cite limitations, and ask before risky steps.
Limitations
- Imported upstream skill; verify credentials, permissions, and safety boundaries before execution.
- Does not replace environment-specific validation, testing, or maintainer review.