
project-analyzer
Automated brownfield codebase analysis with weighted keyword scoring, three-stream analysis, and design pattern recognition. Detects project type, frameworks, dependencies, architecture patterns, and generates comprehensive project profile.
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References (archive): SCAFFOLD_SKILLS_ARCHIVE_MAP.md — ProjectAnalyzer monorepo/service detection from Auto-Claude-develop analysis/analyzers.
<identity> Project Analyzer - Automated brownfield codebase analysis for rapid project onboarding and understanding. </identity> <capabilities> - Detecting project type (frontend, backend, fullstack, library, cli, mobile, monorepo) - Identifying frameworks and libraries from manifests and structure - Generating file statistics and language breakdown - Mapping component relationships and module structure - Detecting architecture patterns (MVC, layered, microservices, etc.) - Analyzing dependency health and outdated packages - Identifying code quality indicators (linting, testing, type safety) - Detecting technical debt and anti-patterns - Generating prioritized improvement recommendations </capabilities> <instructions> <execution_process>Step 1: Identify Project Root
Locate project root by finding manifest files:
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Search for package manager files:
package.json(Node.js/JavaScript/TypeScript)requirements.txt,pyproject.toml,setup.py(Python)go.mod(Go)Cargo.toml(Rust)pom.xml,build.gradle(Java/Maven/Gradle)composer.json(PHP)
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Identify project root:
- Directory containing primary package manager file
- Handle monorepos (multiple package.json files)
- Detect workspace configuration
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Validate project root:
- Check for
.gitdirectory - Verify source code directories exist
- Ensure manifest files are parsable
- Check for
Step 2: Detect Project Type
Classify project based on manifest files and directory structure:
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Frontend Projects:
- Indicators: React, Vue, Angular, Svelte dependencies
- Directory:
src/components/,public/,assets/ - Frameworks: Next.js, Nuxt.js, Gatsby, Vite
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Backend Projects:
- Indicators: Express, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Gin dependencies
- Directory:
routes/,controllers/,models/,api/ - Frameworks: Next.js API routes, FastAPI, Express
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Fullstack Projects:
- Indicators: Both frontend and backend frameworks
- Directory: Combined frontend + backend structure
- Frameworks: Next.js, Remix, SvelteKit, Nuxt.js
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Library/Package Projects:
- Indicators: No application-specific directories
- Files:
index.ts,lib/,dist/,build/ - Manifests:
libraryfield in package.json
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CLI Projects:
- Indicators:
binfield in package.json - Files: CLI entry points, command parsers
- Dependencies: Commander, Yargs, Inquirer
- Indicators:
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Mobile Projects:
- Indicators: React Native, Flutter, Ionic dependencies
- Files:
android/,ios/,mobile/ - Frameworks: React Native, Expo, Flutter
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Monorepo Projects:
- Indicators:
workspacesin package.json,pnpm-workspace.yaml - Structure: Multiple packages in subdirectories
- Tools: Turborepo, Nx, Lerna
- Indicators:
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Microservices Projects:
- Indicators: Multiple service directories
- Files:
docker-compose.yml, service configs - Structure: Service-based organization
Step 3: Framework Detection
Identify frameworks from manifest files and imports:
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Read package.json dependencies (Node.js):
- Parse
dependenciesanddevDependencies - Detect framework versions
- Categorize by type (framework, ui-library, testing, etc.)
- Parse
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Read requirements.txt (Python):
- Parse Python dependencies
- Detect FastAPI, Django, Flask
- Identify version constraints
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Analyze imports (optional deep scan):
- Scan source files for import statements
- Detect used vs declared dependencies
- Identify framework-specific patterns
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Framework Categories:
- Framework: React, Next.js, FastAPI, Express
- UI Library: Material-UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI
- State Management: Redux, Zustand, Pinia
- Testing: Jest, Vitest, Cypress, Playwright
- Build Tool: Vite, Webpack, Rollup, esbuild
- Database: Prisma, TypeORM, SQLAlchemy
- ORM: Prisma, Sequelize, Mongoose
- API: tRPC, GraphQL, REST
- Auth: NextAuth, Auth0, Clerk
- Logging: Winston, Pino, Bunyan
- Monitoring: Sentry, Datadog, New Relic
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Confidence Scoring:
- 1.0: Framework listed in dependencies
- 0.8: Framework detected from imports
- 0.6: Framework inferred from structure
Step 4: File Statistics
Generate quantitative project statistics:
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Count files by type:
- Use glob patterns for common extensions
- Exclude:
node_modules/,.git/,dist/,build/ - Group by language/file type
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Count lines of code:
- Read source files and count lines
- Exclude empty lines and comments (optional)
- Calculate total LOC per language
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Identify largest files:
- Track file sizes (line count)
- Report top 10 largest files
- Flag files > 1000 lines (violates micro-service principle)
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Calculate averages:
- Average file size (lines)
- Average directory depth
- Files per directory
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Language Detection:
- Map extensions to languages:
.ts,.tsx→ TypeScript.js,.jsx→ JavaScript.py→ Python.go→ Go.rs→ Rust.java→ Java.md→ Markdown.json→ JSON.yaml,.yml→ YAML
- Map extensions to languages:
Step 5: Structure Analysis
Analyze project structure and architecture:
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Identify root directories:
- Classify directories by purpose:
- source:
src/,app/,lib/ - tests:
test/,__tests__/,cypress/ - config:
config/,.config/ - docs:
docs/,documentation/ - build:
dist/,build/,out/ - scripts:
scripts/,bin/ - assets:
assets/,static/,public/
- source:
- Classify directories by purpose:
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Detect entry points:
- Main entry:
index.ts,main.py,app.py - App entry:
app.ts,server.ts,app/page.tsx - Handler:
handler.ts,lambda.ts - CLI:
cli.ts,bin/
- Main entry:
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Detect architecture pattern:
- MVC:
models/,views/,controllers/ - Layered:
presentation/,business/,data/ - Hexagonal:
domain/,application/,infrastructure/ - Microservices: Multiple service directories
- Modular: Feature-based organization
- Flat: All files in src/
- MVC:
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Detect module system:
- Check
package.jsonfor"type": "module"(ESM) - Scan for
import/export(ESM) vsrequire(CommonJS) - Identify mixed module systems
- Check
Step 6: Dependency Analysis
Analyze dependency health:
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Count dependencies:
- Production dependencies
- Development dependencies
- Total dependency count
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Check for outdated packages (optional):
- Run
npm outdatedor equivalent - Parse output for outdated packages
- Identify major version updates (breaking changes)
- Run
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Security scan (optional):
- Run
npm auditor equivalent - Identify vulnerabilities by severity
- Flag critical security issues
- Run
Step 7: Code Quality Indicators
Detect code quality tooling:
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Linting Configuration:
- Detect:
.eslintrc.json,eslint.config.js,ruff.toml - Tool: ESLint, Ruff, Flake8, Pylint
- Run linter if configured (optional)
- Detect:
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Formatting Configuration:
- Detect:
.prettierrc,pyproject.toml(Black/Ruff) - Tool: Prettier, Black, Ruff
- Detect:
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Testing Framework:
- Detect: Jest, Vitest, Pytest, Cypress
- Count test files
- Check for coverage configuration
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Type Safety:
- Detect TypeScript:
tsconfig.json - Check strict mode:
"strict": true - Detect Python typing: mypy, pyright
- Detect TypeScript:
Step 8: Pattern Detection
Identify common patterns and anti-patterns:
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Good Practices:
- Modular component structure
- Comprehensive test coverage
- TypeScript strict mode enabled
- CI/CD configuration present
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Anti-Patterns:
- Large files (> 1000 lines)
- Missing tests
- Outdated dependencies
- No linting configuration
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Neutral Patterns:
- Specific architecture choices
- Framework-specific patterns
Step 9: Technical Debt Analysis
Calculate technical debt score:
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Debt Indicators:
- Outdated Dependencies: Count outdated packages
- Missing Tests: Low test file ratio
- Dead Code: Unused imports/exports (optional)
- Complexity: Large files, deep nesting
- Documentation: Missing README, docs
- Security: Known vulnerabilities
- Performance: Bundle size, load time
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Debt Score (0-100):
- 0-20: Excellent health
- 21-40: Good health, minor issues
- 41-60: Moderate debt, needs attention
- 61-80: High debt, refactoring recommended
- 81-100: Critical debt, major overhaul needed
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Remediation Effort:
- Trivial: < 1 hour
- Minor: 1-4 hours
- Moderate: 1-3 days
- Major: 1-2 weeks
- Massive: > 2 weeks
Step 10: Generate Recommendations
Create prioritized improvement recommendations:
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Categorize Recommendations:
- Security: Critical vulnerabilities, outdated auth
- Performance: Bundle optimization, lazy loading
- Maintainability: Refactor large files, add tests
- Testing: Increase coverage, add E2E tests
- Documentation: Add README, API docs
- Architecture: Improve modularity, separation of concerns
- Dependencies: Update packages, remove unused
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Prioritize by Impact:
- P0: Critical security, blocking production
- P1: High impact, affects reliability
- P2: Medium impact, improves quality
- P3: Low impact, nice-to-have
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Estimate Effort and Impact:
- Effort: trivial, minor, moderate, major, massive
- Impact: low, medium, high, critical
Step 11: Validate Output
Validate analysis output against schema:
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Schema Validation:
- Validate against
project-analysis.schema.json - Ensure all required fields present
- Check data types and formats
- Validate against
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Output Metadata:
- Analyzer version
- Analysis duration (ms)
- Files analyzed count
- Files skipped count
- Errors encountered
</execution_process>
<performance> **Performance Requirements**:- Target: < 30 seconds for typical projects (< 10k files)
- Optimization:
- Skip large directories:
node_modules/,.git/,dist/ - Use parallel file processing
- Cache results for incremental analysis
- Limit deep scans to essential files
- Use streaming for large file counts </performance>
- Skip large directories:
Integration with Other Skills:
- rule-selector: Auto-select rules based on detected frameworks
- repo-rag: Semantic search for architectural patterns
- dependency-analyzer: Deep dependency analysis </integration>
<best_practices>
- Progressive Disclosure: Start with manifest analysis, add deep scans if needed
- Performance First: Skip expensive operations for large projects
- Fail Gracefully: Handle missing files, parse errors
- Validate Output: Always validate against schema
- Cache Results: Store analysis output for reuse
- Incremental Updates: Re-analyze only changed files </best_practices> </instructions>
# Analyze current project
node .claude/tools/analysis/project-analyzer/analyzer.mjs
# Analyze specific directory
node .claude/tools/analysis/project-analyzer/analyzer.mjs /path/to/project
# Output to file
node .claude/tools/analysis/project-analyzer/analyzer.mjs --output .claude/context/artifacts/project-analysis.json
Agent Invocation:
# Analyze current project
Analyze this project
# Generate comprehensive analysis
Perform full project analysis and save to artifacts
# Quick analysis (manifest only)
Quick project type detection
</usage_example>
<formatting_example>
Sample Output (.claude/context/artifacts/project-analysis.json):
{
"analysis_id": "analysis-llm-rules-20250115",
"project_type": "fullstack",
"analyzed_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"project_root": "C:\\dev\\projects\\LLM-RULES",
"stats": {
"total_files": 1243,
"total_lines": 125430,
"languages": {
"JavaScript": 45230,
"TypeScript": 38120,
"Markdown": 25680,
"JSON": 12400,
"YAML": 4000
},
"file_types": {
".js": 234,
".mjs": 156,
".ts": 89,
".md": 312,
".json": 145
},
"directories": 87,
"avg_file_size_lines": 101,
"largest_files": [
{
"path": ".claude/tools/enforcement-gate.mjs",
"lines": 1520
}
]
},
"frameworks": [
{
"name": "nextjs",
"version": "14.0.0",
"category": "framework",
"confidence": 1.0,
"source": "package.json"
},
{
"name": "react",
"version": "18.2.0",
"category": "framework",
"confidence": 1.0,
"source": "package.json"
}
],
"structure": {
"root_directories": [
{
"name": ".claude",
"purpose": "config",
"file_count": 543
},
{
"name": "conductor-main",
"purpose": "source",
"file_count": 234
}
],
"entry_points": [
{
"path": "conductor-main/src/index.ts",
"type": "main"
}
],
"architecture_pattern": "modular",
"module_system": "esm"
},
"dependencies": {
"production": 45,
"development": 23
},
"code_quality": {
"linting": {
"configured": true,
"tool": "eslint"
},
"formatting": {
"configured": true,
"tool": "prettier"
},
"testing": {
"framework": "vitest",
"test_files": 89,
"coverage_configured": true
},
"type_safety": {
"typescript": true,
"strict_mode": true
}
},
"tech_debt": {
"score": 35,
"indicators": [
{
"category": "complexity",
"severity": "medium",
"description": "3 files exceed 1000 lines",
"remediation_effort": "moderate"
}
]
},
"recommendations": [
{
"priority": "P1",
"category": "maintainability",
"title": "Refactor large files",
"description": "Break down files > 1000 lines into smaller modules",
"effort": "moderate",
"impact": "high"
}
],
"metadata": {
"analyzer_version": "1.0.0",
"analysis_duration_ms": 2340,
"files_analyzed": 1243,
"files_skipped": 3420,
"errors": []
}
}
</formatting_example> </examples>
Smart Categorization Scoring (Inspired by Skill_Seekers smart_categorize)
When classifying files, directories, or components into categories, use weighted keyword scoring instead of simple string matching to prevent false positives:
| Signal Source | Score Weight | Example |
|---|---|---|
| File path/URL | 3 points | /api/routes/ matches "API" category |
| File/class name | 2 points | AuthService.ts matches "Authentication" |
| File content/imports | 1 point | import express matches "Backend" |
Threshold: Require 2+ total points before assigning a category. Falls back to "other" if no category scores above threshold. This prevents weak single-signal matches from misclassifying components.
Category keywords (extend per project type):
- API: route, endpoint, controller, handler, middleware, api, rest, graphql
- Auth: auth, login, session, jwt, oauth, token, credential, permission
- Database: model, schema, migration, seed, repository, entity, query
- Testing: test, spec, fixture, mock, stub, e2e, integration
- Config: config, env, setting, constant, option, feature-flag
- UI: component, view, page, layout, template, style, theme
Three-Stream Analysis (Inspired by Skill_Seekers unified_codebase_analyzer)
For comprehensive project understanding, analyze three parallel streams:
Stream 1 — Code Analysis: AST patterns, framework detection, dependency graph, architecture classification. This is the existing core workflow (Steps 1-11).
Stream 2 — Documentation: README quality, API docs existence, inline doc coverage, changelog maintenance, contribution guides. Score: docFiles / totalFiles weighted by type.
Stream 3 — Community/Operations: Git activity (commit frequency, contributor count), CI/CD configuration, issue templates, PR templates, release workflow, Docker/container setup.
Combine all three streams into the output JSON under analysis.streams:
{
"streams": {
"code": { "score": 0.85, "findings": [...] },
"documentation": { "score": 0.60, "findings": [...] },
"operations": { "score": 0.75, "findings": [...] }
},
"compositeHealth": 0.73
}
Design Pattern Recognition (Inspired by Skill_Seekers C3.1 PatternRecognizer)
Detect common design patterns with confidence scoring:
| Pattern | Detection Signal | Confidence Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Singleton | Private constructor + static instance | 0.80 |
| Factory | create* methods returning interface types | 0.70 |
| Observer | subscribe/on/emit/addEventListener | 0.70 |
| Strategy | Interface + multiple implementations | 0.60 |
| Decorator | Wrapper classes with same interface | 0.60 |
| Repository | Data access layer abstraction | 0.70 |
| Middleware | Chain-of-responsibility in request pipeline | 0.70 |
Output detected patterns in the analysis JSON with location, confidence, and evidence:
{
"patterns": [
{
"type": "Factory",
"category": "Creational",
"confidence": 0.85,
"location": "src/services/UserFactory.ts",
"evidence": ["createUser method", "returns IUser interface"]
}
]
}
References
For additional detection patterns extracted from the Auto-Claude analysis framework, see:
references/auto-claude-patterns.md- Monorepo indicators, SERVICE_INDICATORS, SERVICE_ROOT_FILES, infrastructure detection, convention detectionreferences/service-patterns.md- Service type detection (frontend, backend, library), framework-specific patterns, entry point detectionreferences/database-patterns.md- Database configuration file patterns, ORM detection (Prisma, SQLAlchemy, TypeORM, Drizzle, Mongoose), connection string patternsreferences/route-patterns.md- Express, FastAPI, Flask, Django, Next.js, Go, Rust API route detection patterns
These references provide comprehensive regex patterns and detection logic for brownfield codebase analysis.
Memory Protocol (MANDATORY)
Before starting:
Read .claude/context/memory/learnings.md
After completing:
- New pattern ->
.claude/context/memory/learnings.md - Issue found ->
.claude/context/memory/issues.md - Decision made ->
.claude/context/memory/decisions.md
ASSUME INTERRUPTION: If it's not in memory, it didn't happen.
FAQ
What does the project-analyzer skill do?
Automated brownfield codebase analysis with weighted keyword scoring, three-stream analysis, and design pattern recognition. Detects project type, frameworks, dependencies, architecture patterns, and generates comprehensive project profile.
How do I install project-analyzer?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/oimiragieo/agent-studio --skill project-analyzer in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/project-analyzer/ (personal) or .claude/skills/project-analyzer/ (project).
Which AI agents can use project-analyzer?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is project-analyzer safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains project-analyzer?
It is published by oimiragieo in oimiragieo/agent-studio. It has 116 recorded installs.
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