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Generate a project recap: what is this repo, what are the main components, what is the current state of work.
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| name | repo-recap |
| description | Generate a project recap: what is this repo, what are the main components, what is the current state of work. |
| user-invocable | true |
Generate a structured recap of the repository by reading:
context/architecture.md — structure and servicescontext/tasks/todo.md — current workcontext/tasks/lessons.md — recent lessonsgit --no-pager log --oneline -10 — recent historygit --no-pager status --short — current state# Repo Recap — [project name]
## What is this?
[2-3 sentences describing the project]
## Architecture
| Component | Purpose |
|-----------|---------|
| ... | ... |
## Current Work
[Active tasks from todo.md]
## Recent History
[Last 5 commits]
## Known Issues / Lessons
[Last 3 lessons from lessons.md]
## Health
- Build: [unknown/passing/failing]
- Tests: [unknown/passing/failing]
- Open todos: [count]
Build the project and verify it compiles cleanly. Use after making changes to confirm nothing is broken before running tests. Reads the build command from context/build.md.
Auto-configure .github/copilot-instructions.md and context/ knowledge docs for a new project. Use when setting up Brain Bootstrap in a new repository. Discovers the codebase, fills in templates, and writes project-specific configuration.
Save session state before context gets full or before ending. Writes current task state, branch, and loaded docs to context/tasks/todo.md so the next session can resume cleanly.
Clean workspace — build artifacts, dependencies, caches, Docker volumes, or temp files. Accepts arguments like build, deps, all, cache, docker, tasks, reinstall.
Load all relevant context/ knowledge files for a domain area. Use at session start or when switching to a new topic. Accepts a domain keyword like api, database, auth, build, security.
Query the database — list schemas, tables, describe a table, or run SQL. Accepts arguments like schemas, tables, describe <table>, or raw SQL.