| name | gsd-map-codebase |
| description | Analyze codebase with parallel mapper agents to produce .planning/codebase/ documents |
<cursor_skill_adapter>
A. Skill Invocation
- This skill is invoked when the user mentions
gsd-map-codebase or describes a task matching this skill.
- Treat all user text after the skill mention as
{{GSD_ARGS}}.
- If no arguments are present, treat
{{GSD_ARGS}} as empty.
B. User Prompting
When the workflow needs user input, prompt the user conversationally:
- Present options as a numbered list in your response text
- Ask the user to reply with their choice
- For multi-select, ask for comma-separated numbers
C. Tool Usage
Use these Cursor tools when executing GSD workflows:
Shell for running commands (terminal operations)
StrReplace for editing existing files
Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Task, WebSearch, WebFetch, TodoWrite as needed
D. Subagent Spawning
When the workflow needs to spawn a subagent:
- Use
Task(subagent_type="generalPurpose", ...)
- The
model parameter maps to Cursor's model options (e.g., "fast")
</cursor_skill_adapter>
Analyze existing codebase using parallel gsd-codebase-mapper agents to produce structured codebase documents.
Each mapper agent 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.
<execution_context>
@/Users/zaneliu/Projects/open-source/cloud-cli-proxy/.cursor/get-shit-done/workflows/map-codebase.md
</execution_context>
- **--fast**: Lightweight scan mode — spawns one mapper agent instead of four. Accepts an optional `--focus` value: `tech`, `arch`, `quality`, `concerns`, or `tech+arch` (default). Faster and lower-context than the full map.
- **--query**: Codebase intelligence query mode. Sub-commands: `query `, `status`, `diff`, `refresh`. Requires intel to be enabled in config (`intel.enabled: true`). Runs inline for query/status/diff; spawns an agent for refresh.
- **(no flag)**: Full parallel map — spawns 4 mapper agents to produce all 7 codebase documents.
Arguments: {{GSD_ARGS}}
Parse the first token of {{GSD_ARGS}}:
- If it is
--fast: strip the flag, run the scan workflow (passing remaining args including optional --focus).
- If it is
--query: strip the flag, run the intel workflow (passing remaining args as the subcommand).
- Otherwise: pass all of {{GSD_ARGS}} as focus area to the map-codebase workflow.
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
<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>
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)
<success_criteria>