Can I use Architect Detective for refactoring?

Yes, it is ideal for refactoring as it helps you understand the ripple effects of changing a core abstraction by showing its full dependency context.

What is the main benefit of PageRank in code analysis?

PageRank identifies high-impact symbols that the rest of the codebase depends on most frequently, effectively highlighting the core architectural pillars of a project.

Which programming languages does it support?

It supports a wide range of languages including TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, and Rust by utilizing the underlying claudemem indexing engine.

Why are grep and find forbidden in this skill?

This skill prioritizes structural AST analysis over text-based searching to provide deeper context, understand scopes, and map relationships that simple string matching would miss.

Architect Detective

Name: Architect Detective
Author: involvex

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Conducts deep architectural investigations using AST structural analysis and PageRank to map system boundaries and dependencies.

About

Architect Detective is a specialized skill designed for developers and software architects to perform deep-tissue analysis of complex codebases. By leveraging claudemem v0.3.0, it moves beyond simple text searches to perform AST structural analysis combined with PageRank algorithms. This allows users to instantly identify 'architectural pillars'—the core symbols and abstractions that ground the entire system. Whether you are auditing a legacy project, onboarding to a new repository, or planning a major refactor, this tool provides a clear map of design patterns, dependency flows, and technical debt through sophisticated dead-code detection.

Key Features

Dead-code detection with PageRank-informed risk assessment
Automated discovery of design patterns like MVC, DDD, and Clean Architecture
Bi-directional dependency tracing (callers/callees) for any symbol
AST-based structural analysis for precise code mapping
PageRank importance scoring to identify core architectural pillars
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Use Cases

Onboarding to an unfamiliar codebase by mapping its high-level architecture
Auditing system boundaries and abstraction layers prior to refactoring
Identifying and cleaning up unreachable code and unused utility functions

About

Key Features

Dead-code detection with PageRank-informed risk assessment
Automated discovery of design patterns like MVC, DDD, and Clean Architecture
Bi-directional dependency tracing (callers/callees) for any symbol
AST-based structural analysis for precise code mapping
PageRank importance scoring to identify core architectural pillars
0 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Onboarding to an unfamiliar codebase by mapping its high-level architecture
Auditing system boundaries and abstraction layers prior to refactoring
Identifying and cleaning up unreachable code and unused utility functions