Git History & Knowledge Analyzer

About

The History Analyzer skill provides deep visibility into your repository's evolution by parsing git history to find frequently changed files and temporal coupling where files consistently change together. It helps teams identify 'bus factor' risks by mapping contributor expertise and knowledge silos, making it an essential tool for onboarding, planning refactoring efforts, and improving team collaboration through data-driven insights.

Key Features

• Generate prioritized lists of files requiring refactoring or documentation
• 21 GitHub stars
• Identify codebase hotspots and high-churn files indicating technical debt
• Detect temporal coupling and hidden architectural dependencies between files
• Map contributor distribution and subject matter expertise across directories
• Calculate bus factor risks for critical modules and single-contributor areas

Use Cases

• Onboarding new developers by identifying the primary experts for specific modules
• Auditing repository health to mitigate knowledge silos and single-point-of-failure risks
• Targeting refactoring efforts toward high-complexity files with the most frequent changes