# domain-analysis

Walks a codebase to find subdomains and suggest where service boundaries belong. Useful before splitting a monolith.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 358 installs · ★ 7089
- Author: tech-leads-club
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/tech-leads-club/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/packages/skills-catalog/skills/(architecture)/domain-analysis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/domain-analysis

## What it does

The skill scans code for business concepts rather than infrastructure: entities, services, use cases, controllers. Then it groups them by the vocabulary they share. A term that means one thing in one place and something else in another is exactly what it tries to separate.

Classification follows a decision tree: competitive advantage becomes a Core Domain, business-specific knowledge makes it Supporting, standard functionality lands in Generic. Each group gets a cohesion score built from four signals — shared vocabulary, used together, data relationships, changed together — on a 0 to 10 scale.

Five failure patterns get flagged along the way: mixed vocabularies, tight coupling between domains, one class serving several business concerns, generic code sitting inside core logic, and boundaries nobody can pin down. You get a domain map with suggested bounded contexts and integration patterns. Skip it for grouping existing components into domains or for dependency analysis — the same catalog covers those with separate skills.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill domain-analysis -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/domain-analysis/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/domain-analysis/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill domain-analysis -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/domain-analysis/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill domain-analysis -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/domain-analysis/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install tech-leads-club/agent-skills domain-analysis
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/domain-analysis/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill domain-analysis -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/tech-leads-club/agent-skills --path 'packages/skills-catalog/skills/(architecture)/domain-analysis'
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/domain-analysis/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tech-leads-club/agent-skills --skill domain-analysis -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/tech-leads-club/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/packages/skills-catalog/skills/(architecture)/domain-analysis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split a monolith into Core, Supporting and Generic subdomains
- spot where one term carries different meanings across the code
- score how cohesive a group of concepts really is
- pull generic work like email sending out of billing logic
- pick an integration pattern between bounded contexts

## Example prompts
- analyze this repo and list the domains in it
- where should I draw service boundaries here?
- identify bounded contexts and classify the subdomains

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: domain-analysis
description: Maps business domains and suggests service boundaries in any codebase using DDD Strategic Design. Use when asking "what are the domains in this codebase?", "where should I draw service boundaries?", "identify bounded contexts", "classify subdomains", "DDD analysis", or analyzing domain cohesion. Do NOT use for grouping existing components into domains (use domain-identification-grouping) or dependency analysis (use coupling-analysis).
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# Subdomain Identification & Bounded Context Analysis

This skill analyzes codebases to identify subdomains (Core, Supporting, Generic) and suggest bounded contexts following Domain-Driven Design Strategic Design principles.

## When to Use

Apply this skill when:

- Analyzing domain boundaries in any codebase
- Identifying Core, Supporting, and Generic subdomains
- Mapping bounded contexts from problem space to solution space
- Assessing domain cohesion and detecting coupling issues
- Planning domain-driven refactoring
- Understanding business capabilities in code

## Core Principles

### Subdomain Classification

**Core Domain**: Competitive advantage, highest business value, requires best developers

- Indicators: Complex business logic, frequent changes, domain experts needed

**Supporting Subdomain**: Essential but not differentiating, business-specific

- Indicators: Supports Core Domain, moderate complexity, business-specific rules

**Generic Subdomain**: Common functionality, could be outsourced

- Indicators: Well-understood problem, low differentiation, standard functionality

### Bounded Context

An explicit linguistic boundary where domain terms have specific, unambiguous meanings.

- Primary nature: Linguistic boundary, not technical
- Key rule: Inside boundary, all Ubiquitous Language terms are unambiguous
- Goal: Align 1 subdomain to 1 bounded context (ideal)

## Analysis Process

### Phase 1: Extract Concepts

Scan codebase for business concepts (not infrastructure):

1. **Entities** (domain models with identity)
   - Patterns: `@Entity`, `class`, domain models
   - Focus: Business concepts, not technical classes

2. **Services** (business operations)
   - Patterns: `*Service`, `*Manager`, `*Handler`
   - Focus: Business logic, not technical utilities

3. **Use Cases** (business workflows)
   - Patterns: `*UseCase`, `*Command`, `*Handler`
   - Focus: Business processes, not CRUD

4. **Controllers/Resolvers** (entry points)
   - Patterns: `*Controller`, `*Resolver`, API endpoints
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