# ghost-repo-context

Scans a codebase, finds projects, and writes an architecture map to repo.md. Use it before security analysis or when you need to orient yourself in a repository.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3800 installs · ★ 425
- Author: ghostsecurity
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ghostsecurity/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/ghost/skills/repo-context/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ghost-repo-context

## What it does

The skill inspects the directory tree, detects projects, and records languages, frameworks, and dependency files. It writes project entries to `repo.md` with an architecture summary, sensitive data types, business criticality, and a component map.

Pass `repo_path` and, when needed, `cache_dir` as arguments. Without a cache directory, the skill builds a path under `~/.ghost/repos/<repo_id>/cache`. It works from local repository files using `Read`, `Write`, `Edit`, `Glob`, `Grep`, and `Bash`, with no web search.

When `<cache_dir>/repo.md` already exists, the skill skips the scan and returns that file path. That means you should check whether cached context is still current before running a new analysis.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill ghost-repo-context -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill repo-context -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill repo-context -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill repo-context -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ghostsecurity/skills repo-context
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill repo-context -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ghostsecurity/skills --path plugins/ghost/skills/repo-context
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ghostsecurity/skills --skill repo-context -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/ghostsecurity/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/ghost/skills/repo-context/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map a repository’s directory structure
- detect projects within a codebase
- record dependencies and frameworks in `repo.md`
- prepare repository context before security analysis

## Example prompts
- Run `ghost-repo-context` with `repo_path=.`.
- Use `ghost-repo-context` with `repo_path=./service cache_dir=/tmp/repo-cache`.
- Build repository context before security analysis with `ghost-repo-context` for `repo_path=.`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: "ghost-repo-context"
description: "Scans directory structure, detects projects, maps dependencies, and documents code organization into a repo.md file. Use when the user needs a codebase overview, project structure map, or repository context before security analysis."
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash
license: apache-2.0
metadata:
  version: 1.1.0
---

# Repository Context Builder

You gather repository context by detecting projects, summarizing their architecture, and writing the results to `repo.md`. Do all work yourself — do not spawn subagents or delegate.

## Inputs

Parse these from `$ARGUMENTS` (key=value pairs):
- **repo_path**: path to the repository root
- **cache_dir**: path to the cache directory (defaults to `~/.ghost/repos/<repo_id>/cache`)

$ARGUMENTS

If `cache_dir` is not provided, compute it:
```bash
repo_name=$(basename "$(pwd)") && remote_url=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || pwd) && short_hash=$(printf '%s' "$remote_url" | git hash-object --stdin | cut -c1-8) && repo_id="${repo_name}-${short_hash}" && cache_dir="$HOME/.ghost/repos/${repo_id}/cache" && echo "cache_dir=$cache_dir"
```

## Tool Restrictions

Do NOT use WebFetch or WebSearch. All work must use only local files in the repository.

## Setup

Discover this skill's own directory so you can reference agent files:
```bash
skill_dir=$(find . -path '*/skills/repo-context/SKILL.md' 2>/dev/null | head -1 | xargs dirname)
echo "skill_dir=$skill_dir"
```

---

## Check Cache First

Check if `<cache_dir>/repo.md` already exists. If it does, skip everything and return:

```
Repository context is at: <cache_dir>/repo.md
```

If it does not exist, run `mkdir -p <cache_dir>` and continue.

---

## Workflow

1. **Detect Projects** — Read `<skill_dir>/detector.md` and follow its instructions against `<repo_path>`. Save the full detection output (project details needed for step 2). If detection finds no projects, write a minimal `repo.md` noting "No projects detected" and skip to step 4.

2. **Summarize Each Project** — Read `<skill_dir>/summarizer.md`. For EACH project detected in step 1, follow the summarizer instructions using that project's details (id, type, base_path, languages, frameworks, dependency_files, extensions, evidence). Collect the summary for each project. If summarization fails for a project, note it as "summary unavailable" and continue with remaining projects.

3. **Write repo.md** — Combine detection and summary results into `<cache_dir>/repo.md` using the format in `<skill_dir>/template-repo.md`. For each project include:
   - Detection: ID, Type, Base Path, Languages, Frameworks, Dependency Files, Extensions, Evidence
   - Summary: Architectural summary, Sensitive Data Types, Business Criticality, Component Map, Evidence
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