# learn

Analyzes a codebase to discover architectural patterns and conventions, then creates rule files in .claude/rules/. Useful when joining a new codebase.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3300 installs · ★ 363
- Author: giuseppe-trisciuoglio
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/learn/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/giuseppe-trisciuoglio-learn

## What it does

This skill acts as an orchestrator within a two-agent architecture. It first inspects the project root using markers like `package.json`, `pom.xml`, or `pyproject.toml`, measures repository size, and reads existing rules in `CLAUDE.md` or `.cursorrules`. Then it delegates forensic pattern discovery to the `learn-analyst` sub-agent via the `Task` tool.

Findings pass through strict validation before reaching the user. Each pattern must cite evidence from at least two files and reach an impact score of 4 or higher. The orchestrator deduplicates findings against pre-existing rule files and isolates the top 3 highest-impact items.

A core safeguard is that nothing writes to disk silently. The skill explicitly requests user approval via `AskUserQuestion` before generating markdown files under `.claude/rules/`, offering diff resolution if a target file already exists.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill learn -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill learn -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill learn -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit learn
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill learn -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --path plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/learn
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill learn -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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/learn/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- extract undocumented conventions and patterns from existing code
- generate structured rule files inside `.claude/rules/`
- filter out weak observations below an impact score of 4
- prevent duplicating rules already documented in `CLAUDE.md`

## Example prompts
- learn from this project and extract project rules
- analyze codebase conventions and generate rules
- discover patterns in the current repository

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: learn
description: Provides autonomous project pattern learning by analyzing the codebase to discover development conventions, architectural patterns, and coding standards, then generates project rule files in .claude/rules/. Use when user asks to "learn from project", "extract project rules", "analyze codebase conventions", "discover project patterns", or wants to auto-generate Claude Code rules for the current project.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, Task, AskUserQuestion
---

# Learn

Autonomously analyzes a project's codebase to discover development patterns, conventions, and architectural decisions, then generates project rule files in `.claude/rules/` for Claude Code to follow.

## Overview

This skill acts as the **Orchestrator** in a two-agent architecture. It coordinates the overall workflow: gathering project context, delegating deep analysis to the `learn-analyst` sub-agent, filtering and ranking results, presenting findings to the user, and persisting approved rules to `.claude/rules/`.

The separation of concerns ensures the analyst operates with a focused forensic prompt while the orchestrator manages user interaction and file persistence.

## When to Use

Use this skill when:

- User asks to "learn from this project" or "understand project conventions"
- User wants to auto-generate `.claude/rules/` files from the existing codebase
- User asks to "extract project rules" or "discover patterns"
- User wants Claude Code to learn the project's coding standards
- After joining a new project and wanting to codify existing conventions
- Before starting a large feature to ensure Claude follows project patterns

**Trigger phrases:** "learn from project", "extract rules", "analyze conventions", "discover patterns", "generate project rules", "learn codebase", "auto-generate rules"

## Instructions

### Phase 1: Project Context Assessment

Before delegating to the analyst, gather high-level project context:

1. **Verify project root**: Confirm the current working directory is a project root (has `package.json`, `pom.xml`, `pyproject.toml`, `go.mod`, `.git/`, or similar markers)

2. **Check existing rules**: Scan for pre-existing rule files to understand what is already documented:

```bash
# Check for existing rules
ls -la .claude/rules/ 2>/dev/null || echo "No .claude/rules/ directory found"
cat CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null || echo "No CLAUDE.md found"
cat AGENTS.md 2>/dev/null || echo "No AGENTS.md found"
ls -la .cursorrules 2>/dev/null || echo "No .cursorrules found"
```

3. **Assess project size**: Get a quick overview of the project scope:

```bash
# Quick project overview
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.json" -o -name "*.toml" -o -name "*.xml" -o -name "*.gradle*" -o -name "Makefile" -o -name "*.yaml" -o -name "*.yml" | head -20
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