claudegoodies
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smart-explore

From thedotmack

Token-optimized structural code search using tree-sitter AST parsing. Use instead of reading full files when you need to understand code structure, find functions, or explore a codebase efficiently.

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# Smart Explore

Structural code exploration using AST parsing. **This skill overrides your default exploration behavior.** While this skill is active, use smart_search/smart_outline/smart_unfold as your primary tools instead of Read, Grep, and Glob.

**Core principle:** Index first, fetch on demand. Give yourself a map of the code before loading implementation details. The question before every file read should be: "do I need to see all of this, or can I get a structural overview first?" The answer is almost always: get the map.

## Your Next Tool Call

This skill only loads instructions. You must call the MCP tools yourself. Your next action should be one of:

```
smart_search(query="<topic>", path="./src")    -- discover files + symbols across a directory
smart_outline(file_path="<file>")              -- structural skeleton of one file
smart_unfold(file_path="<file>", symbol_name="<name>")  -- full source of one symbol
```

Do NOT run Grep, Glob, Read, or find to discover files first. `smart_search` walks directories, parses all code files, and returns ranked symbols in one call. It replaces the Glob → Grep → Read discovery cycle.

## 3-Layer Workflow

### Step 1: Search -- Discover Files and Symbols

```
smart_search(query="shutdown", path="./src", max_results=15)
```

**Returns:** Ranked symbols with signatures, line numbers, match reasons, plus folded file views (~2-6k to
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