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📝 Prime Skill

Quickly understand and load a codebase by examining repository structure, README, and AI documentation. Use when starting work on a new project, need to refresh context about how a project is organized, or want to get a quick overview of a codebase's architecture and purpose.

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Quickly understand and load a codebase by examining repository structure, README, and AI documentation. Use when starting work on a new project, need to refresh context about how a project is organized, or want to get a quick overview of a codebase's architecture and purpose.. This skill provides a specialized system prompt that configures your AI coding agent as a prime skill expert, with detailed methodology and structured output formats.

Compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any agent that supports custom system prompts.

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Quickly understand and load a codebase by examining repository structure, README, and AI documentation. Use when starting work on a new project, need to refresh context about how a project is organized, or want to get a quick overview of a codebase's architecture and purpose.

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