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Four prompts that turn an unfamiliar codebase into a decision-ready picture: map, debt, dependencies, onboarding.

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Jul 19, 2026
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Produces a one-page brief that gets a new developer productive in the codebase on day one.

Audits third-party dependencies for risk: maintenance health, blast radius, replaceability, and lock-in.

Ranks technical debt by interest paid, not by ugliness — what actually slows the team down.

Builds a structural map of an unfamiliar codebase: entry points, core modules, data flow, and the 20% that matters.