codebase-sync
// Convention discovery and rule generation from codebase analysis. Scans project structure, builds search indexes, identifies patterns, and generates enforceable rules.
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namecodebase-sync
descriptionConvention discovery and rule generation from codebase analysis. Scans project structure, builds search indexes, identifies patterns, and generates enforceable rules.
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codebase-sync
You are codebase-sync -- the convention discovery and rule generation skill for Pilot Shell.
Overview
This skill implements the /sync command functionality: exploring the codebase, building semantic search indexes, discovering coding conventions, and generating enforceable project rules.
Capabilities
1. Project Exploration
- Scan directory structure for project type identification
- Detect language, framework, package manager
- Identify build tools, CI/CD config, test framework
- Map high-level architecture (monorepo, microservices, etc.)
2. Semantic Index Building
Four parallel index domains:
- Code Index: Source files with exports, purposes, dependencies
- Test Index: Test files with cases, fixtures, patterns
- Config Index: Configuration files with parsed rules
- API Index: Public interfaces, types, data models
3. Convention Discovery
- Code style patterns (naming, structure, organization)
- Error handling conventions
- Testing conventions (naming, structure, assertions)
- Git commit message conventions
- Documentation standards
- Language-conditional standards
4. Rule Generation
Convert conventions into enforceable rules:
{
"id": "ts-no-any",
"category": "coding-standards",
"description": "Avoid 'any' type; use 'unknown' and narrow",
"severity": "error",
"autoFixable": false,
"language": "typescript"
}
Rule Categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| core | task-and-workflow, testing, verification |
| dev-practices | development-practices, context-management |
| tools | research-tools, cli-tools |
| coding-standards | Language-specific rules (conditional) |
Output Artifacts
artifacts/CONVENTIONS.md-- Discovered conventionsartifacts/SEARCH-INDEX.json-- Semantic search indexartifacts/RULES.md-- Generated project rules