Provides a quick health check and overview of a project repository.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/gsd-scan && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12605" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/gsd-scan && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Rapid codebase assessment — lightweight alternative to $gsd-map-codebase
72 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Scan a codebase for a single area of focus
  • Produce targeted documents in .planning/codebase/
  • Accept an optional --focus flag for specific areas
  • Spawn a single mapper agent for assessment

How it works

The skill invokes by mentioning $gsd-scan, processes user arguments, and executes a scan workflow by spawning a single mapper agent.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
User text after $gsd-scan, optionally including a --focus flag
You get back
Targeted documents in the .planning/codebase/ directory

When to use gsd-scan

  • Quickly assessing project structure
  • Getting a summary of codebase state
  • Rapid health check

About this skill

<codex_skill_adapter>

A. Skill Invocation

  • This skill is invoked by mentioning $gsd-scan.
  • Treat all user text after $gsd-scan as {{GSD_ARGS}}.
  • If no arguments are present, treat {{GSD_ARGS}} as empty.

B. AskUserQuestion → request_user_input Mapping

GSD workflows use AskUserQuestion (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex request_user_input:

Parameter mapping:

  • headerheader
  • questionquestion
  • Options formatted as "Label" — description{label: "Label", description: "description"}
  • Generate id from header: lowercase, replace spaces with underscores

Batched calls:

  • AskUserQuestion([q1, q2]) → single request_user_input with multiple entries in questions[]

Multi-select workaround:

  • Codex has no multiSelect. Use sequential single-selects, or present a numbered freeform list asking the user to enter comma-separated numbers.

Execute mode fallback:

  • When request_user_input is rejected (Execute mode), present a plain-text numbered list and pick a reasonable default.

C. Task() → spawn_agent Mapping

GSD workflows use Task(...) (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex collaboration tools:

Direct mapping:

  • Task(subagent_type="X", prompt="Y")spawn_agent(agent_type="X", message="Y")
  • Task(model="...") → omit (Codex uses per-role config, not inline model selection)
  • fork_context: false by default — GSD agents load their own context via <files_to_read> blocks

Parallel fan-out:

  • Spawn multiple agents → collect agent IDs → wait(ids) for all to complete

Result parsing:

  • Look for structured markers in agent output: CHECKPOINT, PLAN COMPLETE, SUMMARY, etc.
  • close_agent(id) after collecting results from each agent </codex_skill_adapter>
<objective> Run a focused codebase scan for a single area, producing targeted documents in `.planning/codebase/`. Accepts an optional `--focus` flag: `tech`, `arch`, `quality`, `concerns`, or `tech+arch` (default).

Lightweight alternative to $gsd-map-codebase — spawns one mapper agent instead of four parallel ones. </objective>

<execution_context> @/Users/sasikumar/Documents/n8n/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/scan.md </execution_context>

<process> Execute the scan workflow from @/Users/sasikumar/Documents/n8n/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/scan.md end-to-end. </process>

When not to use it

  • When a full codebase mapping with parallel agents is required

Limitations

  • Only performs a focused scan for a single area
  • Spawns one mapper agent instead of four parallel ones

How it compares

This skill uses one mapper agent for a focused scan, unlike a full codebase mapping that uses four parallel agents.

Compared to similar skills

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