kata-map-codebase

Each mapper agent explores a focus area and writes documents directly to .planning/codebase/. The orchestrator only receives confirmations, keeping context usage minimal.

Output: .planning/codebase/ folder with 7 structured documents, plus .planning/intel/ with compressed agent-readable artifacts (doc-derived summary + code-scanned index and conventions).

<execution_context> @./references/project-analyze.md </execution_context>

Load project state if exists: Check for .planning/STATE.md – loads context if project already initialized

This command can run:

• Before /kata-new-project (brownfield codebases) – creates codebase map first
• After /kata-new-project (greenfield codebases) – updates codebase map as code evolves
• Anytime to refresh codebase understanding

<when_to_use> Use project-analyze for:

• Brownfield projects before initialization (understand existing code first)
• Refreshing codebase map after significant changes
• Onboarding to an unfamiliar codebase
• Before major refactoring (understand current state)
• When STATE.md references outdated codebase info

Skip project-analyze for:

• Greenfield projects with no code yet (nothing to map)
• Trivial codebases (<5 files) </when_to_use>

<success_criteria>

• .planning/codebase/ directory created
• .planning/intel/ directory created with summary.md, index.json, conventions.json
• All 7 codebase documents written by mapper agents
• Documents follow template structure
• Parallel agents completed without errors
• User knows next steps </success_criteria>