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Ask an AI where things happen in a large codebase

One developer asks Claude Code things like "where does this happen?" or "give me 3 possible causes," and has it review work before they submit it.

Steps

  1. Open the repo.
  2. Ask your questions.
  3. Check the answers in the code.

Prompt you can copy

Where in this codebase does [behavior] happen? Give me 3 likely causes of [problem].

Tools

  • Claude Code

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