SCBE Codebase Orienter

Use this skill when the repo feels too large or too mixed to reason about quickly.

Orientation Workflow

1. Read AGENTS.md and package.json first.
2. Read references/repo-map.md for the high-level lane breakdown.
3. Read references/runtime-entrypoints.md when the task involves running code, APIs, HYDRA commands, or the webtoon/manhwa lane.
4. Separate active code from support material before making claims.

Repo Truths

• Treat src/ as the main codebase, but note that it is hybrid: it contains both TypeScript package modules and Python runtime modules.
• Treat package.json as the clearest statement of the npm-distributed TypeScript surface.
• Treat src/api/main.py and api/main.py as different service lanes, not duplicates with identical purpose.
• Treat scripts/ as the operational control plane. Many real workflows live there before they become package APIs.
• Treat artifacts/, dist/, and most of training-data/ as outputs, corpora, or generated assets unless the user explicitly wants those lanes.
• Treat docs as guidance, not proof. When behavior matters, verify against code in src/, api/, and scripts/.

Output Pattern

When explaining the codebase, answer in this order:

1. What the repo is trying to do.
2. Which top-level lanes are active.
3. Which file or directory is the right entrypoint for the user's goal.
4. Which areas are generated, historical, or likely to be noisy.
5. Which command to run next if the user wants to inspect or execute something.

Avoid These Mistakes

• Do not flatten the repo into "just one API". Explain whether the question is about the governance API in api/ or the newer control-plane work in src/api/.
• Do not treat all docs as current. Prefer code and tests when there is tension.
• Do not send users into artifacts/ or training-data/ unless the task is specifically about datasets, webtoon outputs, exports, or generated evidence.
• Do not assume every top-level folder is product-critical. Many are experiments, snapshots, or support lanes.

References

• Use references/repo-map.md for the core lane map and "where to start" view.
• Use references/runtime-entrypoints.md for run commands and file-level entrypoints.