tilth Code Reading CLI
jahala/tilth
Replaces grep, cat, find and ls with the tilth CLI, which returns AST-aware outlines, definitions, usages and callers across many languages in one call.
Navigates a codebase through the code-review-graph MCP tools: architecture overview, symbol search, caller and callee tracing, flows and oversized functions.
Install Explore Codebase with Graph
$ npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install tirth8205/code-review-graph explore-codebase --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/explore-codebase .claude/skills/explore-codebase && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "explore-codebase" agent skill from https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebase into .claude/skills/explore-codebase/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore-codebase", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebaseType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install tirth8205/code-review-graph explore-codebase --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/explore-codebase .agents/skills/explore-codebase && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "explore-codebase" agent skill from https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebase into .agents/skills/explore-codebase/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore-codebase", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install tirth8205/code-review-graph explore-codebase --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/explore-codebase .cursor/skills/explore-codebase && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "explore-codebase" agent skill from https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebase into .cursor/skills/explore-codebase/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore-codebase", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git --path skills/explore-codebase--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install tirth8205/code-review-graph explore-codebase --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/explore-codebase .gemini/skills/explore-codebase && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "explore-codebase" agent skill from https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebase into .gemini/skills/explore-codebase/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore-codebase", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install tirth8205/code-review-graph explore-codebaseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/explore-codebase .github/skills/explore-codebase && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "explore-codebase" agent skill from https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebase into .github/skills/explore-codebase/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore-codebase", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install tirth8205/code-review-graph explore-codebase --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/explore-codebase .opencode/skills/explore-codebase && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "explore-codebase" agent skill from https://github.com/tirth8205/code-review-graph/tree/staging/skills/explore-codebase into .opencode/skills/explore-codebase/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore-codebase", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
explore-codebase- GitHub stars
- 32k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~335 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 165 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 7
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Navigates a codebase through the code-review-graph MCP tools: architecture overview, symbol search, caller and callee tracing, flows and oversized functions.
- Works in 6 steps: Call get_architecture_overview_tool for… → Call semantic_search_nodes_tool to find… → Call query_graph_tool with callers_of,… → …
- Getting oriented in an unfamiliar codebase
- SKILL.md covers Explore Codebase and Token Efficiency Rules
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The skill walks the agent through exploring a repository with the code-review-graph MCP server instead of reading files blindly. Steps start with an architecture overview and a list of communities, then a semantic search for a function or class, graph queries for callers, callees, imports and a file's children, flow listing to follow an execution path, a finder for oversized functions, and graph stats only when counts are needed.
Token rules are central: call get_minimal_context_tool with the task first, request minimal detail wherever a tool allows it, prefer a targeted query over a broad listing, and stay within about five tool calls and 800 tokens of graph output per task. The graph narrows the scope but does not replace the source, so the agent reads the implementation and its tests before changing code.
When your agent uses it
- Getting oriented in an unfamiliar codebase
- Finding who calls a function or what a module imports
- Following an execution flow through the code
- Spotting oversized functions
Example prompts
- “Give me an architecture overview of this repo using the code graph.”
- “Who calls processPayment, and what does it call?”
- “Find the largest functions in the services directory.”
- “Trace the login flow through the codebase.”
Requirements
- The code-review-graph MCP server connected to your agent
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Call get_architecture_overview_tool for the community structure. Call list_communities_tool, then get_community_tool, only for the modules…
- Call semantic_search_nodes_tool to find a function or class by name or keyword.
- Call query_graph_tool with callers_of, callees_of or imports_of to trace relationships. children_of on a file lists its functions and…
- Call list_flows_tool, then get_flow_tool for one flow, to follow an execution path.
- Call find_large_functions_tool to find oversized functions.
- Call list_graph_stats_tool only when you need node, edge and language counts.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6b12d11. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Explore Codebase with Graph loads about 335 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 165 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from tirth8205/code-review-graph at commit 6b12d11, republished under its MIT licence (© tirth8205). 165 words, ~335 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/explore-codebase/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- explore-codebase
- description
- Navigate and understand codebase structure using the knowledge graph
Explore Codebase
Use the code-review-graph MCP tools to find your way around the codebase.
Steps
- Call
get_architecture_overview_toolfor the community structure. Calllist_communities_tool, thenget_community_tool, only for the modules you need. - Call
semantic_search_nodes_toolto find a function or class by name or keyword. - Call
query_graph_toolwithcallers_of,callees_oforimports_ofto trace relationships.children_ofon a file lists its functions and classes. - Call
list_flows_tool, thenget_flow_toolfor one flow, to follow an execution path. - Call
find_large_functions_toolto find oversized functions. - Call
list_graph_stats_toolonly when you need node, edge and language counts.
Token Efficiency Rules
- Call
get_minimal_context_tool(task="<your task>")before any other graph tool. - Pass
detail_level="minimal"wherever a tool accepts it. Use "standard" only when minimal is not enough. - Prefer a targeted
query_graph_toolcall over a broad listing call. - Budget: about five tool calls and 800 tokens of graph output per task.
- Read the implementation and its tests before changing code. The graph narrows scope; it does not replace the source.
© tirth8205, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/explore-codebase of tirth8205/code-review-graph.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6b12d11
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in tirth8205/code-review-graph, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore Codebase with Graph this skilltirth8205/code-review-graph | 32k | 1 repos | ~335 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| tilth Code Reading CLIjahala/tilth | 352 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Compasscrabbuild/compass | 168 | — | ~5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Memtrace Indexsyncable-dev/memtrace-public | 486 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Qe Code Intelligenceproffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe | 494 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Knowledge Graphvibeeval/vibecosystem | 531 | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Explore Codebase with Graph
What does Explore Codebase with Graph do?
Navigates a codebase through the code-review-graph MCP tools: architecture overview, symbol search, caller and callee tracing, flows and oversized functions. The skill walks the agent through exploring a repository with the code-review-graph MCP server instead of reading files blindly. Steps start with an architecture overview and a list of communities, then a semantic search for a function or class, graph queries for callers, callees, imports and a file's children, flow listing to follow an execution path, a finder for oversized functions, and graph stats only when counts are needed.
When should I use Explore Codebase with Graph?
Explore Codebase with Graph fits situations like: getting oriented in an unfamiliar codebase; finding who calls a function or what a module imports; following an execution flow through the code; spotting oversized functions.
How do I install Explore Codebase with Graph in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/explore-codebase in tirth8205/code-review-graph) into .claude/skills/explore-codebase in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Explore Codebase with Graph in Codex?
Run `npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/explore-codebase in tirth8205/code-review-graph) into .agents/skills/explore-codebase in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Explore Codebase with Graph in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add tirth8205/code-review-graph --skill explore-codebase -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/explore-codebase, .gemini/skills/explore-codebase, .github/skills/explore-codebase and .opencode/skills/explore-codebase in your project.
What does Explore Codebase with Graph need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Explore Codebase with Graph is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: The code-review-graph MCP server connected to your agent.
Does Explore Codebase with Graph access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Explore Codebase with Graph safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Explore Codebase with Graph use?
Explore Codebase with Graph is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Explore Codebase with Graph use?
About 335 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Explore Codebase with Graph?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Explore Codebase with Graph: tilth Code Reading CLI (jahala/tilth, 352 stars), Compass (crabbuild/compass, 168 stars), Memtrace Index (syncable-dev/memtrace-public, 486 stars) and Qe Code Intelligence (proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe, 494 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Explore Codebase with Graph?
tirth8205 (a GitHub user) maintains it in tirth8205/code-review-graph, which has 31,943 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: tirth8205/code-review-graph on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.