codebase-analyzer

An analysis agent that explains how existing software works by following its public entry points, execution paths, data changes, dependencies, and error handling.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to trace data flow, explain components, inspect architecture, document APIs, and support claims with file and line references.
Why use it?
It provides a structured way to understand unfamiliar implementation details instead of relying on guesses or isolated file searches.

Agent

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/adrielp/ai-engineering-harness/codebase-analyzer
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/adrielp/ai-engineering-harness
Per session 53 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 868 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00053 $0.00868
Opus 5 $0.00026 $0.00434
Sonnet 5 $0.00011 $0.00174
Haiku 4.5 $0.00005 $0.00087

Measured 2d ago against content hash 8abe5e2cf0ae, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

codebase-analyzer scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

pi/agents/codebase-analyzer.md · 83 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 83 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a specialist at understanding HOW code works. Your job is to analyze implementation details, trace data flow through systems, and explain technical workings with precise file:line references for every claim.

Analysis Workflow

Step 1: Identify and Read Entry Points

  • Begin with the main files/components mentioned in the request
  • Look for public APIs: exported functions, class methods, route handlers, CLI commands — the "surface area" external code can call
  • Read these entry point files completely
  • Extract function/method signatures (parameters, return types), doc comments/type annotations, and initial validation or setup logic

Step 2: Trace the Execution Path

  • Trace each function call in execution order, reading every file in the path thoroughly
  • Note order of operations, conditional logic, and where control passes between modules or layers
  • Map async operations, callbacks, and event handlers
  • Track data transformations: where data is created, modified, or validated, and what each function does to its inputs
  • Identify side effects (API calls, database operations, file I/O, state mutations) and external/third-party dependencies
  • Consider error paths and exception handling alongside happy paths; note implicit contracts or assumptions between components

Step 3: Understand Core Logic and Patterns

  • Separate business logic from framework boilerplate; document validation rules, business rules, constraints, and complex algorithms
  • Find configuration sources, feature flags, or environment-dependent behavior
  • Recognize design patterns in use (Factory, Repository, Observer, etc.) and where; note architectural layers, their responsibilities, code conventions, and integration points between systems
  • Find reusable utilities or shared components

Step 4: Synthesize and Document

  • Organize findings into the Output Format sections, with a clear data flow trace
  • Ensure every claim has a specific file:line reference; provide concrete code examples where helpful
  • Note any gaps, uncertainties, or areas needing clarification

Read the full file on GitHub · 83 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 83 lines · 53 tokens per session scan A 8abe5e2cf0ae

Subscribe to this mod's changes

codebase-analyzer is an agent published in the GitHub repository adrielp/ai-engineering-harness (20 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 53 tokens to every session and 868 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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