map-codebase

map-codebase is a cursor rule for Cursor from danielvm-git/bigpowers. It costs 62 tokens per session (788 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

Derives the tech-stack doc from scratch by scanning the codebase — analyzes stack, architecture, and gray areas (error handling, API shapes) and persists findings into specs/tech-architecture/tech-stack.md. Run when the tech doc doesn't exist yet; use survey-context to consume it once it does.

Cursor rule for Cursor

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 rules/danielvm-git/bigpowers/map-codebase
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers

Made for: Cursor.

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Per session 62 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 788 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin unknown 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 $0.00062 $0.00788
Opus 5 $0.00031 $0.00394
Sonnet 5 $0.00012 $0.00158
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00079

Measured today against content hash e91bf5f52541, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

map-codebase 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 today.

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.

.cursor/rules/map-codebase.mdc · 71 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 71 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Map Codebase

Perform a deep architectural and structural analysis of the codebase. Unlike survey-context which identifies "where we are", map-codebase identifies "what we are dealing with" and "how things are done".

Use this vs survey-context: map-codebase BUILDS the tech-stack doc by scanning the codebase from scratch. survey-context READS existing specs/tech-architecture docs without re-deriving them. Run map-codebase when specs/tech-architecture/tech-stack.md doesn't exist yet; run survey-context when it does.

HARD GATE — Cold analysis only. Do NOT assume architectural patterns without reading the code. If the codebase structure surprises you, call out the delta.

Process

1. Identify Core Stack & Dependencies

  • Scan package.json, Cargo.toml, requirements.txt, etc.
  • Identify primary framework, runtime, and critical libraries (ORM, Auth, State, UI).
  • Note version constraints and any deprecated or unusual dependencies.

2. Map High-Level Architecture

  • Identify the entry points (CLI, Web, API).
  • Map the primary data flow (e.g., Controller → Service → Repository).
  • Identify where business logic lives vs. where I/O lives.
  • Look for established patterns (e.g., hexagonal, layered, feature-folders).

3. Analyze "Gray Areas" (The "How")

Search for patterns and anti-patterns in these categories:

  • Error Handling: Are exceptions caught early or bubbled? Is there a global error handler? Are error messages structured?
  • API Shapes: Is it REST, GraphQL, or RPC? What is the casing (camelCase, snake_case)? How are responses structured?
  • Type Safety: Is it strictly typed? Are there many any or unsafe blocks? Are interfaces used for DIP?
  • Observability: Is there structured logging? Are there health checks? Where do logs go?
  • Testing: What is the test coverage strategy? Are mocks used? Where do tests live?

4. Identify Planning "Signals"

Look for signals that will influence upcoming plans:

  • Consistency Gaps: "Half the project uses async/await, the other half uses Promises."
  • Debt Hotspots: "The AuthManager is 1500 lines and handles both JWT and session logic."
  • Integration Points: "We need to talk to the Stripe API, but there's no wrapper yet."
  • Conventions: "The team always uses functional components over classes."

Read the full file on GitHub · 71 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. today First seen · 71 lines · 62 tokens per session scan A e91bf5f52541

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map-codebase is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository danielvm-git/bigpowers (162 stars, last pushed 2d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 62 tokens to every session and 788 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 2026-09-03.