code-archaeologist
MUST BE USED to explore and document unfamiliar, legacy, or complex codebases. Use PROACTIVELY before refactors, onboarding, audits, or risk reviews. Produces a full-length report—architecture, metrics, risks, and a prioritised action plan—that other sub-agents can act on.
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Install
armory install code-archaeologist --cli claudewrites the file to.claude/agents/code-archaeologist.mdListed as compatible
# fetches the source and writes it to:
.claude/agents/code-archaeologist.mdNeeds the armory CLI · not on npm yet, build it from cli/ in the repository
What it is
vijaythecoder/awesome-claude-agents sub-agent code-archaeologist (tier: core, category: core). MUST BE USED to explore and document unfamiliar, legacy, or complex codebases. Use PROACTIVELY before refactors, onboarding, audits, or risk reviews. Produces a full-length report—architecture, metrics, risks, and a prioritised action plan—that other sub-agents can act on.
When to use it
MUST BE USED to explore and document unfamiliar, legacy, or complex codebases. Use PROACTIVELY before refactors, onboarding, audits, or risk reviews. Produces a full-length report—architecture, metrics, risks, and a prioritised action plan—that other sub-agents can act on.
How to install / invoke
# copy into your project's .claude/agents/
curl -sL https://github.com/vijaythecoder/awesome-claude-agents/raw/main/agents/core/code-archaeologist.md -o .claude/agents/code-archaeologist.md
Notes
Extracted from vijaythecoder/awesome-claude-agents.