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acquire-codebase-knowledge

Use this skill when the user explicitly asks to map, document, or onboard into an existing codebase. Trigger for prompts like "map this codebase", "document this architecture", "onboard me to this repo", or "create codebase docs". Do not trigger for routine feature implementation, bug fixes, or narrow code edits unless the user asks for repository-level discovery.

Type: Skill
Catalog: Awesome Copilot skills (GitHub)
Source: github/awesome-copilot/skills/acquire-codebase-knowledge (11 files scanned)
Install and details: Agent Skills Index entry
License: MIT (SKILL.md frontmatter)
Signals: Bundled scriptsSpawns processes

Pre-approved tools

No allowed-tools or tools list in its SKILL.md, command or agent files, so the agent asks before using tools as usual.

Hooks

No hooks.

MCP servers and apps

None.

Bundled code

1 code file (Python):

acquire-codebase-knowledge/scripts/scan.py

Network calls

No HTTP or socket call pattern found in the code.

Starts other programs

1 file. First match per file:

skills/acquire-codebase-knowledge/scripts/scan.py:326
```
result = subprocess.run(
```

Credentials referenced

No key, token or secret environment variable found in code or MCP config.

Static scan of commit d75b418 on 2026-10-27. Signals are patterns found in the files, not a verdict: a network call can be the whole point of a skill. Read the linked lines before you decide. How the scan works.