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Understand-Anything

Memory framework

Created by Egonex

Published in Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything. Publisher page

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What it is

An open-source tool combining LLM intelligence + static analysis to produce interactive dashboards for understanding codebases.
— the description by Egonex

AutoGineer overview, from the brain’s own files

Understand Anything is a memory framework designed to help developers navigate complex codebases by combining LLM intelligence with static analysis. It builds a structural knowledge graph of files, functions, classes, and dependencies, which is then visualized through an interactive dashboard. The tool supports various AI coding platforms and provides a suite of skills for chatting about code, analyzing impact, and generating onboarding guides. By persisting the graph as JSON, it enables teams to share codebase insights and maintain a consistent understanding of project architecture.

How it works

Memory model: LLM wiki

AutoGineer overview, from the brain’s own files

The system uses a multi-agent pipeline to scan a project and extract structural data using tree-sitter. This data is compiled into a knowledge graph stored in a local data directory (typically .ua/ or .understand-anything/). The framework provides a set of skills for AI agents to query this graph, perform semantic searches, and visualize relationships. It supports incremental updates to keep the graph in sync with code changes and offers an MCP server for integration with other agentic tools.

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The agent reads

Requirements

Runtimes: Node.js

Works with: Claude Code, OpenCode

Set it up

  1. This brain runs code automatically: 2 hooks (claude-code), 7 scripts. Review README.md, install.ps1, install.sh, package.json, understand-anything-plugin/hooks/hooks.json before opening the folder in Claude Code. No step below turns a hook on for you.

    • README.md: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash
    • README.md: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash -s codex
    • README.md: iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.ps1 | iex
    • README.md: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash -s kiro
    • install.ps1: pwsh install.ps1
    • install.sh: sh install.sh
    • package.json: pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build
    • understand-anything-plugin/hooks/hooks.json: node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/post-tool-use-auto-update.mjs"
    • understand-anything-plugin/hooks/hooks.json: node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/session-start-stale-check.mjs"
  2. Not scanned by AutoGineerThe author’s MCP configuration (README.md) also starts it in a way AutoGineer does not offer. Read that file: AutoGineer did not scan that path; what it runs is listed under “This brain runs”. https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/blob/532a2e97dc007104f9a1b8d11b6cc16ae7c8cd3a/README.md
  3. Not scanned by AutoGineerThe author’s README also describes installing it as a Claude Code plugin marketplace. Read its install section: AutoGineer did not scan that path. https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/blob/532a2e97dc007104f9a1b8d11b6cc16ae7c8cd3a/README.md#-multi-platform-installation
  4. Not scanned by AutoGineerThe author’s README also describes installing it as a Claude Code plugin marketplace. Read its install section: AutoGineer did not scan that path. https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/blob/532a2e97dc007104f9a1b8d11b6cc16ae7c8cd3a/README.md#1-install-the-plugin

  6. Created by Egonex. Published in Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything. Licence: MIT License.

Usage

AutoGineer overview, from the brain’s own files

  • Analyze a codebase to build a knowledge graph
  • Explore project architecture via an interactive web dashboard
  • Query codebase logic using natural language chat
  • Perform impact analysis on proposed code changes
  • Generate onboarding documentation for new team members
“/understand”
Triggers the multi-agent pipeline to scan the project and build or update the knowledge graph.
“/understand-chat How does the payment flow work?”
The agent uses the knowledge graph to explain the specific business logic requested.
“/understand-dashboard”
Opens an interactive web-based visualization of the codebase structure.
“/understand-diff”
Analyzes the current changes to identify potential ripple effects across the system.

Documentation by Egonex

<h1 align="center">Understand Anything</h1>

<p align="center"> <strong>Turn any codebase, knowledge base, or docs into an interactive knowledge graph you can explore, search, and ask questions about.</strong> <br /> <em>Works with Claude Code, Devin, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and more.</em> </p>

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<p align="center"> <a href="README.md">English</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.zh-CN.md">简体中文</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.zh-TW.md">繁體中文</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.ja-JP.md">日本語</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.ko-KR.md">한국어</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.es-ES.md">Español</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.tr-TR.md">Türkçe</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.ru-RU.md">Русский</a> | <a href="READMEs/README.vi-VN.md">Tiếng Việt</a> </p>

<p align="center"> <a href="#-quick-start"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Quick_Start-blue" alt="Quick Start" /></a> <a href="https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/blob/main/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow" alt="License: MIT" /></a> <a href="https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude_Code-8A2BE2" alt="Claude Code" /></a> <a href="#codex"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Codex-000000" alt="Codex" /></a> <a href="#vs-code--github-copilot"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Copilot-24292e" alt="Copilot" /></a> <a href="#copilot-cli"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Copilot_CLI-24292e" alt="Copilot CLI" /></a> <a href="#gemini-cli"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Gemini_CLI-4285F4" alt="Gemini CLI" /></a> <a href="#opencode"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/OpenCode-38bdf8" alt="OpenCode" /></a> <a href="#mistral-vibe-cli"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Vibe_CLI-7c3aed" alt="Vibe CLI" /></a> <a href="#trae"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Trae-7e22ce" alt="Trae" /></a> <a href="#devin"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Devin-111111" alt="Devin" /></a> <a href="https://understand-anything.com"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Homepage-d4a574" alt="Homepage" /></a> <a href="https://understand-anything.com/demo/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Live_Demo-00c853" alt="Live Demo" /></a> <a href="https://egonex.ai"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Understand_Anyone-egonex.ai-d4a574" alt="Understand Anyone" /></a> </p>

<p align="center"> <img src="assets/hero.png" alt="Understand Anything — Turn any codebase into an interactive knowledge graph" width="800" /> </p>

You just joined a new team. The codebase is 200,000 lines of code. Where do you even start?

Understand Anything is a Claude Code Plugin that analyzes your project with a multi-agent pipeline, builds a knowledge graph of every file, function, class, and dependency, then gives you an interactive dashboard to explore it all visually. Stop reading code blind. Start seeing the big picture.

The goal isn't a graph that wows you with how complex your codebase is — it's a graph that quietly teaches you how every piece fits together.

✨ Features

NOTE
Want to skip the reading? Try the live demo in our homepage — a fully interactive dashboard you can pan, zoom, search, and explore right in your browser.

Explore the structural graph

Navigate your codebase as an interactive knowledge graph — every file, function, and class is a node you can click, search, and explore. Select any node to see plain-English summaries, relationships, and guided tours.

Understand business logic

Switch to the domain view and see how your code maps to real business processes — domains, flows, and steps laid out as a horizontal graph.

Analyze knowledge bases

Point /understand-knowledge at a Karpathy-pattern LLM wiki and get a force-directed knowledge graph with community clustering. The deterministic parser extracts wikilinks and categories from index.md, then LLM agents discover implicit relationships, extract entities, and surface claims — turning your wiki into a navigable graph of interconnected ideas.

<table> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top"> <h3>🧭 Guided Tours</h3> <p>Auto-generated walkthroughs of the architecture, ordered by dependency. Learn the codebase in the right order.</p> </td> <td width="50%" valign="top"> <h3>🔍 Fuzzy & Semantic Search</h3> <p>Find anything by name or by meaning. Search "which parts handle auth?" and get relevant results across the graph.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top"> <h3>📊 Diff Impact Analysis</h3> <p>See which parts of the system your changes affect before you commit. Understand ripple effects across the codebase.</p> </td> <td width="50%" valign="top"> <h3>🎭 Persona-Adaptive UI</h3> <p>The dashboard adjusts its detail level based on who you are — junior dev, PM, or power user.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top"> <h3>🏗️ Layer Visualization</h3> <p>Automatic grouping by architectural layer — API, Service, Data, UI, Utility — with color-coded legend.</p> </td> <td width="50%" valign="top"> <h3>📚 Language Concepts</h3> <p>12 programming patterns (generics, closures, decorators, etc.) explained in context wherever they appear.</p> </td> </tr> </table>

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install the plugin
/plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
/plugin install understand-anything

Using a local model? For privacy or enterprise setups, point your platform at a local model provider such as Ollama — follow their integration guide to change the model provider.

2. Analyze your codebase
/understand

A multi-agent pipeline scans your project, extracts every file, function, class, and dependency, then builds a knowledge graph saved to .ua/knowledge-graph.json. (Projects that already have a .understand-anything/ directory keep using it — it stays the data directory when present, so nothing needs migrating.)

Heads up on token usage: The initial /understand analyzes your whole codebase and can consume a significant number of tokens on large projects. We recommend running it on a token plan / subscription, or using a local model (see above) for initialization. Subsequent runs are incremental by default — only changed files are re-analyzed — so they use far fewer tokens.

Localized output: Use --language to generate content in your preferred language:

# Generate Chinese content (知识图节点描述和 Dashboard UI)
/understand --language zh

# Supported languages: en (default), zh, zh-TW, ja, ko, ru, vi

On the first run in a project — when you don't pass --language and no language is stored yet — /understand detects the language you're conversing in. If it isn't English, it asks you to confirm (or override) before generating; English conversations are unaffected. Your choice is saved to .ua/config.json and reused on every later run.

The --language parameter affects:

  • Node summaries and descriptions in the knowledge graph

  • Dashboard UI labels, buttons, and tooltips

  • Guided tour explanations

3. Explore the dashboard
/understand-dashboard

An interactive web dashboard opens with your codebase visualized as a graph — color-coded by architectural layer, searchable, and clickable. Select any node to see its code, relationships, and a plain-English explanation.

4. Keep learning
# Ask anything about the codebase
/understand-chat How does the payment flow work?

# Analyze impact of your current changes
/understand-diff

# Deep-dive into a specific file or function
/understand-explain src/auth/login.ts

# Generate an onboarding guide for new team members
/understand-onboard

# Extract business domain knowledge (domains, flows, steps)
/understand-domain

# Analyze a Karpathy-pattern LLM wiki knowledge base
/understand-knowledge ~/path/to/wiki

# Re-run anytime — incremental by default (only re-analyzes changed files)
/understand

# Auto-update on every commit via a post-commit hook
/understand --auto-update

# Scope to a subdirectory (for huge monorepos)
/understand src/frontend

🌐 Multi-Platform Installation

Understand-Anything works across multiple AI coding platforms.

Claude Code (Native)
/plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
/plugin install understand-anything
One-line install (Codex / OpenCode / OpenClaw / Antigravity / Gemini CLI / Pi Agent / Vibe CLI / VS Code Copilot / Hermes / Cline / KIMI CLI / Trae / Nanobot / Kiro / Devin)

macOS / Linux:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash
# or skip the prompt by passing the platform:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash -s codex

Windows (PowerShell):

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.ps1 | iex

The installer clones the repo to ~/.understand-anything/repo and creates the right symlinks for the chosen platform. Restart your CLI/IDE afterwards.

Note on invoking skills: the invocation prefix differs per platform. Most platforms use slash commands (/understand), but Codex uses $ instead — type $understand, not /understand. If neither prefix is recognized on your platform, just ask in plain language: "Use the understand skill to analyze this project."

  • Supported <platform> values: gemini, codex, opencode, pi, openclaw, antigravity, vibe, vscode, hermes, cline, kimi, trae, nanobot, kiro, devin

  • Update later:

    • macOS / Linux: ./install.sh --update

    • Windows: & "$HOME/.understand-anything/repo/install.ps1" -Update

  • Uninstall:

    • macOS / Linux: ./install.sh --uninstall <platform>

    • Windows: & "$HOME/.understand-anything/repo/install.ps1" -Uninstall <platform>

Cursor

Cursor auto-discovers the plugin via .cursor-plugin/plugin.json when this repo is cloned. No manual installation needed — just clone and open in Cursor.

If auto-discovery doesn't pick it up, install it manually: open Cursor Settings → Plugins, paste https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything into the search field, and add it from there.

VS Code + GitHub Copilot
/plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
/plugin install understand-anything@understand-anything

VS Code with GitHub Copilot (v1.108+) auto-discovers the plugin via .copilot-plugin/plugin.json when this repo is cloned. No manual installation needed — just clone and open in VS Code.

For personal skills (available across all projects), run the install.sh above with the vscode platform.

Copilot CLI
copilot plugin install Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything:understand-anything-plugin
Kiro CLI / IDE
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash -s kiro

After installation:

  • Kiro CLI: kiro-cli chat --agent understand "Analyze this project"

  • Kiro IDE: The skills are symlinked into ~/.kiro/skills/ and the understand agent is written to ~/.kiro/agents/understand.json, so both are available after restarting the IDE.

For personal skills (available across all projects), run the install.sh above with the kiro platform.

Devin

Devin support comes in two parts: a plugin that generates graphs, and an optional MCP server for querying them and opening dashboards.

Plugin (recommended). You get the namespaced /understand-anything:* skills, the post-commit auto-update hooks, and the analysis subagents. Devin loads the plugin through its Claude-plugin compatibility:

devin auth login   # plugin management requires sign-in
devin plugins install Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything#understand-anything-plugin

Then, in any project:

/understand-anything:understand

Skills only. This uses the one-line installer above with the devin platform. It symlinks the skills into ~/.agents/skills/, which Devin loads globally, and gives you un-namespaced /understand, /understand-chat, etc. It does not register the auto-update hooks.

MCP server (optional). It serves an existing graph to Devin (status / search / explain / diff / onboard / dashboard). Build the workspace once (pnpm install && pnpm -r build), then register the server in the project's .devin/config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "understand-anything": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/Understand-Anything/understand-anything-plugin/packages/mcp/bin/understand-anything-mcp.mjs"]
    }
  }
}

The full tool reference and examples for other clients are in understand-anything-plugin/packages/mcp/README.md.

Platform Compatibility
PlatformStatusInstall Method
Claude Code✅ NativePlugin marketplace
Cursor✅ SupportedAuto-discovery
VS Code + GitHub Copilot✅ SupportedAuto-discovery
Copilot CLI✅ SupportedPlugin install
Codex✅ Supportedinstall.sh codex
OpenCode✅ Supportedinstall.sh opencode
OpenClaw✅ Supportedinstall.sh openclaw
Antigravity✅ Supportedinstall.sh antigravity
Gemini CLI✅ Supportedinstall.sh gemini
Pi Agent✅ Supportedinstall.sh pi
Vibe CLI✅ Supportedinstall.sh vibe
Hermes✅ Supportedinstall.sh hermes
Cline✅ Supportedinstall.sh cline
KIMI CLI✅ Supportedinstall.sh kimi
Trae✅ Supportedinstall.sh trae
Nanobot✅ Supportedinstall.sh nanobot
Kiro CLI / IDE✅ Supportedinstall.sh kiro
Devin✅ Supporteddevin plugins install or install.sh devin

📦 Share the Graph with Your Team

The graph is just JSON — commit it once, and teammates skip the pipeline. Good for onboarding, PR reviews, and docs-as-code.

Example: GoogleCloudPlatform/microservices-demo — Go / Java / Python / Node reference with a committed graph.

What to commit: everything in .ua/ except intermediate/ and diff-overlay.json (those are local scratch). (Legacy projects use .understand-anything/ — substitute that directory name below if it's the one present.)

.ua/intermediate/
.ua/diff-overlay.json

Keep it fresh: enable /understand --auto-update — a post-commit hook incrementally patches the graph so each commit lands with a matching graph. Or re-run /understand manually before releases.

Large graphs (10 MB+): track with git-lfs.

git lfs install
git lfs track ".ua/*.json"
git add .gitattributes .ua/
View the dashboard without Claude Code

Once a graph has been generated and committed, anyone on the team can open it with one command — no Claude Code, no LLM, no API key. Only Node.js (>= 18) is required:

npx https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/releases/latest/download/understand-anything-viewer.tgz /path/to/analyzed/project

The terminal prints a tokenized URL (http://127.0.0.1:5173/?token=…) and opens the full interactive dashboard in your browser. The project directory (default: current directory) must contain the committed data directory (.ua/, or legacy .understand-anything/). Everything is served read-only from local disk — no LLM calls, no data leaves your machine.

Working from a clone instead? pnpm install && pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build, then GRAPH_DIR=/path/to/analyzed/project pnpm dev:dashboard does the same via the Vite dev server.

🔧 Under the Hood

Tree-sitter + LLM hybrid

Static analysis and LLMs do what each does best:

  • Tree-sitter (deterministic) — parses source into a concrete syntax tree and extracts structural facts: imports, exports, function/class definitions, call sites, inheritance. Pre-resolved into an importMap during the scan phase and passed to file-analyzers so they don't re-derive imports from source. Same input → same output, every run. Also powers fingerprint-based change detection for incremental updates.

  • LLM (semantic) — reads the parsed structure alongside the original source to produce what parsers can't: plain-English summaries, tags, architectural layer assignments, business-domain mapping, guided tours, language concept callouts.

This split is why the graph is reproducible on the structural side (the same code always yields the same edges) while still capturing intent on the semantic side (what a file is for, not just what it imports).

Multi-Agent Pipeline

The /understand command orchestrates 5 specialized agents, /understand-domain adds a 6th, and /understand-knowledge adds a 7th:

AgentRoleUsed By
project-scannerDiscovers files, detects languages and frameworks/understand
file-analyzerExtracts functions, classes, imports; produces graph nodes and edges/understand
architecture-analyzerIdentifies architectural layers/understand
tour-builderGenerates guided learning tours/understand
graph-reviewerValidates graph completeness and referential integrity. Runs inline by default; use --review for full LLM review/understand
domain-analyzerExtracts business domains, flows, and process steps/understand-domain
article-analyzerExtracts entities, claims, and implicit relationships from wiki articles/understand-knowledge

File analyzers run in parallel, up to 5 concurrent workers and 20–30 files per batch.

The pipeline also supports incremental updates: only files changed since the last run are re-analyzed.

🎥 Community

A community-made walkthrough by Better Stack.

<p align="center"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmIUXVlt7_I"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/VmIUXVlt7_I/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="Community walkthrough by Better Stack — watch on YouTube" width="480" /></a> <br /> <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmIUXVlt7_I">Watch on YouTube &rarr;</a></em> </p>

Made a video, blog post, or tutorial? Open an issue or PR — happy to feature it here.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-feature)

  3. Run the tests (pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core test)

  4. Commit your changes and open a pull request

Please open an issue first for major changes so we can discuss the approach.

<p align="center"> <strong>Stop reading code blind. Start understanding everything.</strong> </p>

Star History

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<p align="center"> <em>Thanks to everyone who's used and contributed — knowing this saves people time is what made it worth building.</em> </p>

<p align="center"> MIT License &copy; Yuxiang Lin and Infinite Universe, Inc. </p>

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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Code of Conduct

We want this project to be a welcoming place for everyone who wants to contribute, learn, or use it — regardless of experience level, background, or identity.

In short

  • Be respectful. Treat others the way you'd want to be treated.

  • Assume good intent. Most disagreements are misunderstandings.

  • Be constructive. Critique ideas, not people. Suggest improvements.

  • Keep it on-topic. This project is about understanding codebases.

What's not OK

  • Personal attacks, insults, or sustained disruption of discussions.

  • Posting someone's private information without their explicit permission.

  • Repeatedly ignoring requests from maintainers to change behavior.

Reporting

If you see behavior that violates this code, please open a private email to the maintainer listed in the repository profile, or use GitHub's private vulnerability / abuse reporting.

Maintainers will review reports and take whatever action they think is appropriate — typically a private warning, sometimes a temporary or permanent ban from the project. Reports will be kept confidential.

Scope

This code applies in all project spaces: issues, pull requests, discussions, commits, and any other project-affiliated channel.

This document is intentionally short. It's based on the spirit of the Contributor Covenant without reproducing it verbatim.

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Advantages

  • Incremental analysis ensures that only changed files are re-processed, significantly reducing token usage after the initial scan. evidence: README.md
  • The generated knowledge graph is portable and can be committed to version control, allowing team members to skip the initial pipeline execution. evidence: README.md

Limitations

  • The initial codebase analysis can consume a large number of tokens, which may be costly on very large projects. evidence: README.md
  • The tool relies on specific directory structures for data persistence, which may require manual configuration in legacy projects. evidence: CLAUDE.md

Security

Risk level: Medium risk

This brain runs

Agent instructions that run or fetch something (146)

  • CLAUDE.md: pnpm >= 10 (pinned via `packageManager` field in root `package.json`)
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm install` — Install all dependencies
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build` — Build the core package
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core test` — Run core tests
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm --filter @understand-anything/skill build` — Build the plugin package
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm test` — Run all tests (skill tests live at repo-root `tests/skill/`, picked up by root `vitest.config.ts`)
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm --filter @understand-anything/dashboard build` — Build the dashboard
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm dev:dashboard` — Start dashboard dev server
  • CLAUDE.md: `pnpm lint` — Run ESLint across the project
  • CLAUDE.md: Usage: `node scripts/generate-large-graph.mjs [nodeCount]` (default: 3000 nodes).
  • CLAUDE.md: `packages/viewer` serves a committed graph without Claude Code, via `npx <release-asset-url>`.
  • CLAUDE.md: pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build
  • CLAUDE.md: pnpm --filter @understand-anything/skill build
  • CLAUDE.md: **Run `/understand --full`** in the target project to verify.
  • CLAUDE.md: pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build && \
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: **Resolve the data directory `$UA_DIR`.** Run `UA_DIR=$([ -d .understand-anything ] && echo .understand-anything || echo .ua)` — this is the legacy `.understand-anything/` when it already exists, otherwise the new `.ua/`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: If not, tell the user to run `/understand` first.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: Resolve it as a commit before using it in any Git diff, then compare it with `git rev-parse HEAD` and inspect project-scoped committed and working-tree changes from the project root:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: git rev-parse HEAD
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only "$GRAPH_COMMIT" HEAD -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: git diff --cached --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: git ls-files --others --exclude-standard -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: Suggest: Run `/understand` to refresh the graph.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat/SKILL.md: Run the commit diff only when `GRAPH_COMMIT_RAW` resolves successfully.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: No knowledge graph found. Run /understand first to analyze this project.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: echo "No knowledge graph found. Run /understand first to analyze this project."
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: Common clone-based install roots:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: **Fast path — try the prebuilt viewer first (no install, no build).** Each release ships a self-contained viewer tarball;
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: run it pinned to the installed plugin version:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: : "${PLUGIN_ROOT:?Run step 3 first so PLUGIN_ROOT is set}"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: : "${PROJECT_DIR:?Run step 1 first so PROJECT_DIR is set}"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: npx --yes "$VIEWER_URL" "$PROJECT_DIR"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: Run this in the background.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: Fallback: install dependencies and build if needed:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: : "${PLUGIN_ROOT:?Run step 3 first so PLUGIN_ROOT is set}"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: cd "$DASHBOARD_DIR" && (pnpm install --frozen-lockfile 2>/dev/null || pnpm install)
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: : "${PLUGIN_ROOT:?Run step 3 first so PLUGIN_ROOT is set}"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: : "${PROJECT_DIR:?Run step 1 first so PROJECT_DIR is set}"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: : "${DASHBOARD_DIR:?Run step 5 first so DASHBOARD_DIR is set}"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md: Run this in the background so the user can continue working.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: **Resolve the data directory `$UA_DIR`.** Run `UA_DIR=$([ -d .understand-anything ] && echo .understand-anything || echo .ua)` — this is the legacy `.understand-anything/` when it already exists, otherwise the new `.ua/`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: If not, tell the user to run `/understand` first.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: If on a branch with uncommitted changes: `git diff --name-only`
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: If on a feature branch: `git diff main...HEAD --name-only` (or the base branch)
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: From the project root, compare the resolved commit with `git rev-parse HEAD` and inspect project-scoped committed and working-tree changes:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: git rev-parse HEAD
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only "$GRAPH_COMMIT" HEAD -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: git diff --cached --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: git ls-files --others --exclude-standard -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: Suggest: Run `/understand` to refresh the graph.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: Run the commit diff only when `GRAPH_COMMIT_RAW` resolves successfully.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-diff/SKILL.md: After writing, tell the user they can run `/understand-anything:understand-dashboard` to see the diff overlay visually.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Detect a worktree by comparing `git rev-parse --git-dir` against `git rev-parse --git-common-dir`;
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Because each phase may run in a fresh shell, carry `$UA_DIR` forward like `$PROJECT_ROOT`, re-resolving it with the line above if a later command block needs it.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Prefer runtime-provided plugin roots first (for Claude), then fall back to universal symlinks, skill symlink resolution, and common clone-based install paths.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Change to `$PROJECT_ROOT`, resolve it as a commit before using it in any Git diff, compare the resolved commit with `git rev-parse HEAD`, and inspect project-scoped committed and working-tree changes:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: git rev-parse HEAD
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only "$GRAPH_COMMIT" HEAD -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: git diff --cached --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: git ls-files --others --exclude-standard -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Suggest: Run `/understand` to refresh the knowledge graph.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Run the commit diff only when `GRAPH_COMMIT_RAW` resolves successfully.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: Run the preprocessing script bundled with this skill, passing `$PROJECT_ROOT` from Phase 0:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/SKILL.md: python ./extract-domain-context.py "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: **Resolve the data directory `$UA_DIR`.** Run `UA_DIR=$([ -d .understand-anything ] && echo .understand-anything || echo .ua)` — this is the legacy `.understand-anything/` when it already exists, otherwise the new `.ua/`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: If not, tell the user to run `/understand` first.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: Resolve it as a commit before using it in any Git diff, then compare it with `git rev-parse HEAD` and inspect project-scoped committed and working-tree changes from the project root:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: git rev-parse HEAD
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only "$GRAPH_COMMIT" HEAD -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: git diff --cached --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: git ls-files --others --exclude-standard -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: Suggest: Run `/understand` to refresh the graph.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-explain/SKILL.md: Run the commit diff only when `GRAPH_COMMIT_RAW` resolves successfully.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-figma/SKILL.md: Because each phase may run in a fresh shell, carry `$UA_DIR` forward like `$PROJECT_ROOT`, re-resolving it with the same line if a later command block needs it.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-figma/SKILL.md: If `packages/core/dist/figma/index.js` is missing, run:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-figma/SKILL.md: cd "$PLUGIN_ROOT" && (pnpm install --frozen-lockfile 2>/dev/null || pnpm install) && pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-figma/SKILL.md: Run the bundled scan script (`<SKILL_DIR>` is this skill's directory):
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-figma/SKILL.md: Run up to **5 batches concurrently**.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-figma/SKILL.md: node <SKILL_DIR>/figma-merge.mjs "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-knowledge/SKILL.md: Run the format detection script bundled with this skill:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-knowledge/SKILL.md: python3 "<SKILL_DIR>/parse-knowledge-base.py" "<TARGET_DIR>"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-knowledge/SKILL.md: Run up to 3 batches concurrently.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-knowledge/SKILL.md: Run the merge script bundled with this skill:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-knowledge/SKILL.md: python3 "<SKILL_DIR>/merge-knowledge-graph.py" "<TARGET_DIR>"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-knowledge/SKILL.md: Run basic validation:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: **Resolve the data directory `$UA_DIR`.** Run `UA_DIR=$([ -d .understand-anything ] && echo .understand-anything || echo .ua)` — this is the legacy `.understand-anything/` when it already exists, otherwise the new `.ua/`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: If not, tell the user to run `/understand` first.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: Resolve it as a commit before using it in any Git diff, then compare it with `git rev-parse HEAD` and inspect project-scoped committed and working-tree changes from the project root:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: git rev-parse HEAD
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only "$GRAPH_COMMIT" HEAD -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: git diff --cached --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: git diff --name-only -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: git ls-files --others --exclude-standard -- .
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: Suggest: Run `/understand` to refresh the graph.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-onboard/SKILL.md: Run the commit diff only when `GRAPH_COMMIT_RAW` resolves successfully.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: `--review` — Run full LLM graph-reviewer instead of inline deterministic validation
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Determine whether to run a full analysis or incremental update.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Verify the resolved path exists and is a directory (run `test -d <path>`).
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Detect a worktree by comparing `git rev-parse --git-dir` against `git rev-parse --git-common-dir`;
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: On a fresh install `packages/core/dist/` does not exist yet — build once.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Prefer runtime-provided plugin roots first (for Claude), then fall back to universal symlinks, skill symlink resolution, and common clone-based install paths.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: cd "$PLUGIN_ROOT" && (pnpm install --frozen-lockfile 2>/dev/null || pnpm install) && pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: If `pnpm` is missing, report to the user: "Install Node.js ≥ 22 and pnpm ≥ 10, then re-run `/understand`."
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Because each phase may run in a fresh shell, treat `$UA_DIR` — like `$PROJECT_ROOT` — as a value you carry forward and substitute;
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: git rev-parse HEAD
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: **Otherwise detect (first run only).** Infer the predominant language of the user's conversation as an ISO 639-1 code (`$DETECTED_LANG`).
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: If any subdomain graphs exist, run the merge script bundled with this skill (located next to this SKILL.md file — use the skill directory path, not the project root):
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: python "<SKILL_DIR>/merge-subdomain-graphs.py" "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: | Condition | Action | |---|---| | `--full` flag in `$ARGUMENTS` | Full analysis (all phases) | | No existing graph or meta | Full analysis (all phases) | | Existing graph + explicit `--exclude` | Run deterministic incremental preparation even when the commit hash is unchanged, so the …[+269 chars]
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Would you like to: **(a)** run a full rebuild (`--full`), **(b)** run the LLM graph reviewer (`--review`), or **(c)** do nothing?" Then follow their choice.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: | | Existing graph + changed files | Run deterministic incremental preparation below |
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run the bundled reconciliation helper with the previous analyzed commit.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/prepare-incremental.mjs" \
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/prepare-incremental.mjs" \
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: The helper uses parameterized `git diff --name-status -z`, performs a fresh deterministic scan with the current `.understandignore` / `--exclude` rules, compares structural fingerprints, selectively refreshes imports, and atomically writes:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: | Prepared action | Next step | |---|---| | `SKIP` | Run `node "<SKILL_DIR>/finalize-incremental.mjs" "$PROJECT_ROOT"`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Detect the project entry point by checking for common patterns (in order): `src/index.ts`, `src/main.ts`, `src/App.tsx`, `index.js`, `main.py`, `manage.py`, `app.py`, `wsgi.py`, `asgi.py`, `run.py`, `__main__.py`, `main.go`, `cmd/*/main.go`, `src/main.rs`, `src/lib.rs`, `src/main/java/* …[+60 chars]
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: For a full analysis, run the bundled batching script:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/compute-batches.mjs" "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Otherwise run batching against the helper-produced file, which contains only structurally changed current files:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/compute-batches.mjs" "$PROJECT_ROOT" \
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run up to **5 subagents concurrently**.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run the merge-and-normalize script bundled with this skill (located next to this SKILL.md file — use the skill directory path, not the project root):
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: python "<SKILL_DIR>/merge-batch-graphs.py" "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: All resulting edges run `production → test`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run the merge script in both cases:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: python "<SKILL_DIR>/merge-batch-graphs.py" "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Its import recovery reads the already-refreshed `scan-result.json`, so added and removed imports are reflected during this same run.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: it does not execute programs or perform whole-program metaprogramming/type analysis.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/prepare-symbol-retry.mjs" "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run this phase for **full analysis only**.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run this phase for full analysis and for incremental plans where `rerunArchitecture === true`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: **For architecture incremental updates:** Re-run architecture analysis on the full merged node set.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Run this phase for full analysis and for incremental plans where `rerunTour === true`.
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/finalize-incremental.mjs" "$PROJECT_ROOT"
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: **Check `$ARGUMENTS` for `--review` flag.** Then run the appropriate validation path:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Execute it:
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "$UA_DIR/tmp/ua-inline-validate.cjs" \
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: Re-run the final graph validation after automated fixes
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node - "$PROJECT_ROOT" "$UA_DIR/intermediate/fingerprint-input.json" <<'NODE'
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: node "<SKILL_DIR>/build-fingerprints.mjs" \
  • understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand/SKILL.md: # tokens / ~158s per incremental run.

MCP servers (1)

  • README.md (understand-anything): node /absolute/path/to/Understand-Anything/understand-anything-plugin/packages/mcp/bin/understand-anything-mcp.mjs

Install scripts (6)

  • README.md: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash · uses the network
  • README.md: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash -s codex · uses the network
  • README.md: iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.ps1 | iex · uses the network
  • README.md: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything/main/install.sh | bash -s kiro · uses the network
  • install.ps1: pwsh install.ps1 · uses the network
  • install.sh: sh install.sh · uses the network

Package scripts (1)

  • package.json (prepare): pnpm --filter @understand-anything/core build

Hooks (2)

  • understand-anything-plugin/hooks/hooks.json (PostToolUse): node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/post-tool-use-auto-update.mjs"
  • understand-anything-plugin/hooks/hooks.json (SessionStart): node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/session-start-stale-check.mjs"

Binaries (2)

  • understand-anything-plugin/packages/tree-sitter-dart-wasm/tree-sitter-dart.wasm: ships native binaries
  • understand-anything-plugin/packages/tree-sitter-swift-wasm/tree-sitter-swift.wasm: ships native binaries
  • Medium risk: runs-install-script-remote-exec (README.md:201)
  • Medium risk: runs-install-script-remote-exec (README.md:203)
  • Medium risk: runs-install-script-remote-exec (README.md:208)
  • Medium risk: runs-install-script-remote-exec (README.md:249)
  • Low risk: scripts-present (install.ps1)
  • Low risk: scripts-present (install.sh)
  • Low risk: scripts-present (understand-anything-plugin/hooks/post-tool-use-auto-update.mjs)
  • Low risk: scripts-present (understand-anything-plugin/hooks/session-start-stale-check.mjs)
  • Low risk: network-instructions (understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-dashboard/SKILL.md:116)
  • Low risk: scripts-present (understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-domain/extract-domain-context.py)

Attribution and licence

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@Lum1104
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  • Egonex (declared in .claude-plugin/plugin.json)
Publisher
EgonexAI (Community)
Source
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Licence
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