gsd-map-codebase
Analyze codebase with parallel mapper agents to produce .planning/codebase/ documents
SKILL.mdworkflow/gsd-map-codebase/SKILL.md
GitHub<codex_skill_adapter>
## A. Skill Invocation
- This skill is invoked by mentioning `$gsd-map-codebase`.
- Treat all user text after `$gsd-map-codebase` as `{{GSD_ARGS}}`.
- If no arguments are present, treat `{{GSD_ARGS}}` as empty.
B. AskUserQuestion → request_user_input Mapping
GSD workflows use AskUserQuestion (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex request_user_input:
Parameter mapping:
header→headerquestion→question- Options formatted as
"Label" — description→{label: "Label", description: "description"} - Generate
idfrom header: lowercase, replace spaces with underscores
Batched calls:
AskUserQuestion([q1, q2])→ singlerequest_user_inputwith multiple entries inquestions[]
Multi-select workaround:
- Codex has no
multiSelect. Use sequential single-selects, or present a numbered freeform list asking the user to enter comma-separated numbers.
Execute mode fallback:
- When
request_user_inputis rejected (Execute mode), present a plain-text numbered list and pick a reasonable default.
C. Task() → spawn_agent Mapping
GSD workflows use Task(...) (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex collaboration tools:
Direct mapping:
Task(subagent_type="X", prompt="Y")→spawn_agent(agent_type="X", message="Y")Task(model="...")→ omit (Codex uses per-role config, not inline model selection)fork_context: falseby default — GSD agents load their own context via<files_to_read>blocks
Parallel fan-out:
- Spawn multiple agents → collect agent IDs →
wait(ids)for all to complete
Result parsing:
- Look for structured markers in agent output:
CHECKPOINT,PLAN COMPLETE,SUMMARY, etc. close_agent(id)after collecting results from each agent</codex_skill_adapter>
Each mapper agent explores a focus area and writes documents directly to .planning/codebase/. The orchestrator only receives confirmations, keeping context usage minimal.
Output: .planning/codebase/ folder with 7 structured documents about the codebase state. </objective>
<execution_context> @C:/Users/nicol/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/map-codebase.md </execution_context> <context> Focus area: {{GSD_ARGS}} (optional - if provided, tells agents to focus on specific subsystem)Load project state if exists: Check for .planning/STATE.md - loads context if project already initialized
This command can run:
- Before $gsd-new-project (brownfield codebases) - creates codebase map first
- After $gsd-new-project (greenfield codebases) - updates codebase map as code evolves
- Anytime to refresh codebase understanding</context>
Skip map-codebase for:
- Greenfield projects with no code yet (nothing to map)
- Trivial codebases (<5 files)</when_to_use>