Ide Explore

Quality score: 80/100 · Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: ide-editor

Deep codebase exploration using IDE bridge LSP tools. Maps architecture, traces call chains, discovers entry points, and builds a mental model of unfamiliar code. Use when onboarding to a new codebase or understanding a module.

What this skill does

Ide Explore is a well-rated Claude Code skill (quality score 80/100) in the ide-editor sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ide-explore/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when onboarding to a new codebase or understanding a module.

Who uses this skill

The Ide Explore skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ide-explore
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ide-explore/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ide-explore/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ide-explore/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ide-explore/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ide-explore\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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