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Search Codebase

Category: Science & Research  ·  Sub-category: science-misc  ·  Last updated:
Use this skill whenever you need to know where something lives in a codebase or what else a change touches — before any code change, when you're new to a repo, when a request names one screen and parallel ones may exist, or when a visible label or error must be traced to code. It owns three jobs: ORIENT (build the mental map from the repo layout and its enforced tooling — the configs are the conventions), FIND (trace a concept from user-visible vocabulary to i18n keys to symbol names to usages — what a thing is called and what it calls), and SWEEP (after changing one site, enumerate every other occurrence of the concept and change or rule out each — the request names one site; the task is the concept). Load it at Gate A of implement-feature, make-improvement, fix-bug, or implement-ui. Never change one copy of a duplicated concept without sweeping the rest. For facts outside the repo use deep-research.
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From the source SKILL.md

The request names one site; the task is the concept. This skill is how you stop being a visitor in a codebase: orient once, find by concept, and sweep every occurrence — so a change lands everywhere it belongs, not just where it was reported. For facts outside the repo (docs, dependencies, the web) use deep-research.

What this skill does

Search Codebase is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the science-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/search-codebase/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Search Codebase Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Search Codebase Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/search-codebase/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Search Codebase skill do?
Use this skill whenever you need to know where something lives in a codebase or what else a change touches — before any code change, when you're new to a repo, when a request names one screen and parallel ones may exist, or when a visible label or error must be traced to code. It owns three jobs: ORIENT (build the mental map from the repo layout and its enforced tooling — the configs are the conventions), FIND (trace a concept from user-visible vocabulary to i18n keys to symbol names to usages — what a thing is called and what it calls), and SWEEP (after changing one site, enumerate every other occurrence of the concept and change or rule out each — the request names one site; the task is the concept). Load it at Gate A of implement-feature, make-improvement, fix-bug, or implement-ui. Never change one copy of a duplicated concept without sweeping the rest. For facts outside the repo use deep-research.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Search Codebase skill?
Use Search Codebase when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the science misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Search Codebase" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Search Codebase skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Search Codebase is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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APA
tale-project. (2026). Search Codebase [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/search-codebase/
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@misc{search-codebase-2026,
  author    = {tale-project},
  title     = {Search Codebase [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/search-codebase/}
}

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