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repo-scan

Helps your agent install an external tool called repo-scan. This tool is used to audit source code for projects.

What it does

Repo-scan is a tool that analyzes a project's code to understand what is yours, what belongs to third parties, and what is no longer used. It helps organize and understand large projects.

When to use it

  • ✓When starting a large, complex legacy project.
  • ✓Before making major code refactoring.
  • ✓To check third-party libraries added directly into the code.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Analyze this project and tell me how much code is ours, how much is third-party, and how much is dead weight.”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/main/skills/repo-scan/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC/blob/main/skills/repo-scan/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

It examines all your project's files, tagging each as your code, third-party code, or unnecessary. It then groups these files by project sections and provides an assessment for each.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill repo-scan

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/affaan-m/ECC/main/skills/repo-scan/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

repo-scan

Every ecosystem has its own dependency manager, but no tool looks across C++, Android, iOS, and Web to tell you: how much code is actually yours, what's third-party, and what's dead weight.

When to Use

  • Taking over a large legacy codebase and need a structural overview
  • Before major refactoring — identify what's core, what's duplicate, what's dead
  • Auditing third-party dependencies embedded directly in source (not declared in package managers)
  • Preparing architecture decision records for monorepo reorganization

Installation

# Clone first so the pinned commit can be reviewed before installation
set -euo pipefail

REPO_SCAN_COMMIT=2742664ebcad1450c208eda0ae45d3c17fad5dd8
REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR="${CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.claude}/skills/repo-scan"
REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_PARENT="$(dirname "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR")"
mkdir -p "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_PARENT"
REPO_SCAN_TMP="$(mktemp -d "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_PARENT/.repo-scan-install.XXXXXX")"
REPO_SCAN_TOKEN="${REPO_SCAN_TMP##*.}"
REPO_SCAN_STAGE="$REPO_SCAN_TMP/stage-$REPO_SCAN_TOKEN"
REPO_SCAN_BACKUP="$REPO_SCAN_TMP/backup-$REPO_SCAN_TOKEN"
REPO_SCAN_LOCK="$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_PARENT/.repo-scan-install.lock"
REPO_SCAN_KEEP_TMP=0
REPO_SCAN_LOCK_HELD=0
REPO_SCAN_MV_HAS_NO_TARGET=0
cleanup_repo_scan_install() {
  if [ "$REPO_SCAN_KEEP_TMP" -eq 0 ]; then
    rm -rf -- "$REPO_SCAN_TMP"
  fi
  if [ "$REPO_SCAN_LOCK_HELD" -eq 1 ] && ! rmdir -- "$REPO_SCAN_LOCK"; then
    printf 'Could not release installation lock at %s\n' "$REPO_SCAN_LOCK" >&2
  fi
}
trap cleanup_repo_scan_install EXIT
mkdir "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/mv-probe-source"
if mv -T -- "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/mv-probe-source" \
  "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/mv-probe-destination" 2>/dev/null; then
  REPO_SCAN_MV_HAS_NO_TARGET=1
  rmdir "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/mv-probe-destination"
else
  rmdir "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/mv-probe-source"
fi
move_repo_scan_dir() {
  REPO_SCAN_MOVE_SOURCE=$1
  REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION=$2
  REPO_SCAN_MOVE_NAME=${REPO_SCAN_MOVE_SOURCE##*/}
  if [ -e "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION" ] || [ -L "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION" ]; then
    return 1
  fi
  if [ "$REPO_SCAN_MV_HAS_NO_TARGET" -eq 1 ]; then
    mv -T -- "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_SOURCE" "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION"
    return
  fi
  if ! mv -- "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_SOURCE" "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION"; then
    return 1
  fi
  if [ -e "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION/$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_NAME" ] || \
    [ -L "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION/$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_NAME" ]; then
    if ! mv -- "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION/$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_NAME" \
      "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_SOURCE"; then
      REPO_SCAN_KEEP_TMP=1
      printf 'Move conflict recovery failed; staged data remains at %s\n' \
        "$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_DESTINATION/$REPO_SCAN_MOVE_NAME" >&2
    fi
    return 1
  fi
}

git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout \
  https://github.com/haibindev/repo-scan.git "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/source"
git -C "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/source" checkout --detach "$REPO_SCAN_COMMIT"
mkdir -p "$REPO_SCAN_STAGE"
git -C "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/source" archive "$REPO_SCAN_COMMIT" | \
  tar -xf - -C "$REPO_SCAN_STAGE"

# Review "$REPO_SCAN_TMP/source" before approving installation.
printf 'Type install to replace %s after reviewing the pinned source: ' \
  "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR" >&2
read -r REPO_SCAN_CONFIRM
if [ "$REPO_SCAN_CONFIRM" != install ]; then
  printf 'Installation cancelled.\n' >&2
  exit 1
fi
if ! mkdir -- "$REPO_SCAN_LOCK" 2>/dev/null; then
  printf 'Another repo-scan installation holds the lock at %s\n' \
    "$REPO_SCAN_LOCK" >&2
  exit 1
fi
REPO_SCAN_LOCK_HELD=1

if [ -e "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR" ] || [ -L "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
  move_repo_scan_dir "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR" "$REPO_SCAN_BACKUP"
fi
if ! move_repo_scan_dir "$REPO_SCAN_STAGE" "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR"; then
  if [ -e "$REPO_SCAN_BACKUP" ] || [ -L "$REPO_SCAN_BACKUP" ]; then
    if [ -e "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR" ] || [ -L "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
      REPO_SCAN_KEEP_TMP=1
      printf 'Replacement failed and target was recreated; previous installation preserved at %s\n' \
        "$REPO_SCAN_BACKUP" >&2
    elif ! move_repo_scan_dir "$REPO_SCAN_BACKUP" "$REPO_SCAN_INSTALL_DIR"; then
      REPO_SCAN_KEEP_TMP=1
      printf 'Replacement and rollback failed; previous installation preserved at %s\n' \
        "$REPO_SCAN_BACKUP" >&2
    fi
  fi
  exit 1
fi

Review the source before installing any agent skill.

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FAQ

What does 'third-party code' mean?

It's code not written by you or your team, but by others, like libraries or frameworks.

What is 'dead weight'?

It's code that is no longer used in the project and can be removed to simplify things.

Does it run the analysis by itself?

No, this command only installs the tool. You will need to run the 'repo-scan' command afterward to perform the analysis.

Details

Original description by the author

Bootstrap pointer that installs the external repo-scan skill from a pinned, reviewable commit. Use when repo-scan must be installed before running its cross-stack source-code asset audit; this ECC pointer does not perform the audit itself.

repo: affaan-m/ECC

Popularity

GitHub stars
280k
Ranking position
#268
License
MIT
Updated
10/15/2026

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