version: "1.0.1" name: Explore Codebase description: Navigate and understand codebase structure using the knowledge graph
Explore Codebase
Use the code-review-graph MCP tools to explore and understand the codebase.
Steps
- Run
list_graph_stats to see overall codebase metrics. - Run
get_architecture_overview_tool for high-level community structure. - Use
list_communities_tool to find major modules, then get_community for details. - Use
semantic_search_nodes_tool to find specific functions or classes. - Use
query_graph_tool with patterns like callers_of, callees_of, imports_of to trace relationships. - Use
list_flows and get_flow to understand execution paths.
Tips
- Start broad (stats, architecture) then narrow down to specific areas.
- Use
children_of on a file to see all its functions and classes. - Use
find_large_functions to identify complex code.
Token Efficiency Rules
- ALWAYS start with
get_minimal_context(task="<your task>") before any other graph tool. - Use
detail_level="minimal" on all calls. Only escalate to "standard" when minimal is insufficient. - Target: complete any review/debug/refactor task in ≤5 tool calls and ≤800 total output tokens.