# Map Code Context With Zoom Out

Unfamiliar code is hard to change when modules, callers, and domain terms are unclear. This skill prompts Claude, Codex, or Claude Code to explain the broader map before implementation.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add mattpocock/zoom-out
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: mattpocock-zoom-out
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: 1dd1660ae9293394c16a8d9b706678040925f6c3524ffe474776be4de779c505
- Author: mattpocock
- GitHub username: mattpocock
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/zoom-out/
- Ref: b8ca75d2c0a7e7102978993058777d82b8ab2610
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Quality score: 78
- Quality tier: bronze
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/mattpocock-zoom-out
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/mattpocock-zoom-out/manifest

## Capabilities

- Prompts the assistant to explain unfamiliar code at a higher abstraction level.
- Requests a map of relevant modules and callers in the project.
- Asks for project domain glossary vocabulary when describing code.
- Supports codebase onboarding before detailed implementation work.
- Works as a prompt-only skill for Claude, Codex, and Claude Code.

## Use Cases

- Onboard To Legacy Code: Understand the main modules, callers, and domain terms before changing an unfamiliar area.
- Review Cross-Module Impact: See how a feature path fits into surrounding architecture before planning work.
- Prepare Context For Pairing: Ask Claude, Codex, or Claude Code for a higher-level map before requesting edits.

## Prompt Templates

### Basic Code Map

```
Use the zoom-out skill on the current file. Explain what this area does, which modules call it, and the key domain terms.
```

### Trace Feature Context

```
Zoom out from this feature. Map the relevant modules, callers, data flow, and ownership boundaries before suggesting any changes.
```

### Compare Architectural Options

```
Zoom out across this subsystem. Identify adjacent modules, tradeoffs, and risks that affect a refactor plan.
```

### Build A Change Brief

```
Use zoom-out context for this complex change. Produce a concise architecture brief with callers, dependencies, glossary terms, and open questions.
```

## Limitations

- Does not inspect code by itself; the connected AI tool must read the project files.
- Does not generate diagrams unless the user asks for a diagram format.
- Does not replace detailed debugging, testing, or security review.
- Best results require access to the relevant repository context.

## Best Practices

- Use it before editing files in an unfamiliar area.
- Share the specific file, feature, or workflow that needs broader context.
- Ask for callers, module boundaries, and glossary terms in the same response.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not use it as a substitute for reading critical code paths.
- Do not ask for broad context without naming the area of code.
- Do not rely on it for security conclusions without a separate audit.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-06T18:03:44.552\+00:00
- Summary: Static analysis found no suspicious patterns in the single prompt-only SKILL.md file. I found no semantic prompt injection, data exfiltration intent, or code execution behavior. No remediation is required.

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