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Getting to know an inherited codebase with Claude Code

A checklist for the first week with code someone else wrote: a safe setup, a map of the system, one request traced end to end, a risk list and a first CLAUDE.md, with every claim checked against the files.

Checklist · 16 min · Members

What's inside
  • 1. Set up safely
  • 2. Get a map
  • 3. Run it locally
  • 4. Trace one real request end to end
  • 5. Build a risk list
  • 6. Write down what you learned
  • 7. Questions for the person who built it
  • When you're done

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