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name: analyze-codebase-workflow locale: caveman-ultra source_locale: en source_commit: 82c77053 fence_basis_commit: 82c77053 translator: "Julius Brussee homage — caveman" translation_date: "2026-04-19" description: > Analyze an arbitrary codebase to auto-detect workflows, data pipelines, and file dependencies using putior's put_auto() engine. Produces an annotation plan that maps detected I/O patterns to source files across 30+ supported languages with 902 auto-detection patterns. Use when onboarding onto an unfamiliar codebase to understand data flow, starting putior integration in a project without existing annotations, auditing a project's data pipeline before documentation, or preparing an annotation plan before running annotate-source-files. license: MIT allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Bash Grep Glob metadata: author: Philipp Thoss version: "1.0" domain: workflow-visualization complexity: intermediate language: multi tags: putior, workflow, analysis, auto-detect, polyglot, data-pipeline

Analyze Codebase Workflow

Survey repo → auto-detect data flows, file I/O, script deps → structured annotation plan for manual refinement.

Use When

• Onboard unfamiliar codebase → understand data flow
• Start putior integration, no PUT annotations
• Audit existing data pipeline pre-doc
• Prep annotation plan before annotate-source-files

In

• Required: Path to repo/src dir
• Optional: Subdirs focus (default: entire repo)
• Optional: Langs include/exclude (default: all detected)
• Optional: Scope: inputs only, outputs only, both (default: both + deps)

Do

Step 1: Survey Repo Structure

Identify src files + langs → what putior can analyze.

library(putior)

# List all supported languages and their extensions
list_supported_languages()
list_supported_languages(detection_only = TRUE)  # Only languages with auto-detection

# Get supported extensions
exts <- get_supported_extensions()

File listing → repo composition:

# Count files by extension in the target directory
find /path/to/repo -type f | sed 's/.*\.//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20

→ File extensions in repo + counts. Map against get_supported_extensions() → coverage.

If err: No files match supported → putior can't auto-detect. Check if lang supported but non-standard ext.

Step 2: Check Detection Coverage

Per detected lang → verify auto-detect pattern available.

# Check which languages have auto-detection patterns (18 languages, 902 patterns)
detection_langs <- list_supported_languages(detection_only = TRUE)
cat("Languages with auto-detection:\n")
print(detection_langs)

# Get pattern counts for specific languages found in the repo
for (lang in c("r", "python", "javascript", "sql", "dockerfile", "makefile")) {
  patterns <- get_detection_patterns(lang)
  cat(sprintf("%s: %d input, %d output, %d dependency patterns\n",
    lang,
    length(patterns$input),
    length(patterns$output),
    length(patterns$dependency)
  ))
}

→ Pattern counts printed. R 124, Python 159, JS 71, etc.

If err: No patterns → supports manual only, not auto. Plan manual annotations.

Step 3: Run Auto-Detection

Execute put_auto() → discover workflow elements.

# Full auto-detection
workflow <- put_auto("./src/",
  detect_inputs = TRUE,
  detect_outputs = TRUE,
  detect_dependencies = TRUE
)

# Exclude build scripts and test helpers from scanning
workflow <- put_auto("./src/",
  detect_inputs = TRUE,
  detect_outputs = TRUE,
  detect_dependencies = TRUE,
  exclude = c("build-", "test_helper")
)

# View detected workflow nodes
print(workflow)

# Check node count
cat(sprintf("Detected %d workflow nodes\n", nrow(workflow)))

Large repos → analyze subdirs incrementally:

# Analyze specific subdirectories
etl_workflow <- put_auto("./src/etl/")
api_workflow <- put_auto("./src/api/")

→ Df w/ id, label, input, output, source_file cols. Row = detected step.

If err: Empty → src may lack recognizable I/O patterns. Try workflow <- put_auto("./src/", log_level = "DEBUG") → see scanned + matched.

Step 4: Initial Diagram

Visualize auto-detected → assess coverage + gaps.

# Generate diagram from auto-detected workflow
cat(put_diagram(workflow, theme = "github"))

# With source file info for traceability
cat(put_diagram(workflow, show_source_info = TRUE))

# Save to file for review
writeLines(put_diagram(workflow, theme = "github"), "workflow-auto.md")

→ Mermaid flowchart, detected nodes + data flow edges. Meaningful fn/file labels.

If err: Disconnected nodes → auto-detect found I/O but couldn't infer connections. Normal — matching output → input filenames. Annotation plan next step fills.

Step 5: Annotation Plan

Generate plan → what found + what needs manual.

# Generate annotation suggestions
put_generate("./src/", style = "single")

# For multiline style (more readable for complex workflows)
put_generate("./src/", style = "multiline")

# Copy suggestions to clipboard for easy pasting
put_generate("./src/", output = "clipboard")

Doc plan w/ coverage assessment:

## Annotation Plan

### Auto-Detected (no manual work needed)
- `src/etl/extract.R` — 3 inputs, 2 outputs detected
- `src/etl/transform.py` — 1 input, 1 output detected

### Needs Manual Annotation
- `src/api/handler.js` — Language supported but no I/O patterns matched
- `src/config/setup.sh` — Only 12 shell patterns; complex logic missed

### Not Supported
- `src/legacy/process.f90` — Fortran not in detection languages

### Recommended Connections
- extract.R output `data.csv` → transform.py input `data.csv` (auto-linked)
- transform.py output `clean.parquet` → load.R input (needs annotation)

→ Clear plan: auto-detected vs manual, specific recs per file.

If err: put_generate() no out → verify path correct + has supported src files.

Check

• put_auto() no err on target
• Detected workflow has ≥1 node (unless no recognizable I/O)
• put_diagram() produces valid Mermaid
• put_generate() produces suggestions for detected files
• Annotation plan doc created w/ coverage assessment

Traps

• Scan too broad: put_auto(".") → includes node_modules/, .git/, venv/. Target specific src dirs.
• Expect full coverage: Auto-detect finds I/O + lib calls, not business logic. 40-60% typical; rest manual.
• Ignore deps: detect_dependencies = TRUE catches source(), import, require() → links scripts. Disable → lose cross-file connections.
• Lang mismatch: Non-standard ext (.R vs .r, .jsx vs .js) may not detect. Use get_comment_prefix(). Extensionless Dockerfile, Makefile supported via filename match.
• Large repos: 100+ src files → analyze by module/dir → diagrams readable.

→

• install-putior — prereq
• annotate-source-files — next: add manual
• generate-workflow-diagram — final after annotation
• configure-putior-mcp — MCP tools for interactive