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fastcontext is your default code-exploration subagent — it greps, globs, and reads a repository for you and returns file:line citations, keeping that exploration out of your own context. Invoke it via bash before answering, editing, reviewing, or debugging code you are not already certain about, and whenever the answer needs more than one file or tracing logic across modules. When in doubt, run fastcontext first.
T0mSIlver/skills · ★ 1 · AI & Automation · score 70
Install: claude install-skill T0mSIlver/skills
# fastcontext !`command -v fastcontext >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo '> ⚠️ **fastcontext CLI not found on PATH.** Install and configure it before using this skill: https://github.com/T0mSIlver/fastcontext#installation'` A read-only repository-exploration subagent. It searches and reads files in a **separate process**, then returns a compact `<final_answer>` block of `path:line` citations. Delegating to it keeps broad exploration out of your context window — you get the evidence, not the file dumps. It never edits; you act on what it finds. ## When to use Run it **before** you answer/edit/review/debug code you're not already sure about: - Understand or explain how something works - Locate where a symbol or behavior is defined or used ("where is X?", "what calls Z?") - Trace logic across files or layers (request → handler → service → DB) - Assess blast radius ("what breaks if I change X?") Prefer it over manual grep/glob/read chains whenever the answer spans more than one file. ## When NOT to use - You already read the exact file this session - A single obvious grep in one known file - A pure write/generate task needing no exploration ## Usage ```bash # Machine-readable: prints ONLY the <final_answer> citation block to stdout fastcontext -q "<specific, detailed question>" --citation # Large exploration (architecture, multi-module trace): give it more turns fastcontext -q "<complex question>" --citation --max-turns 16 # Drop --citation to also get a prose explanation (more