Enter an unfamiliar project through a concrete task

Instead of summarizing the entire repository, trace a request or a proposed change. CodeGryphon helps connect documentation to the actual implementation.

A task in practice

Example: understand an unfamiliar billing service

A new teammate needs to change pricing logic in a service with a long history.

  1. Locate entry points, calculation rules and external dependencies.
  2. Trace one payment flow in code without making a real payment.
  3. Map the modules and list questions for the system owner.

What you get

A code guide with file references and a clear starting point for the change.

Begin with a question

Choose a user flow, entry point or requirement. Connect code, run instructions and available architecture documents.

Build a map with evidence

Identify related modules, key functions and data flows with file references. Ask for unknowns and discrepancies between documentation and implementation.

Validate understanding through a change

Pick a small area, agree on a plan and define acceptance criteria. After verification, update shared project knowledge so the next contributor can get started more easily.

Start with your team's project

Download Desktop, connect your project and start with a task whose result you can verify.