Enforce mandatory pre-edit searches across create, modify, and delete operations.
npx skills add https://github.com/adilkalam/orca-os --skill search-before-edit
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: search-before-edit Source: https://github.com/adilkalam/orca-os/tree/main/skills/search-before-edit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/adilkalam/orca-os --skill search-before-edit
Modifying code without understanding its full context often leads to introducing new bugs, breaking existing functionality, or creating inconsistent patterns. This Skill enforces a mandatory "search before edit" protocol, ensuring all code changes are well-informed, safe, and align with the existing codebase, saving significant debugging time.
grep searches across the entire codebase, identifying all call sites, imports, and tests that need updating, preventing runtime errors and ensuring a smooth refactor.I need to rename the 'getUserById' function. What should I search for before I make the change?
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Search for all existing usages, imports, and related tests before making changes. A mandatory pre-edit search protocol identifies dependencies and call sites across the codebase, preventing broken references and inconsistent patterns that cause runtime errors.
Search for the function name, its imports in other files, and all test references. This multi-strategy search approach using varied query wordings and file type filters uncovers all locations where the function is called or tested, ensuring a complete and safe refactor.
Perform at least 3 searches when modifying code and 5 searches when deleting to meet minimum search thresholds. These requirements ensure due diligence by validating cross-file references, related patterns, and test impact before committing changes.
Changes made without understanding full context break existing functionality and create inconsistent patterns. Enforcing pre-edit searches identifies all affected code locations, tests, and established patterns before modification, eliminating context-blindness as a bug source.
Yes, search for existing patterns and related code before creating new files. Perform at least 2 searches to align new code with established conventions, preventing duplicate logic and ensuring consistency with the existing codebase architecture.
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