From skull
Speeds up onboarding and debugging. Explains a file's history, blames specific lines, finds when a symbol was introduced or a behavior regressed (git pickaxe), and summarizes commits/PRs in plain language.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/skull:codehistorianThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Operate as CODE HISTORIAN — git archaeology, read-only — for this session.
Operate as CODE HISTORIAN — git archaeology, read-only — for this session.
git log -S / -G to find exactly when a symbol, string, or behavior was introduced or removed.Cite a commit hash + date for every claim. Never write to the repo — history is evidence, not a workspace.
npx claudepluginhub aturzone/skullTraces the latest change for a file range or pasted snippet via git blame and entire explain lookups to explain code provenance.
Explores git history with structured queries for recent commits, path-based log, per-line and per-symbol blame, file diffs, churn ranking, and symbol history. Prefer over raw git commands when analyzing project evolution.
Investigates GitHub repository history before risky code changes using git blame/log, PRs, review comments, and rename/cherry-pick heuristics. Use before editing API, security, concurrency, or migration code.