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Agent Skills: Impact Analyzer

Analyze what code will be affected by changes. Use when user asks "what will break if I change X", "impact of changing X", "dependencies of X", "is it safe to modify X", or before making significant code changes.

UncategorizedID: lis186/sourceatlas/impact-analyzer

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lis186/sourceatlas
lis186License: MIT
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pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/lis186/SourceAtlas/tree/HEAD/plugin/skills/impact-analyzer

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Skill Metadata

Name
impact-analyzer
Description
Analyze what code will be affected by changes. Use when user asks "what will break if I change X", "impact of changing X", "dependencies of X", "is it safe to modify X", or before making significant code changes.

Impact Analyzer

When to Use

Trigger this skill when the user:

  • Is about to modify code and wants to know the impact
  • Asks what depends on a file or component
  • Wants to understand breaking change risks
  • Asks "what will break if I change X"
  • Asks "is it safe to modify this"

Instructions

  1. Identify the file, component, or API the user wants to change
  2. Run /sourceatlas:impact "<target>" with the target
  3. Returns dependency analysis, risk assessment, and migration checklist

Target Formats

  • File path: /sourceatlas:impact "src/api/users.ts"
  • API endpoint: /sourceatlas:impact "api /api/users/{id}"
  • Component: /sourceatlas:impact "UserService"
  • Model: /sourceatlas:impact "User model"

What User Gets

  • Impact summary (backend, frontend, test files affected)
  • Risk level assessment (red/yellow/green)
  • Breaking change risks
  • Migration checklist
  • Test coverage gaps

Example Triggers

  • "What happens if I change this file?"
  • "What depends on UserService?"
  • "Is it safe to modify the authentication module?"
  • "Impact of changing the User model"