{"slug":"investigating-repository-history","title":"investigating-repository-history","summary":"Investigate GitHub repository history before risky code changes using git blame/log, GitHub PRs, review comments, squash/rebase/cherry-pick/rename heuristics, and cited evidence. Use when asking why code exists, whether a change is safe, what PR introduced behavior, or before edi","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T21:20:10.541906Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/CodeAlive-AI/ai-driven-development","stars":143,"forks":11,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T21:28:47Z"},"bodyHtml":"<h1>Repository History Investigator skill</h1>\n<p>A production-oriented Agent Skill for Claude Code, Codex, and compatible agents. It helps a coding agent inspect GitHub repository history before risky edits using local git history, GitHub PRs, review comments, and anomaly-aware provenance matching.</p>\n<h2>Contents</h2>\n<pre><code>investigating-repository-history/\n├── SKILL.md\n├── scripts/\n│   ├── history_context.py\n│   ├── compact_pr.py\n│   └── validate_skill.py\n├── references/\n│   ├── ANOMALIES.md\n│   ├── GH_CLI.md\n│   ├── DECISION_ATOMS.md\n│   ├── OUTPUT_SCHEMA.md\n│   └── EVALUATION.md\n├── tests/\n│   └── test_skill.py\n├── agents/\n│   └── openai.yaml\n└── assets/\n    └── history-note-template.md\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Install</h2>\n<p>For repository-scoped Codex use, copy this folder to:</p>\n<pre><code>$REPO_ROOT/.agents/skills/investigating-repository-history\n</code></pre>\n<p>For personal Codex use:</p>\n<pre><code>$HOME/.agents/skills/investigating-repository-history\n</code></pre>\n<p>For Claude Code, copy it to your Claude skills directory, for example:</p>\n<pre><code>$HOME/.claude/skills/investigating-repository-history\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Validate</h2>\n<pre><code>python3 scripts/validate_skill.py .\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Tests</h2>\n<p>Run the full self-contained test suite (stdlib <code>unittest</code>, no external deps):</p>\n<pre><code>python3 -m unittest tests.test_skill -v\n</code></pre>\n<p>Tests cover: package structure, YAML frontmatter, gh-only access policy (no\ndirect <code>api.github.com</code> calls), <code>--help</code> / <code>--version</code> for every script, the\n<code>validate_skill.py</code> validator, and a local-only smoke test of <code>history_context.py</code>\nthat builds a tiny throw-away git repo and runs <code>inspect</code> with <code>--no-gh</code>.</p>\n<h2>Quick run</h2>\n<p>From a git repository with <code>gh</code> authenticated:</p>\n<pre><code>python3 scripts/history_context.py inspect \\\n  --repo-dir /path/to/repo \\\n  --path src/foo.ts \\\n  --start 10 --end 30 \\\n  --question \"Can I remove this check?\" \\\n  --format markdown\n</code></pre>\n","files":[{"path":"agents/openai.yaml","sizeBytes":374,"isText":true},{"path":"assets/history-note-template.md","sizeBytes":233,"isText":true},{"path":"LICENSE","sizeBytes":1056,"isText":false},{"path":"README.md","sizeBytes":1955,"isText":true},{"path":"references/ANOMALIES.md","sizeBytes":4647,"isText":true},{"path":"references/DECISION_ATOMS.md","sizeBytes":1802,"isText":true},{"path":"references/EVALUATION.md","sizeBytes":1140,"isText":true},{"path":"references/GH_CLI.md","sizeBytes":3456,"isText":true},{"path":"references/OUTPUT_SCHEMA.md","sizeBytes":1966,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/compact_pr.py","sizeBytes":6146,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/history_context.py","sizeBytes":43812,"isText":true},{"path":"scripts/validate_skill.py","sizeBytes":3014,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":7865,"isText":true},{"path":"tests/__init__.py","sizeBytes":0,"isText":true},{"path":"tests/test_skill.py","sizeBytes":10211,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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