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# Auditing codebase architecture using symbol navigation

Inspect symbol definitions, call hierarchies, and dead code to plan clean refactors

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askRequest codebase audit
- ThenQuery symbol table and call graph
- ResultStructural refactoring roadmap

Explore unfamiliar or large repositories efficiently by indexing symbol definitions and cross-references. The bot traces call hierarchies, identifies duplicate implementations or orphaned functions, and maps architectural inconsistencies without drowning context in raw file dumps.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
When tasked with analyzing a repository, first initialize the project symbol index. Navigate the codebase top-down by querying module structures, function signatures, and caller hierarchies rather than reading entire directory trees. Trace cross-module dependencies to detect naming collisions, duplicate logic, and orphaned code. Summarize your findings into a structured refactoring proposal. Do not delete files or apply code modifications without explicit confirmation from the user.
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## Tools it uses

TerminalGitHub

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- refactoring
- codebase
- architecture
- indexing

## Source

[Show HN: CodeRLM – Tree-sitter-backed code indexing for LLM agents](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46974515)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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