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Step 1: Understand the Codebase

Analyze your codebase to understand its structure, conventions, and domain boundaries.

Future Enhancement

This step currently uses AI-assisted analysis. Deterministic tooling for codebase analysis is planned for a future release.

Instructions

Follow the AI-assisted workflow for this step:

Step 1: Understand →

Output

Creates .riviere/config/metadata.md containing:

  • Codebase structure (source folders, test folders)
  • Domain boundaries and types
  • Framework detection
  • Naming conventions
  • Entry points (API routes, event handlers, UI pages)

Next Step

After completing codebase analysis, proceed to:

Step 2: Define →