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Explain an unfamiliar codebase with Claude Code in your terminal

You just joined a team and the repo has hundreds of files. Reading it file by file takes days. Claude Code runs in your terminal and can explain a module in plain language, name the files involved, and answer follow-ups. Here is the setup and the questions that work. Install Claude Code The README…

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  1. 2026-11-08 20:02 · DEV Community — AI
    Explain an unfamiliar codebase with Claude Code in your terminal

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