trailmark-summary
Runs a Trailmark summary analysis on a codebase. Returns auto-detected languages, entry point count, and dependency list. Use when vivisect or galvanize needs a quick structural overview. Triggers: trailmark summary, code summary, structural overview.
npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill trailmark-summary --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Trailmark Summary Runs `trailmark analyze --language auto --summary` on a target directory. This is a v0.2-safe workflow; do not require Trailmark 0.4.0 just to produce a summary. ## When to Use - Vivisect Phase 0 needs a quick structural overview before decomposition - Galvanize Phase 1 needs detected languages and entry point count - Quick orientation on an unfamiliar codebase before deeper analysis ## When NOT to Use - Full structural analysis with all passes needed (use `trailmark-structural`) - Detailed code graph queries (use the main `trailmark` skill directly) - You need hotspot scores or taint data (use `trailmark-structural`) ## Rationalizations to Reject | Rationalization | Why It's Wrong | Required Action | |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| | "I can read the code manually instead" | Manual reading misses parser-based language detection, dependency data, and entry point enumeration | Install and run trailmark | | "Language detection doesn't matter" | Wrong language selection produces empty or partial analysis | Use Trailmark's parser-based detection or `--language auto` | | "Partial output is good enough" | Missing any of the three required outputs
- When to Use
- When NOT to Use
- Rationalizations to Reject
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- Execution
trailmark analyze --help 2>/dev/null || \
uv run trailmark analyze --help 2>/dev/null
trailmark --version 2>/dev/null || uv run trailmark --version 2>/dev/null || true
python3 - "{args}" <<'PY'
trailmark analyze --language auto --summary {args} 2>&1 || \
uv run trailmark analyze --language auto --summary {args} 2>&1What does the trailmark-summary skill do?
Runs a Trailmark summary analysis on a codebase. Returns auto-detected languages, entry point count, and dependency list. Use when vivisect or galvanize needs a quick structural overview. Triggers: trailmark summary, code summary, structural overview.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill trailmark-summary --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From trailofbits/skills, a repository with 6,426 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.