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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "crabbuild-compass--focused-context-for-coding-assistants",
 "repo": "crabbuild/compass",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/crabbuild/compass",
 "repo_slug": "crabbuild-compass",
 "title": "Give Claude Code or Codex focused repo context",
 "page_title": "How to give Claude Code or Codex focused repo context with Compass",
 "summary": "Install Compass into an assistant and let it run compact graph queries instead of broad searches.",
 "who": "A developer using Claude Code or Codex on a large repository who wants the assistant to find relevant code with less searching and smaller context.",
 "problem": "Assistants that search broadly consume large context and can miss the implementation path for a question.",
 "outcome": "An assistant that starts from the bounded Agent Orientation and runs focused queries that return graph-backed locations.",
 "steps": [
  "`cd your-project`",
  "`compass init`",
  "`compass install --platform codex` or `compass install --platform claude` (inferred, check the README)",
  "`compass watch` in a second terminal to keep the graph current while you work.",
  "`compass query \"where is authentication enforced?\"` to test a focused question before giving it to the assistant."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the repository at <project path>, confirm that compass-out/ exists, then run `compass query \"<your question>\"` with the crabbuild/compass CLI. Expected output: a concise map of seed nodes, edges, and source locations for the question. Verify that the returned source locations exist in the repository before you edit any file.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Keep `compass watch` running while the assistant works, or the graph can lag behind your latest edits.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "A terminal on macOS, Linux, or Windows",
  "A local project folder or Git repository to analyze",
  "Rust 1.97.1 or newer only if you build from source"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
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