Trailmark Summary

Runs trailmark analyze --summary on a target directory.

When to Use

• Vivisect Phase 0 needs a quick structural overview before decomposition

• Galvanize Phase 1 needs language detection 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 dependency graph shape and entry point enumeration Install and run trailmark

"Language detection doesn't matter" Wrong language flag produces empty or incorrect analysis Detect language from file extensions first

"Partial output is good enough" Missing any of the three required outputs (language, entry points, dependencies) means incomplete analysis Verify all three are present

"Tool isn't installed, I'll skip it" This skill exists specifically to run trailmark Report the installation gap instead of skipping

Usage

The target directory is passed via the args parameter.

Execution

Step 1: Check that trailmark is available.

trailmark analyze --help 2>/dev/null ||
uv run trailmark analyze --help 2>/dev/null

If neither command works, report "trailmark is not installed" and return. Do NOT run pip install , uv pip install , git clone , or any install command. The user must install trailmark themselves.

Step 2: Detect the primary language.

find {args} -type f ( -name '.rs' -o -name '.py'
-o -name '.go' -o -name '.js' -o -name '.jsx'
-o -name '.ts' -o -name '.tsx' -o -name '.sol'
-o -name '.c' -o -name '.h' -o -name '.cpp'
-o -name '.hpp' -o -name '.hh' -o -name '.cc'
-o -name '.cxx' -o -name '.hxx'
-o -name '.rb' -o -name '.php' -o -name '.cs'
-o -name '.java' -o -name '.hs' -o -name '.erl'
-o -name '.cairo' -o -name '.circom' ) 2>/dev/null |
sed 's/.*.//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -5

Map the most common extension to a language flag:

• .rs -> --language rust

• .py -> (no flag, Python is default)

• .go -> --language go

• .js /.jsx -> --language javascript

• .ts /.tsx -> --language typescript

• .sol -> --language solidity

• .c /.h -> --language c

• .cpp /.hpp /.hh /.cc /.cxx /.hxx -> --language cpp

• .rb -> --language ruby

• .php -> --language php

• .cs -> --language c_sharp

• .java -> --language java

• .hs -> --language haskell

• .erl -> --language erlang

• .cairo -> --language cairo

• .circom -> --language circom

Step 3: Run the summary.

trailmark analyze --summary {language_flag} {args} 2>&1 ||
uv run trailmark analyze --summary {language_flag} {args} 2>&1

Step 4: Verify the output.

The output must include ALL THREE of:

• Language detection (at least one language name)

• Entry point count (or "no entry points found")

• Dependency graph shape (module count or "single module")

If any are missing, report the gap. Do not fabricate output.

Return the full trailmark output.