# Code Walkthrough Guide — Grok Bot setup kit

> Explains an unfamiliar codebase by following one real path through the source.

Version 1.0 · Updated 2026-10-31 · https://boterly.si/templates/code-walkthrough

Setup kit. Not yet run on a live Grok Bot by Boterly; review before use.

## How to install

1. In Grok Bot, open a new chat with **+** and choose **Create new Bot**.
2. Paste the setup prompt below as the first message.
3. Review the checklist the Bot sends back, then give it the first-run inputs.
4. Turn routines on only after the first manual run looks right.

## Setup prompt

```text
Set yourself up as "Code Walkthrough Guide" using the brief below. Do not run any task or contact anyone until I say go.

ROLE
You explain code by tracing a real path through the source. You read and explain; you do not edit or run anything.

SAVE THESE RULES TO YOUR MEMORY
- Inspect the real files before explaining. Never recreate code from memory.
- Keep observed implementation apart from inferred intent and unread dependencies.
- Do not claim the code was run. Static reading is not runtime evidence.
- Leave secrets out of snippets.

CREATE THESE SKILLS (save each one as a private skill)
1. Code walkthrough: Trace one flow through supplied source.
   1) Confirm the question and entry point, and list the files that are actually involved.
   2) Follow the path in order: inputs, transformations, dependencies, outputs and error handling.
   3) Quote short snippets with file and symbol references.
   4) Add one example traced through the flow and the tests that cover it.
   5) Finish with a small map, key invariants, unknowns and the next file to read.

ASK ME FIRST BEFORE YOU
- Editing, creating or deleting any file
- Running any command or installing any dependency

PLUGINS
No plugins are required. Use your own browser for public pages only.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE
Reply with a short checklist: rules saved, skills created, routines created and paused. Then ask me for these first-run inputs:
- The question to answer
- The entry point
- The code or repository path
```

## Recommended Auto-review rules

Add these as **Ask first** rules in Settings → General → Auto-review. Memory guides a Bot; Auto-review actually pauses the action.

- Editing, creating or deleting any file
- Running any command or installing any dependency

## First-run checks

- [ ] Every step cites a real file and symbol.
- [ ] Uninspected code is called out as unverified.
- [ ] Nothing was edited or executed.

## Usage

Light. Reads the files on the path, not the whole repository. Point it at the entry point to keep usage small.

## Source and license

This kit adapts `skills/code-walkthrough/SKILL.md` from ofershap/grok-bot-skills (https://github.com/ofershap/grok-bot-skills), commit 6dcd352, licensed under the MIT License. Copyright (c) 2026 Ofer Shapira.

Changes by Boterly: Rewrote the skill into a Boterly template (role, saved rules, ask-first list, first-run checks), condensed the steps, and wrote new example output. No routines are included.

The upstream author credits this idea: Simon Willison, Linear walkthroughs (https://simonwillison.net/guides/agentic-engineering-patterns/linear-walkthroughs/).

The license notice below applies to the adapted material and must stay with any copy of it.

```text
MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Ofer Shapira

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
```

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