Do I need sphinx-codelinks to use this skill?

No, but having sphinx-codelinks enabled allows the skill to trace impacts directly into your source code files by searching for codelink annotations.

How does it determine the severity of a change?

It analyzes the content of linked needs for specific value matches or property mentions to classify them as 'Must update', 'Review needed', or 'No change needed'.

What is pharaoh-change used for?

It identifies all items in your project—including requirements, specifications, and source code—that are affected when you modify a specific sphinx-needs item.

Can I run this skill at any time?

Yes, pharaoh-change is a gate-free skill that can be invoked at any point in your workflow to evaluate the consequences of a proposed change.

What output does the skill provide?

The skill produces a comprehensive markdown 'Change Document' featuring structured tables that detail direct, transitive, and code-level impacts.

Pharaoh Change Impact Analysis

Name: Pharaoh Change Impact Analysis
Author: patdhlk

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Learning & Documentation

Automates the analysis of how changes to requirements or specifications affect project documentation and source code.

Pharaoh Change (pharaoh-change) is a specialized skill for Claude Code designed to perform deep impact analysis within projects using sphinx-needs and sphinx-codelinks. It traces dependencies across standard links, custom link types, and source code annotations to identify every affected requirement, specification, and file. By generating structured Change Documents and automated severity classifications, it ensures that developers maintain complete traceability and data integrity when modifying project scope or technical definitions. It is particularly valuable for safety-critical or highly regulated environments where documentation-to-code alignment is mandatory.

Key Features

01Session state synchronization with other Pharaoh project lifecycle skills

02Structured Change Document generation with markdown tables

03Recursive transitive link analysis across the entire sphinx-needs graph

04Direct code traceability via sphinx-codelinks search and parsing

05Automated impact severity classification (Must Update vs. Review)

061 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Performing regulatory or safety-critical traceability audits during development

02Assessing the scope of a proposed requirement change before implementation

03Ensuring documentation remains in sync with code after specification updates

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add patdhlk/pharaoh pharaoh-change

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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