How is /apex-recon different from /apex-takeover?

/apex-takeover is the full multi-specialist artifact. /apex-recon is faster and lighter.

How do I install /apex-recon?

Install Tonone for Claude Code via tonone.ai/get-started.

AI Project Reconnaissance for Claude Code

Sometimes the team needs orientation, not the full takeover artifact. The new project is familiar enough that a takeover is overkill, but unfamiliar enough that planning without context is risky.

The /apex-recon skill is the focused inventory: codebase structure, git history, open work, dependency graph. Faster and lighter than /apex-takeover, designed for orientation rather than comprehensive handoff documentation.

Tonone's /apex-recon skill produces a focused project inventory for orientation before planning.

ApexPlanning

/apex-recon

Engineering lead reconnaissance: reads the codebase structure, git history, open work, and dependency graph to produce a focused inventory before planning begins. Faster and lighter than a full takeover, designed for orientation rather than comprehensive handoff documentation.

At the start of a session on a project you have no…

ApexPlanning

/apex-plan

Scopes a project or feature before any code is written. Reads the codebase and brief, challenges assumptions, and presents S, M, and L depth options with time and estimated token cost for each. You choose how deep to go before Apex dispatches any work to the team.

When starting any non-trivial project, feature, or…

ApexPlanning

/apex-takeover

Takes ownership of an inherited or unfamiliar codebase by orchestrating parallel reconnaissance across all 14 specialists simultaneously. Produces a full system map, risk assessment, quick wins list, and recommended roadmap. This is the starting point when joining a project mid-stream.

When inheriting a codebase from another team, when…

ApexPlanning

/apex-status

Reads git history, open PRs, recent commits, and codebase state to produce a CTO-level status report. Shows what is done, what is in progress, what is blocked, and what the highest-risk items are at this point in the project.

At the start of a work session to orient before di…

Install

/apex-recon ships with the Apex agent in Tonone for Claude Code.

1. Add to marketplace

$ claude plugin marketplace add tonone-ai/tonone

2. Install Apex

$ claude plugin install apex@tonone-ai

Frequently asked questions

What does /apex-recon do?: It produces a focused project inventory for orientation before planning.
How is /apex-recon different from /apex-takeover?: /apex-takeover is the full multi-specialist artifact. /apex-recon is faster and lighter.
How do I install /apex-recon?: Install Tonone for Claude Code via tonone.ai/get-started.