---
name: index
description: Use when needing repository understanding under a token budget before reading files by hand.
---

# index skill

1. Run `lh index --budget <N> --focus <glob>`.
2. Add `--stats` when onboarding or sizing work.
3. Prefer index output before raw reads.
4. Follow with `lh graph` when structure matters.
5. Read files by hand only after narrowing scope.

Return paths and facts, not dumps.