{"product_id":"track-complexity-trends-with-ai-ratchet-ledger-tool","title":"Track Complexity Trends with AI Ratchet Ledger Tool","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTrack Complexity Trends with AI Ratchet Ledger Tool\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe AI Ratchet Ledger Tool monitors and reports on code complexity trends within a repository by recording real measures, not estimates. This skill is designed to analyze session data to determine whether a project is becoming more complex or simpler over time. It tracks session entries, baseline marks, and developer shortcuts to provide a comprehensive overview of codebase changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this skill does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrend Analysis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reads data from the `.ratchet\/ledger.jsonl` file, presenting the last ten session entries. 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