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project-context

Skill4 starsChanged 26 days agoMITView on GitHub

Use when starting work on any project to load project-specific context, conventions, and patterns. Triggers on project initialization, "how does this project work", or before making changes that should follow project conventions.

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    code-review

    Adversarial systems, concurrency, memory-model, and architecture code review protocol. Use this skill whenever asked to review code, PRs, diffs, or branches in Filament.

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The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

4 rules. 0 are common, 3 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 23 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 3

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 1

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Before making changes that should follow project conventions

    line 12
  2. Distinctive:

    When you need to understand project structure

    line 13
  3. Distinctive:

    Look for these files in order:

    line 18
  4. Very specific:

    Look for .claude/skills/ directory containing project-specific skills.

    line 25

“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 23 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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Files
SKILL.md

Project Context Loading

When This Skill Activates

  • Starting a new conversation about a project
  • Questions about "how does X work in this project"
  • "What are the conventions here"
  • Before making changes that should follow project conventions
  • When you need to understand project structure

Process

1. Check Project Root

Look for these files in order:

  • .claude/CLAUDE.md - Project-specific instructions
  • .claude/settings.json - Project settings
  • CLAUDE.md - Root-level instructions
  • README.md - Project documentation

2. Check for Project Skills

Look for .claude/skills/ directory containing project-specific skills.

3. Identify Project Type

Detect from files present:

  • package.json → Node.js/JavaScript
  • pyproject.toml or requirements.txt → Python
  • Cargo.toml → Rust
  • go.mod → Go
  • pom.xml or build.gradle → Java

4. Load Relevant Context

Based on project type, identify:

  • Entry points
  • Test locations
  • Build commands
  • Deployment patterns

Integration with Your Setup

  • Complements CLAUDE.md auto-delegation rules - Skills load methodology, agents execute
  • Works with existing agents - They inherit project context
  • Informs command execution - Commands know project patterns

Quick Reference

Project context loading checklist:
[ ] Found project root
[ ] Read CLAUDE.md/README.md
[ ] Identified project type
[ ] Located test directory
[ ] Know build/run commands

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