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Task

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Your Task

Identify the essential context files someone needs to read before starting this task — the files that rebuild the broader understanding an agent needs to avoid tunnel vision.

What This Is For

A fresh agent is about to work on this task with a clean context window. It will naturally discover specific implementation files as it works. Your job is different: identify the 3–6 files that provide the surrounding context — the big picture that prevents the agent from being over-focused on the immediate task and making mistakes from ignorance.

What to Include

• The task/plan file if one exists (e.g., PLAN-foo.md)
• Core project docs: Architecture files, design docs, devlogs, or READMEs that explain why things are the way they are — if they are useful to understand the broader context
• Key conventions or patterns: Files that show how similar work was done, or that establish standards the task must follow
• Critical implicit context: Things that someone familiar with the project would know but a fresh agent won't

What NOT to Include

• Files the agent will find on its own through normal exploration
• Every file tangentially related to the task
• CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md (loaded automatically)
• Long lists of implementation files — if you're listing more than ~6 files, you're being too granular

Process

1. Understand the task scope
2. Explore the project for broader context docs (architecture, design, devlogs, guides)
3. Select the smallest set of files that gives a fresh agent the big picture

Output Format

Output a short list with brief explanations:

path/to/file - why it matters for context
path/to/other - why it matters for context

Aim for ~6 files (3–6 typical; a few extra are allowed if truly important, e.g., for a fragmented knowledge base). After outputting the list, stop — do not read the files or start working.