Trace Skill

Quick Ref: Trace design decisions through CASS sessions, handoffs, git, and artifacts. Output: .agents/research/YYYY-MM-DD-trace-*.md

YOU MUST EXECUTE THIS WORKFLOW. Do not just describe it.

When to Use

• Trace HOW architectural decisions evolved
• Find WHEN a concept was introduced
• Understand WHY something was designed a certain way
• Build provenance chain for design decisions

For knowledge artifact lineage (learnings, patterns, tiers), use /provenance instead.

CLI dependencies: cass (session search). If cass is unavailable, skip transcript search and rely on git log, handoff docs, and .agents/ artifacts for decision tracing.

Execution Steps

Given /trace <concept>: