Project Governance Bootstrap

Overview

Use this skill to set up or retrofit a project with the governance stack behind this workspace: Linear for execution, Notion for durable memory, GitHub for delivery history, AGENTS-triggered docs for operational rules, and explicit MCP/auth bootstrap guidance.

Use it when a user asks to organize a repo or workspace, standardize project management, add Linear/Notion discipline, create governance docs, or make documentation and issue flow stop drifting.

Quality bar:

• Docs-first and system-of-record-driven, not generic template sprawl
• Fail loud on missing auth, MCP setup, or required verification sources
• No assumption default when the answer can be checked in code, config, repo docs, or primary documentation
• AGENTS.md should define an explicit agent behavior contract, not just trigger lines
• Root mission should usually be a pointer to the canonical mission document rather than a second full copy

Design lineage:

• This skill aligns with OpenAI's harness-engineering guidance, especially the principles that repository knowledge should be the system of record and AGENTS.md should act as a compact table of contents rather than a monolithic manual.