File Classification for Review

Invoke before deciding SKIP on any prose file. Three tiers determine which SKIP rules apply.

Tier Decision

flowchart TD
    File([Changed file]) --> Q1{"Is it prose?<br>(markdown, text, config with prose fields)"}
    Q1 -->|"No — pure code"| Code["Standard review — apply perspective normally"]
    Q1 -->|Yes| Q2{"Does any part describe or influence<br>a process or function?"}
    Q2 -->|"No — pure reference data,<br>changelogs, release notes"| T1["Tier 1 — Documentation Only<br>SKIP permitted for all perspectives"]
    Q2 -->|"Yes — guides behavior, defines<br>constraints, describes a workflow"| Q3{"Primary executor or<br>audience is an AI / LLM / agent?"}
    Q3 -->|"No — human-facing<br>CONTRIBUTING.md, ADRs, runbooks"| T2["Tier 2 — Process Documentation<br>SKIP with explicit skip_reason only"]
    Q3 -->|"Yes — agent files, SKILL.md,<br>CLAUDE.md, rules/*.md, prompts"| T3["Tier 3 — LLM Prompt Engineering Artifact<br>See rules below"]

Tier Rules