mcaf
MCAF Adoption
Trigger On
- bootstrapping MCAF in a new or existing repository that also contains
.NETwork - updating root or project-local
AGENTS.mdfiles to follow a durable repo workflow - deciding which MCAF governance skills and implementation-focused catalog skills to install together
- organizing repo-native docs for architecture, features, ADRs, testing, development, and operations
Workflow
- Start from the canonical bootstrap surface:
- tutorial:
https://mcaf.managed-code.com/tutorial - concepts:
https://mcaf.managed-code.com/ - public MCAF skills:
https://mcaf.managed-code.com/skills
- tutorial:
- Place root
AGENTS.mdat the repository or solution root. - Add project-local
AGENTS.mdonly when the solution has multiple projects with genuinely different local rules. - Install MCAF governance skills (
mcaf-*) for process areas and implementation-focused catalog skills for framework work. Checkreferences/skill-map.mdfor overlap before adding duplicate surfaces. - Route to the narrowest MCAF skill once the governance concern is clear:
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