simplify-context

Installation
SKILL.md

Simplify Context

Take the existing CONTEXT.md glossary and make its terms clearer at first glance — without changing behaviour. Distinct from domain-modeling (builds and sharpens the glossary as you design). This skill proposes a vetted rename and hands off; it does not edit by default.

All concrete term names below are illustrative — use the target repo's own domain vocabulary.

Workflow

  1. Read the glossary. CONTEXT.md ## Language section. Note its meta-rules (no schemas / file paths / impl detail) and any reserved words (a word one term forbids another from using, via its _Avoid_).
  2. Flag the opaque terms. First-glance test: would a newcomer guess the meaning from the name alone? Mark jargon-as-noun and names that don't signal their family. Leave already-clear terms alone — clarity, not churn.
  3. Judge entrenchment (drives scope). Grep each term across the codebase and the docs (ADRs and similar). Many hits — especially symbol names and filenames — mean renaming is a real refactor, not a doc edit.
  4. Pick scope with the user — three tiers:
    • Glosses only — keep names, add a plain-language one-liner per term. Edits one file. Zero code risk.
    • Rename everywhere — new names across CONTEXT.md + code symbols + UI strings + docs. Confirm code-churn reach (symbols+strings vs also filenames).
    • CONTEXT.md only — fast but introduces drift between the glossary and the code/docs. Discourage.
  5. Build the rename map. Default lens = family grouping: a shared prefix/suffix makes related terms scannable (Order Placed / Order Shipped; Billing Address / Shipping Address). Plain-language de-jargon (Payment Retry over Dunning) is the fallback when no natural family exists. Apply the checks below. Present as an old → new → family table.
  6. Confirm names. Contested names → AskUserQuestion, recommended option first, 2–4 candidates each. Lock the full map before any handoff.
  7. Map the seams (grounds the handoff — see below).
  8. Hand off. /to-prd (a wide rename is usually PRD-sized), /to-issues, or direct edits. Whatever applies the rename, finish by confirming CONTEXT.md and the docs/ADRs still agree.
Installs
3
Repository
nulfrog/skills
First Seen
Jun 22, 2026