Project Reading for the Buddy Agent

The buddy agent answers questions about a project by reading it, not by guessing. Every answer must be traceable to a specific file and line. This skill is the reading protocol.

Goals

1. Understand the project's architecture, current state, and methodology enough to answer the user's question.
2. Cite every claim (path:line) so the user can verify.
3. Avoid reading more than necessary — tokens and time both cost.
4. Never invent file contents, function names, or architecture claims.

Order of inspection (cheap first)

Read in this order. Stop as soon as you have enough context for the current question.

1. Project identity (always, <1s)