Capability Matrix

Acknowledgement: Shared by Peter Bamuhigire, techguypeter.com, +256 784 464178.

Use When

• Starting a new project and choosing the initial skill stack.
• Scoping a feature in an existing codebase and deciding which skills should load alongside the platform skill.
• Reviewing a PR or design and asking "what should have been loaded for this work?".
• Onboarding to a new domain (mobile, AI, K8s, GIS) and wanting the canonical recommended set rather than discovering skills one by one.

Do Not Use When

• The work is purely conceptual (writing prose, planning, brainstorming) and no implementation is imminent. Skills are loaded for execution; the matrix is a tool for execution work.
• The domain is genuinely novel (no row applies). Flag the gap and ask the user to clarify; do not guess by stretching an unrelated row.
• A specialist skill's own Use When already covers the situation completely. The matrix is for stack composition, not single-skill triggering.

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