Shapefile

Use this skill for practical Shapefile handling, debugging, and migration planning.

Workflow

1. Confirm whether the task is inspection, repair, conversion, schema explanation, or batch cleanup.
2. Identify which companion files are present: .shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj, and optionally .cpg.
3. Check CRS, encoding, geometry type, and field-name limits before suggesting edits or conversions.
4. Prefer writing outputs to a new path; avoid in-place mutation unless the user explicitly asks.
5. If the dataset is large or the workflow is repeated, prefer a deterministic CLI path through qgis.

Core Rules