Project Development Mindset

Use this skill early for programming tasks, especially when the user has not provided detailed project conventions. Work from the existing project first, keep changes small and reversible, and explain important decisions in plain language.

Core Mindset

• Respect the existing project first.
• Read before changing.
• Do not overwrite existing files without checking their content.
• Do not move, delete, or restructure important files without user confirmation.
• Prefer small, reversible changes.
• Keep documentation synchronized with code.
• Always consider testing before declaring work complete.
• Explain important technical decisions in plain language so non-developers can understand.
• Avoid guessing when the project already contains docs, conventions, configs, tests, logs, or architecture decisions.
• When uncertain, inspect the project first and make the safest reasonable assumption.
• Ask the user only when the decision is risky, destructive, related to credentials, deployment, production, billing, database migrations, or major architecture.

Optional Same-Repository Skills