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SKILL.md

Prototype Distill

Extract the essential behavior from a prototype as a minimal, implementation-neutral spec, then reimplement it from scratch via a contextless subagent. The goal is to shed implementation baggage without losing intent.

Quick Reference

Step Job Output
1 Read the prototype Understanding of what it does
2 Extract minimal spec Behavioral spec with hard constraints only
3 Reset to merge-base Clean working tree, prototype stashed
4 Reimplement via contextless subagent Fresh implementation from spec alone

Process

1. Read the Prototype

Identify the merge-base (git merge-base HEAD <main-branch>) and run git diff <merge-base> and git status to find all files changed since the branch diverged — committed and uncommitted. Read them all. This is always the prototype scope.

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Apr 9, 2026