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+---
+name: onboard
+description: "Interactive three-part onboarding for new team members to the Trellis AI-assisted workflow system. Covers core philosophy (AI memory, project-specific knowledge, context drift), system structure and command deep-dives, real-world workflow examples, and guideline customization. Use when a new developer joins the project, someone needs to understand the Trellis workflow, or project guidelines need initial setup."
+---
+
+You are a senior developer onboarding a new team member to this project's AI-assisted workflow system.
+
+YOUR ROLE: Be a mentor and teacher. Don't just list steps - EXPLAIN the underlying principles, why each skill exists, what problem it solves at a fundamental level.
+
+## CRITICAL INSTRUCTION - YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS
+
+This onboarding has THREE equally important parts:
+
+**PART 1: Core Concepts** (Sections: CORE PHILOSOPHY, SYSTEM STRUCTURE, SKILL DEEP DIVE)
+- Explain WHY this workflow exists
+- Explain WHAT each skill does and WHY
+
+**PART 2: Real-World Examples** (Section: REAL-WORLD WORKFLOW EXAMPLES)
+- Walk through ALL 5 examples in detail
+- For EACH step in EACH example, explain:
+  - PRINCIPLE: Why this step exists
+  - WHAT HAPPENS: What the skill actually does
+  - IF SKIPPED: What goes wrong without it
+
+**PART 3: Customize Your Development Guidelines** (Section: CUSTOMIZE YOUR DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES)
+- Check if project guidelines are still empty templates
+- If empty, guide the developer to fill them with project-specific content
+- Explain the customization workflow
+
+DO NOT skip any part. All three parts are essential:
+- Part 1 teaches the concepts
+- Part 2 shows how concepts work in practice
+- Part 3 ensures the project has proper guidelines for AI to follow
+
+After completing ALL THREE parts, ask the developer about their first task.
+
+---
+
+## CORE PHILOSOPHY: Why This Workflow Exists
+
+AI-assisted development has three fundamental challenges:
+
+### Challenge 1: AI Has No Memory
+
+Every AI session starts with a blank slate. Unlike human engineers who accumulate project knowledge over weeks/months, AI forgets everything when a session ends.
+
+**The Problem**: Without memory, AI asks the same questions repeatedly, makes the same mistakes, and can't build on previous work.
+
+**The Solution**: The `.trellis/workspace/` system captures what happened in each session - what was done, what was learned, what problems were solved. The `$start` skill reads this history at session start, giving AI "artificial memory."
+
+### Challenge 2: AI Has Generic Knowledge, Not Project-Specific Knowledge
+
+AI models are trained on millions of codebases - they know general patterns for React, TypeScript, databases, etc. But they don't know YOUR project's conventions.
+
+**The Problem**: AI writes code that "works" but doesn't match your project's style. It uses patterns that conflict with existing code. It makes decisions that violate unwritten team rules.
+
+**The Solution**: The `.trellis/spec/` directory contains project-specific guidelines. The `$before-*-dev` skills inject this specialized knowledge into AI context before coding starts.
+
+### Challenge 3: AI Context Window Is Limited
+
+Even after injecting guidelines, AI has limited context window. As conversation grows, earlier context (including guidelines) gets pushed out or becomes less influential.
+
+**The Problem**: AI starts following guidelines, but as the session progresses and context fills up, it "forgets" the rules and reverts to generic patterns.
+
+**The Solution**: The `$check-*` skills re-verify code against guidelines AFTER writing, catching drift that occurred during development. The `$finish-work` skill does a final holistic review.
+
+---
+
+## SYSTEM STRUCTURE
+
+```
+.trellis/
+|-- .developer              # Your identity (gitignored)
+|-- workflow.md             # Complete workflow documentation
+|-- workspace/              # "AI Memory" - session history
+|   |-- index.md            # All developers' progress
+|   +-- {developer}/        # Per-developer directory
+|       |-- index.md        # Personal progress index
+|       +-- journal-N.md    # Session records (max 2000 lines)
+|-- tasks/                  # Task tracking (unified)
+|   +-- {MM}-{DD}-{slug}/   # Task directory
+|       |-- task.json       # Task metadata
+|       +-- prd.md          # Requirements doc
+|-- spec/                   # "AI Training Data" - project knowledge
+|   |-- frontend/           # Frontend conventions
+|   |-- backend/            # Backend conventions
+|   +-- guides/             # Thinking patterns
++-- scripts/                # Automation tools
+```
+
+### Understanding spec/ subdirectories
+
+**frontend/** - Single-layer frontend knowledge:
+- Component patterns (how to write components in THIS project)
+- State management rules (Redux? Zustand? Context?)
+- Styling conventions (CSS modules? Tailwind? Styled-components?)
+- Hook patterns (custom hooks, data fetching)
+
+**backend/** - Single-layer backend knowledge:
+- API design patterns (REST? GraphQL? tRPC?)
+- Database conventions (query patterns, migrations)
+- Error handling standards
+- Logging and monitoring rules
+
+**guides/** - Cross-layer thinking guides:
+- Code reuse thinking guide
+- Cross-layer thinking guide
+- Pre-implementation checklists
+
+---
+
+## SKILL DEEP DIVE
+
+### $start - Restore AI Memory
+
+**WHY IT EXISTS**:
+When a human engineer joins a project, they spend days/weeks learning: What is this project? What's been built? What's in progress? What's the current state?
+
+AI needs the same onboarding - but compressed into seconds at session start.
+
+**WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES**:
+1. Reads developer identity (who am I in this project?)
+2. Checks git status (what branch? uncommitted changes?)
+3. Reads recent session history from `workspace/` (what happened before?)
+4. Identifies active features (what's in progress?)
+5. Understands current project state before making any changes
+
+**WHY THIS MATTERS**:
+- Without $start: AI is blind. It might work on wrong branch, conflict with others' work, or redo already-completed work.
+- With $start: AI knows project context, can continue where previous session left off, avoids conflicts.
+
+---
+
+### $before-dev - Inject Specialized Knowledge
+
+**WHY IT EXISTS**:
+AI models have "pre-trained knowledge" - general patterns from millions of codebases. But YOUR project has specific conventions that differ from generic patterns.
+
+**WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES**:
+1. Discovers spec layers via `get_context.py --mode packages` and reads relevant guidelines
+2. Loads project-specific patterns into AI's working context:
+   - Component naming conventions
+   - State management patterns
+   - Database query patterns
+   - Error handling standards
+
+**WHY THIS MATTERS**:
+- Without before-dev: AI writes generic code that doesn't match project style.
+- With before-dev: AI writes code that looks like the rest of the codebase.
+
+---
+
+### $check - Combat Context Drift
+
+**WHY IT EXISTS**:
+AI context window has limited capacity. As conversation progresses, guidelines injected at session start become less influential. This causes "context drift."
+
+**WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES**:
+1. Re-reads the guidelines that were injected earlier
+2. Compares written code against those guidelines
+3. Runs type checker and linter
+4. Identifies violations and suggests fixes
+
+**WHY THIS MATTERS**:
+- Without check-*: Context drift goes unnoticed, code quality degrades.
+- With check-*: Drift is caught and corrected before commit.
+
+---
+
+### $check-cross-layer - Multi-Dimension Verification
+
+**WHY IT EXISTS**:
+Most bugs don't come from lack of technical skill - they come from "didn't think of it":
+- Changed a constant in one place, missed 5 other places
+- Modified database schema, forgot to update the API layer
+- Created a utility function, but similar one already exists
+
+**WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES**:
+1. Identifies which dimensions your change involves
+2. For each dimension, runs targeted checks:
+   - Cross-layer data flow
+   - Code reuse analysis
+   - Import path validation
+   - Consistency checks
+
+---
+
+### $finish-work - Holistic Pre-Commit Review
+
+**WHY IT EXISTS**:
+The `$check-*` skills focus on code quality within a single layer. But real changes often have cross-cutting concerns.
+
+**WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES**:
+1. Reviews all changes holistically
+2. Checks cross-layer consistency
+3. Identifies broader impacts
+4. Checks if new patterns should be documented
+
+---
+
+### $record-session - Persist Memory for Future
+
+**WHY IT EXISTS**:
+All the context AI built during this session will be lost when session ends. The next session's `$start` needs this information.
+
+**WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES**:
+1. Records session summary to `workspace/{developer}/journal-N.md`
+2. Captures what was done, learned, and what's remaining
+3. Updates index files for quick lookup
+
+---
+
+## REAL-WORLD WORKFLOW EXAMPLES
+
+### Example 1: Bug Fix Session
+
+**[1/8] $start** - AI needs project context before touching code
+**[2/8] python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py create "Fix bug" --slug fix-bug** - Track work for future reference
+**[3/8] $before-dev** - Inject project-specific development guidelines
+**[4/8] Investigate and fix the bug** - Actual development work
+**[5/8] $check** - Re-verify code against guidelines
+**[6/8] $finish-work** - Holistic cross-layer review
+**[7/8] Human tests and commits** - Human validates before code enters repo
+**[8/8] $record-session** - Persist memory for future sessions
+
+### Example 2: Planning Session (No Code)
+
+**[1/4] $start** - Context needed even for non-coding work
+**[2/4] python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py create "Planning task" --slug planning-task** - Planning is valuable work
+**[3/4] Review docs, create subtask list** - Actual planning work
+**[4/4] $record-session (with --summary)** - Planning decisions must be recorded
+
+### Example 3: Code Review Fixes
+
+**[1/6] $start** - Resume context from previous session
+**[2/6] $before-dev** - Re-inject guidelines before fixes
+**[3/6] Fix each CR issue** - Address feedback with guidelines in context
+**[4/6] $check** - Verify fixes did not introduce new issues
+**[5/6] $finish-work** - Document lessons from CR
+**[6/6] Human commits, then $record-session** - Preserve CR lessons
+
+### Example 4: Large Refactoring
+
+**[1/5] $start** - Clear baseline before major changes
+**[2/5] Plan phases** - Break into verifiable chunks
+**[3/5] Execute phase by phase with $check-* after each** - Incremental verification
+**[4/5] $finish-work** - Check if new patterns should be documented
+**[5/5] Record with multiple commit hashes** - Link all commits to one feature
+
+### Example 5: Debug Session
+
+**[1/6] $start** - See if this bug was investigated before
+**[2/6] $before-dev** - Guidelines might document known gotchas
+**[3/6] Investigation** - Actual debugging work
+**[4/6] $check** - Verify debug changes do not break other things
+**[5/6] $finish-work** - Debug findings might need documentation
+**[6/6] Human commits, then $record-session** - Debug knowledge is valuable
+
+---
+
+## KEY RULES TO EMPHASIZE
+
+1. **AI NEVER commits** - Human tests and approves. AI prepares, human validates.
+2. **Guidelines before code** - `$before-*-dev` skills inject project knowledge.
+3. **Check after code** - `$check-*` skills catch context drift.
+4. **Record everything** - $record-session persists memory.
+
+---
+
+# PART 3: Customize Your Development Guidelines
+
+After explaining Part 1 and Part 2, check if the project's development guidelines need customization.
+
+## Step 1: Check Current Guidelines Status
+
+Check if `.trellis/spec/` contains empty templates or customized guidelines:
+
+```bash
+# Check if files are still empty templates (look for placeholder text)
+grep -l "To be filled by the team" .trellis/spec/backend/*.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l
+grep -l "To be filled by the team" .trellis/spec/frontend/*.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l
+```
+
+## Step 2: Determine Situation
+
+**Situation A: First-time setup (empty templates)**
+
+If guidelines are empty templates (contain "To be filled by the team"), this is the first time using Trellis in this project.
+
+Explain to the developer:
+
+"I see that the development guidelines in `.trellis/spec/` are still empty templates. This is normal for a new Trellis setup!
+
+The templates contain placeholder text that needs to be replaced with YOUR project's actual conventions. Without this, `$before-*-dev` skills won't provide useful guidance.
+
+**Your first task should be to fill in these guidelines:**
+
+1. Look at your existing codebase
+2. Identify the patterns and conventions already in use
+3. Document them in the guideline files
+
+For example, for `.trellis/spec/backend/database-guidelines.md`:
+- What ORM/query library does your project use?
+- How are migrations managed?
+- What naming conventions for tables/columns?
+
+Would you like me to help you analyze your codebase and fill in these guidelines?"
+
+**Situation B: Guidelines already customized**
+
+If guidelines have real content (no "To be filled" placeholders), this is an existing setup.
+
+Explain to the developer:
+
+"Great! Your team has already customized the development guidelines. You can start using `$before-*-dev` skills right away.
+
+I recommend reading through `.trellis/spec/` to familiarize yourself with the team's coding standards."
+
+## Step 3: Help Fill Guidelines (If Empty)
+
+If the developer wants help filling guidelines, create a feature to track this:
+
+```bash
+python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py create "Fill spec guidelines" --slug fill-spec-guidelines
+```
+
+Then systematically analyze the codebase and fill each guideline file:
+
+1. **Analyze the codebase** - Look at existing code patterns
+2. **Document conventions** - Write what you observe, not ideals
+3. **Include examples** - Reference actual files in the project
+4. **List forbidden patterns** - Document anti-patterns the team avoids
+
+Work through one file at a time:
+- `backend/directory-structure.md`
+- `backend/database-guidelines.md`
+- `backend/error-handling.md`
+- `backend/quality-guidelines.md`
+- `backend/logging-guidelines.md`
+- `frontend/directory-structure.md`
+- `frontend/component-guidelines.md`
+- `frontend/hook-guidelines.md`
+- `frontend/state-management.md`
+- `frontend/quality-guidelines.md`
+- `frontend/type-safety.md`
+
+---
+
+## Completing the Onboard Session
+
+After covering all three parts, summarize:
+
+"You're now onboarded to the Trellis workflow system! Here's what we covered:
+- Part 1: Core concepts (why this workflow exists)
+- Part 2: Real-world examples (how to apply the workflow)
+- Part 3: Guidelines status (empty templates need filling / already customized)
+
+**Next steps** (tell user):
+1. Run `$record-session` to record this onboard session
+2. [If guidelines empty] Start filling in `.trellis/spec/` guidelines
+3. [If guidelines ready] Start your first development task
+
+What would you like to do first?"

package/dist/templates/codex/skills/record-session/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: record-session
+description: "Records completed work progress to .trellis/workspace/ journal files after human testing and commit. Captures session summaries, commit hashes, and updates developer index files for future session context. Use when a coding session is complete, after the human has committed code, or to persist session knowledge for future AI sessions."
+---
+
+[!] **Prerequisite**: This skill should only be used AFTER the human has tested and committed the code.
+
+**Do NOT run `git commit` directly** — the scripts below handle their own commits for `.trellis/` metadata. You only need to read git history (`git log`, `git status`, `git diff`) and run the Python scripts.
+
+---
+
+## Record Work Progress
+
+### Step 1: Get Context & Check Tasks
+
+```bash
+python3 ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode record
+```
+
+[!] Archive tasks whose work is **actually done** — judge by work status, not the `status` field in task.json:
+- Code committed? → Archive it (don't wait for PR)
+- All acceptance criteria met? → Archive it
+- Don't skip archiving just because `status` still says `planning` or `in_progress`
+
+```bash
+python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py archive <task-name>
+```
+
+### Step 2: One-Click Add Session
+
+```bash
+# Method 1: Simple parameters
+python3 ./.trellis/scripts/add_session.py \
+  --title "Session Title" \
+  --commit "hash1,hash2" \
+  --summary "Brief summary of what was done"
+
+# Method 2: Pass detailed content via stdin
+cat << 'EOF' | python3 ./.trellis/scripts/add_session.py --stdin --title "Title" --commit "hash"
+| Feature | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| New API | Added user authentication endpoint |
+| Frontend | Updated login form |
+
+**Updated Files**:
+- `packages/api/modules/auth/router.ts`
+- `apps/web/modules/auth/components/login-form.tsx`
+EOF
+```
+
+**Auto-completes**:
+- [OK] Appends session to journal-N.md
+- [OK] Auto-detects line count, creates new file if >2000 lines
+- [OK] Auto-detects Branch context (`--branch` override; otherwise Branch = task.json -> current git branch; missing values are omitted gracefully)
+- [OK] Updates index.md (Total Sessions +1, Last Active, line stats, history)
+- [OK] Auto-commits .trellis/workspace and .trellis/tasks changes
+
+---
+
+## Script Command Reference
+
+| Command | Purpose |
+|---------|---------|
+| `python3 ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode record` | Get context for record-session |
+| `python3 ./.trellis/scripts/add_session.py --title "..." --commit "..."` | **One-click add session (recommended, branch auto-complete)** |
+| `python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py archive <name>` | Archive completed task (auto-commits) |
+| `python3 ./.trellis/scripts/task.py list` | List active tasks |

package/dist/templates/codex/skills/start/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: start
+description: "Initializes an AI development session by reading workflow guides, developer identity, git status, active tasks, and project guidelines from .trellis/. Classifies incoming tasks and routes to brainstorm, direct edit, or task workflow. Use when beginning a new coding session, resuming work, starting a new task, or re-establishing project context."
+---
+
+# Start Session
+
+Initialize a Trellis-managed development session. This platform has no active session-start hook, so manually load the equivalent compact context by following these steps.
+
+---
+
+## Step 1: Current state
+Identity, git status, current task, active tasks, journal location.
+
+```bash
+{{PYTHON_CMD}} ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py
+```
+
+If this output includes a line beginning `Trellis update available:`, copy the full line verbatim when summarizing session context. Do not shorten operational command hints.
+
+## Step 2: Workflow overview
+Compact Phase Index, request triage rules, planning artifact contract, and the step-detail command.
+
+```bash
+{{PYTHON_CMD}} ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode phase
+```
+
+Full guide in `.trellis/workflow.md` (read on demand).
+
+## Step 3: Guideline indexes
+Discover packages + spec layers, then read each relevant index file.
+
+```bash
+{{PYTHON_CMD}} ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode packages
+cat .trellis/spec/guides/index.md
+cat .trellis/spec/<package>/<layer>/index.md   # for each relevant layer
+```
+
+Index files list the specific guideline docs to read when you actually start coding.
+
+## Step 4: Decide next action
+From Step 1 you know the current task and status. Check the task directory:
+
+- **Active task status `planning` + no `prd.md`** → Phase 1.1. Load the `trellis-brainstorm` skill.
+- **Active task status `planning` + `prd.md` exists** → stay in Phase 1. Lightweight tasks can be PRD-only; complex tasks need `design.md` + `implement.md`. Load the relevant Phase 1 step detail before `task.py start`.
+- **Active task status `in_progress`** → Phase 2 step 2.1. Load the step detail:
+  ```bash
+  {{PYTHON_CMD}} ./.trellis/scripts/get_context.py --mode phase --step 2.1 --platform {{CLI_FLAG}}
+  ```
+- **No active task** → classify first. For simple conversation / small task, ask only whether this turn should create a Trellis task. For complex work, ask whether you may create a Trellis task and enter planning. If the user says no, skip Trellis for this session.
+
+---
+
+## Skill routing (quick reference)
+
+| User intent | Skill |
+|---|---|
+| New feature / unclear requirements | `trellis-brainstorm` |
+| About to write code | `trellis-before-dev` |
+| Done coding / quality check | `trellis-check` |
+| Stuck / fixed same bug multiple times | `trellis-break-loop` |
+| Learned something worth capturing | `trellis-update-spec` |
+
+Full rules + anti-rationalization table in `.trellis/workflow.md`.