Audit Archcore docs: dashboard (counts, status, relations, orphans), deep coverage audit, or drift detection (code/cascade/temporal staleness). Use for 'show status', 'documentation gaps', 'check if docs match code', or after a staleness warning. Not for creating docs.
Document a module, component, or system — automatically picks the right type (ADR, spec, doc, or guide). Use when you need comprehensive docs for a codebase element and don't want to choose the document type yourself.
Surface the rules, ADRs, specs, patterns, and reference docs that apply to a code area before changing it — or recap project focus when picking up work. Use for 'what rules apply to X', 'before I touch Y', 'what governs my current changes' (--git-changes), 'pick up where we left off'. With uncommitted changes in play you MAY run --git-changes once per task to load the rules for what you've touched (not per-edit). Not for creating docs, planning, or audits.
Record a decision: finalized → ADR (optionally rule + guide or spec + plan); open proposal → RFC. Use for 'we decided', 'record this decision', 'make it a standard', 'draft an RFC', 'should we switch to Y'. Not for feature planning or documenting existing code.
Show available Archcore commands and how to use them. Use when onboarding, exploring what skills are available, or when you're not sure which command to run.
First-time Archcore setup. Detects repo scale and shape, then composes a full first-day seed — stack rule, run guide, data-model, integrations, config, entry points, public surface, a linked architecture overview, and specs for the top hotspot modules — shown in ONE preview and created on a single confirm. Imports agent-instruction files — aggregate files (CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md/.cursorrules) as link stubs, modular rule files (.cursor/rules/*.mdc and equivalents) as rule docs by default. Use on a fresh clone, empty `.archcore/`, or 'set up archcore'. Not for individual docs or planning.
Plan a feature or initiative: default product flow (idea → PRD → plan), feature flow with formal spec + task-type, sources flow (MRD → BRD → URD), or ISO 29148 cascade (BRS → StRS → SyRS → SRS). Use for 'plan the X redesign', 'create a roadmap', 'plan a new feature'. Pick a flow with --track. Not for recording a decision — use /archcore:decide.