cems-foundation

name	cems-foundation
description	View foundation guidelines (rules, principles, constraints) stored in CEMS memory

View Foundation Guidelines

Search CEMS memory for foundation guidelines — stable rules and principles that apply across all sessions.

Prerequisites

CEMS MCP server must be configured. See github.com/Chocksy/cems for setup.

Usage

When this skill is invoked, or the user asks about project rules/guidelines:

1. Detect the current project from the working directory:

   • Run git remote get-url origin to extract org/repo format
   • SSH: [e-mail]:org/repo.git → org/repo
   • HTTPS: https://github.com/org/repo.git → org/repo

2. Search for foundation guidelines via MCP:

   {
     "tool": "memory_search",
     "arguments": {
       "query": "foundation guidelines rules principles constitution",
       "max_results": 20,
       "scope": "both",
       "project": "org/repo"
     }
   }
   

3. Filter results to only include memories that:

   • Have tags containing "foundation" or "constitution"
   • OR have category "guidelines"

4. Present results clearly:

   ## Foundation Guidelines
   
   Found N foundation guidelines:
   
   1. <guideline content>
   2. <guideline content>
   ...
   
   These are your foundational principles. They apply to all sessions.
   

Context

Foundation guidelines are stable rules that apply across all sessions. They are typically:

• Coding standards and conventions
• Project-specific constraints
• Team agreements and principles
• Quality gates and review criteria

They differ from regular memories in that they are meant to be always-on constraints, not just recalled information.