context-building

name	context-building
description	Assemble a minimal, high-signal execution context bundle from already-retrieved memory, governed artefacts, and applicable rules. Activate after memory-retrieve and before any reasoning or execution skill.
license	MIT
compatibility	Works with any filesystem-based AI coding agent
metadata	{"author":"gaai-framework","version":"1.0","category":"cross","track":"cross-cutting","id":"SKILL-CONTEXT-BUILDING-001","updated_at":"2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z","status":"stable"}
inputs	["retrieved_memory_bundle","contexts/artefacts/** (relevant only)","contexts/rules/** (applicable only)"]
outputs	["execution_context_bundle"]

Context Building

Purpose / When to Activate

Activate when context is fragmented or multiple memory sources need to be merged before a complex task:

• After memory-retrieve when inputs come from multiple memory files
• Before planning or implementation skills on complex, multi-artefact Stories
• When previous context bundles are stale or need restructuring

For simple, single-artefact tasks, an agent may reason directly without this skill. This skill does not retrieve knowledge — it structures and composes already-selected inputs into a focused bundle.

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Process

1. Validate inputs are scoped and minimal

2. Remove duplicated or overlapping information

3. Prioritize: acceptance criteria, constraints, decisions, current artefacts

4. Structure the bundle in canonical order:

   • Current Objective
   • Governed Artefacts (Epics / Stories / Plans)
   • Acceptance Criteria & Constraints
   • Applicable Rules
   • Relevant Memory

5. Enforce minimal token footprint

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Outputs

=== EXECUTION CONTEXT ===

OBJECTIVE:
...

ARTEFACTS:
...

ACCEPTANCE & CONSTRAINTS:
...

RULES:
...

RELEVANT MEMORY:
...

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No prose. No fluff. No hidden reasoning.

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Quality Checks

• Context is focused and task-specific
• No irrelevant memory included
• No artefacts outside scope
• Token usage minimized
• All constraints explicit

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Non-Goals

This skill must NOT:

• Retrieve memory (use memory-retrieve first)
• Infer missing artefacts
• Add assumptions or expand scope
• Inject creative interpretation

Retrieval decides what is relevant. Context building decides how it is fed to reasoning.