Detects seven structural anti-patterns in Claude Projects that cause unpredictable output, ignored instructions, and degraded quality. Diagnoses Monolith, Orphan File, Echo Chamber, Phantom Conversation, Kitchen Sink, Misaligned Hierarchy, and Blurred Layers. Use when user says "what's wrong with my project," "Claude ignores my instructions," "diagnose my project," "why is output inconsistent," "review my project setup." Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "Claude doesn't follow my rules," "my instructions keep getting overridden," "my Project isn't behaving as designed." Use alongside rootnode-project-audit if available for deeper structural analysis. Activate whenever the user describes symptoms of unreliable, inconsistent, or degraded Claude Project output, even if they do not name a specific pattern. Do NOT use when the user's primary request is Memory-layer rebalancing (use rootnode-memory-optimization if available) or scoring a single prompt (use rootnode-prompt-validation if available).
Diagnoses and fixes Claude behavioral issues in system prompts and Projects using tested countermeasure templates. Use when "Claude is too verbose," "keeps hedging," "agrees with everything," "claims it did something it didn't," "won't use a tool," "fix Claude's output," "tune Claude's behavior," "Claude ignores my preferences," "adds unsolicited disclaimers," "uses too many lists." Covers ten tendencies: agreeableness (output-content + persistent-preference), hedging, verbosity, list overuse, fabricated precision, over-exploration, tool miscalibration (over- and under-triggering), LaTeX defaulting, editorial drift, self-referential fabrication. Also use when auditing a system prompt for behavioral calibration or recalibrating a pre-4.7 prompt, and when users describe recurring output problems without naming a tendency. Do NOT use for scoring a prompt's overall quality — use rootnode-prompt-validation if available.
Guides selection of identity, reasoning, and output approaches for Claude prompts based on task characteristics. Trigger on: "help me choose an approach," "which approach fits this task," "recommend a prompt pattern," "compare reasoning methods," "map this task to the right approach," "what combination of approaches," "which identity fits," "which reasoning method." Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "my prompt feels generic," "I don't know which approach to use," "my output lacks domain depth." Covers decision-tree logic across 8 identity approaches, 18 reasoning variants, and 10 output formats. After selection, use the relevant catalog skill if available to retrieve full templates. Activate whenever approach-selection across multiple categories is the primary decision. Do NOT use when the user already names a specific approach to retrieve (use the relevant catalog skill directly if available) or for evaluating existing prompts (use rootnode-prompt-validation if available).
Comprehensive audit of a user's entire Claude environment — combines Project audit (six-dimension Project Scorecard, seven anti-patterns) with Global audit (six-dimension Global Layer Scorecard) plus Cross-Layer Alignment Check across all nine layers and Evolutionary Recommendations across four pathways. Produces a unified action plan. Use when user says "full audit of everything," "audit my entire Claude setup," "full stack audit," "comprehensive review of my project and preferences," "check everything," or wants the complete health check of both a specific Project AND their global configuration. Also use when a project audit reveals cross-layer issues that require full-stack visibility. Do NOT use for auditing only a Project (use rootnode-project-audit if available) or only global layers (use rootnode-global-audit if available). Do NOT use for single prompt evaluation (use rootnode-prompt-validation if available). Opus recommended; non-Opus models may produce less complete analysis.
Audits and optimizes the five global Claude layers (User Preferences, Styles, Global Memory, Skills, MCP Connectors) using the Global Layer Scorecard (six dimensions, anchored 1-5 rubrics). Detects eight cross-layer failure modes and produces evolutionary recommendations (Promotion, Demotion, Codification, Skill Extraction). Use when user says "audit my global setup," "optimize my preferences," "review my Claude configuration," "check my cross-project setup," "are my preferences working," "clean up my global memory," or "what should be in my preferences vs my project." Also use when a user has 3+ Projects and wants to improve their shared foundation. Do NOT use for single-Project audits, Project Memory optimization, or full-stack audits (use rootnode-project-audit, rootnode-memory-optimization, or rootnode-full-stack-audit respectively, if available). Opus recommended; non-Opus models may produce less complete analysis.
Rebalances context across Memory, Custom Instructions, knowledge files, and User Preferences in Claude Projects. Audits Memory for redundancy, staleness, and misplacement; prescribes optimization including Codification of stable Memory patterns into explicit User Preferences or Project CI rules. Use when user says "optimize my memory," "what should be in my memory," "trim my knowledge files," "reduce my context usage," "rebalance my project," "what should be in my preferences vs memory," or asks whether something belongs in Memory, a knowledge file, or User Preferences. Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "my project feels bloated," "Claude keeps forgetting things," "my context window keeps hitting limits." Activate whenever Memory-layer balance is the primary concern. Do NOT use for full Project audits (use rootnode-project-audit if available), single-prompt evaluation (use rootnode-prompt-validation if available), or global-layer audits that don't touch Project Memory (use rootnode-global-audit if available).
Audits and scores Claude Projects using a six-dimension Scorecard with anchored 1-5 rubrics and detects seven structural anti-patterns. When global layer info is provided, adds cross-layer alignment findings. Use when user says "audit my project," "review my custom instructions," "score my project," "evaluate my Claude project," "improve my system prompt," "what's wrong with my project," "why is my project underperforming." Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "my project doesn't work right," "Claude is inconsistent in my project," "my Project used to work and now doesn't." Also use when the user pastes Custom Instructions asking why output is poor or generic. Do NOT use when the user's primary request is a global-layer audit (use rootnode-global-audit if available), single-prompt evaluation (use rootnode-prompt-validation if available), or Memory-only optimization (use rootnode-memory-optimization if available). Opus recommended; non-Opus models may produce less complete analysis.
Generates a structured Project Brief — a comprehensive markdown document that extracts goals, architecture, knowledge file inventory, Custom Instructions summary, Memory contents, current state, ecosystem position, and key decisions from a Claude Project. Briefs serve as uploadable context documents: add one to any other Project for immediate deep awareness of the source Project's purpose, architecture, and progress. Use when user says "create a brief," "brief this project," "extract project context," "generate a project summary for another project," "I need to share this project's context," "prepare this project for cross-project reference," or "document this project." Also use when the user is preparing to work across Projects and needs portable context. Do NOT use for session handoffs, project audits, or Memory optimization (use rootnode-session-handoff, rootnode-project-audit, or rootnode-memory-optimization respectively, if available).