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PROJECT.md alignment patterns and validation strategies
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One topic, one home. Routes content to its canonical store (CLAUDE.md, PROJECT.md, MEMORY.md, docs/, memory/) and audits for duplication. TRIGGER when: auditing CLAUDE.md/PROJECT.md/MEMORY.md sizes, deduplicating docs, applying the content-allocation pattern to a new repo, running /align --content. DO NOT TRIGGER when: implementing features, writing tests, routine code edits, debugging.
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7-step planning workflow for pre-implementation design. Enforced by plan_gate hook, critiqued by plan-critic agent. Use when creating plans, design documents, or architecture decisions before implementation. TRIGGER when: plan, planning, /plan, design document, architecture decision. DO NOT TRIGGER when: implementation, coding, testing.
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| name | project-alignment |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| type | knowledge |
| description | PROJECT.md alignment patterns and validation strategies |
| keywords | project, alignment, goals, scope, constraints, architecture |
| auto_activate | false |
| allowed-tools | ["Read"] |
Patterns for maintaining alignment with PROJECT.md goals, scope, and constraints.
This skill provides guidance on maintaining alignment with PROJECT.md. For detailed validation patterns, see the project-alignment-validation skill.
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See: project-alignment-validation skill for detailed validation patterns
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