| name | devflow-start |
| description | Use when starting or resuming work in a Devflow Native managed project; reads project docs, git state, active work, gates, and handoff context before choosing the next slice. |
Devflow Start
Use this skill to restore project context before implementation or planning.
Steps
- Read the project's
AGENTS.md if present.
- Read
docs/README.md or the configured docs router.
- Perform prompt intent analysis: infer the maintainer's likely goal from the
natural-language request, repo context, recent handoffs, and repeated
mistakes. Do not treat examples as an exhaustive list.
- Inspect git branch, dirty files, and existing worktrees.
- Read active work items or latest handoffs if
.devflow/ exists.
- Identify current gates and known active development tracks.
- Run or inspect
devflow doctor when available to load shell/platform rules,
tool availability, and repeated-mistake memory.
- Detect the user's shell/platform and available agent tools when relevant.
- Check for tooling version drift before using framework-specific config,
especially when the task depends on current package behavior.
- Recommend one next slice unless the user explicitly asks for multiple.
- Minimize maintainer questions. If the maintainer says to proceed
autonomously, choose and execute the next concrete action from repo state and
risk level.
Output
Return:
- current state
- prompt intent analysis and any missing requirements you inferred
- likely next slice
- relevant files
- verification commands
- platform assumptions
- repeated local mistakes that should change command behavior
- available/assumed agent tools
- risks or blockers
Avoid asking the maintainer to restate context that can be read locally.