ags-onboard

name	ags-onboard
description	Generates a contextual onboarding document for a new contributor or agent joining the project. Summarizes project state, architecture, conventions, and current priorities relevant to the specified role or area.
argument-hint	[role|area]
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	Read, Glob, Grep, Write, AskUserQuestion
model	haiku

Language: Talk to user in language from .ags/project/user-interaction.md. Fall back to English if file missing. Files on disk always English per .ags/rules/user-interaction.md.

Phase 0: Prerequisites

Artifact	Created by	If missing
CLAUDE.md	template	STOP. "Project not initialized. Run /ags-start."
.ags/rules/coordination.md	template	STOP. "Coordination rules missing — broken install."

If STOP triggers, exit verdict BLOCKED.

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Phase 1: Load Project Context

Read CLAUDE.md for project overview and standards.

Read the relevant agent definition from .claude/agents/ if a specific role is specified.

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Phase 2: Scan Relevant Area

• For programmers: scan Assets/Scripts/ for architecture, patterns, key files
• For designers: scan design/ for existing design documents
• For narrative: scan design/narrative/ for world-building and story docs
• For QA: scan tests/ for existing test coverage
• For production: scan .ags/project/ for current sprint and milestone

Read recent changes (git log if available) to understand current momentum.

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Phase 3: Generate Onboarding Document

# Onboarding: [Role/Area]

## Project Summary
[2-3 sentence summary of what this game is and its current state]

## Your Role
[What this role does on this project, key responsibilities, who you report to]

## Project Architecture
[Relevant architectural overview for this role]

### Key Directories
| Directory | Contents | Your Interaction |
|-----------|----------|-----------------|

### Key Files
| File | Purpose | Read Priority |
|------|---------|--------------|

## Current Standards and Conventions
[Summary of conventions relevant to this role from CLAUDE.md and agent definition]

## Current State of Your Area
[What has been built, what is in progress, what is planned next]

## Current Sprint Context
[What the team is working on now and what is expected of this role]

## Key Dependencies
[What other roles/systems this role interacts with most]

## Common Pitfalls
[Things that trip up new contributors in this area]

## First Tasks
[Suggested first tasks to get oriented and productive]

1. [Read these documents first]
2. [Review this code/content]
3. [Start with this small task]

## Questions to Ask
[Questions the new contributor should ask to get fully oriented]

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Phase 4: Save Document

Present the onboarding document to the user.

Ask: "May I write this to .ags/project/onboarding/onboard-[role]-[date].md?"

If yes, write the file, creating the directory if needed.

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Phase 5: Next Steps

Verdict: COMPLETE — onboarding document generated.

• Share the onboarding doc with the new contributor before their first session.
• Run /ags-help to show the new contributor current progress.
• Run /ags-help if the contributor needs guidance on what to work on next.