onboard

name	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
effort	3
when_to_use	When onboarding a new contributor or agent to the project for a specific role or area

When this skill is invoked:

1. Read the CLAUDE.md for project overview and standards.

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

3. Scan the codebase for the relevant area:

   • For programmers: scan src/ 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 production/ for current sprint and milestone

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

5. Generate the onboarding document:

# Onboarding: [Role/Area]

## Project Summary
[2-3 sentence summary of what this product 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]