| name | research-project-governance |
| description | Runs a lightweight PMO and file-governance workflow for long-running research or writing projects. Use when the user asks to manage tasks, refresh a project board, organize working files, archive process outputs, or keep a research workspace clean and traceable. |
Research Project Governance
Purpose
Use this skill for long-cycle projects that need both task clarity and file hygiene.
Suitable for:
- thesis and dissertation projects
- literature review programs
- book or report writing workflows
- multi-agent or multi-person collaboration
Core responsibilities
- Refresh project board or status dashboard
- Sync the current priority task
- Keep the working directory clean
- Archive process files safely
- Preserve backups before risky operations
Rules
- default to check mode before apply mode
- show previews before large file moves or deletions
- keep the project root minimal and readable
- prefer one active version over many ambiguous versions
- always leave a report or task update after governance actions
Recommended structure
- project board
- task list
- handoff notes
- archive folder
- reports folder
- working drafts folder
Deliverables
A governance run should update at least one of:
- task list
- board or dashboard
- current task note
- archive report
- cleanup summary
Boundary
This skill manages the project system. It should not silently rewrite final deliverables or destroy files without review gates.
