momentum-orient

name	momentum-orient
description	Read specs/status.md before starting any work in a momentum-managed project. Activates at the start of every new task to ensure the agent has current phase context. Codifies Rule 1 (Orient First).

momentum-orient

When this skill activates (at session start or when the user asks you to work on something new), read these files in order before any other action:

1. specs/status.md — current phase, blockers, P0 items, next actions
2. specs/backlog/backlog.md — P0/P1 items that may block the current task
3. specs/phases/<active-phase>/tasks.md — what's done / in flight / blocked
4. AGENTS.md and .agent/rules/project.md — project rules and constraints

Then proceed with the user's request, framing any output in terms of:

• which phase is active
• whether the requested work belongs in the active phase or is a side track
• any existing tasks or history entries that already cover the request

This skill is shipped by the momentum toolkit. It codifies Rule 1 (Orient First) from the project rules. See .agent/rules/project.md for the full set of 12 rules.

When NOT to apply this skill

• If the user's message is purely conversational ("what is X?") and doesn't require touching the codebase, you don't need to orient.
• If you've already oriented this session and nothing on disk has changed since, don't re-orient.