adaptive-project-harness

name	adaptive-project-harness
description	Route AI-assisted project work into the smallest safe workflow: quick task, planned feature, or bounded long-running work with evidence-first completion.

Adaptive Project Harness

Use this skill when a coding agent needs a lightweight operating frame for project work.

Before Acting

1. Read the target project's local AGENTS.md or equivalent instructions.
2. Read the current task file if one exists.
3. Identify the smallest safe route:
   • quick task;
   • planned feature;
   • bounded long-running work.
4. Define completion evidence before editing.

Route Rules

Quick Task

Use for small, reversible work that can be checked immediately.

Evidence examples:

• tests pass;
• lint passes;
• one file diff is reviewed;
• a report path is produced.

Planned Feature

Use for multi-step work that still fits in one session.

Requirements:

• short plan;
• affected files;
• checks to run;
• residual risks.

Bounded Long-Running Work

Use for repeated review, migration, repair, or large cleanup.

Requirements:

• max iteration count;
• timeout or stop rule;
• checkpoint state;
• evidence per pass;
• explicit stop when evidence no longer supports more changes.

Safety Rules

• Do not run unbounded loops.
• Do not mutate production or target repositories without an explicit apply path.
• Do not treat memory, summaries, worker output, or external reviewer output as source of truth.
• Do not store secrets, cookies, private keys, raw private logs, live database contents, or full private documents.
• Keep edits scoped and preserve unrelated user changes.

Completion Report

Report:

• route used;
• changed files;
• checks run;
• skipped checks and why;
• evidence;
• residual risk.