| 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:
specs/status.md — current phase, blockers, P0 items, next actions
specs/backlog/backlog.md — P0/P1 items that may block the current task
specs/phases/<active-phase>/tasks.md — what's done / in flight / blocked
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.