organize

name	organize
license	MIT
description	Repository structure only: directory layout, file placement, naming conventions, and where-does-this-belong decisions. Detects the project's convention, audits files against it, and executes move plans with import-path updates. Never changes code inside files beyond the import updates a move forces; in-file restructuring is /refactor.
user-invocable	true
auto-trigger	false
trigger_keywords	["organize","directory structure","folder structure","project structure","file organization","organize directories","organize files","cleanup directories","directory convention","where should this go","messy project"]
last-updated	2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

/organize -- Repository Structure

Orientation

Use when: Deciding where a file belongs, auditing file placement against the project's conventions, running a naming-convention sweep, or moving files so the tree matches the declared layout.

Don't use when: You want a structural map of code relationships (use /map), you want to change code inside files (use /refactor), you need disk or artifact cleanup (use /houseclean), or you need a single known move executed (use /refactor move).

Boundary with /refactor

/organize changes where files live and what they are named. Changing code structure within files (extract, inline, split functions or components, rename symbols) is /refactor. The only in-file edits /organize makes are import-path updates forced by a move or rename. If an audit reveals a file that should be split or merged, recommend /refactor; do not do it here.

Commands

Command	Behavior
/organize	Detect convention, audit placement, propose and execute a move plan
/organize --audit	Check current files against the manifest, report violations only
/organize --show	Display the current organization manifest
/organize --lock	Set locked: true so the enforcement hook blocks violations
/organize --unlock	Set locked: false so enforcement is advisory
/organize where does {file} go	Single placement decision, no full audit

Protocol

Step 1: CHECK

Read .claude/harness.json. If an organization key exists, use its convention and placement rules; on bare /organize, ask whether to audit, adjust the rules, or reconfigure. If no key exists, continue to Step 2.

Step 2: DETECT

Use the Glob tool (not find or Get-ChildItem) to discover directories. Filter out node_modules, .git, .planning, .citadel, .claude, dist, build, __pycache__, .next, target, .venv, venv. Cap at 200 directories; if larger, scan only the top 3 levels.

Convention signals:

• src/components/, src/hooks/, src/utils/ -> layer-based
• src/features/auth/, src/features/dashboard/ -> feature-based
• src/auth/components/, src/auth/hooks/ -> hybrid
• Flat src/ with no subdirectories -> flat
• Mixed signals -> custom (ask the user which convention to adopt)

Record: convention, confidence (high/medium/low), roots with purposes, anomalies.

Step 3: AUDIT

Check every source file against the placement rules (manifest if present, detected convention otherwise). Also check naming: files or directories that break the dominant casing or suffix pattern of their siblings.

=== Structure Audit: {project} ===
Convention: {convention} ({confidence})
Compliant: {N}/{M} source files
Violations:
  {current_path} -> {expected_path} ({rule broken})
Naming:
  {path}: {issue}

Step 4: PLAN

For each violation, build a move plan before touching anything: source path -> destination path, every importer whose import path must change, and barrel/index files that need re-exports updated. Moves and renames only; never delete files with content. Present the plan and wait for confirmation.

Step 5: APPLY

Execute confirmed moves, update all import paths referencing moved files, update barrels, then run the project's typecheck command (from harness.json). Zero new errors allowed. If a move fails typecheck for reasons beyond import paths, revert that single move and flag the file instead of editing its code.

Step 6: CONFIGURE

On first run or reconfigure, write the organization key to harness.json. Read-modify-write: preserve all other keys, and preserve any existing dynamic/cleanupPolicy entries this skill no longer manages.

{
  "organization": {
    "convention": "layer",
    "roots": { "src": { "purpose": "application source" } },
    "placement": [
      { "glob": "*.test.{ts,tsx}", "rule": "colocated", "target": null, "reason": "tests live next to source" }
    ],
    "locked": false
  }
}

Rule types: colocated, sibling-dir, root-dir, within-root. Set locked: false initially; /organize --lock turns on blocking enforcement via the organize-enforce hook.

Fringe Cases

• No directories found / empty project: suggest flat convention; nothing to audit.
• Monorepo (multiple package.json): scan each package root separately; ask whether rules are per-package or repo-wide.
• harness.json missing: audit in advisory mode from the detected convention; offer to create the manifest.
• User changes convention: warn with the number of files that would move. Never mass-move without explicit confirmation.
• Conflict with protectedFiles: if protected files conflict with placement rules, warn and ask which takes precedence.

Contextual Gates

Disclosure: "Auditing repository structure. Moves execute only after you confirm the plan." Reversibility: amber -- file moves and import-path updates; undo with git checkout -- . before commit or git revert after. Trust gates: Any: detect and audit. Familiar (5+ sessions): confirmed move plans execute autonomously.

Quality Gates

• Convention detected or read from the manifest before any audit verdicts
• Every violation lists current path, expected path, and the rule it breaks
• Move plan presented and confirmed before any file moves
• No in-file code edits beyond import-path updates; split/extract needs are deferred to /refactor
• Typecheck clean after moves (zero new errors)
• harness.json write preserves all keys outside organization

Exit Protocol

---HANDOFF---
- Structure: {convention}; {compliant}/{total} files compliant after changes
- Moves: {N} files moved, {M} import paths updated, 0 in-file refactors
- Deferred to /refactor: {split/extract recommendations, or "none"}
- Enforcement: {"advisory (unlocked)" | "blocking (locked)"}
- Reversibility: amber -- undo moves with git checkout/revert
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