orientation

name	orientation
description	Bootstrap a cold Écluse task session with minimal context: read the project entry point and task contract, route to only relevant sources, verify necessary live state, and report the working picture. Do not use for team-lead orchestration resume.

Orientation

Orient by retrieval, not ingestion. Repository files are durable memory; the conversation should contain only the current task contract, applicable invariants, and volatile evidence.

Procedure

1. Read the entry point: read README.md. Agent harnesses load AGENTS.md (directly or through their native context file) at session startup; do not reread it unless an exact passage is disputed.
2. Classify the task: implementation, review, architecture, operations/configuration, documentation, release/CI, or orchestration. Identify the authoritative task contract: the user request, issue, PR, or the relevant GitHub issue.
3. Route context: follow the table in AGENTS.md and .agents/context-management.md. Read only files and sections needed for the next decision. Architecture describes target intent; code, git, and slice status establish shipped state.
4. Verify necessary live state: inspect the branch, working tree, relevant recent commits, and relevant PR or issue state. Do not enumerate every issue, slice, architecture document, or worktree unless the task requires it. Do not checkout, pull, edit, or dispatch as part of orientation.
5. Use memory selectively: if MEMORY.md exists, read its index only when the task depends on prior user feedback or decisions. Follow only relevant links and verify volatile claims live.
6. Report briefly: state the objective, current shipped/in-flight state that matters, applicable invariants, sources selected, unresolved questions, and next action.

Before writing Haskell or prose, retrieve the applicable sections of STYLE.md and HADDOCK.md. Before committing or opening a PR, invoke open-pull-request; do not preload its instructions at startup.

For the team-lead seat after restart or compaction, use resume-orchestration instead. Never run both skills for the same startup.

This skill only builds a bounded working picture. It changes no files and dispatches no work.