claude-kit

Design phase rules for /designer command. Load at /designer startup (step 0). Covers spec quality, design checklist, approach evaluation criteria.

Task analysis and planning rules for /planner command. Load at /planner startup (step 0) or when /workflow enters Phase 1. Covers: task classification (7 types), S/M/L/XL complexity routing, code-researcher delegation (L/XL), plan documentation with full code examples.

Orchestration protocols for /workflow pipeline. Load at /workflow startup (step 0.1), then load individual protocols on-demand per event triggers. Covers: handoff contracts (4 phase-to-phase contracts + narrative casting), checkpoint format (session recovery), re-routing (complexity mismatch), pipeline metrics (completion tracking).

Project-local terse-output mode for /workflow pipeline. Cuts Messages token cost via concise prose. Loaded only at SessionStart by .claude/scripts/caveman-activate.sh — not auto-invoked on user prompts.

Review standards for code-reviewer agent. Loaded by explicit Read in the code-reviewer STARTUP step (disable-model-invocation blocks subagent preload). Covers: severity classification (BLOCKER/MAJOR/MINOR/NIT), decision matrix (APPROVED/APPROVED_WITH_COMMENTS/CHANGES_REQUESTED), auto-escalation rules, grep search patterns for automated checks.

Implementation rules and patterns for /coder command. Load at /coder startup (step 0) or when /workflow enters Phase 3. Covers: 5 CRITICAL rules (plan-only, import matrix, clean domain, no log+return, tests pass), evaluate protocol (PROCEED/REVISE/RETURN), dependency-ordered implementation.

Review standards for plan-reviewer agent. Loaded by explicit Read in the plan-reviewer STARTUP step (disable-model-invocation blocks subagent preload). Covers: architecture compliance (import matrix, domain purity), required plan sections validation, severity classification (BLOCKER/MAJOR/MINOR/NIT), decision matrix (APPROVED/NEEDS_CHANGES/REJECTED).

Test-Driven Development workflow for any language. Enforces Red-Green-Refactor cycle (failing test first, minimal implementation, then refactor). Loaded UNCONDITIONALLY by /coder at startup — TDD is the default Phase 2 cycle, no plan-level opt-in required. Per-language test idioms live in tdd-shapes/<LANGUAGE>.md (resolved from PROJECT-KNOWLEDGE.md → LANGUAGE; falls back to tdd-shapes/_default.md).

Systematic 4-phase debugging process with Iron Law: Root Cause Investigation → Pattern Analysis → Hypothesis & Testing → Implementation. Use when encountering any bug, test failure, unexpected behavior, or build failure — BEFORE proposing fixes. Auto-trigger: load when /coder VERIFY fails 3x consecutively. Keywords: bug, test failing, stuck, not working, can't fix, root cause, 3x fail, test loop, flaky test, unexpected behavior, debugging, investigate. Do NOT use for pre-implementation planning (that is /planner territory).