samsara

Use when entering a new project for the first time, or when the codebase has changed significantly — generates a yin-side codebase map with structural analysis and silent failure surface assessment

Use when the user describes a small, low-risk change — bug fix with known cause, config change, dependency update, or small refactor under 100 lines

Use when a plan with tasks exists and you need to execute implementation — requires index.yaml and tasks/ directory

Use when implement is complete and feature-level scar items need review — aggregates remaining scars across tasks, triages cross-task patterns, and fixes system-level rot before validate-and-ship

Use when research/kickoff is complete and you need to create an implementation plan with specs, tasks, and acceptance criteria

Use when research output is complete and planning would otherwise need to assume design, task-shape, structural boundaries, or evaluation details before implementation planning

Use when starting new feature work, investigating a problem, or when the user describes something they want to build — before any planning or implementation

Use when all implementation tasks are complete and you need to run validation, review failure budgets, and prepare for shipping — Step 0 is a security & privacy STOP gate that must pass before any other check

Use when a plan with tasks exists and you need to execute implementation

Use when a plan with tasks exists and you need to execute implementation

Use when a plan with tasks exists and you need to execute implementation

Injected at session start — establishes samsara axiom, agent constraints, and skill discovery for the session

Use when existing production code has a failure — bug report, monitoring alert, or user-reported issue in previously working functionality

Use when research output is complete and planning needs design and evaluation alignment

Use when starting new feature work or investigating a problem before pre-thinking and planning

Bootstrap skill loaded at session start — defines the samsara framework for this session

Use when research output is complete and planning needs design and evaluation alignment

Use when starting new feature work or investigating a problem before pre-thinking and planning

Use when research output is complete and planning needs design and evaluation alignment

Use when starting new feature work or investigating a problem before pre-thinking and planning

Use when creating or modifying samsara skills — applies death-first TDD to skill development itself