load-architecture-context
Load architecture principles and core conventions for grounding work against project standards - simple context loading for all workflow stages
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill facilitates proactive grounding by loading comprehensive architecture principles and core conventions into the agent's active context. By internalizing project-specific standards before execution, it ensures that all downstream outputs—including PRDs, system designs, and source code—remain strictly aligned with established architectural integrity and organizational best practices.
Use Cases
- Pre-Development Grounding: Loading coding standards and structural conventions before starting a new feature implementation to ensure consistency with the existing codebase.
- Requirement Alignment: Using project-specific MVP principles and documentation standards to ground the creation of PRDs and user stories.
- Architectural Design: Loading modular design principles and data-first conventions before drafting Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) or system diagrams.
- Workflow Standardization: Aligning the agent's output with specific development workflows and testing strategies to maintain high-quality CI/CD practices.
| name | load-architecture-context |
|---|---|
| description | Load architecture principles and core conventions for grounding work against project standards - simple context loading for all workflow stages |
Context-Aware Evaluation
Purpose
This skill loads comprehensive architecture context to ground your work against project standards. Use it before creating PRDs, designs, implementation plans, or code to ensure alignment with established principles and conventions.
What Gets Loaded
All Architecture Principles:
- Complete ARCHITECTURE-PRINCIPLES.md (all 9 principle categories)
Core Architecture Conventions:
- Code Organization and Structure
- Development Workflow
- Coding Standards and Conventions
- Testing Strategy
How to Use This Skill
Step 1: Load Architecture Principles
Use citation-manager to extract the complete principles document:
citation-manager extract file ARCHITECTURE-PRINCIPLES.md
Read and internalize all principle categories to understand project architectural standards.
Step 2: Load Core Conventions
Use citation-manager to extract each core convention section from ARCHITECTURE.md:
citation-manager extract header ARCHITECTURE.md "Code Organization and Structure"
citation-manager extract header ARCHITECTURE.md "Development Workflow"
citation-manager extract header ARCHITECTURE.md "Coding Standards and Conventions"
citation-manager extract header ARCHITECTURE.md "Testing Strategy"
Read each section to understand how conventions apply to your current work.
Step 3: Apply Context
With principles and conventions loaded, proceed with your work:
- Creating PRDs: Apply MVP principles, progressive disclosure, clear requirements
- Creating designs: Apply modular design, data-first principles, interface design
- Writing plans: Apply action-based organization, self-contained naming, safety patterns
- Writing code: Follow coding standards, workflow conventions, testing strategy
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill proactively before starting work on:
- Requirements documents (PRDs, user stories)
- Design documents (architecture, ADRs)
- Implementation plans (detailed task breakdowns)
- Code implementation (features, refactoring)
- Test implementation (test plans, test code)
What This Skill Is NOT
This is grounding (loading context before work), not evaluation (validating work after completion).
For validation after creating documents, use the evaluate-against-architecture-principles skill instead.