context-driven-development
Creates and maintains project context artifacts (product.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md, tracks.md) in a `conductor/` directory.
Install / Use
npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill context-driven-developmentInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
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Our assessment of context-driven-development
context-driven-development scores 78/100 on our quality scale, 791st of 1,111 Automation skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 2.1 KB long, split into 4 sections and no code examples: moderately detailed.
With 39,920 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so context-driven-development is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install context-driven-development?
- Run
npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill context-driven-development. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does context-driven-development work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is context-driven-development safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is context-driven-development still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so context-driven-development is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: context-driven-development
description: >-
Creates and maintains project context artifacts (product.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md, tracks.md)
in a conductor/ directory. Scaffolds new projects from scratch, extracts context from existing
codebases, validates artifact consistency before implementation, and synchronizes documents as the
project evolves. Use when setting up a project, creating or updating product docs, managing a tech
stack file, defining development workflows, tracking work units, onboarding to an existing codebase,
or running project scaffolding.
version: 1.0.0
Context-Driven Development
Guide for implementing and maintaining context as a managed artifact alongside code, enabling consistent AI interactions and team alignment through structured project documentation.
When to Use This Skill
- Setting up new projects with Conductor
- Understanding the relationship between context artifacts
- Maintaining consistency across AI-assisted development sessions
- Onboarding team members to an existing Conductor project
- Deciding when to update context documents
- Managing greenfield vs brownfield project contexts
Detailed patterns and worked examples
Detailed pattern documentation lives in references/details.md. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.
Best Practices
- Read context first: Always read relevant artifacts before starting work
- Small updates: Make incremental context changes, not massive rewrites
- Link decisions: Reference context when making implementation choices
- Version context: Commit context changes alongside code changes
- Review context: Include context artifact reviews in code reviews
- Validate regularly: Run context validation checklist before major work
- Communicate changes: Notify team when context artifacts change significantly
- Preserve history: Use git to track context evolution over time
- Question staleness: If context feels wrong, investigate and update
- Keep it actionable: Every context item should inform a decision or behavior
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