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name: project-alignment version: 1.0.0 type: knowledge description: PROJECT.md alignment patterns and validation strategies keywords: project, alignment, goals, scope, constraints, architecture auto_activate: true allowed-tools: [Read]

Project Alignment Skill

Patterns for maintaining alignment with PROJECT.md goals, scope, and constraints.

When This Skill Activates

• Validating feature alignment with PROJECT.md
• Assessing project scope
• Checking architectural constraints
• Keywords: "project", "alignment", "goals", "scope"

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Core Concepts

Overview

This skill provides guidance on maintaining alignment with PROJECT.md. For detailed validation patterns, see the project-alignment-validation skill.

Key Topics:

• PROJECT.md structure and semantics
• Goal alignment validation
• Scope boundary checks
• Constraint adherence

See: project-alignment-validation skill for detailed validation patterns

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Progressive Disclosure

This skill uses progressive disclosure to prevent context bloat:

• Index (this file): High-level concepts (<500 lines)
• Detailed patterns: See project-alignment-validation skill

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Cross-References

Related Skills:

• project-alignment-validation - Detailed validation patterns
• semantic-validation - Semantic analysis patterns

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Key Takeaways

1. Always validate features against PROJECT.md goals
2. Check scope boundaries before implementation
3. Respect architectural constraints
4. Refer to project-alignment-validation skill for detailed patterns