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prime-context is agent-read markdown (skill) from swingerman/engineer: Use before starting pipeline work on a Ready feature the agent hasn't worked yet. Triggers — "/engineer.prime-context", "prime context", "load context before we start", "get up to speed on feature X"..

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What the file says

# prime-context

Load working memory before pipeline work on a Ready feature — the convergent counterpart to `discuss`. Forked from `superpowers:brainstorming` but inverted: no exploration, just loading and orienting. Produces no artifact.

## When to use

A prep step (not a checkpoint) between `feature-init` and `discover-acs`, on any feature the agent hasn't already worked this session.

**Skip when:** the agent just created the feature this session (context already warm). **Not for:** exploring whether a feature is worth doing (`discuss`).

## Workflow

1. **Resolve + locate** — resolve the methodology root + manifest via `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/dae_resolve.py` (see `references/resolving.md`); locate the feature (slug arg or branch name). Reject if no folder / no `feature.md`. **Layout disambiguation:** if the project has BOTH a `features/NNN-*/` and a `specs/NNN-*/` tree (a speckit migration in progress), state which holds this feature's artifacts; and if more than one acceptance-IR convention is present (`features/NNN/.build/spec.json` vs an `acceptance-pipeline/ir/` per-GWT layout), name the one this feature uses — so the load doesn't rediscover the split ad-hoc…
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How to install

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mdr add swingerman/engineer/prime-context@git:20260710.5dd248a
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mdr add swingerman/engineer/prime-context@sha256:6ea19461d5817775

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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3488 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

swingerman/engineer · 150 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-22 · branch master

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_xfj4vsomhg7gzl6z
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=swingerman/engineer/prime-context
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/6ea19461d58177752eaa957569887da28c5f95230601babcc7624847986f82a1

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