migrate-to-guidance

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Migrate a project's inline CLAUDE.md files to the .rpiv/guidance/ shadow-tree system. Finds every CLAUDE.md, transforms internal references, and creates equivalent architecture.md files under .rpiv/guidance/. Use when the user wants to move from inline CLAUDE.md to the guidance shadow tree, consolidate scattered CLAUDE.md files into one place, or invokes /migrate-to-guidance.

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Migrate CLAUDE.md to Guidance

You are tasked with migrating a project's existing CLAUDE.md files (typically created by /skill:annotate-inline) into the .rpiv/guidance/ system.

The migration relocates files from in-place CLAUDE.md to .rpiv/guidance/{path}/architecture.md and transforms internal cross-references.

Input

$ARGUMENTS — optional --delete-originals flag to remove the source CLAUDE.md files after migration.

Steps to follow:

Pre-flight check:
- Use Glob to find all **/CLAUDE.md files in the project
- If none are found, inform the user: "No CLAUDE.md files found in this project. Nothing to migrate." and stop
- If .rpiv/guidance/ already exists, note this — there may be conflicts

Dry run — preview the migration:

Run the migration script in dry-run mode:

node scripts/migrate.js --project-dir "${CWD}" --dry-run

Parse the JSON output from stdout and present a migration plan to the user:

## Migration Plan

Found {N} CLAUDE.md files to migrate:

| Source | Target | Lines |
|--------|--------|-------|
| CLAUDE.md | .rpiv/guidance/architecture.md | 45 |
| src/core/CLAUDE.md | .rpiv/guidance/src/core/architecture.md | 78 |
| ... | ... | ... |

If there are conflicts (targets that already exist), list them:

### Conflicts (targets already exist):
- .rpiv/guidance/src/core/architecture.md

Use --force to overwrite these.

If there are warnings (unresolved prose references), list them:

### Warnings:
- .rpiv/guidance/architecture.md line 23: Prose reference may need manual update

Ask the user for confirmation before proceeding. Ask whether they want to:
- Delete the original CLAUDE.md files after migration (--delete-originals)
- Overwrite existing conflicts (--force)

Execute the migration:

Build the command based on user choices:

node scripts/migrate.js --project-dir "${CWD}" [--delete-originals] [--force]

Run the migration and parse the JSON output

Present the results:

## Migration Complete

| Source | Target | Lines | Refs Updated |
|--------|--------|-------|--------------|
| CLAUDE.md | .rpiv/guidance/architecture.md | 45 | 3 |
| src/core/CLAUDE.md | .rpiv/guidance/src/core/architecture.md | 78 | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |

Total: {N} files migrated
{Originals deleted: yes/no}

Post-migration:

If warnings exist about unresolved prose references:
- Read the affected guidance files
- Offer to fix the remaining references using contextual knowledge of the project structure

Print the closing footer (verbatim, with placeholders filled):

Migration complete: {N} files migrated to `.rpiv/guidance/`.
{Originals deleted: yes/no}
Verification: run `claude` in the project and read a source file to confirm guidance injection works.

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💬 Follow-up: describe targeted edits in chat; re-run `/skill:migrate-to-guidance` with different flags (`--force`, `--delete-originals`) for a different migration shape.

**Next step:** `/skill:annotate-guidance` — refresh or extend annotations now that the guidance tree owns them (skip if no further annotation is planned).

> 🆕 Tip: start a fresh session with `/new` first — chained skills work best with a clean context window.

Important notes:

The migration script handles all file operations — do not manually copy or move CLAUDE.md files
Content format is preserved as-is (same markdown structure, same <important if> blocks)
Only cross-references between files are transformed (CLAUDE.md paths → .rpiv/guidance/ paths)
The script outputs JSON to stdout — parse it for structured results
Debug logs go to stderr (visible with claude --verbose)