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Load feature requirements, design, and implementation plan when working on in-progress features. Use when user is implementing code, debugging, asking about requirements, or making changes related to a tracked feature. Silently loads context files to inform responses.

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Feature Context

Automatically load feature documentation when the user is working on an in-progress feature.

When to Use

Invoke this skill when the user:

  • Is implementing code for a feature
  • Asks about requirements or acceptance criteria
  • Asks about design decisions
  • Debugs or troubleshoots feature-related code
  • References work on "the current feature" or a specific feature name

Instructions

Step 1: Identify In-Progress Features

Read: docs/planning/backlog.json

Filter items where status === "in-progress".

If multiple features are in-progress, determine which is relevant:

  1. Check if user mentioned a specific feature name/ID
  2. Look at recent file edits to infer which feature
  3. If unclear, list in-progress features and ask which one

Step 2: Load Feature Context

For the relevant feature, load these files (if they exist):

docs/planning/features/[feature-id]/
├── requirements.md    # Acceptance criteria, user stories
├── design.md          # Architecture, component design
└── plan.md            # Implementation steps, progress log

Read each file silently to build context.

Step 3: Extract Key Information

From requirements.md:

  • User stories and acceptance criteria
  • Technical requirements
  • Dependencies and prerequisites

From design.md (if exists):

  • Architecture decisions
  • Component relationships
  • API contracts

From plan.md:

  • Implementation steps (which are done/pending)
  • Testing strategy
  • Known risks and unknowns
  • Progress log entries

Step 4: Use Context in Responses

When responding to the user:

  • Reference requirements when discussing what to build
  • Reference design when discussing how to build
  • Reference plan when discussing what's next
  • Note progress log entries for recent decisions

Do NOT dump the entire context. Reference it naturally:

According to the requirements, this feature needs to [specific requirement].
The design specifies [relevant design decision].
Looking at your plan, the next step is [uncompleted step].

Output Format

Context should inform your responses, not dominate them.

When explicitly asked about the feature:

## Current Feature: [name]

**Status**: In Progress (started [date])
**Progress**: [X/Y] implementation steps complete

### Key Requirements
- [Most relevant acceptance criteria]

### Current Focus
- [Current/next implementation step from plan]

### Recent Progress
- [Latest progress log entries]

Integration Notes

This skill works with:

  • progress-tracker skill - Updates the plan.md this skill reads
  • scope-guard skill - Uses requirements.md to check scope
  • /feature-ship - Uses these files for completion review