CDD Boot (explicit-only)
Use this skill when the user wants a one-time vanilla CDD context boot and does not intend to use another cdd-* skill for the task.
Boot the current repo into vanilla AGENTS.md-driven work by reading role, project, and development context without changing repo files.
Required contract
AGENTS.mdat repo root- If
AGENTS.mdis missing, stop and tell the user the repo is not CDD-ready for vanilla boot. - Recommend
cdd-init-projectwhen the repo is missingAGENTS.md.
Preferred inputs
Role:
AGENTS.md
Project:
README.mddocs/INDEX.mddocs/specs/blueprint.md
Development:
- top of
docs/JOURNAL.md
Graceful fallback rules
- Read
AGENTS.mdfirst and treat it as the source of truth for role and response format. - Continue gracefully when
README.md,docs/INDEX.md,docs/specs/blueprint.md, ordocs/JOURNAL.mdare missing. - For missing project context, use the first existing curated fallback in this order:
- README*.md - docs/specs/prd.md - TODO*.md - concise root or docs/ markdown files with names matching index, overview, spec, blueprint, or design
- For missing development context, use the first existing curated fallback in this order:
- top of TODO*.md - top of CHANGELOG*.md - top of docs/CHANGELOG*.md - top of docs/notes*.md
- Use only the top of
docs/JOURNAL.mdor development fallback files; do not ingest full history unless the user explicitly asks. - If multiple plausible fallback docs exist in the same tier, prefer canonical CDD files, then root runbook docs, then the shortest current-state doc that answers the need.
- Do not write or modify repo files.
- Do not ask for approval.
- Ask a question only when the repo layout is genuinely ambiguous and the ambiguity would materially change the boot summary.
Output
Return a concise boot report that includes:
Role— confirm theAGENTS.mdrole was assumedProject— summarize the project using canonical files or fallbacksDevelopment— summarize current implementation context from the journal top or fallbacksSources used— list the files actually readMissing expected files— list only the missing canonical docsNext action— recommend the best follow-up
On success, recommend continuing in vanilla AGENTS-driven mode.
Example prompt
$cdd-boot Ingest AGENTS.md and assume the role. Read README.md docs/INDEX.md docs/specs/blueprint.md to understand the project. See top of docs/JOURNAL.md for implementation details.