SKILL.md

Project Workflow Skill

Name: project-workflow
Author: jezweb

9 integrated slash commands for complete project lifecycle automation: idea validation → planning → execution → session management → context preservation → release.

Time savings: 35-55 minutes per project lifecycle

Installation

Marketplace: /plugin install project-workflow@jezweb-skills

Manual: Copy commands/*.md to ~/.claude/commands/

The 9 Commands

1. /explore-idea - Pre-Planning Exploration

Use when: Rough idea that needs tech stack validation, scope management, or research before planning.

Creates: PROJECT_BRIEF.md with validated decisions → hands off to /plan-project

Time savings: 10-15 min

2. /plan-project - Generate Project Planning Docs

Use when: Starting new project with clear requirements, or after /explore-idea.

Creates: IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md, SESSION.md, DATABASE_SCHEMA.md (if needed), API_ENDPOINTS.md (if needed), ARCHITECTURE.md

Invokes: project-planning skill

Time savings: 5-7 min

3. /plan-feature - Add Features to Existing Projects

Use when: Adding feature to existing project with SESSION.md + IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md.

Does: Generates new phases via project-planning skill, integrates into IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md with renumbering, updates SESSION.md.

Time savings: 7-10 min

4. /wrap-session - End-of-Session Checkpoint

Use when: Context full (>150k tokens), end of work session, or before task switch.

Does: Task agent analyzes session → updates SESSION.md (progress, Next Action, blockers) → git checkpoint commit → formatted handoff summary.

Time savings: 2-3 min

5. /continue-session - Start-of-Session Context Loading

Use when: Starting new session or after /wrap-session checkpoint.

Does: Explore agent loads SESSION.md + planning docs → shows git history + session summary (phase, progress, Next Action, blockers) → optionally opens file → asks permission to continue.

Time savings: 1-2 min

6. /workflow - Interactive Workflow Guide

Use when: First time user, unsure which command to use, or need quick reference.

Does: Shows all 9 commands → context-aware guidance with decision trees → offers to execute appropriate command.

7. /release - Pre-Release Safety Checks

Use when: Ready to push to public GitHub or create release.

8 Phases:

Critical Safety (BLOCKERS): Secrets scan (gitleaks), personal artifacts check, git remote verification

Documentation (REQUIRED): LICENSE, README (>100 words), CONTRIBUTING.md (>500 LOC), CODE_OF_CONDUCT (>1000 LOC)

Configuration: .gitignore, package.json, git branch warning

Quality (NON-BLOCKING): Build test, npm audit, large files (>1MB)

Report: Blockers/warnings/recommendations + safe to release verdict

6-8. Auto-Fix & Publish: Fix issues, release prep commit, optional git tag + GitHub release

Time savings: 10-15 min

8. /brief - Context Preservation Document

Use when: Before clearing context, to preserve key decisions and requirements for future sessions.

Creates: docs/brief-[slug].md with extracted information from current conversation.

Does: Analyzes conversation → extracts what's being built, decisions made, technical details → creates organized markdown file → optionally creates GitHub issue for tracking.

Time savings: 3-5 min

9. /reflect - Capture Operational Knowledge

Use when: Before context compaction, after completing significant work, or when valuable learnings accumulated.

Does: Reviews conversation → identifies workflows discovered, patterns learned, tool sequences, corrections made → routes each learning to appropriate destination (rules, CLAUDE.md, skills, docs) → optionally suggests automation (scripts, commands, custom agents).

Key Feature: Considers whether processes should become custom agents when they require reasoning/decisions, benefit from parallel execution, or involve research/exploration.

Time savings: 5-10 min

Workflow Examples

Full: /explore-idea → /plan-project → work → /wrap-session → /continue-session → /plan-feature (if needed) → repeat → /reflect → /release

Quick (clear requirements): /plan-project → work → /wrap-session → /continue-session → /release

Context Preservation: /brief (before clearing context), /reflect (capture learnings)

Helpers: /workflow (guidance), /plan-feature (add feature), /release (publish)

Integration

project-planning: Invoked by /plan-project and /plan-feature (generates IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md, DATABASE_SCHEMA.md, API_ENDPOINTS.md)

project-session-management: SESSION.md protocol for /wrap-session and /continue-session

Claude Code agents: /wrap-session (Task agent), /continue-session + /explore-idea (Explore agent)

Command Relationships

EXPLORATION PHASE

/explore-idea (optional)

    ↓

    Creates PROJECT_BRIEF.md

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PLANNING PHASE

/plan-project (reads PROJECT_BRIEF.md if exists)

    ↓

    Creates IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md + SESSION.md

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EXECUTION PHASE

Work on phases

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/wrap-session (when context full)

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    Updates SESSION.md, git checkpoint

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/continue-session (new session)

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    Loads SESSION.md, continues work

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/plan-feature (when need new features)

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    Adds phases to IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md

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Continue wrap → resume cycle

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CONTEXT PRESERVATION

/brief (before clearing context)

    ↓

    Creates docs/brief-[slug].md

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/reflect (capture learnings)

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    Routes knowledge to rules, docs, CLAUDE.md

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RELEASE PHASE

/release (when ready to publish)

    ↓

    Safety checks → GitHub release

HELPER

/workflow (anytime)

    ↓

    Interactive guidance

Time Savings Breakdown

Command

Time Saved

Tasks Automated

/explore-idea

10-15 min

Research, validation, scope management, tech stack evaluation

/plan-project

5-7 min

Planning doc generation, git setup, phase structuring

/plan-feature

7-10 min

Feature planning, phase integration, doc updates

/wrap-session

2-3 min

SESSION.md updates, git checkpoint, handoff summary

/continue-session

1-2 min

Context loading, git history review, next action display

/workflow

Instant

Navigation, decision trees, command selection

/release

10-15 min

Secret scanning, doc validation, build testing, release creation

/brief

3-5 min

Context extraction, decisions capture, markdown generation

/reflect

5-10 min

Learning extraction, knowledge routing, automation suggestions

Total per project lifecycle: 45-70 minutes

Prerequisites

All: Claude Code CLI, git repo (recommended)

/plan-feature: Existing SESSION.md + IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md

/wrap-session, /continue-session: SESSION.md (created by /plan-project)

/release: Git repo with commits, package.json (Node.js), remote URL (for publishing)

Troubleshooting

/plan-project "No project description": Use /explore-idea first or discuss project with Claude

/plan-feature "Prerequisites not met": Run /plan-project first (creates SESSION.md + IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md)

/wrap-session "No git repository": Run git init

/continue-session "SESSION.md not found": Run /plan-project

/release "Secrets detected": Add to .gitignore, remove from git history

Version History

1.1.0 (2026-01-11)

Added /brief command for context preservation

Added /reflect command for capturing operational knowledge

/reflect now suggests custom agents for processes requiring reasoning

Total commands: 9

1.0.0 (2025-11-12)

Initial release

7 integrated slash commands

Plugin marketplace distribution

Command bundling via plugin.json

Issues: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/issues | Author: Jeremy Dawes (jeremy@jezweb.net) | License: MIT

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