Context Onboarding

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name: context-onboarding description: Provide new contributors and agents with a concise tour of the workspace identity files (SOUL.md, USER.md, AGENTS.md, TOOLS.md) plus onboarding tips. Use when a newcomer needs context or when you want to double-check how this workspace is configured.

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Context Onboarding

When to use this skill

You're guiding someone new through Clawdy/Clawd and want a quick summary of the personality, operating rules, and per-skill notes.

You need to remind yourself of the tone preferences or tooling constraints without reading every document top to bottom.

What it does

scripts/context_onboarding.py reads the key documents (SOUL.md, USER.md, AGENTS.md, TOOLS.md by default) and prints the first few lines of each so you can skim character, rules, and tooling notes.

The CLI supports --files to include additional documents, --lines to control how many lines are shown per file, and --brief to emit only the opening sentence of each section.

Use references/context-guidelines.md when you need more guidance about what newcomers should read next or how to keep the vibe consistent.

CLI usage

python3 skills/context-onboarding/scripts/context_onboarding.py summarizes the default identity docs and prints the first five lines per file.

Add --files docs/PLAYBOOK.md docs/ROLE.md to weave in extra reference material that onboards the newcomer to cadence notes or release rituals.

Pair --lines 2 with --brief to emit single-line headlines when you just need the gist.

--workspace /path/to/other-workspace lets you compare multiple workspaces or prepare summaries for a sister repo before pairing.

Example command

python3 skills/context-onboarding/scripts/context_onboarding.py --files references/context-guidelines.md HEARTBEAT.md --lines 2

This prints the opening two lines for the personality files plus the heartbeat and onboarding guide so you can review vibe, reminders, and cadence expectations without opening every file.

Options

--files : Accepts extra markdown files (comma/space separated) that the script should include in the output order you provide.

--lines : Controls how many lines from each file are shown (default 5) so you can tighten or loosen the briefing.

--brief: Shrinks each preview to the first sentence (splitting on ., ?, or !). Use this for lightning summaries during sync calls.

--workspace : Point the CLI at another workspace root; useful for onboarding clones, reviewing experimental docs, or prepping a new repo.

References

references/context-guidelines.md documents onboarding topics, role expectations, cadence notes, and reminders for how this group runs.

Resources

GitHub: https://github.com/CrimsonDevil333333/context-onboarding

ClawHub: https://www.clawhub.ai/skills/context-onboarding

--files : Accepts extra markdown files (comma/space separated) that the script should include in the output order you provide.

--lines : Controls how many lines from each file are shown (default 5) so you can tighten or loosen the briefing.

--brief: Shrinks each preview to the first sentence (splitting on ., ?, or !). Use this for lightning summaries during sync calls.

--workspace : Point the CLI at another workspace root; useful for onboarding clones, reviewing experimental docs, or prepping a new repo.