Skills Guide

Prime - Load Project Context

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Reads project context files (CLAUDE.md, README.md, ARCHITECTURE.md) and hierarchical rules to understand project structure, code standards, and architecture before assisting. Helps get up to speed quickly in a new project or recall conventions during complex tasks.

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DevelopmentBeginner
6/2/2026
Claude Code
#project-context#claude-md#onboarding#code-standards

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Automated summary

Loads and synthesizes project context by reading hierarchical documentation files.

Strengths

  • Automates discovery of key files (CLAUDE.md, README, ARCHITECTURE)
  • Integrates project rules automatically (.claude/rules)
  • Provides a structured summary with architecture and current focus

Limitations

  • Requires that CLAUDE.md and README.md exist
  • Only works for projects with a defined hierarchical structure
  • Summary quality depends on the content of read files
When to use it

Use this command at the start of a work session on a new or unfamiliar project.

When not to use it

Avoid it if you're already familiar with the project or for simple projects without structured documentation.

Security analysis

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Quality score95/100

The skill only reads local project files (CLAUDE.md, README.md, docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) and summarizes context. No external network calls, no destructive commands, no handling of secrets. Allowed tools are limited to read-only operations.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Load project context
/prime
Prime with explicit file order
Read CLAUDE.md, README.md, and docs/ARCHITECTURE.md to understand the project.

name: prime description: Load project context - reads CLAUDE.md and hierarchical context allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob

Prime Command

Read and internalize project context files to understand the project.

Instructions

Read these files in order:

  1. CLAUDE.md - Project overview and hierarchical structure pointers
  2. README.md - Project setup and quick start
  3. docs/ARCHITECTURE.md - Detailed architecture decisions (if exists)

Claude Code also auto-loads:

  • .claude/rules/*.md - Project-wide rules (code standards, self-review, parallel workflow)
  • Component-specific CLAUDE.md files when working in those directories

Context Discovery

The project uses hierarchical context:

CLAUDE.md                    # Universal context (~90 lines)
├── .claude/rules/           # Auto-loaded project rules
│   ├── 01-code-standards.md
│   ├── 02-self-review.md
│   └── 03-parallel-workflow.md
├── [component]/CLAUDE.md    # Component-specific context
└── knowledge/               # Domain expertise (referenced via @)

Context Output

After reading, summarize:

## Project Context Loaded

**Project**: {{PROJECT_NAME}} - [one-line description]

**Architecture**: [key components]

**Current Focus**: [based on recent activity from git log]

Ready to assist with [domain area].

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/download' --output '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): Bash, Read, Glob

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/prime' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f' '.claude/skills/prime'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f'

openskills read 'prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/prime-load-project-context-mmh8qr2f/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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