SDD Foundation for Web Playground

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Creates SDD Foundation documents that define the identity and scope for packages in a web-playground. Helps when starting a new package, defining project scope, or establishing identity anchors for requirements alignment.

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DocumentationIntermediate
406/2/2026
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#foundation#identity#scope#sdd#anchors

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Creates Foundation documents that define the identity and scope of a package or project.

Strengths

  • Clear structure with prefixes and anchor inheritance
  • Explicitly separates in-scope and out-of-scope items
  • Eases alignment of requirements with identity anchors

Limitations

  • Specifically designed for the web-playground ecosystem, may not fit other contexts
  • Requires understanding of the anchor system and its prefixes
  • Manual verification step can be overlooked
When to use it

When starting a new package or project to establish its identity and scope.

When not to use it

For minor changes or already well-defined projects that don't need re-documentation of identity.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score92/100

The skill is purely for generating documentation, with no executable commands, no network access, and no destructive actions. It poses no security risk.

No concerns found

Examples

Create foundation for root
Create foundation document for the root level of this project.
Define identity for a package
Define identity for the React sample package with scope and anchors.
SDD foundation
sdd foundation for package todo-app

name: sdd-foundation description: | Create Foundation documents defining web-playground identity. Use when: starting a new package, defining project scope, establishing identity anchors. Triggers: "create foundation", "define identity", "sdd foundation"

Web Playground Foundation

Create Foundation documents that define identity and scope for packages.

Anchor Prefixes

Root Level

| Prefix | Meaning | Example | |--------|---------|---------| | SCOPE- | What the project does/doesn't do | SCOPE-MONOREPO | | QUALITY- | Code quality standards | QUALITY-TYPESCRIPT | | AUDIENCE- | Target users | AUDIENCE-DEVELOPER |

Package Level (extends root)

| Prefix | Meaning | Example | |--------|---------|---------| | TECH- | Technology-specific constraints | TECH-REACT-18 | | PATTERN- | Design patterns to demonstrate | PATTERN-HOOKS | | DEMO- | What the sample showcases | DEMO-STATE-MANAGEMENT |

Instructions

1. Choose Level

  • Root: spec/foundation.md (project-wide identity)
  • Package: packages/{pkg}/spec/foundation.md (sample-specific identity)

2. Write Frontmatter

---
title: "{Package} Foundation"
version: 1.0.0
status: draft
---

3. Write Identity Section

Answer in 1-2 sentences:

  • What is this? (root: collection of samples; package: specific technology demo)
  • Who is it for?

4. Define Scope

  • In Scope: Features this package demonstrates
  • Out of Scope: What it explicitly won't cover

5. List Identity Anchors

Use prefixes from table above. Package foundations must align with root anchors.

For packages, reference root anchors: Inherits: root::SCOPE-SHOWCASE, root::QUALITY-TYPESCRIPT

6. Update State

Claim ownership and update .sdd/state.yaml:

documents:
  foundation: { status: draft, version: 1.0.0, owner: claude }

Example: Package Foundation

---
title: "React Sample Foundation"
version: 1.0.0
status: draft
inherits:
  - root::foundation.md@1.0.0
---

# React Sample

## Identity

A React 18 sample demonstrating modern patterns: hooks, context, and functional components.

## Inherits

- root::SCOPE-SHOWCASE
- root::QUALITY-TYPESCRIPT
- root::AUDIENCE-DEVELOPER

## Identity Anchors

- **TECH-REACT-18:** Uses React 18 with concurrent features
- **TECH-RSBUILD:** Build tooling via Rsbuild
- **PATTERN-HOOKS:** All state via useState/useReducer
- **PATTERN-CONTEXT:** Global state via React Context
- **DEMO-TODO-APP:** Classic todo list showcasing patterns

## Scope

### In Scope

- Functional components with hooks
- Context-based state management
- Component composition patterns
- Testing with React Testing Library

### Out of Scope

- Class components
- Redux or other external state libraries
- Server-side rendering

Verification

After creating Foundation:

  • [ ] Frontmatter has title, version, status
  • [ ] Identity answers "what is this?"
  • [ ] Scope separates in/out clearly
  • [ ] Every anchor uses correct prefix (SCOPE-/QUALITY-/AUDIENCE- for root, TECH-/PATTERN-/DEMO- for packages)
  • [ ] Package foundations list inherited root anchors
  • [ ] Anchors are specific enough to align requirements against

State Update

After verification passes:

documents:
  foundation: { status: verified, version: 1.0.0, owner: human }
current_phase: requirements

Transfer ownership to human or unassigned when complete.

Next Phase

When foundation is verified, proceed to requirements:

  • Create requirements with @aligns-to links to each anchor
  • Ensure every anchor has at least one requirement

Reference

For full details: .claude/skills/sdd-guidelines/reference/guidelines-v4.4.md section 1.1

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