before-dev

Align coding guidelines by reading task artifacts like prd.md and design.md, then running a context discovery script to load repository-specific specs from .trellis/spec/ directories before writing code.

Package-scoped spec discovery identifies and loads the specific coding guidelines and architecture constraints applicable to your target package and work type from module index.md files.

Prevent rework by ingesting referenced guideline documents and shared guides through a pre-development checklist, ensuring repository standards are applied before implementation begins.

Yes, you can refresh Trellis-spec conventions for backend, frontend, tests, or docs work by discovering and loading the correct package guidelines from .trellis/spec/ before coding.

You need prd.md to understand requirements, while design.md and implement.md are optional task artifacts that provide further context for aligning implementation work with coding guidelines.

The best way to load architecture constraints is running context discovery scripts to locate relevant package layer index.md files, then ingesting the specific guideline files they reference.