cohesively

What problem does it solve?

When making code changes, it's easy to produce edits that work locally but break existing system rules, invariants, architectural seams, or long-term product direction. This Skill eliminates that risk by routing every Cohesive-shaped request to the correct workflow that enforces global coherence with your codebase's existing substrate of specs, tests, and institutional knowledge.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Intelligent Request Routing: Classifies user requests into the appropriate Cohesive workflow, including the flagship Decide → Lock → Build gates, standalone diagnostics (codebase review, diff review, substrate audit), and one-time adoption initialization.
• Change-Type Guardrail: Automatically asks a forced-choice question to distinguish between extending existing concepts and introducing new ones, routing to the correct light or full design workflow to avoid misalignment.
• Subskill Coordination: Manages dispatch contracts and progress tracking for chained subskills, composing with Superpowers skills for implementation discipline, worktree management, and branch finishing when needed.
• Use Case Example: Use this Skill when you want to brainstorm a refactor of a core subsystem, review a PR for cohesion with existing architecture, or audit your codebase for missing specs and invariants that should be encoded.

Quick Start

Ask the AI to "cohesively brainstorm a refactor of the user authentication flow" to get a recommended design direction with risk mitigation and structural next steps.