global-applications-guidelines

What problem does it solve?

This skill eliminates the risk of inconsistent, overcomplicated, and poorly maintained application code by providing universal, enforceable guidelines that standardize best practices across all projects, languages, and frameworks, ensuring every development task follows proven, production-ready patterns.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Universal Development Guardrails: Enforces core rules including simplicity-first implementation, surgical code changes, contract-first API design, and test-always policies to prevent common development pitfalls.
• Standardized Project Structure: Mandates required root and module-level files (ARCHITECTURE.md, DEPENDENCY.md, CONTEXT.md, TODO.md) to ensure consistency, maintainability, and clear coordination across team members and modules.
• Use Case: When building a new customer-facing web application, this skill ensures you define the OpenAPI contract first, write tests for every code change, avoid unrequested features, and maintain clear project state tracking across all modules.

Quick Start

Use the global-applications-guidelines skill to plan and implement a new task management API following all mandated architectural, testing, and documentation standards.