onboard

To generate onboarding documentation for new project contributors, use this skill to read project conventions, agent definitions, and recent git history, producing a structured summary of project state and priorities tailored to specific roles.

Role-specific context in software engineering onboarding is tailored information about architecture, conventions, and active workstreams that clarifies a new contributor's responsibilities, standards, and next tasks within a specific project area.

Yes, you can use agent definitions to summarize project architecture for new developers. The skill reads agent definitions alongside CLAUDE.md and role-specific directories to assemble accurate, context-aware onboarding guidance.

The best way to provide project context to new contributors is to compile a structured onboarding document that scans architecture-specific directories and recent change logs to outline ongoing work, standards, and immediate next tasks.

Yes, a CLAUDE.md file is required to generate contributor onboarding summaries. The skill depends on reading CLAUDE.md, relevant agent definitions, role-specific directories, and recent change logs before assembling guidance.