How is the Manifold state preserved in Claude?

Manifold uses a PreCompact hook to store state in the .manifold/ directory, ensuring your constraints and project phase are remembered even after Claude's context is compacted.

How does Manifold handle conflicting requirements?

The /manifold:m2-tension command identifies direct conflicts, resource tensions, and trade-off pairs, helping developers resolve them through structured decision-making before any code is written.

What is constraint-first development?

It is a methodology where you define all business, technical, and operational limits before implementation to prevent late-stage requirement discovery and production failures.

Can Manifold generate more than just source code?

Yes, Manifold generates a comprehensive artifact suite including unit tests, design documentation, operational runbooks, and monitoring dashboards from the same unified constraint source.

Manifold Constraint-First Development

Name: Manifold Constraint-First Development
Author: dhanesh

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Herramientas para Desarrolladores

Implements a constraint-first development framework to surface business, technical, and operational requirements before writing code.

Manifold is a specialized Claude Code skill that shifts the focus from feature-building to constraint satisfaction. It enables developers to discover, analyze, and resolve conflicting requirements across five key domains—Business, Technical, UX, Security, and Operational—using structured interviews and backward reasoning. By generating all artifacts—including code, tests, documentation, and operational monitors—simultaneously from a unified constraint manifold, it ensures high traceability and prevents late-stage architectural failures or production surprises.

Características Principales

01Continuous verification matrix to track constraint coverage across all project artifacts.

02Tension detection to surface and resolve conflicting requirements before implementation.

03Interview-driven constraint discovery across five critical business and technical domains.

04Simultaneous generation of code, tests, documentation, and operational runbooks.

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06Backward reasoning from outcomes to identify implicit dependencies and required conditions.

Casos de Uso

01Architecting high-stakes features where security, compliance, or performance constraints are non-negotiable.

02Automating the creation of synchronized operational monitors and runbooks alongside feature implementation.

03Resolving complex architectural trade-offs between competing goals like high availability versus strong consistency.

What are Skills?·How to Install

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npx skillfish add dhanesh/manifold manifold

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