Can I override the computed track?

Yes, but the skill strictly enforces that any override must be documented with a specific reason in the 'Decisions Required' section of the generated report.

How does the skill decide if research is required?

Research mode is determined by the track: Small tasks require none, Large tasks require deep research, and Medium tasks trigger targeted research only if specific criteria like external API ambiguity or historical failures are met.

What is a project track in this skill?

A project track (Small, Medium, or Large) is a classification assigned to a task based on its total complexity score, which determines the specific workflow and commands needed for implementation.

What are the required inputs for the intake process?

You must provide a rough project plan (located at docs/plans/ /ROUGH.md) and a project slug to be used for output file naming.

Deterministic Project Intake

Name: Deterministic Project Intake
Author: quantfiction

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Productivity & Workflow

Analyzes project complexity and routes development tasks into standardized workflows based on objective scoring rubrics.

The Intake skill transforms initial project plans into actionable implementation tracks by performing a rigorous complexity assessment. Acting as a Software Intake Analyst, it evaluates scope breadth, data migrations, workflow concurrency, and technical ambiguity to assign a project track (Small, Medium, or Large). By standardizing how work is routed and determining the necessary depth of research before implementation begins, it ensures predictable delivery and high-quality documentation for every feature or fix.

Key Features

01Deterministic routing to Small, Medium, or Large development tracks

02Standardized INTAKE.md artifact generation for project audit trails

03Pre-implementation quality gates to ensure planning consistency

04Objective complexity scoring across five key technical categories

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06Automated research mode determination based on specific project triggers

Use Cases

01Standardizing the assessment of new feature requests within a repo

02Recording project routing decisions to maintain consistent developer workflows

03Identifying if a task requires deep research before writing any code

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add quantfiction/dotfiles intake

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT