What is the Claude Steering skill?

It is a specialized skill that provides Claude with a persistent framework of documents defining your product goals, tech stack, and coding standards.

How does Claude use these steering documents?

Claude automatically references the @product.md, @tech.md, @structure.md, and @principles.md files to ensure its suggestions align with your project's specific context.

Can I customize the development principles?

Yes, you can edit the principles.md file to include your preferred methodologies such as TDD, SOLID, or custom team-specific guidelines.

Why is persistent context important for AI coding?

Persistent context prevents the AI from making assumptions that contradict your project's architecture, ensuring higher accuracy and consistency in code generation.

Project Steering Context

Name: Project Steering Context
Author: masseater

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Productivity & Workflow

Establishes persistent project context and architectural guidelines to ensure Claude remains aligned with product goals and technical standards.

The Project Steering skill provides a robust framework for managing persistent project context within Claude Code. By organizing essential metadata into four specialized documents—Product, Tech, Structure, and Principles—it ensures that the AI assistant operates with a deep understanding of your specific constraints and objectives. This structured approach prevents context drift and ensures that every interaction adheres to your defined technical stack, naming conventions, and development philosophies like TDD or SOLID, making it an essential tool for maintaining high-quality, consistent codebases.

Key Features

01Dedicated product policy tracking for business goal alignment

02Automated reference of persistent context for every Claude session

03Technical stack and architecture standardization

04Project structure and naming convention enforcement

05Development principle integration including TDD, SOLID, and YAGNI

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Use Cases

01Enforcing consistent architectural patterns across a large-scale project

02Aligning AI-generated code with specific business logic and target user profiles

03Maintaining strict directory structures and naming conventions during refactoring

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add masseater/claude-code-plugin steering

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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