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context-driven-development skill (wshobson) for Claude Code: project context

Makes Claude keep project context in files: product.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md and tracks.md in a conductor/ folder.

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context-driven-development is a skill from wshobson/agents, part of the conductor plugin. Its description says it creates and maintains project context files in a conductor/ directory, extracts context from an existing codebase, checks the files agree before implementation and keeps them in sync as the project changes.

The files are product.md, product-guidelines.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md and tracks.md. references/details.md covers how they relate, greenfield and brownfield projects, anti-patterns and session handoffs. references/artifact-templates.md has starter templates. The skill is guidance, and the conductor plugin adds six command files for the workflow itself.

Good for

  • Developers who repeat the same project background in every session
  • Teams onboarding people or agents to an existing codebase
  • Anyone tracking units of work as tracks in their repo

Install context-driven-development

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Install the context-driven-development skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill context-driven-development

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

Pick one route. The plugin routes install the whole conductor plugin: 3 skills, 1 agent file(s) and 6 command file(s), counted from the plugin folder in the repo tree, which has no hooks or MCP config files. The skills-only routes install just this skill, with no agents or commands. The /conductor:setup command that references/details.md tells you to run is one of the plugin's command files, so use a plugin route if you want that workflow.

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What's in the skill

When it loads

Creates and maintains project context artifacts (product.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md, tracks.md) in a `conductor/` directory. Scaffolds new projects from scratch, extracts context from existing codebases, validates artifact consistency before implementation, and synchronizes documents as the project evolves. Use when setting up a project, creating or updating product docs, managing a tech stack file, defining development workflows, tracking work units, onboarding to an existing codebase, or running project scaffolding.

Sections in SKILL.md

  1. When to Use This Skill
  2. Detailed patterns and worked examples
  3. Best Practices

Key facts

Author
Seth Hobson (wshobson)
Repository
wshobson/agents
License
Apache-2.0 in the conductor plugin manifest; the crawl lists MIT
Plugin
conductor (3 skills in the repo tree)
Installs on skills.sh
11,319 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars (repo)
42,081 (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit
Oct 30, 2026
Files
3 files including SKILL.md (references/details.md, references/artifact-templates.md)

What it includes

  • Defines what the product is and why. Template in artifact-templates.md.

    The skill has Claude create and update this file under conductor/ in your project.

    Files · product.md

  • Records languages, key dependencies, infrastructure and dev tools.

    Files · tech-stack.md

  • Records methodology, git conventions, quality gates and deployment.

    Files · workflow.md

  • Lists active and completed units of work.

    Files · tracks.md

  • Records voice and tone, terminology and error message style.

    Files · product-guidelines.md

  • New projects and existing codebases both start with /conductor:setup, a plugin command.

    references/details.md says setup asks questions for a new project and analyzes the existing code, configs and docs for a brownfield one.

    Read · Greenfield vs brownfield

  • Checks product, technical, workflow and track context before implementing.

    Context validation checklist

  • How to start, end and resume a session so context carries over.

    Session continuity

  • Read context first, make small updates, commit context with code.

    Best practices (10)

From the official docs

Questions

How do I install the context-driven-development skill?

Use the install box above. The skills CLI command installs only this skill. The plugin route installs conductor, which holds 3 skills, 1 agent file(s) and 6 command file(s) in the repo.

Do I need the conductor plugin?

For the setup workflow, yes. references/details.md tells you to run /conductor:setup for both new and existing projects, and that command lives in the plugin's commands folder (setup.md), not in the skill folder. The conductor plugin holds this skill, two other skills, one agent file and six command files (setup, new-track, implement, status, manage, revert). The skill folder alone carries the guidance and the templates in references/artifact-templates.md.

What does it write to my project?

Per its description, it creates and maintains context artifacts in a conductor/ directory: product.md, tech-stack.md, workflow.md and tracks.md. Commit them with your code, as SKILL.md recommends.

Is context-driven-development safe to install?

The folder holds three Markdown files and no scripts. It does make Claude write files into your repo, so review the conductor/ files in version control. The details file also suggests pre-commit hooks and CI checks, which you would set up yourself.

Which license does it use?

The conductor plugin manifest says Apache-2.0. The crawl of the repo lists MIT. Check the repo before you reuse the text.

Does context-driven-development work in the Claude app or Codex?

The install box lists a zip upload for the Claude app and a plugin route for Codex. The wshobson/agents README names Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Antigravity CLI, GitHub Copilot and Pi as supported tools.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository
wshobson/agents
Folder
plugins/conductor/skills/context-driven-development

wshobson/agentsskills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

Show all 11
  1. wshobson/agents README · github.com
  2. Marketplace manifest · github.com
  3. Claude Code skills · code.claude.com
  4. Using skills in Claude · support.claude.com
  5. context-driven-development SKILL.md · github.com
  6. references/details.md · github.com
  7. references/artifact-templates.md · github.com
  8. skills.sh listing · skills.sh
  9. Repository · github.com
  10. conductor plugin folder · github.com
  11. conductor plugin.json · github.com

Updated Nov 2, 2026.