tes-align

TES Align

/tes-align is the preferred shared TES trigger for semantic project alignment after /tes-init. /tes:align is a compatible TES intent alias if the host reports it as invalid slash text.

Use this skill when initial project context exists but the project still needs an operating mesh that tells the next agent what is done, what is active, what must not be rebuilt, which gates prove quality, and which execution line should advance next.

Source Of Truth

When working inside the TES source package, read the TES Align source-of-truth document before changing this skill. When running in an installed target, use this skill body as the embedded contract. If the package source-of-truth document is 15 days or more past sources_verified_on, verify its listed sources, update it if needed, and only then use it as construction truth.

Mission

Turn initial context into an evidenced project operating mesh:

PROJECT-CONTEXT -> PROJECT-STATE -> PROJECT-ROADMAP x-ray/convergence -> EXECUTION-LINE

The goal is operational legibility, not prettier documentation. PROJECT-ROADMAP.md should present a System X-Ray and Convergence Line first so the project organism and future path are visible before the audit lanes.

Workflow

1. Confirm TES is installed or run /tes-init first.
2. Inspect existing project docs and classify each expected surface as present, linked_existing, created, needs_update, contradictory, deferred, or not_applicable.
3. Read strong anchors before claiming depth: identity, structure, build and gates, architecture, governance, history, and risk.
4. Create or update the project operating mesh under docs/agents/**: PROJECT-CONTEXT.md, PROJECT-STATE.md, PROJECT-ROADMAP.md, EXECUTION-LINE.md, QUALITY-GATES.md, BOUNDARIES-AND-CONSTRAINTS.md, KNOWLEDGE-LIFECYCLE.md, GLOSSARY.md, DECISIONS/** or a link to an existing decision system, and evidence/<timestamp>-project-alignment.md.
5. In PROJECT-ROADMAP.md, make the first human scan path two Mermaid flowchart TD graphs:
   • System X-Ray: Git state, delivered behavior, validation mesh, and release boundary.
   • Convergence Line: done/current/next/later/deferred/blocked/unknown/final states. Keep Done, Active, Next, Later, Deferred, Blocked, and Unknown as compact audit lanes.
6. Keep the mesh Obsidian-native and Git-portable: use Markdown, YAML frontmatter, and useful wikilinks; never write .obsidian/**; do not make .base or .canvas the only source of truth.
7. Certify with:

python3 .tes/bin/project_alignment_oracle.py --target .

Use python3 scripts/project_alignment_oracle.py --target <target> when running from the TES source package.

Done

Close only when the oracle passes or the report honestly says NEEDS_REVIEW, BLOCKED, or DEFERRED with evidence.

The certification sentence is:

Project alignment: PASS, with explicit limits.

Locks

• Do not run installer/update writes unless TES is missing or stale.
• Do not overwrite active governance before .tes/bk/<timestamp>/manifest.json exists.
• Do not recreate docs that already exist under stronger project-owned paths.
• Do not invent architecture, roadmap items, or decisions.
• Do not replace the System X-Ray and Convergence Line with only a textual roadmap.
• Do not call scaffold output deep alignment.
• Do not write .obsidian/**.
• Do not claim PASS without retained evidence and a passing oracle.