Context Loader Skill

Efficiently load and manage project context for Conductor's context-driven development workflow.

Trigger Conditions

Use this skill when:

• Starting work on a new track or feature
• User mentions: "load context", "project context", "get context"
• Beginning /conductor:implement workflow
• Need to understand project structure without reading all files

Token Optimization Protocol

1. Respect Ignore Files

Before scanning files, check for:

1. .claudeignore - Claude-specific ignores
2. .gitignore - Standard git ignores

# Check for ignore files
ls -la .claudeignore .gitignore 2>/dev/null

2. Efficient File Discovery

Use git for tracked files:

git ls-files --exclude-standard -co | head -100

For directory structure:

git ls-files --exclude-standard -co | xargs -n 1 dirname | sort -u

3. Priority Files (Read First)

Priority	File Type	Examples
1	Manifests	package.json, Cargo.toml, pyproject.toml
2	Conductor	conductor/product.md, conductor/tech-stack.md
3	Track	conductor/tracks/<id>/spec.md, plan.md
4	Config	tsconfig.json, .env.example

4. Large File Handling

For files over 1MB:

• Read first 20 lines (header/imports)
• Read last 20 lines (exports/summary)
• Skip middle content

Context Loading Workflow

1. Load CLAUDE.md (if exists)
2. Load conductor/product.md (project vision)
3. Load conductor/tech-stack.md (technical context)
4. Load current track spec.md (requirements)
5. Load current track plan.md (tasks)

Response Format

After loading context, summarize:

## Project Context Loaded

**Product**: [one-line summary]
**Tech Stack**: [key technologies]
**Current Track**: [track name/id]
**Active Phase**: [current phase]
**Pending Tasks**: [count]