Project Workflow Skill

9 integrated slash commands for complete project lifecycle automation: idea validation → planning → execution → session management → context preservation → release.

Time savings: 35-55 minutes per project lifecycle

Installation

Marketplace: /plugin install project-workflow@claude-skills

Manual: Copy commands/*.md to ~/.claude/commands/

The 7 Commands

1. /explore-idea - Pre-Planning Exploration

Use when: Rough idea that needs tech stack validation, scope management, or research before planning.

Creates: PROJECT_BRIEF.md with validated decisions → hands off to /plan-project

Time savings: 10-15 min

2. /plan-project - Generate Project Planning Docs

Use when: Starting new project with clear requirements, or after /explore-idea.

Creates: IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md, SESSION.md, DATABASE_SCHEMA.md (if needed), API_ENDPOINTS.md (if needed), ARCHITECTURE.md

Invokes: project-planning skill

Time savings: 5-7 min

3. /plan-feature - Add Features to Existing Projects

Use when: Adding feature to existing project with SESSION.md + IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md.

Does: Generates new phases via project-planning skill, integrates into IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md with renumbering, updates SESSION.md.

Time savings: 7-10 min

4. /wrap-session - End-of-Session Checkpoint

Use when: Context full (>150k tokens), end of work session, or before task switch.

Does: Task agent analyzes session → updates SESSION.md (progress, Next Action, blockers) → git checkpoint commit → formatted handoff summary.

Time savings: 2-3 min

5. /continue-session - Start-of-Session Context Loading

Use when: Starting new session or after /wrap-session checkpoint.

Does: Explore agent loads SESSION.md + planning docs → shows git history + session summary (phase, progress, Next Action, blockers) → optionally opens file → asks permission to continue.

Time savings: 1-2 min

6. /workflow - Interactive Workflow Guide

Use when: First time user, unsure which command to use, or need quick reference.

Does: Shows all 7 commands → context-aware guidance with decision trees → offers to execute appropriate command.

7. /release - Pre-Release Safety Checks

Use when: Ready to push to public GitHub or create release.

8 Phases:

1. Critical Safety (BLOCKERS): Secrets scan (gitleaks), personal artifacts check, git remote verification
2. Documentation (REQUIRED): LICENSE, README (>100 words), CONTRIBUTING.md (>500 LOC), CODE_OF_CONDUCT (>1000 LOC)
3. Configuration: .gitignore, package.json, git branch warning
4. Quality (NON-BLOCKING): Build test, npm audit, large files (>1MB)
5. Report: Blockers/warnings/recommendations + safe to release verdict 6-8. Auto-Fix & Publish: Fix issues, release prep commit, optional git tag + GitHub release

Time savings: 10-15 min

8. /brief - Context Preservation Document

Use when: Before clearing context, to preserve key decisions and requirements for future sessions.

Creates: docs/brief-[slug].md with extracted information from current conversation.

Does: Analyzes conversation → extracts what's being built, decisions made, technical details → creates organized markdown file → optionally creates GitHub issue for tracking.

Time savings: 3-5 min

9. /reflect - Capture Operational Knowledge

Use when: Before context compaction, after completing significant work, or when valuable learnings accumulated.

Does: Reviews conversation → identifies workflows discovered, patterns learned, tool sequences, corrections made → routes each learning to appropriate destination (rules, CLAUDE.md, skills, docs) → optionally suggests automation (scripts, commands, custom agents).

Key Feature: Considers whether processes should become custom agents when they require reasoning/decisions, benefit from parallel execution, or involve research/exploration.

Time savings: 5-10 min

Workflow Examples

Full: /explore-idea → /plan-project → work → /wrap-session → /continue-session → /plan-feature (if needed) → repeat → /reflect → /release

Quick (clear requirements): /plan-project → work → /wrap-session → /continue-session → /release

Context Preservation: /brief (before clearing context), /reflect (capture learnings)

Helpers: /workflow (guidance), /plan-feature (add feature), /release (publish)

Integration

project-planning: Invoked by /plan-project and /plan-feature (generates IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md, DATABASE_SCHEMA.md, API_ENDPOINTS.md)

project-session-management: SESSION.md protocol for /wrap-session and /continue-session

Claude Code agents: /wrap-session (Task agent), /continue-session + /explore-idea (Explore agent)

Command Relationships

EXPLORATION PHASE
/explore-idea (optional)
    ↓
    Creates PROJECT_BRIEF.md
    ↓
PLANNING PHASE
/plan-project (reads PROJECT_BRIEF.md if exists)
    ↓
    Creates IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md + SESSION.md
    ↓
EXECUTION PHASE
Work on phases
    ↓
/wrap-session (when context full)
    ↓
    Updates SESSION.md, git checkpoint
    ↓
/continue-session (new session)
    ↓
    Loads SESSION.md, continues work
    ↓
/plan-feature (when need new features)
    ↓
    Adds phases to IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md
    ↓
Continue wrap → resume cycle
    ↓
CONTEXT PRESERVATION
/brief (before clearing context)
    ↓
    Creates docs/brief-[slug].md
    ↓
/reflect (capture learnings)
    ↓
    Routes knowledge to rules, docs, CLAUDE.md
    ↓
RELEASE PHASE
/release (when ready to publish)
    ↓
    Safety checks → GitHub release

HELPER
/workflow (anytime)
    ↓
    Interactive guidance

Time Savings Breakdown

Total per project lifecycle: 45-70 minutes

Prerequisites

All: Claude Code CLI, git repo (recommended)

/plan-feature: Existing SESSION.md + IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md

/wrap-session, /continue-session: SESSION.md (created by /plan-project)

/release: Git repo with commits, package.json (Node.js), remote URL (for publishing)

Troubleshooting

/plan-project "No project description": Use /explore-idea first or discuss project with Claude

/plan-feature "Prerequisites not met": Run /plan-project first (creates SESSION.md + IMPLEMENTATION_PHASES.md)

/wrap-session "No git repository": Run git init

/continue-session "SESSION.md not found": Run /plan-project

/release "Secrets detected": Add to .gitignore, remove from git history

Version History

1.1.0 (2026-01-11)

• Added /brief command for context preservation
• Added /reflect command for capturing operational knowledge
• /reflect now suggests custom agents for processes requiring reasoning
• Total commands: 9

1.0.0 (2025-11-12)

• Initial release
• 7 integrated slash commands
• Plugin marketplace distribution
• Command bundling via plugin.json

Issues: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/issues | Author: Jeremy Dawes (jeremy@jezweb.net) | License: MIT