Constitution & Premise Loading Procedure

Premise Loading (all skills)

Read PREMISE.md if it exists. This provides app-wide context: what the project is, who it's for, the domain, and the high-level vision. Use it to inform decisions across all phases — feature scoping, architectural choices, naming conventions, and priority judgments. If missing: proceed without it (not required, but strongly recommended).

Constitution Loading (most skills)

1. Read CONSTITUTION.md — if missing, ERROR with Run: /iikit-00-constitution
2. Parse all principles, constraints, and governance rules
3. Note all MUST, MUST NOT, SHALL, REQUIRED, NON-NEGOTIABLE statements

Enforcement Mode (plan, implement)

In addition to basic loading:

1. Extract enforcement rules — build checklist from normative statements:

   CONSTITUTION ENFORCEMENT RULES:
   [MUST] Use TDD - write tests before implementation
   [MUST NOT] Use external dependencies without justification

2. Declare hard gate:

   CONSTITUTION GATE ACTIVE
   Extracted X enforcement rules
   ANY violation will HALT with explanation

3. Before writing ANY file: validate output against each principle. On violation: STOP, state the violated principle, explain what specifically violates it, suggest compliant alternative.

Soft Loading (specify)

Constitution is recommended but not required for specify:

• If missing: WARNING recommending /iikit-00-constitution, then proceed
• If exists: parse and validate against principles