Knowledge Discovery

Adaptive discovery skill with tiered efficiency for different task complexities.

Discovery Tiers

Tier	When to Use	Files Read	Time Cost
SKIP	Simple/obvious tasks, single file edits	0	~0s
QUICK	Single-skill tasks, known patterns	Quick ref only	~2s
STANDARD	Multi-skill tasks, unfamiliar patterns	INDEX + GRAPH	~10s
DEEP	Full feature implementation, CRUD flows	All 4 steps	~15-20s

Tier Selection Guide

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START: What's the task?
│
├─ "Fix typo" / "Add comment" / "Simple edit"
│   └─ SKIP (no discovery needed)
│
├─ "Write tests" / "Add validation" / "Single pattern"
│   └─ QUICK (use inline reference below)
│
├─ "Design API" / "Debug error" / "Multi-step task"
│   └─ STANDARD (read SKILL-INDEX + CONTEXT-GRAPH)
│
└─ "Implement CRUD" / "Add feature" / "Full workflow"
    └─ DEEP (full 4-step protocol)

QUICK Tier: Inline Reference

Use this for single-skill tasks without reading any files:

Task	Skill	No Lookup Needed
Entity/DTO/AppService	`abp-framework-patterns`	✓
DbContext/Migration	`efcore-patterns`	✓
Input validation	`fluentvalidation-patterns`	✓
Permissions/Auth	`openiddict-authorization`	✓
Unit/Integration tests	`xunit-testing-patterns`	✓
E2E tests	`e2e-testing-patterns`	✓
Query optimization	`linq-optimization-patterns`	✓
API design	`api-design-principles`	✓
Technical design doc	`technical-design-patterns`	✓
Debug/errors	`debugging-patterns`	✓
Docker/.NET	`docker-dotnet-containerize`	✓
Git advanced	`git-advanced-workflows`	✓
Security audit	`security-patterns`	✓

Common Error → Skill:

Error	Skill
N+1 query	`linq-optimization-patterns`
Authorization failed	`openiddict-authorization`
Validation failed	`fluentvalidation-patterns`
DbUpdateException	`efcore-patterns`
Task was canceled	`dotnet-async-patterns`

STANDARD Tier Protocol

For multi-skill tasks, read these files:

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1. DISCOVER  →  Check SKILL-INDEX.md for relevant skills
2. RELATE    →  Check CONTEXT-GRAPH.md for dependencies

DEEP Tier Protocol

For full feature implementation:

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1. DISCOVER  →  Check SKILL-INDEX.md for relevant skills
2. RELATE    →  Check CONTEXT-GRAPH.md for dependencies
3. REFERENCE →  Read /knowledge/ for shared patterns
4. FOLLOW    →  Use /flows/ for multi-step workflows

Discovery by Task Type

Creating a New Entity/Feature

•Check flow: flows/crud-implementation.md
•Primary skills: abp-framework-patterns, efcore-patterns, fluentvalidation-patterns
•
Knowledge:
- •knowledge/entities/base-classes.md
- •knowledge/examples/crud-entity.md

Adding Validation

•Primary skill: fluentvalidation-patterns
•
Knowledge:
- •knowledge/examples/validation-chain.md
- •knowledge/conventions/naming.md

Implementing Authorization

•Primary skill: openiddict-authorization
•Related: security-patterns, abp-framework-patterns
•Knowledge: knowledge/conventions/permissions.md

Writing Tests

•Primary skill: xunit-testing-patterns
•
Knowledge:
- •knowledge/conventions/folder-structure.md
- •knowledge/examples/crud-entity.md

Debugging an Error

•Check index: Search error message in SKILL-INDEX.md (Error Message section)
•Primary skill: debugging-patterns
•Related: Check skill by keyword match

Designing an API

•Primary skills: api-design-principles, technical-design-patterns
•Related: domain-modeling, requirements-engineering

Optimizing Queries

•Primary skill: linq-optimization-patterns
•Related: efcore-patterns
•Check index: Search "N+1" in SKILL-INDEX.md

Skill Layer Loading

Load skills in dependency order:

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Layer 1 (Foundations) → Load first
    csharp-advanced-patterns, dotnet-async-patterns, error-handling-patterns

Layer 2 (Framework) → Load second
    abp-framework-patterns, efcore-patterns, fluentvalidation-patterns

Layer 3 (Features) → Load third
    xunit-testing-patterns, security-patterns, distributed-events

Layer 4 (Workflows) → Load as needed
    feature-development-workflow

Index Files Reference

File	Purpose	Location
SKILL-INDEX.md	Find skills by task/keyword/error	SKILL-INDEX.md
CONTEXT-GRAPH.md	Skill dependencies, layers, relationships	CONTEXT-GRAPH.md
knowledge/INDEX.md	Shared patterns and conventions	knowledge/INDEX.md
flows/INDEX.md	Multi-step workflows	flows/INDEX.md

Quick Lookup Commands

By Task

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"I need to create an entity" → abp-framework-patterns + efcore-patterns
"I need to validate input" → fluentvalidation-patterns
"I need to add permissions" → openiddict-authorization
"I need to write tests" → xunit-testing-patterns
"I need to optimize queries" → linq-optimization-patterns

By Error

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"N+1 query" → linq-optimization-patterns
"Authorization failed" → openiddict-authorization
"Validation failed" → fluentvalidation-patterns
"DbUpdateException" → efcore-patterns

By Keyword

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"Entity" → abp-framework-patterns
"DbContext" → efcore-patterns
"FluentValidation" → fluentvalidation-patterns
"[Authorize]" → openiddict-authorization
"xUnit" → xunit-testing-patterns

Integration

This skill should be invoked:

•Automatically at the start of complex tasks
•When the user asks "what skills do I need for..."
•Before implementing multi-step workflows
•When encountering unfamiliar patterns or errors

Related Skills

After discovery, typically load:

•abp-framework-patterns - Core ABP patterns
•efcore-patterns - Database layer
•fluentvalidation-patterns - Input validation
•openiddict-authorization - Permissions
•xunit-testing-patterns - Testing