Aossie Contributor Onboarding

A skill serving as the entry gate for all contributors to AOSSIE repositories. It enforces a structured onboarding process to minimize cognitive load and ensure the agent runs with complete local context.

Bold terms are defined in GLOSSARY.md; look them up there for the full meaning.

1. Initialize Context

Trigger: The contributor starts a new session or asks how to begin contributing.

Steps:

1. Check the local workspace for .agent/core/architecture.md, .agent/core/edge-cases.md, and .agent/instructions/setup.md.
2. Load all three files to establish project-specific context.

• Completion Criterion: The agent has loaded and verified the contents of these three files before suggesting any code.

2. Establish Policy

Trigger: Context files are loaded successfully.

Steps:

1. Inform the contributor that all work is governed by the AOSSIE Contributor Skills Framework.
2. Outline the core rules of the AI Policy:
   • Forbid blind issue generation.
   • Mandate AI usage disclosure in pull requests.
   • Enforce architectural boundaries.
   • Primary communication is on Discord (#development).

• Completion Criterion: The agent has printed the core policy guidelines and requested confirmation from the contributor.

3. Project Setup Check

Trigger: Policy rules are established.

Steps:

1. Ask the contributor if they have successfully built and run the project locally.
2. If NOT: Load .agent/instructions/setup.md as a context pointer and guide the contributor through local installation. Remind them to use #help channel on Discord if stuck.
3. If YES: Ask the contributor for the assigned Issue number (recommending they coordinate on Discord first if unassigned).

• Completion Criterion: The agent has verified that the local dev environment is fully functional or guide the contributor to achieve this state.

4. Transition to Development

Trigger: Local environment setup is confirmed, and issue assignment is verified.

Steps:

1. Guide the contributor to begin coding.
2. Activate the aossie-ai-policy and aossie-project-template skills to monitor progress.

• Completion Criterion: The agent transitions to coding assistance under the active governance of the AI policy.