# Superpowers Sage:onboarding

> Full project analysis for an unfamiliar Sage/Acorn/Lando project — discovers CPTs, routes, ACF field groups, Livewire components, Service Providers, active plans, installed packages; produces a structured project overview with health status and recommended next steps. Invoke for: "/onboarding", "I'm new to this project", "what does this project do", "show me what exists", "project overview", "orient me to this codebase", "what exists in this project". Skip when: you already know the project — the session-start hook already provided basic stack info; invoke the target skill directly instead.

- Skill: `hekivo/superpowers-sage-onboarding` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add hekivo/superpowers-sage-onboarding`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hekivo/superpowers-sage-onboarding/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: hekivo (https://skillmd.com/u/hekivo)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hekivo/superpowers-sage-onboarding

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# Onboarding — Project Analysis & Overview

Analyze a Sage/Acorn project's current state and present a clear overview with next steps.

## When to use

- Developer is new to the project or returning after a break
- First interaction with a Sage/Acorn project in a session
- Developer wants to understand what's configured and what's missing

## Procedure

### 0) Run project inventory

Scan the project using native tools (Glob, Grep, Read — no bash pipes needed):

**Sage themes:** Use `Grep` with pattern `"roots/acorn"` on glob `**/composer.json` (excluding vendor/node_modules).

**Acorn version:** Use `Glob` to find `**/composer.lock` (excluding vendor), then `Read` it and extract the `roots/acorn` version from the `packages` array.

**Service Providers:** Use `Glob` with pattern `**/app/Providers/*.php` (excluding vendor). Extract filenames from paths.

**ACF Blocks:** Use `Glob` with pattern `**/app/Blocks/*.php` (excluding vendor). Extract filenames from paths.

**Routes:** Use `Glob` with patterns `**/routes/web.php` and `**/routes/api.php` (excluding vendor).

**Livewire components:** Use `Glob` with pattern `**/app/Livewire/*.php` (excluding vendor). Extract filenames from paths.

**Installed packages (theme):** Use `Glob` to find the theme's `composer.json` (the one containing `"roots/acorn"`), then `Read` it and extract the `require` block.

**Lando config:** Use `Read` on `.lando.yml` (top-level only).

**Runner detection:** After reading `.lando.yml`:
- If `.lando.yml` exists at repo root (Read succeeded):
  → runner: Lando
  → isolation: branch+commit-per-phase
  → reason: Lando mounts /app to a fixed path; worktrees require
            re-mounting per worktree — incompatible.
- If `.lando.yml` does not exist (Read returned not-found or file is absent):
  → runner: docker-compose / bare-metal
  → isolation: worktree-per-component (default building behavior)

Record the detected runner for use in Step 3.

### 1) Detect design tools

Use ToolSearch to check for available design MCPs:

- Search for `mcp__paper__` — Paper.design MCP (preferred when the user works from paper.design)
- Search for `mcp__stitch__` — Stitch (Google) MCP
- Search for `mcp__figma__` — Figma MCP
- Search for `mcp__playwright__` — Playwright MCP for screenshots

Report which design tools are available.

### 1b) HARD GATE — Playwright MCP

After detecting design tools, before suggesting next steps:

Use ToolSearch to search for `mcp__plugin_playwright_playwright__browser_take_screenshot`.

If NOT found, output this message and **stop completely**. Do not suggest any next steps.
Do not proceed to step 2.

```
⛔ STOP — Playwright MCP is required

Visual verification is mandatory in this workflow.
/building and /verifying cannot proceed without Playwright.

Install:
  claude mcp add playwright -- npx -y @anthropic/playwright-mcp

After installing, restart this session and run /onboarding again.
```

### 2) Check for active plans (with git cross-validation)

Look for `docs/plans/*/plan.md` files with `status: in-progress`. For each:

1. Read the `branch:` field from frontmatter (if present)
2. Cross-check against git:
   - Run `git branch --merged main` — if the plan's branch appears, the work was merged; plan frontmatter should be `status: completed`, not `in-progress`
   - Run `gh pr list --state=merged --head <branch>` — if a merged PR exists for the branch, same conclusion
3. If the plan claims `in-progress` but git says the branch is merged: flag this as **stale plan** and offer to update frontmatter:

   ```
   ⚠️  Plan "{title}" at {path} claims status: in-progress, but branch {branch}
       was merged to main in commit {sha}. Update to status: completed?  [y/N]
   ```

4. For branches claimed as `merged` in any reported context, always verify with `git branch --merged main` before saying so. Never report a merge without git confirmation.

Report active plans that survive this cross-check with accurate status.

### 3) Present structured overview

```
## Project: {theme-name}

### Stack
- Acorn: {version} | PHP: {version} | Node: {version}
- Tailwind: {v3 or v4} | Database: {mysql/mariadb}
- Runner: {Lando → isolation: branch+commit-per-phase | docker-compose/bare-metal → isolation: worktree-per-component}

### Installed Packages
{list from composer.json — highlight: acf-composer, livewire, poet, navi}

### What's Configured
- Service Providers: {count} ({names})
- ACF Blocks: {count} ({names})
- Routes: {web.php? api.php?}
- Livewire: {installed or not}

### Design Tools
- Paper: {available/not available}  (preferred when designs live on paper.design)
- Stitch: {available/not available}
- Figma: {available/not available}
- Playwright: {available/not available}

### Active Plans
{list or "No active plans"}

### Branch Status
- Current branch: {output of `git branch --show-current`}
- {If on main/master}: ⚠️ Start a feature branch before implementing: `git checkout -b feat/<topic>-YYYY-MM-DD`
- {If on feature branch}: ✅ Working on `{branch}` — aligned with workflow

### Lando Services
{services and URLs from proxy config}
```

### 4) Suggest next steps

Based on project state:

- New project → suggest `/architecture-discovery` then `/plan-generator` to prepare first feature plan
- Active plan → suggest `/building` to resume implementation
- Existing code → suggest `/reviewing` for health check
- Issue reported → suggest `/debugging`
- Playwright confirmed ✅ — visual verification is available

## Key Principles

- **Be factual** — only report what you actually found
- **Be concise** — overview should fit on one screen
- **Be helpful** — suggest concrete next steps