# Mode Selector

> Use this skill when performing deterministic mode selection for session-start. Reads Phase A STATE.md recommendations + (future) learnings, sessions, backlog, bootstrap signals and returns {mode, rationale, confidence, alternatives}. Pure-function contract — no side effects, no STATE.md writes. Phase B scaffold (issue #276); full heuristic is follow-up sub-issues.

- Skill: `kanevry/mode-selector-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kanevry/mode-selector-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kanevry/mode-selector-2/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: Kanevry (https://skillmd.com/u/kanevry)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kanevry/mode-selector-2

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# mode-selector

Canonical skill: `skills/mode-selector/SKILL.md`

Read that file and follow it exactly. Resolve relative links against `skills/mode-selector/`, not this wrapper.

Cursor has no Skill tool. Treat "invoke the mode-selector skill" as: Read `skills/mode-selector/SKILL.md`.