# Prime

> Survey a repository to build working context by reading its README and enumerating tracked files. Use when asked to prime, orient to, familiarize yourself with, or understand a project before starting work.

- Skill: `twistingmercury/prime` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add twistingmercury/prime`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/twistingmercury/prime/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: twistingmercury (https://skillmd.com/u/twistingmercury)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/twistingmercury/prime

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# Prime

Read the project's root `README.md` first, if it exists.

If the project is a Git repository, run `git ls-files` to understand its contents. Otherwise, walk the directory to understand the project context.

Ignore files and directories listed in `.gitignore`, as well as these:

- `**/_archive/`
- `**/bin/`
- `**/*_/`
- `.claude/`
- `**/.github/`