code-index
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a code index", "index this codebase", "update the code index", "generate code index", "build code index", "refresh semantic summaries", or needs guidance on generating or updating the .metis/code-index.md file for AI agent codebase navigation.
decomposition
This skill should be used when the user asks to "break down this initiative", "decompose into tasks", "create tasks from initiative", "how to size tasks", "when to decompose", "vertical slices", "task granularity", or needs guidance on breaking higher-level work into lower-level work items.
document-selection
This skill should be used when the user asks "what document type should I create", "create a bug ticket", "create a feature request", "should this be a task or initiative", "when to use an ADR", "when to use a specification", "track this bug", "log this tech debt", "write a spec", or needs help choosing between vision, initiative, task, backlog item, ADR, or specification document types.
phase-transitions
This skill should be used when the user asks "when to transition phases", "move to active", "exit criteria", "what phase comes next", "how to complete a task", "transition to completed", "mark as blocked", "phase flow", or needs guidance on advancing documents through their lifecycle phases.
project-patterns
This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a new project", "greenfield project", "tech debt campaign", "incident response", "feature development", "which preset", "initialize metis", "set up project", or needs guidance on project setup, choosing presets, and applying patterns for different work types.