Knowledge Discovery

Adaptive discovery skill with tiered efficiency for different task complexities.

Discovery Tiers

Tier Selection Guide

START: What's the task?
│
├─ "Fix typo" / "Add comment" / "Simple edit"
│   └─ SKIP (no discovery needed)
│
├─ "Write tests" / "Add validation" / "Single pattern"
│   └─ QUICK (use inline reference below)
│
├─ "Design API" / "Debug error" / "Multi-step task"
│   └─ STANDARD (read SKILL-INDEX + CONTEXT-GRAPH)
│
└─ "Implement CRUD" / "Add feature" / "Full workflow"
    └─ DEEP (full 4-step protocol)

QUICK Tier: Inline Reference

Use this for single-skill tasks without reading any files:

Common Error → Skill:

STANDARD Tier Protocol

For multi-skill tasks, read these files:

1. DISCOVER  →  Check SKILL-INDEX.md for relevant skills
2. RELATE    →  Check CONTEXT-GRAPH.md for dependencies

DEEP Tier Protocol

For full feature implementation:

1. DISCOVER  →  Check SKILL-INDEX.md for relevant skills
2. RELATE    →  Check CONTEXT-GRAPH.md for dependencies
3. REFERENCE →  Read /knowledge/ for shared patterns
4. FOLLOW    →  Use /flows/ for multi-step workflows

Discovery by Task Type

Creating a New Entity/Feature

1. Check flow: [flows/crud-implementation.md](../../flows/crud-implementation.md)
2. Primary skills: abp-framework-patterns, efcore-patterns, fluentvalidation-patterns
3. Knowledge:

- [knowledge/entities/base-classes.md](../../knowledge/entities/base-classes.md) - [knowledge/examples/crud-entity.md](../../knowledge/examples/crud-entity.md)

Adding Validation

1. Primary skill: fluentvalidation-patterns
2. Knowledge:

- [knowledge/examples/validation-chain.md](../../knowledge/examples/validation-chain.md) - [knowledge/conventions/naming.md](../../knowledge/conventions/naming.md)

Implementing Authorization

1. Primary skill: openiddict-authorization
2. Related: security-patterns, abp-framework-patterns
3. Knowledge: [knowledge/conventions/permissions.md](../../knowledge/conventions/permissions.md)

Writing Tests

1. Primary skill: xunit-testing-patterns
2. Knowledge:

- [knowledge/conventions/folder-structure.md](../../knowledge/conventions/folder-structure.md) - [knowledge/examples/crud-entity.md](../../knowledge/examples/crud-entity.md)

Debugging an Error

1. Check index: Search error message in [SKILL-INDEX.md](../../SKILL-INDEX.md) (Error Message section)
2. Primary skill: debugging-patterns
3. Related: Check skill by keyword match

Designing an API

1. Primary skills: api-design-principles, technical-design-patterns
2. Related: domain-modeling, requirements-engineering

Optimizing Queries

1. Primary skill: linq-optimization-patterns
2. Related: efcore-patterns
3. Check index: Search "N+1" in [SKILL-INDEX.md](../../SKILL-INDEX.md)

Skill Layer Loading

Load skills in dependency order:

Layer 1 (Foundations) → Load first
    csharp-advanced-patterns, dotnet-async-patterns, error-handling-patterns

Layer 2 (Framework) → Load second
    abp-framework-patterns, efcore-patterns, fluentvalidation-patterns

Layer 3 (Features) → Load third
    xunit-testing-patterns, security-patterns, distributed-events

Layer 4 (Workflows) → Load as needed
    feature-development-workflow

Index Files Reference

Quick Lookup Commands

By Task

"I need to create an entity" → abp-framework-patterns + efcore-patterns
"I need to validate input" → fluentvalidation-patterns
"I need to add permissions" → openiddict-authorization
"I need to write tests" → xunit-testing-patterns
"I need to optimize queries" → linq-optimization-patterns

By Error

"N+1 query" → linq-optimization-patterns
"Authorization failed" → openiddict-authorization
"Validation failed" → fluentvalidation-patterns
"DbUpdateException" → efcore-patterns

By Keyword

"Entity" → abp-framework-patterns
"DbContext" → efcore-patterns
"FluentValidation" → fluentvalidation-patterns
"[Authorize]" → openiddict-authorization
"xUnit" → xunit-testing-patterns

Integration

This skill should be invoked:

• Automatically at the start of complex tasks
• When the user asks "what skills do I need for..."
• Before implementing multi-step workflows
• When encountering unfamiliar patterns or errors

Related Skills

After discovery, typically load:

• abp-framework-patterns - Core ABP patterns
• efcore-patterns - Database layer
• fluentvalidation-patterns - Input validation
• openiddict-authorization - Permissions
• xunit-testing-patterns - Testing