cad-adopt
Initialize .planning/ from a repo that already exists - PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md and a remaining-work ROADMAP.md derived from…
Why is this code like this - a git-log chain over one file[:line], joined to the phase, task, decision, deviation and review record on disk
Claude Code
$ npx -y skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why --agent claude-code
Codex
$ npx skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why -a codex -y
Cursor
$ npx skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why -a cursor -y
Gemini CLI
$ npx skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why -a gemini-cli -y
GitHub Copilot
$ npx skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why -a github-copilot -y
OpenCode
$ npx skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why -a opencode -y
Windsurf
$ npx skills add crenshawdev/cadence --skill cad-why -a windsurf -y
name: cad-why description: "Why is this code like this - a git-log chain over one file[:line], joined to the phase, task, decision, deviation and review record on disk" argument-hint: "<path>[:<line>]"
<objective> Answer "why is this code like this" from the record already on disk, at one file and line. Read-only: no write, no dispatch, no summarization - the seam does the whole join and this skill relays what it returns. </objective>
<process> 1. Run the seam with the query as ONE single-quoted literal word: `node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/cadence-core/bin/why.mjs" '<path>[:<line>]' --dir .` Single quotes, never double: `$ARGUMENTS` is caller-supplied, and a double-quoted `$(...)` or backtick inside it runs before Node starts. A query containing a single quote is refused here, never escaped. Parse the one JSON line it prints. 2. `ok:false` - state the `reason` and `detail` fields plainly and stop. 3. `ok:true` - print the `text` field VERBATIM and nothing else: no summary before it, no commentary after it, no reformatting. `text` is already the whole answer, quoted from the record in its own words - reformatting it here would make the byte-identity a reader can check against the seam's own output false. </process>
Appearance is cheap. Verification is the work. Cadence is for developers using Claude Code on software they will still own after the session ends. Claude can write a convincing plan, produce working code, and tell you the job is finished.
Initialize .planning/ from a repo that already exists - PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md and a remaining-work ROADMAP.md derived from…
Role contract preloaded at spawn by the cad-assumptions-analyzer, cad-assumptions-analyzer-low, cad-assumptions-analyzer-medium,…
Pre-ship traceability audit - every requirement traced to a phase, plan and verification, orphan detection both directions, a…
Capture a phase-linked todo, a seed idea for a future milestone, or a note, without losing your place - .planning/CAPTURE.md, or…
Configure Cadence's config.json - workflow toggles, the per-role model and effort interview, and interactive cross-model review…
Gather phase context before planning - codebase assumptions, locked decisions, falsifiable acceptance criteria - in one pass
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, modifying behavior, or…
Ask which skill or flow fits your situation. A router over the skills in this repo.