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Create comprehensive steering documents for development projects. Generates project-specific standards, git workflows, and technology guidelines in .kiro/steering/ directory.

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jasonkneen/kiro

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kiro-spec-driven

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jasonkneen/kiro
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skills/create-steering-documents/SKILL.md

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January 21, 2026

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Instructions

# Create Steering Documents

Create comprehensive steering documents for a development project based on the project type and requirements.

## Usage

```
Create steering documents for [project description]
```

## Examples

- `Create steering documents for a React TypeScript e-commerce application`
- `Create steering documents for a Python Django REST API with PostgreSQL`
- `Create steering documents for a Node.js microservices architecture`
- `Create steering documents for a Vue.js component library`

## What Are Steering Documents?

Steering documents are contextual guidelines that influence how AI assistants approach development tasks. They contain project-specific standards, conventions, and best practices that help provide more relevant and consistent assistance.

### How They Work

1. **Always Included (Default)**: Documents without front-matter are included in every interaction
2. **File Match Conditional**: Documents with `inclusion: fileMatch` are included when specific files are in context
3. **Manual Inclusion**: Documents with `inclusion: manual` are only included when explicitly referenced

## Process

### 1. Project Analysis

First, analyze the project requirements and determine which steering documents are needed:

**For Frontend Projects (React, Vue, Angular):**
- Include: project-standards.md, git-workflow.md, frontend-standards.md, development-environment.md
- Consider: component-library.md, testing-strategy.md

**For Backend/API Projects (Node.js, Python, Java):**
- Include: project-standards.md, git-workflow.md, api-design.md, development-environment.md
- Consider: database-standards.md, security-guidelines.md

**For Full-Stack Projects:**
- Include: All core documents plus technology-specific ones
- Consider: deployment-standards.md, monitoring-guidelines.md

**For Library/Package Projects:**
- Include: project-standards.md, git-workflow.md, documentation-standards.md
- Consider: versioning-strategy.md, publishing-guidelines.md

### 2. Core Docu

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