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Navigate and load project living documentation for context. Provides a table of contents for specs, ADRs, architecture docs, and operations runbooks. Use when implementing features, making design decisions, or needing project context. Keywords - living docs, context, ADR, architecture, specs, documentation, project knowledge.

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plugins/specweave/skills/living-docs-navigator/SKILL.md

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January 25, 2026

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# Living Docs Navigator

Access project knowledge stored in `.specweave/docs/internal/`.

## Quick Navigation

**When you need context**, read relevant files from these locations:

### ๐Ÿ“‹ Specifications (Features & User Stories)
```
.specweave/docs/internal/specs/
```
- Feature specifications with user stories
- Acceptance criteria
- Implementation history

**Find specs**: `ls .specweave/docs/internal/specs/`

### ๐Ÿ“ Architecture Decisions (ADRs)
```
.specweave/docs/internal/architecture/adr/
```
- WHY decisions were made
- Trade-offs considered
- Context for design choices

**Find ADRs**: `ls .specweave/docs/internal/architecture/adr/`

### ๐Ÿ—๏ธ System Architecture
```
.specweave/docs/internal/architecture/
```
- High-level design (HLD)
- System diagrams
- Component architecture

**Find architecture docs**: `ls .specweave/docs/internal/architecture/*.md`

### ๐Ÿ“Š Operations
```
.specweave/docs/internal/operations/
```
- Runbooks
- SLOs
- Incident procedures

### ๐Ÿ’ผ Strategy
```
.specweave/docs/internal/strategy/
```
- Business requirements
- Product vision
- PRDs

### ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Governance
```
.specweave/docs/internal/governance/
```
- Security policies
- Coding standards
- Compliance docs

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## How to Use

### Before Implementing a Feature

1. **Check for related specs**:
   ```bash
   grep -ril "keyword" .specweave/docs/internal/specs/
   ```

2. **Read relevant ADRs**:
   ```bash
   grep -l "topic" .specweave/docs/internal/architecture/adr/*.md
   ```

3. **Load the context** by reading the files found.

### Before Making Design Decisions

1. **Check existing ADRs** to avoid contradicting past decisions
2. **Read architecture docs** to understand current patterns
3. **Follow established conventions**

### Example Workflow

```
Task: "Implement user authentication"

1. Search for related docs:
   grep -ril "auth" .specweave/docs/internal/

2. Found:
   - .specweave/docs/internal/specs/backend/us-001-authentication.md
   - .specweave/docs/internal/architecture/adr/0001-

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