How does this skill help remove ambiguity?

It uses a Socratic questioning workflow to challenge vague terms like 'performant' or 'user-friendly,' forcing the definition of specific metrics, checklists, and anti-patterns.

Why is a constitution important for AI-assisted coding?

It provides the AI with a clear, unmoving reference point for decision-making, ensuring that the code it generates aligns with your specific philosophical and technical standards.

What is a project constitution in Claude Code?

A project constitution is a document that serves as the 'supreme law' for your repository, defining the core design values, non-negotiables, and decision-making frameworks that guide all development.

Can I update my project principles after they are set?

Yes, the skill includes a formal Amendment Process that handles proposals, impact analysis, version incrementing, and updates to your roadmap and documentation.

Project Constitution & Governance

Name: Project Constitution & Governance
Author: bacchus-labs

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Establishes and refines immutable project design principles using Socratic questioning to eliminate ambiguity in decision-making.

The Constitution skill empowers developers to define a 'supreme law' for their projects, ensuring every architectural and design decision aligns with core values. By utilizing a structured Socratic process, it identifies vague terminology—such as 'clean,' 'simple,' or 'scalable'—and replaces it with concrete, measurable criteria and documented anti-patterns. This skill is essential for maintaining project integrity, managing principled evolution through formal amendments, and ensuring that both human developers and AI assistants reach the same conclusions regarding feature alignment and code quality.

Key Features

01Generation of concrete examples and anti-patterns for design alignment

02Scenario-based validation to test principle clarity across teams

03Formal constitutional amendment workflow with automated impact analysis

04Structured versioning for project governance documents

05Socratic ambiguity removal to transform vague goals into measurable specs

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Use Cases

01Resolving conflicts between competing priorities like 'development speed' versus 'code quality'

02Creating an audit trail for governance changes as a project scales from MVP to production

03Defining non-negotiable architectural values and coding standards for a new project

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add bacchus-labs/wrangler constitution

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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