---name: groove-utilities-onboarddescription: Generate a GROOVE.md onboarding guide for contributors to a groove-enabled project. Explains the compound loop, commands, and conventions.license: MITallowed-tools: Read Write Edit Glob AskUserQuestionmetadata: author: andreadellacorte---

groove-utilities-onboard

Generate a GROOVE.md file at the project root — a concise onboarding guide for contributors joining a project that uses groove. Also optionally appends a groove section to CONTRIBUTING.md if it exists.

Outcome

New contributors understand how groove works in this project: which commands to run, where logs live, and what the compound loop expects of them.

Acceptance Criteria

• GROOVE.md exists at the project root with project-specific config values substituted
• If CONTRIBUTING.md exists, it contains a "## Using groove" section linking to GROOVE.md
• Content reflects actual configured values (task backend, git strategy)

Steps

1. Read tasks.backend, memory.review_days, git.* from .groove/index.md; memory is always .groove/memory/, specs is always .groove/memory/specs/
2. Ask: "Any project-specific context to include? (e.g. which tasks to pick up, team conventions) — enter to skip"
3. Write GROOVE.md from the template below, substituting live config values
4. If CONTRIBUTING.md exists and does not already contain <!-- groove:onboard -->:
   • Append the following section:

     <!-- groove:onboard -->
     ## Using groove
     This project uses [groove](https://github.com/andreadellacorte/groove) for AI-assisted engineering workflow. See [GROOVE.md](./GROOVE.md) for setup and commands.
     <!-- groove:onboard:end -->
     

5. Report: "GROOVE.md written" and whether CONTRIBUTING.md was updated

GROOVE.md template

# Groove Workflow

This project uses [groove](https://github.com/andreadellacorte/groove) — an AI-assisted engineering workflow companion.

## Quick start

```bash
npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove
/groove-admin-install

Then start every session with:

/groove-utilities-prime

Daily workflow

/groove-daily-start     — review yesterday, load tasks, set agenda
/groove-daily-end       — write memory, commit logs

Compound loop (for any feature or fix)

/groove-work-brainstorm — clarify scope
/groove-work-plan       — research and plan
/groove-work-exec       — implement
/groove-work-review     — evaluate output
/groove-work-compound   — capture lessons

Config

Key	Value
Task backend	<tasks.backend>
Memory path	.groove/memory/
Specs path	.groove/memory/specs/
Git strategy (memory)	<git.memory>

Conventions

• Stage tasks are named YYYY-MM-DD, <Stage> — no numbers
• Task completion requires a "Summary of Changes" in the task body before marking done
• Archive is always user-triggered — never automatic

Where things live

• Config: .groove/index.md
• Daily logs: .groove/memory/daily/
• Learned insights: .groove/memory/learned/
• Specs: .groove/memory/specs/
• Hooks: .groove/hooks/ (start.md, end.md)

```

Constraints

• Read .groove/index.md and substitute all placeholder values before writing
• If GROOVE.md already exists: ask "GROOVE.md exists — overwrite, update, or skip?" before touching it
• The <custom-context> block is replaced with user-provided context or removed if none
• Do not create CONTRIBUTING.md if it doesn't exist — only append to existing files
• GROOVE.md should be short enough to read in 2 minutes