Meta-skill for understanding and customizing Mindfold Trellis - the AI workflow system for Claude Code and Cursor. This skill documents the ORIGINAL Trellis system design...
This skill is for local Trellis users who have already run trellis init in a project. After reading it, an AI should understand the Trellis architecture, operating model, and customization entry points inside that user project, then modify the generated .trellis/ and platform directory files according to the user's request.
The default operating scope is local files in the user project:
.trellis/: workflow, config, tasks, spec, workspace, scripts, and runtime state..claude/, .codex/, .cursor/, .opencode/, .kiro/, .gemini/, .qoder/, .codebuddy/, .github/, .factory/, .pi/, .kilocode/, .agent/, .windsurf/, and similar directories..agents/skills/.Do not assume the user has the Trellis source repository. Do not default to modifying the global npm install directory or node_modules.
references/local-architecture/overview.md first to establish the local Trellis system model.references/platform-files/platform-map.md and the relevant platform file notes.references/customize-local/overview.md, then open the specific customization topic.references/local-architecture/overview.md: The three-layer local Trellis architecture and customization principles.references/local-architecture/generated-files.md: Files generated by trellis init and their customization boundaries.references/local-architecture/workflow.md: Phases, routing, and workflow-state blocks in .trellis/workflow.md.references/local-architecture/task-system.md: Task directories, active tasks, JSONL context, and task runtime.references/local-architecture/spec-system.md: How .trellis/spec/ is organized and injected.references/local-architecture/workspace-memory.md: .trellis/workspace/, journals, and cross-session memory.references/local-architecture/context-injection.md: Hooks, sub-agent preludes, and context injection paths.references/platform-files/overview.md: How shared .trellis/ files relate to platform directories.references/platform-files/platform-map.md: Platform directories and paths for skills, agents, hooks, and extensions.references/platform-files/hooks-and-settings.md: How settings/config files, hooks, plugins, and extensions connect to Trellis.references/platform-files/agents.md: Local file responsibilities for trellis-research, trellis-implement, and trellis-check.references/platform-files/skills-and-commands.md: Differences between skills, commands, prompts, and workflows, plus how to change them.references/customize-local/overview.md: Choose the right local customization entry point for the user's request.references/customize-local/change-workflow.md: Change phases, routing, next actions, and workflow-state.references/customize-local/change-task-lifecycle.md: Change task creation, status, archive behavior, and hooks.references/customize-local/change-context-loading.md: Change how tasks, specs, journals, and hook context are loaded.references/customize-local/change-hooks.md: Change platform hooks, settings, and shell session bridges.references/customize-local/change-agents.md: Change research, implement, and check agent behavior.references/customize-local/change-skills-or-commands.md: Add or modify local skills, commands, prompts, and workflows.references/customize-local/change-spec-structure.md: Adjust the project spec structure under .trellis/spec/.references/customize-local/add-project-local-conventions.md: Put team rules into project-local specs or local skills..trellis/workflow.md is the local workflow source of truth..trellis/config.yaml is the project-level Trellis configuration and task hook configuration entry point..trellis/spec/ stores the user's project-specific coding conventions and design constraints..trellis/tasks/ stores task PRDs, technical notes, research files, and JSONL context..trellis/workspace/ stores developer journals and cross-session memory..trellis/.template-hashes.json and .trellis/.runtime/ are management/runtime state files. Confirm necessity before editing them.node_modules/@mindfoldhq/trellis to implement project needs.trellis-meta; put project rules in .trellis/spec/ or a project-local skill.
