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[P0][Tier 3] Add a discovery-before-generation step to agent instructions/skills

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Description

Tier 3 — Workflow adoption · Priority: P0

Gap

Tier 1 conventions are well documented, but the agent working loop does not have an explicit discovery step that reads nearby code and conventions before writing new code. This is distinct from documenting conventions — it ensures the loop actually consults them at the right moment (Tier 1 vs Tier 3 scope note).

Investment
  • Add a discovery-before-generation step to agent instructions/skills: locate nearby patterns (via bluebird semantic search / csdevkit-cli LSP) before generating.
Acceptance criteria
  • Instructions/skills require a discovery pass before generation.
  • The step names the available code-intelligence tools to use.

Part of epic #3273

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the agent instructions and skills referenced by the issue, then read epic #3273 for scope and context. Check how bluebird semantic search and csdevkit-cli LSP are named elsewhere. Done means the instructions require discovery before generation and identify both available code-intelligence tools.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
developer-experience, documentation, tooling
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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