From file to useful result
How to ask with this skill installed
Installing the skill gives your AI a method. Your request still has to provide the case-specific facts, constraints and expected output.
1Name the real task
Describe the decision or deliverable, not just the topic.
2Provide the evidence
Add source material, audience, limits and known facts.
3Define done
Set format, quality criteria and checks.
Adaptable starting prompt
Replace the brackets with your case
When to use it
- Vivisect Phase 0 needs a quick structural overview before decomposition
- Galvanize Phase 1 needs language detection and entry point count
- Quick orientation on an unfamiliar codebase before deeper analysis
When not to use it
- Full structural analysis with all passes needed (use
trailmark-structural) - Detailed code graph queries (use the main
trailmarkskill directly) - You need hotspot scores or taint data (use
trailmark-structural)