About alignfirst
alignfirst is an agent skill for selecting and following named protocols. It uses guide commands to provide protocol instructions, ticket-directory details, and work-file rules.
Key features
- 01Selects a protocol guide
- 02Supports protocol aliases
- 03Provides ticket and work-file rules
- 04Offers workflow overview guidance
Use cases
- 01Starting work with a named protocol
- 02Choosing a protocol when none is specified
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ paleo/ alignfirst --skill alignfirstAfter installing, type/alignfirstin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEFollow the requested protocol if its guide is already in context. Otherwise, run npx -y alignfirst guide <protocol> and follow it. Each named guide includes the ticket directory and work file rules; add --protocol-only when they are already in context.
Protocol aliases: alspec → spec, alplan → plan, al or AAD → aad, almerge → merge, alreview → review, aldescription → description. The alcatchup alias runs npx -y alignfirst ticket --catchup and then follows the user's instructions; alcatchupaad and alcatchupspec run it before the aad or spec protocol.
When no protocol is specified, run npx -y alignfirst guide to choose one. For workflow explanations, run npx -y alignfirst guide overview.