Distillation

Shared project skill-context

Before mode routing or work, read existing files relative to the current project root in this order (reuse them if already loaded):

1. .ai-factory/skill-context/global-skill-context.md, all bundled skills.
2. .ai-factory/skill-context/aif-distillation/SKILL.md, this skill.

Missing files are skipped; an existing unreadable file stops dependent work with its path. Precedence: individual > build (when applicable) > global > skill defaults; retain non-conflicting instructions and check all outputs against the effective rules. These layers customize workflow; they do not replace the project's rules/architecture hierarchy or relax explicit requirements, ownership, scope, safety/privacy, validation, or approval boundaries. Report conflicts with those boundaries instead of overriding them. global is a project-local layer, not home-directory configuration. Custom/extension skills do not automatically use it.

Turn source material into a useful skill. The output is not a summary dump: it is an operational skill that captures the best practices, decision rules, workflows, checks, and examples from the material.

Step 0: Load Config and Skill Context

FIRST: Read .ai-factory/config.yaml if it exists to resolve:

• language.ui for prompts, questions, progress updates, and final summaries
• language.artifacts for generated skill package content (SKILL.md, references/, examples/)
• language.technical_terms for translated artifacts; default to keep when absent

If config.yaml doesn't exist, use defaults:

• language.ui: en
• language.artifacts: same as language.ui
• language.technical_terms: keep

Read .ai-factory/skill-context/aif-distillation/SKILL.md - MANDATORY if the file exists.

Treat skill-context rules as project-level overrides for this skill. They apply to all generated skill files, references, examples, source-map policy, and final reports.

Inputs