Generate a GROOVE.md onboarding guide for contributors to a groove-enabled project. Explains the compound loop, commands, and conventions.

groove utilities onboard Generate a GROOVE.md file at the project root — a concise onboarding guide for contributors joining a project that uses groove. Also optionally appends a groove section to CONTRIBUTING.md if it exists. Outcome New contributors understand how groove works in this project: which commands to run, where logs live, and what the compound loop expects of them. Acceptance Criteria GROOVE.md exists at the project root with project specific config values substituted If CONTRIBUTING.md exists, it contains a " Using groove" section linking to GROOVE.md Content reflects actual configured values (task backend, git strategy) Steps 1. Read tasks.backend , memory.review days , git. from .groove/index.md ; memory is always .groove/memory/ , specs is always .groove/memory/specs/ 2. Ask: "Any project specific context to include? (e.g. which tasks to pick up, team conventions) — enter to skip" 3. Write GROOVE.md from the template below, substituting live config values 4. If CONTRIBUTING.md exists and does not already contain <! groove:onboard : Append the following section: 5. Report: "GROOVE.md written" and whether CONTRIBUTING.md was updated GROOVE.md template bash npx skills add andreadellacorte/groove /groove admin install /groove utilities prime /groove daily start — review yesterday, load tasks, set agenda /groove daily end — write memory, commit logs /groove work brainstorm — clarify scope /groove work plan — research and plan /groove work exec — implement /groove work review — evaluate output /groove work compound — capture lessons Constraints Read .groove/index.md and substitute all placeholder values before writing If GROOVE.md already exists: ask "GROOVE.md exists — overwrite, update, or skip?" before touching it The <custom context block is replaced with user provided context or removed if none Do not create CONTRIBUTING.md if it doesn't exist — only append to existing files GROOVE.md should be short enough to read in 2 minutes

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