Skills Development Guided Path to Project Gold Code

Guided Path to Project Gold Code

v20260701
faf-go
This skill guides users through an in-depth interview process to achieve maximum project context completeness (100% "Gold Code") for their .faf file. By systematically asking questions about project goals, architecture, and technology stack, it ensures all critical context slots are filled, making the project fully structured and highly readable by AI systems.
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Overview

FAF Go — Guided Path to 100% ✪

"Just type /faf-go, answer questions till you're done. 100% target."

.faf is an IANA-registered context format (application/vnd.faf+yaml) — a typed, portable file you own, readable by any AI. faf-cli scores on 21 slots; your app_type selects which are active, and 100% ✪ = every active slot filled. This skill is the guided interview that gets you there: the AI fills what it can detect, then asks you — via Claude Code's AskUserQuestion — only for the gaps it can't source.

When to Use This Skill

Activate when:

  • User wants to improve their .faf score
  • User mentions "Gold Code" or "100%"
  • User has incomplete project context
  • After faf init to fill in missing fields
  • User says "help me with my .faf"

Integration with Claude Code

FAF Go is built FOR Claude Code:

  • AskUserQuestion - Native Claude Code UI for questions
  • multiSelect: true - Allow multiple answers (e.g., "pytest + WJTTC")
  • TodoWrite - Track progress through the interview
  • Structured output - JSON that Claude Code understands
  • Bi-sync - Answers flow to .faf AND CLAUDE.md

multiSelect Support

Some questions allow multiple selections:

  • stack.testing → "pytest + WJTTC"
  • stack.cicd → "GitHub Actions + Cloud Build"
  • stack.frontend → "React + Tailwind"
  • human_context.who → "Developers + AI agents"

When multiSelect: true, user can pick 2+ options. Results are joined with " + ".

Workflow

Step 1: Check Current State

Run faf score to understand current position:

faf score --verbose

Or get it as structured data for programmatic use:

faf score --json

--json returns the score + per-slot breakdown — the empty slots are what you interview on (the priority order is in Step 2).

Step 2: Ask Questions Using AskUserQuestion

For each missing field, use Claude Code's AskUserQuestion tool:

Priority Order (most impactful first):

  1. project.goal - What does this project do?
  2. human_context.why - Why does this exist?
  3. human_context.who - Who uses this?
  4. human_context.what - What problem does it solve?
  5. project.main_language - Primary language
  6. stack.database - Database choice
  7. stack.hosting - Where is it deployed?
  8. stack.frontend - Frontend framework
  9. stack.backend - Backend framework
  10. human_context.where - Environment
  11. human_context.when - Timeline/phase
  12. human_context.how - How the project is built (sourced from the stack)

Step 3: Apply Answers

After collecting answers, update the .faf file:

# Read current .faf
cat project.faf

# Update fields (use Edit tool)
# Then verify:
faf score

Step 4: Celebrate or Continue

If score >= 100: Celebrate Gold Code achievement If score < 100: Continue with remaining questions

Question Templates for AskUserQuestion

Single-Select Questions (pick one)

project.goal

{
  "question": "What does this project do? (one clear sentence)",
  "header": "Goal",
  "multiSelect": false,
  "options": [
    {"label": "Let me type it", "description": "I'll describe it myself"},
    {"label": "Help me write it", "description": "Guide me through it"}
  ]
}

human_context.why

{
  "question": "Why does this project exist?",
  "header": "Why",
  "multiSelect": false,
  "options": [
    {"label": "Business need", "description": "Solving a business problem"},
    {"label": "Personal project", "description": "Learning or hobby"},
    {"label": "Open source", "description": "Community contribution"},
    {"label": "Let me explain", "description": "Custom reason"}
  ]
}

stack.database

{
  "question": "What database do you use?",
  "header": "Database",
  "multiSelect": false,
  "options": [
    {"label": "PostgreSQL", "description": "Relational database"},
    {"label": "MongoDB", "description": "Document database"},
    {"label": "SQLite", "description": "File-based database"},
    {"label": "None", "description": "No database"}
  ]
}

stack.hosting

{
  "question": "Where is this deployed?",
  "header": "Hosting",
  "multiSelect": false,
  "options": [
    {"label": "Vercel", "description": "Frontend/serverless"},
    {"label": "AWS", "description": "Amazon Web Services"},
    {"label": "Local only", "description": "Not deployed"},
    {"label": "Other", "description": "Different platform"}
  ]
}

Multi-Select Questions (pick multiple, joined with " + ")

stack.testing

{
  "question": "What testing tools/methodologies do you use?",
  "header": "Testing",
  "multiSelect": true,
  "options": [
    {"label": "pytest", "description": "Python testing framework"},
    {"label": "Jest", "description": "JavaScript testing"},
    {"label": "Vitest", "description": "Vite-native testing"},
    {"label": "WJTTC", "description": "Championship methodology (Layer 2)"}
  ]
}

Result format: pytest + WJTTC (industry first, WJTTC follows)

Ordering: When both selected, industry tests come first:

  • pytest + WJTTC (not WJTTC + pytest)
  • WJTTC can also run standalone

stack.cicd

{
  "question": "What CI/CD tools do you use?",
  "header": "CI/CD",
  "multiSelect": true,
  "options": [
    {"label": "GitHub Actions", "description": "GitHub-native CI/CD"},
    {"label": "Cloud Build", "description": "Google Cloud CI/CD"},
    {"label": "CircleCI", "description": "CircleCI pipelines"},
    {"label": "None", "description": "No CI/CD yet"}
  ]
}

Result format: GitHub Actions + Cloud Build

stack.frontend

{
  "question": "What frontend technologies do you use?",
  "header": "Frontend",
  "multiSelect": true,
  "options": [
    {"label": "React", "description": "React framework"},
    {"label": "Next.js", "description": "React meta-framework"},
    {"label": "Svelte", "description": "Svelte framework"},
    {"label": "None/API-only", "description": "No frontend"}
  ]
}

human_context.who

{
  "question": "Who uses this project?",
  "header": "Users",
  "multiSelect": true,
  "options": [
    {"label": "Developers", "description": "Software developers"},
    {"label": "End users", "description": "Non-technical users"},
    {"label": "AI agents", "description": "Claude, Gemini, etc."},
    {"label": "Internal team", "description": "Your team only"}
  ]
}

Result format: Developers + AI agents

Processing Multi-Select Answers

When user selects multiple options, join them with " + ":

# Example: User selects ["pytest", "WJTTC"]
selected = ["pytest", "WJTTC"]
value = " + ".join(selected)  # "pytest + WJTTC"

This creates readable, scannable values in the .faf file:

stack:
  testing: pytest + WJTTC
  cicd: GitHub Actions + Cloud Build

Example Session

User: /faf-go

Claude: Let me check your current .faf status.

[Runs: faf score --verbose]

Your score is 45%. Let's get you to Gold Code!

[Uses AskUserQuestion for project.goal]

User: [Selects option or types custom]

Claude: Great! Now let's capture why this project exists.

[Uses AskUserQuestion for human_context.why]

... continues until 100% ...

Claude: ✪ GOLD CODE ACHIEVED!
Your AI now has complete context for championship performance.

TodoWrite Integration

Track progress with todos:

[
  {"content": "Answer project.goal question", "status": "completed"},
  {"content": "Answer human_context.why question", "status": "in_progress"},
  {"content": "Answer stack.database question", "status": "pending"},
  {"content": "Verify Gold Code achieved", "status": "pending"}
]

CLI Fallback

Outside Claude Code, the same destination is reached with the CLI's own interactive interview:

faf go            # interactive terminal interview (--resume continues a session)

This skill is the Claude-native version of that interview — AskUserQuestion instead of terminal prompts. For structured, programmatic data, use faf score --json.

Success Metrics

  • User reaches 100% score
  • All required fields filled with meaningful content
  • No placeholder values (TBD, Unknown, None where inappropriate)
  • User understands what each field is for

On Completion

When 100% ✪ is achieved:

✪ 100% — Gold Code

project.faf: complete
CLAUDE.md:   synced from .faf

Optionally run faf sync to emit CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md from the .faf. Your AI now starts every session with complete project context.

Related Skills

  • faf-context — the builder's quickstart: hand the AI what it needs to hit 100%, fast
  • faf-wizard — done-for-you, one-click .faf for any project
  • faf-expert — master the format: scoring internals, MCP config, bi-sync, the full 21-slot model

.faf is the format. project.faf is the file. 100% ✪ AI-Readiness is the result.


MIT · part of the FAF skill family (faf-context · faf-wizard · faf-expert). Native to Claude Code.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches its upstream source and local project context.
  • Verify commands, generated code, dependencies, credentials, and external service behavior before applying changes.
  • Do not treat examples as a substitute for environment-specific tests, security review, or user approval for destructive or costly actions.
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Category Development
Name faf-go
Version v20260701
Size 9.67KB
Updated At 2026-07-02
Language