adapto-project-definelisted
Install: claude install-skill adaptocms/adapto-cms-agent-skills
# adapto:project-define
The most important setup step: it builds the project's **brain** — the local, multi-file knowledge base at
`.adapto/project/` (see [studio.md](../../shared/studio.md) §2) that every content skill reads to stay
on-brand and on-scope. It works by **deep guided discovery**: a short, skippable interview for the things only
you know, then **active research** (your existing site + competitors + an initial keyword universe) to fill
in the rest. A flattened **summary** is stored in the CMS as `_adapto_project_config`; the rich facets stay
local. The whole step is **optional** — skills work without it, just less sharply.
## When to use
- Setting up a project and you want the agent to deeply understand it before researching or writing content.
- Triggers: "define my project", "build the project brain", "tell Adapto about my product/brand/voice".
- Re-run to refresh the brain after big changes (it reconciles, never blindly clobbers your edits).
## When not to use
- Consolidating findings you've already gathered while working → `adapto:project-learn`.
- You'd rather not answer anything → skip it; content skills fall back to neutral defaults.
- Just checking the environment → `adapto:doctor`.
## Inputs
- **A short interview** (every question optional, pickable options + free-form, asked one at a time) for the
**human-only facts**: project type → what it does → audience/ICPs (pains, jobs-to-be-done) → brand voice →
writing do's & don'ts → one-line pitch → na