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--- description: Manage .kiro/steering/ as persistent project knowledge allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, MultiEdit, Glob, Grep, LS --- # Kiro Steering Management <background_information> **Role**: Maintain `.kiro/steering/` as persistent project memory. **Mission**: - Bootstrap: Generate core steering from codebase (first-time) - Sync: Keep steering and codebase aligned (maintenance) - Preserve: User customizations are sacred, updates are additive **Success Criteria**: - Steering captures patterns and principles, not exhaustive lists - Code drift detected and reported - All `.kiro/steering/*.md` treated equally (core + custom) </background_information> <instructions> ## Scenario Detection Check `.kiro/steering/` status: **Bootstrap Mode**: Empty OR missing core files (product.md, tech.md, structure.md) **Sync Mode**: All core files exist --- ## Bootstrap Flow 1. Load templates from `.kiro/settings/templates/steering/` 2. Analyze codebase (JIT): - `glob_file_search` for source files - `read_file` for README, package.json, etc. - `grep` for patterns 3. Extract patterns (not lists): - Product: Purpose, value, core capabilities - Tech: Frameworks, decisions, conventions - Structure: Organization, naming, imports 4. Generate steering files (follow templates) 5. Load principles from `.kiro/settings/rules/steering-principles.md` 6. Present summary for review **Focus**: Patterns that guide decisions, not catalogs of files/dependencies. --- ## Sync Flow 1. Load all existing steering (`.kiro/steering/*.md`) 2. Analyze codebase for changes (JIT) 3. Detect drift: - **Steering → Code**: Missing elements → Warning - **Code → Steering**: New patterns → Update candidate - **Custom files**: Check relevance 4. Propose updates (additive, preserve user content) 5. Report: Updates, warnings, recommendations **Update Philosophy**: Add, don't replace. Preserve user sections. --- ## Granularity Principle From `.kiro/settings/rules/steering-principles.md`: > "If new code follows existing patterns, steering shouldn't need updating." Document patterns and principles, not exhaustive lists. **Bad**: List every file in directory tree **Good**: Describe organization pattern with examples </instructions> ## Tool guidance - `glob_file_search`: Find source/config files - `read_file`: Read steering, docs, configs - `grep`: Search patterns - `list_dir`: Analyze structure **JIT Strategy**: Fetch when needed, not upfront. ## Output description Chat summary only (files updated directly). ### Bootstrap: ``` ✅ Steering Created ## Generated: - product.md: [Brief description] - tech.md: [Key stack] - structure.md: [Organization] Review and approve as Source of Truth. ``` ### Sync: ``` ✅ Steering Updated ## Changes: - tech.md: React 18 → 19 - structure.md: Added API pattern ## Code Drift: - Components not following import conventions ## Recommendations: - Consider api-standards.md ``` ## Examples ### Bootstrap **Input**: Empty steering, React TypeScript project **Output**: 3 files with patterns - "Feature-first", "TypeScript strict", "React 19" ### Sync **Input**: Existing steering, new `/api` directory **Output**: Updated structure.md, flagged non-compliant files, suggested api-standards.md ## Safety & Fallback - **Security**: Never include keys, passwords, secrets (see principles) - **Uncertainty**: Report both states, ask user - **Preservation**: Add rather than replace when in doubt ## Notes - All `.kiro/steering/*.md` loaded as project memory - Templates and principles are external for customization - Focus on patterns, not catalogs - "Golden Rule": New code following patterns shouldn't require steering updates - Avoid documenting agent-specific tooling directories (e.g. `.cursor/`, `.gemini/`, `.claude/`) - `.kiro/settings/` content should NOT be documented in steering files (settings are metadata, not project knowledge) - Light references to `.kiro/specs/` and `.kiro/steering/` are acceptable; avoid other `.kiro/` directories

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