Coding Context

Detect languages in target files and inject appropriate skills before implementing code.

Usage

Auto-Detect Mode (recommended)

/coding-context

Analyzes the current task context to determine which files will be modified and loads appropriate skills.

Explicit Mode

/coding-context src/lib.rs src/main.rs
/coding-context src/components/

Detects languages from specified files/directories and loads skills.

Process

Step 1: Identify Target Files

If no arguments provided:

1. Check current task context (TodoWrite, beads task, conversation)
2. Look for mentioned file paths
3. If still unclear, scan working directory for common patterns

If arguments provided:

• Use specified files/directories directly

Step 2: Detect Languages

Scan target files and map extensions to skills:

Async Rust detection:

# Check for tokio usage
grep -r "use tokio" --include="*.rs" <target> 2>/dev/null
grep -r "#\[tokio::main\]" --include="*.rs" <target> 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Load Skills

For each detected language, load the skill into context:

Detected: Rust with async (tokio)

Loading skills:
- @rust — Rust idioms, ownership, Option combinators, error handling
- @tokio — Async patterns, channels, structured concurrency
- @principles — Universal quality standards

Key patterns to apply:
- Flatten nested if-let with and_then + ?
- Use let chains for multi-condition branching
- Domain-specific error types over Box<dyn Error>
- Prefer borrowing over cloning

Step 4: Summarize Context

Output a brief summary:

## Coding Context Loaded

**Languages:** Rust (async)
**Skills:** @rust, @tokio, @principles

**Key idioms for this session:**
- Option combinators over nested if-let
- ? operator for error propagation
- Structured concurrency with tokio::select!

Ready to implement.

When to Use

Integration with Workflow

With /execute

The /execute skill calls this automatically at start. No need to invoke separately.

With /kick-off

Planning phase doesn’t need language skills. Skip until implementation.

With code review

Run before /codex-review to include language-specific patterns in review criteria.

Key Idioms by Language

Rust (@rust)

• Flatten nested if let with and_then + ? in closures
• Use bool.then(|| value) to convert conditions to Option
• Newtype pattern for domain types
• Domain error enums over Box<dyn Error>
• Property-based testing for pure functions

TypeScript (@typescript)

• Discriminated unions over type guards
• Branded types for domain primitives
• Result<T, E> pattern for error handling
• Composition over inheritance

Svelte (@svelte)

• $derived over $effect for computed values
• Runes for reactivity ($state, $derived, $effect)
• Load functions for server data
• Form actions for mutations

See Also

• @rust, @typescript, @svelte — Full language skill references
• @principles — Universal quality standards
• /execute — Auto-injects coding context at start