inscribe

Capture coding conventions, rules, or best practices and persist them into the appropriate documentation files so they are remembered across sessions.

Usage

/inscribe [scope] [guideline]

• scope (optional): project (default) or global
• guideline (optional): If omitted, conventions are extracted from recent conversation context.

Scope

Scope	Target	Description
project	Project documentation files	Conventions scoped to the current project. Auto-discovers target files.
global	User's global agent instructions	Conventions that apply across all projects for this user.

When scope is global, discover the global instructions file heuristically instead of scanning project files. Search these locations in order and use the first that exists:

1. ~/.claude/AGENTS.md
2. ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md
3. ~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md
4. ~/.codex/AGENTS.md

If none exist, check which agent tool directories are present (~/.claude/, ~/.config/opencode/, ~/.codex/) and create AGENTS.md in the first one found.

Steps 1–2 (project file discovery and selection) are skipped for global scope.

Input Sources

• Explicit parameter: A guideline or rule passed directly (e.g., /inscribe always use named exports)
• Conversation context: Rules or patterns discussed earlier in the conversation
• Both: A guideline parameter that references or supplements conversation context

Guardrails

• Always confirm with the user what exactly should be learned before writing.
• Never duplicate existing rules — check if the convention already exists in the target file.
• Append to the appropriate section, or create a new section if none fits.
• Preserve the existing format and style of each target file.
• Show the proposed addition and target file before writing.

Workflow

Step 0: Identify What to Learn

1. If a guideline parameter is provided: Use it as the primary input.
2. If no parameter is provided: Review the recent conversation for rules, conventions, or patterns that were discussed, corrected, or established. Summarize them.
3. If both: Combine the explicit guideline with conversation context.

Present the identified convention(s) to the user and ask to confirm or refine.

Step 1: Discover Target Files (project scope only)

Skip this step if scope is global.

Scan the project to find existing documentation files where conventions might live. Search for:

**/AGENTS.md
**/CLAUDE.md
**/code-style*.md
**/coding-style*.md
**/conventions*.md
**/guidelines*.md
docs/**/*.md
.claude/skills/*/SKILL.md
.opencode/skills/*/SKILL.md

Build a target table from the discovered files. Classify each by scope (language, framework, platform, project-wide, skill) based on its path and content. For skill files (SKILL.md), use the skill name from the directory or frontmatter.

Fallback priority when no documentation files are found:

1. AGENTS.md in the project root (create if absent)
2. CLAUDE.md in the project root (create if absent)

Step 2: Select Target File (project scope only)

Skip this step if scope is global.

Present the discovered files to the user with their inferred scope. Let the user:

• Pick from the list
• Specify a new path (the skill will create the file)
• Accept the auto-suggestion if the convention clearly matches one file's scope

Auto-suggestion rules:

• Language/framework-specific conventions → file whose path or content matches that language
• Skill-specific conventions → the relevant SKILL.md file
• Project-wide rules → AGENTS.md or the root-level conventions file
• AI behavior instructions → AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md

Step 3: Check for Duplicates

Read the target file and search for existing rules that cover the same topic. If a similar convention already exists, alert the user and ask: Update existing, Add alongside, or Skip.

Step 4: Draft the Addition

Compose the new convention entry matching the target file's existing format:

• code-style files: Use the pattern of the existing sections — heading level, code examples with good/bad markers, explanations
• AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md: Use the existing bullet/section style
• New files: Use a simple heading + bullet list format

Present the draft showing target file, section, and content. Ask to confirm: Add, Edit first, or Cancel.

Step 5: Write and Confirm

1. Add the convention to the target file in the appropriate section.
2. Print confirmation with file path, section, and summary.
3. Ask whether to commit — Do NOT commit without the user's explicit confirmation. Use commit message docs: inscribe <brief summary>.

Examples

/inscribe always use named exports in TypeScript
/inscribe global never use console.log in production code
/inscribe project use SnapKit for all layout constraints
/inscribe all API response types must use Zod schemas
/inscribe global 所有项目都要用 AGENTS.md 作为主指令文件
/inscribe