bootstrap-check_skill

Overview

This skill applies a production-grade Symfony architecture and execution workflow to bootstrap check tasks. It frames changes with a controlled scope and clear checkpoints to reduce risk. The goal is safe, incremental improvements that are auditable and easy to validate.

How this skill works

The skill inspects current boundaries, constraints, and coupling points in your Symfony codebase to establish a baseline. It proposes the smallest coherent architectural adjustment, then defines and executes checkpointed steps with validation criteria. Each checkpoint records outcomes, residual risks, and recommended follow-up tasks for an auditable decision trail.

When to use it

• Refining architecture or context-handling in Symfony projects.
• Planning medium to complex changes that need staged validation.
• When you must avoid broad refactors and prefer incremental, reversible work.
• Before deploying workflow or execution changes to production.
• When a clear decision log and risk assessment are required.

Best practices

• Default to existing project patterns and conventions to minimize disruption.
• Limit each change to the smallest coherent scope that fulfills the goal.
• Define explicit validation criteria for each checkpoint before implementation.
• Keep a concise decision log that captures rationale, tradeoffs, and authorship.
• Avoid bulk refactors; escalate only when safety and tests permit.

Example use cases

• Introduce a request context service with a single, tested consumer and rollout in checkpoints.
• Migrate a portion of services to constructor injection, validating behavior per module.
• Add a background job workflow with staged worker deployment and health checks.
• Standardize controller input validation by implementing a shared validator and validating on a feature-by-feature basis.
• Establish execution timeout and retry policies for a subsystem with checkpointed monitoring.