Intent Routing

When you speak, the agent analyzes your intent and routes it to the appropriate Gangsta skill. This routing is automatic — powered by the 1% Rule — but understanding the mapping helps you work more effectively.

Intent → Skill Mapping

Skill Priority

When multiple skills could apply, routing follows this order:

1. Process skills first — reconnaissance, interrogation-debugging, drill-tdd
   • These determine how to approach the task
   • They set up the methodology before any work begins
2. Orchestration skills second — the-underboss, the-capo
   • These manage who does what
   • They decompose work after the approach is established
3. Implementation skills third — the-hit, resource-development
   • These guide execution
   • They operate within the structure established by process skills

Skill Types

Skills come in two flavors:

Rigid Skills

Must be followed exactly. Don't adapt away from the discipline.

• gangsta:drill-tdd — Red-Green-Refactor, no shortcuts
• gangsta:interrogation-debugging — Systematic root-cause, no guessing
• gangsta:omerta — Laws apply always, no exceptions

Flexible Skills

Adapt principles to context. The spirit matters more than the letter.

• gangsta:reconnaissance — Intel gathering adapts to codebase size
• gangsta:the-grilling — Debate depth adapts to feature complexity

Common Routing Mistakes

1. Skipping reconnaissance — "I already know the codebase" → You probably don't know it as well as a systematic scan. Invoke gangsta:reconnaissance.
2. Debugging without structure — "Let me just try changing this line" → Use gangsta:interrogation-debugging for systematic root-cause analysis.
3. Coding without a spec — "I'll just start implementing" → This violates Omerta Law #5 (Spec is Law). Run a Heist first.
4. Auto-advancing phases — "The dossier looks fine, let's keep going" → Every phase gate requires explicit Don approval. No auto-advancing.

The Flow in Practice

User says "I want to add notifications"
  └── Intent: Build something new
       └── Skill: gangsta:reconnaissance
            └── Don approves Dossier
                 └── gangsta:the-grilling
                      └── Don approves Consensus
                           └── gangsta:the-sit-down
                                └── Don signs Contract
                                     └── gangsta:resource-development
                                          └── Don approves War Plan
                                               └── gangsta:the-hit
                                                    └── Don approves Completion
                                                         └── gangsta:laundering
                                                              └── Don declares Complete

Each arrow represents a phase gate — a point where you must explicitly approve before proceeding.