By name: foundation-router description: Entry-point router that selects foundational Godot skills before domain, system, and workflow specialization. tier: core godot_version: 4.6+ doc_anchors: - godot-docs/getting_started/introduction/key_concepts_overview.rst - godot-docs/tutorials/best_practices/introduction_best_practices.rst tags: - routing - foundations - architecture depends_on: []
Foundation Router
Use When
- Starting a new implementation, refactor, or incident response in a Godot project.
- Task scope is unclear and the first skill selection must be deterministic.
Outcomes
- One or more Tier 1 foundation skills are selected before deeper routing.
- Selection rationale is explicit and reusable across similar tasks.
- Follow-on routing to Secondary/Tertiary/Operational tiers is constrained.
Required Rules
- Always pick a foundation skill first; do not start from Tier 3/4 directly.
- Select by problem type (architecture, lifecycle, data, validation, editor flow).
- Keep the smallest sufficient foundation set (avoid loading all foundations by default).
- If authority or ownership is ambiguous, route to architecture foundation first.
Workflow
- Classify request by dominant concern: architecture, lifecycle, data, validation, or editor workflow.
- Map concern to the minimum matching foundation skill(s).
- Record why each skill was selected and what risk it controls.
- Route to Secondary/Tertiary only after foundation choices are locked.
- Revisit foundation selection if downstream conflicts appear.
Validation
- Given a task prompt, selected foundation skills explain all major constraints.
- No Tier 3/4 skill is selected without at least one explicit Tier 1 dependency.
- Repeated routing of similar prompts yields consistent foundation choices.
Failure Modes
- Skipping Tier 1 causes contradictory assumptions in lower tiers.
- Loading all foundations by default produces noisy, low-signal planning.
- Routing straight to operational runbooks hides architecture defects.
Local Doc Anchors
godot-docs/getting_started/introduction/key_concepts_overview.rstgodot-docs/tutorials/best_practices/introduction_best_practices.rst