Ea Setup Skill

Existing Project Detection

If <path>/ea-projects/<name>/ already exists:

• Say: "A project named <name> already exists at this path."
• Ask: "Resume it or start a new project with a different name?"
• Resume → use ea-projects-skill resume flow
• New name → go back to step 2

ea-context.md Template

The following template is written to ea-context.md during step 7:

# EA Engagement: <name>
**Organisation:** <org> | **Architect:** <name> | **Date Started:** <date>

## Business Driver
<captured response>

## Scope
**In scope:** <list>
**Out of scope:** <list>

## Stakeholders
| Name | Role | Primary Concern |
|------|------|----------------|

## Architecture Principles
<list from Preliminary phase>

## Governance Model
<captured response>

## Constraints & Assumptions
<captured response>

## Timeline
<captured response>

project.json on Creation

The initial state written to project.json during step 8:

• status: Active
• startDate: today
• currentPhase: first selected phase after Preliminary
• nextAction: "Begin [phase name]"
• Preliminary phase entry: status=Complete, progress=100, currentVersion=1.0, versions=[{version:"1.0", date:today, notes:"Initial setup"}]
• All other selected phases: status=Not Started, progress=0, artifacts configured with targetDates from configuration
• documents: populated if any documents were uploaded
• publications: []

Skills Referenced

• ea-interview-techniques-skill — document ingestion + kickoff interview
• togaf-adm-skill — Preliminary phase (configuration mode)
• ea-projects-skill — for resume flow if project already exists