athene-build

Topics in the source

• Athene: Build (repo + build + architecture)
• Check for existing Athene footprint first
• Lifecycle
• Make ownership executable
• CI/CD architecture
• Stack decisions and connector setup
• Evidence-backed architecture and the engineering quality bar
• Governance artifacts

Establishes the repo's operating model before any code is written, then builds. Distinct from Athene: Audit, which retrofits process onto a repo that already exists — this skill is for a new build, not a retrofit. If the repo already has real work in it but no Athene footprint, that's Audit's job, not this one. GitHub is the v1-assumed git host — CODEOWNERS, PR/issue templates, and branch protection below all assume it. Other hosts are a later extension, not v1 scope. On start, scan the target repo for .athene/state.md. Not found: don't proceed as if this were a clean greenfield repo just because this skill was invoked directly — read and follow the Athene: Audit skill file first. This is how this skill and Audit disambiguate without relying on how the user phrased the request. Found: read all four sections before doing anything else — don't just confirm the file exists and barge into the lifecycle below. If Active skill is the pre-rename value athene (a state file written before this skill was renamed to athene-build), treat it as this skill for every check below — same owner, same phase, same decisions — but don't write the corrected name to .athene/state.md yet; only persist it

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