Next Step — Development skill for Claude Code
Determine and suggest the next step based on dependencies.
How to install Next Step
Installs to ~/.claude/skills/kirkruglov-claude-project-manager-next-step/SKILL.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/kirkruglov-claude-project-manager-next-step && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KirKruglov/claude-project-manager/HEAD/commands/next-step.md -o ~/.claude/skills/kirkruglov-claude-project-manager-next-step/SKILL.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Next Step does
description: Determine and suggest the next step based on dependencies
Next Step
Analyze project state and orchestration rules to recommend the immediate next action.
Process
1. Read Project State
Read `project-state.md` to get:
- Current phase
- Status of all 34 artifacts
- Which artifacts are "approved", "in_progress", "not started"
2. Read Orchestration Map
Read `references/orchestration-map.md` to understand:
- Artifact dependencies (which artifacts must complete
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