{"slug":"domain-modeling","title":"domain-modeling","summary":"Build and sharpen a project's domain model. Use when the user wants to pin down domain terminology or a ubiquitous language, record an architectural decision, or when another skill needs to maintain the domain model.","platform":"ChatGPT","tags":["workflow"],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-16T13:38:27.895274Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills","stars":46883,"forks":6831,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T05:43:16Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<p>name: domain-modeling\ndescription: Build and sharpen a project's domain model. Use when the user wants to pin down domain terminology or a ubiquitous language, record an architectural decision, or when another skill needs to maintain the domain model.\ncategory: \"architecture\"\nrisk: \"safe\"\nsource: \"community\"\nsource_repo: \"mattpocock/skills\"\nsource_type: \"community\"\ndate_added: \"2026-06-19\"\nauthor: \"Matt Pocock\"\nlicense: \"MIT\"\nlicense_source: \"https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/LICENSE\"\ntags:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>architecture</li>\n<li>workflow</li>\n<li>coding-agents\ntools:</li>\n<li>claude-code</li>\n<li>codex-cli</li>\n<li>cursor</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<h1>Domain Modeling</h1>\n<h2>When to Use</h2>\n<p>Use when this workflow matches the user request: Build and sharpen a project's domain model. Use when the user wants to pin down domain terminology or a ubiquitous language, record an architectural decision, or when another skill needs to maintain the domain model.</p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https://github.com/mattpocock/skills\">mattpocock/skills</a> (MIT).</em></p>\n<p>Actively build and sharpen the project's domain model as you design. This is the <em>active</em> discipline — challenging terms, inventing edge-case scenarios, and writing the glossary and decisions down the moment they crystallise. (Merely <em>reading</em> <code>CONTEXT.md</code> for vocabulary is not this skill — that's a one-line habit any skill can do. This skill is for when you're changing the model, not just consuming it.)</p>\n<h2>File structure</h2>\n<p>Most repos have a single context:</p>\n<pre><code>/\n├── CONTEXT.md\n├── docs/\n│   └── adr/\n│       ├── 0001-event-sourced-orders.md\n│       └── 0002-postgres-for-write-model.md\n└── src/\n</code></pre>\n<p>If a <code>CONTEXT-MAP.md</code> exists at the root, the repo has multiple contexts. The map points to where each one lives:</p>\n<pre><code>/\n├── CONTEXT-MAP.md\n├── docs/\n│   └── adr/                          ← system-wide decisions\n├── src/\n│   ├── ordering/\n│   │   ├── CONTEXT.md\n│   │   └── docs/adr/                 ← context-specific decisions\n│   └── billing/\n│       ├── CONTEXT.md\n│       └── docs/adr/\n</code></pre>\n<p>Create files lazily — only when you have something to write. If no <code>CONTEXT.md</code> exists, create one when the first term is resolved. If no <code>docs/adr/</code> exists, create it when the first ADR is needed.</p>\n<h2>During the session</h2>\n<h3>Challenge against the glossary</h3>\n<p>When the user uses a term that conflicts with the existing language in <code>CONTEXT.md</code>, call it out immediately. \"Your glossary defines 'cancellation' as X, but you seem to mean Y — which is it?\"</p>\n<h3>Sharpen fuzzy language</h3>\n<p>When the user uses vague or overloaded terms, propose a precise canonical term. \"You're saying 'account' — do you mean the Customer or the User? Those are different things.\"</p>\n<h3>Discuss concrete scenarios</h3>\n<p>When domain relationships are being discussed, stress-test them with specific scenarios. Invent scenarios that probe edge cases and force the user to be precise about the boundaries between concepts.</p>\n<h3>Cross-reference with code</h3>\n<p>When the user states how something works, check whether the code agrees. If you find a contradiction, surface it: \"Your code cancels entire Orders, but you just said partial cancellation is possible — which is right?\"</p>\n<h3>Update CONTEXT.md inline</h3>\n<p>When a term is resolved, update <code>CONTEXT.md</code> right there. Don't batch these up — capture them as they happen. Use the format in <a href=\"./CONTEXT-FORMAT.md\">CONTEXT-FORMAT.md</a>.</p>\n<p><code>CONTEXT.md</code> should be totally devoid of implementation details. Do not treat <code>CONTEXT.md</code> as a spec, a scratch pad, or a repository for implementation decisions. It is a glossary and nothing else.</p>\n<h3>Offer ADRs sparingly</h3>\n<p>Only offer to create an ADR when all three are true:</p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Hard to reverse</strong> — the cost of changing your mind later is meaningful</li>\n<li><strong>Surprising without context</strong> — a future reader will wonder \"why did they do it this way?\"</li>\n<li><strong>The result of a real trade-off</strong> — there were genuine alternatives and you picked one for specific reasons</li>\n</ol>\n<p>If any of the three is missing, skip the ADR. Use the format in <a href=\"./ADR-FORMAT.md\">ADR-FORMAT.md</a>.</p>\n<h2>Limitations</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires the upstream tool, account, API key, or local setup when the workflow names one.</li>\n<li>Does not authorize destructive, production, paid, or external-message actions without explicit user approval.</li>\n<li>Validate generated artifacts or recommendations against the user's real sources before treating them as final.</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"ADR-FORMAT.md","sizeBytes":2766,"isText":true},{"path":"CONTEXT-FORMAT.md","sizeBytes":2299,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":4475,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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