fest understand
Learn methodology FIRST - run before executing festival tasks
Synopsis
Learn about Festival Methodology - a goal-oriented project management system designed for AI agent development workflows.
START HERE if you're new to Festival Methodology:
fest understand methodology Core principles and philosophy
fest understand structure 3-level hierarchy explained
fest understand tasks CRITICAL: When to create task files
QUICK REFERENCE:
fest understand checklist Validation checklist before starting
fest understand rules Naming conventions for automation
fest understand workflow Just-in-time reading pattern
The understand command helps you grasp WHEN and WHY to use specific approaches. For command syntax, use --help on any command.
Content is pulled from your local .festival/ directory when available, ensuring you see the current methodology design and any customizations.
fest understand [flags]
Options
-h, --help help for understand
Options inherited from parent commands
--config string config file (default: ~/.config/fest/config.json)
--debug enable debug logging
--no-color disable colored output
--verbose enable verbose output
SEE ALSO
- fest - Festival Methodology CLI - goal-oriented project management for AI agents
- fest understand checklist - Quick festival validation checklist
- fest understand context - CONTEXT.md - session memory for AI agents (CREATE FIRST)
- fest understand extensions - Show loaded extensions
- fest understand gates - Show quality gate configuration
- fest understand methodology - Core principles - START HERE for new agents
- fest understand nodeids - Node reference system for code traceability
- fest understand plugins - Show discovered plugins
- fest understand resources - What's in the .festival/ directory
- fest understand rules - MANDATORY structure rules for automation
- fest understand structure - 3-level hierarchy: Festival → Phase → Sequence → Task
- fest understand tasks - When and how to create task files (CRITICAL)
- fest understand templates - Template variables that save tokens
- fest understand workflow - Just-in-time reading and execution patterns