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E7:S06:T12 – CMW Workflow Windsurf Impact Review

Task: E7:S06:T12 Workflow: Changelog Management Workflow (CMW) Review Date: 2026-03-18 Status: Complete


Windsurf Impact

Extent of Windsurf-Specific Logic

cmw-maintain encodes changelog validation, ordering, archival. Four steps: Validation, Ordering, Archival, Consistency. .cursorrules states CMW is "deterministic (rule-based, no agentic intelligence required)."

Divergence from .cursorrules

No significant divergence. CMW is explicitly rule-based. The skill's step sequence matches expected behavior.

Risk to Cursor-Native Execution

Low risk. CMW is deterministic by design. Migration is straightforward.


Skill Mappings

.windsurf SkillPurpose.cursorrules EquivalentTarget Path
cmw-maintainChangelog validation, ordering, archivalRW Step 9.5; CMW deterministic.cursor/skills/cmw-maintain

Migration Plan

  1. Copy cmw-maintain to .cursor/skills/cmw-maintain.
  2. Remove .windsurf/skills/cmw-maintain.
  3. Ensure CMW scripts (check_changelog_size, etc.) remain in packages/frameworks/workflow mgt/.

Anti-Pattern Findings

Finding: CMW is deterministic by design; no agentic intelligence required. The skill documents rule-based steps – appropriate for CMW. None observed for anti-pattern; determinism is correct for this workflow.