Odin Core

Use when the user requests axiom, axiom-mode, axiom-compact, formal-logic, or compact form. Not for changing code or remote state.

Use when work is about to grow past the ask, the task may already be done, or the user requests only the minimum. Not for executing the work: use tdd to build or strike-the-root to fix.

Use when the user suspects no installed skill covers a task and wants proof. Names the owning skill or writes a missing-skill brief. Never routes or invokes the matched skill.

Use when the user describes an AI workflow gap or uses an ambiguous cross-session reference such as 'the PR Bob mentioned'. Not for tasks that require source or remote-system changes.

Use when an artifact or skill has just changed and is about to be called done, committed, or handed off. Not for remote, credential, publish, deploy, or irreversible changes.

Use when any bounded workflow starts or reaches an action, path, proposal, or merge boundary. Refuses rather than default-allow on an unreadable constraint set.

Use when a request is long, bundled, high-stakes, or has ambiguous referents. Not for tiered scans: use askme. Not for interviews: use askme.

Use when a task, feature, or fix is called done, complete, finished, or fixed, or before a commit, PR, or next task. Not for fact-checking: use verify-both-ways. Not for measuring: use verify-this.