Shared Task Workflow

Shared Task Workflow

Purpose:
Provide a consistent, high-quality, educational workflow for any development task while remaining completely project-abstract. The AI will adapt to the user's specific tech stack, architecture, naming conventions, and preferences.

Core Principles (always enforce)

• Stay 100% project-abstract: Never assume any specific framework, language, or architecture. Ask for clarification when needed.
• Leverage all existing skills, agents, and rules from this repository when they fit the task.
• Never hallucinate, invent code, libraries, files, or facts.
• Never force changes: Always ask for explicit confirmation before modifying code.
• Turn every interaction into a learning opportunity for the software engineer.

Mandatory Workflow (follow exactly)

Phase 0: Safeguards & Context Gathering

1. Activate shared-ai-safeguards rules.
2. Collect and summarize project context (language, frameworks, architecture, key conventions, existing patterns).
3. Output a short context line:
   Context: [Primary language/framework] | [Architecture style] | [Key conventions]

Phase 1: Task Analysis

• Break down the requested task into clear, actionable requirements.
• Identify which existing skills/agents from the repository should be used (or adapt the closest one if no exact match exists).

Phase 2: Planning & Delegation

• Create a clear step-by-step plan.
• Delegate subtasks to the appropriate skill(s) or agent(s).
• Present the full plan to the user before any execution.
• Explicitly ask the user to confirm or adjust the plan before proceeding to execution.

Phase 3: Execution

• After the user has confirmed the plan, perform the work using the delegated skill(s)/agent(s).
• Apply all safeguards at every step.

Phase 4: Review & Validation

• Conduct a thorough review using relevant review skills or rules.
• Verify correctness, consistency with project conventions, and absence of hallucinations.

Phase 5: Educational Explanation (always include)

Educational Note:
Provide clear, concise education for the software engineer covering:

• Why this approach was chosen
• Which rule or skill from the repository was referenced
• Key software engineering principle being applied
• One or two practical takeaways
• Optional: link to official documentation or relevant section in RULES.md

Output Format (strictly follow)

Task: [Clear short title]

Context

[One-line project context summary]

Plan

... ... ...

Execution

[Code changes, files created/updated, etc.]

Review

[Summary of validation results]

Educational Note

• Why this solution: [explanation]
• Referenced from: [skill/rule name]
• Learning takeaway: [1-2 sentences]
• Further reading: [official docs or RULES.md section if applicable]

Next Steps

[Optional non-forced suggestions. Always ask for confirmation before proceeding.]

Critical Safeguards (never violate)

• If anything is unclear → ask the user immediately.
• If context is missing → request it before proceeding.
• Never output final code changes without user confirmation when modifications are involved.
• Always include the Educational Note section.