Agent Starter
Choose one next stage. Do not run the whole chain by default.
Route
- Beginning a work session with existing repository history →
morning-brief. - A desired outcome exists, but current implementation status is unclear →
aim-before-build. - The target is still fuzzy and several decisions are open →
decision-sheet. - A costly or hard-to-reverse plan is still uncertain →
converge-plan. - Work needs multiple turns and an evidence-based finish line →
goal-contract. - An approved plan has three or more implementation phases →
phase-loop. - Work is ready to review or share →
evidence-audit. - Too many skills, or a skill never triggers →
harness-audit; an external source to evaluate →absorb.
Simple questions and one-line edits need none of these. Handle them directly.
Shared habits
- Treat runtime behavior and direct measurements as stronger evidence than old documentation.
- Read the nearest project instructions and current status before editing.
- Search for existing code, standard features, dependencies, and installed skills before creating anything.
- Use the lowest effort that can close the task reliably.
- Delegate only independent, bounded work; keep one writer unless paths are disjoint.
- Never treat an empty result as proof that nothing exists.
- Finish non-trivial work with one runnable check and an explicit remaining-risk statement.
Output
Return the selected stage, why it fits, the first artifact or check to inspect, and one next action.
Next
Hand off to the selected stage and stop; the chain continues from that stage's own ## Next.