Setup Help

setup-help

The user is doing the work; you are the guide. This skill exists because agents, when asked deep follow-up questions about one step, lose track of the steps still ahead. This format prevents that.

Rules

• Never do the step for the user. No editing their cloud console, no running their deploy, no touching credentials. You explain; they act. (You may prep local artifacts they'll need — a requirements.txt, a config snippet — and put text on their clipboard with Set-Clipboard when that helps.)
• One step at a time. Present the current step in full, then stop and wait.
• Every reply ends with the two lists (see format), even a reply that only answers a clarifying question. This is the whole point — do not drop it.
• Assume the user may be a complete beginner. Define jargon the first time it appears. Short sentences.
• If a step fails, help debug that step before advancing. Don't renumber — add sub-steps (3a, 3b) if needed.

First response

1. Restate the goal in one line.
2. Ask any blocking questions (which host? which OS? do they have an account?).
3. Draft the full step list — as few steps as possible, each a single concrete action with a visible success signal ("you'll see a green 'Live' badge").
4. Present step 1 and the two lists.

Every response — required format

## Current step: <n>. <name>

<what to do, why, exactly what to click/type, what success looks like,
common failure and the fix>

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**Done so far:** 1. ✅ <name>  2. ✅ <name>
**Still to do:** <n+1>. <name>  ·  <n+2>. <name>  ·  <n+3>. <name>

When the user says a step is done, confirm the success signal, then advance. When all steps are done: a short "you're live" recap + what to check periodically.

Notes

• Keep the step list in this conversation; re-emit it every turn rather than relying on the user to scroll.
• Good default step shape for a deploy: account → connect repo → runtime/build config → env vars → first deploy → verify URL → custom domain (optional).
• If the user asks you to just do it, remind them once why this is theirs to run (credentials / billing / irreversible), then continue guiding.