PromptPartner Harness help — get oriented
Explain, in plain language with no jargon, what this harness does for the operator and what to do next. This is the non-coder's front door.
When this fires
"what is this harness / what does it do?" / "what are my rules?" / "which profile am I on?" / "what do I type next?" / a general "help me get started here".
Identify the target
Use the agent named by the operator or the explicit AGENTSMITH_AGENT value. Never infer the active
agent from this skill's install path: portable canonical content may be copied into a required
client adapter such as .claude/skills. Without a declared agent, explain the common rules and
label agent-specific safety configuration as unknown.
What to do (no script needed)
Read the canonical managed block in AGENTS.md and report:
- Active profile(s) — the work-type this project is tuned for (from the profile section).
- Your rules, in 3–5 bullets — the load-bearing ones (verify before done, protected main, look before you delete, be honest about what failed). Summarize; don't dump the file.
- Safety mode — when an agent is declared, read its managed native configuration and explain the effective approval and sandbox settings. Otherwise say that client-specific safety was not identified.
- What to type next — take one small task end to end. Say “verify” or “handoff”; mention an invocation prefix only when the declared client documents one.
Point to docs/01-harness-philosophy.md and docs/07-how-to-pick-a-profile.md for the why and the
profile choices. If FIRST-STEPS.md exists, point at it too.
Report
A short, friendly orientation: the selected agent when known, profile, a few rules, safety mode, and the one thing to do next. No file dumps, no jargon.