Workflow Scan

workflow-scan

Version History

• v3.9: Added a false-positive guard for installed shared-document templates versus task-local runtime evidence files, such as finish-work-checklist-template.md vs generated finish-work-checklist.md

• v3.8: Added explicit false-positive guards for Codex shared-vs-secondary skill carriers, uppercase SKILL.md skill-file convention, and intentionally removed disabled-command active surfaces such as parallel

• v3.7: Added positive scenario coverage for shared surfaces that are truly workflow-owned or workflow-patched, so ownership gating tests both the omit path and the actionable-finding path

• v3.6: Clarified that a shared or external baseline skill/reference under an in-scope carrier is not a workflow defect unless temp-project evidence shows the current workflow explicitly owns or patched that surface

• v3.4: Clarified that the complete-catalog rule excludes contradiction- free intentionally disabled retained carriers per rule 17, and restored design-debt / evidence-gap coverage in the shared output example

• v3.3: Clarified that a retained carrier explicitly documented as temporarily unavailable or intentionally disabled is omitted from WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md unless another installed surface contradicts that disabled contract

• v3.1: Clarified that actionable defect judgment in this skill version is limited to Claude Code / OpenCode / Codex workflow surfaces; issues seen only in other CLI usage stay out of scope unless the managed surface later expands

• v3.2: Clarified that valid .backup-original/ carrier trees paired with active patched/overlay assets are intentional restore surfaces, not residual workflow defects

• v3.0: Upgraded the shared contract to workflow-scan-repair-v4, requires concrete workflow version/schema fields, and aligns scan output with same-version stale-report blocking on the repair side

• v2.8: Added mandatory repair-classification guardrails so scan findings must distinguish confirmed-defect, design-debt, and evidence-gap, and upgraded the shared report contract to workflow-scan-repair-v3

• v2.7: Refined the paired repair-side compatibility note to clarify that workflow-repair --auto still stays outside the shared scan schema while now rejecting mixed-scope or misleading current-task commit confirmations

• v2.6: Updated the paired repair-side compatibility note to clarify that workflow-repair --auto may now accept explicit current-task commit-plan/scope confirmations that enumerate proposed commits or task artifacts, while scan output and the shared report schema remain unchanged

• v2.5: Refined the paired repair-side compatibility note for workflow-repair --auto, clarifying that scan output remains schema-stable while repair-side close-out may now loop through current-task continue, fall back from command surfaces to same-session skill surfaces, and still stay outside the shared scan/report schema

• v2.4: Added paired repair-side compatibility note for workflow-repair --auto, clarifying that scan output stays schema-stable while repair-side close-out behavior may optionally continue automatically in the source project

• v2.3: Added explicit --agent opt-in and capability criteria, kept inline scan as the default, clarified coordinator-owned report writing plus hard-block behavior when agent mode is unsupported, and added helper-failure / conflict-compensation rules, a reusable handoff template, and scenario tests for agent-assisted success/failure paths

• v2.1: Added mandatory read-back validation for generated reports, count consistency checks, and explicit contract-drift guards before scan success

• v2.0: Re-scoped the skill to analyze only the full workflow content currently present in the temp project; removed source-repo inputs, source-repo evidence layers, and source-location requirements from the scan contract

• v1.3: Aligned frontmatter with the latest public skill spec by making the description explicitly cover both purpose and trigger, and by adding compatibility requirements

• v1.2: Replaced misleading fixed example paths and version literals with runtime-sensitive placeholders

• v1.1: Clarified temp-project provenance, no-agent execution, analysis-summary output, and evidence classification rules

• v1.0: Initial release

Purpose

Scan the embedded workflow currently in use inside a Trellis temp project and produce a structured WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md report.

This skill is the analyzer/producer half of the workflow-scan / workflow-repair coupled pair.

Its target of judgment is the full workflow surface currently present inside the temp project. It does not compare against the current source repository. It does not edit workflow source files, installed artifacts, or task state.

When to Use

Use this skill when any of the following is true:

• you are working in a trellis temp project and need to analyze the workflow currently installed there
• you need to inspect the temp project's active workflow surfaces for problems, gaps, residual issues, or new issues
• the user asks to "scan the temp project workflow" or "check the embedded workflow for issues"
• the user asks to "produce workflow questions" or "generate a workflow scan report"
• the user asks to "run workflow-scan"
• a workflow analysis cycle starts and a structured report is needed before repair

When Not to Use

• you need to fix issues: use workflow-repair in the source project
• you need a comprehensive audit with version gates and runtime validation: use workflow-audit
• you need version-drift analysis: use workflow-capability-audit
• you are doing a normal implementation task without workflow analysis

Core Rules

1. Scan only: this skill produces a question/evidence document; it never edits workflow source files or any code.
2. Inline default: without --agent, do not use agents, sub-agents, or task orchestration. Run the scan directly in the current CLI session.
3. Explicit agent opt-in only: use helper agents only when the input explicitly includes --agent. Do not switch to agent-assisted mode on your own.
4. Coordinator ownership is mandatory: when --agent is present, the current CLI session remains the scan coordinator. Multiple helper agents may inspect bounded temp-project surfaces and return evidence, but only the coordinator may decide final findings, write WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md, or report success.
5. No silent fallback for --agent: if --agent is requested but the current platform/session cannot safely run helper agents, stop as Blocked / Agent Mode Unsupported instead of quietly reverting to inline mode. This rule applies to mode selection only. Once helper dispatch has already started, coordinator-side local compensation for helper failure is still allowed and is not considered a forbidden silent fallback.
6. Bounded agent mode only: --agent is an evidence-gathering aid, not a general orchestration mode. Use only a small number of helper agents with non-overlapping scopes sized to reduce context pressure rather than maximize parallelism.
7. No task-state side effects: --agent does not authorize task creation, task switching, or any file edits by helper agents. Their scope is read-only evidence gathering. Execution-mode changes also do not alter repair-side intake assumptions; the validated report contract remains the sole basis for repair-side processing.
8. Temp project only: this skill runs in or targets a Trellis temp project. The analysis target is the temp project's currently installed workflow, not the current source repository.
9. Embedded-workflow truth target: judge whether issues exist from the full workflow result under /tmp/trellis-{VERSION}-2, not from any external source tree.
10. All active workflow surfaces count: scan the full workflow content that the temp project is currently using, not only .trellis/workflow-installed.json.
11. Evidence comes from the temp project only: every finding must use an Evidence Layer value grounded in the temp project's actual state.
12. Conservative severity: severity estimates are preliminary, set by the scan running in isolation before repair. Mark explicitly as estimates.
13. Complete final finding set: every anomaly that belongs in the final finding set must be recorded. Do not filter that finding set by severity during the scan phase. Intentionally disabled retained carriers without contradictions may still be inspected during analysis, but rule 17 keeps them out of the final finding set.
14. Origin classification is mandatory: every finding must classify as either trellis-native (produced by trellis init) or workflow-source (introduced by the embedded workflow's install/patch layer).
15. Repair classification is mandatory: every finding must additionally classify as confirmed-defect, design-debt, or evidence-gap.
16. No complexity-only inflation: if an observation is only about complexity, maintainability, ergonomics, or possible over-design without a concrete temp-project contradiction, it must be classified as design-debt, not confirmed-defect.
17. Intentional gated-carrier observations stay conservative: if a carrier is present on disk but the temp project's installed workflow docs or runtime rules explicitly say that the path is intentionally gated off for now, kept only as a compatibility carrier, or reserved for possible future re-enable after maturity improves, the scan must not emit that situation as a finding unless another installed surface contradicts that disabled contract. This includes retained subagent/helper carriers that the temp project explicitly marks as currently unavailable or temporarily disabled.
    • If the installed workflow still behaves consistently with that stated contract, omit the item from the final WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md findings. At most, mention it as non-finding context while explaining why it was intentionally excluded.
    • Only emit a finding when the temp project shows a real contradiction, such as the docs claiming the path is disabled while some installed runtime surface still actively routes users into it.
    • Other contradiction examples include installed workflow docs still teaching that carrier's usage, hook/config/runtime-control surfaces still invoking it, or another installed command/skill/agent surface still routing through it as an active entry path.
18. No evidence-gap inflation: if the temp-project evidence is still insufficient to confirm a real defect or source-owned root cause, the item must be classified as evidence-gap, not confirmed-defect.
19. Contract format: the output must use the WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md format exactly as defined in references/scan-output-template.md.
20. Read-back validation is mandatory: after writing WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md, the skill must read the file back and verify the required frontmatter keys, summary sections, and finding schema before it may report success. This validation also serves as the shared contract gate ensuring the emitted report satisfies workflow-repair intake assumptions.
21. Concrete workflow version fields are mandatory: successful scan output must include real workflow-version and workflow-schema-version values from the embedded target. If either field is missing or unresolved, stop as Blocked / Invalid Embedded State instead of emitting a repair-usable report.
22. Supported CLI defect scope is fixed for this skill version: actionable findings may concern only the current workflow's Claude Code / OpenCode / Codex managed surfaces. If a symptom appears only when using some other CLI and does not break these three supported surfaces, record it at most as out-of-scope context and do not emit it as a workflow defect.
23. Preserved restore surfaces are not residual defects by default: .backup-original/ trees under managed command/skill carriers must not be reported as workflow defects when temp-project evidence shows they are backup copies paired with active patched/overlay assets recorded in .trellis/workflow-installed.json (for example patched_baseline_commands or patched_codex_skills).
24. Shared-carrier location alone does not prove workflow ownership: when a surface exists under a shared carrier such as .agents/skills/, the scan must not emit it as a workflow defect unless temp-project evidence shows that the current workflow explicitly owns, patches, routes through, or otherwise changed that surface. Acceptable temp-project ownership evidence includes install-record fields, workflow patch markers/watermarks, active patched-carrier pairings, or installed docs/runtime rules that explicitly describe the surface as workflow-managed. A file living under .agents/skills/ or another in-scope carrier must stay out of the actionable finding set unless the temp project also shows explicit workflow ownership of that surface. If the observation is a shared or external baseline carrier that the embedded workflow did not explicitly claim, patch, or route through, omit it from the actionable finding set rather than emitting it as a workflow defect.
25. Workflow-owned shared surfaces must stay actionable: when temp-project ownership proof is present for a shared-carrier surface, the scan must keep that observation in the actionable finding set rather than omitting it merely because the file lives under .agents/skills/ or another shared carrier.
26. Codex shared-vs-secondary skill carriers must stay distinct: for the supported Codex workflow surface, .agents/skills/*/SKILL.md is the shared workflow primary carrier, while .codex/skills/*/SKILL.md is only a secondary carrier for Codex-specific or project-local extra skills. The scan must not emit a finding merely because .codex/skills/ is empty or because shared workflow skills are absent there, unless another installed surface explicitly claims that a current workflow-owned skill should live under .codex/skills/.
27. Uppercase SKILL.md is a valid skill-file convention here: the scan must not emit a finding merely because installed skill files use uppercase SKILL.md instead of lowercase skill.md when the temp project's supported workflow surfaces, installed docs, or other installed skill carriers consistently use SKILL.md.
28. Disabled-command removal may be satisfied by active absence: when the temp project's installed workflow rules say a command/skill surface such as parallel is intentionally disabled and removed from the active embedded surface, the scan must not require a separate .disabled marker, placeholder command file, or active skill stub unless another installed surface explicitly says such an artifact should exist.
29. Installed templates are not task-local runtime evidence files: when an installed workflow surface references a task-local file that is generated later during a workflow stage, the scan must not report the file as a missing post-install artifact merely because it does not exist in a fresh temp project. For example, .trellis/workflow-docs/finish-work-checklist-template.md is the installed shared template, while finish-work-checklist.md is the task-local close-out evidence file created when a task reaches delivery/finish-work readiness. If the template exists and installed workflow surfaces explain that the runtime file is generated from it, the absence of the runtime file before that stage is not a finding. Emit a finding only when a task that should have generated the runtime file is already at the relevant gate, the template is missing, or an installed surface incorrectly claims the runtime file must exist immediately after install.

Inputs

Execution Mode Resolution

1. Treat execution mode as agent-assisted only when the user explicitly asks for helper-agent use, either by:
   • including the literal --agent token in the request, or
   • using equivalent natural language such as "use multiple agents", "scan this with helper agents", or "do the scan with multi-agent help"
2. If the user does not explicitly request helper-agent use, execution mode is inline. Requests such as "scan deeper", "scan faster", or "do a more thorough scan" do not by themselves enable helper-agent mode.
3. In agent-assisted mode, the current CLI session remains the coordinator:
   • helper agents may take only concrete, non-overlapping evidence-gathering slices
   • helper agents must not write files, answer overwrite prompts, or finalize findings/severity
4. If --agent is present but the current platform/session cannot safely run multiple helper agents with explicit ownership boundaries, stop as Blocked / Agent Mode Unsupported.
5. Treat the current platform/session as agent-capable only when all of the following are true:
   • helper agents can actually be invoked in this environment rather than only being theoretically supported by the product family
   • the coordinator can pass explicit scope boundaries and receive a distinct handoff back from each helper
   • helper execution does not violate a stronger repo-local or session-local rule such as Codex inline main-session constraints
6. If any capability criterion above is uncertain, prefer the conservative result: stop as Blocked / Agent Mode Unsupported instead of guessing.
7. Execution mode must not change the output file location, frontmatter, or finding schema. Inline and --agent runs emit the same WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md contract.
8. This skill defines behavior only. The concrete helper-dispatch mechanism is platform-specific and may differ across executors; do not assume a single universal Agent tool or API binding from this contract alone.
9. Repair-side --auto follow-through is outside scan execution mode. If the user later runs workflow-repair --auto in the source project, that changes only post-repair close-out behavior, including repair-side handling of explicit current-task commit-plan/scope confirmations. Those repair-side prompts may still be rejected when they mix non-task files into the commit scope or would misstate the actual repair result, and none of that may change scan output, overwrite handling, or the shared report schema.

Temp Project Path Resolution

1. If temp_project_path is explicitly provided, use it.
2. Otherwise: run trellis -v to get VERSION, construct path /tmp/trellis-{VERSION}-2/.
3. Validate: the directory must exist and contain .trellis/.
4. If not found: stop as Blocked / Temp Project Not Found.

Output

Single file: WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md at the temp project root.

Format specification: see references/scan-output-template.md.

Workflow

Step 0: Environment and Mode Preflight

1. Resolve the temp project path and execution mode (see the Inputs and Resolution sections above).
2. Verify the temp project is a valid Trellis-initialized project:
   • .trellis/ directory exists
   • .trellis/.version exists and is readable
3. Verify the temp project also looks workflow-embedded:
   • .trellis/workflow-installed.json exists, or
   • .trellis/scripts/workflow/ exists, or
   • .trellis/workflow.md exists and clearly represents an embedded workflow, not only a baseline Trellis workflow
4. Read runtime version/context fields from the temp project where available:
   • trellis -v → live trellis version
   • .trellis/.version → temp project's trellis version
   • .trellis/workflow-installed.json → workflow_version, workflow_schema_version, critical_runtime_patches, commands, scripts, cli_types, and other install-record fields if present
5. Require both workflow_version and workflow_schema_version to be present in successful scan output:
   • if either field is absent, empty, or effectively unknown, stop as Blocked / Invalid Embedded State
6. If the temp project is not fully initialized (no .trellis/ or no .version): stop as Blocked / Invalid Temp Project.
7. If the temp project is not workflow-embedded: stop as Blocked / Workflow Not Embedded.
8. If WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md already exists at the temp project root: stop and ask whether to overwrite or append.
9. If execution mode is agent-assisted, do not dispatch helper agents until Steps 0.1-0.7 have passed and any overwrite decision has been resolved.

Step 1: Workflow Surface Inventory

1. Catalog the workflow surfaces currently present in the temp project.
2. At minimum inspect these paths when they exist:
   • .trellis/workflow.md
   • .trellis/workflow-installed.json
   • .trellis/scripts/workflow/
   • .trellis/workflow-docs/
   • .agents/skills/
   • .codex/
   • .claude/commands/trellis/
   • .opencode/commands/trellis/
   • AGENTS.md and other installed runtime control files whose current content affects workflow behavior
3. For each observed artifact, classify the strongest supported evidence layer:
   • generated-target-baseline — observed in a Trellis baseline surface that exists in the temp project
   • generated-target-installed — observed in a workflow-installed or workflow-patched surface in the temp project
   • generated-target-runtime — observed in a temp-project runtime/control surface whose current behavior matters but is not well-explained by the install record alone
4. If an origin or evidence-layer classification is inferred rather than directly obvious, state that inference explicitly inside the finding evidence.
5. Build an artifact inventory that later steps reference.

Step 1A: Optional --agent Work Split

Use this step only when execution mode is agent-assisted.

1. The coordinator defines concrete, non-overlapping helper scopes before any delegation. Good examples:
   • scripts and commands
   • CLI adaptation carriers
   • workflow documents and cross-references
   • runtime-control surfaces
   • recommended helper-count ceiling: 3 by default, 4 only when the workflow surface split is still clearly non-overlapping and the coordinator can justify the extra handoff cost
2. Each helper agent must receive:
   • explicit read-only scope boundaries
   • the exact temp-project paths or artifact class it owns
   • a required handoff format from references/helper-handoff-template.md, containing confirmed facts, candidate issues, open questions, and relative paths
3. Helper agents must not:
   • write WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md
   • edit any file
   • invent evidence outside the temp project
   • decide final severity or deduplicate findings across helpers
4. The coordinator must review every helper handoff. If a helper result is incomplete, ambiguous, malformed, timed out, or fails outright, the coordinator treats that helper as non-authoritative, fills the evidence gap locally, and may skip the slice rather than failing the whole scan. Partial helper output may still be used as a lead for local re-check, but it must not be promoted directly into final findings without coordinator confirmation from temp-project evidence.
5. If two helper handoffs conflict, the coordinator must resolve the conflict in the main session using temp-project evidence before carrying either claim into final findings. Do not average, merge, or silently pick one helper's claim without local verification. If the conflict remains unresolved after local re-check, drop the disputed claim from final findings rather than guessing. The unresolved conflict itself is not a workflow finding unless separate temp-project evidence independently supports one.
6. Keep helper-agent resource usage intentionally small:
   • use only the minimum number of helper agents needed for concrete non-overlapping slices
   • avoid delegating tiny or tightly coupled checks whose coordination cost exceeds their context-saving benefit
   • if agent coordination stops being net-beneficial, continue inline instead of widening the agent fan-out
7. Delegation is optional per step. Keep tightly coupled blocking decisions in the coordinator session instead of forcing them through helper agents.

Step 2: Script, Command, Skill, Hook, and Agent Verification

For every workflow-related executable or control surface found in the temp project:

1. Existence: verify the file exists at the expected path implied by the temp project's own workflow surfaces.
2. Executability / syntax shape: for shell/Python scripts, verify the file is executable or has a valid shebang; for config/markdown carriers, verify the file is structurally readable.
3. Cross-surface consistency: compare what the file claims against the temp project's own other workflow surfaces:
   • install record vs actual scripts/commands/skills/hooks
   • workflow docs vs actual installed helper paths
   • AGENTS/hook/config guidance vs actual installed runtime surfaces
4. Exit-code or gate contracts: where the temp project documents a command or validation contract, check whether the installed surface appears to match that contract.
5. Note any missing files, wrong paths, broken references, contradictory install-record entries, or mismatched runtime surfaces.

Step 3: CLI Adaptation Surface Scan

For each CLI carrier in the temp project:

1. Skills: catalog installed skills and check for:
   • missing workflow skills referenced elsewhere in the temp project
   • duplicate or contradictory skill carriers
   • stale instructions that reference absent runtime surfaces
2. Commands: catalog installed commands and check for:
   • missing command surfaces referenced by docs, hooks, or installed routing
   • stale references or broken paths
3. Agents: catalog installed agents and check for:
   • legacy names that conflict with the current installed workflow behavior
   • missing routing or context-loading guidance where the temp project expects it
4. Hooks / runtime controls: catalog hook configurations and check for:
   • missing patch markers or strong-gate markers referenced by the temp project's own workflow files
   • hook scripts that reference wrong or missing paths
   • runtime-control drift between installed docs/config and actual patched files
5. Codex carrier boundaries: for .agents/skills/ and .codex/skills/, verify carrier role before emitting a finding:
   • treat .agents/skills/*/SKILL.md as the shared workflow primary carrier when installed docs/runtime rules describe it that way
   • treat .codex/skills/ as a secondary carrier unless installed evidence shows a current workflow-owned Codex-specific skill should live there
   • do not classify an empty .codex/skills/ directory as a defect by itself
   • do not classify uppercase SKILL.md as a defect by itself when the temp project consistently uses that convention
   • do not classify removed parallel active surfaces as a defect by itself when the installed workflow explicitly disables that path

Step 4: Document and Reference Integrity

For every installed workflow document or installed runtime-control document:

1. Check that internal cross-references resolve to existing temp-project files.
2. Check that helper-script references use the installed temp-project paths actually present in the temp project.
3. Check that execution-card references resolve when such cards are installed.
4. Distinguish installed shared templates from task-local runtime artifacts. A reference to a later-generated task file is not broken solely because the file does not exist in a fresh temp project when installed docs explain the generation path and the corresponding template exists.
5. Flag any broken, stale, contradictory, or misleading references.

Step 5: Residual and New Issue Detection

1. Residual artifacts: flag any workflow-related file, directory, or reference that appears retired, stale, or contradictory within the temp project's own current workflow surfaces.
2. Install/runtime drift: compare .trellis/workflow-installed.json against the actual installed state when the record exists. Flag inconsistencies.
3. Missing surfaces: flag workflow surfaces referenced by temp-project docs, configs, or records that are absent from the actual temp project.
4. New issues: flag anomalies not covered above — wrong permissions, encoding issues, broken assumptions, unexpected files, or contradictory routing/runtime behavior.

Step 6: Compile WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md

1. Assign unique IDs to each finding: WS-001, WS-002, etc. (sequential, zero-padded to 3 digits).
2. For each finding, include all required fields per the finding entry schema:
   • Category (from the 6 allowed values)
   • Severity Estimate (P0/P1/P2, preliminary)
   • Repair Classification (confirmed-defect, design-debt, or evidence-gap)
   • Origin (trellis-native or workflow-source)
   • Evidence Layer (generated-target-baseline, generated-target-installed, or generated-target-runtime)
   • Evidence (list of observations)
   • Temp Project Location (relative path within temp project, or a concise multi-path description when more than one surface is involved)
   • Description (what is wrong and why)
   • Suggested Investigation (what workflow-repair should verify in the temp project before deciding the source-side repair)
3. Write the required Analysis Summary section so the report explicitly includes:
   • overall problem analysis
   • gap / missing-surface analysis
   • residual issue summary
   • new issue summary
   • confirmed-defect summary
   • design-debt summary
   • evidence-gap summary
4. Write the document using the format from references/scan-output-template.md. In particular, the frontmatter must contain these exact keys and spellings:
   • document-type: workflow-questions
   • protocol: workflow-scan-repair-v4
   • trellis-version
   • workflow-version
   • workflow-schema-version
   • scan-timestamp
   • temp-project-root
   • total-findings
   • p0-count
   • p1-count
   • p2-count
5. Only the coordinator writes to the temp project root as WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md, even in --agent mode.
6. Immediately read the file back and verify all of the following before declaring success:
   • the frontmatter contains every required key above using the exact kebab-case spellings from the shared template
   • the report contains ## Scan Summary
   • the report contains ## Analysis Summary
   • the report contains a ### WS-NNN heading for every finding
   • the total-findings, p0-count, p1-count, and p2-count values match the actual finding count and per-severity counts in the document body
   • the analysis summary includes Confirmed Defects, Design-Debt Items, and Evidence-Gap Items
   • each finding block includes Category, Severity Estimate, Repair Classification, Origin, Evidence Layer, Evidence, Temp Project Location, Description, and Suggested Investigation
7. If any required key or section is missing, or if snake_case replacements or alternate names such as generated_at, trellis_version, temp_project_path, or total_findings appear instead of the shared contract fields, treat the run as failed and correct the document before proceeding.
8. If workflow-version or workflow-schema-version resolves to unknown, empty, or any other placeholder rather than a concrete embedded value, stop as Blocked / Invalid Embedded State instead of reporting success.

Step 7: Echo and Stop

1. Echo the output summary only after the read-back validation in Step 6 passes:
   • temp project path
   • output file path
   • total findings, P0/P1/P2 counts
2. Suggest the next step: run workflow-repair in the source project to consume the report.
3. Do not attempt any fixes, aggregation, or workflow state changes.

Error Handling

Related Skills

• workflow-repair: consumer/fixer pair — consumes the WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md this skill produces
• workflow-audit: comprehensive audit with version gates, evidence mainline, and runtime validation (complementary, not replacement)
• workflow-capability-audit: version-drift audit

References

• paired repair-side compatibility note:
  • workflow-repair --auto is allowed later in the source project, but it must not change scan output generation, overwrite handling, or the shared WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md schema
  • any scan-side change to shared protocol, field, role boundary, or repair- relevant assumption must ship with the matching workflow-repair adaptation in the same change
• references/scan-output-template.md
• references/helper-handoff-template.md

Tests

Required persisted scenario files:

• tests/01-inline-default-no-agents.md
• tests/02-agent-assisted-supported.md
• tests/03-agent-mode-unsupported.md
• tests/04-helper-failure-local-compensation.md
• tests/05-unresolved-helper-conflict-dropped.md
• tests/06-partial-helper-output-local-followup.md
• tests/07-inline-when-speed-or-depth-only.md
• tests/08-classifies-repair-eligibility-before-emitting-findings.md
• tests/09-backup-original-preservation-is-not-defect.md
• tests/10-retained-disabled-subagent-carrier-is-not-finding.md
• tests/11-non-workflow-owned-shared-skill-surface-is-not-finding.md
• tests/12-workflow-owned-shared-skill-surface-is-finding.md
• tests/13-workflow-patched-shared-surface-enters-actionable-finding-set.md
• tests/14-codex-secondary-skills-empty-is-not-finding.md
• tests/15-uppercase-skill-md-convention-is-not-finding.md
• tests/16-disabled-command-removal-without-marker-is-not-finding.md
• tests/17-finish-work-checklist-template-is-not-missing-runtime-file.md
• tests/18-finish-work-checklist-positive-cases-are-findings.md

Every test file must use the same structure:

• Purpose
• Input
• Expected Mode
• Expected Key Behaviors
• Must Not

Examples

Example 1: Standard Scan in Temp Project

User: /workflow-scan

AI:
1. Auto-detect temp project: run `trellis -v`, read the live version, then resolve `/tmp/trellis-{LIVE_VERSION}-2/`
2. Validate: `.trellis/` exists, `.version` matches, workflow embed markers exist
3. Inventory the workflow surfaces currently present in the temp project
4. Execute script/command/CLI/reference/residual checks using only temp-project evidence
5. Compile findings and analysis summary into `WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md`
6. Echo:
   ✅ Workflow scan complete
   📁 Temp Project: /tmp/trellis-{LIVE_VERSION}-2
   📄 Report: /tmp/trellis-{LIVE_VERSION}-2/WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md
   📊 Findings: 5 total (P0: 1, P1: 2, P2: 2)
   ➡️ Next: run /workflow-repair in the source project
      Optional: use `/workflow-repair --auto` only if you want the later
      source-project repair run to continue into its normal close-out flow
      Note: that auto close-out applies to the dedicated repair task that
      `workflow-repair` creates or switches to, not to any unrelated
      pre-existing task

Example 2: Agent-Assisted Scan

User: /workflow-scan --agent

AI:
1. Resolve the temp project path and confirm that the current session can use helper agents safely
2. Keep coordinator ownership in the current session for overwrite prompts, final finding judgment, report writing, and read-back validation
3. Split independent scan slices across multiple helper agents:
   - helper A: scripts and commands
   - helper B: CLI adaptation surfaces
   - helper C: workflow documents and runtime-control references
4. Review each helper handoff, fill any evidence gaps locally, and compile one shared `WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md`
5. Read the report back and verify the required frontmatter keys, summary sections, and count consistency
6. Echo:
   ✅ Workflow scan complete
   📁 Temp Project: /tmp/trellis-{LIVE_VERSION}-2
   📄 Report: /tmp/trellis-{LIVE_VERSION}-2/WORKFLOW_QUESTIONS.md
   📊 Findings: 4 total (P0: 1, P1: 1, P2: 2)
   ➡️ Next: run /workflow-repair in the source project
      Optional: use `/workflow-repair --auto` only if you want the later
      source-project repair run to continue into its normal close-out flow
      Note: that auto close-out applies to the dedicated repair task that
      `workflow-repair` creates or switches to, not to any unrelated
      pre-existing task

Example 3: Agent Mode Unsupported

User: /workflow-scan --agent

AI:
❌ Blocked / Agent Mode Unsupported
   The current platform/session cannot safely run helper agents with explicit ownership boundaries.
   Reason: helper invocation is unavailable here, or a stronger session rule still requires inline execution.
   Next: re-run `/workflow-scan` inline, or move to an agent-capable main session that allows bounded helper delegation.

Example 4: Temp Project Not Found

User: /workflow-scan

AI:
❌ Blocked / Temp Project Not Found
   Expected: /tmp/trellis-{LIVE_VERSION}-2/
   The directory does not exist or is not a valid trellis project.
   Suggestion: create or locate the temp project first, then re-run /workflow-scan.

Example 5: Clean Install With No Issues

User: /work

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