Prefix your first line with 🥷 inline. Be direct: branch state and readiness first. No filler.
Follow docs/playbooks/watzup.md — it holds this stage's operating logic. Read docs/WORKFLOW.md first if the routing is unclear. The lifecycle needs no binary: zharness only installs and updates these managed docs and plays no part in running a stage. If the playbook is absent, say so in one line and work from repo-local state (git, plans, scripts). This stage stays read-only.
Argument: [branch] — branch under review (default: current branch), passed through as-is.
Defer to: handoff writes resumable state; check runs the actual gate; git handles Git operations; brainstorm starts new work.