REPEATABLE, NOT RIGID

A workflow for the work ahead.

Use these recipes as a checklist. Adapt the steps to the risk and repository.

Worked examples 30 Community field notes 4 Prompt templates 30 Workflow recipes 6 AGENTS.md generator Prompt trainer

01

From task to verified change

Inspect repository and instructions
Define acceptance criteria
Plan proportionally
Implement within scope
Verify behavior and review diff

02

Find and fix the cause

Reproduce the failure
Investigate competing causes
Apply the smallest supported fix
Add a regression check
Report before-and-after evidence

03

Refactor without surprises

Characterize current behavior
Name invariants
Refactor within a boundary
Check callers and edge cases
Verify preserved behavior

04

Review with evidence

Identify base and scope
Read the complete diff
Investigate concrete findings
Request missing evidence
Approve or request revisions

05

Delegate with intention

Find independent investigations
Assign scope and output
Collect evidence
Synthesize findings
Give implementation one owner

06

Get back on track

Stop the off-track action
Preserve current evidence
Inspect changes and failures
Re-scope the next task
Continue with explicit verification

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