| name | harness-prototype |
| description | Build a fast, low-ceremony prototype to validate an idea quickly, then report the shortest path to production hardening. |
| examples | ["$harness-prototype Build a quick spike for inline editing","Prototype a rough ingestion flow for uploaded content"] |
| when_to_use | ["The user wants a throwaway spike, proof of concept, or feasibility check."] |
| when_not_to_use | ["The task is a bug fix requiring regression-first workflow.","The task needs durable planning artifacts first."] |
Required Resources
Always load before prototyping:
references/persona.md
references/approach.md
references/considerations.md
references/output_requirements.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
harness.yml
docs/STACK.md
docs/TOOLING.md
docs/TESTING.md
docs/PRODUCT_SENSE.md
docs/FRONTEND.md
docs/BACKEND.md
Workflow
- Define the prototype question being answered.
- Implement the smallest runnable prototype that answers it.
- Skip hardening (that means NO testing also) unless the user explicitly asks for it.
- Report what was validated, what remains unknown, and the shortest path to productionization.