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Start a working doc โ a drafting space where spec-level and implementation thinking co-exist before splitting into specs, plan, and test cases
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Maintain a support docs pack โ dedup, length budgets, and no splintering โ and land changes as a reviewed pull request. Use when a support thread, or a hand-off from Support assist, surfaces a new resolution, a correction to an existing one, or a deployment quirk worth recording. Not for ordinary code changes.
Run a support investigation as a suggest-and-interpret loop, never executing anything yourself โ orient to the product's support pack and follow the signal with judgment. Use when someone asks for help triaging, investigating, or resolving an operational or support issue on a deployment. Not for feature-development cards (see investigate-and-fix and implement-this).
Run the Tamanu release-branch CUTOFF checks when preparing to cut a new release/X.YY branch: confirm the previous release's hotfixes are merged to main, reconcile the commits since the previous release against the "Merged to main" card list from Linear, and scan for data/reporting/schema changes. Use when the user is cutting a Tamanu release and wants to verify the codebase is ready, wants to check main against the previous release branch, or wants to reconcile commits with a Linear "Merged to main" column (they should paste the card list). Handles Tamanu's train-release model (release/X.YY branches vs vX.YY.Z patch tags) and the cherry-pick model where the same logical fix has different SHAs on different branches. Purely git-based โ no live database or Canopy access needed. Not for verifying an existing release branch's hotfix integrity (see pre-release-checks) or for deciding which tests to run (see scope-tamanu-release-tests).
Check upgrade safety for a Tamanu upgrade that spans many versions: verify that every intermediate hotfix is included in the target version, and surface the new configuration/settings, data migrations, and FHIR rematerialisation impact the upgrade brings. Use when the user wants to check an upgrade from one Tamanu version to another (e.g. "check hotfixes from v2.31 to v2.47"), confirm no intermediate hotfix was dropped, or understand what config, migrations, and FHIR rework a multi-version jump requires. Handles Tamanu's train-release model (release/X.YY branches vs vX.YY.Z patch tags) and the cherry-pick model where the same logical fix has different SHAs on different branches. Purely git-based โ no live database or Canopy access needed. Not for cutting a release (see release-cutoff-checks) or deciding which tests to run (see scope-tamanu-release-tests).
Run Tamanu pre-release verification checks: verify that hotfixes on the current release branch are merged forward to main, and that hotfixes from prior release branches are included in the current release. Use when the user wants to run "pre-release checks", verify hotfix integrity before cutting or shipping a Tamanu release, confirm a release/X.YY branch is safe to release, or check that no hotfix has been orphaned (left on neither main nor the current release). Handles Tamanu's train-release model (release/X.YY branches vs vX.YY.Z patch tags) and the cherry-pick model where the same logical fix has different SHAs on different branches. Purely git-based โ no live database or Canopy access needed. Not for deciding which tests to run (see scope-tamanu-release-tests).
Draft or refine the project's PRD from the description and conversation
| name | start-working-doc |
| description | Start a working doc โ a drafting space where spec-level and implementation thinking co-exist before splitting into specs, plan, and test cases |
| label | Start working doc |
| pill-order | {"not-started":8,"specifying":13} |
| jockey-hint | Good fit for larger, epic-level cards where behaviour and implementation need shaping together before committing to specs. Low-traffic โ most cards skip it. Demote once a working doc exists on the card. |
| workhorse-version | 0.1.0 |
If you don't already have this card's context (title, identifier, description) โ for instance when running outside Workhorse โ establish it first by following .agents/docs/card-context.md.
Scaffold a new working doc for this card. A working doc is a per-card drafting space where spec-level and implementation thinking co-exist before the card is split into its long-lived artefacts. It suits larger, epic-level cards; most cards don't need one.
.agents/docs/working-doc-format.md for the shape and voice of a working doc..workhorse/working-docs/{card-id}/working-doc.md with status: draft frontmatter, an H1 title derived from the card, and a one-line overview. Keep it minimal โ do not pre-draft the body sections..agents/docs/working-doc-format.md, rather than letting it flow into specs or the plan. Mention Split working doc as the move for when the shape is clear.Do not start interviewing or drafting body content from this skill โ creation only.