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Decision helper to determine if PARA workflow should be used for a given request. Triages tasks into PARA-worthy vs direct-answer categories.
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Display the PARA-Programming quick-reference guide with all 11 skills and the Research→Plan→Review→Execute→Review→Summarize→Archive workflow.
Archive the current context to create a clean slate for the next task. Removes worktrees, resets context/context.md, preserves summaries.
Execute the active plan by creating an isolated git worktree and tracking todos. Supports simple and phased plans with TDD-first commit-per-todo discipline.
Initialize PARA-Programming structure in the current project. Use when setting up a new repo for PARA workflow, creating context/ directory, or bootstrapping AGENTS.md.
Create a planning document through collaborative dialogue with support for multi-phase plans. Use for all non-trivial changes before writing code. Gates the para-execute skill.
Perform deep codebase exploration and produce a context-compressed research document for planning. Use before the para-plan skill for non-trivial tasks to gather contracts, patterns, and interface boundaries.
| name | para-check |
| description | Decision helper to determine if PARA workflow should be used for a given request. Triages tasks into PARA-worthy vs direct-answer categories. |
| model | haiku |
| effort | low |
Decision helper to determine if PARA workflow should be used for a given request.
para-check "Add user authentication to the API"
para-check "Where is the auth middleware defined?"
Does this request require code/file changes?
|- YES -> USE PARA WORKFLOW
| Next: Use the `para-plan` skill to create an implementation plan.
`- NO -> SKIP PARA
|- Read-only project question -> Direct answer with file references
|- navigation request -> Point to relevant files or commands
|- explanations -> Explain directly
`- General question -> Standard response
Display a short verdict with reasoning:
PARA Workflow Check
Request: "Add user authentication to the API"
USE PARA WORKFLOW
Reason: This request requires code changes and file modifications.
Next: Use the `para-plan` skill to create an implementation plan.
For skip cases, replace the verdict with SKIP PARA and provide the direct answer or inspection path.