Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet

The complete two-phase Init Mode protocol the Squad coordinator runs when no team exists yet in the current repo. Phase 1 = propose the team (no files created, wait for user confirm). Phase 2 = create .squad/ scaffolding, casting state, .gitattributes for merge drivers, and the always-on built-ins (Scribe, Ralph, Rai, Fact Checker). Loaded on demand when the coordinator detects no .squad/team.md exists.

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Shifts Layer 3 model selection to cost-optimized alternatives when economy mode is active.

PAO workflow for scanning, drafting, and presenting community responses with human review gate

Safely manage multiple GitHub identities (EMU + personal) in agent workflows

Tone enforcement patterns for external-facing community responses

Determines which LLM model to use for each agent spawn

Capture Playwright screenshots and embed them in GitHub PR descriptions

Semver versioning rules for Squad SDK and CLI — prevents prerelease version incidents