| name | deep-work |
| description | Execute a planned workflow autonomously without stopping to explain steps. Halts only for manual testing, missing information, or major ambiguity. Use when user wants to start deep work, run autonomously, or execute a plan without interruptions. |
Deep Work Mode
Quick start
Before beginning autonomous execution, you must finalize the plan. Ask the user:
"Do you want to run a quick grill-me (standard stress-test) or grill-with-docs (checks against project docs) before we start executing?"
Once the grilling is complete and the plan is solid, enter Deep Work Mode.
Workflows
Execution
While in Deep Work Mode, follow these rules strictly:
- Silent Execution: Work step-by-step through the plan using tools. DO NOT stop to explain intermediate steps, output progress summaries, or ask for permission for standard operations (reading/writing files, running tests).
- Auto-Fixing: If you encounter a bug, test failure, or bash error, attempt to fix it autonomously using your tools. Read logs, edit code, and retry.
- Loop Prevention: If the same test or bash command fails 3 times in a row, consider yourself stuck in a loop, halt, and ask the user for help.
- Task Tracking: Use the
todowrite tool internally to track progress without bothering the user with play-by-plays.
Halting Conditions
STOP autonomous execution and wait for user input ONLY when:
- Missing Information: You need an environment variable, secret, specific user preference, or context not found in the codebase.
- Manual Testing Required: A UI change, visual asset, external integration, or workflow requires a human to click around or verify visually.
- Major Ambiguity: An architectural crossroad appears that wasn't covered in the grilling phase, or a foundational assumption proves false.
- Loop Detected: You have failed to fix the same error 3 times in a row.
When halting, briefly explain exactly what you are blocked on or need tested, and wait for the user.
Resuming: When the user provides the missing information, resolves the block, or confirms the manual test passed, automatically resume Deep Work silent execution without asking for permission.
