codexkit-automation-designer

# Automation Designer Use this skill when a task should happen repeatedly and you need more than just a schedule. ## Automation quality bar - the task must be self-contained - output destination must be clear - skip conditions should be explicit - noisy automations should be rejected ## Workflow 1. Define the recurring problem. 2. Write a prompt that describes only the task. 3. Specify output shape and success criteria. 4. Add guards: only if changed, only on weekdays, skip if empty. 5. Choose a schedule that matches human response capacity. Use `references/automation-template.md` as the default structure. ## Quality Criteria - [ ] Trigger conditions and input requirements are unambiguous - [ ] Each automated step produces a verifiable output - [ ] Error handling and fallback paths are defined - [ ] Manual override points are documented ## Verification (4C) | Check | Question | |-------|----------| | **Correctness** | Does the workflow produce the expected output for the defined inputs? | | **Completeness** | Are all trigger conditions, edge cases, and error paths handled? | | **Context-fit** | Is the automation appropriate for the frequency and criticality of this task? | | **Consequence** | If this ran unattended and failed silently, what would the downstream impact be? | ## Edge Cases - **Input format varies unexpectedly** — Add a normalization step at entry. Alert the operator on format mismatches. - **Downstream system is unavailable** — Queue the output and retry with exponential backoff. Alert after N failures. - **Partial execution completes** — Ensure idempotency — re-running from the start produces the same result without duplication. ## Changelog - v1.0.0 — Initial release