beads-formula-builder

name	beads-formula-builder
description	Build repeatable Beads formulas and workflow packs. USE WHEN recurring operational work should become dependency-aware templates with gates, examples, and dry-run validation.

Beads Formula Builder

Use this skill when a workflow repeats often enough that prose runbooks are no longer good enough.

Outcome rule:

• encode the workflow shape, not every transient detail
• make gates explicit
• leave examples that can be poured or adapted later

Workflow

1. Read references/formula-design-rules.md.
2. Load references/workflow-templates.md for the closest pattern.
3. Identify:
   • the parent outcome
   • child work packages
   • dependency edges
   • human or evidence gates
   • dry-run validation points
4. Produce the formula or template plus one concrete example.

Design bias

• start with epics and bounded child tasks
• use gates at points where bad automation would be expensive
• keep rollout workflows canary-first
• keep investigation workflows evidence-first

Validation

Prefer to show how the workflow would be exercised with --dry-run or equivalent validation rather than claiming the formula is correct by inspection.