Use BEFORE writing or overriding a Plutonium controller, policy, or interaction class. Covers controller hooks, policy methods, permitted attributes, relation_scope, interaction structure, outcomes, and chaining. The single source for "how does this resource actually do things".
Use BEFORE building or customizing any Plutonium UI — page classes, forms, displays, tables, custom Phlex components, layouts, Stimulus controllers, Tailwind config, design tokens, themes, or component classes. Covers the full view + asset toolchain.
Use BEFORE creating, scaffolding, or editing any Plutonium resource — model, definition, field types, scaffold options, has_cents, SGID, search/filters/scopes/sorting, custom actions, bulk actions, index views, page customization. The single source for "what is a resource and how do I configure one".
Use BEFORE building or customizing a kanban board view for any Plutonium resource — the kanban do…end DSL, column declarations, card_fields, position_on modes, realtime, column actions, kanban_move? policy, and quick-add. The single source for "how do I add a kanban board to a resource".
Use BEFORE starting any Plutonium work — new app, new feature, or first edit in an unfamiliar area. Routes you to the right skill and bootstraps greenfield work.
Use BEFORE building any multi-step Plutonium flow — onboarding, checkout, multi-model create, branching questionnaire. Covers the wizard DSL (steps, branching, using:, review, attachment/file-upload fields, per-step on_submit/persist/rollback, execute), anchoring & resume, one-time wizards + gate, registration (wizard macro + register_wizard), guest/anonymous flows, at-rest data encryption, and storage/config. The single source for "how do I build a wizard".
Use BEFORE installing Plutonium, creating a portal or feature package, mounting an engine, or registering resources/routes. Covers initial setup, the package system, portal engines, route registration (including singular and custom routes), and resource-to-portal wiring.
Use BEFORE installing Rodauth, configuring account types, building login/password flows, or wiring a profile / account-settings page. Covers the full auth surface — Rodauth installation, accounts, admin accounts, SaaS setup, profile resource, security section.