| name | workshop |
| description | Alchemist's Workshop - Manage experiments, boundaries, recipes, and trade-offs |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | Hermetic Ormus |
| commands | [{"name":"experiment","description":"Start or update an experiment in the workshop"},{"name":"boundary","description":"Log a discovered boundary (failed experiment → lesson)"},{"name":"recipe","description":"Save a proven recipe (successful pattern)"},{"name":"tradeoff","description":"Log a conscious trade-off decision"},{"name":"workshop","description":"Show workshop status and quick reference"}] |
Alchemist's Workshop Skill
Manage the transmutation laboratory at ~/.hermetic/workshop/
Commands
/workshop
Show current workshop status: active experiments, recent boundaries, proven recipes.
/experiment [name]
Start a new experiment or update an existing one.
- Creates entry in
experiments/EXPERIMENT_LOG.md
- Prompts for: Intention, Ingredients, Hypothesis, Risk Acceptance
/boundary [name]
Log a discovered boundary from a failed or partial experiment.
- Adds entry to
observations/BOUNDARIES.md
- Prompts for: What broke, Boundary revealed, Lesson learned
/recipe [name]
Save a proven pattern that works reliably.
- Creates file in
recipes/
- Prompts for: Purpose, Ingredients, Procedure, Limitations
/tradeoff [decision]
Log a conscious trade-off decision.
- Adds entry to
observations/TRADE_OFFS.md
- Prompts for: Options considered, Decision made, Accepted costs
The Protocol
Before any AI-assisted work:
- Intention - What am I transmuting?
- Constraints - Data size? Traffic? Memory? Latency?
- Hypothesis - What do I expect?
- Risks - What trade-offs am I accepting?
Golden Rules
- Specify constraints (prevents 10x over-engineering)
- Measure before optimizing (prevents wasted complexity)
- Use proven libraries (prevents 10x maintenance cost)
- Document trade-offs (prevents decision amnesia)
- Record failures (prevents repeated mistakes)
Workshop Locations
- Experiments:
~/.hermetic/workshop/experiments/
- Ingredients:
~/.hermetic/workshop/ingredients/
- Observations:
~/.hermetic/workshop/observations/
- Recipes:
~/.hermetic/workshop/recipes/
- Quick Reference:
~/.hermetic/workshop/QUICK_REFERENCE.md