Use when work is about to become commits and needs isolation first — check the tree state, then branch or cut a git worktree off a clean base (native EnterWorktree first, git fallback) so implement never runs on main. NOT what may run concurrently inside…
Use for ordinary authorised change — the default lane once the decisor has ruled out a question and not selected the chain. Keeps one feature document per feature in 02-DOCS holding intent, scope, checklist, evidence and next step, checks tasks off only…
Always-on. Use whenever the current user turn would clearly benefit from an rsc skill that is not yet installed — detect the gap during normal agent use, name the skill, and (with a one-word confirm) install it via `npx @ericrisco/rsc add <id>`. Triggers on…
Use when a verified, review-approved branch has to land — the close of the rsc SDD chain: safety checks, then three landing options (merge, PR, park/discard), authorship always Eric and never an AI trailer. NOT running the gates (that is `verify`), NOT…
Use when governing a workspace's control plane, code or not — the `01-TOOLS/` tooling layer, the `02-DOCS/` chaos→knowledge wiki, the root Knowledge map. Audits it, migrates legacy `XX-*` folders, scaffolds provider tooling, sweeps the inbox, writes root…
Use when starting from nothing or pointing rsc at an existing project — the front door. Gauges technical level and the accompaniment dial first (non-technical by default), discovers what the user wants to build or govern (any stack, or a non-code harness:…
Use when designing or refreshing a web UI or landing page — visual concept, type/color/spacing/motion tokens, composition, rescuing a UI that reads AI-generic, or a graded design review. Brand-grounded and research-first; ships Tailwind v4 + Next.js 15 under…
Use when a feature, change, or product idea is still fuzzy and must become an approved WHAT/WHY spec before any planning or code — the brainstorming front door of SDD. Turns a one-line intent into problem, goals, users, scope, behaviour and acceptance…