draft-switch

name	draft-switch
description	Activate a named Draft profile. Writes the profile name to ~/.draft/active-profile. Takes effect on the next session restart. With no args, shows the currently active profile.

/draft:switch — Profile Activation

Overview

/draft:switch <name> activates a named Draft profile. The change takes effect the next time a session starts — the current session's $DRAFT_WORKSPACE does not change mid-session. This is correct behavior: context is resolved once at session start, not dynamically.

/draft:switch with no arguments shows the currently active profile.

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Execution

Step 0 — Extract the argument

Parse the profile name from the user's slash command invocation.

• The user typed something like /draft:switch my-company — extract my-company as the profile name.
• If no argument was provided (user just typed /draft:switch), skip to Step 4 — No-arg.

Store this as PROFILE_NAME for all subsequent steps. Do not proceed without it.

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Step 1 — List all available profiles

python3 -c "
from pathlib import Path
workspaces = Path.home() / '.draft' / 'workspaces'
active_file = Path.home() / '.draft' / 'active-profile'
active = active_file.read_text().strip() if active_file.exists() else ''

if not workspaces.exists():
    print('NO_PROFILES')
else:
    profiles = [p.name for p in sorted(workspaces.iterdir()) if p.is_dir()]
    if not profiles:
        print('NO_PROFILES')
    else:
        print('ACTIVE:' + active)
        for p in profiles:
            print('PROFILE:' + p)
"

Parse the output — collect PROFILE: lines into a list of available profiles and note the ACTIVE: value.

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Step 2 — Match against available profiles

With PROFILE_NAME from Step 0 and the profile list from Step 1:

Case A — Exact match found: The profile list contains PROFILE_NAME exactly. → Go to Step 3 — Switch.

Case B — No exact match, but close match exists: A profile name contains PROFILE_NAME as a substring, or PROFILE_NAME contains an existing profile name as a substring, or the names differ only by a few characters (e.g. my-compny vs my-company). → Go to Step 2b — Ask about close match.

Case C — No match at all: No profile comes close to PROFILE_NAME. → Go to Step 2c — Ask about creating a new profile.

Case D — NO_PROFILES: No profiles exist yet. → Go to Step 2d — No profiles exist.

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Step 2b — Ask about close match

Use the AskUserQuestion tool to ask:

No profile named '<PROFILE_NAME>' found — did you mean '<CLOSE_MATCH>'?

• If yes: set PROFILE_NAME = CLOSE_MATCH and go to Step 3 — Switch.
• If no: use the AskUserQuestion tool to ask if they'd like to create a new profile named <PROFILE_NAME> instead:

  Would you like to create a new profile named '<PROFILE_NAME>'?

  • If yes: run /draft:profiles create <PROFILE_NAME> and confirm once created.
  • If no: respond Ok — no changes made. Run /draft:profiles to see all available profiles. and stop.

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Step 2c — Ask about creating a new profile

Use the AskUserQuestion tool to ask:

No profile named '<PROFILE_NAME>' found. Would you like to create a new profile with that name?

• If yes: run /draft:profiles create <PROFILE_NAME> inline (execute the create steps from that skill), then confirm with:

  Profile '<PROFILE_NAME>' created and activated. Restart your session to load this context. Then write <PROFILE_NAME> to ~/.draft/active-profile and stop.

• If no: respond Ok — no changes made. Run /draft:profiles to see all available profiles. and stop.

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Step 2d — No profiles exist

Respond:

No profiles found yet. Run /draft:profiles create <name> to create your first profile.

Stop here.

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Step 3 — Switch (exact match confirmed)

Write the profile name to ~/.draft/active-profile:

echo "<PROFILE_NAME>" > ~/.draft/active-profile

If the write fails (non-zero exit), respond:

[Draft] Failed to write active-profile. Check file permissions for ~/.draft/

On success, respond:

[Draft] Switched to profile: <PROFILE_NAME>. Restart your session to load this context.

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Step 4 — No-arg: show current profile

python3 -c "
from pathlib import Path
active = Path.home() / '.draft' / 'active-profile'
workspaces = Path.home() / '.draft' / 'workspaces'

if active.exists():
    name = active.read_text().strip()
    profiles = [p.name for p in sorted(workspaces.iterdir()) if p.is_dir()] if workspaces.exists() else []
    others = [p for p in profiles if p != name]
    print(f'Active profile: {name}')
    if others:
        print(f'Other profiles: {\", \".join(others)}')
    print('Run /draft:profiles to manage profiles.')
else:
    print('No active profile set. Run /draft:profiles to create one.')
"

Output the result directly — do not add commentary.

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Error handling

Scenario	Response
Exact profile found	Switch and confirm — restart required
Close match found	AskUserQuestion — offer the close match
No match found	AskUserQuestion — offer to create a new profile
No profiles exist at all	Prompt to run /draft:profiles create <name>
~/.draft/active-profile write fails	[Draft] Failed to write active-profile. Check file permissions for ~/.draft/
No argument given	Show active profile + other available profiles

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Notes

• /draft:switch only activates profiles — it does not create them directly. If a user confirms they want to create a new profile, execute the create steps from /draft:profiles create.
• The change takes effect at the start of the next session. The current session's $DRAFT_WORKSPACE does not change mid-session.
• To list all available profiles: run /draft:profiles