| name | dump |
| description | Use when a long brainstorm or brain dump needs deep capture, prior-art routing, and durable next states. |
| skill_type | alias |
| category | lifecycle |
| output_template | hud |
/dump - Action Wrapper for /capture --deep
/dump is not a separate capture engine. It invokes /capture --deep, renders
the shared lifecycle ledger, then takes the obvious next lifecycle action only
when the ledger proves the row is durable and write-authorized.
Work Link
Lifecycle lane: Shape -> Plan
Entity movement: memory -> captured | proposed | execution_ready | blocked
Workstream: resolve active workstream before writing capture artifacts
Upstream: conversation, /work
Downstream: /capture --deep, /prior-art, /propose, /exec
Router: /work
HUD: end with 🧬 {ws} ⚡{exec_count} 📥{capture_count} ⏸️{paused_count} ✅{done_count} | 🚦{gate}={score} | ⏭️ {next} | 🔁{loop_state}
Protocol
steps:
- id: invoke_capture_deep
action: Run the /capture deep-mode inventory and fidelity loop.
validation: "Every topic has a durable route or blocker and appears in the shared capture ledger."
on_failure: "Return to /capture with the unresolved bucket."
- id: render_capture_ledger
action: Render the same <capture-results> lifecycle ledger used by /capture.
validation: "The table shows compiled_intent, current_location, artifact_ref, route_state, fidelity, next_route, and blocker for every item."
on_failure: "Do not route. Show the missing ledger fields."
- id: probe_prior_art
action: Search existing work per topic before creating new artifacts.
validation: "Each new proposal has no better existing home."
on_failure: "Route to /prior-art and stop proposal creation for that topic."
- id: route_next
action: Take the next action for shovel-ready rows: /exec for execution_ready, /propose for aligned captured work, /interview for ambiguous rows.
validation: "No routed item has current_location=memory without artifact_ref, blocker, or explicit write authorization."
on_failure: "Show the blocked items and missing gate."
Output
First render the exact /capture --deep ledger block:
## /dump results
Ledger
| ID | Topic | Compiled Intent | Current Location | Artifact | Route State | Fidelity | Next Route | Blocker |
|---|
| {intent_id} | {topic} | {compiled_intent} | {current_location} | {artifact_ref} | {route_state} | {fidelity_pct} | {next_route} | {blocker} |
In Memory
{items_that_could_not_be_written}
Blocked
{blocked_items}
Crystallizing
{transitioning_items}
Then show action stats:
| Metric | Count |
|---|
| Total inventoried | N |
| Routed to existing files | N |
| New proposals created | N |
| Ready for /exec | N |
| Needs /interview | N |
| Blocked | N |
Red Flags
- "Dump can skip prior-art."
- "This is just a list."
- "We can leave low-priority items in memory."
- "Dump should implement its own capture protocol."
- "Dump can skip the shared ledger because it routes immediately."
- "A metric table is enough to prove what is on disk."
- "Dump can turn proposal language into writes without a canon write gate."
Related
/capture --deep owns inventory, fidelity, durable artifact writes, the canon write gate, and the shared ledger.
/prior-art avoids duplicate artifacts.
/propose creates task DNA and execution plans.
/exec handles execution-ready entities.