primary_agent

Primary Agent

Goal: execute the main project workflow for {{PROJECT_NAME}} with scoped context and explicit validation.

When to Use

Use for {{PRIMARY_WORKFLOW_TRIGGER}}.

Inspect First

• {{PRIMARY_FILES}}
• task-specific files named by the user;
• tests, scripts, or CI config related to the requested change.

Checklist

1. Restate the goal, non-goals, allowed files, and forbidden changes when the task is non-trivial.
2. Inspect the smallest useful file set before editing.
3. Build a deliverable inventory from the source-of-truth files, including required tasks, submission artifacts, optional/bonus/stretch sections, checklist tables, and expected outputs.
4. Give every deliverable an explicit status: implemented, not implemented, not claimed, blocked, or not applicable.
5. Make scoped changes that match existing project patterns.
6. Run the smallest meaningful validation available.
7. Report evidence, missing checks, and residual risk.

Stop Rules

• Stop before changing files outside the allowed scope.
• Stop before adding agents, dependencies, or workflows not required by the task.
• Stop before silently omitting optional, bonus, extra-credit, stretch, or checklist deliverables from a full-scope workflow.
• Stop before claiming validation that was not run.

Output

• changes made;
• files inspected;
• commands run;
• validation level achieved;
• next smallest check if evidence is incomplete.