Vrau Workflow

⚠️ CRITICAL SAFETY RULE ⚠️

NEVER COMMIT TO MAIN BRANCH

Before doing ANYTHING, check current branch:

git branch --show-current

If on main/master:

1. STOP immediately
2. Create a new branch OR use worktree
3. NEVER proceed with commits on main

This is non-negotiable. No exceptions. Ever.

On Start

1. Scan docs/designs/ for folders matching YYYY-MM-DD-*
2. If none: start new workflow (see below)
3. If one: auto-select, detect state, ask about worktree/branch (see Resuming Workflow below), invoke correct phase
4. If multiple: ask user which to resume (or start new, or delete old), then ask about worktree/branch (see Resuming Workflow below), invoke correct phase

New Workflow Setup

1. Ask user for task description
2. Ask: Start from GitHub issue?
   • Yes → get issue number, set Doc Approach B
   • No → set Doc Approach A
3. (Optional) Ask: Local-only mode? → set Doc Approach C, create .no-commit.local
4. Ask: Worktree or new branch?
   • Worktree → use superpowers:using-git-worktrees
   • New branch → git checkout -b <workflow-name> and git push -u origin <workflow-name>
5. Update main first: git checkout main && git pull
6. Create worktree OR branch based on choice
7. Create folder docs/designs/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>/
8. Create README.md with Doc Approach and issue number (if any)
9. Create execution-log.md (see format below)
10. Commit, push (skip if Doc Approach C)
11. Invoke vrau:brainstorm

Resuming Workflow

When resuming an existing workflow:

1. Update main first: git checkout main && git pull
2. Ask: Worktree or new branch?
   • Worktree → use superpowers:using-git-worktrees
   • New branch → git checkout -b <workflow-name>-<phase> and git push -u origin <workflow-name>-<phase>
3. Create worktree OR branch based on choice
4. Proceed to invoke correct phase

Why: User must choose worktree/branch preference every time they resume work. Never assume.

State Detection

Read docs/designs/<workflow>/execution-log.md:

• Phase: brainstorm | plan | execute
• Status of current phase

Fallback if no execution log - check files:

• Only README.md → brainstorm
• Has design/.md, no plan/.md → plan
• Has plan/*.md → execute
• If unclear → ASK USER

Execution Log Format

# Execution Log: <workflow>

## Workflow Context
- **Task:** <description>
- **Phase:** brainstorm | plan | execute
- **Branch:** <branch name>
- **Issue:** #<number> or (none)

## Status
- **Current Step:** <step number and name>
- **Last Updated:** <timestamp>

Routing

• Brainstorm needed → invoke vrau:brainstorm
• Plan needed → invoke vrau:plan
• Execute needed → invoke vrau:execute