<SUBAGENT-STOP> If you were dispatched as a subagent to execute a specific workflow stage, skip this skill. </SUBAGENT-STOP> <EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT> If you think there is even a 1% chance a superscientist skill might apply to what you are doing, you ABSOLUTELY MUST invoke the skill.

IF A SKILL APPLIES TO YOUR TASK, YOU DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE. YOU MUST USE IT. </EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT>

Using Superscientist

Session Start Protocol

Before any other work:

1. Check for workflow-state.json in the working directory
   • If found: invoke superscientist:session-resume immediately
   • If not found: proceed normally; skills are available on demand

Available Skills

| Skill | When to invoke | |---|---| | superscientist:checkpoint-management | Creating, reading, or updating workflow-state.json, progress.log, init.sh | | superscientist:session-resume | Starting a new session when workflow-state.json exists | | superscientist:experiment-design | User wants to set up a new computational experiment | | superscientist:workflow-planning | Experiment design is approved, needs stage-by-stage plan | | superscientist:executing-workflows | Workflow plan exists and stages need execution | | superscientist:compute-backend | Subagent needs to submit a computation to local or HPC backend via DPDispatcher | | superscientist:systematic-debugging | Any workflow stage fails — simulation, analysis, plotting, environment | | superscientist:result-verification | Before marking any stage as completed | | superscientist:workflow-completion | All workflow stages are completed and verified |

Workflow Chain

experiment-design → workflow-planning → executing-workflows → workflow-completion
                                              ↓ (on failure)
                                       systematic-debugging
                                              ↓ (retry)
                                       executing-workflows

Cross-session recovery: session-resume at every session start when workflow exists.

The Rule

Invoke relevant skills BEFORE any response or action. Even a 1% chance a skill might apply means invoke it.

Red Flags

| Thought | Reality | |---------|---------| | "Let me just run this calculation quickly" | Invoke experiment-design first. | | "I'll check the results later" | Invoke result-verification now. | | "This stage looks done" | Invoke result-verification before marking complete. | | "I know what went wrong" | Invoke systematic-debugging — investigate before fixing. | | "I'll remember where we left off" | workflow-state.json remembers. Invoke session-resume. |