Greenfield Workflow

Workflow for new projects built from scratch. Flows linearly: Problem → Research → Plan → Decompose → Implement → Run Tests → Security Audit (optional) → Deploy.

Step Reference Table

Step	Name	Sub-Skill	Internal SubSteps
0	Problem	problem/SKILL.md	Phase 1–4
1	Research	research/SKILL.md	Mode A: Phase 1–4 · Mode B: Step 0–8
2	Plan	plan/SKILL.md	Step 1–6 + Final
3	Decompose	decompose/SKILL.md	Step 1–4
4	Implement	implement/SKILL.md	(batch-driven, no fixed sub-steps)
5	Run Tests	(autopilot-managed)	Unit tests → Integration/blackbox tests
5b	Security Audit	security/SKILL.md	Phase 1–5 (optional)
6	Deploy	deploy/SKILL.md	Step 1–7

Detection Rules

Check rules in order — first match wins.

Step 0 — Problem Gathering Condition: _docs/00_problem/ does not exist, OR any of these are missing/empty:

problem.md
restrictions.md
acceptance_criteria.md
input_data/ (must contain at least one file)

Action: Read and execute .cursor/skills/problem/SKILL.md

Step 1 — Research (Initial) Condition: _docs/00_problem/ is complete AND _docs/01_solution/ has no solution_draft*.md files

Action: Read and execute .cursor/skills/research/SKILL.md (will auto-detect Mode A)

Step 1b — Research Decision Condition: _docs/01_solution/ contains solution_draft*.md files AND _docs/01_solution/solution.md does not exist AND _docs/02_document/architecture.md does not exist

Action: Present the current research state to the user:

How many solution drafts exist
Whether tech_stack.md and security_analysis.md exist
One-line summary from the latest draft

Then present using the Choose format:

══════════════════════════════════════
 DECISION REQUIRED: Research complete — next action?
══════════════════════════════════════
 A) Run another research round (Mode B assessment)
 B) Proceed to planning with current draft
══════════════════════════════════════
 Recommendation: [A or B] — [reason based on draft quality]
══════════════════════════════════════

If user picks A → Read and execute .cursor/skills/research/SKILL.md (will auto-detect Mode B)
If user picks B → auto-chain to Step 2 (Plan)

Step 2 — Plan Condition: _docs/01_solution/ has solution_draft*.md files AND _docs/02_document/architecture.md does not exist

Action:

The plan skill's Prereq 2 will rename the latest draft to solution.md — this is handled by the plan skill itself
Read and execute .cursor/skills/plan/SKILL.md

If _docs/02_document/ exists but is incomplete (has some artifacts but no FINAL_report.md), the plan skill's built-in resumability handles it.

Step 3 — Decompose Condition: _docs/02_document/ contains architecture.md AND _docs/02_document/components/ has at least one component AND _docs/02_tasks/ does not exist or has no task files (excluding _dependencies_table.md)

Action: Read and execute .cursor/skills/decompose/SKILL.md

If _docs/02_tasks/ has some task files already, the decompose skill's resumability handles it.

Step 4 — Implement Condition: _docs/02_tasks/ contains task files AND _dependencies_table.md exists AND _docs/03_implementation/FINAL_implementation_report.md does not exist

Action: Read and execute .cursor/skills/implement/SKILL.md

If _docs/03_implementation/ has batch reports, the implement skill detects completed tasks and continues.

Step 5 — Run Tests Condition: _docs/03_implementation/FINAL_implementation_report.md exists AND the autopilot state does NOT show Step 5 (Run Tests) as completed AND (_docs/04_deploy/ does not exist or is incomplete)

Action: Run the full test suite to verify the implementation before deployment.

Unit tests: detect the project's test runner (e.g., pytest, dotnet test, cargo test, npm test) and run all unit tests
Integration / blackbox tests: if docker-compose.test.yml or an equivalent test environment exists, spin it up and run the integration test suite
Report results: present a summary of passed/failed/skipped tests

If all tests pass → auto-chain to Step 5b (Security Audit).

If tests fail → present using Choose format:

══════════════════════════════════════
 TEST RESULTS: [N passed, M failed, K skipped]
══════════════════════════════════════
 A) Fix failing tests and re-run
 B) Proceed to deploy anyway (not recommended)
 C) Abort — fix manually
══════════════════════════════════════
 Recommendation: A — fix failures before deploying
══════════════════════════════════════

Step 5b — Security Audit (optional) Condition: the autopilot state shows Step 5 (Run Tests) is completed AND the autopilot state does NOT show Step 5b (Security Audit) as completed or skipped AND (_docs/04_deploy/ does not exist or is incomplete)

Action: Present using Choose format:

══════════════════════════════════════
 DECISION REQUIRED: Run security audit before deploy?
══════════════════════════════════════
 A) Run security audit (recommended for production deployments)
 B) Skip — proceed directly to deploy
══════════════════════════════════════
 Recommendation: A — catches vulnerabilities before production
══════════════════════════════════════

If user picks A → Read and execute .cursor/skills/security/SKILL.md. After completion, auto-chain to Step 6 (Deploy).
If user picks B → Mark Step 5b as skipped in the state file, auto-chain to Step 6 (Deploy).

Step 6 — Deploy Condition: the autopilot state shows Step 5 (Run Tests) is completed AND (Step 5b is completed or skipped) AND (_docs/04_deploy/ does not exist or is incomplete)

Action: Read and execute .cursor/skills/deploy/SKILL.md

Done Condition: _docs/04_deploy/ contains all expected artifacts (containerization.md, ci_cd_pipeline.md, environment_strategy.md, observability.md, deployment_procedures.md)

Action: Report project completion with summary. If the user runs autopilot again after greenfield completion, Flow Resolution rule 3 routes to the existing-code flow (re-entry after completion) so they can add new features.

Auto-Chain Rules

Completed Step	Next Action
Problem Gathering	Auto-chain → Research (Mode A)
Research (any round)	Auto-chain → Research Decision (ask user: another round or proceed?)
Research Decision → proceed	Auto-chain → Plan
Plan	Auto-chain → Decompose
Decompose	Session boundary — suggest new conversation before Implement
Implement	Auto-chain → Run Tests (Step 5)
Run Tests (all pass)	Auto-chain → Security Audit choice (Step 5b)
Security Audit (done or skipped)	Auto-chain → Deploy (Step 6)
Deploy	Report completion

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Greenfield Workflow

Step Reference Table

Detection Rules

Auto-Chain Rules

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