/upfront:up

What it does

/upfront:up is the starting point when you’re not sure which skill to use. It reads your intent and routes you to the right skill, or shows you the menu if you come in blank. If you have a paused session, it offers to resume it.

When to use it

• When you’re not sure which skill fits your situation
• At the start of a session when you want to see what’s available
• When you have a paused session and want to pick up where you left off

How it works

1. Check context — looks for specs/HANDOFF.md from a previous /upfront:pause
2. Get intent — if you provide arguments, it reads them. If not, it shows the menu or offers to resume a paused session
3. Route by intent — matches what you mean (not just keywords) to the right skill:

Intent	Route
Something big / multi-feature	/upfront:vision
Build something new	/upfront:feature or /upfront:ideate
Increment retro	/upfront:increment
Fix a bug	/upfront:debug
Small change	/upfront:quick
GitHub issue	/upfront:patch
Plan from a spec	/upfront:plan
Start implementing	/upfront:build
Review / ship	/upfront:ship
Understand code	/upfront:teach
Document for AI	/upfront:explore
Post-ship retro	/upfront:retro
Save progress	/upfront:pause
Resume work	/upfront:resume
Brainstorm	/upfront:ideate
Update a spec	/upfront:refine
Capture a note	/upfront:note

4. Confirm and go — tells you where it’s routing and immediately starts that skill’s workflow

Key principles

• Route by meaning, not keywords — understands intent even when phrased differently
• One clarifying question max — if ambiguous between two options, asks one short question
• Starts the work — doesn’t tell you to type a command; it begins executing immediately

Output

Routes you to the appropriate skill and begins its workflow.

Next step

If you already know what you need, call the skill directly. Use /upfront:up when you don’t.