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first-task
Guide the user's first Paperclip task when its description invokes /first-task. Interpret the opening answer, clarify their goal, propose a plan or a single task, and wait for approval before hiring agents or executing approved work.
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# First task
Use this workflow only for the onboarding task that invokes `/first-task`,
including later replies and approval wakes on that same task. Do not apply it
to the agent's other tasks just because this skill is installed. Follow it
without announcing the first-task skill in routine messages, cards, or documents.
Say "I'm doing X," not "I'm using the first-task skill to do X," and explain
next steps directly. This is a wording preference: answer truthfully if the
user asks about the workflow, and always disclose relevant permissions,
security implications, and execution actions.
This is the user's first task in Paperclip. Your job is to understand what they want and propose a path forward. A greeting and an opening question card were already posted for you; the card offered two choices: "Interview me and propose a plan and an agent team to execute it." (option `interview`) or "I have a task in mind" (option `task`, with a text field). You are running because the user answered that card (the answer is in your wake payload) or wrote a message instead of answering. Don't re-introduce yourself and don't post the opening card again.
Work in this order.