core/skills/core-bootstrap.md

name	description	triggers	auto_invoke
core-bootstrap	Mandatory statelessness compensation, workspace hygiene, clean-baseline setup, smoke test, and recent handoff check for CORE. Auto-invoked on session/subagent start.	session_start new_subagent arena_spawn	true

Execute the full Session Start Checklist from GROK.md in strict order, including the Workspace Hygiene + Branch/Worktree Protocol:

1. Read GROK.md in full.
2. Read AGENTS.md in full.
3. Read docs/runtime_contracts.md in full.
4. Confirm project root:
   • pwd
   • git rev-parse --show-toplevel
   • verify GROK.md and AGENTS.md exist.
5. Inspect local state before any branch movement:
   • git status --short --branch
   • git diff --stat
   • git diff --name-status
   • git diff --cached --name-status
   • git stash list
   • git worktree list
6. If dirty, classify every changed or untracked file before switching branches. Unknown work must be preserved with a descriptive stash, not destroyed.
7. Fetch current repository state:
   • git fetch origin --prune
8. If starting new work, establish clean current main:
   • git switch main
   • git pull --ff-only origin main
9. For non-trivial implementation, create a fresh worktree from origin/main unless the user explicitly requests same-worktree work.
10. Run core test --suite smoke -q and report pass/fail. If unavailable, report the exact failure and use repo-native pytest lanes.
11. Check for and read any HANDOFF-*-YYYY-MM-DD.md from the last 3 days.
12. Check recent open PRs if local changes or task continuity are ambiguous:
    • gh pr list --state open --limit 20
    • gh pr status
13. State task scope in one clear sentence before any further action.

This skill must complete successfully before any editing, proposal, or subagent work. It is non-bypassable for Grok 4.3 / Grok Build sessions on CORE.