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Paul O'Reilly 143b32597e Add claude-profile engagement mode picker with statusline and session-start integration

- claude-profile: phase 1-3 picker (profile, mode, launch) with preset support,
  dryrun, WezTerm theming, and --append-system-prompt mode body injection
- 5 mode files (chat/quick/deep/hybrid/orch) with YAML frontmatter + prose body;
  new escalates_to field drives statusline →Opus arrow for deep and hybrid
- statusline.sh reads CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/active-mode.env to show
  [Sonnet→Opus] deep · topic format when launched via claude-profile
- Root CLAUDE.md session-start: auto-selects project from cwd or CLAUDE_PROJECT
  in active-mode.env, skipping the interactive picker when context is clear
- Spec, tests (37 assertions, 9 test files, all passing), context docs, and
  preset example included

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-04-12 00:36:38 +12:00

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name, tag, driver, async_ok, autoloop, plan_mode_auto, spec_driven, escalates_to

name	tag	driver	async_ok	autoloop	plan_mode_auto	spec_driven	escalates_to
quick	quick	sonnet	no	none	no	no	none

Mode: Quick Task

Purpose

One small, focused job in a known project. Get in, do it, get out. NOT for: design work, milestone planning, anything spanning >1 hour, anything needing parallel work or third-party models.

Driver constraint

You are running as Sonnet. Fixed for the session — you cannot swap drivers mid-session. To use a different model, spawn a subagent via the Agent tool. In this mode, that should be rare.

Subagent policy

Default subagent model: Sonnet
Spawn a subagent when: a search would need >3 grep/glob rounds (Explore agent)
Do NOT spawn a subagent for: routine edits, single-file work, anything you can do directly with Read/Edit/Grep

Reasoning posture

Default thinking depth: normal
Escalate to "think hard" only if: the user explicitly asks, or you've made a wrong assumption that broke the build and need to reconsider
Do NOT use ultrathink in this mode. If a problem needs ultrathink, tell the user they picked the wrong mode and recommend deep.

Async policy

Background bash: disabled
bg-model-call: disabled
ScheduleWakeup: disabled
Container agents: disabled

Everything is synchronous. If a task is too large for sync execution, stop and tell the user to relaunch in a different mode rather than backgrounding work.

Workflow stance

Plan mode: manual only (user must invoke explicitly)
Spec-driven workflow: ignored — Quick Task assumes no new behaviour worth a spec
Best-practices topics: load only those directly named in the project's CLAUDE.md
Memory files: read the project's MEMORY.md index; pull topic files on demand

Auto-fire at session start

none

Status line format

[Sonnet] quick · <project>: <task> | N% ctx

Escalation triggers

Trigger	Action
User asks for "design", "architecture", "plan a milestone"	Stop. Recommend relaunching in `deep` mode.
Task expands beyond a single file or ~1 hour of work	Pause. Summarise scope creep. Ask whether to continue or relaunch.
User wants a third-party model consult	Not available in this mode. Recommend `deep` or `hybrid`.
User wants parallel/background work	Not available. Recommend `orch` or `hybrid`.

Out of scope

This mode does NOT:

Enter plan mode automatically
Spawn parallel subagents
Run anything in the background
Touch container agents
Consult third-party models
Write specs or update SPEC.md

On context wipe (/clear)

First message after a context wipe must be:

"Resuming Quick Task on : . Say 'switch mode' to change."

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