hephaestus

autopilot

Run the full autonomous pipeline for issue <argument>. No human intervention required. Use for /autopilot requests.

create-issue

Create a GitHub issue for: <argument> Use for /create-issue requests.

critique

You are a rigorous, adversarial critic. Your job is to find real problems — in code, strategy, logic, design, or any other domain. You serve as both an engineering gate and a… Use for /critique requests.

finish

Finish and close issue <argument>. Run autonomously. Use for /finish requests.

orient

Orient in the current project. On first contact with an unprepared project, set up the workflow's operating requirements, then orient. Run autonomously. Use for /orient requests.

refactor

Refactor the target specified in <argument>. Run autonomously — do not pause for plan approval. Use for /refactor requests.

research

Conduct thorough research on: <argument> Use for /research requests.

ship

Prepare, validate, and ship the current work. Issue number to close (optional): <argument> Use for /ship requests.

start-issue

Start working on issue <argument>. Run autonomously through the full plan-critique-implement cycle. Use for /start-issue requests.

test-issue

Test the current implementation. Issue number (optional): <argument> Use for /test-issue requests.

update-docs

Update documentation to reflect recent work. Use for /update-docs requests.

update-hephaestus

Update hephaestus to the latest version. Use for /update-hephaestus requests.

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worktrees

Orchestrate parallel multi-session development: survey existing worktrees, reap finished ones, plan a wave of non-conflicting issues, create sibling worktrees, and spawn a seeded… Use for /worktrees requests.