Set Scenario: Switch Your Active Practice Environment

This skill lets you switch between different practice scenarios - the default Meridian case study or your own simulated company.

Invocation

• •/set-scenario - View current scenario and switch to a different one

How It Works

The practice/ folder is a pointer (symlink) to your active scenario. When you do exercises, they'll use whatever practice/ points to:

• •Meridian (default): The pre-loaded case study about enterprise AI transformation
• •Your simulation: A custom scenario you created with /simulate

Workflow

Step 1: Check Current State

First, determine what practice/ currently points to:

readlink practice

Report this to the user:

• •If it shows docs → "You're currently using Meridian (the default case study)"
• •If it shows workspace/projects/simulation-* → "You're currently using [simulation name]"
• •If the command fails or practice doesn't exist → "No active scenario set. Let me fix that."

Step 2: Find Available Scenarios

List all available options:

1. •Meridian (always available) - points to docs/
2. •User simulations - scan workspace/projects/ for folders starting with simulation-

ls -d workspace/projects/simulation-* 2>/dev/null

For each simulation found, read its PERSONA.md to get the company name and brief description.

Step 3: Present Options

Show the user what's available using AskUserQuestion:

"Which scenario would you like to practice with?"

• •Meridian - Enterprise AI transformation case study (default)
• •[Simulation Name] - [Brief description from PERSONA.md]
• •[Additional simulations if they exist]

If no simulations exist, inform them:

"You only have Meridian available. Run /simulate to create a custom scenario based on your own work."

Step 4: Switch Scenario

When the user selects a scenario, update the symlink:

# Remove old symlink
rm practice

# Create new symlink
ln -s [target] practice

Where [target] is:

• •docs for Meridian
• •workspace/projects/simulation-YYYY-MM-DD for a simulation

Step 5: Confirm the Change

After switching, confirm:

"Done! Your practice scenario is now [name]."

"When you work with files in practice/, you'll be using [brief description]."

"To switch scenarios anytime, just run /set-scenario again."

Error Handling

Broken Symlink

If practice/ exists but points to a deleted folder:

# Check if target exists
[ -e practice ] || echo "Broken symlink"

If broken, inform the user and offer to reset to Meridian:

"Your practice scenario points to a folder that no longer exists. Want me to reset it to Meridian?"

Missing practice/ Symlink

If practice/ doesn't exist at all, create it pointing to docs/:

ln -s docs practice

Then continue with the normal flow.

Key Principles

1. •Always show current state first - User should know what they're working with
2. •Make Meridian the safe default - If anything is broken, fall back to Meridian
3. •Explain what's happening - Beginners may not know what a symlink is; explain in plain terms
4. •Keep it simple - This should be a quick operation, not a complex workflow