Alchemist's Workshop Skill
Manage the transmutation laboratory at ~/.hermetic/workshop/
Commands
/workshop
Show current workshop status: active experiments, recent boundaries, proven recipes.
/experiment [name]
Start a new experiment or update an existing one.
- •Creates entry in
experiments/EXPERIMENT_LOG.md - •Prompts for: Intention, Ingredients, Hypothesis, Risk Acceptance
/boundary [name]
Log a discovered boundary from a failed or partial experiment.
- •Adds entry to
observations/BOUNDARIES.md - •Prompts for: What broke, Boundary revealed, Lesson learned
/recipe [name]
Save a proven pattern that works reliably.
- •Creates file in
recipes/ - •Prompts for: Purpose, Ingredients, Procedure, Limitations
/tradeoff [decision]
Log a conscious trade-off decision.
- •Adds entry to
observations/TRADE_OFFS.md - •Prompts for: Options considered, Decision made, Accepted costs
The Protocol
Before any AI-assisted work:
- •Intention - What am I transmuting?
- •Constraints - Data size? Traffic? Memory? Latency?
- •Hypothesis - What do I expect?
- •Risks - What trade-offs am I accepting?
Golden Rules
- •Specify constraints (prevents 10x over-engineering)
- •Measure before optimizing (prevents wasted complexity)
- •Use proven libraries (prevents 10x maintenance cost)
- •Document trade-offs (prevents decision amnesia)
- •Record failures (prevents repeated mistakes)
Workshop Locations
- •Experiments:
~/.hermetic/workshop/experiments/ - •Ingredients:
~/.hermetic/workshop/ingredients/ - •Observations:
~/.hermetic/workshop/observations/ - •Recipes:
~/.hermetic/workshop/recipes/ - •Quick Reference:
~/.hermetic/workshop/QUICK_REFERENCE.md