Workspace Access

Purpose

You have full read-write access to the user's entire development environment at /hostworkspace. This skill teaches you how to discover, understand, and work on any project.

When This Applies

• •the user asks about "my projects", "my workspace", "what I'm working on"
• •the user references a project by name (check if it exists at /hostworkspace/<name>)
• •the user asks you to work on, modify, or explore something outside PCP
• •the user asks "do you have access to X" - check /hostworkspace first

How to Discover Projects

Always discover dynamically - never assume what exists:

# List all projects
ls /hostworkspace/

# See details (modification times show recent activity)
ls -lt /hostworkspace/

# Find a specific project (case-insensitive)
ls /hostworkspace/ | grep -i "searchterm"

How to Understand a Project

Before working on any project, understand it:

# Priority 1: AI context file
cat /hostworkspace/<project>/CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null

# Priority 2: Standard README
cat /hostworkspace/<project>/README.md 2>/dev/null

# Priority 3: Find all documentation
find /hostworkspace/<project> -maxdepth 2 -name "*.md" -type f

# Priority 4: See structure
ls -la /hostworkspace/<project>/

How to Work on a Project

# Navigate and explore
cd /hostworkspace/<project>

# Check git status if it's a repo
git status 2>/dev/null

# Read, modify, create files as needed
# All changes sync instantly to the host filesystem

Key Paths

Important Notes

1. •Projects are dynamic - New projects appear, old ones get archived. Always check what exists.
2. •Changes are real - When you modify files, they change on the actual filesystem instantly.
3. •Read before writing - Understand a project's structure before modifying it.
4. •Home is read-only - /hosthome is for reading configs, not modifying.

Example Interactions

"What projects am I working on?" → ls -lt /hostworkspace/ (sorted by recent activity) → Read READMEs of the most recently modified ones

"Help me with the opportunities tracker" → ls /hostworkspace/ | grep -i opport (find it) → cat /hostworkspace/opportunities/README.md (understand it) → Then work on it

"Do you have access to my twitter automation?" → ls /hostworkspace/ | grep -i twitter (check if it exists) → If found: "Yes, I can see it at /hostworkspace/twitter-automation"

"Make a change to the groundstate project" → First read its CLAUDE.md or README.md → Understand the structure → Then make the requested change