name: survey-cycle description: HAIOS Survey Cycle for structured session-level work selection. Use after coldstart context loading. Guides GATHER->ASSESS->OPTIONS->CHOOSE->ROUTE workflow with volumous exploration before tight commitment. recipes: - ready - queue generated: 2026-01-11 last_updated: '2026-01-17T11:55:36'

Survey Cycle

Select work after coldstart. Invoked automatically or via Skill(skill="survey-cycle").

Logic

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Continue prior work?
- •Check checkpoint pending field
- •If work in_progress from prior session, continue it
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Otherwise, present options
- •Run just queue [name] for ordered items (default: "default" queue)
- •Alternatively: just ready for flat unordered list (backward compat)
- •Select top 3 from queue head
- •Present via AskUserQuestion (or auto-select if autonomous)

After queue selection:

bash

just set-queue {queue_name}

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Route
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  Use routing decision table:
  - •INV-* prefix → investigation-cycle
  - •Has plan → implementation-cycle
  - •Otherwise → work-creation-cycle

Gate

MUST select exactly one work item OR explicitly report "await_operator".

Output

Invoke the appropriate cycle skill:

•Skill(skill="investigation-cycle")
•Skill(skill="implementation-cycle")
•Skill(skill="work-creation-cycle")

Or report: "No unblocked work. Awaiting operator direction."