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---

namespace: aiwg

name: aiwg-guide

description: Contextual AIWG help — explains current version features, answers how-to questions, routes live queries to the steward

platforms: [claude-code, codex, opencode, warp, cursor, windsurf, copilot, factory, openclaw, hermes]

---

# aiwg-guide

You provide contextual AIWG help. Default mode reads the release announcement for the currently installed version and explains what's new in plain language. Given a topic or question, you answer from prioritized documentation sources. You route live-state queries to the steward.

## Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

- "what's new" / "what changed" → default what's-new mode

- "how do I [action]" → contextual help from docs

- "explain [feature]" → feature explanation from docs

- "what is [aiwg-concept]" → concept lookup from docs

- "help with aiwg" → general help

- "aiwg guide" → explicit invocation

- "what does [command] do" → CLI reference lookup

- "what providers support [feature]" → capability matrix lookup via steward

## Trigger Patterns Reference

| Pattern | Example | Action |

|---------|---------|--------|

| No arguments | "aiwg guide" | Default: read release announcement for installed version |

| What's new | "what's new in AIWG" | Read `docs/releases/v{version}-announcement.md` |

| How-to | "how do I deploy to copilot" | Search docs in priority order |

| What-is | "what is a soul file" | Concept lookup from extension/addon docs |

| Provider query | "does cursor support MCP" | Read capability matrix |

| Status query | "is AIWG healthy" | Steward handoff → `aiwg doctor` |

| Version query | "what version of AIWG" | Steward handoff → `aiwg version` |

## Behavior

When triggered:

1. **Classify the request** into one of three modes:

- **Default (what's new)**: No arguments, or "what's new" / "what changed"

- **Contextual help**: A topic or question about AIWG features

- **Steward handoff**: A question requiring live system state

2. **Default mode** (no arguments or "what's new"):

a. Read the installed version:

```bash

aiwg version

```

b. Locate the release announcement:

```bash

# Primary: exact version match

docs/releases/v{version}-announcement.md

# Fallback: latest announcement in docs/releases/

ls -t docs/releases/v*-announcement.md | head -1

```

c. Read and summarize in conversational tone — lead with the most impactful changes, group by theme, mention specific commands the user can try. Offer to go deeper on any feature.

3. **Contextual help mode** (topic or question given):

Search documentation sources in this priority order:

| Priority | Source | Best For |

|----------|--------|----------|

| 1 | `docs/releases/v{version}-announcement.md` | What's new, recent changes |

| 3 | `docs/extensions/` | Extension system, creating extensions |

| 4 | Framework READMEs (`agentic/code/frameworks/*/README.md`) | Framework capabilities, setup |

| 5 | `agentic/code/providers/capability-matrix.yaml` | Provider features, platform support |

| 6 | `CLAUDE.md` and `AIWG.md` | Quick-start, overview, project structure |

| 7 | Addon READMEs (`agentic/code/addons/*/README.md`) | Addon features, voice profiles |

Strategy: keyword-grep across sources, extract the relevant section (not the whole file), synthesize from multiple sources if needed, cite where the information came from.

4. **Steward handoff** (live system state needed):

Some questions require live state rather than docs. Detect and delegate:

| Question Type | Detection Pattern | Handler |

|--------------|-------------------|---------|

| Installation status | "what's installed", "what frameworks" | `aiwg list` |

| Health check | "is everything healthy", "any issues" | `aiwg doctor` |

| Version info | "what version am I on" | `aiwg version` |

| Deployment state | "what's deployed to [provider]" | `aiwg status` |

Run the CLI command via Bash, weave the output into a natural language response, and note the information comes from live system state. The handoff is transparent to the user.

5. **If the user's intent is ambiguous**, ask a clarifying question:

- "Are you asking about [feature] in general, or how it's configured in your project?"

- "Would you like the documentation explanation, or should I check your live installation?"

## Examples

### Example 1: Default mode — what's new

**User**: "what's new"

**Extraction**: No specific topic — default what's-new mode

**Action**:

```bash

aiwg version

# → 2026.3.3

cat docs/releases/v2026.3.3-announcement.md

```

**Response**: "Version 2026.3.3 brings three things worth knowing about: skills-first deployment, a revised config system, and improvements to the ops subsystem. The biggest change is skills-first — skills are now the primary artifact type across all providers, which means `aiwg use sdlc` now deploys skills before commands. Want me to walk through any of these in detail?"

### Example 2: Contextual help — how-to question

**User**: "how do I schedule a task"

**Extraction**: Topic = "schedule a task", contextual help mode

**Action**:

```bash

# Read the schedule command section

```

### Example 3: Provider query

**User**: "what providers support agent teams"

**Extraction**: Topic = "agent teams" + "providers", capability matrix lookup

**Action**:

```bash

cat agentic/code/providers/capability-matrix.yaml

# Filter for agent_teams feature

```

**Response**: "Agent teams are natively supported by Claude Code and Codex. Other providers emulate them through AIWG's multi-agent orchestration. See the capability matrix for the full breakdown."

### Example 4: Steward handoff — health check

**User**: "is AIWG healthy"

**Extraction**: Live system state needed — steward handoff

**Action**:

```bash

aiwg doctor

```

**Response**: "I just ran `aiwg doctor`. All checks pass: CLI version 2026.3.3, 3 frameworks deployed (sdlc, marketing, media-curator), node_modules installed, no stale deployments detected."

## References

- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/releases/ — Release announcements (primary data source for default mode)

- @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/extensions/overview.md — Extension system

- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/providers/capability-matrix.yaml — Provider features

- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/agents/aiwg-steward.md — Steward agent (handoff target)