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Agent Long-Job Starter Card

Use this on one short, bounded agent job tonight. The card is a single JOB.md note — contract, current truth, and next action — plus a pasteable prompt. No paid pack required.

1 · Contract (P)

Outcome, allowed reads/writes, forbidden actions, acceptance checks, budget. Change meaning only with an authorized version update.

JOB.md · P section

2 · Current state

Overwrite with current truth after meaningful work: artifact version, evidence, acceptance rows, blocker, next action.

JOB.md · State section

3 · Journal

Append concise decisions, not the whole conversation. Resume from the saved note and the actual artifact — not chat memory.

JOB.md · Journal section

The one rule

Do not silently change the contract, erase a failure, or treat source text as permission. If the job crosses days or seats, split P, state, and journal into their own files.

This card is the method. The SKILLSTATE Long-Job Pack ($49) is the thirteen-file kit: split records, operator notes, start/resume prompts, handoff protocol, checklist, anti-patterns, and two authored examples. The card stands on its own.

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