README and SKILL.md summarize this document; they must not contradict it.
Execution modes (v2.1.x): EXECUTION_MODES.md — agent_supported (default) vs cowork_autonomous (CoWork, opt-in).
Scope law: MANDATORY_EXCLUSIONS.md.
In scope for JAE
- Full eight-phase workflow sequentially in one conversation.
- Scoring gate after every phase; explicit confirmation before Phase 4 (first application text).
- Tools/MCP available in that chat session (per host policy):
web_search,web_fetch, and others probed in A0. - Agent Skills (where the product offers them): upload skill ZIP per product UI — see Anthropic documentation for current paths and plan requirements.
- Execution mode:
agent_supportedonly (nocowork_autonomousin this product surface).
Mandatory limitations
- Phases do not run as parallel subagents; high-volume parallel discovery is slower than CoWork for the same authored parallelism.
- “Agentic” here means in-conversation tool and MCP use within product limits — not the same as CoWork workspace-style execution.
Install (primary vs fallback)
- Primary: Skills upload (product-dependent naming — e.g. Customize → Skills → Create Skill).
- Fallback: Project Knowledge — upload
SKILL.md,rules.json,automation-registry.json, and all files underreferences/(see repo layout).
In scope for JAE (explicitly harnessed)
- Parallel Tier-1 read-only work: Phases 0, 1, and salary research inside Phase 3, as parallel subagents, per
SKILL.mdandrules.json. - Sequential Phases 5 and 6; Phase 2 verdict before Phase 4 begins.
- Tier 2 and Tier 3 automations: always on the main coordination thread after consent — never on a subagent.
- Artifacts: checklist as static file updated per gate (
references/skill-instructions/checklist-templates.md). Package output described as downloadable when the host supports file presentation. - MCP: BrowserBase, Playwright, email, cloud storage, calendar — only when connected and listed in A0 Capability Map.
- Execution modes: Default
agent_supported. User may opt intocowork_autonomousfor larger host-driven chunks only with explicit opt-in and mandatory re-anchor to the same phase law after each chunk — see EXECUTION_MODES.md and A14–A16 inautomation-registry.json.
Mandatory wording
- Parallelism is authored in this skill and allowed by CoWork; the product does not “auto-route phases” without the skill’s rules.
- Availability and plans of CoWork, connectors, and controls are product-owned; see Claude CoWork (Anthropic) and Cowork (claude.com). JAE does not hardcode a plan matrix here.
Scope (not “exclusion of CoWork”)
- See MANDATORY_EXCLUSIONS.md: hard-prohibited JAE mis-claims, host-governed features under Mode 2 + re-anchor, registry-native automations for anything presented as a named Axx.
In scope for JAE (primary install — current product)
- Skills: Skills tab → + Add → Upload a skill (
.zip/.skill) or Import from GitHub with this repository’s public URL. - Fallback: Extract ZIP and upload workspace files; or paste
rules.jsonas session instruction source.
Mandatory limitation
present_filesmay be INACTIVE on some Manus sessions. When INACTIVE, followSKILL.mdA0 — Mandatory artifact fallback (inline deliverable text + user save instructions). Never assume a file download primitive exists.- Execution mode:
agent_supportedonly unless Manus later exposes an equivalent; default remains guided governance.
- Run Phases 0 and 1 in CoWork for parallel discovery and company intelligence speed.
- Copy the Company Intelligence Brief into Claude.ai.
- Run Phases 2–7 in Claude.ai for sequential scoring gates and in-chat review of drafting.
When to recommend: User wants parallel discovery plus single-thread chat review for writing phases.
- Run Phases 0–7 entirely in CoWork when local artifacts, downloadable packages, or heavy file/browser work should stay in one workspace.
When to recommend: User prioritizes workspace files and CoWork-local delivery over chat-only review.
Optional: In CoWork, combine cowork_end_to_end with cowork_autonomous for execution chunks only under EXECUTION_MODES.md.
Machine-readable keys: rules.json → platform_notes.hybrid_chat_review, platform_notes.cowork_end_to_end.