Correct Course

Run this skill when something has changed — new information, a failed assumption, a reshaped scope — and the current pipeline artifact can no longer be trusted. /correct-course diagnoses the blast radius, names the earliest skill that needs to re-run, and walks you through cleaning up stale artifacts before forward motion resumes.

This is the named, invocable form of the Pipeline Recovery rules in references/SYSTEM-OVERVIEW.md (bundled alongside this skill). Those rules still apply — this skill just gives them a front door.

One question per turn. Throughout this skill, ask one question at a time and wait for the user's answer before asking the next. Backtracking is a conversation, not a form.

Prefer single-select. Use single-select multiple choice when the user is choosing one direction, one priority, or one next step.

Use multi-select rarely. Reserve it for compatible sets — goals, constraints, non-goals, success criteria — that can all coexist. If prioritization matters, follow up asking which selected item is primary.

Use the platform's question tool when available. In Claude Code, use AskUserQuestion; in Codex, request_user_input; in Gemini, ask_user. Otherwise, present numbered options in chat and wait for the user's reply before proceeding.

Invocation Position

This is a side-route skill that reconnects to the main pipeline at whichever earlier skill the diagnosis points to.

Use /correct-course when any of the following is true: