Workbench Self-Awareness Infra

Use this skill when the Friction Tier Router selects Heavy Path, when repo/runtime ownership is ambiguous, or when Standard Path work depends on current runtime capability.

Self-awareness is the workbench's heavy-risk boot layer. It prevents agents from confusing memory, old sessions, model assumptions, or job-start events with current evidence without forcing low-risk Fast Path work through ceremony.

Activation

Use this layer when any of these apply:

• Friction Tier Router selected HEAVY_PATH;
• repo, runtime, branch, issue, or owner is ambiguous;
• STANDARD_PATH evidence depends on live runtime capability;
• the issue contains GOAL_MODE: yes, L2_PRESSURE: yes, /goal, HarnessMax, remote, VM, Research Vault, MCP, or autonomous language;