Show me your work

Portability (required)

1. Read the pstack capability contract and the active host adapter before delegation.
2. Store the decision trail in the repository or current work directory, not in a vendor-specific session path.
3. Audit the trail against action evidence the current host exposes: repository state, tool-call records, authorized session resources, verification artifacts, or a lead-written timeline.
4. Use a read-only review helper with model_role:critic for fresh-eyes review when helpers are available. Otherwise run a second explicit review pass on the lead agent and state the limitation.
5. Never search unrelated conversation history to find evidence.

Purpose

For work a human reviews after the fact, a decision trail lets them reconstruct what was chosen, why, and on what evidence without rerunning the task or reading an entire conversation.

Keep one canonical log for the run. Other skills reference this skill instead of inventing their own audit format.

Format

Use one TSV file with one row per decision or checkpoint. TSV renders well in repository interfaces and spreadsheets, and it can be appended safely from shell scripts.