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Inputs intake after bootstrap

After a2c init or a2c bootstrap, you often have draft ADRs, architecture notes, and workflow material in a local inputs/ folder. That folder is intake scratch space — not part of the governed repository.

Use the inputs intake prompt to migrate drafts into canonical paths (docs/adr/, docs/architecture/, etc.) following A2C rules, then add inputs/ to .gitignore so Git ignores it permanently.

Prompt asset: pathname:///a2c-assets/prompts/bootstrap/inputs-intake.md.

Workflow​

  1. Run a2c bootstrap (or init then bootstrap).
  2. Place drafts under inputs/ (any subfolders are fine).
  3. Run the inputs intake prompt in your AI IDE (see below).
  4. Execute batches batch-intake-00 … batch-intake-04 sequentially.
  5. Confirm inputs/ is listed in .gitignore and not tracked.

Invoke the prompt in Cursor (no copy-paste)​

In Cursor chat, reference the prompt file with @ so the agent loads the full contract:

Copy delivery (default bootstrap)​

Method prompts were copied into this repo:

@prompts/bootstrap/inputs-intake.md
Start batch-intake-00: inventory inputs/ and produce a migration plan.

Submodule or clone (--with-ai-rules)​

Method prompts live under the mounted method repo:

@tools/ai-rules/prompts/bootstrap/inputs-intake.md
Start batch-intake-00: inventory inputs/ and produce a migration plan.

Tips​

  • Type @ and begin typing inputs-intake — Cursor filters matching files in the workspace.
  • Add a one-line task after the @ reference (batch id, scope, or “inventory only”).
  • For ADR migration batches, combine with @prompts/phases/adr-create-update.md when recording a single new ADR.
  • Stop after each batch; advance to batch-intake-01, etc., in a new message when ready.

Same pattern works in other @-aware hosts: reference the prompt path, then state the current batch.