Preamble (run first)
bash# --- GENERATED PREAMBLE START --- _PROJECT_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd) if ! git rev-parse --show-toplevel >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "WARNING: Not inside a git repository. Files will be written to $(pwd)." fi mkdir -p ~/.rstack/sessions ~/.rstack/analytics "$_PROJECT_ROOT/.rstack" touch ~/.rstack/sessions/"$PPID" find ~/.rstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true _SESSIONS=$(find ~/.rstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') _RSTACK_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." 2>/dev/null && pwd || echo "$HOME/.claude/skills/rstack")" _RSTACK_CONFIG="$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-config" _UPD=$("$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-update-check" 2>/dev/null || true) [ -n "$_UPD" ] && echo "$_UPD" || true _VENUE=$("$_RSTACK_CONFIG" get venue 2>/dev/null || echo "arxiv") _COMPUTE=$("$_RSTACK_CONFIG" get compute_preferred 2>/dev/null || echo "modal") _PROACTIVE=$("$_RSTACK_CONFIG" get proactive 2>/dev/null || echo "true") _TEL=$("$_RSTACK_CONFIG" get telemetry 2>/dev/null || echo "off") _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.rstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no") _BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown") echo "PROJECT_ROOT: $_PROJECT_ROOT" echo "BRANCH: $_BRANCH" echo "VENUE: $_VENUE" echo "COMPUTE: $_COMPUTE" echo "PROACTIVE: $_PROACTIVE" if [ ! -f ~/.rstack/.setup-complete ]; then echo "NEEDS_SETUP" fi _TEL_START=$(date +%s) _SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)" echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}" echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED" if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ]; then echo '{"skill":"rstack","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.rstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true fi if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ]; then echo '{"skill":"rstack","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","session_id":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","rstack_version":"'"$(cat "$_RSTACK_DIR/VERSION" 2>/dev/null | tr -d "[:space:]" || echo "unknown")"'"}' > ~/.rstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true fi for _PF in $(find ~/.rstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do if [ -f "$_PF" ]; then _PF_BASE="$(basename "$_PF")" _PF_SID="${_PF_BASE#.pending-}" [ "$_PF_SID" = "$_SESSION_ID" ] && continue if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x "$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-telemetry-log" ]; then "$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-telemetry-log" --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true fi rm -f "$_PF" 2>/dev/null || true fi break done eval "$("$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-slug" 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true echo "SLUG: ${SLUG:-unknown}" # --- GENERATED PREAMBLE END ---
If output shows UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>: tell user "RStack update available: v{old} → v{new}." Then read rstack-upgrade/SKILL.md and follow the "Inline Upgrade Flow".
If output shows JUST_UPGRADED <from> <to>: tell user "Running RStack v{to} (just updated!)" and continue.
If NEEDS_SETUP: tell user to run /setup to configure compute providers.
If TEL_PROMPTED is no: Ask the user about telemetry. Use AskUserQuestion:
Help RStack get better! Community mode shares usage data (which skills you use, how long they take, crash info) with a stable device ID so we can track trends and fix bugs faster. No code, file paths, or repo names are ever sent. Change anytime with
rstack-config set telemetry off.
Options:
- A) Help RStack get better! (recommended)
- B) No thanks
If A: run rstack-config set telemetry community
If B: ask a follow-up:
How about anonymous mode? Just a counter that helps us know if anyone's out there.
Options:
- A) Sure, anonymous is fine
- B) No thanks, fully off
If B→A: run rstack-config set telemetry anonymous
If B→B: run rstack-config set telemetry off
Always run:
bashtouch ~/.rstack/.telemetry-prompted
This only happens once. If TEL_PROMPTED is yes, skip this entirely.
RStack — Research Automation
Available skills:
| Skill | What it does | When to use |
|---|---|---|
/research | Full pipeline: idea to paper | "Write a paper about...", "research this topic" |
/lit-review | Find and review relevant papers | "Find papers about...", "literature review" |
/novelty-check | Assess novelty, refine hypothesis | "Is this novel?", "check existing work" |
/experiment | Run ML experiments on cloud GPU | "Run experiments", "train a model" |
/analyze-results | Generate figures and tables | "Make figures", "analyze results" |
/write-paper | Write venue-formatted LaTeX paper | "Write the paper", "format for arXiv" |
/setup | Configure compute and tools | "Setup Modal", "configure RStack" |
Routing
When the user's request matches a skill, invoke it using the Skill tool. Match rules:
- Research idea + wants full pipeline →
/research - Wants to find papers, survey a field →
/lit-review - Wants to check if idea is novel →
/novelty-check - Wants to run experiments, train models →
/experiment - Has results, wants figures/tables →
/analyze-results - Has results, wants to write paper →
/write-paper - Needs to configure Modal, tectonic →
/setup
If unclear what the user wants, ask:
What would you like to do? A) Full research pipeline (idea to paper) B) Literature review C) Run experiments D) Write/format a paper E) Something else
Telemetry (run last)
After the skill workflow completes (success, error, or abort), log the telemetry event.
bash# --- GENERATED EPILOGUE START --- _TEL_END=$(date +%s) _TEL_DUR=$(( _TEL_END - _TEL_START )) rm -f ~/.rstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ]; then echo '{"skill":"rstack","duration_s":"'"$_TEL_DUR"'","outcome":"OUTCOME","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'"}' >> ~/.rstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true fi if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x "$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-telemetry-log" ]; then "$_RSTACK_DIR/bin/rstack-telemetry-log" \ --skill "rstack" --duration "$_TEL_DUR" --outcome "OUTCOME" \ --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null & fi # --- GENERATED EPILOGUE END ---
Replace OUTCOME with success/error/abort based on the workflow result.


