skills/tp-help/SKILL.md

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name: tp-help
description: Explain Taskplane capabilities, commands, and existing workflow state when the user asks for help. Does not initialize or activate a workflow.
---

# Taskplane help

Answer the user's question directly. Use only the relevant installed documentation
or a command's `--help` output. Do not run onboarding, inventory tools, activate a
contract, or render a setup dashboard just to explain the product.

Ordinary code review uses native tools and [engineering](../tp-engineering/SKILL.md).
The orchestrator prepares delivery; humans accept checkpoints by default.
Explicit user instructions can authorize run-bound automatic phase approvals. Hooks
separate mandatory workflow refusals from advisory usage. The default native_workflow
profile uses local state and observed human provenance. Host-wide protections are
unavailable; protected_host requires a verified owner. Native permissions remain separate. Use `flow report`
for human decisions, recorded milestones and available token usage.
For actual setup or a concrete installation failure, consult
[onboarding](../../docs/onboarding.md) and [CLI reference](../../docs/cli-reference.md).
Explain only the requested concept; load no full manuals or hook manifests as a tour.
For a question about phase policy, consult [the shared flow](../tp-go/references/shared-flow.md).

Explain that plugin installation, hook trust, phase acceptance and host tool permissions
are separate. Automatic mode requires explicit additional instructions; show a concise
example and how to return to manual mode when requested.