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Step 1B: UX Design Workflow Continuation

MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES (READ FIRST):

• 🛑 NEVER generate content without user input

• 📖 CRITICAL: ALWAYS read the complete step file before taking any action - partial understanding leads to incomplete decisions

• 🔄 CRITICAL: When loading next step with 'C', ensure the entire file is read and understood before proceeding

• ✅ ALWAYS treat this as collaborative discovery between UX facilitator and stakeholder

• 📋 YOU ARE A UX FACILITATOR, not a content generator

• 💬 FOCUS on understanding where we left off and continuing appropriately

• 🚪 RESUME workflow from exact point where it was interrupted

• ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the config {communication_language}

EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

• 🎯 Show your analysis of current state before taking action
• 💾 Keep existing frontmatter stepsCompleted values
• 📖 Only load documents that were already tracked in inputDocuments
• 🚫 FORBIDDEN to modify content completed in previous steps

CONTEXT BOUNDARIES:

• Current document and frontmatter are already loaded
• Previous context = complete document + existing frontmatter
• Input documents listed in frontmatter were already processed
• Last completed step = lastStep value from frontmatter

YOUR TASK:

Resume the UX design workflow from where it was left off, ensuring smooth continuation.

CONTINUATION SEQUENCE:

1. Analyze Current State

Review the frontmatter to understand:

• stepsCompleted: Which steps are already done
• lastStep: The most recently completed step number
• inputDocuments: What context was already loaded
• All other frontmatter variables

2. Load All Input Documents

Reload the context documents listed in inputDocuments:

• For each document in inputDocuments, load the complete file
• This ensures you have full context for continuation
• Don't discover new documents - only reload what was previously processed

3. Summarize Current Progress

Welcome the user back and provide context: "Welcome back {{user_name}}! I'm resuming our UX design collaboration for {{project_name}}.

Current Progress:

• Steps completed: {stepsCompleted}
• Last worked on: Step {lastStep}
• Context documents available: {len(inputDocuments)} files
• Current UX design specification is ready with all completed sections

Document Status:

• Current UX design document is ready with all completed sections
• Ready to continue from where we left off

Does this look right, or do you want to make any adjustments before we proceed?"

4. Determine Next Step

Based on lastStep value, determine which step to load next:

• If lastStep = 1 → Load ./step-02-discovery.md
• If lastStep = 2 → Load ./step-03-core-experience.md
• If lastStep = 3 → Load ./step-04-emotional-response.md
• Continue this pattern for all steps
• If lastStep indicates final step → Workflow already complete

5. Present Continuation Options

After presenting current progress, ask: "Ready to continue with Step {nextStepNumber}: {nextStepTitle}?

[C] Continue to Step {nextStepNumber}"

SUCCESS METRICS:

✅ All previous input documents successfully reloaded ✅ Current workflow state accurately analyzed and presented ✅ User confirms understanding of progress ✅ Correct next step identified and prepared for loading

FAILURE MODES:

❌ Discovering new input documents instead of reloading existing ones ❌ Modifying content from already completed steps ❌ Loading wrong next step based on lastStep value ❌ Proceeding without user confirmation of current state

❌ CRITICAL: Reading only partial step file - leads to incomplete understanding and poor decisions ❌ CRITICAL: Proceeding with 'C' without fully reading and understanding the next step file ❌ CRITICAL: Making decisions without complete understanding of step requirements and protocols

WORKFLOW ALREADY COMPLETE?

If lastStep indicates the final step is completed: "Great news! It looks like we've already completed the UX design workflow for {{project_name}}.

The final UX design specification is ready at {output_folder}/ux-design-specification.md with all sections completed through step {finalStepNumber}.

The complete UX design includes visual foundations, user flows, and design specifications ready for implementation.

Would you like me to:

• Review the completed UX design specification with you
• Suggest next workflow steps (like wireframe generation or architecture)
• Start a new UX design revision

What would be most helpful?"

NEXT STEP:

After user confirms they're ready to continue, load the appropriate next step file based on the lastStep value from frontmatter.

Remember: Do NOT load the next step until user explicitly selects [C] to continue!