chore: interview before fixes and keep HANDOFF.md tiny

Require a short user interview before implementing bugs/features, and overwrite or clear HANDOFF.md so it never accumulates session history.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

agents-docs/AGENT_WORKFLOW.md

@@ -17,50 +17,58 @@ Do **not** re-read this whole file every turn after the first skim.
 
 ## Workflow Orchestration
 
-### 1. Plan only when ambiguity is real
+### 1. Interview before implement (default)
 
-- Plan for unclear architecture or when the user asks.
-- Skip plan mode for focused, in-scope edits with clear acceptance criteria.
+- For bugs/features: short interview first (understanding, gaps, choices + recommended default, scope, proof) — then wait. See `/AGENTS.md` and `.cursor/rules/interview-before-fix.mdc`.
+- Do not guess past ambiguity; the user controls the implementation choices.
+- Skip only when the user opts out (“just fix it”) or an approved handoff already decided.
 
-### 2. Subagents sparingly
+### 2. Plan mode
+
+- Use plan mode when architecture is unclear or the user asks — the interview often replaces a heavy plan for normal bug fixes.
+- Skip long planning essays; prefer bullet choices.
+
+### 3. Subagents sparingly
 
 - Default: one agent.
 - Subagents only for true parallel search inside allowed paths.
 - Never spawn extra review agents unless the user asks.
 
-### 3. Handoff / short sessions
+### 4. Handoff / short sessions
 
 Triggers: user says handoff / new chat; thread is long with more major work left; switching objectives.
 
-Action: overwrite `agents-docs/HANDOFF.md` with `Status: active` (Goal, Completed, Changed files, Decisions, Failed approaches, Current issue, Next steps, Commands). Then stop major work and ask the user to open a new chat.
+Action: **overwrite** (never append) `agents-docs/HANDOFF.md` with `Status: active` and short sections. Then stop major work and ask the user to open a new chat.
 
-New chat: if handoff is active, read it first; continue Next steps; do not redo Completed work.
+New chat: if handoff is active, read it first; continue Next steps; do not redo Completed work. If Next steps still need choices, re-interview — don’t invent them.
 
-### 4. Self-Improvement Loop
+**When finished:** clear `HANDOFF.md` to `Status: none` with empty sections so the file stays tiny for the next session.
+
+### 5. Self-Improvement Loop
 
 **At session start:** `LESSONS-INDEX.md` only; open matching lesson bodies by tag.
 
 Record a lesson + index line when corrected. Prefer fewer sharp rules (~20).
 
-### 5. CONTEXT.md upkeep
+### 6. CONTEXT.md upkeep
 
 Default: `toju-app/CONTEXT.md`. Read `electron/CONTEXT.md` only when touching Electron. Other packages only when in scope.
 
-### 6. ADR upkeep
+### 7. ADR upkeep
 
 Only when hard-to-reverse + surprising + real trade-offs. Contract: `agents-docs/AGENTS_ADRS.md`.
 
-### 7. Verification Before Done (behavior first)
+### 8. Verification Before Done (behavior first)
 
-Done = asked functionality works. Unit green ≠ done for product asks. Prefer in-scope proof; don’t pull e2e/server “just to be sure.”
+Done = asked functionality works **as the user confirmed in the interview**. Unit green ≠ done for product asks.
 
-### 8. Demand Elegance (Balanced)
+### 9. Demand Elegance (Balanced)
 
-One pause for non-trivial design; skip for obvious fixes.
+One pause for non-trivial design; skip for obvious fixes once the user has chosen a direction.
 
-### 9. Autonomous Bug Fixing
+### 10. Bug fixing (after interview)
 
-Fix with evidence in default scope. If root cause is clearly `server/` (or similar), say so and ask to expand scope.
+Implement the approved plan with evidence in default scope. If root cause is clearly outside scope, say so and ask to expand — don’t silently crawl.
 
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@@ -72,4 +80,4 @@ Gitea: `git.azaaxin.com/myxelium/Toju`. Branch `<type>/<short-description>`; PR
 
 ## Core Principles
 
-- **Simplicity First** · **No Laziness** · **Minimal Impact** · **Cheap Context** · **Default Scope Fence** · **Handoff Beats Fat Context**
+- **Simplicity First** · **No Laziness** · **Minimal Impact** · **Cheap Context** · **Default Scope Fence** · **Handoff Beats Fat Context** · **Interview Before Guessing**