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description: Show Auto-Build help and available commands
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# Auto-Build Help

Display comprehensive help for the Auto-Build system.

## Available Commands

### Core Workflow
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/ab:spec <name>` | Create detailed feature specification |
| `/ab:build <name>` | Orchestrate feature implementation from spec |
| `/ab:status` | Show current build status |

### Quality Assurance
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/ab:qa-review` | Run QA validation loop (max 50 iterations) |

### Git Worktrees
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/ab:worktree create <name>` | Create isolated git worktree |
| `/ab:worktree list` | List active worktrees |
| `/ab:worktree cleanup` | Remove completed worktrees |

### Memory System
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `/ab:memory-save` | Save session insights to memory |
| `/ab:memory-search <query>` | Search patterns from past sessions |

## Typical Workflow

```
1. /ab:spec "Add user dashboard"
   -> Creates specification in .auto-build-data/specs/user-dashboard/

2. /ab:build user-dashboard
   -> Plans subtasks, creates worktree (optional), implements code

3. /ab:qa-review
   -> Reviews code, fixes issues automatically (up to 50 iterations)

4. /ab:memory-save
   -> Saves patterns and lessons learned for future sessions
```

## Agents Used

- **spec-writer**: Creates detailed specifications (sonnet)
- **planner**: Breaks specs into implementation tasks (opus)
- **coder**: Implements code following patterns (sonnet)
- **qa-reviewer**: Reviews code for issues (sonnet)
- **qa-fixer**: Fixes identified issues (sonnet)

## Data Locations

- **Specs**: `.auto-build-data/specs/{feature-name}/`
- **Memory**: `.auto-build-data/memory/`
- **Worktrees**: `../ab-worktrees/{project}-{feature}/`

## First Time Setup

The plugin automatically creates `.auto-build-data/` when you run your first command.
No manual setup required!

## More Information

Run `/ab:status` to see current build progress.