adoptBrownfield adoption - reverse-engineer the /spec from an existing repo's code and sync the scaffold without clobbering it.
adrCreate a numbered ADR and offer its Deciders ratification; `accept` moves it Proposed -> Accepted.
auditRepeatable, read-only audits of a managed repo - code mode sweeps repo health against the standards and ranks findings; spec mode surfaces as-built vs intended drift; all runs both. Non-mutating: proposes only, never edits an existing file. Optionally renders an Artifact dashboard.
doctorDetect and install missing local prerequisites (git, mise, runtimes, Docker), flagging a shadowed runtime.
explainRender one feature spec as a shareable stakeholder page. Read-only.
helpRender steer's capability menu from live frontmatter. Read-only.
initGreenfield bootstrap - lay the /spec spine and scaffold, pin the toolchain, choose PR flow or solo trunk.
intakeAbsorb a PO document under spec/sources/ and route what changed into the spine and tracker.
issuesBacklog layer - capture, triage, decompose, board and the other issue modes; never edits code.
loopScaffold a scheduled GitHub Actions workflow that triages work and opens draft PRs; never merges or deploys.
nextRead-only workspace navigator and capability index - the default mode reconstructs workspace state cold (branch/PR, features, questions, ADRs, issues, claims, version drift) and arbitrates the single best next action; `capabilities` renders the plain-language capability menu.
protectDiff policy/branch-protection.yml against live GitHub settings and apply the gaps on confirmation.
questionsSweep every open question in the /spec spine, resolve each or promote it to an issue.
referenceLoad one of steer's full reference docs: conventions, traceability, design-sources, context-hygiene, architecture-diagrams, artifacts, gates, polyrepo, stacks.
reportFile a scrubbed, deduped bug about the steer plugin itself upstream; product bugs go to /steer:work issues.
roadmapGroup unshipped intent into issues under release milestones; never fabricates dates.
setupOne front door for getting a repo onto the standards - reads the /spec spine state and routes to `init`, `adopt` or `sync`.
spec-scaffoldCreate or additively reconcile a feature's intent.md + contract.md from the templates.
specSpec-only brainstorm for a feature - author intent.md (and contract.md where behavior demands it) WITHOUT writing any code. Ends at an approved intent, not a build.
standardsLoad the always-on operating manual on demand where the SessionStart hook cannot inject it - reads every rules/*.md.
statusClient-facing progress reporting - the default modes cover the whole /spec spine over a time window (what shipped, what is in progress, what needs the client's input, what is next); `feature <id>` renders one feature in depth instead. A shareable Artifact; read-only, never fabricates.
syncApply migrations and reconcile spine + scaffold after a plugin release, then land a PR; never clobbers.
tidyFile loose root documents into /spec/reference and /spec/design; renames and deletes wait for a yes.
tracker-syncGateway for every tracker read and write (GitHub MCP-first, gh fallback).
walkthroughRecord a captioned walkthrough video proving an approved feature intent.
weekly-updateApply a week's work to an Artifact-hosted project tracker.
workImplement a GitHub issue end-to-end - claim, branch, PR (or solo-trunk commit), CI, lifecycle transition - finding or creating the issue when a change needs one.
worktreesCheck each worktree inherits mise trust, gets its own ports and boot files, and is torn down on delete.