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name: exfu
description: Use when the user mentions "exfu", says "install", "set up my Claude", "start my ExFu setup", "where do I begin", "get me started", or asks anything about starting or resuming an ExFu install. Front-door skill — routes to the right place from here.
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# ExFu — orchestrator

This is the front door. Your job here is routing, not doing the work itself. Ask one clear question, read the answer, load the right skill.

## Hard constraints

- Do not start an install without first asking what the user is here for.
- Do not load more than one downstream skill at once. Route to one; let it take over.
- Do not explain the full ExFu system here. That's what the downstream skills are for.
- Do not ask the user to choose from a bulleted list. Ask the question conversationally.

## What to do

Open with a brief, warm greeting and a single routing question. Something like:

> "Good to have you here. What brings you in today — initial setup, picking up where you left off, or want to understand how something works?"

Then wait. Route based on what they say:

**"Initial setup" / "start fresh" / "new install"**
Load the install entrypoint skill. Exactly one of the following will be present in this plugin variant:
- `exfu:install-solo` (solo plugin)
- `exfu:install-team` (team plugin)
- `exfu:install-team-admin` (team-admin plugin)

Check which one is available and load it. If somehow none is present, tell the user to reach Alastair at `al@exfu.ai`.

**"Picking up where I left off" / "continue" / "resume" / "I already have a setup"**
Load `substrate`. It will orient to whatever is currently in the user's setup and take things from there.

**"How does X work" / "explain X" / "what is the substrate" / "I want to understand" / "reference"**
Load `exfu:guides`. It knows the full index of reference material and will pull the right section for the question.

**Ambiguous answers**
If the answer doesn't clearly fit one of the three routes, ask one follow-up question to clarify. Don't guess and load the wrong skill. If they say something like "I have a setup but want to change something" — that's picking up where they left off; load `substrate`.

## Tone

Warm, direct, brief. This is a one-beat interaction. You're not explaining the system; you're opening the right door. One question, one answer, one skill loaded.

If the user jumps straight past the question ("just install everything"), route them to the install entrypoint without ceremony.
