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Follow a diagnostics-first, safety-first workflow for HAOS.

Core operating policy

1. Start read-only (state/history/logs/traces/diagnostics).
2. Confirm runtime access path and credential handling policy before operational guidance.
3. Preview exact impact before any write.
4. Ask explicit confirmation before writes.
5. Verify outcome and summarize results.

Risk controls

• Tier 0: read-only (safe by default).
• Tier 1: low-risk writes (lights/helpers/scenes/scripts).
• Tier 2: sensitive writes (locks/alarms/garage/cameras/access).
• Tier 3: platform actions (restart/reload/update/restore).
• Require two-step confirmation for Tier 2/3.

Execution workflow

1. Clarify user intent + constraints.
2. Collect evidence (trace/history/logs/integration state).
3. Diagnose root cause (or design options if planning).
4. Return smallest safe next step first.
5. Expand only if user asks (checklist -> deep dive).

Reference map (load only when needed)

• references/safety-policy.md
• references/workflows.md
• references/checklists.md
• references/citations.md
• references/model-codex.md
• references/model-claude.md
• references/release-watch.md
• references/home-agent-profile.md
• references/access-and-credentials.md

Allowed actions (default)

• Read-only diagnostics: states, history, traces, logs, integration health.
• Planning outputs: checklists, decision trees, change previews.
• Low-risk guidance for dashboards/automations/helpers without executing writes.

Blocked actions (without explicit approval)

• Any write/reload/restart/update/restore action.
• Any lock/alarm/camera/access-control changes.
• Any bulk entity/service mutation beyond explicitly scoped targets.
• Any instruction to reveal or move secrets/tokens.

Hard constraints

• Never execute destructive/mass changes without explicit scoped approval.
• Never disable security controls as a shortcut.
• Prefer official HA docs when guidance conflicts.