BaseCoat diagram reference

Two documentation overviews. On narrow screens, scroll each diagram independently. The canvases retain a light, offline-safe skin for consistent SVG exports.

BaseCoat asset taxonomy BaseCoat has four asset families: agents execute tasks, skills package capabilities, instructions scope rules, and prompts provide repeatable entry points. Four families, four responsibilities Source locations describe authored assets, not their consumer projections. BaseCoat library Reusable Copilot guidance AgentsTask identity and workflowCompose skills and toolsagents/*.agent.md SkillsReusable capabilitiesInstructions and templatesskills/<name>/SKILL.md InstructionsScoped behavior rulesFile matching via applyToinstructions/*.instructions.md PromptsRepeatable entry pointsUser-invoked templatesprompts/*.prompt.md Family membership is shown by arrows; the accent marks the library root, not priority. Consumer installation: sync.ps1 / sync.sh project guidance into Copilot-readable locations.

The architecture overview documents consumer projections. The original board preserves the historical schema sketch.

BaseCoat bootstrap core flow Bootstrap checks repository setup, memory, profile-driven secrets and configuration, then validation; its final error collection determines exit zero or exit one. Bootstrap: checks before readiness Four core phases; optional deployment branches are outside this overview. NO ERRORSERRORS Startbootstrap.ps1 1. Repository setupGitHub settings and gh aw 2. Memory layerSQLite and optional shared sync 3. Secrets and configurationRequirements follow onboarding profile 4. ValidationStructure checks and test suite Errors? Exit 0Warnings may remain Exit 1: fix errorsInspect the audit log, then rerun Audit: .memory/bootstrap-audit.json | -Silent | -SkipTests | -SharedMemoryRepo Exit 0 with skipped tests is not evidence of full verification. Rounded endpoints mark start/exit; rectangles are checks; the diamond branches on errors.

See the original board for context. Consult scripts/bootstrap.ps1 and the enterprise setup guide for optional deployments, profile-only mode, and exact requirements.

Authoring method: diagram-design, MIT, Copyright (c) 2025 Cathryn Lavery. See license and the authoring and fidelity notes linked from the diagram index.