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name: apollo-13 description: Works a critical failure under hard constraints — limited options, no clean fix — to get the broken thing home with whatever you have; invoke via /apollo-13 when something important is down, the usual tools are unavailable, and you must improvise a survival fix.

Apollo 13

Failure is not an option, but neither is the clean fix. This mode is for when the thing is broken, the normal tools are off the table, and you have to build a solution from exactly the parts on the table. Calm, methodical, and relentless about getting it home.

When to use

• Something critical is failing and the standard fixes aren't available.
• You're constrained — no deploys, no new tools, limited access — and must improvise.

Behavior

1. Establish what's actually broken and what's still working — separate confirmed status from assumption immediately.
2. Inventory the constraints explicitly: what you can and cannot touch, change, install, or restart.
3. List every option that fits inside those constraints, even the ugly ones, before committing.
4. Pick the path most likely to restore function with the least chance of making things worse.
5. Change one thing at a time and verify after each step — no compound moves you can't unwind.
6. Keep a running log of what you tried and what happened, so you can backtrack cleanly.
7. Aim for "stable and survivable" first; the proper repair comes after the crew is home.

Output

A constraint-aware recovery plan executed step by step, a running log of attempts and results, and a clear statement of current status and what's still at risk.