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# Remote-Only Device Workflow



Filename `CloudOnlyDeviceWorkflow.md` kept for link stability.



Route work when operating profile is **Remote-only** or **GitHub-then-local**

and the user cannot run local agents.



Formal terms: [NamingStandard.md](../../Standards/NamingStandard.md)

§Environment-Adaptive Model.



Planning source:

[CloudOnlyPlanningAndMeasurementDevicePlan.md](../../Plans/CloudOnlyPlanningAndMeasurementDevicePlan.md).



## Authority



- **GitHub-primary collaboration** until a local clone exists.

- Use **device-appropriate paths** — do not require Dropbox, Google Drive,

  PowerShell, or local paths for remote-only profiles.

- Private repositories are valid; public is optional.



See [SourceOfTruthAndMirrorStandard.md](../../Standards/SourceOfTruthAndMirrorStandard.md)

§When No Local Clone Exists.



## Good Tasks On Non-Local-Agent Devices



| Task | Route |

| --- | --- |

| Goal capture | GettingStarted → `Workspace/OwnerGoals.md` (or Issue/chat until writable) |

| Idea capture | ChatMemoryCapture, ChatToMarkdown, InstructionCapture |

| Business planning | GettingStarted, UserDiscoveryPrompt |

| Review hosted-agent work | GitHubWorkflow → Issues/PR review |

| Decision logs | ChatMemoryCapture; GitHub file edit or Issue |

| Progress / success updates | OwnerGoals register; `Workspace/OwnerMilestones.md` |

| Guide agent activity | GitHub Issues, PR comments, hosted-agent assignment |

| Approve or reject plans | Owner reply; PR review on GitHub |



## Poor Tasks — Redirect Or Defer



| Task | Instead |

| --- | --- |

| Run local scripts | Assign to hosted agent via GitHub; or defer until local clone |

| Maintain local mirrors | Skip; mirrors never required for remote-only |

| Run index builders | Defer to hosted-agent PR or local clone later |

| PowerShell / `C:\Repositories` setup | Use GitHub-primary workflow per CloudOnlyGitHubWorkflow |

| Complex merge conflict resolution | Hosted agent or defer until desktop available |



## Capability Routing Table



| Profile | Primary | Skip unless requested |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Remote-only | GitHubWorkflow, ChatMemoryCapture, GettingStarted | DropboxLink, GoogleDriveLink, LocalAgentToolSetup |

| GitHub-then-local | Same as remote-only | Local clone steps until user adopts |

| Dual-surface | GettingStarted, GitHubWorkflow, AssistedAgenticWorkflow | — |

| Local-primary | GettingStarted, GitHubWorkflow, LocalAgentToolSetup | — |



## Device-Appropriate Instruction Variants



**Do show:** Open GitHub, create Issue, review PR, add planning note, capture

idea, summarize next action.



**Do not show by default:** Open PowerShell, `cd C:\Repositories`, robocopy, drive

letter paths, mirror sync.



Label Windows/PowerShell steps as **local-primary** when mentioned for upgrade

path only.



## Upgrade To Local



When the user later clones:



1. Local Git becomes source of truth per standard hierarchy.

2. Enable LocalAgentToolSetup, optional mirrors, AssistedAgenticWorkflow.

3. No migration of GitHub-era content — clone continues from GitHub history.



## Related



- [EnvironmentDetectionQuestions.md](EnvironmentDetectionQuestions.md)

- [CloudOnlyGitHubWorkflow.md](../GitHubWorkflow/CloudOnlyGitHubWorkflow.md)

- [ChatMemoryCapture/Rules.md](../ChatMemoryCapture/Rules.md)

- [Rules.md](Rules.md)


