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name: google-stitch-workflow-complete-operator-manual
version: 1.8.0
description: Index for the complete Google Stitch Workflow operator manual. Load only the focused reference section needed for the current task.
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# Complete Operator Manual

This file is the navigation layer for the full Google Stitch Workflow knowledge base.

Do not load every reference by default. Start from `SKILL.md`, then load the smallest section that answers the current problem.

## Focused Sections

- [`sections/core-operating-model.md`](sections/core-operating-model.md): full workflow, tool model, use/not-use rules, startup handshake, runtime adapters, approval gates, parity gates, text-first transfer, and upgrade loop
- [`sections/creative-direction-and-design-system.md`](sections/creative-direction-and-design-system.md): creative direction, empathy framing, structure-before-style, content truth, concrete design vocabulary, metaphors, and `DESIGN.md`/design-token guidance
- [`sections/prompting-and-generation.md`](sections/prompting-and-generation.md): app/web toggle, model choice, component isolation, first prompts, PRD/reference image prompts, structure-first prompting, style vocabulary, section prompts, URL/photo/wireframe input
- [`sections/iteration-and-refinement.md`](sections/iteration-and-refinement.md): variants, annotate/direct edits, hub-first multi-screen flow, screen review, distinctiveness/acceptance checklist, asset robustness, sequential flows, copy, mobile/web conversion, sketches, live mode, heat maps, prototypes
- [`sections/export-and-code-translation.md`](sections/export-and-code-translation.md): export strategy, Fidelity Pack, browser export fallback, parity verification, token extraction, first implementation pass, AI Studio, bidirectional MCP, Figma, transfer contracts, implementation checklists, shadcn integration
- [`sections/mcp-api-and-failure-recovery.md`](sections/mcp-api-and-failure-recovery.md): MCP boundaries, context-menu mapping, parameter discipline, timeout budgets, generation failure recovery
- [`sections/workflow-recipes.md`](sections/workflow-recipes.md): concrete workflow recipes for inspect-before-editing, generate/refine, preview approval, handoff packs, greenfield bootstrap, native translation, full-app redesign, reference-driven redesign, visual review, and stay-vs-code decisions
- [`sections/appendix-and-reference-map.md`](sections/appendix-and-reference-map.md): naming guidance, output quality criteria, anti-patterns, screenshot URL parameters, optional local workflow enhancements, and reference map