FDE Engagement Fieldbook
A forward-deployed-engineer fieldbook that routes client work through lifecycle phases and turns every session into durable `.fde/` engagement memory.
AutomationAdvanced★ 236⑂ 30AI score 9/10Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
What it does
- Triggers on
@fdeor plain language ("debrief these notes", "prep me for tomorrow's sponsor meeting", "when did we agree to drop that?") and routes to one of six domains: embed & trust, discover, plan, build, ship, operate & close. - The agent — not you — runs the local
fdeCLI (resume,scan,debrief,ingest,prep,receipts,status,dashboard,doctor,redact) and reports back in plain language for confirm/reject. - Every phase ends with a written artifact in
.fde/(context.md,decisions.md,risks.md,stakeholders.md,delivery.md), plus an end-of-session digest so the next session resumes mid-thought. - Hard guardrails: evidence tags on every claim,
unknown - ask:instead of invented people or numbers, no transcript dumps into the product repo, and redaction of<private>data. - Domain overlays (AI/ML, healthcare, fintech, gov, artifacts) activate automatically on signal.
Who it's for
- Forward deployed engineers, solutions architects, and technical consultants working inside customer environments.
- Anyone juggling multiple client engagements and losing context between them.
- Teams that must defend decisions and scope to skeptical sponsors with traceable receipts.
Examples
- Paste raw meeting notes → the agent runs
fde debrief --smart, proposes decision/risk/delivery/contact routing, and only applies it after you confirm. - Scope dispute →
fde receipts <term>returns dated evidence; no hit is reported as a gap, not as proof. - Pre-deploy check → intent-vs-diff (KEEP/JUSTIFY/SPLIT/DROP) and a pre-blast challenge are run and logged before anything irreversible ships.
· · · Install guide · · ·
Try it now, no install
Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.
Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suboss87/FDEOps/HEAD/skills/fde/SKILL.md What I want: (describe your task here)
If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.
↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.
Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
- Download the ZIP with the button below.
- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
Install in Claude Code
Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code
Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart. Copy the skills/fde folder from the GitHub repo suboss87/FDEOps into my ~/.claude/skills/fde/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/suboss87/FDEOps.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r FDEOps/skills/fde ~/.claude/skills/fde⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open a terminal.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/suboss87/FDEOps.git - Install the skill:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r FDEOps/skills/fde ~/.claude/skills/fde - Follow the repo README to install the local
fdeCLI (and optional session hooks); it typically lives at~/.claude/fdeops/— verify withnode ~/.claude/fdeops/fde.js resume. - Restart Claude Code and type
@fdein chat. - If it reports "NO ENGAGEMENT", just name the client; the agent runs
fde resume --init <name>for you. - From then on, speak naturally — never type
fdecommands yourself.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT