Note on "Tier" terminology. "Tier 1-4" on this page means skill-scope tiers (firm-hub vs matter, run-once vs per-session). The install runbook (firm-hub-install.md) uses "Tier 0/1/2" to mean instruction-hierarchy tiers (workspace → profile → project → conversation). Same word, different concept. They do not align numerically.
Where am I working right now?
Inside one matter project → Tier 2 / Tier 3
Or...
Inside your Hub project (above your matters) → Tier 4
Setting up the firm or a new practice area?
Tier 1 (run once)
Tier 1 - Foundational setup
Run once per firm or practice area
| /setup-firm-hub |
Run once inside the Firm Hub. |
| /bulk-setup-matter |
Run once across all existing matters. From inside the Firm Hub project (it walks the SharePoint matter folders, reads the Origin tracker xlsx, seeds CLAUDE.md + MATTER-STATUS.txt per matter). |
Tier 2 - Matter onboarding
Run as new matters arrive
| /setup-matter |
Run once after you create a Cowork project tied to a matter. |
| /intake-batch |
Use when multiple matters arrive in an Excel referral. |
Tier 3 - Per-session work inside a matter
Run inside a single matter project
| Per-session workflow |
| /session-start |
Start of every matter session. Loads matter context: where you left off, deadlines, what to do next. |
| /session-checkpoint |
Mid-session save. Run before /compact to preserve progress. (/compact is Cowork's built-in command that summarises a long conversation when the context window fills up.) |
| /session-close |
End of every matter session. Refreshes MATTER-STATUS.txt for this matter - this is what flows into the Manager's next /firm-brief, so skipping a close means this matter goes stale in the portfolio view. |
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| Per-task drafting |
| /create-lod-origin |
Drafting a Letter of Demand. |
| /court-forms |
Drafting court forms (CSD, affidavit, originating process, bankruptcy notice). |
| /pleadings |
Drafting Statement of Claim. |
| /special-paths |
Non-standard branch (ASIC reinstatement, skip trace, substituted service, on-hold). |
Tier 4 - Cross-matter operations
Run inside the Hub project (firm, client, or practice area)
| /firm-brief |
Daily, every morning. |
| /tracker-dashboard |
Visual portfolio view. Auto-refreshes the tracker. |
| /tracker-repair |
When the legacy Excel tracker will not open. |
| /conflict-sweep |
Finds OneDrive conflict-copy files across the Origin tree. Best run daily (person or scheduled task). |
| /hub-session-start |
Auto-runs inside /firm-brief and /tracker-dashboard. You rarely type it. Loads the Hub config (CLAUDE.md + HUB-origin.md) from the connected SharePoint folder. |