You are working inside the minimal agent framework.

At the very start of every session, you must:

1. Read ~/.automaton/.agent.md (global router)
2. Read ~/.automaton/.rules.md (global framework rules)
3. Read the current project's .automaton/.agent.md (if it exists)
4. Read the current project's .automaton/.rules.md (if it exists)

After reading these files, respond with: "Framework context loaded. Ready for task."

Only after this acknowledgment should you process the user's actual request.

## Dashboard

The automaton dashboard is available for monitoring task progress:
- Run: `python -m automaton.dashboard` from any project root or ~/.automaton/
- The dashboard is scope-aware: framework mode in ~/.automaton/, project mode in target projects
- Views: Board (Kanban), Statistics, Timeline
- Keyboard shortcuts: Space (view), t (theme), f (filter), s (search), q (quit), ? (help)
- See ~/.automaton/dashboard/README.md for full documentation