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Sandbox Lifecycle Fastlane

  • 2 installs
  • 29 repo stars
  • Updated March 27, 2026
  • different-ai/openwork-hub

Preflight for OpenWork sandbox lifecycle work: sync pins, create a timestamped worktree, then run the Docker plus Chrome MCP verification path.

About

Provides a one-command preflight and worktree setup for OpenWork sandbox lifecycle tasks, then defers to the Docker plus Chrome MCP end-to-end flow. A developer uses it when a sandbox is stuck or when starting sandbox-lifecycle work.

  • One-command preflight and worktree scripts
  • Avoids accidental recursive submodule operations

Sandbox Lifecycle Fastlane by the numbers

  • 2 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #1,139 of 1,435 DevOps & CI/CD skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 3, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
npx skills add https://github.com/different-ai/openwork-hub --skill sandbox-lifecycle-fastlane

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Installs2
repo stars29
Last updatedMarch 27, 2026
Repositorydifferent-ai/openwork-hub

What it does

Preflight for OpenWork sandbox lifecycle work: sync pins, create a timestamped worktree, then run the Docker plus Chrome MCP verification path.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Quick Usage (Already Configured)

1) Preflight (sync + sanity checks)

skills/sandbox-lifecycle-fastlane/scripts/preflight.sh

2) Create a worktree for this task

Recommended (uses a timestamped branch name):

skills/sandbox-lifecycle-fastlane/scripts/worktree.sh

Override branch name/base:

BRANCH="sandbox-lifecycle" BASE_REF="origin/main" \
  skills/sandbox-lifecycle-fastlane/scripts/worktree.sh

3) Verify the real flow

Use the existing end-to-end skill:

  • skills/openwork-docker-chrome-mcp/SKILL.md

That flow is the source of truth for:

  • starting the stack via _repos/openwork/packaging/docker/dev-up.sh
  • verifying user flows via Chrome MCP

What This Skill Optimizes For

  • Snappy setup: one command preflight, one command worktree.
  • Reliability: avoid accidental recursive submodule operations unless explicitly requested.
  • Debuggability: print the minimum git context that matters when sandboxes behave oddly (pin drift, dirty state).

Common Gotchas

  • If a submodule is dirty, git submodule update may refuse to move it. Stash changes inside that submodule repo.
  • If you do need recursive submodule checks, set RECURSIVE=1 in preflight.sh.

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