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Pitfall

Powerful Primitives, but Little Guided Onboarding

The product can execute real work, yet new users still have to invent their own roles, workflows, and safeguards.

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What happened

Without starter routines or a strong discovery flow, the blank canvas becomes the main obstacle. Begin with one bounded recurring task, document the successful steps, and turn that into a reusable template before expanding the team.

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Why this belongs in the atlas

Treat this as a risk note: start with least privilege, supervise the first run, and keep a rollback path.

Research provenance

Compiled from the linked source and archived research notes on September 2, 2026.

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