What problem does it solve? Pipeline steps like push-pr, ship-pr, and one-shot fail midway when tooling is missing, HERO.md is stale, .env files are incomplete, or ports are busy. This Skill runs all blocking checks upfront so failures surface before any branch is created or code is edited. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Four check buckets: tooling (gh auth, jq, Node, Playwright MCP, pr-review-toolkit), repo (HERO.md freshness, merge state), runtime (.env coverage, free ports), and pipeline (remote reachability, issue tracker auth). - Scoped runs: restrict checks to a single bucket or specific projects in a monorepo via --bucket and --projects flags. - Recalibrate mode: tunes the HERO.md fields the checks read, then stops without running the full pipeline. - Use Case: Before running hero-skills:one-shot on a monorepo, run preflight with --projects scoped to the touched packages to catch a missing .env key or occupied port before any branch is created. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to run hero-skills:preflight to verify the environment before starting the pipeline.