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description: pstack 0.15.13 updates the guide for /poteto-help; the skill was added in 0.15.10 and made typed-only in 0.15.11.
title: What does pstack 0.15.13 change about /poteto-help?
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published: 2026-10-06
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PublishedOctober 6, 2026
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pstack 0.15.13 does not introduce `/poteto-help`. Pull request #502 added the skill in pstack 0.15.10, pull request #506 made it typed-only in pstack 0.15.11, and pull request #508 updated the guide and bumped the plugin to 0.15.13 on 2026-10-05\. In pstack 0.15.13, `/poteto-help` answers a help question, gives the user a prompt, and does not start the requested work.
## Key facts about pstack 0.15.13
* The main-branch pstack manifest reports version 0.15.13 and credits Lauren Tan as the author.
* Pull request #508 says the guide moved from pstack 0.15.12 to 0.15.13 on 2026-10-05.
* Pull request #508 says the repository contains 24 engineering principles and 23 task playbooks.
* Pull request #506 added `disable-model-invocation: true` to `/poteto-help` and bumped pstack to 0.15.11.
* Pull request #506 says the description had added 72 tokens to every session's skill list before the typed-only change.
## What `/poteto-help` does
`/poteto-help` is a typed guide to pstack setup, `/poteto-mode`, and the skill, playbook, or principle that fits a situation. For a help request, the skill answers the question, hands back a prompt the user can send, and links to the public GitHub copy of the file it used. It does not start the work. That keeps a request for guidance separate from a request to spend execution tokens.
Use a short request such as:
```text
/poteto-help pick the right skill for a code review
```
If the message asks pstack to do the work, it is not treated as a help question. The skill reads `/poteto-mode`, follows that workflow, and mentions that a Custom Mode can keep the workflow on.
## How `/poteto-help` routes a developer question
`/poteto-help` first infers the developer's need. A named situation goes to its matching section. If the need is unclear, it asks one multiple-choice question with these five options:
1. Get set up
2. Start a task with `/poteto-mode`
3. Pick a skill for a situation
4. Fix a run that went wrong
5. Make pstack my own
The skill checks local state only when it changes the answer. A missing `~/.cursor/rules/pstack-models.mdc` means `/setup-pstack` has not configured model roles for that user. A project without a `verify-*` skill or another app harness means the developer may need `/create-verification-skill` before asking how to prove a change.
For the selected topic, `/poteto-help` reads the source file before quoting it. It gives at most one example prompt when one fits, then links to the public file. The skill's public links use followed by the source path.
## The pstack 0.15.10 to 0.15.13 timeline
The version history explains the headline correction:
* On 2026-10-05, pull request #502 added `/poteto-help` and bumped pstack to 0.15.10\. The first version loaded from its description, so pstack could match a natural-language help request without the user typing the command.
* On 2026-10-05, pull request #506 reversed that loading choice. It added `disable-model-invocation: true`, bumped pstack to 0.15.11, and left `/setup-pstack` as the only pstack skill that loads from the user's words.
* On 2026-10-05, pull request #508 updated the ten-chapter guide, documented `/poteto-help` in the README and Chapter 10, and bumped pstack from 0.15.12 to 0.15.13\. The merged commit was `2cbf58508f40de470d7490b55c51d71241928fa2`.
So pstack 0.15.13 is the guide and catalog update around `/poteto-help`, not the version that first created the skill.
## Sources
* pstack plugin manifest: (read 2026-10-06)
* pstack `/poteto-help` skill definition: (read 2026-10-06)
* Pull request #502, which added `/poteto-help`: (read 2026-10-06)
* Pull request #506, which made `/poteto-help` typed-only: (read 2026-10-06)
* Pull request #508, which refreshed the guide and bumped pstack to 0.15.13: (read 2026-10-06)
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