First case

Start a case, preserve only useful state, and close it.

Start from an immutable version, or use a title for work that does not yet have a playbook.

epismo case start --version-id <version-id> --case-input '{"customer":"Acme"}'
epismo case start --title "Review contract exception"

Keep local intermediate work local. Append outcomes, decisions, handoffs, and approval subjects as records.

epismo case record append <case-id> \
  --kind output --origin user \
  --content "Exception approved after legal review."

Create a task only when responsibility or approval must be coordinated. Add an assignee to the case ACL before assignment.

epismo case task create <case-id> --kind approval \
  --title "Review the result" --subject-record-id <record-id>
epismo task set status <task-id> --status closed --outcome approved --lock-version <n>
epismo case get <case-id>
epismo case close <case-id> --outcome completed --lock-version <n>

Do not store credentials, chain-of-thought, raw shell output, or heartbeats in records.