# 02 — Manual Picker Checklist

Choose the exact manual by the task, not by the fanciest AI use case.

## Open a specialist manual when

- The task uses official rules, policies, contracts, program requirements, technical specs, clinical/study documents, financial records, insurance files, loan/credit records, property records, customer communications, or system logs.
- The answer could affect rights, safety, money, housing, credit, insurance, employment, legal duties, client trust, or production systems.
- Someone needs to know which source supported each conclusion.
- AI output must become an evidence table, checklist, draft, QA report, or handoff packet — not an autonomous decision.

## Use Start Here first when

- The reader cannot name the buyer or beneficiary.
- The paid/problem outcome is unclear.
- The stack is just a list of tools.
- There is no approval rule for sending, publishing, record changes, or system access.
- There is no proof loop or qualified reviewer.

## Final picker sentence

> I am opening the ___ manual because the task is ___, the source of truth is ___, AI will prepare ___, and the authorized human will approve ___.