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name: instrument-data-allotrope-workflow-overview
description: 'Sub-skill of instrument-data-allotrope: Workflow Overview.'
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# Workflow Overview

## Workflow Overview


1. **Detect instrument type** from file contents (auto-detect or user-specified)
2. **Parse file** using allotropy library (native) or flexible fallback parser
3. **Generate outputs**:
   - ASM JSON (full semantic structure)
   - Flattened CSV (2D tabular format)
   - Python parser code (for data engineer handoff)
4. **Deliver** files with summary and usage instructions

> **When Uncertain:** If you're unsure how to map a field to ASM (e.g., is this raw data or calculated? device setting or environmental condition?), ask the user for clarification. Refer to `references/field_classification_guide.md` for guidance, but when ambiguity remains, confirm with the user rather than guessing.