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+---
+name: pcm-startlist
+description: >-
+  Build a Pro Cycling Manager (PCM) race startlist and export it as the .xml
+  file PCM imports. Use when the user wants to create, compose, or generate a
+  startlist for a PCM race — picking which teams take part and which riders
+  each team brings. Orchestrates the read-only PCM MCP tools (pcm_query_database,
+  pcm_search_cyclist) to gather data and pcm_generate_startlist_xml to produce
+  the file. Triggers on phrases like "startlist", "liste de départ",
+  "engagés pour la course", "génère le fichier xml de la course X".
+---
+
+# PCM startlist builder
+
+Compose a startlist for a Pro Cycling Manager race and write the `.xml` file PCM
+imports. This skill owns the _workflow_ (find the race, choose teams, choose
+riders); the deterministic serialization is delegated to the
+`pcm_generate_startlist_xml` MCP tool — never hand-write the XML.
+
+## Output format (for reference only — the tool emits this)
+
+```xml
+<startlist>
+    <team id="34">
+        <cyclist id="7602" />
+        <cyclist id="5996" />
+    </team>
+</startlist>
+```
+
+`<team id>` = `DYN_team.IDteam`, `<cyclist id>` = `DYN_cyclist.IDcyclist`. The file
+name is `STA_race.gene_sz_filename` + `.xml` (e.g. `c0_almeria.xml`) and is
+returned by the tool — don't invent it.
+
+## Workflow
+
+### 1. Get a database path
+
+Every step reads a `.cdb` database — a player save, an official release or a
+community update, it makes no difference. If the user hasn't given an absolute
+`databasePath`:
+
+- Try `pcm_list_saves` to find their saves (Windows only — fails on
+  macOS/Linux Wine/Proton prefixes).
+- Otherwise ask the user for the absolute `.cdb` path. Keep it in context; the
+  tools are stateless and need it on every call.
+
+### 2. Identify the race (get `IDrace`)
+
+The user names a race; resolve it to an `IDrace` with `pcm_query_database`:
+
+```sql
+SELECT IDrace, gene_sz_race_name, gene_sz_filename
+FROM STA_race
+WHERE gene_sz_race_name LIKE '%almeria%';
+```
+
+If several match, show the candidates (name + id) and let the user pick. Confirm
+the `gene_sz_filename` so the user knows the output file name up front.
+
+### 3. Decide which teams take part
+
+Either the user supplies the teams, or you propose them. Resolve names to
+`IDteam`:
+
+```sql
+SELECT IDteam, gene_sz_name, gene_sz_shortname FROM DYN_team
+WHERE gene_sz_name LIKE '%ineos%';
+```
+
+A typical startlist has ~18–25 teams. If the user just says "the usual teams",
+ask which division/tier or list candidates rather than guessing.
+
+### 4. Pick riders per team
+
+A team's full squad is the candidate pool — a startlist usually brings **7** of
+them (the count is free; the example pack mixes 6 and 7). Get a team's roster:
+
+```sql
+SELECT IDcyclist, gene_sz_firstname, gene_sz_lastname
+FROM DYN_cyclist
+WHERE fkIDteam = 34;
+```
+
+To pick riders that fit the race profile, pull the ratings too (the
+`charac_i_*` columns — see `pcm_search_cyclist`, which already surfaces them) and
+favour the relevant specialty: sprinters/`charac_i_sprint` for flat finishes,
+`charac_i_mountain` for climbs, `charac_i_cobble` for cobbled classics, etc. If
+the user has preferences (leaders, exclusions), apply them. Confirm the selection
+before generating when there's any ambiguity.
+
+### 5. Generate the file
+
+Call `pcm_generate_startlist_xml` with `databasePath`, `raceId`, and `teams`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "databasePath": "/abs/path/OfficialRelease.cdb",
+  "raceId": 128,
+  "teams": [
+    { "id": 34, "cyclists": [7602, 5996, 1381, 3291, 6342, 3912, 5613] },
+    { "id": 25, "cyclists": [6346, 8702, 17152, 15300, 7048, 6433, 15398] }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+The tool returns `{ fileName, xml }`. If a team has no riders or `teams` is empty
+the tool errors — fix the selection and retry.
+
+### 6. Deliver
+
+Present the returned `fileName` and `xml`. Offer to write it to disk (e.g. the
+user's PCM `Startlists`/race-import folder or the working directory) — the MCP
+server is read-only and does not write files, so saving is done outside it.
+
+## Notes
+
+- All PCM MCP tools used here are read-only; this workflow never modifies the
+  database.
+- IDs, not names, go into the XML — always resolve names to `IDteam`/`IDcyclist`
+  via the queries above before calling the tool.