From 98a0200c71acd6ac10a08524e5eb92b58f21c094 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tmk241 <me@tmk241.dev>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:16:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs(apsuflow): explain dependency startup gate

---
 skills/apsuflow/SKILL.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/skills/apsuflow/SKILL.md b/skills/apsuflow/SKILL.md
index c0afd07..8ea3398 100644
--- a/skills/apsuflow/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/apsuflow/SKILL.md
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ job backup {
 ```
 
 - Use markerless canonical syntax and let `fmt` normalize it.
+- `depends_on` is a startup-health gate: dependencies start first, and a
+  dependent waits until each is running/healthy. Running satisfies the gate
+  when no health probe is declared.
 - Prefer digest-pinned production images.
 - Reference secret names and set values with `apsuflow secret set`; never embed
   secret values in `.apsu`.