@bonesofspring/ai-rules 0.2.17 → 0.2.19

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/agents/performance-auditor.md

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ Audit Laravel performance risks on the task scope.
 
 `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/perf-report.md`. No production edits. Not Instruments/Xcode.
 
+
+## MCP usage
+
+Load requestable rule `mcp-usage` when verifying third-party library APIs (Context7) or when a local overlay MCP is present and the task fits. Discover tools at runtime; do not invent schemas. Overlay absence is not a blocker unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
+
 ## Design guidance
 
 - Load `design-guidance` (rule stem) when assessing structure, smells, or pattern fit.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/agents/solution-architect.md

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ Design solutions for **Laravel** services.
 - Do not invent Next/iOS or hexagonal ports/adapters layer names.
 - No production code.
 
+
+## MCP usage
+
+Load requestable rule `mcp-usage` when verifying third-party library APIs (Context7) or when a local overlay MCP is present and the task fits. Discover tools at runtime; do not invent schemas. Overlay absence is not a blocker unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
+
 ## Design guidance
 
 - Load `design-guidance` (rule stem) when assessing structure, smells, or pattern fit.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/agents/task-analyst.md

@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ Emit an analysis receipt; the runtime applies any configured human gate.
 
 **Author mode (Generate / Bootstrap):** When the user runs `/spec-start`, router intent is `spec-gen` / bootstrap, or brief/AC requests generation: load **`product-specs`** + **`product-specs-authoring`** and skill **`spec-authoring`**. You are the **primary author** (INDEX bootstrap included). Follow frontmatter v1 + required headings; update INDEX in the **same change set**; default `status: draft`. Block handoff via `open_questions` until the authoring self-check passes.
 
+
+**Spec mode:** Write `## Spec mode` in `brief.md` with exactly one of `consume` | `generate` | `none`. Infer if unset: spike/research/preset-only → `none`; `/spec-start` or router `spec-gen` → `generate`; otherwise `consume`. Router may echo `specMode` on `pipeline.json`.
+
+**`none`:** skip INDEX row requirement and author mode; do not invent a dummy INDEX.
+
+**Research-before-spec (opt-in):** load skill **`spec-discovery`** only when the user/AC asks research before authoring (not default consume `/task`). Run a **subset** of methods; **`claim-ledger` is mandatory** whenever the skill loads. Append chronological notes to `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/.memlog.md` (append-only; do not mutate `status.json`).
+
+**applyReadiness (author blocked):** if specs are drafted but the human gate has not passed, or a required named spec is missing, emit `applyReadiness: { "state": "blocked", "contextFiles": ["…"] }` on the analysis receipt. Do not invoke feature-developer.
+
 ### Brief sections (when author mode or INDEX exists)
 
 Add to `brief.md`:
@@ -43,6 +52,14 @@ Add to `brief.md`:
 ```
 
 
+
+## MCP usage
+
+Load requestable rule `mcp-usage` when verifying third-party library APIs (Context7) or when a local overlay MCP is present and the task fits. Discover tools at runtime; do not invent schemas. Overlay absence is not a blocker unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
+If the prompt/brief has a tracker URL (Linear/Jira/Notion/…) and that MCP is ready, pull AC **read-only**. Task-folder artifacts remain SoT.
+
+
 ## Artifact contract
 
 - **Authoritative inputs:** read `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/artifact-manifest.json` first; consume `pipeline.json`, the manifest routing entry, user-approved decisions, and any authoritative architecture/approval entries.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/agents/task-router.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ You are a task router for a **Laravel backend** agent team. You **do not** imple
 | `spike` | «исследуй» (investigate), «spike», proof of concept | task-analyst → solution-architect | <!-- i18n-keep: E4 -->
 | `retro` | «ретро» (retro), «postmortem» | (orchestrator → `/technical-retro`) | <!-- i18n-keep: E4 -->
 
-**Never schedule** Playwright (`playwright-test-*`), XCUITest (`xcuitest-test-*`), or `accessibility-reviewer`. Put them in `skipped` with reason «PHP backend uses integration-test trio».
+**Never schedule** Playwright (`playwright-test-*`), XCUITest (`xcuitest-test-*`), or `accessibility-reviewer` / `mockup-reviewer`. Put them in `skipped` with reason «PHP backend uses integration-test trio».
 
 ### Security-reviewer routing
 
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Fixtures: `.claude/team/fixtures/` (feature-full, feature-light, bugfix-standard
 | Intent | Default humanGates |
 |--------|-------------------|
 | feature, refactor, test-only | `["after:task-analyst"]` |
+| spec-gen | `["after:task-analyst"]` |
 | migration | `["after:migration-specialist"]` |
 | unit-only | `["after:unit-test-planner"]` when new plan |
 | e2e-only / integration | `["after:integration-test-planner"]` when new plan |
@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@ Detect and set routing reasons when the user asks to **generate / bootstrap prod
 
 Do **not** add a dedicated `spec-author` agent. Do not require solution-architect for routine spec authoring.
 
+
+**specMode (optional `pipeline.json` field):** `none` for spike/research; `generate` for `spec-gen` / `/spec-start`; `consume` default when INDEX exists. Echo top-level `specMode`. Brief `## Spec mode` wins on conflict.
+
+Do **not** add a pipeline step for `spec-discovery`. Instruct analyst to load that skill only when the user/AC asks research-before-spec.
+
 ## Runtime initialization
 
 Return the routing receipt to the orchestrator. The orchestration runtime/hook exclusively initializes and updates `status.json`, `metrics.json`, attempt identities, and gate lifecycle; the router does not write those shared runtime files.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/commands/feature-continue.md

@@ -3,50 +3,21 @@ name: feature-continue
 description: Legacy alias for /task-continue that resumes a feature pipeline after human approval or pause.
 ---
 
-# Feature continue — resume after brief approval
+# Feature continue — legacy alias
 
-Legacy command to continue after a human gate. For new pipelines with `pipeline.json`, use the same rules as `/task-continue`.
+> **Prefer:** `/task-continue <slug>` — same behavior, respects `pipeline.json`.
 
-## Arguments
+Continue after a human gate. Full logic — in **`task-continue.md`**.
 
-`<slug>` — task id under `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/`.
+## Short form
 
-## Preconditions
+1. Read `pipeline.json` (if present) and `status.json`.
+2. Clear `awaitingHumanGate`; determine the next step from `pipelineIndex`.
+3. Invoke the subagent for `currentAgent`.
+4. The hook continues the chain when `autoChain: true`.
 
-1. Read `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/brief.md` and `decomposition.md`.
-2. If `pipeline.json` exists, delegate behavior to `/task-continue <slug>`.
-3. If there is no `pipeline.json`, read `status.json`. Continue only if:
-   - `phase` is `analysis` and `state` is `awaiting_approval` (user explicitly approved via this command), **or**
-   - `phase` is `development`/`review`/`testing` and work should resume.
+See `task-continue.md` for details and the handoff table.
 
-## Legacy algorithm without `pipeline.json`
+## Product specs (docs/specs)
 
-1. Update `status.json`:
-   ```json
-   {
-     "slug": "<slug>",
-     "phase": "development",
-     "state": "approved",
-     "updatedAt": "<ISO8601>"
-   }
-   ```
-   Then immediately set `"state": "in_progress"` before calling the developer.
-
-2. Write `.claude/team/active-task.json` → `{ "slug": "<slug>" }`.
-
-3. Call subagent **feature-developer** with context:
-   - paths to `brief.md`, `decomposition.md`, `status.json`;
-   - instruction to follow `rules/architecture/feature-delivery-workflow.md`.
-   - if `docs/specs/INDEX.md` exists: load **`product-specs`** and honor **Related specs** from `brief.md` (soft-fail on miss; never invent behavior).
-
-4. After the developer finishes, continue review → QA per `rules/tooling-and-review/agent-team-orchestrator.md`.
-
-## If review returned changes_requested
-
-- Set `phase` back to `development`, `state` to `in_progress`.
-- Call **feature-developer** again with the reviewer’s change list.
-
-## Do not
-
-- Skip the human gate without an explicit `/feature-continue`.
-- Combine developer and reviewer roles in one subagent call.
+When the next agent is **feature-developer** (or other implementer): if `docs/specs/INDEX.md` exists, instruct them to load **`product-specs`** and honor **Related specs** from `brief.md` (behavior SoT). Soft-fail on miss; never invent product behavior. No-op if INDEX is absent.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/commands/spec-start.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Routes intent **`spec-gen`** (or bootstrap) → **task-analyst** in **author mod
 3. Ensure `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/` exists (Write artifacts; not Shell mkdir).
 4. Write `.claude/team/active-task.json` → `{ "slug": "<slug>" }`.
 5. Write minimal `pipeline.json`: task-analyst → (optional stop) → feature-developer only if user asked implement-after. **No separate spec-author agent.**
-6. Invoke **task-analyst** with: author mode; load **`product-specs`** + **`product-specs-authoring`** + skill **`spec-authoring`**; Bootstrap if `docs/specs/` absent, else Generate.
+6. Invoke **task-analyst** with: author mode; load **`product-specs`** + **`product-specs-authoring`** + skill **`spec-authoring`**; Bootstrap if `docs/specs/` absent, else Generate. Optional: if arguments/AC ask research-before-spec, also load skill **`spec-discovery`** (not default).
 7. Wait for analyst. **Do not** invoke feature-developer until human gate passes.
 
 ## Human gate

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/mcp.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "command": "npx",
       "args": [
         "-y",
-        "@upstash/context7-mcp"
+        "@upstash/context7-mcp@4.0.2"
       ]
     }
   }

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Claude topic `.md` files are **derived** from Cursor SoT `presets/cursor/php-lar
 | `code-quality-and-refactoring.mdc` | `tooling-and-review/code-quality.md` |
 | `code-review-mr.mdc` | `tooling-and-review/code-review.md` |
 | `design-guidance.mdc` | `tooling-and-review/design-guidance.md` |
+| `mcp-usage.mdc` | `tooling-and-review/mcp-usage.md` |
 | `domain-layer.mdc` | `architecture/domain-layer.md` |
 | `eloquent-persistence.mdc` | `api-and-data/eloquent-persistence.md` |
 | `events-listeners.mdc` | `api-and-data/events-listeners.md` |

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/architecture/feature-delivery.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Order of work:
 6. **Optional async** — Job / Event / Listener (`jobs-queues`, `events-listeners`).
 7. **Provider bindings** — only if new interfaces/bindings (`service-providers`).
 8. **Tests** — Feature (HTTP/DB) + Unit (Actions) as valuable.
-9. **Gate** — `post-change-test` (+ `php-tooling`) → `php artisan test` / `composer test`.
+9. **Gate** — `post-change-test` (+ `php-tooling`) → `php artisan test` / `composer test`. When the current WP spans **more than one** layer or module, `implementation.md` includes a **Code Map** (3–8 annotated paths) and **Suggested Review Order** (`concern | path:line | ≤15 word note`). Omit both for a single-file or single-layer WP.
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart LR
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ flowchart LR
 
 ## Related
 
+- Do not mutate pipeline `status.json` / `metrics.json`; the orchestration hook is the single writer. Skills upsert the owned terminal receipt in `artifact-manifest.json`.
+
 - Product behavior discovery: requestable **`product-specs`** (`docs/specs/INDEX.md`) — do not paste the discovery algorithm here.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/architecture/product-specs-authoring.md

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ paths:
 
 Load when **Generate** or **Bootstrap** is requested (`/spec-start`, router `spec-gen`, brief AC, or analyst author mode). Discovery-only work stays on **`product-specs`**.
 
+**Optional prefix:** when the user or AC asks **research-before-spec**, load skill **`spec-discovery`** first (subset of methods; **claim-ledger** mandatory). Not the default `/task` consume path and not a new pipeline step.
+
 ## Modes
 
 1. **Consume** — default; never invent INDEX/specs (see `product-specs`).
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ Compliant = valid frontmatter + all required headings present (non-empty prose o
 
 ## Templates & assets
 
-**Package SoT:** `packages/ai-rules/presets/_shared/assets/docs-specs/` (`INDEX.md` stub, `_templates/page.md`, `_templates/feature.md`; optional `schemas/frontmatter-v1.schema.json`).
+**Package SoT:** `packages/ai-rules/presets/_shared/assets/docs-specs/` (`INDEX.md` stub, `_templates/page.md`, `_templates/feature.md`; `schemas/frontmatter-v1.schema.json` is a documentation artifact — the checker does not evaluate it).
 
 **CLI `init`:** when consumer `docs/specs/` is **absent**, copy INDEX stub + `_templates/*` (idempotent; **never overwrite** existing INDEX). When the tree already exists, skip seed entirely.
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ Compliant = valid frontmatter + all required headings present (non-empty prose o
 
 | Role | Responsibility |
 |------|----------------|
-| **task-analyst** | Primary author (Generate + Bootstrap); INDEX bootstrap; brief **Related specs** + **Spec gaps / generation requested**; loads this stem + skill `spec-authoring` |
+| **task-analyst** | Primary author (Generate + Bootstrap); INDEX bootstrap; brief **Related specs** + **Spec gaps / generation requested**; loads this stem + skill `spec-authoring`; optional skill `spec-discovery` when research-before-spec |
 | **tech-writer** | Post-delivery sync where present; never invent product behavior without AC/code source |
 | **feature-developer** | Consumes approved specs as SoT; mechanical INDEX/frontmatter fixes only on renames |
 | **mcp-ts** | No tech-writer — author + post-sync via **task-analyst** only |
@@ -111,8 +113,8 @@ Block handoff via `open_questions` until fixed:
 
 - `product-specs` — discovery / consume
 - Skill `spec-authoring` — procedural checklist
-- Optional consumer script `scripts/check-product-specs.sh` (WARN default; `--strict` FAIL)
-
+- Skill `spec-discovery` — opt-in research-before-spec (not default)
+- Optional consumer script `scripts/check-product-specs.sh` (ships in the npm package; WARN default; `--strict` FAIL). Bash checks INDEX links, required frontmatter keys, and body headings — it does **not** evaluate `frontmatter-v1.schema.json`
 
 ## Stack notes
 

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/architecture/product-specs.md

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Product page/feature **behavior** specs live under the consumer repo `docs/specs
 
 **Authoring** (Generate / Bootstrap modes, INDEX/frontmatter v1, body checklist, greenfield, conflict precedence) → load **`product-specs-authoring`** when generation is requested (`/spec-start`, brief AC, or router `spec-gen`).
 
+**Pipeline `specMode`:** `consume` (this stem) · `generate` (authoring stem) · `none` (spike/research — skip INDEX row requirement; do not invent a dummy INDEX). Primary field: `brief.md` `## Spec mode`; optional `pipeline.json` `specMode`.
+
 ## Modes (summary)
 
 | Mode | When | Behavior |
@@ -18,19 +20,21 @@ Product page/feature **behavior** specs live under the consumer repo `docs/specs
 | **Consume** (default) | INDEX exists or globs hit `docs/specs/**` without generate intent | Discover via INDEX; soft-fail on miss; **never invent** INDEX/specs |
 | **Generate** | Explicit generate intent / AC / `/spec-start` with existing tree | Create/update page/feature specs + INDEX from stated sources |
 | **Bootstrap** | Explicit bootstrap / `/spec-start` when tree absent | Create INDEX + templates + first domain spec |
+| **None** (`specMode: none`) | Spike / research / preset-only | Skip INDEX requirement and author mode; no dummy INDEX row |
 
 Greenfield: agents may create INDEX/specs **only** on explicit intent, AC, or `/spec-start`. Missing INDEX alone does **not** authorize inventing the tree.
 
 ## Presence policy
 
+- If `specMode` is **`none`** → do **not** require an INDEX row; continue from brief/AC. Do not invent INDEX.
 - If `docs/specs/INDEX.md` is **missing** → the tree is **optional** (greenfield OK for *consume*). Continue with code/brief discovery; do not invent an INDEX solely because this stem loaded.
-- If INDEX **exists** → it is the **required discovery path** for work that touches a listed page, feature, route, or alias.
+- If INDEX **exists** and `specMode` is not `none` → it is the **required discovery path** for work that touches a listed page, feature, route, or alias.
 
 ## Discovery algorithm
 
-1. Always start at `docs/specs/INDEX.md` when present.
+1. Always start at `docs/specs/INDEX.md` when present (skip when `specMode: none`).
 2. Resolve the entry by: route, stable `id`, PageName / alias, or domain folder.
-3. Read the linked page spec (and optional domain `feature.md` when the INDEX or page Related links it).
+3. Read the **linked page** spec and, when INDEX or page Related links it, the optional domain `feature.md`. Do **not** dump the whole `docs/specs/**` tree into the prompt — locator = those linked files.
 
 ## Miss policy (INDEX present, row or file missing)
 
@@ -52,10 +56,10 @@ Same-changeset INDEX updates, frontmatter v1, required body headings, templates,
 ## Related
 
 - `product-specs-authoring` — generation modes, contracts, self-check.
+- Skill `spec-discovery` — opt-in research-before-spec (author mode only; not default consume).
 - `reference-features` — code structure mirror (how to layout files), not product behavior.
 - Consumer `.ai/context/**` when present — review/domain glossary; cross-link, do not replace.
 
-
 ## Stack notes
 
 - `routes`: HTTP paths / Laravel route names. `ui` / `store`: usually `[]` (or Blade/Livewire labels when present). `e2e`: feature/integration test paths.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/tooling-and-review/agent-team-orchestrator.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Work request without `/task` — see **agent-team-intake** (when to suggest the
 | `/task-continue <slug>` | After human gate or pause |
 | `/feature-start <desc>` | Legacy: analyst-only start (no router) |
 | `/feature-continue <slug>` | Alias of task-continue |
+| `/spec-start [desc]` | Generate/bootstrap `docs/specs` — router intent `spec-gen` → analyst author mode → human gate |
 | `/technical-retro [slug]` | Retro with agent team block |
 
 ## Roles (shared catalog)

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/tooling-and-review/anti-sycophancy-discipline.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ paths:
 
 Procedural rules for code generation and review. Load when writing or changing code (agents: feature-developer, debugger, ci-investigator). Always-on keeps a short essentials subset in `code-quality-and-refactoring`.
 
-1. **Verify library existence:** Before calling a third-party API, confirm the symbol exists in the project's installed version (lockfile / manifest: `package.json`, `go.mod`, `Podfile.lock`, `pom.xml`, `Cargo.toml`, or equivalent). If you cannot verify, mark `// VERIFY: lib.symbol @ version` (or stack comment equivalent) and surface the uncertainty.
+1. **Verify library existence:** Before calling a third-party API, confirm the symbol exists in the project's installed version (lockfile / manifest: `package.json`, `go.mod`, `Podfile.lock`, `pom.xml`, `Cargo.toml`, or equivalent). If that is not enough and Context7 MCP is available, load **`mcp-usage`** and query docs for the **installed major**. If you still cannot verify, mark `// VERIFY: lib.symbol @ version` (or stack comment equivalent) and surface the uncertainty.
 2. **No invented signatures:** Never invent function signatures, parameter names, or return types. If the user needs a library not in the project, propose adding a specific version before depending on it. Silent stubs are worse than refusal.
 3. **Enumerate edge cases before validating:** When asked "is this correct?" or "does this work?", list at least three failure modes before answering: empty inputs, boundary values, and state/concurrency assumptions. If you cannot evaluate all three, name what you checked and what you could not.
 4. **Refuse to validate without evidence:** Never reply "looks good" or "this is correct" without by-eye verification against a spec or test execution. If no spec exists, ask for one or refuse to validate.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/tooling-and-review/code-quality.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ description: Code quality and light refactoring for Laravel backends
 
 Essentials below. Full procedural set (~17 rules) → load **`anti-sycophancy-discipline`**.
 
-- Unverifiable third-party API → mark `// VERIFY: lib.symbol @ version` (or stack equivalent); never invent signatures.
+- Unverifiable third-party API → if Context7 is up, load **`mcp-usage`** and query the installed major; else mark `// VERIFY: lib.symbol @ version` (or stack equivalent); never invent signatures.
 - Before "is this correct?" — ≥3 failure modes (empty, boundary, concurrency/state) or name what you could not check.
 - Refactor without tests → propose characterization test; if declined, label `UNTESTED`.
 - Comments = WHY only when non-obvious; ban self-referential "added for issue Y".

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/tooling-and-review/mcp-usage.md

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+---
+description: When to call shipped Context7 and local overlay MCP — detect presence, use if the task fits, degrade.
+paths:
+  - **/*.php
+---
+
+<!-- shared-core: quality/mcp-usage.md -->
+
+# MCP usage
+
+Requestable protocol for **shipped** and **local-overlay** MCP servers. Agents load this stem via one-liner wiring — do not copy tool schemas into prompts; discover them at runtime.
+
+Does not replace Figma mockup-review (that checklist stays on `mockup-review`). Does not add pipeline agents or required handoff stems.
+
+## Presence (runtime catalog is SoT)
+
+1. Inspect the **session MCP catalog** (server names + `serverStatus`). Project `mcp.json` / `.mcp.json` is a hint, not proof the server is up (user-level and plugin servers never appear there).
+2. Treat `error`, `needsAuth`, and `loading` as **unavailable**. Authenticate only when this task needs that server.
+3. **Discover tool schemas before calling.** Never invent tool names or arguments from memory.
+4. Match overlay servers by **documented aliases** or exact catalog ids. Prefer a ready `plugin-*` id over an unknown similarly named server; if several match, ask rather than guessing.
+5. If two servers expose the same product (plugin + project entry), use the **ready** one; do not call both.
+
+## Classes
+
+| Class | Who adds it | Policy |
+|-------|-------------|--------|
+| **Shipped** | Preset `mcp.json` | Assume it should be there; call when the task fits; degrade if down (do not block unless noted below) |
+| **Local overlay** | Consumer project or user MCP | Use only when present **and** the task fits. Never a required pipeline step |
+
+Shipped in every preset: **Context7** (library docs). Other shipped servers are stack-specific — see adapter **Stack notes**.
+
+## Context7 (shipped)
+
+**When to call** (after lockfile / manifest + sibling files still do not confirm the symbol):
+
+- Third-party API that would otherwise get `// VERIFY: lib.symbol @ version`
+- Version-sensitive framework or SDK APIs
+- Migrations / major upgrades
+- Library is in the lockfile but the signature is unclear
+
+**When not to call:** repo public API; a sibling file already imports the symbol; a trivial call already in this module.
+
+**Flow:**
+
+1. Discover server `context7`.
+2. Resolve a library id, then query docs (read the live schema; typical names `resolve-library-id` then `query-docs`).
+3. Put the **installed major** from the project manifest into the query.
+4. Cap: **≤3 doc queries per question**.
+5. Source priority: lockfile / sibling code **>** Context7 **>** training data. If docs disagree with the installed major, keep the installed API.
+6. If Context7 is down: `// VERIFY` (or stack equivalent) and say MCP was unavailable. **Do not block** the task.
+
+## Local overlay protocol
+
+If a matching server is ready and a **task signal** fires → discover and use. Otherwise continue from files / native tools (`gh`, repo docs, source).
+
+Absence of an overlay is **not** `BLOCKED` unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
+### Observability (Sentry, Datadog, similar)
+
+**Signal:** production error, event/trace id, APM / latency, pasted dashboard or issue URL.
+
+Use the **first ready** observability MCP. Do not invent metrics or stack traces. Do not require two observability servers.
+
+### Tickets (Linear, Jira, Notion, similar)
+
+**Signal:** ticket/page URL in the prompt or brief, or an explicit “pull from \<tracker\>”.
+
+Read-only by default. Task-folder artifacts (`brief.md`, `decomposition.md`) remain SoT — do not replace them with a tracker page. Write back to the tracker **only** if the user asked.
+
+### Component-library overlay
+
+**Signal:** UI component public API, stories, controls, or explicit component-docs MCP.
+
+If such a server is ready, use it for documented props/variants instead of inventing them. If it is down, read story/source files. **Block** only when the user required that MCP as SoT.
+
+Usual aliases and runtime needs live in frontend **Stack notes**. Do not ship this server in preset `mcp.json`.
+
+### GitHub MCP
+
+Native `gh` / git remain SoT for PRs and checks. A GitHub MCP may be used when present; do not require it.
+
+## Figma
+
+Policy is stack-class-specific — see adapter **Stack notes**. If a Figma **plugin** and a project `figma` server are both present, use the ready one and do not duplicate calls.
+
+## Forbidden
+
+- Secrets in `mcp.json` / `.mcp.json`
+- New pipeline agents or required handoffs for overlay MCP
+- Treating overlay absence as blocked (except user-required SoT)
+- Tracker/admin write tools without an explicit ask
+- Calling overlay MCP “just in case” on unrelated tasks
+
+## Stack notes
+
+- Shipped MCP is Context7 only. Do **not** require Storybook, Playwright, Chrome DevTools, or Figma as delivery gates.
+- Observability and ticket overlays still apply when present.
+- `init` **merges** `mcpServers`: preset keys update; extra local servers are kept.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/rules/tooling-and-review/preset-no-cross-stack-leakage.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Ban leakage of stack-specific names, paths, and handoff stems across presets.
 - `go` / `java` / `php-hexagonal` / `php-laravel` / `mcp-ts` must not ship Playwright, XCUITest, Android instrumentation agents, Next lint recipes, or `xcodebuild`/`SwiftLint` as required handoffs.
 - `mcp-ts` must not ship Go tool commands (`go test`, `go vet`, `golangci-lint`) or `integration-test-*` agents as required delivery gates.
 - Shared core must not embed stack paths (`app/src/**`, `Features/**`, `playwright`, `xcodebuild`).
+- Storybook / Chrome DevTools MCP must **not** be required handoffs or agent stems (`storybook-reviewer`) on backend or mobile stacks. Frontend overlay mentions in `MCP.md` / `mcp-usage` Stack notes are OK.
 
 ## Forbidden in ios-swift hooks/agents (FAIL)
 
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ Shared backend-stack bans (`go`, `java`, `php-hexagonal`, and `php-laravel`):
 - `playwright-test-`, `playwright-e2e`, `user-playwright`, `app/__tests__/e2e`
 - Positive yarn recipes `lint:js` / `lint:css`
 - `xcuitest-test-`, `instrumentation-test-`, `xcodebuild`, `SwiftLint` as required handoffs
-- Agent file `accessibility-reviewer` (no UI surface)
+- Agent files `accessibility-reviewer`, `mockup-reviewer`, `ux-designer` (no UI surface)
+- Required `skills/ux-design`, required `rules/ux-design`, or required pipeline handoff stem `ux-design`
 
 Required instead: `integration-test-*`; build-verifier / `post-change-test` plus stack tooling — `go-tooling` (`go test`, `go vet`), `java-tooling` (`mvn test` / `./gradlew test`), or `php-tooling` (`php artisan test` / `composer test` / `vendor/bin/phpunit`).
 
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@ Same UI/mobile bans as backend stacks, plus:
 - Positive yarn recipes `lint:js` / `lint:css` as required gates
 - `xcuitest-test-`, `instrumentation-test-`, `xcodebuild`, `SwiftLint` as required handoffs
 - Go tool commands as required MCP delivery gates: `go test`, `go vet`, `golangci-lint`
-- Agent files: `playwright-test-*`, `xcuitest-test-*`, `instrumentation-test-*`, `integration-test-*`, `accessibility-reviewer`
+- Agent files: `playwright-test-*`, `xcuitest-test-*`, `instrumentation-test-*`, `integration-test-*`, `accessibility-reviewer`, `mockup-reviewer`, `ux-designer`
+- Required `skills/ux-design`, required `rules/ux-design`, or required pipeline handoff stem `ux-design`
 
 Required instead: package-manager–discovered typecheck/test (`mcp-ts-tooling`, `post-change-test`); Phase 1 gates `build-verifier` + `security-reviewer`.
 

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/skills/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Skills (preset php-laravel)
 
-8 skills: `feature-delivery`, `unit-testing`, `integration-testing`, `ci-investigation`, `debug-investigation`, `code-review`, `technical-retro`, `write-adr`.
+10 skills: `feature-delivery`, `spec-authoring`, `spec-discovery`, `unit-testing`, `integration-testing`, `ci-investigation`, `debug-investigation`, `code-review`, `technical-retro`, `write-adr`.
 
 No `playwright-e2e` / `xcuitest-e2e` / `react-performance`.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/skills/ci-investigation/SKILL.md

@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ description: Investigates failing CI checks on PRs and branches — composer tes
 2. Reproduce locally with the same commands.
 3. Minimal fix; for ai-rules preset PRs run `yarn check:preset-structure`.
 4. Do not treat Playwright/xcodebuild/`lint:js` as default PHP gates.
+
+## MCP usage
+
+Load requestable rule `mcp-usage` when verifying third-party library APIs (Context7) or when a local overlay MCP is present and the task fits. Discover tools at runtime; do not invent schemas. Overlay absence is not a blocker unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
+If a Sentry/Datadog (or similar) MCP is ready and the task is a production error, event, or trace, use it. Do not invent telemetry.
+

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/skills/code-review/SKILL.md

@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ Never require iOS/Next-only gates (XCUITest, Playwright, `lint:js`).
 ## Design guidance
 
 - Load `design-guidance` (rule stem) when assessing structure, smells, or pattern fit.
+For agent team tasks, write the review artifact and upsert the owned terminal receipt (`completed` or `changes_requested`); do not mutate `status.json`.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/skills/debug-investigation/SKILL.md

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ description: Investigates bugs, failing tests, and unexpected behavior in PHP se
 3. Minimal fix + regression test when appropriate.
 4. Document in `debug-report.md`.
 
+
+## MCP usage
+
+Load requestable rule `mcp-usage` when verifying third-party library APIs (Context7) or when a local overlay MCP is present and the task fits. Discover tools at runtime; do not invent schemas. Overlay absence is not a blocker unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
+If a Sentry/Datadog (or similar) MCP is ready and the task is a production error, event, or trace, use it. Do not invent telemetry.
+
+
 ## Design guidance
 
 - Load `design-guidance` (rule stem) when assessing structure, smells, or pattern fit.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/skills/feature-delivery/SKILL.md

@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ Implement only the current AC / decomposition task. Clarify ambiguity before cod
 
 ## Handoff
 
-Summarize by layer + validation. Update `.cursor/team/tasks/<slug>/status.json`.
+Summarize by layer + validation. Agent team: upsert the owned terminal receipt in `artifact-manifest.json`; do not mutate `status.json`.
+
+
+## MCP usage
+
+Load requestable rule `mcp-usage` when verifying third-party library APIs (Context7) or when a local overlay MCP is present and the task fits. Discover tools at runtime; do not invent schemas. Overlay absence is not a blocker unless the user required that MCP as source of truth.
+
 
 ## Design guidance
 

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/skills/spec-discovery/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+name: spec-discovery
+description: Opt-in research-before-spec for task-analyst author mode. 11 named methods plus a mandatory claim ledger. Use when the user or AC asks discovery before generating docs/specs — not default /task consume.
+---
+
+# Spec discovery
+
+Requestable — **not** always-on. Load **only** in **task-analyst author mode** when the user or AC asks research-before-spec (including `/spec-start` with that intent). Never default consume `/task`. Not a pipeline step.
+
+Load **`product-specs`** (and **`product-specs-authoring`** after this skill if authoring follows). Do **not** invent product behavior. Do **not** create a second spec-file tree.
+
+## Load policy
+
+1. Pick a **subset** of methods that fit the task — not all 11 every time.
+2. **`claim-ledger` is mandatory** whenever this skill runs.
+3. Write chronological notes to `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/.memlog.md` (append-only). Do **not** mutate `status.json` / `metrics.json`.
+4. Discovery output lives in memlog + `brief.md` sections. Then hand off to skill **`spec-authoring`** (or stop if `specMode: none`).
+
+Backend / MCP stacks: skip UI-only examples; prefer `analog-scan`, `code-archaeology`, `problem-define`, `assumption-audit`, `claim-ledger`.
+
+## Methods
+
+| Method | Produces | Skip when |
+|--------|----------|-----------|
+| **intake-capture** | Raw idea, origin, first unknowns → memlog + brief Research inputs | User prompt + AC already complete |
+| **index-locator** | Related INDEX rows + linked spec paths + gaps | `specMode: none` or INDEX absent without consume intent |
+| **code-archaeology** | Observed behavior labeled `inferred`/`draft` with path citations | Greenfield with no relevant code |
+| **research-pack-scan** | Claims from `team/tasks/<slug>/research/**` or user-supplied paths | No research paths cited |
+| **evidence-against** | Reasons the idea may fail | Internal spike with no product/external risk |
+| **problem-define** | Who hurts, goals, non-goals, cost of inaction → brief | Brief Goal + Out of scope already exhaustive |
+| **concept-shape** | 2–3 approach options + appetite (small/medium/large); no API design | `architecture.md` exists or one obvious path |
+| **working-backwards-check** | Headline + 5 customer objections + verdict `forged` / `needs-heat` / `cracked` | Consume mode with approved specs |
+| **assumption-audit** | Assumption register → brief Assumptions + `open_questions` | Never skip in author mode (keep lightweight) |
+| **analog-scan** | 2–3 repo analogs via `reference-features` / code search | No plausible analog |
+| **claim-ledger** | Markdown table `source → claim` for every product-behavior claim | **Never skip** when this skill is loaded |
+
+## Claim ledger (required)
+
+Block spec authoring until every product-behavior claim has a source:
+
+```markdown
+| Source | Claim |
+|--------|-------|
+| brief AC-3 | Checkout shows empty cart copy |
+| code-archaeology inferred | Empty state uses an illustration |
+```
+
+Sources: AC / user / UI copy / labeled code inference / research path. Unsourced claims → `open_questions`.
+
+## Memlog
+
+Path: `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/.memlog.md`. Chronological `## YYYY-MM-DD` headings. Optional tags: `decision`, `assumption`, `override`, `event`, `claim`.
+
+## Forbidden
+
+- 108-technique catalogs, HTML composers, party-mode, five `assess.*` slash commands, Python memlog runtime.
+- Dummy INDEX rows when `specMode: none`.
+- Dumping the whole `docs/specs/**` tree — locator is INDEX → linked page + optional `feature.md`.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/team/README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ Artifact directory for the Laravel backend agent-team pipeline.
 | `feature-light.json` | developer → build-verifier (`php artisan test` / configured static analysis) |
 | `bugfix-standard.json` | debugger → fix → build-verifier |
 
+
+## specMode, applyReadiness, memlog
+
+- **`specMode`:** `consume` | `generate` | `none` — primary in `brief.md` `## Spec mode`; optional top-level `pipeline.json` `specMode`. `none` skips INDEX/author mode (spike/research).
+- **`applyReadiness`:** YAML frontmatter on developer `implementation.md`; JSON-shaped `{ "state": "blocked"|"ready"|"all_done", "contextFiles": [] }` on the analyst receipt (analyst may emit `blocked` pre-gate). See `agent-artifact-contracts`.
+- **Memlog:** `.cursor/team/tasks/<slug>/.memlog.md` (Claude: `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/.memlog.md`) — append-only, agent-written; `/task-continue` may read. Hook does not parse it. Example: `fixtures/memlog.example.md`.
+
 ## Artifact manifest and receipts
 
 Each slug stores one context index at `.claude/team/tasks/<slug>/artifact-manifest.json`. Schema v1 is defined by shared core `agent-team/agent-artifact-contracts.md`: every entry declares its producer, status, authoritative paths, acceptance-criteria IDs, decomposition task IDs, timestamps, and a terminal completion receipt.

package/presets/claude/php-laravel/team/fixtures/feature-full.json

@@ -2,14 +2,43 @@
   "profile": "full",
   "summary": "Laravel full feature delivery",
   "steps": [
-    { "agent": "task-analyst", "label": "Decompose" },
-    { "agent": "solution-architect", "label": "Design", "model": "strong" },
-    { "agent": "feature-developer", "label": "Implement" },
-    { "agent": "unit-test-planner", "label": "Plan unit tests" },
-    { "agent": "unit-test-generator", "label": "Generate unit tests" },
-    { "agent": "integration-test-planner", "label": "Plan Feature/integration tests" },
-    { "agent": "integration-test-generator", "label": "Generate Feature tests" },
-    { "agent": "build-verifier", "label": "php artisan test / composer test / static analysis", "model": "cheap" },
-    { "agent": "code-reviewer", "label": "Review" }
+    {
+      "agent": "task-analyst",
+      "label": "Decompose"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "solution-architect",
+      "label": "Design",
+      "model": "strong"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "feature-developer",
+      "label": "Implement"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "unit-test-planner",
+      "label": "Plan unit tests"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "unit-test-generator",
+      "label": "Generate unit tests"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "integration-test-planner",
+      "label": "Plan Feature/integration tests"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "integration-test-generator",
+      "label": "Generate Feature tests"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "build-verifier",
+      "label": "php artisan test / composer test / static analysis",
+      "model": "cheap"
+    },
+    {
+      "agent": "code-reviewer",
+      "label": "Review"
+    }
   ]
 }