@bradygaster/squad-cli 0.9.0 → 0.9.2-insider.5

package/templates/skills/tiered-memory/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: tiered-memory
+description: Three-tier agent memory model (hot/cold/wiki) for 20-55% context reduction per spawn
+domain: memory-management, performance
+confidence: high
+source: earned (production measurements in tamirdresher/tamresearch1, 34-74KB baseline payloads)
+---
+
+# Skill: Tiered Agent Memory
+
+## Overview
+
+Squad agents currently load their full context history on every spawn, resulting in 34–74KB payloads per agent (8,800–18,500 tokens). Measurement shows 82–96% of that context is "old noise" — information that is no longer relevant to the current task. The Tiered Agent Memory skill introduces a three-tier memory model that eliminates this bloat, achieving 20–55% context reduction per spawn in production.
+
+---
+
+## Memory Tiers
+
+### 🔥 Hot Tier — Current Session Context
+- **Size target:** ~2–4KB
+- **Load policy:** Always loaded. Every spawn includes hot memory by default.
+- **Contents:** Current task description, active decisions made this session, immediate blockers, last 3–5 actions taken, who you are talking to right now.
+- **Lifetime:** Current session only. Discarded after session ends (Scribe promotes relevant parts to Cold).
+- **Purpose:** Provide immediate task context without any latency or load decision.
+
+### ❄️ Cold Tier — Summarized Cross-Session History
+- **Size target:** ~8–12KB
+- **Load policy:** Load on demand. Include only when the task explicitly needs history.
+- **Contents:** Summarized past sessions (compressed by Scribe), cross-session decisions, recurring patterns, unresolved issues from prior work.
+- **Lifetime:** 30 days rolling window. After 30 days, Scribe promotes to Wiki tier.
+- **Purpose:** Answer "what have we tried before?" and "what was decided?" without replaying full transcripts.
+- **How to include:** Pass `--include-cold` in spawn template or add `## Cold Memory` section.
+
+### 📚 Wiki Tier — Durable Structured Knowledge
+- **Size target:** variable, structured reference docs
+- **Load policy:** Async write, selective read. Load only when task requires domain knowledge.
+- **Contents:** Architecture decisions (ADRs), agent charters, routing rules, stable conventions, external API contracts, known platform constraints.
+- **Lifetime:** Permanent until explicitly deprecated.
+- **Purpose:** Authoritative reference. Not history — structured facts.
+- **How to include:** Pass `--include-wiki` or reference specific wiki doc paths in spawn template.
+
+---
+
+## When to Load Each Tier
+
+| Situation | Hot | Cold | Wiki |
+|-----------|-----|------|------|
+| New task, no prior context needed | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
+| Resuming interrupted work | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
+| Debugging a recurring issue | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
+| Implementing against a spec/ADR | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+| Onboarding to unfamiliar subsystem | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+| Post-incident review | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+
+---
+
+## Spawn Template Pattern
+
+The default spawn prompt should include **Hot tier only**:
+
+```
+## Memory Context
+
+### Hot (current session)
+{hot_context}
+```
+
+Add `--include-cold` when the task needs history:
+```
+## Memory Context
+
+### Hot (current session)
+{hot_context}
+
+### Cold (summarized history — load on demand)
+See: .squad/memory/cold/{agent-name}.md
+```
+
+Add `--include-wiki` when the task needs domain knowledge:
+```
+## Memory Context
+
+### Hot (current session)
+{hot_context}
+
+### Wiki (durable reference)
+See: .squad/memory/wiki/{topic}.md
+```
+
+---
+
+## Measurement Data
+
+Baseline measurements from tamirdresher/tamresearch1 production runs (June 2025):
+
+| Agent | Total Context | Old Noise % | Hot-Only Size | Savings |
+|-------|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------|
+| Picard (Lead) | 74KB / 18.5K tokens | 96% | ~3KB | 55% |
+| Scribe | 52KB / 13K tokens | 91% | ~4KB | 48% |
+| Data | 43KB / 10.7K tokens | 88% | ~3.5KB | 42% |
+| Ralph | 38KB / 9.5K tokens | 85% | ~3KB | 38% |
+| Worf | 34KB / 8.5K tokens | 82% | ~3KB | 20% |
+
+**Average savings: 20–55% per spawn** with Hot-only loading. Cold + Wiki on-demand adds ~2–8KB when needed, still well below current baselines.
+
+---
+
+## Integration with Scribe Agent
+
+Scribe is the memory coordinator for this system. It automates tier promotion:
+
+1. **End of session:** Scribe compresses Hot → Cold summary (keeps ~10% of session verbosity)
+2. **After 30 days:** Scribe promotes Cold → Wiki for decisions/facts that aged into stable knowledge
+3. **On-demand wiki writes:** Any agent can request Scribe to write a wiki entry mid-session using `scribe:wiki-write`
+
+See Scribe charter: `.squad/agents/scribe/charter.md`
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Checklist
+
+- [ ] Scribe writes Hot context file at session start (`.squad/memory/hot/{agent}.md`)
+- [ ] Scribe compresses and writes Cold summary at session end
+- [ ] Spawn templates default to Hot-only
+- [ ] Coordinators add `--include-cold` / `--include-wiki` flags as needed
+- [ ] Wiki entries stored in `.squad/memory/wiki/`
+- [ ] Cold entries stored in `.squad/memory/cold/` with 30-day TTL
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- Upstream issue: bradygaster/squad#600
+- Production data: tamirdresher/tamresearch1 (June 2025)
+
+---
+
+## Spawn Template
+
+# Spawn Template: Agent with Tiered Memory
+
+Use this template when spawning any Squad agent. By default it loads **Hot tier only**. Add optional sections as needed.
+
+---
+
+## Task
+
+{task_description}
+
+## WHY
+
+{why_this_matters}
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- [ ] {criterion_1}
+- [ ] {criterion_2}
+
+---
+
+## Memory Context
+
+### 🔥 Hot (always included)
+
+> Paste current session context here (2–4KB max):
+
+```
+Current task: {task_description}
+Active decisions: {decisions_this_session}
+Last actions: {last_3_to_5_actions}
+Blockers: {current_blockers_or_none}
+Talking to: {current_interlocutor}
+```
+
+---
+
+### ❄️ Cold (include when task needs history — add `--include-cold`)
+
+> Load on demand. Do not inline unless specifically needed.
+
+Summarized cross-session history is at:  
+`.squad/memory/cold/{agent-name}.md`
+
+Include when:
+- Resuming interrupted work
+- Debugging a recurring issue  
+- "What have we tried before?"
+
+**To load cold memory, add this section and fetch the file before spawning:**
+
+```
+## Cold Memory Summary
+{contents_of_.squad/memory/cold/{agent-name}.md}
+```
+
+---
+
+### 📚 Wiki (include when task needs domain knowledge — add `--include-wiki`)
+
+> Load on demand. Reference specific wiki docs by path.
+
+Wiki entries are at: `.squad/memory/wiki/`
+
+Include when:
+- Implementing against an ADR or spec
+- Onboarding to unfamiliar subsystem
+- Need stable conventions or API contracts
+
+**To load wiki, add this section and reference the specific doc:**
+
+```
+## Wiki Reference
+{contents_of_.squad/memory/wiki/{topic}.md}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Escalation
+
+If blocked or uncertain:
+- Architecture questions → @picard  
+- Security concerns → @worf  
+- Infrastructure/deployment → @belanna  
+- Memory/history questions → @scribe  
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+- Hot tier is always included and should stay under 4KB
+- Cold adds ~8–12KB; only include when history is relevant
+- Wiki adds variable size; only include specific relevant docs
+- See `skills/tiered-memory/SKILL.md` for full tier reference
+- See `docs/tiered-memory-guide.md` for wiring instructions

package/templates/skills/windows-compatibility/SKILL.md

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 - **Never assume CWD is repo root:** Always use `TEAM ROOT` from spawn prompt or run `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`
 - **Use path.join() or path.resolve():** Don't manually concatenate with `/` or `\`
 
+### Path Comparison (Case Sensitivity)
+- **Never use case-sensitive `startsWith` or `===` for path comparison on Windows or macOS:** These filesystems are case-insensitive — `C:\Users\` and `c:\users\` refer to the same location
+- **Use platform-aware comparison:** Check `process.platform === 'win32' || process.platform === 'darwin'` and lowercase both sides before comparing
+- **Pattern:**
+  ```typescript
+  const CASE_INSENSITIVE = process.platform === 'win32' || process.platform === 'darwin';
+  
+  function pathStartsWith(fullPath: string, prefix: string): boolean {
+    if (CASE_INSENSITIVE) {
+      return fullPath.toLowerCase().startsWith(prefix.toLowerCase());
+    }
+    return fullPath.startsWith(prefix);
+  }
+  ```
+- **Where it matters:** Security checks (path traversal prevention), rootDir confinement, any path-contains-path validation
+- **Linux is case-sensitive:** Do NOT lowercase on Linux — `/Home/` and `/home/` are different directories
+
 ## Examples
 
 ✓ **Correct:**
@@ -72,3 +89,10 @@ exec('git commit -m "First line\nSecond line"'); // FAILS silently in PowerShell
 - Assuming Unix-style paths work everywhere
 - Using `git -C` because it "looks cleaner" (it doesn't work)
 - Skipping `git diff --cached --quiet` check (creates empty commits)
+- **Wrong — case-sensitive path check on Windows and macOS:**
+  ```typescript
+  if (!resolved.startsWith(rootDir + path.sep)) {
+    throw new Error('Path traversal blocked');
+  }
+  // Fails: 'c:\\Users\\temp\\file'.startsWith('C:\\Users\\temp\\') → false
+  ```