@bradygaster/squad-sdk 0.9.0 → 0.9.1

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  1. package/README.md +296 -296
  2. package/dist/agents/history-shadow.js +30 -30
  3. package/dist/build/github-dist.js +42 -42
  4. package/dist/config/init.js +173 -173
  5. package/dist/sharing/consult.js +78 -78
  6. package/package.json +1 -1
  7. package/templates/casting/Futurama.json +9 -9
  8. package/templates/casting-history.json +4 -4
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  16. package/templates/copilot-instructions.md +46 -46
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  20. package/templates/issue-lifecycle.md +412 -412
  21. package/templates/keda-scaler.md +164 -164
  22. package/templates/machine-capabilities.md +74 -74
  23. package/templates/mcp-config.md +90 -90
  24. package/templates/multi-agent-format.md +28 -28
  25. package/templates/plugin-marketplace.md +49 -49
  26. package/templates/ralph-circuit-breaker.md +313 -313
  27. package/templates/raw-agent-output.md +37 -37
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  29. package/templates/routing.md +39 -39
  30. package/templates/run-output.md +50 -50
  31. package/templates/schedule.json +19 -19
  32. package/templates/scribe-charter.md +119 -119
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  34. package/templates/skills/agent-collaboration/SKILL.md +42 -42
  35. package/templates/skills/agent-conduct/SKILL.md +24 -24
  36. package/templates/skills/architectural-proposals/SKILL.md +151 -151
  37. package/templates/skills/ci-validation-gates/SKILL.md +84 -84
  38. package/templates/skills/cli-wiring/SKILL.md +47 -47
  39. package/templates/skills/client-compatibility/SKILL.md +89 -89
  40. package/templates/skills/cross-squad/SKILL.md +114 -114
  41. package/templates/skills/distributed-mesh/SKILL.md +287 -287
  42. package/templates/skills/distributed-mesh/mesh.json.example +30 -30
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  44. package/templates/skills/distributed-mesh/sync-mesh.sh +104 -104
  45. package/templates/skills/docs-standards/SKILL.md +71 -71
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  47. package/templates/skills/external-comms/SKILL.md +329 -329
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  63. package/templates/skills/squad-conventions/SKILL.md +69 -69
  64. package/templates/skills/test-discipline/SKILL.md +37 -37
  65. package/templates/skills/windows-compatibility/SKILL.md +74 -74
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- ---
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- name: "external-comms"
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- description: "PAO workflow for scanning, drafting, and presenting community responses with human review gate"
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- domain: "community, communication, workflow"
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- confidence: "low"
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- source: "manual (RFC #426 — PAO External Communications)"
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- tools:
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- - name: "github-mcp-server-list_issues"
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- description: "List open issues for scan candidates and lightweight triage"
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- when: "Use for recent open issue scans before thread-level review"
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- - name: "github-mcp-server-issue_read"
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- description: "Read the full issue, comments, and labels before drafting"
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- when: "Use after selecting a candidate so PAO has complete thread context"
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- - name: "github-mcp-server-search_issues"
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- description: "Search for candidate issues or prior squad responses"
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- when: "Use when filtering by keywords, labels, or duplicate response checks"
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- - name: "gh CLI"
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- description: "Fallback for GitHub issue comments and discussions workflows"
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- when: "Use gh issue list/comment and gh api or gh api graphql when MCP coverage is incomplete"
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- ---
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- ## Context
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- Phase 1 is **draft-only mode**.
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- - PAO scans issues and discussions, drafts responses with the humanizer skill, and presents a review table for human approval.
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- - **Human review gate is mandatory** — PAO never posts autonomously.
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- - Every action is logged to `.squad/comms/audit/`.
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- - This workflow is triggered manually only ("PAO, check community") — no automated or Ralph-triggered activation in Phase 1.
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- ## Patterns
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- ### 1. Scan
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- Find unanswered community items with GitHub MCP tools first, or `gh issue list` / `gh api` as fallback for issues and discussions.
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- - Include **open** issues and discussions only.
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- - Filter for items with **no squad team response**.
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- - Limit to items created in the last 7 days.
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- - Exclude items labeled `squad:internal` or `wontfix`.
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- - Include discussions **and** issues in the same sweep.
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- - Phase 1 scope is **issues and discussions only** — do not draft PR replies.
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- ### Discussion Handling (Phase 1)
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- Discussions use the GitHub Discussions API, which differs from issues:
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- - **Scan:** `gh api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/discussions --jq '.[] | select(.answer_chosen_at == null)'` to find unanswered discussions
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- - **Categories:** Filter by Q&A and General categories only (skip Announcements, Show and Tell)
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- - **Answers vs comments:** In Q&A discussions, PAO drafts an "answer" (not a comment). The human marks it as accepted answer after posting.
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- - **Phase 1 scope:** Issues and Discussions ONLY. No PR comments.
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- ### 2. Classify
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- Determine the response type before drafting.
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- - Welcome (new contributor)
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- - Troubleshooting (bug/help)
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- - Feature guidance (feature request/how-to)
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- - Redirect (wrong repo/scope)
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- - Acknowledgment (confirmed, no fix)
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- - Closing (resolved)
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- - Technical uncertainty (unknown cause)
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- - Empathetic disagreement (pushback on a decision or design)
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- - Information request (need more reproduction details or context)
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- ### Template Selection Guide
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- | New contributor (0 prior issues) | Welcome | T1 |
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- | Error message, stack trace, "doesn't work" | Troubleshooting | T2 |
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- | "How do I...?", "Can Squad...?", "Is there a way to...?" | Feature Guidance | T3 |
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- | Wrong repo, out of scope for Squad | Redirect | T4 |
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- | Confirmed bug, no fix available yet | Acknowledgment | T5 |
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- | Fix shipped, PR merged that resolves issue | Closing | T6 |
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- | Unclear cause, needs investigation | Technical Uncertainty | T7 |
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- | Author disagrees with a decision or design | Empathetic Disagreement | T8 |
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- | Need more reproduction info or context | Information Request | T9 |
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- Use exactly one template as the base draft. Replace placeholders with issue-specific details, then apply the humanizer patterns. If the thread spans multiple signals, choose the highest-risk template and capture the nuance in the thread summary.
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- | 🟢 High | Answer exists in Squad docs or FAQ, similar question answered before, no technical ambiguity | "How do I install Squad?" |
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- | 🟡 Medium | Technical answer is sound but involves judgment calls, OR docs exist but don't perfectly match the question, OR tone is tricky | "Can Squad work with Azure DevOps?" (yes, but setup is nuanced) |
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- | 🔴 Needs Review | Technical uncertainty, policy/roadmap question, potential reputational risk, author is frustrated/angry, question about unreleased features | "When will Squad support Claude?" |
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- - Any mention of competitors → 🔴
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- - Treat templates as reusable drafting assets: keep the structure, replace placeholders, and only improvise when the thread truly requires it.
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- 4. **Long thread flag:** If >10 comments, add ⚠️ to review table and include condensed thread summary
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- ```text
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- 📝 PAO — Community Response Drafts
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- ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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- ## Context (draft, approve, edit, skip, post, delete actions)
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+ ---
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+ name: "external-comms"
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+ description: "PAO workflow for scanning, drafting, and presenting community responses with human review gate"
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+ domain: "community, communication, workflow"
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+ confidence: "low"
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+ source: "manual (RFC #426 — PAO External Communications)"
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+ tools:
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+ - name: "github-mcp-server-list_issues"
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+ description: "List open issues for scan candidates and lightweight triage"
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+ when: "Use for recent open issue scans before thread-level review"
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+ - name: "github-mcp-server-issue_read"
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+ description: "Read the full issue, comments, and labels before drafting"
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+ when: "Use after selecting a candidate so PAO has complete thread context"
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+ - name: "github-mcp-server-search_issues"
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+ description: "Search for candidate issues or prior squad responses"
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+ when: "Use when filtering by keywords, labels, or duplicate response checks"
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+ - name: "gh CLI"
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+ description: "Fallback for GitHub issue comments and discussions workflows"
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+ when: "Use gh issue list/comment and gh api or gh api graphql when MCP coverage is incomplete"
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+ ---
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+ ## Context
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+ Phase 1 is **draft-only mode**.
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+ - PAO scans issues and discussions, drafts responses with the humanizer skill, and presents a review table for human approval.
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+ - **Human review gate is mandatory** — PAO never posts autonomously.
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+ - Every action is logged to `.squad/comms/audit/`.
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+ - This workflow is triggered manually only ("PAO, check community") — no automated or Ralph-triggered activation in Phase 1.
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+ ## Patterns
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+ ### 1. Scan
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+ Find unanswered community items with GitHub MCP tools first, or `gh issue list` / `gh api` as fallback for issues and discussions.
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+ - Include **open** issues and discussions only.
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+ - Filter for items with **no squad team response**.
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+ - Limit to items created in the last 7 days.
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+ - Exclude items labeled `squad:internal` or `wontfix`.
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+ - Include discussions **and** issues in the same sweep.
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+ - Phase 1 scope is **issues and discussions only** — do not draft PR replies.
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+ ### Discussion Handling (Phase 1)
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+ Discussions use the GitHub Discussions API, which differs from issues:
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+ - **Scan:** `gh api /repos/{owner}/{repo}/discussions --jq '.[] | select(.answer_chosen_at == null)'` to find unanswered discussions
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+ - **Categories:** Filter by Q&A and General categories only (skip Announcements, Show and Tell)
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+ - **Answers vs comments:** In Q&A discussions, PAO drafts an "answer" (not a comment). The human marks it as accepted answer after posting.
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+ - **Phase 1 scope:** Issues and Discussions ONLY. No PR comments.
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+ ### 2. Classify
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+ Determine the response type before drafting.
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+ - Welcome (new contributor)
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+ - Troubleshooting (bug/help)
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+ - Feature guidance (feature request/how-to)
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+ - Redirect (wrong repo/scope)
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+ - Acknowledgment (confirmed, no fix)
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+ - Closing (resolved)
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+ - Technical uncertainty (unknown cause)
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+ - Empathetic disagreement (pushback on a decision or design)
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+ - Information request (need more reproduction details or context)
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+ ### Template Selection Guide
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+ | Signal in Issue/Discussion | → Response Type | Template |
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+ | New contributor (0 prior issues) | Welcome | T1 |
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+ | Error message, stack trace, "doesn't work" | Troubleshooting | T2 |
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+ | "How do I...?", "Can Squad...?", "Is there a way to...?" | Feature Guidance | T3 |
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+ | Wrong repo, out of scope for Squad | Redirect | T4 |
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+ | Confirmed bug, no fix available yet | Acknowledgment | T5 |
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+ | Fix shipped, PR merged that resolves issue | Closing | T6 |
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+ | Unclear cause, needs investigation | Technical Uncertainty | T7 |
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+ | Author disagrees with a decision or design | Empathetic Disagreement | T8 |
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+ | Need more reproduction info or context | Information Request | T9 |
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+ Use exactly one template as the base draft. Replace placeholders with issue-specific details, then apply the humanizer patterns. If the thread spans multiple signals, choose the highest-risk template and capture the nuance in the thread summary.
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+ ### Confidence Classification
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+ | Confidence | Criteria | Example |
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+ |-----------|----------|---------|
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+ | 🟢 High | Answer exists in Squad docs or FAQ, similar question answered before, no technical ambiguity | "How do I install Squad?" |
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+ | 🟡 Medium | Technical answer is sound but involves judgment calls, OR docs exist but don't perfectly match the question, OR tone is tricky | "Can Squad work with Azure DevOps?" (yes, but setup is nuanced) |
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+ | 🔴 Needs Review | Technical uncertainty, policy/roadmap question, potential reputational risk, author is frustrated/angry, question about unreleased features | "When will Squad support Claude?" |
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+ **Auto-escalation rules:**
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+ - Any mention of competitors → 🔴
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+ - Any mention of pricing/licensing → 🔴
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+ - Author has >3 follow-up comments without resolution → 🔴
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+ - Question references a closed-wontfix issue → 🔴
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+ ### 3. Draft
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+ Use the humanizer skill for every draft.
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+ - Complete **Thread-Read Verification** before writing.
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+ - Read the **full thread**, including all comments, before writing.
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+ - Select the matching template from the **Template Selection Guide** and record the template ID in the review notes.
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+ - Treat templates as reusable drafting assets: keep the structure, replace placeholders, and only improvise when the thread truly requires it.
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+ - Validate the draft against the humanizer anti-patterns.
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+ - Flag long threads (`>10` comments) with `⚠️`.
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+ ### Thread-Read Verification
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+ Before drafting, PAO MUST verify complete thread coverage:
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+ 1. **Count verification:** Compare API comment count with actually-read comments. If mismatch, abort draft.
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+ 2. **Deleted comment check:** Use `gh api` timeline to detect deleted comments. If found, flag as ⚠️ in review table.
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+ 3. **Thread summary:** Include in every draft: "Thread: {N} comments, last activity {date}, {summary of key points}"
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+ 4. **Long thread flag:** If >10 comments, add ⚠️ to review table and include condensed thread summary
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+ 5. **Evidence line in review table:** Each draft row includes "Read: {N}/{total} comments" column
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+ ### 4. Present
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+ Show drafts for review in this exact format:
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+ ```text
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+ 📝 PAO — Community Response Drafts
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+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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+ | # | Item | Author | Type | Confidence | Read | Preview |
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+ |---|------|--------|------|------------|------|---------|
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+ | 1 | Issue #N | @user | Type | 🟢/🟡/🔴 | N/N | "First words..." |
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+ Confidence: 🟢 High | 🟡 Medium | 🔴 Needs review
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+ Full drafts below ▼
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+ ```
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+ Each full draft must begin with the thread summary line:
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+ `Thread: {N} comments, last activity {date}, {summary of key points}`
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+ ### 5. Human Action
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+ Wait for explicit human direction before anything is posted.
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+ - `pao approve 1 3` — approve drafts 1 and 3
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+ - `pao edit 2` — edit draft 2
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+ - `pao skip` — skip all
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+ - `banana` — freeze all pending (safe word)
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+ ### Rollback — Bad Post Recovery
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+ If a posted response turns out to be wrong, inappropriate, or needs correction:
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+ 1. **Delete the comment:**
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+ - Issues: `gh api -X DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/comments/{comment_id}`
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+ - Discussions: `gh api graphql -f query='mutation { deleteDiscussionComment(input: {id: "{node_id}"}) { comment { id } } }'`
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+ 2. **Log the deletion:** Write audit entry with action `delete`, include reason and original content
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+ 3. **Draft replacement** (if needed): PAO drafts a corrected response, goes through normal review cycle
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+ 4. **Postmortem:** If the error reveals a pattern gap, update humanizer anti-patterns or add a new test case
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+ **Safe word — `banana`:**
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+ - Immediately freezes all pending drafts in the review queue
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+ - No new scans or drafts until `pao resume` is issued
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+ - Audit entry logged with halter identity and reason
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+ ### 6. Post
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+ After approval:
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+ - Human posts via `gh issue comment` for issues or `gh api` for discussion answers/comments.
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+ - PAO helps by preparing the CLI command.
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+ - Write the audit entry after the posting action.
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+ ### 7. Audit
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+ Log every action.
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+ - Location: `.squad/comms/audit/{timestamp}.md`
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+ - Required fields vary by action — see `.squad/comms/templates/audit-entry.md` Conditional Fields table
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+ - Universal required fields: `timestamp`, `action`
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+ - All other fields are conditional on the action type
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+ ## Examples
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+ These are reusable templates. Keep the structure, replace placeholders, and adjust only where the thread requires it.
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+ ### Example scan command
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+ ```bash
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+ gh issue list --state open --json number,title,author,labels,comments --limit 20
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+ ```
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+ ### Example review table
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+ ```text
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+ 📝 PAO — Community Response Drafts
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+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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+ | # | Item | Author | Type | Confidence | Read | Preview |
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+ |---|------|--------|------|------------|------|---------|
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+ | 1 | Issue #426 | @newdev | Welcome | 🟢 | 1/1 | "Hey @newdev! Welcome to Squad..." |
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+ | 2 | Discussion #18 | @builder | Feature guidance | 🟡 | 4/4 | "Great question! Today the CLI..." |
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+ | 3 | Issue #431 ⚠️ | @debugger | Technical uncertainty | 🔴 | 12/12 | "Interesting find, @debugger..." |
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+ Confidence: 🟢 High | 🟡 Medium | 🔴 Needs review
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+ Full drafts below ▼
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+ ```
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+ ### Example audit entry (post action)
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+ ```markdown
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+ ---
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+ timestamp: "2026-03-16T21:30:00Z"
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+ action: "post"
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+ item_number: 426
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+ draft_id: 1
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+ reviewer: "@bradygaster"
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+ ---
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+ ## Context (draft, approve, edit, skip, post, delete actions)
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+ - Thread depth: 3
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+ - Response type: welcome
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+ - Confidence: 🟢
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+ - Long thread flag: false
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+ ## Draft Content (draft, edit, post actions)
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+ Thread: 3 comments, last activity 2026-03-16, reporter hit a preview-build regression after install.
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+ Hey @newdev! Welcome to Squad 👋 Thanks for opening this.
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+ We reproduced the issue in preview builds and we're checking the regression point now.
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+ Let us know if you can share the command you ran right before the failure.
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+ ## Post Result (post, delete actions)
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+ https://github.com/bradygaster/squad/issues/426#issuecomment-123456
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### T1 — Welcome
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+ ```text
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+ Hey {author}! Welcome to Squad 👋 Thanks for opening this.
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+ {specific acknowledgment or first answer}
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+ Let us know if you have questions — happy to help!
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### T2 — Troubleshooting
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+ ```text
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+ Thanks for the detailed report, {author}!
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+ Here's what we think is happening: {explanation}
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+ {steps or workaround}
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+ Let us know if that helps, or if you're seeing something different.
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### T3 — Feature Guidance
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+ ```text
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+ Great question! {context on current state}
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+ {guidance or workaround}
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+ We've noted this as a potential improvement — {tracking info if applicable}.
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### T4 — Redirect
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+ ```text
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+ Thanks for reaching out! This one is actually better suited for {correct location}.
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+ {brief explanation of why}
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+ Feel free to open it there — they'll be able to help!
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### T5 — Acknowledgment
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+ ```text
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+ Good catch, {author}. We've confirmed this is a real issue.
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+ {what we know so far}
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+ We'll update this thread when we have a fix. Thanks for flagging it!
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### T6 — Closing
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+ ```text
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+ This should be resolved in {version/PR}! 🎉
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+ {brief summary of what changed}
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+ Thanks for reporting this, {author} — it made Squad better.
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+ ```
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+ ### T7 — Technical Uncertainty
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+ ```text
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+ Interesting find, {author}. We're not 100% sure what's causing this yet.
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+ Here's what we've ruled out: {list}
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+ We'd love more context if you have it — {specific ask}.
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+ We'll dig deeper and update this thread.
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+ ```
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+ ### T8 — Empathetic Disagreement
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+ ```text
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+ We hear you, {author}. That's a fair concern.
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+ The current design choice was driven by {reason}. We know it's not ideal for every use case.
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+ {what alternatives exist or what trade-off was made}
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+ If you have ideas for how to make this work better for your scenario, we'd love to hear them — open a discussion or drop your thoughts here!
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+ ```
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+ ### T9 — Information Request
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+ ```text
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+ Thanks for reporting this, {author}!
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+ To help us dig into this, could you share:
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+ - {specific ask 1}
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+ - {specific ask 2}
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+ - {specific ask 3, if applicable}
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+ That context will help us narrow down what's happening. Appreciate it!
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+ ```
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+ ## Anti-Patterns
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+ - ❌ Posting without human review (NEVER — this is the cardinal rule)
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+ - ❌ Drafting without reading full thread (context is everything)
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+ - ❌ Ignoring confidence flags (🔴 items need Flight/human review)
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+ - ❌ Scanning closed issues (only open items)
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+ - ❌ Responding to issues labeled `squad:internal` or `wontfix`
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+ - ❌ Skipping audit logging (every action must be recorded)
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+ - ❌ Drafting for issues where a squad member already responded (avoid duplicates)
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+ - ❌ Drafting pull request responses in Phase 1 (issues/discussions only)
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+ - ❌ Treating templates like loose examples instead of reusable drafting assets
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+ - ❌ Asking for more info without specific requests