@dsh-cc/plugin-dsh-cc-shunt 0.6.0

package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

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+{
+  "name": "dsh-cc-shunt",
+  "description": "Official dsh-cc plugin: hard PreToolUse gates redirect bulk reads/boilerplate generation to cheap-lane shunt-worker subagents to save main-context tokens.",
+  "version": "0.6.0"
+}

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package/README.md

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+# dsh-cc-shunt
+
+Official dsh-cc plugin that keeps bulk file content out of the main context.
+
+**How it works**: two hard PreToolUse gates (Read and Bash) block whole-file
+reads of large files; the block message redirects to the `bulk-reader` /
+`code-writer` skills, which delegate to the plugin's cheap-lane worker
+subagents (`shunt-reader`, `shunt-writer`). The file corpus is read — or
+written — by the worker; only a compact digest or a one-line confirmation
+returns to the main context.
+
+- `shunt-reader` — answers questions across large files / many files / big
+  diffs, returning a structured digest led by `file:line` references.
+- `shunt-writer` — generates tests/config/stubs to disk matching a mandatory
+  reference file's patterns; never returns the generated code body.
+
+## Install / enable
+
+The `dsh-cc` marketplace ships this plugin. Enable it in settings.json:
+
+```json
+{
+  "enabledPlugins": { "dsh-cc-shunt@dsh-cc": true }
+}
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Set via the top-level `"env"` object in settings.json:
+
+| Variable           | Default  | Meaning                                                            |
+| ------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `SHUNT_MIN_LINES`  | `350`    | Line-count threshold; whole-file reads above it are blocked        |
+| `SHUNT_MAX_BYTES`  | `100000` | Byte threshold; blocks minified/one-line files regardless of lines |
+| `SHUNT_DISABLED`   | unset    | Set to `1`/`true`/`yes` to disable both gates entirely             |
+
+## Model alias requirement
+
+**The shunt-worker agents pin `model: haiku`.** If your deployment's haiku
+alias is unconfigured, the workers silently inherit the parent's model route
+— everything works, but you get **zero token savings**. Configure the haiku
+alias for actual savings.
+
+## Known limits
+
+- Digest line references can go stale after edits — verify with a targeted
+  offset/limit read before editing at a cited location.
+- Nothing about debugging or architecture gets delegated — only bulk
+  reading and boilerplate generation.
+- Worker calls are one-shot and foreground; follow-ups mean re-spawning.

package/agents/shunt-reader.md

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+---
+name: shunt-reader
+description: Cheap-lane bulk code analyst. Delegation target when a question spans files over the shunt threshold (~350 lines), 3+ files, or a large diff — it reads them so the caller's context stays clean, and returns a compact structured digest. Official dsh-cc-shunt plugin build; spawns on the haiku alias when the deployment configures it.
+model: haiku
+tools: [Read, Grep, Glob]
+---
+
+You are a precise code analyst working in the cheap lane. You are spawned to read files so the caller's context stays clean.
+
+## STRICT pagination rule
+Never read a whole file. Use Read with offset+limit windows of ≤300 lines, and Grep for navigation (locating symbols, imports, definitions before reading around them). Targeted reads always pass the host's shunt gate; a bare full-file read gets blocked.
+
+## How to work
+- Read only what the question needs: Grep to locate, then paginate small windows around the hits.
+- Each spawn is one-shot — there are no follow-ups. If the question needs more files, the caller re-spawns with the same paths.
+
+## Output contract (always)
+- Structured bullets only; no greetings, prose, or preamble.
+- Lead every bullet with the exact symbol/type name or `file:line`.
+- Nest details under the bullet they belong to.
+- Never paste whole files or long verbatim spans — cite `file:line` instead.
+- Answer only what was asked.

package/agents/shunt-writer.md

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+---
+name: shunt-writer
+description: Cheap-lane boilerplate generator — writes tests/config/stubs to disk matching a mandatory reference file's patterns; returns only a one-line confirmation. Official dsh-cc-shunt plugin build; spawns on the haiku alias when configured.
+model: haiku
+tools: [Read, Grep, Glob, Write]
+---
+
+You are a boilerplate generator working in the cheap lane. You receive a spec, a reference file (mandatory), and a target path.
+
+## How to work
+- Read the reference file paginated (offset+limit windows of ≤300 lines, Grep for navigation) and match its patterns, conventions, naming, and style exactly.
+- If the spec is ambiguous, pick the option most consistent with the reference.
+- Generate the output with NO explanations and no markdown fences.
+- Write it to the target path with the Write tool.
+
+## Output contract (always)
+Return ONLY one line: `<path> — <N> lines written`.
+Never return the generated code body — the caller must not receive generated code in context.

package/hooks/check-bash-read.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * check-bash-read.mjs — shunt PreToolUse gate for the Bash tool.
+ *
+ * Blocks cat/head/tail/less/more commands that read large files into
+ * context and redirects to the bulk-reader skill. Piped and redirected
+ * commands are targeted operations and always pass. Port of the upstream
+ * shunt bash+jq hook as a dependency-free Node script.
+ *
+ * Upstream-eval-pinned behavior: leading flags are stripped (cat -n,
+ * head -100), so ONLY the file's own size decides — `head -100 bigfile`
+ * is blocked like a plain cat.
+ */
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+
+const DEFAULT_MIN_LINES = 350
+const DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES = 100000
+const READ_COMMAND_RE = /^(cat|head|tail|less|more)\s+/
+
+function truthy(v) {
+  return ['1', 'true', 'yes'].includes(String(v ?? '').trim().toLowerCase())
+}
+
+function intEnv(name, fallback) {
+  const raw = process.env[name]
+  if (raw === undefined || raw.trim() === '') return fallback
+  const n = Number(raw)
+  return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : fallback
+}
+
+function countLines(text) {
+  let n = 0
+  for (const ch of text) if (ch === '\n') n++
+  return n
+}
+
+function allow() {
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ decision: 'allow' }) + '\n')
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+function block(reason) {
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ decision: 'block', reason }) + '\n')
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+let input = ''
+process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8')
+for await (const chunk of process.stdin) input += chunk
+
+let payload = {}
+try {
+  payload = JSON.parse(input)
+} catch {
+  allow()
+}
+const command = typeof payload.tool_input?.command === 'string' ? payload.tool_input.command : ''
+
+// Kill switch.
+if (truthy(process.env.SHUNT_DISABLED)) allow()
+
+// No command, or a targeted (piped / redirected) command.
+if (!command || command.includes('|') || command.includes('>') || !READ_COMMAND_RE.test(command)) allow()
+
+// Strip the command name, then strip flags and quotes; first non-flag arg is the path.
+const args = command.slice(command.match(READ_COMMAND_RE)[1].length).trim().split(/\s+/)
+let filePath = ''
+for (const arg of args) {
+  if (arg.startsWith('-')) continue
+  filePath = arg.replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '')
+  break
+}
+if (!filePath) allow()
+
+// Hooks run in the session workspace.
+const abs = resolve(process.cwd(), filePath)
+if (!existsSync(abs)) allow()
+
+let stat
+try {
+  stat = statSync(abs)
+} catch {
+  allow()
+}
+if (!stat.isFile()) allow()
+
+const minLines = intEnv('SHUNT_MIN_LINES', DEFAULT_MIN_LINES)
+const maxBytes = intEnv('SHUNT_MAX_BYTES', DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES)
+
+// Byte fallback: catch minified / one-line files.
+if (stat.size > maxBytes) {
+  block(
+    `File is ~${Math.round(stat.size / 1024)} KB, over the shunt byte threshold (${maxBytes} bytes). ` +
+      `To understand it, delegate via the "bulk-reader" skill instead of reading it into your context. ` +
+      `Piping to grep/head (e.g. cat file | grep pattern) is the targeted alternative — targeted reads always pass.`,
+  )
+}
+
+let lines = 0
+try {
+  lines = countLines(readFileSync(abs, 'utf8'))
+} catch {
+  allow()
+}
+
+if (lines <= minLines) allow()
+
+block(
+  `File is ${lines} lines (~${Math.max(1, Math.round(stat.size / 1024))} KB), over the shunt threshold (${minLines} lines / ${maxBytes} bytes). ` +
+    `To understand it, delegate via the "bulk-reader" skill instead of reading it into your context. ` +
+    `Piping to grep/head (e.g. cat file | grep pattern) is the targeted alternative — targeted reads always pass.`,
+)

package/hooks/check-file-size.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * check-file-size.mjs — shunt PreToolUse gate for the Read tool.
+ *
+ * Blocks whole-file reads of large files and redirects to the bulk-reader
+ * skill (cheap-lane subagent delegation), keeping bulk file content out of
+ * the main context. Port of the upstream shunt bash+jq hook as a
+ * dependency-free Node script.
+ *
+ * Allow contract: {"decision": "allow"} on stdout, exit 0.
+ * Block contract: one-line {"decision": "block", "reason": "..."} on stdout, exit 0.
+ */
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs'
+
+const DEFAULT_MIN_LINES = 350
+const DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES = 100000
+
+function truthy(v) {
+  return ['1', 'true', 'yes'].includes(String(v ?? '').trim().toLowerCase())
+}
+
+function intEnv(name, fallback) {
+  const raw = process.env[name]
+  if (raw === undefined || raw.trim() === '') return fallback
+  const n = Number(raw)
+  return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : fallback
+}
+
+function countLines(text) {
+  // Count like `wc -l`: number of '\n' bytes.
+  let n = 0
+  for (const ch of text) if (ch === '\n') n++
+  return n
+}
+
+function allow() {
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ decision: 'allow' }) + '\n')
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+function block(reason) {
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({ decision: 'block', reason }) + '\n')
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+let input = ''
+process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8')
+for await (const chunk of process.stdin) input += chunk
+
+let payload = {}
+try {
+  payload = JSON.parse(input)
+} catch {
+  allow()
+}
+const toolInput = payload.tool_input ?? {}
+const filePath = typeof toolInput.file_path === 'string' ? toolInput.file_path : ''
+const offset = toolInput.offset
+const limit = toolInput.limit
+
+// Kill switch.
+if (truthy(process.env.SHUNT_DISABLED)) allow()
+
+// Targeted reads always pass — the caller already knows what it needs.
+if (offset !== undefined || limit !== undefined) allow()
+
+// No path / nonexistent file: let Read handle it.
+if (!filePath || !existsSync(filePath)) allow()
+
+let stat
+try {
+  stat = statSync(filePath)
+} catch {
+  allow()
+}
+if (!stat.isFile()) allow()
+
+const minLines = intEnv('SHUNT_MIN_LINES', DEFAULT_MIN_LINES)
+const maxBytes = intEnv('SHUNT_MAX_BYTES', DEFAULT_MAX_BYTES)
+
+// Byte fallback: catch minified / one-line files whose line count is tiny.
+if (stat.size > maxBytes) {
+  block(
+    `File is ~${Math.round(stat.size / 1024)} KB, over the shunt byte threshold (${maxBytes} bytes). ` +
+      `To understand it, delegate via the "bulk-reader" skill instead of reading it into your context. ` +
+      `For exact content to edit a specific section, re-read just that range with offset/limit — targeted reads always pass.`,
+  )
+}
+
+let text = ''
+try {
+  text = readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8')
+} catch {
+  allow()
+}
+const lines = countLines(text)
+
+if (lines <= minLines) allow()
+
+block(
+  `File is ${lines} lines (~${Math.max(1, Math.round(stat.size / 1024))} KB), over the shunt threshold (${minLines} lines / ${maxBytes} bytes). ` +
+    `To understand it, delegate via the "bulk-reader" skill instead of reading it into your context. ` +
+    `For exact content to edit a specific section, re-read just that range with offset/limit — targeted reads always pass.`,
+)

package/hooks/hooks.json

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+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "PreToolUse": [
+      {
+        "matcher": "Read",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/check-file-size.mjs\"",
+            "timeout": 5
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "matcher": "Bash",
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "node \"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/check-bash-read.mjs\"",
+            "timeout": 5
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "@dsh-cc/plugin-dsh-cc-shunt",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "description": "Official dsh-cc plugin: hard PreToolUse gates redirect bulk reads and boilerplate generation to cheap-lane shunt-worker subagents to save main-context tokens.",
+  "type": "module",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "files": [
+    ".claude-plugin/plugin.json",
+    "agents",
+    "hooks",
+    "skills",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/dsh-cc/dsh-cc.git",
+    "directory": "packages/plugin/dsh-cc-shunt"
+  }
+}

package/skills/bulk-reader/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: bulk-reader
+description: Delegate bulk file reading to a cheap-lane worker subagent. Use when you need to read files >350 lines, answer a question across 3+ files, or summarize a large diff.
+---
+
+Delegate bulk reading to the shunt-reader worker. The files' content never
+enters your context — only its digest does.
+
+Call the subagent_fork/Task tool with `subagent_type: "dsh-cc-shunt:shunt-reader"`
+FOREGROUND (omit `run_in_background`), passing a prompt that lists the exact
+file paths and the question:
+
+```
+Question: <question>
+Files:
+- <path1>
+- <path2>
+Read them (paginated) and return the digest.
+```
+
+- Each call is one-shot: to follow up, spawn again with the same paths.
+- The files go to the worker, never your context. Do not re-read delegated
+  files yourself.
+- Before editing code at a cited location, verify the specific line numbers
+  with a targeted offset/limit read.

package/skills/code-writer/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: code-writer
+description: Delegate boilerplate code generation to a cheap-lane worker subagent. Use for tests, config stubs, type stubs, docstrings, or any generation where >80% is predictable from an existing reference file.
+---
+
+Delegate boilerplate generation to the shunt-writer worker. The generated
+code never enters your context — the worker writes it to disk and returns
+only a one-line confirmation.
+
+Call the subagent_fork/Task tool with `subagent_type: "dsh-cc-shunt:shunt-writer"`
+FOREGROUND (omit `run_in_background`):
+
+```
+Spec: <what to generate>
+Reference: <reference-file-path> (mandatory — match its patterns)
+Target: <output-path>
+Write the output to Target and reply with only the one-line confirmation.
+```
+
+- A reference file is always required. Without one the worker generates
+  context-free code.
+- Follow-ups: pass the previously generated file as the new reference.
+- After it returns, review the target with targeted reads and apply the
+  ~5–20% needing judgment as surgical edits yourself.