@fro.bot/systematic 2.0.2 → 2.1.0
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- package/agents/design/figma-design-sync.md +1 -1
- package/agents/document-review/coherence-reviewer.md +40 -0
- package/agents/document-review/design-lens-reviewer.md +46 -0
- package/agents/document-review/feasibility-reviewer.md +42 -0
- package/agents/document-review/product-lens-reviewer.md +50 -0
- package/agents/document-review/scope-guardian-reviewer.md +54 -0
- package/agents/document-review/security-lens-reviewer.md +38 -0
- package/agents/research/best-practices-researcher.md +2 -1
- package/agents/research/git-history-analyzer.md +1 -1
- package/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md +27 -26
- package/agents/research/repo-research-analyst.md +164 -9
- package/agents/review/api-contract-reviewer.md +49 -0
- package/agents/review/correctness-reviewer.md +49 -0
- package/agents/review/data-migrations-reviewer.md +53 -0
- package/agents/review/dhh-rails-reviewer.md +31 -52
- package/agents/review/julik-frontend-races-reviewer.md +27 -200
- package/agents/review/kieran-python-reviewer.md +29 -116
- package/agents/review/kieran-rails-reviewer.md +29 -98
- package/agents/review/kieran-typescript-reviewer.md +29 -107
- package/agents/review/maintainability-reviewer.md +49 -0
- package/agents/review/pattern-recognition-specialist.md +2 -1
- package/agents/review/performance-reviewer.md +51 -0
- package/agents/review/reliability-reviewer.md +49 -0
- package/agents/review/schema-drift-detector.md +12 -10
- package/agents/review/security-reviewer.md +51 -0
- package/agents/review/testing-reviewer.md +48 -0
- package/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md +99 -50
- package/agents/workflow/spec-flow-analyzer.md +60 -89
- package/dist/index.js +9 -0
- package/dist/lib/config-handler.d.ts +2 -0
- package/package.json +1 -1
- package/skills/agent-browser/SKILL.md +69 -48
- package/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md +2 -1
- package/skills/ce-compound/SKILL.md +126 -28
- package/skills/ce-compound-refresh/SKILL.md +181 -73
- package/skills/ce-ideate/SKILL.md +2 -1
- package/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md +424 -414
- package/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md +379 -419
- package/skills/ce-review-beta/SKILL.md +506 -0
- package/skills/ce-review-beta/references/diff-scope.md +31 -0
- package/skills/ce-review-beta/references/findings-schema.json +128 -0
- package/skills/ce-review-beta/references/persona-catalog.md +50 -0
- package/skills/ce-review-beta/references/review-output-template.md +115 -0
- package/skills/ce-review-beta/references/subagent-template.md +56 -0
- package/skills/ce-work/SKILL.md +17 -8
- package/skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md +16 -9
- package/skills/claude-permissions-optimizer/SKILL.md +15 -14
- package/skills/claude-permissions-optimizer/scripts/extract-commands.mjs +9 -159
- package/skills/claude-permissions-optimizer/scripts/normalize.mjs +151 -0
- package/skills/deepen-plan/SKILL.md +348 -483
- package/skills/document-review/SKILL.md +160 -52
- package/skills/feature-video/SKILL.md +209 -178
- package/skills/file-todos/SKILL.md +72 -94
- package/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md +243 -27
- package/skills/git-worktree/SKILL.md +37 -28
- package/skills/git-worktree/scripts/worktree-manager.sh +163 -0
- package/skills/lfg/SKILL.md +7 -7
- package/skills/orchestrating-swarms/SKILL.md +1 -1
- package/skills/reproduce-bug/SKILL.md +154 -60
- package/skills/resolve-pr-parallel/SKILL.md +19 -12
- package/skills/resolve-todo-parallel/SKILL.md +9 -6
- package/skills/setup/SKILL.md +8 -160
- package/skills/slfg/SKILL.md +11 -7
- package/skills/test-browser/SKILL.md +69 -145
- package/skills/test-xcode/SKILL.md +61 -183
- package/skills/triage/SKILL.md +10 -10
- package/skills/ce-plan-beta/SKILL.md +0 -571
- package/skills/deepen-plan-beta/SKILL.md +0 -323
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- **Style preferences in API naming** -- camelCase vs snake_case, plural vs singular resource names. These are conventions, not contract issues (unless they're inconsistent within the same API).
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- **Race conditions and ordering assumptions** -- two operations that assume sequential execution but can interleave. Shared state modified without synchronization. Async operations whose completion order matters but isn't enforced. TOCTOU (time-of-check-to-time-of-use) gaps.
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