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  1. package/agents/kata-codebase-mapper.md +14 -14
  2. package/agents/kata-debugger.md +35 -35
  3. package/agents/kata-executor.md +2 -2
  4. package/agents/kata-phase-researcher.md +46 -46
  5. package/agents/kata-plan-checker.md +21 -21
  6. package/agents/kata-planner.md +107 -107
  7. package/agents/kata-project-researcher.md +72 -72
  8. package/agents/kata-research-synthesizer.md +16 -16
  9. package/agents/kata-roadmapper.md +34 -34
  10. package/agents/kata-verifier.md +9 -9
  11. package/bin/install.js +69 -133
  12. package/commands/kata/help.md +1 -1
  13. package/commands/kata/{debug.md → issue-debug.md} +1 -1
  14. package/commands/kata/{audit-milestone.md → milestone-audit.md} +1 -1
  15. package/commands/kata/{complete-milestone.md → milestone-complete.md} +1 -1
  16. package/commands/kata/{start-milestone.md → milestone-new.md} +1 -1
  17. package/commands/kata/{plan-milestone-gaps.md → milestone-plan-gaps.md} +1 -1
  18. package/commands/kata/{set-profile.md → models-config.md} +1 -1
  19. package/commands/kata/{add-phase.md → phase-add.md} +1 -1
  20. package/commands/kata/{list-phase-assumptions.md → phase-assumptions.md} +1 -1
  21. package/commands/kata/{discuss-phase.md → phase-discuss.md} +1 -1
  22. package/commands/kata/{execute-phase.md → phase-execute.md} +1 -1
  23. package/commands/kata/{insert-phase.md → phase-insert.md} +1 -1
  24. package/commands/kata/{pause-work.md → phase-pause.md} +1 -1
  25. package/commands/kata/{plan-phase.md → phase-plan.md} +1 -1
  26. package/commands/kata/{remove-phase.md → phase-remove.md} +1 -1
  27. package/commands/kata/{research-phase.md → phase-research.md} +2 -2
  28. package/commands/kata/{resume-work.md → phase-resume.md} +1 -1
  29. package/commands/kata/{verify-work.md → phase-verify.md} +1 -1
  30. package/commands/kata/{map-codebase.md → project-analyze.md} +1 -1
  31. package/commands/kata/{start-project.md → project-new.md} +1 -1
  32. package/commands/kata/{progress.md → project-status.md} +1 -1
  33. package/commands/kata/{settings.md → settings-config.md} +1 -1
  34. package/commands/kata/{quick.md → task-execute.md} +2 -2
  35. package/commands/kata/{add-todo.md → todos-add.md} +1 -1
  36. package/commands/kata/{check-todo.md → todos-list.md} +1 -1
  37. package/commands/kata/update.md +1 -1
  38. package/commands/kata/whats-new.md +1 -1
  39. package/hooks/hooks.json +19 -0
  40. package/hooks/kata-check-update.js +8 -7
  41. package/hooks/{kata-statusline.js → kata-npm-statusline.js} +8 -8
  42. package/hooks/kata-plugin-statusline.js +91 -0
  43. package/hooks/kata-setup-statusline.js +85 -0
  44. package/kata/VERSION +1 -0
  45. package/kata/references/continuation-format.md +16 -16
  46. package/kata/references/model-profiles.md +14 -14
  47. package/kata/references/planning-config.md +305 -23
  48. package/kata/references/questioning.md +2 -2
  49. package/kata/references/ui-brand.md +2 -4
  50. package/kata/templates/DEBUG.md +1 -1
  51. package/kata/templates/UAT.md +11 -11
  52. package/kata/templates/codebase/architecture.md +3 -3
  53. package/kata/templates/codebase/structure.md +2 -2
  54. package/kata/templates/debug-subagent-prompt.md +12 -12
  55. package/kata/templates/discovery.md +3 -3
  56. package/kata/templates/milestone-archive.md +2 -2
  57. package/kata/templates/phase-prompt.md +37 -37
  58. package/kata/templates/planner-subagent-prompt.md +9 -9
  59. package/kata/templates/project.md +4 -4
  60. package/kata/templates/research-project/SUMMARY.md +6 -6
  61. package/kata/templates/research.md +48 -48
  62. package/kata/templates/roadmap.md +12 -12
  63. package/kata/templates/state.md +4 -4
  64. package/kata/templates/summary.md +1 -1
  65. package/kata/workflows/diagnose-issues.md +22 -22
  66. package/kata/workflows/discovery-phase.md +14 -14
  67. package/kata/workflows/execute-plan.md +43 -43
  68. package/kata/workflows/{complete-milestone.md → milestone-complete.md} +3 -3
  69. package/kata/workflows/{list-phase-assumptions.md → phase-assumptions.md} +5 -5
  70. package/kata/workflows/{discuss-phase.md → phase-discuss.md} +3 -3
  71. package/kata/workflows/{execute-phase.md → phase-execute.md} +30 -30
  72. package/kata/workflows/{verify-phase.md → phase-verify.md} +8 -8
  73. package/kata/workflows/{map-codebase.md → project-analyze.md} +5 -5
  74. package/kata/workflows/resume-project.md +10 -10
  75. package/kata/workflows/transition.md +8 -8
  76. package/kata/workflows/verify-work.md +43 -43
  77. package/package.json +3 -7
  78. package/skills/kata-adding-phases/SKILL.md +9 -9
  79. package/skills/kata-adding-todos/SKILL.md +13 -13
  80. package/skills/kata-auditing-milestones/SKILL.md +9 -9
  81. package/skills/kata-checking-todos/SKILL.md +9 -9
  82. package/skills/kata-completing-milestones/SKILL.md +115 -13
  83. package/skills/kata-configuring-settings/SKILL.md +155 -29
  84. package/skills/kata-debugging/SKILL.md +4 -4
  85. package/skills/kata-discussing-phases/SKILL.md +2 -2
  86. package/skills/kata-executing-phases/SKILL.md +28 -27
  87. package/skills/kata-executing-quick-tasks/SKILL.md +10 -10
  88. package/skills/kata-inserting-phases/SKILL.md +7 -7
  89. package/skills/kata-listing-phase-assumptions/SKILL.md +2 -2
  90. package/skills/kata-mapping-codebases/SKILL.md +6 -6
  91. package/skills/kata-pausing-work/SKILL.md +1 -1
  92. package/skills/kata-planning-milestone-gaps/SKILL.md +13 -13
  93. package/skills/kata-planning-phases/SKILL.md +20 -20
  94. package/skills/kata-providing-help/SKILL.md +78 -91
  95. package/skills/kata-removing-phases/SKILL.md +6 -6
  96. package/skills/kata-researching-phases/SKILL.md +6 -6
  97. package/skills/kata-resuming-work/SKILL.md +2 -2
  98. package/skills/kata-setting-profiles/SKILL.md +17 -17
  99. package/skills/kata-showing-whats-new/SKILL.md +18 -10
  100. package/skills/kata-starting-milestones/SKILL.md +42 -40
  101. package/skills/kata-starting-projects/SKILL.md +257 -56
  102. package/skills/kata-tracking-progress/SKILL.md +30 -30
  103. package/skills/kata-updating/SKILL.md +27 -8
  104. package/skills/kata-verifying-work/SKILL.md +19 -19
  105. package/LICENSE +0 -21
  106. package/README.md +0 -461
  107. package/commands/kata/start-new-milestone.md +0 -20
  108. package/commands/kata/update-kata.md +0 -20
  109. package/skills/kata-starting-new-milestones/SKILL.md +0 -701
  110. package/skills/kata-updating-kata/SKILL.md +0 -179
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  name: kata-codebase-mapper
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- description: Explores codebase and writes structured analysis documents. Spawned by map-codebase with a focus area (tech, arch, quality, concerns). Writes documents directly to reduce orchestrator context load.
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+ description: Explores codebase and writes structured analysis documents. Spawned by project-analyze with a focus area (tech, arch, quality, concerns). Writes documents directly to reduce orchestrator context load.
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  tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob, Write
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  You are a Kata codebase mapper. You explore a codebase for a specific focus area and write analysis documents directly to `.planning/codebase/`.
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- | testing, tests | TESTING.md, CONVENTIONS.md |
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- | integration, external API | INTEGRATIONS.md, STACK.md |
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+ | UI, frontend, components | CONVENTIONS.md, STRUCTURE.md |
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+ | API, backend, endpoints | ARCHITECTURE.md, CONVENTIONS.md |
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+ | database, schema, models | ARCHITECTURE.md, STACK.md |
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+ | testing, tests | TESTING.md, CONVENTIONS.md |
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+ | integration, external API | INTEGRATIONS.md, STACK.md |
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