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  1. package/.env.example +1 -1
  2. package/README.md +4 -4
  3. package/agents/prompts/cx-ai-engineer.md +6 -26
  4. package/agents/prompts/cx-architect.md +1 -0
  5. package/agents/prompts/cx-business-strategist.md +2 -0
  6. package/agents/prompts/cx-data-analyst.md +6 -26
  7. package/agents/prompts/cx-docs-keeper.md +1 -31
  8. package/agents/prompts/cx-explorer.md +1 -0
  9. package/agents/prompts/cx-orchestrator.md +40 -112
  10. package/agents/prompts/cx-platform-engineer.md +2 -22
  11. package/agents/prompts/cx-product-manager.md +2 -1
  12. package/agents/prompts/cx-qa.md +0 -20
  13. package/agents/prompts/cx-rd-lead.md +2 -0
  14. package/agents/prompts/cx-researcher.md +77 -31
  15. package/agents/prompts/cx-security.md +11 -49
  16. package/agents/prompts/cx-sre.md +9 -43
  17. package/agents/prompts/cx-ux-researcher.md +1 -0
  18. package/agents/role-manifests.json +4 -4
  19. package/bin/construct +72 -11
  20. package/bin/construct-postinstall.mjs +1 -1
  21. package/db/schema/004_recommendations.sql +46 -0
  22. package/db/schema/005_strategy.sql +21 -0
  23. package/lib/auto-docs.mjs +1 -2
  24. package/lib/beads-automation.mjs +16 -7
  25. package/lib/bootstrap/resources.mjs +2 -2
  26. package/lib/cli-commands.mjs +8 -2
  27. package/lib/document-ingest.mjs +6 -5
  28. package/lib/embed/cli.mjs +16 -3
  29. package/lib/embed/conflict-detection.mjs +26 -9
  30. package/lib/embed/customer-profiles.mjs +38 -18
  31. package/lib/embed/daemon.mjs +59 -50
  32. package/lib/embed/inbox.mjs +30 -0
  33. package/lib/embed/recommendation-store.mjs +214 -15
  34. package/lib/embed/workspaces.mjs +53 -18
  35. package/lib/evaluator-optimizer.mjs +0 -2
  36. package/lib/features.mjs +11 -0
  37. package/lib/gates-audit.mjs +3 -3
  38. package/lib/health-check.mjs +3 -5
  39. package/lib/hooks/pre-compact.mjs +3 -0
  40. package/lib/hooks/read-tracker.mjs +10 -101
  41. package/lib/host-capabilities.mjs +90 -1
  42. package/lib/init-unified.mjs +119 -3
  43. package/lib/init-update.mjs +246 -131
  44. package/lib/install/first-invocation.mjs +4 -4
  45. package/lib/intake/queue.mjs +1 -1
  46. package/lib/integrations/intake-integrations.mjs +4 -5
  47. package/lib/intent-classifier.mjs +1 -0
  48. package/lib/knowledge/layout.mjs +10 -0
  49. package/lib/knowledge/rag.mjs +16 -0
  50. package/lib/mcp/tools/telemetry.mjs +30 -78
  51. package/lib/model-cheapest-provider.mjs +231 -0
  52. package/lib/model-router.mjs +68 -9
  53. package/lib/ollama-manager.mjs +1 -1
  54. package/lib/opencode-telemetry.mjs +4 -5
  55. package/lib/orchestration-policy.mjs +9 -0
  56. package/lib/parity.mjs +124 -21
  57. package/lib/project-profile.mjs +1 -1
  58. package/lib/prompt-composer.js +106 -29
  59. package/lib/read-tracker-store.mjs +149 -0
  60. package/lib/roles/catalog.mjs +133 -0
  61. package/lib/roles/preference.mjs +74 -0
  62. package/lib/server/index.mjs +109 -47
  63. package/lib/server/insights.mjs +1 -1
  64. package/lib/server/telemetry-login.mjs +17 -25
  65. package/lib/service-manager.mjs +32 -24
  66. package/lib/services/local-postgres.mjs +15 -0
  67. package/lib/services/telemetry-backend.mjs +2 -3
  68. package/lib/setup-prompts.mjs +2 -2
  69. package/lib/setup.mjs +55 -46
  70. package/lib/status.mjs +56 -8
  71. package/lib/storage/backend.mjs +12 -2
  72. package/lib/storage/postgres-backup.mjs +1 -1
  73. package/lib/strategy-store.mjs +371 -0
  74. package/lib/telemetry/backends/local.mjs +6 -4
  75. package/lib/telemetry/client.mjs +185 -0
  76. package/lib/telemetry/ingest.mjs +13 -5
  77. package/lib/telemetry/team-rollup.mjs +9 -2
  78. package/lib/uninstall/uninstall.mjs +1 -1
  79. package/lib/worker/trace.mjs +17 -27
  80. package/package.json +5 -2
  81. package/rules/common/research.md +44 -12
  82. package/skills/docs/backlog-proposal-workflow.md +2 -2
  83. package/skills/docs/customer-profile-workflow.md +1 -1
  84. package/skills/docs/evidence-ingest-workflow.md +5 -5
  85. package/skills/docs/prfaq-workflow.md +1 -1
  86. package/skills/docs/product-intelligence-review.md +1 -1
  87. package/skills/docs/product-intelligence-workflow.md +3 -3
  88. package/skills/docs/product-signal-workflow.md +48 -18
  89. package/skills/docs/research-workflow.md +26 -14
  90. package/skills/docs/strategy-workflow.md +36 -0
  91. package/skills/roles/data-analyst.product-intelligence.md +1 -1
  92. package/skills/roles/researcher.md +28 -15
  93. package/skills/routing.md +8 -1
  94. package/templates/docs/construct_guide.md +2 -2
  95. package/templates/docs/research-brief.md +63 -9
  96. package/templates/docs/strategy.md +36 -0
  97. package/templates/homebrew/construct.rb +7 -7
package/.env.example CHANGED
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package/README.md CHANGED
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  **Full docs:** [`geraldmaron.github.io/construct/v2/`](https://geraldmaron.github.io/construct/v2/) (Phase 1) · while the new docs site is rolling out, the legacy MkDocs site still serves the root URL.
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- Construct has three deployment modes. `solo` (the default) runs everything locally — filesystem queue, local repo state, optional Postgres/Docker/telemetry — so if every cloud service goes down you still work from `plan.md`, `.cx/context.md`, beads, git, and the local vector index. `team` promotes the intake queue to Postgres with row-locked worker claims, shares memory across the team, runs workers in a Docker pool, centralizes telemetry, and routes MCP through a broker. `enterprise` adds tenant isolation, RBAC/ABAC scaffolding, isolated worker containers, signed MCP allowlists, and mandatory audit. Pick or change modes with `construct config mode [solo|team|enterprise]`. [Concepts → Deployment model](https://geraldmaron.github.io/construct/v2/docs/concepts/deployment-model).
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+ Construct has three deployment modes. `solo` (the default) runs everything locally — filesystem queue, local repo state, optional Postgres/Docker, and local JSONL traces — so if every cloud service goes down you still work from `plan.md`, `.cx/context.md`, beads, git, and the local vector index. `team` promotes the intake queue to Postgres with row-locked worker claims, shares memory across the team, runs workers in a Docker pool, centralizes telemetry through Langfuse-compatible, HTTP, or OTLP export, and routes MCP through a broker. `enterprise` adds tenant isolation, RBAC/ABAC scaffolding, isolated worker containers, signed MCP allowlists, and mandatory audit. Pick or change modes with `construct config mode [solo|team|enterprise]`. [Concepts → Deployment model](https://geraldmaron.github.io/construct/v2/docs/concepts/deployment-model).
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- ## Doc authorship is not your job
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- ## Skill preload
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- Call `get_skill("roles/orchestrator")` before drafting your dispatch plan if the packet is non-trivial.
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- ## Tool Contracts
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- ### orchestrate_dispatch
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- - **Input:** `{ taskPacket: TaskPacket, planSlice: PlanSlice, ownershipNotes: OwnershipNote[] }`
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- - **Output:** `{ specialists: SpecialistAssignment[], sequence: ExecutionOrder[], dependencies: Dependency[] }`
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- - **Errors:** MISSING_SPECIALIST, CIRCULAR_DEPENDENCY, SCOPE_VIOLATION
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- - **Rate:** 20/min
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- - **Input:** `{ producer: string, consumer: string }`
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- - **Output:** `{ input: ContractInput, preconditions: string[], output: ContractOutput, postconditions: string[] }`
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- - **Rate:** 50/min
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- - **Input:** `{ specialists: string[], gates: Gate[], contractChain: Contract[] }`
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- - **Output:** `{ valid: boolean, missingGates: string[], skippedContracts: string[] }`
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- ## Parallel Execution Coordination
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-
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- These specialists run concurrently when their trigger conditions are met:
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- - **cx-accessibility** (if UI components or user interactions changed)
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- - **cx-sre** (if performance-critical paths or stateful operations)
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- These specialists require ordered execution:
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- 2. **cx-engineer** → **cx-reviewer** (implementation before review)
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- 3. **cx-reviewer** → **cx-qa** (review before test validation)
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- 4. **cx-qa** → **cx-release-manager** (tests pass before release prep)
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- ```javascript
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- - **Anti-pattern avoided** (category: anti-pattern): over-routing, false simplicity, circular dependencies
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- - **Decision made** (category: decision): specialist selection rationale, parallelization choices
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+ | New service or change to a stateful path | cx-sre (parallel, non-blocking) |
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- ```bash
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+ - **DONE looks like**: specific, verifiable completion condition
57
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+ Construct may dispatch you in response to a `handoff.received` event. Read the bd issue first via `bd show <id>`. Fence is declared in `agents/role-manifests.json → orchestrator`. Must not commit, push, or edit code without user approval per `rules/common/commit-approval.md`.
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29
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- - **Errors:** INVALID_CONFIG, PARALLELISM_NOT_POSSIBLE
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35
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- - **Output:** `{ solution: Solution, migration: MigrationPlan, rollback: RollbackPlan }`
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41
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32
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50
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51
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52
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55
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56
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16
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17
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18
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+ **Strategy grounding**: before any synthesis or artifact selection, call `get_skill("docs/strategy-workflow")`. If strategy documents exist in `.cx/knowledge/decisions/strategy/`, check them for alignment with declared Bets and Non-bets. Flag signals that align with a declared Bet. Surface explicit conflicts with Non-bets — the user must make an override decision before you proceed. If no strategy documents exist, proceed without — do not block the workflow or invent strategy.
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+ **Fence** (declared in agents/role-manifests.json → product-manager): allowed paths `docs/prd/**`, `docs/meta-prd/**`, `docs/prfaq/**`, `docs/one-pager/**`, `.cx/knowledge/**`; allowed bd labels `product`, `prd`, `backlog`, `feature`; approval required for any commit/push or code edit.
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39
  You author PRDs, PRFAQs, one-pagers, backlog proposals; you may adjust bd priorities (`bd priority`) inside the fence. You **must not** edit code without user approval. **Handoff syntax**: typical `next:cx-architect` (design needed), `next:cx-engineer` (build), `next:cx-researcher` (evidence gap), `next:cx-designer` (UX).
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42
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44
- ## Tool Contracts
45
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46
- ### write_test
47
- - **Input:** `{ acceptanceCriterion: string, testType: TestType, mockBoundaries: string[] }`
48
- - **Output:** `{ test: Test, coverage: Coverage[], deterministic: boolean }`
49
- - **Errors:** AMBIGUOUS_CRITERION, NON_DETERMINISTIC
50
- - **Rate:** 20/min
51
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52
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53
- - **Input:** `{ tests: Test[], coverage: CoverageReport, acceptanceCriteria: string[] }`
54
- - **Output:** `{ qualityScore: number, gaps: string[], flakyTests: string[], recommendations: string[] }`
55
- - **Errors:** INSUFFICIENT_COVERAGE, FLAKY_TEST_DETECTED
56
- - **Rate:** 15/min
57
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58
- ### design_test_pyramid
59
- - **Input:** `{ feature: Feature, criticalPaths: string[], riskAreas: string[] }`
60
- - **Output:** `{ unit: TestPlan, integration: TestPlan, e2e: TestPlan, coverage: CoverageTarget }`
61
- - **Errors:** MISSING_CRITICAL_PATH, UNBALANCED_PYRAMID
62
- - **Rate:** 10/min
63
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64
44
  ## Document Quality Loop (Evaluator-Optimizer)
65
45
 
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46
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14
14
  **Failure mode warning**: If you can't write a falsifiable hypothesis, you don't have an R&D task — you have a planning task being treated as R&D to avoid committing to a spec.
15
15
 
16
16
  **Role guidance**: call `get_skill("roles/architect")` before drafting.
17
+ **Evidence policy**: hypotheses must be grounded in evidence, not plausibility. Follow `rules/common/research.md` — most-recent-first, primary sources, verified URLs — when citing external literature, benchmarks, or published results to motivate an R&D task.
18
+ **Strategy grounding**: before proposing an R&D direction, check `.cx/knowledge/decisions/strategy/` for declared Bets and Non-bets. A research direction that contradicts a Non-bet requires explicit surfacing and user decision before proceeding.
17
19
 
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20
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19
21
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