@hanzlaa/rcode 2.1.0

package/cli/update.js

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+/**
+ * rihal-code update — refresh an existing install without losing state.
+ *
+ * What it does:
+ *   1. Verifies Rihal Code is actually installed (.rihal/config.json present)
+ *   2. Reads the stored installed_version vs current package version
+ *   3. If same → confirms user wants to refresh anyway (files might have
+ *      drifted from the package), or exit with --yes
+ *   4. Backs up current editor-dir skill files to .rihal/backups/update-{ts}.tgz
+ *   5. Delegates file refresh to cli/install.js (single source of truth)
+ *   6. Updates installed_version in .rihal/config.json atomically
+ *   7. Runs manifest verification to catch drift
+ *
+ * What it preserves (never touched):
+ *   - .rihal/config.json (only installed_version field is updated)
+ *   - .rihal/state.json, phases/, plans/, decisions/, artifacts/, progress/, context/
+ *   - Project data — user's phase briefs, stories, bugs, research
+ *
+ * What it refreshes:
+ *   - .claude/skills/rihal-* (agent + action skills)
+ *   - .claude/commands/rihal/ (slash commands)
+ *   - .cursor/rules/rihal-*.mdc
+ *   - .windsurf/rules/rihal-*.mdc
+ *   - .antigravity/agents/rihal-*
+ *   - Rihal section in AGENTS.md (re-appended fresh)
+ *
+ * Flags:
+ *   --yes / -y   skip confirmation prompts
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { askConfirm, askChoice, PromptAbortError } = require('./lib/prompts.cjs');
+const { writeJsonAtomic } = require('./lib/fsutil.cjs');
+const { verifyInstall, formatReport } = require('./lib/manifest.cjs');
+const install = require('./install');
+
+function parseArgs(args) {
+  const opts = { yes: false };
+  for (const arg of args) {
+    if (arg === '--yes' || arg === '-y') opts.yes = true;
+  }
+  return opts;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Detect which editors have Rihal files installed. Anything we detect
+ * will be refreshed on update.
+ */
+function detectInstalledEditors(cwd) {
+  const editors = [];
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, '.claude/skills'))) {
+    const hasRihal = fs
+      .readdirSync(path.join(cwd, '.claude/skills'))
+      .some((n) => n.startsWith('rihal-'));
+    if (hasRihal) editors.push('claude');
+  }
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, '.cursor/rules'))) {
+    const hasRihal = fs
+      .readdirSync(path.join(cwd, '.cursor/rules'))
+      .some((n) => n.startsWith('rihal-') && n.endsWith('.mdc'));
+    if (hasRihal) editors.push('cursor');
+  }
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, '.windsurf/rules'))) {
+    const hasRihal = fs
+      .readdirSync(path.join(cwd, '.windsurf/rules'))
+      .some((n) => n.startsWith('rihal-') && n.endsWith('.mdc'));
+    if (hasRihal) editors.push('windsurf');
+  }
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, '.antigravity/agents'))) {
+    const hasRihal = fs
+      .readdirSync(path.join(cwd, '.antigravity/agents'))
+      .some((n) => n.startsWith('rihal-'));
+    if (hasRihal) editors.push('antigravity');
+  }
+  return editors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Before touching anything, tar the existing install files so the user
+ * can roll back if the new version misbehaves.
+ */
+function createBackup(cwd, editors) {
+  const paths = [];
+  if (editors.includes('claude')) {
+    paths.push('.claude/skills', '.claude/commands/rihal');
+  }
+  if (editors.includes('cursor')) paths.push('.cursor/rules');
+  if (editors.includes('windsurf')) paths.push('.windsurf/rules');
+  if (editors.includes('antigravity')) paths.push('.antigravity/agents');
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, 'AGENTS.md'))) paths.push('AGENTS.md');
+
+  // Filter to existing paths only
+  const existing = paths.filter((p) => fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, p)));
+  if (existing.length === 0) return { ok: false, warning: 'nothing to back up' };
+
+  const tarCheck = spawnSync('tar', ['--version'], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+  if (tarCheck.status !== 0) {
+    return { ok: false, warning: 'tar not available' };
+  }
+
+  const backupsDir = path.join(cwd, '.rihal/backups');
+  try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(backupsDir, { recursive: true });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return { ok: false, warning: `could not create backups dir: ${err.message}` };
+  }
+
+  const ts = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-').slice(0, 19);
+  const backupFile = path.join(backupsDir, `update-${ts}.tgz`);
+  const backupRel = path.relative(cwd, backupFile);
+
+  const result = spawnSync(
+    'tar',
+    ['-czf', backupFile, '-C', cwd, '--files-from=-'],
+    { input: existing.join('\n') + '\n', encoding: 'utf8' },
+  );
+
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    return { ok: false, warning: `tar failed: ${(result.stderr || '').trim()}` };
+  }
+  return { ok: true, path: backupRel };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove existing rihal-* files from the install target before re-copying.
+ * Skill files have version-specific content, so overwriting on top of old
+ * files can leave stale bits. Clean before overlay.
+ */
+function removeOldSkillFiles(cwd, editors) {
+  const removed = { claude: 0, cursor: 0, windsurf: 0, antigravity: 0 };
+
+  if (editors.includes('claude')) {
+    const skillsDir = path.join(cwd, '.claude/skills');
+    if (fs.existsSync(skillsDir)) {
+      for (const name of fs.readdirSync(skillsDir)) {
+        if (name.startsWith('rihal-')) {
+          fs.rmSync(path.join(skillsDir, name), { recursive: true, force: true });
+          removed.claude++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const commandsDir = path.join(cwd, '.claude/commands/rihal');
+    if (fs.existsSync(commandsDir)) {
+      fs.rmSync(commandsDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (editors.includes('cursor')) {
+    const rulesDir = path.join(cwd, '.cursor/rules');
+    if (fs.existsSync(rulesDir)) {
+      for (const name of fs.readdirSync(rulesDir)) {
+        if (name.startsWith('rihal-') && name.endsWith('.mdc')) {
+          fs.rmSync(path.join(rulesDir, name));
+          removed.cursor++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (editors.includes('windsurf')) {
+    const rulesDir = path.join(cwd, '.windsurf/rules');
+    if (fs.existsSync(rulesDir)) {
+      for (const name of fs.readdirSync(rulesDir)) {
+        if (name.startsWith('rihal-') && name.endsWith('.mdc')) {
+          fs.rmSync(path.join(rulesDir, name));
+          removed.windsurf++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (editors.includes('antigravity')) {
+    const agDir = path.join(cwd, '.antigravity/agents');
+    if (fs.existsSync(agDir)) {
+      for (const name of fs.readdirSync(agDir)) {
+        if (name.startsWith('rihal-')) {
+          fs.rmSync(path.join(agDir, name));
+          removed.antigravity++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return removed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Strip the Rihal section from AGENTS.md so the install function can
+ * re-append a fresh one. Uses the same regex patterns as uninstall.js.
+ */
+function stripAgentsMdSection(cwd) {
+  const agentsMdPath = path.join(cwd, 'AGENTS.md');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(agentsMdPath)) return;
+  let content = fs.readFileSync(agentsMdPath, 'utf8');
+  const patterns = [
+    /\n*---\n+## Rihal Code Agents \(installed\)[\s\S]*?(?=\n## |\n*$)/,
+    /\n*## Rihal Code Agents \(installed\)[\s\S]*?(?=\n## |\n*$)/,
+  ];
+  let changed = false;
+  for (const pattern of patterns) {
+    if (pattern.test(content)) {
+      content = content.replace(pattern, '');
+      changed = true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (changed) {
+    content = content.replace(/\n---\n+$/, '\n');
+    const { writeFileAtomic } = require('./lib/fsutil.cjs');
+    writeFileAtomic(agentsMdPath, content);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = async function update(args, { packageRoot, packageJson }) {
+  try {
+    return await runUpdate(args, { packageRoot, packageJson });
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof PromptAbortError) {
+      console.log(`\n❌ Update cancelled — ${err.message}.`);
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+    throw err;
+  }
+};
+
+async function runUpdate(args, { packageRoot, packageJson }) {
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  const opts = parseArgs(args);
+  const packageVersion = packageJson?.version || '0.0.0';
+
+  // ------ Sanity: must be installed ------
+  const configPath = path.join(cwd, '.rihal/config.json');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    console.error(`\n❌ Rihal Code is not installed in this directory.`);
+    console.error(`   To install: rihal-code install\n`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  let config;
+  try {
+    config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8'));
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`\n❌ .rihal/config.json is not valid JSON: ${err.message}\n`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const installedVersion = config.installed_version || '(unknown, pre-tracking)';
+
+  // ------ Detect what's currently installed ------
+  const editors = detectInstalledEditors(cwd);
+  if (editors.length === 0) {
+    console.error(`\n❌ No editor install detected.`);
+    console.error(`   Run 'rihal-code install' to set up at least one editor first.\n`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\n🕌 Rihal Code — Update\n`);
+  console.log(`   Installed: ${installedVersion}`);
+  console.log(`   Package:   ${packageVersion}`);
+  console.log(`   Editors:   ${editors.join(', ')}`);
+  console.log();
+
+  if (installedVersion === packageVersion) {
+    console.log(`   ℹ Already at the current package version.`);
+    console.log(`     Refreshing files will overwrite any manual changes to`);
+    console.log(`     installed skill/command files with the package copies.`);
+    console.log();
+  }
+
+  // ------ Ask about adding new editors ------
+  if (!opts.yes) {
+    const ALL_EDITORS = ['claude', 'cursor', 'gemini'];
+    const missing = ALL_EDITORS.filter(e => !editors.includes(e));
+    if (missing.length > 0) {
+      const choices = [
+        { id: 'no',  label: `No — refresh existing only (${editors.join(', ')})` },
+        ...missing.map(e => ({ id: e, label: `Add ${e}` })),
+        { id: 'all', label: 'Add all missing editors' },
+      ];
+      const answer = await askChoice(
+        `Add support for additional editors?`,
+        { choices, default: 'no' }
+      );
+      const picked = answer[0];
+      if (picked === 'all') {
+        for (const e of missing) editors.push(e);
+      } else if (picked !== 'no') {
+        editors.push(picked);
+      }
+      console.log(`   Editors to update: ${editors.join(', ')}`);
+      console.log();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ------ Confirm ------
+  if (!opts.yes) {
+    const proceed = await askConfirm(
+      `Proceed with update? [y/N] `,
+      { default: 'n' },
+    );
+    if (!proceed) {
+      console.log(`\n❌ Update cancelled. Nothing changed.`);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ------ Backup ------
+  console.log();
+  const backup = createBackup(cwd, editors);
+  if (backup.ok) {
+    console.log(`   💾 backup: ${backup.path}`);
+  } else {
+    console.log(`   ⚠ no backup created (${backup.warning}) — continuing anyway`);
+  }
+
+  // ------ Remove old skill files ------
+  const removed = removeOldSkillFiles(cwd, editors);
+  const totalRemoved = removed.claude + removed.cursor + removed.windsurf + removed.antigravity;
+  console.log(`   🧹 cleaned ${totalRemoved} old skill files`);
+
+  // ------ Strip old AGENTS.md section so it can be re-appended fresh ------
+  stripAgentsMdSection(cwd);
+
+  // ------ Re-run unified installer ------
+  // Delegates to cli/install.js which handles all IDE-specific file shipping
+  // (agents, commands, skills, workflows, references, bin). install.js is
+  // the single source of truth — update.js reuses it with --force.
+  console.log();
+  for (const ide of editors) {
+    if (!['claude', 'cursor', 'gemini'].includes(ide)) continue;
+    install.install({
+      target: cwd,
+      force: true,
+      yes: true,
+      userName: config.user_name || require('os').userInfo().username,
+      projectName: config.project_name || require('path').basename(cwd),
+      language: config.language || 'English',
+      mode: config.mode || 'guided',
+      ide,
+      modules: [],
+      help: false,
+    });
+    console.log(`   ✓ ${ide} → refreshed via install.js`);
+  }
+
+  // ------ Update installed_version in config.json (atomic) ------
+  config.installed_version = packageVersion;
+  writeJsonAtomic(configPath, config);
+  console.log(`   ✓ .rihal/config.json → installed_version: ${packageVersion}`);
+
+  // ------ Verify manifest ------
+  console.log();
+  const { reports, hasDrift } = verifyInstall(cwd, packageRoot, editors);
+  if (hasDrift) {
+    console.log(`⚠ Post-update verification found drift:`);
+    console.log(formatReport(reports));
+    console.log(`\n   Run 'rihal-code doctor' for details, or re-run update to retry.`);
+  } else {
+    console.log(`   ✓ Post-update verification passed.`);
+  }
+
+  console.log();
+  console.log(
+    installedVersion === packageVersion
+      ? `✅ Rihal Code ${packageVersion} refreshed.`
+      : `✅ Rihal Code updated: ${installedVersion} → ${packageVersion}`,
+  );
+  if (backup.ok) {
+    console.log(`   Rollback: tar -xzf ${backup.path}`);
+  }
+  console.log();
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "@hanzlaa/rcode",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "description": "Rihal Code (rcode) — installable context-brain for Rihalians. 44 agents, 93 slash commands, 58 skills, pullable Rihal standards. Unified install for Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini.",
+  "main": "cli/index.js",
+  "bin": {
+    "rcode": "cli/index.js",
+    "rihal-code": "cli/index.js"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dashboard": "node server/dashboard.js",
+    "test": "node --test",
+    "test:ci": "node --test --test-reporter=spec",
+    "postinstall": "node cli/postinstall.js"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "cli/",
+    "rihal/",
+    "server/",
+    ".rihal-template/",
+    "README.md",
+    "AGENTS.md",
+    "CLAUDE.md",
+    "CONTRIBUTING.md"
+  ],
+  "keywords": [
+    "claude-code",
+    "claude",
+    "ai-agents",
+    "multi-agent",
+    "agentic-engineering",
+    "skills",
+    "rihal",
+    "oman",
+    "arabic",
+    "ai-methodology",
+    "team-simulation",
+    "orchestration"
+  ],
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Hanzla Habib",
+    "url": "https://github.com/hanzlahabib"
+  },
+  "license": "UNLICENSED",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/hanzlahabib/rihal-code.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/hanzlahabib/rihal-code/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/hanzlahabib/rihal-code#readme",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18.0.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  }
+}

package/rihal/agents/rihal-advisor-researcher.md

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+---
+name: rihal-advisor-researcher
+description: Researches a single gray area decision and returns a structured comparison table with rationale. Spawned by discuss-phase advisor mode.
+tools: read_file, run_shell_command, search_file_content, glob, google_web_search, web_fetch
+color: cyan
+---
+
+@.rihal/references/response-style.md
+
+
+
+<role>
+You are a Rihal advisor researcher. You research ONE gray area and produce ONE comparison table with rationale.
+
+Spawned by `discuss-phase` via `Task()`. You do NOT present output directly to the user -- you return structured output for the main agent to synthesize.
+
+**Core responsibilities:**
+- Research the single assigned gray area using the agent's knowledge, Context7, and web search
+- Produce a structured 5-column comparison table with genuinely viable options
+- Write a rationale paragraph grounding the recommendation in the project context
+- Return structured markdown output for the main agent to synthesize
+</role>
+
+<input>
+Agent receives via prompt:
+
+- `<gray_area>` -- area name and description
+- `<phase_context>` -- phase description from roadmap
+- `<project_context>` -- brief project info
+- `<calibration_tier>` -- one of: `full_maturity`, `standard`, `minimal_decisive`
+</input>
+
+<calibration_tiers>
+The calibration tier controls output shape. Follow the tier instructions exactly.
+
+### full_maturity
+- **Options:** 3-5 options
+- **Maturity signals:** Include star counts, project age, ecosystem size where relevant
+- **Recommendations:** Conditional ("Rec if X", "Rec if Y"), weighted toward battle-tested tools
+- **Rationale:** Full paragraph with maturity signals and project context
+
+### standard
+- **Options:** 2-4 options
+- **Recommendations:** Conditional ("Rec if X", "Rec if Y")
+- **Rationale:** Standard paragraph grounding recommendation in project context
+
+### minimal_decisive
+- **Options:** 2 options maximum
+- **Recommendations:** Decisive single recommendation
+- **Rationale:** Brief (1-2 sentences)
+</calibration_tiers>
+
+<output_format>
+Return EXACTLY this structure:
+
+```
+## {area_name}
+
+| Option | Pros | Cons | Complexity | Recommendation |
+|--------|------|------|------------|----------------|
+| {option} | {pros} | {cons} | {surface + risk} | {conditional rec} |
+
+**Rationale:** {paragraph grounding recommendation in project context}
+```
+
+**Column definitions:**
+- **Option:** Name of the approach or tool
+- **Pros:** Key advantages (comma-separated within cell)
+- **Cons:** Key disadvantages (comma-separated within cell)
+- **Complexity:** Impact surface + risk (e.g., "3 files, new dep -- Risk: memory, scroll state"). NEVER time estimates.
+- **Recommendation:** Conditional recommendation (e.g., "Rec if mobile-first", "Rec if SEO matters"). NEVER single-winner ranking.
+</output_format>
+
+<rules>
+1. **Complexity = impact surface + risk** (e.g., "3 files, new dep -- Risk: memory, scroll state"). NEVER time estimates.
+2. **Recommendation = conditional** ("Rec if mobile-first", "Rec if SEO matters"). Not single-winner ranking.
+3. If only 1 viable option exists, state it directly rather than inventing filler alternatives.
+4. Use the agent's knowledge + Context7 + web search to verify current best practices.
+5. Focus on genuinely viable options -- no padding.
+6. Do NOT include extended analysis -- table + rationale only.
+</rules>
+
+<tool_strategy>
+
+## Tool Priority
+
+| Priority | Tool | Use For | Trust Level |
+|----------|------|---------|-------------|
+| 1st | Context7 | Library APIs, features, configuration, versions | HIGH |
+| 2nd | WebFetch | Official docs/READMEs not in Context7, changelogs | HIGH-MEDIUM |
+| 3rd | WebSearch | Ecosystem discovery, community patterns, pitfalls | Needs verification |
+
+**Context7 flow:**
+1. `mcp__context7__resolve-library-id` with libraryName
+2. `mcp__context7__query-docs` with resolved ID + specific query
+
+Keep research focused on the single gray area. Do not explore tangential topics.
+</tool_strategy>
+
+<anti_patterns>
+- Do NOT research beyond the single assigned gray area
+- Do NOT present output directly to user (main agent synthesizes)
+- Do NOT add columns beyond the 5-column format (Option, Pros, Cons, Complexity, Recommendation)
+- Do NOT use time estimates in the Complexity column
+- Do NOT rank options or declare a single winner (use conditional recommendations)
+- Do NOT invent filler options to pad the table -- only genuinely viable approaches
+- Do NOT produce extended analysis paragraphs beyond the single rationale paragraph
+</anti_patterns>
+
+## Constraints
+
+- research domain expertise and best practices
+- preserve role-specific perspective (strategy/tech/qa)
+- cite industry standards and documented patterns
+- validate claims against authoritative sources
+- structure findings for council session input

package/rihal/agents/rihal-ahmed.md

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+---
+name: rihal-ahmed
+description: Technology & Development Director — spawned by /rihal:council for delivery timelines, engineering standards, DORA metrics, cross-team coordination, RACI matrices, and tech debt prioritization. Bridges CTO vision (Waleed) to execution (Nasser). Defers to Waleed on architecture, Nasser on individual engineer management.
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
+color: blue
+---
+
+@.rihal/references/response-style.md
+@.rihal/references/codebase-grounding.md
+
+# Ahmed Al Hassani — Technology & Development Director
+
+You are **Ahmed Al Hassani (أحمد الحسني)**, Technology & Development Director at Rihal. You bridge CTO vision (set by Waleed) with executable delivery (run by Nasser and the engineering squads). You own engineering standards, delivery discipline, cross-team coordination, tech debt prioritization, and the DORA metrics that tell you whether Rihal's engineering org is improving or decaying.
+
+## Who you are
+
+You think in delivery milestones, RACI matrices, and engineering scorecards. Delivery discipline beats heroism — every time. When two squads need the same API, you coordinate it before it becomes a blocker. When tech debt slows delivery, you quantify the cost and prioritize the fix with Waleed.
+
+You defer to Waleed (architecture, stack), Nasser (individual engineer management, 1:1s), Hussain-SM (sprint ceremonies), Sadiq (strategic priority). You do not write application code.
+
+## Authority Map
+
+- **Above:** Waleed (CTO) sets vision, architecture, and stack
+- **Below:** Nasser (Engineering Manager) runs day-to-day team operations
+- **Peers:** Sadiq (Strategy), Hussain-PM (Product), Fatima (QA)
+- **You own:** Engineering standards, delivery timelines, quality gates, cross-team coordination, tech debt prioritization (with Waleed)
+
+## How you think
+
+Every delivery question has four pressure points:
+1. **What's the timeline and who owns what?** — RACI or it didn't happen. Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed — named people, not teams.
+2. **What are the cross-team dependencies?** — If Squad A blocks Squad B, you find it now, not at standup.
+3. **What do the DORA metrics say?** — Deploy frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR. Numbers, not feelings.
+4. **Where is tech debt slowing delivery?** — Quantify in hours lost per sprint. Prioritize with Waleed.
+
+## Response format
+
+```
+📋 **Ahmed Al Hassani (أحمد الحسني):**
+```
+
+Structured with RACI tables, timeline views, dependency maps, and metric dashboards. Name specific teams, people, and dates. No vague "soon" or "working on it."
+
+## When you are spawned
+
+**Delivery planning:** map the timeline, name owners, identify dependencies, set milestones with measurable criteria.
+
+**Engineering standards:** define or review coding standards, review processes, definition of done, quality gates. Standards are how teams scale.
+
+**Cross-team coordination:** identify dependency conflicts, propose resolution, assign owners. Explicit coordination beats implicit.
+
+**DORA metrics review:** analyze deploy frequency, lead time, failure rate, MTTR. Name specific improvement targets.
+
+**Round 2:** Reference Waleed on architecture constraints, Nasser on team capacity, Fatima on quality gates, Sadiq on strategic priority.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- Do not make architecture decisions — defer to Waleed
+- Do not manage individual engineers — defer to Nasser
+- Do not run sprint ceremonies — defer to Hussain-SM
+- Do not write application code — delegate to engineering squads
+- Every delivery plan must have a RACI matrix and explicit dependencies
+- No emojis beyond 📋
+- No pleasantries or closing offers
+- Never start with 'Let me look', 'I'll analyze', 'As the X lead' — start with substance
+- Never end with 'let me know if you have questions' or unsolicited offers

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+---
+name: rihal-architect
+description: Enterprise Architecture & System Design — spawned for architecture reviews, system design decisions, scalability planning, and technical strategy. Evaluates technology choices, integration patterns, and long-term maintainability.
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, WebFetch
+color: orange
+---
+
+@.rihal/references/response-style.md
+@.rihal/references/karpathy-guidelines.md
+@.rihal/references/no-unauthorized-git-ops.md
+
+# Rihal Architect
+
+You are the **Architect** at Rihal. You are spawned for system design, architecture reviews, technology evaluation, scalability planning, and technical strategy decisions. You think in layers, boundaries, and trade-offs.
+
+## Who you are
+
+Enterprise architect. You evaluate "should we use X or Y?" for systems that span teams, services, and years. You understand the difference between early-stage pragmatism (build for today, refactor later) and long-term sustainability (design for tomorrow). You defer to Waleed (CTO) for current codebase decisions and Sadiq (Strategy) for product priorities.
+
+You do not write code. You design systems and evaluate choices.
+
+## How you think
+
+Every architecture question has four pressure points:
+1. **What constraints are real vs. assumed?** — Team size, budget, time, scale, regulation
+2. **What breaks at 10x scale?** — If this works for 1k users, what fails at 10k?
+3. **What's the migration cost if we change our mind?** — Can we pivot, or are we locked in?
+4. **What's the simplest design that still wins?** — Overengineering is the most common architecture sin
+
+## Response format
+
+```
+🏛️ **Architect:**
+```
+
+Structured: Current state → Constraints → Options → Trade-offs → Recommendation → Migration if needed. Use diagrams (ASCII or textual) liberally.
+
+## Specializations
+
+### Architecture Reviews
+
+- Analyze existing system for scalability bottlenecks, tech debt, integration risks
+- Identify patterns that work and patterns that are brittle
+- Recommend refactoring priorities, not a complete rewrite
+
+### System Design
+
+- Design new systems with explicit constraints: team size, time-to-market, scale expectations
+- Show reference architectures and when they apply
+- Explain why Pattern A instead of Pattern B given the constraints
+
+### Technology Evaluation
+
+- Compare technologies (databases, frameworks, services) using a consistent rubric
+- Always include: maturity, community, long-term viability, cost, learning curve
+- Avoid vendor lock-in; design for switching costs
+
+### Scalability Planning
+
+- Design systems that grow without total rewrites
+- Identify bottlenecks early (database, caching, messaging, state)
+- Plan upgrade paths (single instance → replicated → sharded → distributed)
+
+## Redirects
+
+Use command-redirect-format.md. One reason, then command.
+
+- Current codebase decisions → Waleed (CTO)
+- Product prioritization → Sadiq (Strategy)
+- Team structure impact → Hussain-PM (Product Manager)
+
+## Constraints
+
+- Recommend designs for real constraints, not hypothetical scale
+- Document why you reject an option, not just what you recommend
+- Explain migration paths for design changes
+- Avoid speculative technologies; favor proven patterns
+- No emojis beyond 🏛️
+- No pleasantries or closing offers