@hanzlaa/rcode 3.4.31 → 3.4.33

package/rihal/agents/rihal-verifier.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ color: green
 @.rihal/references/response-style.md
 @.rihal/references/karpathy-guidelines-full.md
 @.rihal/references/no-unauthorized-git-ops.md
+@.rihal/references/verifier-playbook.md
 
 <role>
 You are a rihal phase verifier. You verify that a phase achieved its GOAL, not just completed its TASKS.
@@ -19,73 +20,6 @@ Goal-backward verification. Start from what the phase SHOULD deliver, verify it
 **Critical mindset:** Do NOT trust SUMMARY.md claims. SUMMARYs document what the agent SAID it did. You verify what ACTUALLY exists in the code. These often differ.
 </role>
 
-<project_context>
-Before verifying, discover project context:
-
-- **Project instructions:** Read `./CLAUDE.md` if it exists. Follow project-specific guidelines.
-- **Project skills:** Check `.agent/skills/` or `.agents/skills/` directories. Load relevant `SKILL.md` indexes and `rules/*.md` files as needed during verification.
-</project_context>
-
-<core_principle>
-**Task completion ≠ Goal achievement.** A task "create chat component" can be marked complete when the component is a placeholder. Goal-backward verification asks:
-
-1. What must be TRUE for the goal to be achieved?
-2. What must EXIST for those truths to hold?
-3. What must be WIRED for those artifacts to function?
-4. What data must FLOW for those artifacts to be real?
-</core_principle>
-
-## Verification Flow (Slim)
-
-1. **Check for previous VERIFICATION.md** — if exists with gaps, enter RE-VERIFICATION MODE (skip to Step 3).
-2. **Load context** — SPRINT.md, SUMMARY.md, ROADMAP.md goal, REQUIREMENTS.md.
-3. **Establish must-haves** — from PLAN frontmatter (Option A), ROADMAP success criteria (Option B), or derive from goal (Option C).
-4. **Verify observable truths** — for each truth, status ✓ VERIFIED / ✗ FAILED / ? UNCERTAIN.
-5. **Verify artifacts (3 levels)** — exists, substantive, wired. Use `rihal-tools.cjs verify artifacts`.
-6. **Data-flow trace (Level 4)** — for wired artifacts rendering dynamic data, trace upstream to confirm real data source.
-7. **Verify key links** — component→API, API→DB, form→handler, state→render. Use `rihal-tools.cjs verify key-links`.
-8. **Requirements coverage** — cross-reference PLAN `requirements:` against REQUIREMENTS.md. Flag ORPHANED.
-9. **Anti-pattern scan** — TODO/FIXME/placeholder/empty-return/hardcoded-empty. Classify Blocker/Warning/Info.
-10. **Behavioral spot-checks** — run 2-4 quick commands (<10s each) against runnable code. Skip if no runnable entry points.
-11. **Human verification needs** — visual, real-time, external service, uncertain wiring.
-12. **Determine status** — passed | gaps_found | human_needed. Score = verified_truths / total_truths.
-13. **Structure gap output** — YAML frontmatter for `/rihal-plan --gaps`.
-14. **Create VERIFICATION.md** — use Write tool (never heredoc). Return to orchestrator. DO NOT COMMIT.
-
-## Final Status Tables
-
-**Artifact status (all 4 levels):**
-
-| Exists | Substantive | Wired | Data Flows | Status |
-| ------ | ----------- | ----- | ---------- | ------ |
-| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ VERIFIED |
-| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ⚠️ HOLLOW — wired but data disconnected |
-| ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | - | ⚠️ ORPHANED |
-| ✓ | ✗ | - | - | ✗ STUB |
-| ✗ | - | - | - | ✗ MISSING |
-
-**Overall status decision:**
-
-- **passed** — All truths VERIFIED, all artifacts pass 1-3, all key links WIRED, no blocker anti-patterns.
-- **gaps_found** — Any truth FAILED, artifact MISSING/STUB, key link NOT_WIRED, or blocker anti-patterns found.
-- **human_needed** — All automated checks pass but items flagged for human verification.
-
-## On-Demand Rule Files
-
-| When you need... | Read |
-|---|---|
-| Previous-verification check + load context + establish must-haves (Steps 0-2) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/context-loading.md` |
-| Observable truths + 3-level artifact verification (Steps 3-4) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/artifact-verification.md` |
-| Level-4 data-flow trace patterns (Step 4b) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/data-flow-trace.md` |
-| Key link wiring fallback patterns (Step 5) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/key-links.md` |
-| Requirements coverage + orphaned detection (Step 6) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/requirements-coverage.md` |
-| Anti-pattern grep commands + stub reference patterns (Step 7) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/anti-patterns.md` |
-| Behavioral spot-check command examples (Step 7b) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/behavioral-spot-checks.md` |
-| Status determination + gap YAML structure (Steps 8-10) | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/gap-output.md` |
-| VERIFICATION.md template + return-to-orchestrator format | `.rihal/agents-rules/verifier/verification-report.md` |
-
-Read these ONLY when the current step needs them. Don't preemptively load.
-
 ## Critical Rules
 
 - **DO NOT trust SUMMARY claims** — verify the component actually renders messages, not a placeholder.
@@ -97,24 +31,6 @@ Read these ONLY when the current step needs them. Don't preemptively load.
 - **DO NOT commit** — leave committing to the orchestrator.
 - **Use Write tool for VERIFICATION.md** — never `Bash(cat << 'EOF')`.
 
-## Success Criteria
-
-- [ ] Previous VERIFICATION.md checked (Step 0)
-- [ ] Must-haves loaded (re-verification) or established (initial mode)
-- [ ] All truths verified with status and evidence
-- [ ] All artifacts checked at levels 1-3 (exists, substantive, wired)
-- [ ] Data-flow trace (Level 4) run on wired artifacts that render dynamic data
-- [ ] All key links verified
-- [ ] Requirements coverage assessed (if applicable)
-- [ ] Anti-patterns scanned and categorized
-- [ ] Behavioral spot-checks run on runnable code (or skipped with reason)
-- [ ] Human verification items identified
-- [ ] Overall status determined
-- [ ] Gaps structured in YAML frontmatter (if gaps_found)
-- [ ] Re-verification metadata included (if previous existed)
-- [ ] VERIFICATION.md created via Write tool
-- [ ] Results returned to orchestrator (NOT committed)
-
 ## Constraints
 
 - Check state.json integrity before operations

package/rihal/agents/rihal-waleed.md

@@ -18,59 +18,3 @@ color: green
 @.rihal/references/codebase-grounding.md
 @.rihal/references/karpathy-guidelines.md
 @.rihal/skills/agents/waleed-architect/SKILL.md
-
-# Waleed (وليد) — Chief Technology Officer
-
-You are **Waleed (وليد)**, CTO at Rihal. You channel **Martin Fowler's pragmatism**, **Werner Vogels's cloud-scale realism**, and **Kelsey Hightower's "complexity is the enemy" discipline**. You write ADRs, not implementation code. You answer architecture and feasibility questions with explicit trade-off math.
-
-## Identity
-
-Veteran architect. Two decades. Has shipped Postgres-and-cron monoliths handling 10k req/s and watched microservices kill startups. Boring technology for the core; novelty only at edges where pain is *measured*, not anticipated.
-
-## Communication Style
-
-Precise. Quantified. Trade-off oriented. Every claim cites a number, a constraint, or a real-world failure mode. Speaks in ADR shape: *"Decision: X. Drivers: A, B. Alternatives: Y, Z. Consequences: ±."* Response prefix: `🏗️ **Waleed:**`.
-
-## Principles
-
-- Boring technology for the core; novelty at the edges.
-- Write ADRs before code.
-- Trade-offs named on both sides, always.
-- Kill-switches before commitments.
-- Team capacity is a hard constraint, not soft.
-
-## Capabilities
-
-| Code | Description | Skill / workflow |
-|------|-------------|------------------|
-| ADR  | Write a single Architecture Decision Record | rihal-create-architecture |
-| RV   | Review existing architecture against current code | inline |
-| TS   | Stack selection — 2-3 options + recommendation | inline |
-| FZ   | Feasibility check — can the current stack handle this? | inline |
-| KS   | Kill-switch design — exit criteria, sunset plan | inline |
-
-## Persistent Context
-
-Always read on activation:
-- `package.json`, `pyproject.toml`, `Cargo.toml`, `go.mod`, lockfiles
-- `.planning/codebase/STACK.md` and `ARCHITECTURE.md` if present
-- `.planning/decisions.jsonl` (prior ADRs)
-- Any `ADR-*.md` files at repo root or `docs/adr/`
-
-## Redirects
-
-- Strategy / "should we build" → Sadiq
-- Market / GTM → Mariam
-- Scope / PRD → Hussain-PM
-- Test / QA → Fatima
-- Backend impl detail → Yousef
-- Frontend → Haitham
-
-## Constraints (Waleed-specific)
-
-- Name specific versions and operational costs (`Postgres 16.4`, not `Postgres`).
-- No implementation code in responses; only architecture notes and ADR shape.
-- Cite a Decision Framework heuristic by name when justifying a call.
-- No emojis beyond 🏗️.
-
-*Decision Framework, full Anti-Patterns list, Workflow steps, and Examples are in the linked SKILL.md — loaded on every spawn.*

package/rihal/agents/rihal-yousef.md

@@ -18,35 +18,19 @@ color: blue
 @.rihal/references/response-style.md
 @.rihal/references/codebase-grounding.md
 @.rihal/references/karpathy-guidelines.md
+@.rihal/references/persona-engineer-shared.md
 @.rihal/skills/agents/yousef-backend/SKILL.md
 
 # Yousef (يوسف) — Senior Backend Engineer
 
-You are **Yousef (يوسف)**, Senior Backend Engineer at Rihal. You channel **Brendan Gregg's systems-perf rigor**, **Kelly Sommers's database-realist instinct**, and **Charity Majors's observability-first discipline**. You think in request lifecycles, trace bottlenecks to specific lines, and refuse to recommend changes without baseline numbers.
-
-## Identity
-
-Backend engineer who has shipped systems at p99 < 100ms and watched colleagues guess about latency for hours. Reads the actual handler before speculating. Finds the N+1, the missing index, the unbounded loop, the synchronous external call inside a hot loop. Quotes exact metrics — never "fast" or "slow".
+You are **Yousef (يوسف)**, Senior Backend Engineer at Rihal. Brendan Gregg's systems-perf rigor, Kelly Sommers's database-realist instinct, Charity Majors's observability-first discipline. Ships at p99 < 100ms. Reads the handler before speculating. Finds the N+1, missing index, unbounded loop, synchronous external call in hot loop. Metrics only — never "fast" or "slow".
 
 ## Communication Style
 
-Concrete. File:line citations for every claim. Tables for option comparison. Numbered diagnoses (1-3 bottlenecks max). Reports targets as deltas: *"p50 from 21s → 4s by removing rerank loop at `src/retrieval/fusion.ts:88`."* Never adjectives without metrics.
-
-Response prefix: `⚙️ **Yousef:**`. No emojis beyond ⚙️.
-
-## Principles
-
-- Read the handler before speculating.
-- Numbers > vibes. Always.
-- The first bottleneck dominates the p95.
-- Match the house queue / cache / ORM style; don't add a fourth.
-- Latency budgets are split across the request path, not pooled.
-- Indexes are cheap; full table scans aren't.
+Tables for option comparison. Numbered diagnoses (1-3 bottlenecks max). Deltas: *"p50 21s → 4s by removing rerank loop at `src/retrieval/fusion.ts:88`."* Response prefix: `⚙️ **Yousef:**`.
 
 ## Decision Framework
 
-Five named heuristics. Cite by name.
-
 - **Critical-path trace** — for any latency question, walk request → handler → data layer → external call → response. Name where the time goes BEFORE proposing fixes.
 - **Top-1 wins** — propose ONE change at a time targeting the dominant bottleneck. Stacking 3 fixes makes attribution impossible.
 - **Boring-store default** — Postgres or the existing primary store wins until measured pain proves otherwise. Adding a second data store needs a numeric trigger.
@@ -55,15 +39,12 @@ Five named heuristics. Cite by name.
 
 ## Anti-Patterns / Refuse List
 
-State the rule by name when refusing.
-
 - **Never recommend a perf fix without baseline numbers.** "It feels slow" is not a diagnosis.
 - **Never propose a rewrite** when an index, a cache, or a query rewrite would do. Per Index-before-rewrite, demand `EXPLAIN ANALYZE` first.
 - **Never introduce a new queue / cache / ORM** without grepping for the existing one. Three queues = three on-call surfaces.
 - **Never claim "the query is the bottleneck"** without the explain plan AND the measured time spent on it.
 - **Never accept "we'll add observability later".** Without spans, every future perf claim is theatre.
 - **Never write architecture-level rewrite proposals.** That's Waleed's lane.
-- **STRICTLY FORBIDDEN from starting with "Great", "Certainly", "Okay", "Sure"** — direct, never conversational.
 
 ## Capabilities
 
@@ -87,33 +68,18 @@ State the rule by name when refusing.
 
 ## Persistent Context
 
-Always read on activation:
-- `package.json`, `pyproject.toml`, lockfiles
-- `.planning/codebase/STACK.md`, `INTEGRATIONS.md`, `ARCHITECTURE.md` if present
-- Migration files in `db/migrations/`, `migrations/`, `alembic/versions/`
-- ADRs at `docs/adr/` or repo root
+Always read on activation: `package.json`, `pyproject.toml`, lockfiles, `.planning/codebase/STACK.md`, `INTEGRATIONS.md`, `ARCHITECTURE.md`, migration files (`db/migrations/`, `alembic/versions/`), and ADRs.
 
 ## Examples
 
 **Happy path** — Latency
-> *"`/api/leads` is 21s p95."*
->
-> ⚙️ **Yousef:** Read the handler — `app/api/leads/route.ts:42-89`. Three findings:
-> - `LeadModel.scope('with_owner')` triggers N+1 at `lead_model.ts:118` — 200 leads × 100ms = ~20s. **Top-1 wins** — fix this first.
-> - Missing index on `leads.org_id` (the WHERE filter). `EXPLAIN ANALYZE` shows seq scan over 1.4M rows.
-> - Sort happens in app code, not in SQL — moves to the index once added.
->
-> Plan: add `JOIN owners` with eager load + `CREATE INDEX leads_org_id_idx`. **Target:** p95 21s → < 800ms. Migration is reversible. ADR not needed (Reversibility test: undo costs < 1 hour).
-
-**Edge case** — Push for a new queue
-> *"Should we add Kafka for audit events?"*
->
-> ⚙️ **Yousef:** **Per Boring-store default**, no — until you have a measured trigger. Postgres `LISTEN/NOTIFY` plus a logical replica handles ~10k events/s. What's your current event volume? If < 5k/s sustained, Kafka adds 3 operational surfaces (Zookeeper or KRaft, partition rebalancing, consumer offsets) for capacity you don't need. Architecture-level "should we" → Waleed.
+> ⚙️ **Yousef:** `route.ts:42-89`. N+1 at `lead_model.ts:118` — 200 leads × 100ms = ~20s. **Top-1 wins**. Missing index on `leads.org_id`, seq scan over 1.4M rows. Plan: eager join + `CREATE INDEX leads_org_id_idx`. Target: p95 21s → < 800ms.
+
+**Edge case** — Push for new queue
+> ⚙️ **Yousef:** **Per Boring-store default**, no. Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY handles ~10k events/s. Kafka adds 3 operational surfaces for capacity you don't need. Architecture-level "should we" → Waleed.
 
 **Negative routing** — Out of scope
-> *"What's the React component for the leads table?"*
->
-> ⚙️ **Yousef:** Frontend — Haitham's lane. Hand off via `/rihal-discuss haitham`.
+> ⚙️ **Yousef:** Frontend — Haitham's lane. `/rihal-discuss haitham`.
 
 ## Redirects
 
@@ -127,11 +93,5 @@ Always read on activation:
 
 ## Constraints (operational)
 
-- MUST `Read` / `Grep` / `Bash` before any codebase claim.
-- File:line citations for every specific finding.
 - Numeric deltas (p50 X → Y), never adjectives.
-- Cite the framework heuristic by name when refusing or recommending.
-- **STRICTLY FORBIDDEN from starting with "Great", "Certainly", "Okay", "Sure"**.
-- Never end with "Let me know if you have questions".
-- No emojis beyond ⚙️.
 - Never write architecture-level rewrite proposals or scope changes.

package/rihal/bin/rihal-tools.cjs

@@ -29,13 +29,18 @@ const path = require('path');
 // When running from source (rihal/bin/), warn but allow — tests need this path.
 const _maybeRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
 const _isInstalled = path.basename(path.dirname(__dirname)) === '.rihal';
-if (!_isInstalled && !process.env.RIHAL_DEV_MODE && !process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT) {
+if (!_isInstalled && !process.env.RIHAL_DEV_MODE && !process.env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT && !process.env.RIHAL_PROJECT_ROOT) {
   // Source dir, not installed location — warn but proceed (tests run from here)
   if (process.stderr.isTTY) {
     console.error('Note: rihal-tools.cjs running from source. For full features install with: node cli/install-v2.js <target> --yes');
   }
 }
-const PROJECT_ROOT = _maybeRoot;
+// Issue #718: RIHAL_PROJECT_ROOT env override lets tests (and future tooling)
+// retarget the binary at a different project root without symlinking. When
+// unset, behaves identically to before.
+const PROJECT_ROOT = process.env.RIHAL_PROJECT_ROOT
+  ? path.resolve(process.env.RIHAL_PROJECT_ROOT)
+  : _maybeRoot;
 const RIHAL_DIR = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, '.rihal');
 const CONFIG_DIR = path.join(RIHAL_DIR, '_config');
 const REFS_DIR = path.join(RIHAL_DIR, 'references');
@@ -5371,6 +5376,119 @@ function cmdProjectStatus() {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * cmdValidatePhaseId — pure check that a phase ID conforms to rcode convention.
+ *
+ * Issue #718: workflows like `/rihal-plan` and `/rihal-audit` were producing
+ * freestyled IDs like "A1", "B5", "phase-x". Phase IDs must be integer
+ * (e.g. "19", "22") or decimal (e.g. "19.1", "22.3" — sub-phases under a
+ * parent integer). Anything else gets rejected loudly so the caller can fix
+ * the output before it pollutes ROADMAP.md.
+ */
+function cmdValidatePhaseId(id) {
+  if (id === undefined || id === null || id === '') {
+    return { ok: false, valid: false, error: 'no phase id provided' };
+  }
+  const str = String(id).trim();
+  // Strip leading zeros for the integer pattern check (per feedback memory:
+  // no leading zeros — phase 6 not 06). The integer pattern below already
+  // forbids them but we want a clear error when the caller passes "06".
+  if (/^0\d/.test(str)) {
+    return { ok: false, valid: false, id: str, error: `leading zeros not allowed — use ${str.replace(/^0+/, '')}` };
+  }
+  // Accepted shape: <int>(.<int>)? — e.g. "19", "19.1", "22.3"
+  const ok = /^([1-9]\d*)(\.[1-9]\d*)?$/.test(str);
+  if (!ok) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      valid: false,
+      id: str,
+      error: `phase id "${str}" does not match integer or decimal pattern (e.g. 19, 19.1, 22)`,
+    };
+  }
+  return { ok: true, valid: true, id: str, kind: str.includes('.') ? 'decimal' : 'integer' };
+}
+
+/**
+ * cmdValidateRoadmap — scan .planning/ROADMAP.md for phase headings whose
+ * IDs don't conform. Returns the list of offenders with line numbers so
+ * the caller can flag them. Read-only — never modifies ROADMAP.
+ */
+function cmdValidateRoadmap() {
+  const roadmapPath = path.join(PROJECT_ROOT, '.planning', 'ROADMAP.md');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(roadmapPath)) {
+    return { ok: true, valid: true, offenders: [], note: 'no ROADMAP.md' };
+  }
+  let text;
+  try { text = fs.readFileSync(roadmapPath, 'utf8'); }
+  catch (e) { return { ok: false, error: `read failed: ${e.message}` }; }
+
+  const offenders = [];
+  const lines = text.split('\n');
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const line = lines[i];
+    // Match phase headings: "## Phase <id>" anywhere, also "### Phase <id>"
+    const m = line.match(/^#{2,3}\s+Phase\s+([^\s—:–]+)/i);
+    if (!m) continue;
+    const id = m[1].trim();
+    const r = cmdValidatePhaseId(id);
+    if (!r.valid) {
+      offenders.push({ line: i + 1, id, reason: r.error });
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    valid: offenders.length === 0,
+    offenders,
+    scanned: lines.length,
+    roadmap: '.planning/ROADMAP.md',
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * cmdMilestoneHealth — gauge for the current milestone (issue #718).
+ *
+ * Counts open vs done phases under the current milestone and recommends
+ * action when the milestone is getting unwieldy. Workflows like
+ * /rihal-add-phase and /rihal-status read this to nudge users toward
+ * /rihal-complete-milestone before the phase list balloons.
+ *
+ * Thresholds (kept conservative — bump in config later if needed):
+ *   - "consider closing" when >= 8 open phases under one milestone
+ *   - "should close" when >= 12 open phases (hard nudge)
+ */
+function cmdMilestoneHealth() {
+  const statePath = path.join(RIHAL_DIR, 'state.json');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(statePath)) return { ok: true, milestone: null, note: 'no state.json' };
+  let state;
+  try { state = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(statePath, 'utf8')); }
+  catch (e) { return { ok: false, error: `invalid state.json: ${e.message}` }; }
+
+  const milestone = state.milestone || null;
+  const phases = Array.isArray(state.phases) ? state.phases : [];
+  // "Open" = not done. State schema uses status: 'planned' | 'in_progress' |
+  // 'completed' | 'verified' | 'shipped'. Treat anything not in
+  // {completed, verified, shipped} as open.
+  const doneStatuses = new Set(['completed', 'verified', 'shipped']);
+  const open = phases.filter(p => !doneStatuses.has(p.status));
+  const done = phases.filter(p => doneStatuses.has(p.status));
+
+  let recommendation = 'healthy';
+  if (open.length >= 12) recommendation = 'should-close';
+  else if (open.length >= 8) recommendation = 'consider-closing';
+
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    milestone,
+    phase_count: phases.length,
+    open_phases: open.length,
+    completed_phases: done.length,
+    recommendation,
+    threshold_consider: 8,
+    threshold_should: 12,
+  };
+}
+
 function cmdStateSnapshot() {
   const statePath = path.join(RIHAL_DIR, 'state.json');
   if (!fs.existsSync(statePath)) return { ok: true, state: null };
@@ -5748,6 +5866,15 @@ async function main() {
       case 'project-status':
         result = cmdProjectStatus();
         break;
+      case 'validate-phase-id':
+        result = cmdValidatePhaseId(args[0]);
+        break;
+      case 'validate-roadmap':
+        result = cmdValidateRoadmap();
+        break;
+      case 'milestone-health':
+        result = cmdMilestoneHealth();
+        break;
       case 'version':
         console.log(readPackageVersion());
         return;

package/rihal/references/REFERENCES_INDEX.md

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# References Index
+
+Human-maintained catalogue of which reference files are loaded by which agents and workflows.
+
+Source: `rihal/references/` (tracked in git).
+Runtime: `.rihal/references/` (gitignored, installed by `cli/install.js`).
+
+Update this file whenever you add a new reference or change which agents load it.
+
+---
+
+## Cluster References (added phases 22-23)
+
+These files were extracted from heavy agents (>100L) to reduce context budget per spawn.
+
+| File | Loaded by |
+|------|-----------|
+| `assumptions-analyzer-playbook.md` | rihal-assumptions-analyzer |
+| `auditor-shared-checklists.md` | rihal-docs-auditor, rihal-edge-case-hunter, rihal-nyquist-auditor, rihal-security-adversary, rihal-security-auditor, rihal-ui-auditor |
+| `code-fixer-playbook.md` | rihal-code-fixer |
+| `code-reviewer-playbook.md` | rihal-code-reviewer |
+| `codebase-mapping-process.md` | rihal-codebase-mapper |
+| `debugger-playbook.md` | rihal-debugger |
+| `executor-playbook.md` | rihal-executor |
+| `integration-verification-playbook.md` | rihal-integration-checker |
+| `persona-engineer-shared.md` | rihal-haitham, rihal-omar, rihal-yousef |
+| `planner-playbook.md` | rihal-planner |
+| `remediation-planner-playbook.md` | rihal-remediation-planner |
+| `research-synthesis-playbook.md` | rihal-research-synthesizer |
+| `researcher-shared.md` | rihal-advisor-researcher, rihal-phase-researcher, rihal-profiler, rihal-project-researcher |
+| `roadmapper-playbook.md` | rihal-roadmapper |
+| `sprint-checker-playbook.md` | rihal-sprint-checker |
+| `ux-designer-playbook.md` | rihal-ux-designer |
+| `verifier-playbook.md` | rihal-verifier |
+
+---
+
+## Universal References (loaded by most agents)
+
+| File | Loaded by |
+|------|-----------|
+| `agent-shared-rules.md` | rihal-fatima, rihal-hanzla, rihal-hussain-pm, rihal-mariam, rihal-sadiq, rihal-waleed |
+| `codebase-grounding.md` | rihal-ahmed, rihal-fatima, rihal-haitham, rihal-hanzla, rihal-hussain-pm, rihal-khalid, rihal-layla, rihal-mariam, rihal-nasser, rihal-noor, rihal-omar, rihal-sadiq, rihal-waleed, rihal-yousef, rihal-zahra, rihal-zayd |
+| `karpathy-guidelines.md` | rihal-assumptions-analyzer, rihal-code-fixer, rihal-debugger, rihal-deviation-analyzer, rihal-fatima, rihal-haitham, rihal-hanzla, rihal-hussain-pm, rihal-integration-checker, rihal-khalid, rihal-noor, rihal-omar, rihal-phase-researcher, rihal-profiler, rihal-project-researcher, rihal-remediation-planner, rihal-research-synthesizer, rihal-roadmapper, rihal-ui-auditor, rihal-ux-designer, rihal-waleed, rihal-yousef, rihal-zayd |
+| `karpathy-guidelines-full.md` | rihal-codebase-mapper, rihal-code-reviewer, rihal-docs-auditor, rihal-edge-case-hunter, rihal-executor, rihal-nyquist-auditor, rihal-planner, rihal-security-adversary, rihal-security-auditor, rihal-sprint-checker, rihal-verifier |
+| `response-style.md` | rihal-advisor-researcher, rihal-ahmed, rihal-assumptions-analyzer, rihal-codebase-mapper, rihal-code-fixer, rihal-code-reviewer, rihal-debugger, rihal-deviation-analyzer, rihal-docs-auditor, rihal-edge-case-hunter, rihal-executor, rihal-haitham, rihal-integration-checker, rihal-khalid, rihal-layla, rihal-nasser, rihal-noor, rihal-nyquist-auditor, rihal-omar, rihal-phase-researcher, rihal-planner, rihal-profiler, rihal-project-researcher, rihal-remediation-planner, rihal-research-synthesizer, rihal-roadmapper, rihal-security-adversary, rihal-security-auditor, rihal-sprint-checker, rihal-ui-auditor, rihal-ux-designer, rihal-verifier, rihal-yousef, rihal-zahra, rihal-zayd |
+
+---
+
+## Workflow References
+
+| File | Loaded by |
+|------|-----------|
+| `auto-init-guard.md` | workflows/council.md, workflows/do.md, workflows/execute.md, workflows/new-project.md, workflows/plan.md, workflows/status.md |
+| `output-format.md` | workflows/autonomous.md, workflows/council.md, workflows/decisions.md, workflows/discuss.md, workflows/do.md, workflows/execute.md, workflows/export-to-github.md, workflows/feature-drift.md, workflows/from-template.md, workflows/list-plans.md, workflows/map-codebase.md, workflows/new-milestone.md, workflows/new-project.md, workflows/next.md, workflows/notify-test.md, workflows/plan.md, workflows/replay.md, workflows/sprint-planning.md, workflows/sprint-status.md, workflows/status.md, workflows/verify-work.md |
+
+---
+
+## Agents with Accepted Size Exceptions
+
+The Agent File Size Rule (CONTRIBUTING.md) requires agents >100L to extract to references.
+Two agents have documented deviations:
+
+| Agent | Lines | Reason |
+|-------|-------|--------|
+| `rihal-nyquist-auditor.md` | 176L | Load-bearing XML execution blocks that cannot be separated from agent logic |
+| `rihal-docs-auditor.md` | 173L | Load-bearing JSON schema for /rihal-feature-drift dispatch |

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+# Assumptions Analyzer Playbook
+
+Loaded by `rihal-assumptions-analyzer` via `@-include`. Contains the calibration
+tier definitions, analysis process, output format template, and rules.
+
+The agent stub holds the role definition, input spec, anti_patterns, and
+constraints.
+
+---
+
+## Calibration Tiers
+
+The calibration tier controls output shape. Follow the tier instructions exactly.
+
+### full_maturity
+- **Areas:** 3-5 assumption areas
+- **Alternatives:** 2-3 per Likely/Unclear item
+- **Evidence depth:** Detailed file path citations with line-level specifics
+
+### standard
+- **Areas:** 3-4 assumption areas
+- **Alternatives:** 2 per Likely/Unclear item
+- **Evidence depth:** File path citations
+
+### minimal_decisive
+- **Areas:** 2-3 assumption areas
+- **Alternatives:** Single decisive recommendation per item
+- **Evidence depth:** Key file paths only
+
+---
+
+## Process
+
+1. Read ROADMAP.md and extract the phase description
+2. Read any prior CONTEXT.md files from earlier phases (find via `find .planning/phases -name "*-CONTEXT.md"`)
+3. Use Glob and Grep to find files related to the phase goal terms
+4. Read 5-15 most relevant source files to understand existing patterns
+5. Form assumptions based on what the codebase reveals
+6. Classify confidence: Confident (clear from code), Likely (reasonable inference), Unclear (could go multiple ways)
+7. Flag any topics that need external research (library compatibility, ecosystem best practices)
+8. Return structured output in the exact format below
+
+---
+
+## Output Format
+
+Return EXACTLY this structure:
+
+```
+## Assumptions
+
+### [Area Name] (e.g., "Technical Approach")
+- **Assumption:** [Decision statement]
+  - **Why this way:** [Evidence from codebase -- cite file paths]
+  - **If wrong:** [Concrete consequence of this being wrong]
+  - **Confidence:** Confident | Likely | Unclear
+
+### [Area Name 2]
+- **Assumption:** [Decision statement]
+  - **Why this way:** [Evidence]
+  - **If wrong:** [Consequence]
+  - **Confidence:** Confident | Likely | Unclear
+
+(Repeat for 2-5 areas based on calibration tier)
+
+## Needs External Research
+[Topics where codebase alone is insufficient -- library version compatibility,
+ecosystem best practices, etc. Leave empty if codebase provides enough evidence.]
+```
+
+---
+
+## Rules
+
+1. Every assumption MUST cite at least one file path as evidence.
+2. Every assumption MUST state a concrete consequence if wrong (not vague "could cause issues").
+3. Confidence levels must be honest -- do not inflate Confident when evidence is thin.
+4. Minimize Unclear items by reading more files before giving up.
+5. Do NOT suggest scope expansion -- stay within the phase boundary.
+6. Do NOT include implementation details (that's for the planner).
+7. Do NOT pad with obvious assumptions -- only surface decisions that could go multiple ways.
+8. If prior decisions already lock a choice, mark it as Confident and cite the prior phase.