@jakkrichm/create-nexus-devflow 2.0.11 → 2.0.13

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  1. package/bin/create-nexus-devflow.js +15 -3
  2. package/lib/update.js +15 -1
  3. package/package.json +1 -1
  4. package/template/.agents/skills/70-release/SKILL.md +2 -0
  5. package/template/.agents/skills/ci/SKILL.md +25 -78
  6. package/template/.agents/skills/commit/SKILL.md +39 -43
  7. package/template/.agents/skills/debug/SKILL.md +43 -104
  8. package/template/.agents/skills/deploy/SKILL.md +37 -65
  9. package/template/.agents/skills/insight/SKILL.md +27 -116
  10. package/template/.agents/skills/preview/SKILL.md +24 -103
  11. package/template/.agents/skills/review/SKILL.md +53 -37
  12. package/template/.agents/skills/rollback/SKILL.md +1 -0
  13. package/template/.agents/skills/security-review/SKILL.md +44 -147
  14. package/template/.agents/skills/simplify/SKILL.md +48 -57
  15. package/template/.agents/skills/test/SKILL.md +63 -51
  16. package/template/.claude/skills/70-release/SKILL.md +2 -0
  17. package/template/.claude/skills/ci/SKILL.md +25 -78
  18. package/template/.claude/skills/commit/SKILL.md +39 -43
  19. package/template/.claude/skills/debug/SKILL.md +43 -104
  20. package/template/.claude/skills/deploy/SKILL.md +37 -65
  21. package/template/.claude/skills/insight/SKILL.md +27 -116
  22. package/template/.claude/skills/preview/SKILL.md +24 -103
  23. package/template/.claude/skills/review/SKILL.md +53 -37
  24. package/template/.claude/skills/rollback/SKILL.md +1 -0
  25. package/template/.claude/skills/security-review/SKILL.md +44 -147
  26. package/template/.claude/skills/simplify/SKILL.md +48 -57
  27. package/template/.claude/skills/test/SKILL.md +63 -51
  28. package/template/devflow/history/HISTORY.md +27 -0
  29. package/template/devflow/reference/running-id-contract.md +1 -1
  30. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/README.md +0 -51
  31. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/debug-mantra/SKILL.md +0 -86
  32. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/management-talk/SKILL.md +0 -79
  33. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/post-mortem/SKILL.md +0 -71
  34. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/scrutinize/SKILL.md +0 -72
  35. package/template/.agents/skills/browser-testing-with-devtools/SKILL.md +0 -302
  36. package/template/.agents/skills/ci-cd-and-automation/SKILL.md +0 -390
  37. package/template/.agents/skills/code-review-and-quality/SKILL.md +0 -392
  38. package/template/.agents/skills/code-simplification/SKILL.md +0 -331
  39. package/template/.agents/skills/debugging-and-error-recovery/SKILL.md +0 -298
  40. package/template/.agents/skills/deployment-procedures/SKILL.md +0 -241
  41. package/template/.agents/skills/deprecation-and-migration/SKILL.md +0 -206
  42. package/template/.agents/skills/diagnosing-bugs/SKILL.md +0 -93
  43. package/template/.agents/skills/git-workflow-and-versioning/SKILL.md +0 -300
  44. package/template/.agents/skills/human-review-decisions/SKILL.md +0 -74
  45. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md +0 -178
  46. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/examples.md +0 -238
  47. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/frameworks.md +0 -99
  48. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/refinement-criteria.md +0 -113
  49. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/scripts/idea-refine.sh +0 -15
  50. package/template/.agents/skills/incremental-implementation/SKILL.md +0 -248
  51. package/template/.agents/skills/insight-capture/SKILL.md +0 -84
  52. package/template/.agents/skills/intelligent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -176
  53. package/template/.agents/skills/md2html/SKILL.md +0 -154
  54. package/template/.agents/skills/md2html/components.md +0 -505
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  56. package/template/.agents/skills/planning-and-task-breakdown/SKILL.md +0 -239
  57. package/template/.agents/skills/pr-review/SKILL.md +0 -143
  58. package/template/.agents/skills/pr-review-analysis/SKILL.md +0 -89
  59. package/template/.agents/skills/preview-local-check/SKILL.md +0 -59
  60. package/template/.agents/skills/release-git-operations/SKILL.md +0 -97
  61. package/template/.agents/skills/review-followup-routing/SKILL.md +0 -98
  62. package/template/.agents/skills/security-and-hardening/SKILL.md +0 -349
  63. package/template/.agents/skills/security-and-hardening/security-checklist.md +0 -134
  64. package/template/.agents/skills/shipping-and-launch/SKILL.md +0 -311
  65. package/template/.agents/skills/silent-failure-audit/SKILL.md +0 -73
  66. package/template/.agents/skills/spec-orchestration/SKILL.md +0 -91
  67. package/template/.agents/skills/specialist-agent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -107
  68. package/template/.agents/skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md +0 -422
  69. package/template/.agents/skills/test-driven-development/testing-patterns.md +0 -236
  70. package/template/.agents/skills/test-execution-and-coverage/SKILL.md +0 -56
  71. package/template/.agents/skills/using-agent-skills/SKILL.md +0 -171
  72. package/template/.agents/skills/verification-orchestration/SKILL.md +0 -68
  73. package/template/.agents/skills/vulnerability-scanner/SKILL.md +0 -276
  74. package/template/.agents/skills/vulnerability-scanner/checklists.md +0 -121
  75. package/template/.agents/skills/vulnerability-scanner/scripts/security_scan.py +0 -458
  76. package/template/.agents/skills/wiki/SKILL.md +0 -149
  77. package/template/.agents/skills/workflow-documentation-sync/SKILL.md +0 -87
  78. package/template/.claude/skills/9arm-skills/README.md +0 -51
  79. package/template/.claude/skills/9arm-skills/debug-mantra/SKILL.md +0 -86
  80. package/template/.claude/skills/9arm-skills/management-talk/SKILL.md +0 -79
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  82. package/template/.claude/skills/9arm-skills/scrutinize/SKILL.md +0 -72
  83. package/template/.claude/skills/browser-testing-with-devtools/SKILL.md +0 -302
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  85. package/template/.claude/skills/code-review-and-quality/SKILL.md +0 -392
  86. package/template/.claude/skills/code-simplification/SKILL.md +0 -331
  87. package/template/.claude/skills/debugging-and-error-recovery/SKILL.md +0 -298
  88. package/template/.claude/skills/deployment-procedures/SKILL.md +0 -241
  89. package/template/.claude/skills/deprecation-and-migration/SKILL.md +0 -206
  90. package/template/.claude/skills/diagnosing-bugs/SKILL.md +0 -93
  91. package/template/.claude/skills/git-workflow-and-versioning/SKILL.md +0 -300
  92. package/template/.claude/skills/human-review-decisions/SKILL.md +0 -74
  93. package/template/.claude/skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md +0 -178
  94. package/template/.claude/skills/idea-refine/examples.md +0 -238
  95. package/template/.claude/skills/idea-refine/frameworks.md +0 -99
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  98. package/template/.claude/skills/incremental-implementation/SKILL.md +0 -248
  99. package/template/.claude/skills/insight-capture/SKILL.md +0 -84
  100. package/template/.claude/skills/intelligent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -176
  101. package/template/.claude/skills/md2html/SKILL.md +0 -154
  102. package/template/.claude/skills/md2html/components.md +0 -505
  103. package/template/.claude/skills/md2html/template.html +0 -1152
  104. package/template/.claude/skills/planning-and-task-breakdown/SKILL.md +0 -239
  105. package/template/.claude/skills/pr-review/SKILL.md +0 -143
  106. package/template/.claude/skills/pr-review-analysis/SKILL.md +0 -89
  107. package/template/.claude/skills/preview-local-check/SKILL.md +0 -59
  108. package/template/.claude/skills/release-git-operations/SKILL.md +0 -97
  109. package/template/.claude/skills/review-followup-routing/SKILL.md +0 -98
  110. package/template/.claude/skills/security-and-hardening/SKILL.md +0 -349
  111. package/template/.claude/skills/security-and-hardening/security-checklist.md +0 -134
  112. package/template/.claude/skills/shipping-and-launch/SKILL.md +0 -311
  113. package/template/.claude/skills/silent-failure-audit/SKILL.md +0 -73
  114. package/template/.claude/skills/spec-orchestration/SKILL.md +0 -91
  115. package/template/.claude/skills/specialist-agent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -107
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  117. package/template/.claude/skills/test-driven-development/testing-patterns.md +0 -236
  118. package/template/.claude/skills/test-execution-and-coverage/SKILL.md +0 -56
  119. package/template/.claude/skills/using-agent-skills/SKILL.md +0 -171
  120. package/template/.claude/skills/verification-orchestration/SKILL.md +0 -68
  121. package/template/.claude/skills/vulnerability-scanner/SKILL.md +0 -276
  122. package/template/.claude/skills/vulnerability-scanner/checklists.md +0 -121
  123. package/template/.claude/skills/vulnerability-scanner/scripts/security_scan.py +0 -458
  124. package/template/.claude/skills/wiki/SKILL.md +0 -149
  125. package/template/.claude/skills/workflow-documentation-sync/SKILL.md +0 -87
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- name: git-workflow-and-versioning
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- description: "[Devflow] Structures git workflow practices. Use when making any code change. Use when committing, branching, resolving conflicts, or when you need to organize work across multiple parallel streams."
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- # Git Workflow and Versioning
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- ## Overview
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- Git is your safety net. Treat commits as save points, branches as sandboxes, and history as documentation. With AI agents generating code at high speed, disciplined version control is the mechanism that keeps changes manageable, reviewable, and reversible.
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- ## When to Use
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- # Human Review Decisions
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