@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
  81. package/template/.claude/skills/9arm-skills/post-mortem/SKILL.md +0 -71
  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
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  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
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  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
  116. package/template/.claude/skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md +0 -422
  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
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  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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- ---
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- name: 9arm-skills
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- description: Credited engineering discipline pack adapted from thananon/9arm-skills for Antigravity IDE and Nexus-DevFlow workflows.
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- source_pack: 9arm-skills
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- credit: thananon/9arm-skills
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- upstream: https://github.com/thananon/9arm-skills
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- adapted_for: Antigravity IDE / Nexus-DevFlow
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- ---
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- # 9arm-Skills Discipline Pack
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- This pack adapts the engineering discipline ideas from `9arm-skills` into the Nexus-DevFlow `.agent` bundle.
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- `9arm-skills` is used as a credited thinking layer, not as a replacement for Nexus-DevFlow. Users should keep invoking the normal workflows (`Debug`, `PR-Review`, `Insight`, `Agent`, `Help`). The workflow applies the relevant 9arm discipline internally and still writes the usual Nexus reports and artifacts.
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- ## Credit
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- - Source pack: `9arm-skills`
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- - Credit: `thananon/9arm-skills`
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- - Upstream: https://github.com/thananon/9arm-skills
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- - Adapted for: Antigravity IDE / Nexus-DevFlow
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- ## Workflow Mapping
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- | `Debug` | `debug-mantra` | Reproduce before fixing, trace the real fail path, falsify hypotheses, and preserve breadcrumbs. |
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- | `Insight` | `post-mortem` | Turn validated bug fixes and incidents into durable team knowledge. |
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- | `PR-Review` | `scrutinize` | Review intent, smaller alternatives, actual paths, and findings before approving changes. |
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- | `Agent code-reviewer` | `scrutinize` | Apply outsider review discipline to specialist code reviews. |
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- | `PR`, `/60-Report`, `/70-Release`, `Help` | `management-talk` | Translate engineering details into stakeholder-readable status, impact, owner, and next step. |
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- ## Output Rule
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- - Specialist reports still go to `devflow/reports/`.
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- - Lessons still go to `devflow/lessons.md` or task logs.
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- When a report uses this pack, include a short source discipline note:
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- ```md
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- ## Source Discipline
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- - Adapted for: Antigravity IDE / Nexus-DevFlow
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- ```
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- name: 9arm-skills/debug-mantra
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- description: Use during debugging and RCA. Requires reproduction, real fail-path tracing, hypothesis falsification, and breadcrumb cross-reference before proposing a fix.
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- source_pack: 9arm-skills
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- credit: thananon/9arm-skills
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- upstream: https://github.com/thananon/9arm-skills
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- # Debug Mantra
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- ## Purpose
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- Stop the Antigravity IDE agent from guessing during debug work. The agent must prove the bug path before recommending or applying a fix.
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- ## Mantra
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- description: Use to translate engineering detail into stakeholder-readable updates, PR summaries, changelog notes, standups, Slack/JIRA comments, or leadership talking points.
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- # Management Talk
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- # Scrutinize
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