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- package/.env.example +144 -0
- package/README.md +56 -0
- package/agents/README.md +120 -0
- package/agents/code-reviewer.md +97 -0
- package/agents/security-auditor.md +101 -0
- package/agents/test-engineer.md +95 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/agent_mode.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/api-routes.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/api-routes.test.js +170 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/crypto.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/crypto.test.js +28 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/host-integrations.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/host-integrations.test.js +82 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/integration.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/integration.test.js +50 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/loader.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/loader.test.js +89 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/neural-spark.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/neural-spark.test.js +112 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/pagination.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/pagination.test.js +23 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/redaction.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/redaction.test.js +17 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/registry.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/registry.test.js +56 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/retry.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/retry.test.js +30 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/skill-activation.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/skill-activation.test.js +112 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/working-memory.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/working-memory.test.js +200 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/workspace-paths.test.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/workspace-paths.test.js +56 -0
- package/dist/__tests__/writer.test.d.ts +1 -0
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- package/dist/api/auth/crypto.d.ts +4 -0
- package/dist/api/auth/crypto.js +54 -0
- package/dist/api/middleware/auth.d.ts +12 -0
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- package/dist/api/pagination.d.ts +18 -0
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- package/dist/api/routes/auth.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/auth.js +130 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/chat-completions.d.ts +7 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/chat-completions.js +474 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/contradictions.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/contradictions.js +28 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/evidence.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/evidence.js +59 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/governance.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/governance.js +95 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/graph.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/graph.js +25 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/hooks.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/hooks.js +88 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/memories.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/memories.js +92 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/persona.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/persona.js +9 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/scenes.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/scenes.js +35 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/skills.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/skills.js +14 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/stats.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/stats.js +8 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/users.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/users.js +82 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/working.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/api/routes/working.js +88 -0
- package/dist/index.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/index.js +492 -0
- package/dist/integrations/claude-code.d.ts +12 -0
- package/dist/integrations/claude-code.js +35 -0
- package/dist/integrations/codex.d.ts +12 -0
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- package/dist/integrations/generic-mcp.d.ts +52 -0
- package/dist/integrations/generic-mcp.js +118 -0
- package/dist/loader.d.ts +29 -0
- package/dist/loader.js +200 -0
- package/dist/memory/capture.d.ts +35 -0
- package/dist/memory/capture.js +230 -0
- package/dist/memory/config.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/memory/config.js +3 -0
- package/dist/memory/engine.d.ts +203 -0
- package/dist/memory/engine.js +626 -0
- package/dist/memory/llm-semaphore.d.ts +41 -0
- package/dist/memory/llm-semaphore.js +81 -0
- package/dist/memory/memory-type-config.d.ts +11 -0
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- package/dist/memory/pipeline/cognitive-contradiction.d.ts +7 -0
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- package/dist/memory/pipeline/focus-direction-shift.d.ts +10 -0
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- package/dist/memory/pipeline/graph-builder.d.ts +11 -0
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- package/dist/memory/pipeline/identity-distiller.d.ts +15 -0
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- package/dist/memory/pipeline/l2-direction-shift.d.ts +10 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/l2-direction-shift.js +27 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/l2-scene.d.ts +15 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/l2-scene.js +140 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/l3-distiller.d.ts +15 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/l3-distiller.js +40 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/neural-spark.d.ts +27 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/neural-spark.js +78 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/skill-prewarm.d.ts +63 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/skill-prewarm.js +127 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/task-queue.d.ts +54 -0
- package/dist/memory/pipeline/task-queue.js +117 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/cognitive-contradiction.d.ts +1 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/cognitive-contradiction.js +25 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/cognitive-extraction.d.ts +10 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/cognitive-extraction.js +114 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/core-identity.d.ts +6 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/core-identity.js +60 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/focus-direction-shift.d.ts +5 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/focus-direction-shift.js +32 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/focus-scene-cluster.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/focus-scene-cluster.js +33 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/focus-scene.d.ts +7 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/focus-scene.js +40 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/graph-extraction-batch.d.ts +14 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/graph-extraction.d.ts +2 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/l1-contradiction-batch.d.ts +16 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/l1-contradiction.d.ts +1 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/l1-extraction.d.ts +10 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/l2-direction-shift.d.ts +5 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/l2-scene-cluster.d.ts +2 -0
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- package/dist/memory/prompts/l2-scene.d.ts +7 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/l2-scene.js +40 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/l3-persona.d.ts +6 -0
- package/dist/memory/prompts/l3-persona.js +60 -0
- package/dist/memory/recall.d.ts +47 -0
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- package/dist/memory/redaction.d.ts +1 -0
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- package/dist/memory/scheduler.d.ts +9 -0
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- package/dist/memory/skill-hints-loader.d.ts +30 -0
- package/dist/memory/skill-hints-loader.js +100 -0
- package/dist/memory/store/embedding.d.ts +16 -0
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- package/dist/memory/store/sqlite.d.ts +167 -0
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- package/dist/memory/validation.d.ts +441 -0
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- package/dist/memory/working/canvas.d.ts +5 -0
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- package/dist/memory/working/step-log.d.ts +16 -0
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- package/dist/registry.d.ts +34 -0
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- package/dist/scripts/validate-foreign-workspace-path.d.ts +1 -0
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- package/dist/tools/agent_memory_tools.d.ts +485 -0
- package/dist/tools/agent_memory_tools.js +793 -0
- package/dist/tools/create_skill.d.ts +46 -0
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Roleplay the worst-case user for your product — the person who hates technology, doesn't want your software, and will find every reason to complain. Then filter their feedback through a pragmatism layer to separate real UX problems from "I hate computers" noise.
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Most QA finds bugs. This finds **friction**. A technically correct app can still be unusable for real humans. The adversarial persona catches:
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### Step 1: Define the Persona
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1. **Who is the HARDEST user for this product?** (age 50+, non-technical role, decades of experience doing it "the old way")
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2. **What is their tech comfort level?** (the lower the better — messaging apps only, paper notebooks, others set up their email)
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3. **What is the ONE thing they need to accomplish?** (their core job, not your feature list)
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> **"Big Mick" McAllister** — 58-year-old strength coach. Uses messaging apps and that's it. His "spreadsheet" is a paper notebook. "If I can't figure it out in 10 seconds I'm going back to my notebook." Needs to log session results for 25 players. Hates small text, jargon, and passwords.
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> "A user who doesn't like the app" — too vague, no constraints, no voice.
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The persona must be **specific enough to stay in character** for the duration of testing.
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### Step 2: Become the Adversary (Browse in Character)
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1. Read any available project docs for app context and URLs.
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2. **Fully inhabit the persona** — their frustrations, limitations, and core goals.
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3. Navigate to the app using browser testing tools.
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- How many clicks/screens to accomplish it?
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- What confuses them?
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- What makes them angry?
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- Where do they get lost?
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- What would make them give up and go back to their old way?
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- **First impression** — would they even bother past the landing page?
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- **Core workflow** — the ONE thing they need to do most often.
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- **Error recovery** — what happens when they do something wrong?
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- **Readability** — text size, contrast, information density.
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- **Speed** — does it feel faster than their current paper/manual method?
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- **Terminology** — any jargon they wouldn't understand?
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- **Navigation** — can they find their way back? Do they know where they are?
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### Step 3: The Rant (Write Feedback in Character)
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[PERSONA NAME]'s Review of [PRODUCT]
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Overall: [Would they keep using it? Yes/No/Maybe with conditions]
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THE GOOD (grudging admission):
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THE BAD (legitimate UX issues):
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THE UGLY (showstoppers):
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SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS:
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1. [Page/feature]: "[quote in persona voice]" — [what happened, expected]
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VERDICT: "[one-line persona quote summarizing their experience]"
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- <span style="color:red">**RED**</span>: **REAL UX BUG** — Any user would have this problem, not just grumpy ones. Fix it immediately.
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- <span style="color:yellow">**YELLOW**</span>: **VALID BUT LOW PRIORITY** — Real issue but only for extreme, low-tech users. Note it.
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- <span style="color:gray">**WHITE**</span>: **PERSONA NOISE** — "I hate computers" resistance talking, not a product problem. Skip it.
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- <span style="color:green">**GREEN**</span>: **FEATURE REQUEST** — Good idea hidden in the complaint. Consider it.
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#### Filter Criteria
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1. Would a 35-year-old competent-but-busy user have the same complaint? → **RED**
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2. Is this a genuine accessibility issue (font size, contrast, click targets)? → **RED**
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3. Is this "I want it to work like paper" resistance to digital? → **WHITE**
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4. Is this a real workflow inefficiency the persona stumbled on? → **YELLOW** or **RED**
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5. Would fixing this add complexity for the 80% who are fine? → **WHITE**
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6. Does the complaint reveal a missing onboarding moment? → **GREEN**
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**This filter is MANDATORY.** Never ship raw persona complaints directly as tickets.
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### Step 5: Create Tickets
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For **RED** and **GREEN** items only:
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- Clear, actionable title.
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- Include the persona's verbatim quote (memorable and grounding).
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- The real UX issue underneath (objective).
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- A suggested fix (actionable).
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- Tag/label: `ux-review`.
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For **YELLOW** items, create one catch-all ticket with all notes. Skip **WHITE** items.
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## When to Use
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- Before major releases, public launches, or client demonstrations to audit visual and functional friction.
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- After implementing major workflows, complex forms, or core onboarding steps.
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- When conversion rates drop or user drop-off is detected at key interface funnels.
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- Conducting accessibility and readability sweeps of user-facing screens.
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**When NOT to use:**
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- Reviewing backend microservice algorithms, database transactions, or system infrastructure that lacks visual UI components.
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- Initial API design phases where endpoints are completely headless and have no consumer UI built.
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## Common Rationalizations
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| Rationalization | Reality |
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| "Users will just read the documentation if they get confused." | Users do not read manuals. If a workflow requires reading documentation to complete, the user interface design is fundamentally flawed. |
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| "Our target audience is young and tech-savvy, so they won't struggle." | Even tech-savvy users suffer from cognitive fatigue, distractions, and interface clutter. High usability benefits every demographic. |
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| "This bug is trivial; only a very impatient user would complain." | Small points of friction multiply. When a user experiences three consecutive minor frustrations, they abandon the app entirely. |
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## Red Flags
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- Roleplaying a highly knowledgeable, tech-support developer persona rather than an impatient, non-technical everyday user.
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- Forwarding raw, angry persona complaints directly as tickets without running the mandatory Pragmatism Filter.
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- Skipping critical first-impression onboarding flows and testing only with pre-authenticated admin user accounts.
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- Testing on highly specialized administrative setup pages rather than the primary core workflow paths.
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## Verification
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After completing the UX audit, verify:
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- [ ] Grumpy, non-technical persona is defined with clear, challenging constraints before testing begins.
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- [ ] User task flows (e.g. sign-up, create item, complete flow) are completed in-character.
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- [ ] Visceral, authentic user review document is composed capturing usability pain points.
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- [ ] Pragmatism Filter is applied and categorizes complaints into Red, Yellow, White, or Green buckets.
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- [ ] Actionable development tickets are created for all Red (bugs) and Green (onboarding/features) issues.
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