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  1. package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +42 -1
  2. package/.github/workflows/self-test.yml +34 -34
  3. package/CHANGELOG.md +12 -0
  4. package/commands/build.md +181 -181
  5. package/commands/collab.md +180 -180
  6. package/commands/deploy.md +148 -148
  7. package/commands/fixit.md +105 -105
  8. package/commands/handoff.md +173 -173
  9. package/commands/overnight.md +218 -218
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  16. package/commands/workitems.md +127 -127
  17. package/git-sha.json +1 -1
  18. package/guides/agent-bootstrap.md +195 -195
  19. package/guides/agents/backend.md +102 -102
  20. package/guides/agents/content.md +94 -94
  21. package/guides/agents/cs2.md +56 -56
  22. package/guides/agents/data.md +86 -86
  23. package/guides/agents/design.md +77 -77
  24. package/guides/agents/frontend.md +91 -91
  25. package/guides/agents/infrastructure.md +81 -81
  26. package/guides/agents/setup.md +272 -272
  27. package/guides/agents/verify.md +119 -119
  28. package/guides/agents/viz.md +106 -106
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  31. package/skills/build/SKILL.md +478 -478
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  34. package/skills/deploy/SKILL.md +522 -522
  35. package/skills/design/SKILL.md +205 -205
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  41. package/skills/prototype/SKILL.md +150 -150
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- ---
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- name: rdc:build
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- description: "Usage `rdc:build <epic-id>` — You have a planned epic with tasks ready to execute. Dispatches parallel typed agents, each commits atomically to develop, runs a mandatory per-wave code-review gate (pr-review-toolkit:code-reviewer), closes work items, and runs the validator gate. Call after rdc:plan or when told to build."
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- ---
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- > **⚠️ OUTPUT CONTRACT (READ FIRST):** `guides/output-contract.md`
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- > Checklist-only output. No tool-call narration. No raw MCP/JSON/log dumps.
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- > One checklist upfront, updated in place, shown again at end with a 1-line verdict.
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- > **Sandbox contract:** This skill honors `RDC_TEST=1` per `guides/agent-bootstrap.md` § RDC_TEST Sandbox Contract. Destructive external calls short-circuit under the flag.
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- # rdc:build — Typed Agent Dispatch Engine
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- ## When to Use
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- - Plan is approved and ready to execute
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- - Project lead says "build it", "go", "execute", "do not stop"
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- - An epic exists with child tasks ready for implementation
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- - Called by `rdc:overnight` as part of the automated build loop
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- ## Arguments
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- - `rdc:build <epic-id>` — build from a specific Supabase epic
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- - `rdc:build <topic>` — find the epic by label/title match
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- - `rdc:build` (no args) — show open epics and ask which to build (interactive only)
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- - `rdc:build <epic-id> --unattended` — silent mode for overnight builds
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- ## Agent Types & Guide Files
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- Every dispatched agent MUST read two files before starting — in this order:
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- 1. `{PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md` — credentials, git rules, completion report format
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- (fallback: `.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md` relative to cwd if `{PROJECT_ROOT}` is not substituted)
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- 2. `{PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md` — assumptions, minimal changes, surgical scope, verification evidence
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- (fallback: `.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md` relative to cwd if `{PROJECT_ROOT}` is not substituted)
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- 3. `{PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/<type>.md` — role-specific guide
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- (fallback: `.rdc/guides/<type>.md` relative to cwd if `{PROJECT_ROOT}` is not substituted)
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- Include both lines in every agent prompt:
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- ```
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- "Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md first (fallback: .rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md), then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md), then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/<type>.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/<type>.md) before starting."
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- ```
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- | Agent Type | Guide File | When to dispatch |
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- | `frontend` | `.rdc/guides/frontend.md` | React components, pages, UI, Tailwind, animation |
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- | `backend` | `.rdc/guides/backend.md` | API routes, server components, database queries, auth |
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- | `data` | `.rdc/guides/data.md` | Migrations, schema changes, RPC functions |
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- | `design` | `.rdc/guides/design.md` | Visual design, brand palettes, OG images, token work |
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- | `infra` | `.rdc/guides/infrastructure.md` | CI/CD, deployment, DNS, SSL |
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- | `content` | `.rdc/guides/content.md` | Marketing copy, messaging, tone |
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- | `cs2` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` | CS 2.0 paradigm work (generic) |
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- | `hail` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `packages/hail/CLAUDE.md` | Grammar, DSL compiler, evolution |
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- | `pal` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `packages/pal/CLAUDE.md` | Sessions, moment windows, graph memory |
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- | `bpmn` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `docs/systems/<domain>/flowable-bpmn-architecture.md` | BPMN flows, governance |
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- | `virtue` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `packages/virtue-engine/CLAUDE.md` | Virtue weights, coherence, certification |
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- | `viz` | `.rdc/guides/frontend.md` + `.rdc/guides/design.md` | Custom viz components, charts, diagrams |
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- ### How to classify a task → agent type
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- Read the task title and description, then:
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- - Mentions React, component, page, UI, Tailwind → `frontend`
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- - Mentions API route, server, database query, auth → `backend`
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- - Mentions migration, schema, table, RPC → `data`
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- - Mentions brand, palette, typography, OG image → `design`
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- - Mentions deploy, infrastructure, CI, DNS → `infra`
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- - Mentions copy, messaging, email template → `content`
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- - Mentions grammar, DSL, compiler → `hail`
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- - Mentions session, moment, memory graph → `pal`
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- - Mentions BPMN, flow, governance → `bpmn`
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- - Mentions virtue, coherence, certification → `virtue`
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- - Mentions visualization, chart, diagram, SVG → `viz`
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- - Multiple types? Dispatch multiple agents, each with its guide.
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- ## Procedure
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- 1. **Load the epic and run pre-flight gate:**
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- ```sql
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- SELECT get_work_items_by_epic('<epic-id>', 'todo');
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- **Session lock — claim the epic immediately (before any agent dispatch):**
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- After loading the epic, check its status:
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- - If `status = 'in_progress'` → **ABORT** with:
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- ```
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- SKIP: epic <id> is already in_progress — claimed by another session. Pick a different epic.
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- Do NOT proceed. Do NOT dispatch any agents.
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- - If `status = 'todo'` or `status = 'blocked'` → immediately claim it:
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- ```sql
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- SELECT update_work_item_status('<epic-id>'::uuid, 'in_progress',
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- '["Claimed by build session — dispatching agents"]'::jsonb
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- This is an atomic Supabase write. A concurrent session that loads the same epic after this point will see `in_progress` and abort. **Do this before any classification, planning, or agent dispatch.**
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- **Pre-flight gate — run after claiming:**
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- | No child tasks returned | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT proceed with build. |
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- | Tasks exist but all have empty `description` fields | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Tasks without descriptions cannot be safely dispatched. |
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- | Plan doc missing `## Checklist Decomposition Matrix` | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT dispatch agents. |
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- | Plan doc missing `## Checklist Quality Gate` with `verdict: PASS` | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT dispatch agents. |
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- | Any implementation task lacks `decomp-*` checklist items | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Coarse checklists cannot be safely dispatched. |
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- | Any `decomp-*` item lacks route/file, action, expected result, or evidence artifact | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT dispatch agents. |
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- | Tasks exist and have descriptions | → Continue with build. |
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- **Re-planning is not a failure — it is correct behavior.** The build skill is the last gate before agent dispatch; catching an under-specified epic here is cheaper than a wasted agent run.
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- **How to re-plan:**
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- - Interactive: tell the user — "Epic has no tasks / tasks lack descriptions — invoking rdc:plan first." Then invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id>`.
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- - Unattended: invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id> --unattended` inline, wait for it to complete, then reload tasks and re-run this gate once. If tasks still missing after re-plan, escalate via advisor.
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- **Interactive (no args):** show open epics, ask which to build.
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- 2. **CHECK FOR EXISTING WORK (mandatory — never skip):**
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- ```sql
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- -- Check if prototypes exist from earlier sessions
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- SELECT name, component, source_path, status, notes
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- FROM prototype_registry
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- WHERE status IN ('prototype', 'converting')
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- ORDER BY created_at DESC;
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- SELECT topic, context_type, summary, source
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- ORDER BY created_at DESC;
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- **If a prototype exists: ADAPT IT. Do not build from scratch.**
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- Tell the agent: "Read <source_path> first and convert it to the production contract."
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- **If design decisions exist: follow them.** Include the summary in the agent prompt.
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- 3. **Load the plan** (mandatory): check `.rdc/plans/` for matching topic (fallback: `.rdc/plans/`).
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- 3b. **Checklist decomposition quality gate (mandatory before code):**
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- `rdc:build` is the final gate before implementation. It MUST reject any plan or work item that is too coarse for an agent to execute and verify independently.
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- Required plan sections:
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- - `## Checklist Decomposition Matrix`
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- - `## Checklist Quality Gate`
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- - `verdict: PASS`
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- Required task checklist shape:
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- - Every implementation work item has at least one `decomp-*` checklist row and one `test-*` checklist row.
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- - Every `decomp-*` row names a concrete route or file path.
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- - Every `decomp-*` row names one user/agent action.
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- - Every `decomp-*` row names one expected UI/API/DB result.
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- - Every `decomp-*` row names one verification artifact: test name, route probe, Playwright screenshot, SQL query, API response, type-check, migration proof, or CLI transcript.
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- Atomicity rubric:
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- - One observable behavior per `decomp-*` row.
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- - The row can pass or fail without reading hidden intent from the plan narrative.
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- - The row is small enough for a worker to implement, tick, and cite evidence for directly.
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- - Vague rows such as "theme management works", "UI implemented", "verified", "all screens", or "integration complete" are failures.
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- Minimum decomposition heuristics:
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- - UI route: at least empty/loading/loaded/error or the documented reason a state does not apply.
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- - CRUD surface: at least list, create, edit, detail, duplicate/delete/archive where applicable, and validation failure.
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- - DB/migration task: at least schema object, relationship/guard, policy/permission, seed/fixture or backfill, and smoke query.
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- - Editor/sidebar/CLI workflow: at least start, attach/open, enqueue action, observe result, timeout/error, and live refresh where applicable.
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- - Interactive: show the failing rows and invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id>` to repair the matrix before dispatch.
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- - Unattended: invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id> --unattended`, reload tasks, and run this gate once more.
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- - If the second gate fails, abort the build and return the failure list. Do not dispatch implementation agents.
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- **Plan verifier escalation:** A separate verifier agent is optional, not default. Dispatch one only when the plan touches 5+ UI routes, 3+ data/API boundaries, auth/security, production deployment, or when this rubric fails twice. The verifier reads the plan and work-item checklists only; it does not write code.
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- 5. **Classify each task** → assign agent type from the table above.
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- The agent must complete every item on this checklist and return it checked off in AGENT_COMPLETE.
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- ### ⛔ Agent Dispatch Non-Negotiable Defaults
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- Every `Agent()` call MUST include these parameters — no exceptions:
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- ```
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- model: <chosen per the routing table below>
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- isolation: "worktree"
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- ### ⛔ Concurrent committers ⇒ worktree isolation, no exceptions (docs included)
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- For ANY parallel agent dispatch where the agents COMMIT — **including a pure
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- docs wave** — force `isolation: "worktree"` so each agent commits in its own
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- tree and the orchestrator merges. NEVER fan out concurrent committers onto one
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- message, two agents reported the SAME SHA, and a pre-commit `sync:docs` ref-lock
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- race misattributed authorship). "It's just docs" is NOT an exemption. The only
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- **Agent model routing — pick per task, not per wave.** The supervisor session model does NOT cascade to agents; you must set `model` explicitly on every dispatch.
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- | Updates, edits, mechanical refactors, small fixes, content tweaks, config patches, doc/copy edits, straightforward API wiring | `claude-sonnet-4-6` | Default for `frontend.md`/`content.md`/`infrastructure.md` work whose checklist is mostly "change X to Y" or "wire up endpoint Z". Budget-safe for parallel dispatch. |
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- | Harder coding tasks — non-trivial algorithm, migration with backfill, schema reshape, multi-file refactor with subtle invariants, performance-sensitive code, anything where correctness is the bar | `claude-opus-4-6` | Default for `backend.md`/`data.md` work and any `frontend.md` task that involves state machines, race conditions, or cross-package contracts. |
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- | Design or innovative thought — new component design, brand/UX work, CS 2.0 paradigm work (HAIL/Quad Pixel/AEMG/Virtue), grammar evolution, architecture-first design, anything where the *shape* of the solution is the deliverable rather than the implementation | `claude-opus-4-8` | Default for `design.md`/`cs2.md` work. Also use for `backend.md`/`data.md` tasks tagged with `architecture` or `design-decision` in work item labels. |
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- - If the task's checklist contains the word "design", "decide", "propose", "evaluate alternatives", "novel", or any CS 2.0 primitive → **Opus 4.8**.
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- - If the task touches `packages/cs2*`, `packages/hail`, `packages/quad-pixel`, `packages/virtue-engine`, `packages/aemg`, `packages/planetary-ontology`, or `packages/being-state-processor` → **Opus 4.8** (CS 2.0 paradigm requires innovative thought, not transcription).
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- **State the choice in the wave plan.** Before dispatching a wave, the supervisor must log one line per agent in the form `[wave-N agent-K] role=<role> task=<id> model=<chosen> reason=<one phrase>`. This keeps routing decisions reviewable in the transcript and lets `rdc:report` summarize the fleet mix.
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- - `"Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md) before editing; follow it for assumptions, minimal changes, surgical scope, evidence, and escalation."`
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- - **`"You are running in an isolated git worktree. Commit your work normally. Do NOT push to origin — the supervisor merges your branch after the wave completes."`**
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- - **`"When done, set your work item to 'review' (NOT 'done') and return AGENT_COMPLETE with a verification field. The validator closes work items — you do not."`**
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- - **`"COMPLETION PROOF REQUIRED in AGENT_COMPLETE: list every file written, the exact commit hash, and paste the vitest/tsc output. A report without this evidence will be rejected."`**
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- - **`"If you find that a file or feature already exists: you MUST still verify it satisfies the full task spec before marking review. Finding a file is not completion. Run verification, check every requirement, and report what you found vs. what was required."`**
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- - **The decomposition items from the work item's checklist** (all `decomp-*` prefixed items). Include them verbatim in the prompt and instruct the agent:
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- ```
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- - decomp-ui-xxx: <route/file> | action=<action> | expect=<result> | evidence=<artifact>
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- Tick each item as soon as that specific behavior is implemented and proven. Do NOT batch.
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- ```
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- - **The test plan items from the work item's checklist** (all `test-*` prefixed items). Include them verbatim in the prompt and instruct the agent:
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- ```
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- TEST PLAN — you MUST implement/verify each of these and tick them off via update_checklist_item(..., p_actor_session_id := '<your-session-id>', p_actor_role := 'agent'):
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- - test-assert-xxx: <description> → write a vitest test that proves this
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- - test-smoke-xxx: <description> → run the command and confirm the result
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- - test-visual-xxx: <description> → note: delegate to UI audit (you cannot verify this yourself)
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- Tick each item as you complete it. Do NOT batch — tick immediately after each verification.
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- ```
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- - Use `run_in_background: true` for parallel execution
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- ### ⛔ Agent Definition-of-Done additions (include in every prompt)
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- - **Declare every import in the package's OWN package.json.** Every import an
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- dependencies/devDependencies — never rely on monorepo-hoisted deps. A pnpm
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- worktree can import a root-hoisted dep (e.g. `vitest`,
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- `@supabase/supabase-js`) so `tsc`/`vitest` PASS in the worktree, then `tsc`
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- - **A server/MCP/API task is NOT done without a committed automated test that
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- For a collection (MCP skills, API routes, CLI commands): loop over ALL items
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- and assert `output == source` — never a single spot check. Wire an npm script
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- - All tests must pass before proceeding to next wave
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- - If tests fail: fix before proceeding
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- - NEVER use `pnpm build` or `pnpm turbo test` — vitest only per package
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- - New code must have tests: if a modified package shows 0 new test files, flag it
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- 9. **After all wave agents complete — merge worktrees and push:**
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- - Worker agents set items to `review` — **do NOT close to `done` yet**
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- ```bash
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- - Then run the post-wave test gate (Step 8) on the merged state
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- - Continue to next wave
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- ```
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- ```
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- 9b. **Mandatory per-wave code-review gate (runs after merge + test gate, BEFORE next wave dispatches):**
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- ⛔ **NO wave may dispatch until the previous wave's code-review pass clears.** Memory `feedback_code_review_per_wave.md` — Davesend 2026-05-24 incident.
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- prompt: "Review the diff `git diff <wave-base-sha>..HEAD` on develop.
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- Focus on: bugs, logic errors, security vulnerabilities, project-convention adherence
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- (.claude/rules/*, CLAUDE.md). Apply confidence-based filtering — high-confidence
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- Return CODE_REVIEW_COMPLETE with: { critical_count, high_count, medium_count,
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- - `critical` or `high` findings → reopen affected work items to `todo` with finding text in notes; fix in a new wave before continuing
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- - `medium` or `low` findings → append to each work item's `implementation_report.flags`; do NOT reopen; validator sees them
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- - Zero findings → log `CODE_REVIEW: CLEAN` and proceed to next wave
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- 10. **Mandatory validator gate (runs after ALL waves complete — before any work item closes):**
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- ⛔ **NO work item may be set to `done` without the validator passing it.**
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- ⚠️ The validator does NOT use `isolation: "worktree"` — it must read the fully merged develop branch. Omit the isolation parameter for this dispatch only.
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- ```
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- "Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/verify.md.
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- Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md before validating scope, deviations, and evidence.
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- Validate these work items: [list of IDs and titles].
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- Git diff since build start: [attach or reference].
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- You are the ONLY agent that closes work items to done.
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- Follow verify.md procedure exactly: tsc → vitest → dev server route probes → record result per item."
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- ```
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- - Starts the dev server and probes every modified route (expects HTTP 200, not 500)
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- - Runs vitest for every touched package
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- - **Verifies checklist decomposition quality per work item before functional validation:**
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- - Every implementation work item has at least one `decomp-*` item and one `test-*` item
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- - Every `decomp-*` item includes route/file, action, expected result, and evidence artifact
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- - Any unchecked `decomp-*` item with `required: true` = work item CANNOT be set to `done`
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- - Any coarse or non-falsifiable `decomp-*` item = reopen to `todo` with the specific failure
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- - **Verifies test plan completion per work item:**
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- - For each `test-assert-*` checklist item: confirm a corresponding vitest test exists and passes
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- - For each `test-smoke-*` checklist item: run the command and confirm exit code / HTTP status
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- - For each `test-visual-*` checklist item: note as "delegated to UI audit" (validator cannot verify visuals)
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- - For each `test-contract-*` checklist item: verify the export/type/shape exists in the built code
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- - Any unchecked `test-*` item with `required: true` = work item CANNOT be set to `done` (DB enforces this)
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- - Sets passing items to `done`, failing items back to `todo` with failure detail
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- - Returns `VALIDATOR_COMPLETE` report with test plan status per item
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- **If the validator finds failures:** fix them in a new wave, then re-run the validator. Do not skip.
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- **File existence alone is NOT verification.** A route returning 500 is a failure regardless of tsc passing.
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- **Unchecked test plan items are a hard gate** — `update_work_item_status('done', ..., p_actor_role := 'validator')` will raise an exception if any `required: true` checklist item is unchecked, missing agent-session tick evidence, or re-ticked by a supervisor/validator.
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- 11. **After verification passes:**
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- - Report summary with verification evidence quoted
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-
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- ## Agent TDD Requirements
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- When dispatching agents, include in every prompt:
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- ```
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- TDD REQUIREMENT: Write tests FIRST for new functions/modules.
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- Run: npx vitest run packages/<name> to verify red → implement → verify green.
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- NEVER run pnpm build or pnpm turbo. Use npx vitest run only.
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- ```
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- ## Rules
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- - Branch: development branch only (auto-commit, no confirmation needed)
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- - NEVER let two agents edit the same file
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- - NEVER run `pnpm build` (crashes system) — code only
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- - Every agent reads its guide file — no exceptions
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- - Update Supabase work items IN REAL TIME — not batch at end
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- - Push after each wave, not just at the end
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- - Unattended: NEVER pause — continue automatically
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- - Unattended: max 2 retries per task before escalating to advisor
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- - Every Agent() dispatch: `model: <routed>` + `max_turns: 70` + `isolation: "worktree"` — non-negotiable. Model is chosen per task per the routing table in Step 7: Sonnet 4.6 for updates/edits, Opus 4.6 for harder coding, Opus 4.8 for design/innovative thought (CS 2.0, brand/UX, architecture). Supervisor logs `model=<chosen> reason=<phrase>` per agent. Exception: validator agent in Step 10 omits isolation; validator model stays `claude-sonnet-4-6` (verification, not generation).
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- - Finding an existing file is NOT task completion — verify it satisfies the spec
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- ## Capture lessons (exit step)
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- Before the final verdict line, follow `.rdc/guides/lessons-learned-spec.md` § Capture procedure. If this run taught something non-obvious — a first root-cause theory that turned out wrong, the documented/standard path not working, a missing gate or check that cost a round, or a surprising tool/infra behavior — write one `.rdc/lessons/<YYYY-MM-DD>-build-<short-slug>.md` per lesson using the schema in that spec. Set `scope` (`simple` | `architectural`) and `status` (`open`, or `applied` if you shipped the fix in this same run, with the commit linked). Commit the lesson file(s) on `develop` alongside the run's other commits, and note "N lessons captured" in your verdict/summary. A run that taught nothing writes nothing — absence is the default.
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+ ---
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+ name: rdc:build
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+ description: "Usage `rdc:build <epic-id>` — You have a planned epic with tasks ready to execute. Dispatches parallel typed agents, each commits atomically to develop, runs a mandatory per-wave code-review gate (pr-review-toolkit:code-reviewer), closes work items, and runs the validator gate. Call after rdc:plan or when told to build."
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+ ---
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+
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+ > **⚠️ OUTPUT CONTRACT (READ FIRST):** `guides/output-contract.md`
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+ > Checklist-only output. No tool-call narration. No raw MCP/JSON/log dumps.
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+ > One checklist upfront, updated in place, shown again at end with a 1-line verdict.
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+
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+ > **Sandbox contract:** This skill honors `RDC_TEST=1` per `guides/agent-bootstrap.md` § RDC_TEST Sandbox Contract. Destructive external calls short-circuit under the flag.
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+
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+
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+ # rdc:build — Typed Agent Dispatch Engine
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+
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+ ## When to Use
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+ - Plan is approved and ready to execute
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+ - Project lead says "build it", "go", "execute", "do not stop"
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+ - An epic exists with child tasks ready for implementation
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+ - Called by `rdc:overnight` as part of the automated build loop
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+
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+ ## Arguments
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+ - `rdc:build <epic-id>` — build from a specific Supabase epic
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+ - `rdc:build <topic>` — find the epic by label/title match
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+ - `rdc:build` (no args) — show open epics and ask which to build (interactive only)
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+ - `rdc:build <epic-id> --unattended` — silent mode for overnight builds
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+
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+ ## Agent Types & Guide Files
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+
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+ Every dispatched agent MUST read two files before starting — in this order:
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+ 1. `{PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md` — credentials, git rules, completion report format
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+ (fallback: `.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md` relative to cwd if `{PROJECT_ROOT}` is not substituted)
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+ 2. `{PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md` — assumptions, minimal changes, surgical scope, verification evidence
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+ (fallback: `.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md` relative to cwd if `{PROJECT_ROOT}` is not substituted)
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+ 3. `{PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/<type>.md` — role-specific guide
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+ (fallback: `.rdc/guides/<type>.md` relative to cwd if `{PROJECT_ROOT}` is not substituted)
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+
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+ Include both lines in every agent prompt:
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+ ```
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+ "Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md first (fallback: .rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md), then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md), then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/<type>.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/<type>.md) before starting."
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+ ```
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+
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+ | Agent Type | Guide File | When to dispatch |
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+ |-----------|-----------|-----------------|
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+ | `frontend` | `.rdc/guides/frontend.md` | React components, pages, UI, Tailwind, animation |
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+ | `backend` | `.rdc/guides/backend.md` | API routes, server components, database queries, auth |
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+ | `data` | `.rdc/guides/data.md` | Migrations, schema changes, RPC functions |
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+ | `design` | `.rdc/guides/design.md` | Visual design, brand palettes, OG images, token work |
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+ | `infra` | `.rdc/guides/infrastructure.md` | CI/CD, deployment, DNS, SSL |
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+ | `content` | `.rdc/guides/content.md` | Marketing copy, messaging, tone |
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+ | `cs2` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` | CS 2.0 paradigm work (generic) |
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+ | `hail` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `packages/hail/CLAUDE.md` | Grammar, DSL compiler, evolution |
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+ | `pal` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `packages/pal/CLAUDE.md` | Sessions, moment windows, graph memory |
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+ | `bpmn` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `docs/systems/<domain>/flowable-bpmn-architecture.md` | BPMN flows, governance |
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+ | `virtue` | `.rdc/guides/cs2.md` + `packages/virtue-engine/CLAUDE.md` | Virtue weights, coherence, certification |
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+ | `viz` | `.rdc/guides/frontend.md` + `.rdc/guides/design.md` | Custom viz components, charts, diagrams |
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+
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+ ### How to classify a task → agent type
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+
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+ Read the task title and description, then:
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+ - Mentions React, component, page, UI, Tailwind → `frontend`
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+ - Mentions API route, server, database query, auth → `backend`
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+ - Mentions migration, schema, table, RPC → `data`
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+ - Mentions brand, palette, typography, OG image → `design`
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+ - Mentions deploy, infrastructure, CI, DNS → `infra`
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+ - Mentions copy, messaging, email template → `content`
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+ - Mentions grammar, DSL, compiler → `hail`
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+ - Mentions session, moment, memory graph → `pal`
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+ - Mentions BPMN, flow, governance → `bpmn`
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+ - Mentions virtue, coherence, certification → `virtue`
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+ - Mentions visualization, chart, diagram, SVG → `viz`
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+ - Multiple types? Dispatch multiple agents, each with its guide.
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+
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+ ## Procedure
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+
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+ 1. **Load the epic and run pre-flight gate:**
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+ ```sql
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+ SELECT get_work_items_by_epic('<epic-id>', 'todo');
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Session lock — claim the epic immediately (before any agent dispatch):**
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+
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+ After loading the epic, check its status:
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+ - If `status = 'in_progress'` → **ABORT** with:
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+ ```
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+ SKIP: epic <id> is already in_progress — claimed by another session. Pick a different epic.
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+ ```
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+ Do NOT proceed. Do NOT dispatch any agents.
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+ - If `status = 'todo'` or `status = 'blocked'` → immediately claim it:
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+ ```sql
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+ SELECT update_work_item_status('<epic-id>'::uuid, 'in_progress',
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+ '["Claimed by build session — dispatching agents"]'::jsonb
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+ );
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+ ```
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+ This is an atomic Supabase write. A concurrent session that loads the same epic after this point will see `in_progress` and abort. **Do this before any classification, planning, or agent dispatch.**
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+
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+ **Pre-flight gate — run after claiming:**
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+
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+ | Condition | Action |
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+ |-----------|--------|
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+ | No child tasks returned | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT proceed with build. |
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+ | Tasks exist but all have empty `description` fields | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Tasks without descriptions cannot be safely dispatched. |
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+ | Plan doc missing `## Checklist Decomposition Matrix` | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT dispatch agents. |
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+ | Plan doc missing `## Checklist Quality Gate` with `verdict: PASS` | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT dispatch agents. |
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+ | Any implementation task lacks `decomp-*` checklist items | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Coarse checklists cannot be safely dispatched. |
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+ | Any `decomp-*` item lacks route/file, action, expected result, or evidence artifact | → Invoke `rdc:plan` on this epic. Do NOT dispatch agents. |
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+ | Tasks exist and have descriptions | → Continue with build. |
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+
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+ **Re-planning is not a failure — it is correct behavior.** The build skill is the last gate before agent dispatch; catching an under-specified epic here is cheaper than a wasted agent run.
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+
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+ **How to re-plan:**
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+ - Interactive: tell the user — "Epic has no tasks / tasks lack descriptions — invoking rdc:plan first." Then invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id>`.
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+ - Unattended: invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id> --unattended` inline, wait for it to complete, then reload tasks and re-run this gate once. If tasks still missing after re-plan, escalate via advisor.
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+
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+ **Interactive (no args):** show open epics, ask which to build.
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+
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+ 2. **CHECK FOR EXISTING WORK (mandatory — never skip):**
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+ ```sql
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+ -- Check if prototypes exist from earlier sessions
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+ SELECT name, component, source_path, status, notes
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+ FROM prototype_registry
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+ WHERE status IN ('prototype', 'converting')
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+ ORDER BY created_at DESC;
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+
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+ -- Check for design decisions on this topic
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+ SELECT topic, context_type, summary, source
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+ FROM design_context
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+ WHERE topic ILIKE '%<epic-topic>%'
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+ ORDER BY created_at DESC;
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+ ```
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+ **If a prototype exists: ADAPT IT. Do not build from scratch.**
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+ Tell the agent: "Read <source_path> first and convert it to the production contract."
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+
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+ **If design decisions exist: follow them.** Include the summary in the agent prompt.
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+
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+ 3. **Load the plan** (mandatory): check `.rdc/plans/` for matching topic (fallback: `.rdc/plans/`).
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+ 3b. **Checklist decomposition quality gate (mandatory before code):**
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+
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+ `rdc:build` is the final gate before implementation. It MUST reject any plan or work item that is too coarse for an agent to execute and verify independently.
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+
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+ Required plan sections:
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+ - `## Checklist Decomposition Matrix`
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+ - `## Checklist Quality Gate`
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+ - `verdict: PASS`
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+
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+ Required task checklist shape:
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+ - Every implementation work item has at least one `decomp-*` checklist row and one `test-*` checklist row.
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+ - Every `decomp-*` row names a concrete route or file path.
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+ - Every `decomp-*` row names one user/agent action.
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+ - Every `decomp-*` row names one expected UI/API/DB result.
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+ - Every `decomp-*` row names one verification artifact: test name, route probe, Playwright screenshot, SQL query, API response, type-check, migration proof, or CLI transcript.
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+
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+ Atomicity rubric:
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+ - One observable behavior per `decomp-*` row.
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+ - The row can pass or fail without reading hidden intent from the plan narrative.
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+ - The row is small enough for a worker to implement, tick, and cite evidence for directly.
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+ - Vague rows such as "theme management works", "UI implemented", "verified", "all screens", or "integration complete" are failures.
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+
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+ Minimum decomposition heuristics:
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+ - UI route: at least empty/loading/loaded/error or the documented reason a state does not apply.
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+ - CRUD surface: at least list, create, edit, detail, duplicate/delete/archive where applicable, and validation failure.
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+ - API route: at least successful read/write, validation failure, and unauthorized/forbidden or documented auth bypass.
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+ - DB/migration task: at least schema object, relationship/guard, policy/permission, seed/fixture or backfill, and smoke query.
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+ - Editor/sidebar/CLI workflow: at least start, attach/open, enqueue action, observe result, timeout/error, and live refresh where applicable.
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+
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+ If the gate fails:
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+ - Interactive: show the failing rows and invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id>` to repair the matrix before dispatch.
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+ - Unattended: invoke `rdc:plan <epic-id> --unattended`, reload tasks, and run this gate once more.
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+ - If the second gate fails, abort the build and return the failure list. Do not dispatch implementation agents.
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+
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+ **Plan verifier escalation:** A separate verifier agent is optional, not default. Dispatch one only when the plan touches 5+ UI routes, 3+ data/API boundaries, auth/security, production deployment, or when this rubric fails twice. The verifier reads the plan and work-item checklists only; it does not write code.
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+ 4. **Read CLAUDE.md files** for all affected packages.
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+ 5. **Classify each task** → assign agent type from the table above.
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+ 5b. **Write or refresh the checklist into every work item before dispatching:**
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+ For each task, append the exact `decomp-*` and `test-*` checklist rows to its notes BEFORE setting to `in_progress`:
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+ ```sql
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+ SELECT update_work_item_status('<id>'::uuid, 'in_progress',
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+ '["CHECKLIST: [ ] decomp-ui-route-state: <route/file> | action=<action> | expect=<result> | evidence=<artifact>, [ ] test-smoke-route: <route probe>, [ ] committed"]'::jsonb
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+ );
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+ ```
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+ The agent must complete every item on this checklist and return it checked off in AGENT_COMPLETE.
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+ A checklist with unchecked items = incomplete work. Do not proceed to next wave with unchecked items.
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+
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+ 6. **Group tasks into waves** — parallelize tasks with no file overlap:
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+ - Wave 1: independent tasks (different packages/files)
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+ - Wave 2: tasks that depend on Wave 1 outputs
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+ - Wave 3: integration tasks
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+
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+ 7. **For each wave — dispatch typed agents in parallel:**
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+
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+ ### ⛔ Agent Dispatch Non-Negotiable Defaults
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+ Every `Agent()` call MUST include these parameters — no exceptions:
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+ ```
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+ model: <chosen per the routing table below>
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+ max_turns: 70
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+ isolation: "worktree"
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### ⛔ Concurrent committers ⇒ worktree isolation, no exceptions (docs included)
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+ For ANY parallel agent dispatch where the agents COMMIT — **including a pure
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+ docs wave** — force `isolation: "worktree"` so each agent commits in its own
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+ tree and the orchestrator merges. NEVER fan out concurrent committers onto one
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+ shared working tree (lesson 2026-06-13-build-concurrent-agents-same-branch-git-race:
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+ three parallel doc agents on one `develop` tree raced on the git index/stash —
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+ one commit swept in another agent's staged-but-uncommitted files under the wrong
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+ message, two agents reported the SAME SHA, and a pre-commit `sync:docs` ref-lock
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+ race misattributed authorship). "It's just docs" is NOT an exemption. The only
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+ alternative to worktree isolation is running the committing agents **sequentially**
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+ on the shared tree (one commits and pushes before the next starts).
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+
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+ **Agent model routing — pick per task, not per wave.** The supervisor session model does NOT cascade to agents; you must set `model` explicitly on every dispatch.
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+ | Task character | Model | When to pick it |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | Updates, edits, mechanical refactors, small fixes, content tweaks, config patches, doc/copy edits, straightforward API wiring | `claude-sonnet-4-6` | Default for `frontend.md`/`content.md`/`infrastructure.md` work whose checklist is mostly "change X to Y" or "wire up endpoint Z". Budget-safe for parallel dispatch. |
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+ | Harder coding tasks — non-trivial algorithm, migration with backfill, schema reshape, multi-file refactor with subtle invariants, performance-sensitive code, anything where correctness is the bar | `claude-opus-4-6` | Default for `backend.md`/`data.md` work and any `frontend.md` task that involves state machines, race conditions, or cross-package contracts. |
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+ | Design or innovative thought — new component design, brand/UX work, CS 2.0 paradigm work (HAIL/Quad Pixel/AEMG/Virtue), grammar evolution, architecture-first design, anything where the *shape* of the solution is the deliverable rather than the implementation | `claude-opus-4-8` | Default for `design.md`/`cs2.md` work. Also use for `backend.md`/`data.md` tasks tagged with `architecture` or `design-decision` in work item labels. |
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+ **How to choose when the task straddles categories:**
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+ - If the task's checklist contains the word "design", "decide", "propose", "evaluate alternatives", "novel", or any CS 2.0 primitive → **Opus 4.8**.
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+ - If the task touches `packages/cs2*`, `packages/hail`, `packages/quad-pixel`, `packages/virtue-engine`, `packages/aemg`, `packages/planetary-ontology`, or `packages/being-state-processor` → **Opus 4.8** (CS 2.0 paradigm requires innovative thought, not transcription).
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+ - If the task is a Supabase migration that drops/renames/reshapes anything, or a refactor across ≥5 files → **Opus 4.6**.
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+ - Otherwise → **Sonnet 4.6**.
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+
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+ **State the choice in the wave plan.** Before dispatching a wave, the supervisor must log one line per agent in the form `[wave-N agent-K] role=<role> task=<id> model=<chosen> reason=<one phrase>`. This keeps routing decisions reviewable in the transcript and lets `rdc:report` summarize the fleet mix.
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+ **Cost guardrail.** If a single wave would dispatch more than 3 Opus 4.8 agents in parallel, downshift the lowest-priority Opus-4.8 tasks to Opus 4.6 unless their work items are tagged `priority=urgent`. Opus 4.8 fast-mode is cheap individually but still ~5× a Sonnet agent at scale.
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+ Without `max_turns: 70`, agents hit the default turn cap mid-task and stop.
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+ `isolation: "worktree"` gives each agent its own git worktree and branch — eliminates push race conditions and index lock contention when multiple agents commit in parallel. The supervisor merges worktree branches after each wave (Step 9).
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+
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+ ### ⛔ Worktree base must equal develop HEAD — assert BEFORE every isolated wave
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+ The worktree-isolation harness has shipped worktrees pinned to a STALE base
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+ commit (lessons 2026-06-10-build-worktree-stale-base, 2026-06-11-build-worktree-stale-base:
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+ agents branched 464 commits / 4 days behind develop HEAD, on a tree where the
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+ target app did not yet exist — their diffs would have silently reverted merged
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+ work or operated on a deleted structure). **Before dispatching ANY
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+ `isolation:"worktree"` wave**, assert each worktree's base equals current
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+ develop HEAD:
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+ ```bash
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+ DEV_HEAD=$(git rev-parse develop)
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+ # After worktrees are created, for each agent worktree:
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+ git worktree list # compare each agent worktree's SHA to $DEV_HEAD
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+ # If a worktree base != $DEV_HEAD (it is behind), the wave is UNSAFE.
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+ ```
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+ - If any worktree base is behind `$DEV_HEAD`: **ABORT isolation for this wave.**
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+ Do NOT merge stale worktree output. Pivot to **sequential, non-isolated
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+ dispatch on a real `develop` checkout** (one disjoint WP at a time to avoid
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+ `.git/index` races; the supervisor pushes) — the same reason the validator
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+ runs non-isolated (it must see merged develop).
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+ - Also at every merge: `git show <branch>:<key-file> | grep -c <symbol-a-prior-wave-introduced>`
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+ — a 0 where there should be ≥1 means the branch is stale or deleted a shared
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+ export; resolve to `--ours` and re-apply that wave's real delta on current HEAD.
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+ esbuild/tsc PASS is necessary, not sufficient — pair it with a grep gate on
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+ the symbols a refactor must preserve.
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+
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+ ### Forked agents vs. standalone agents
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+
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+ **When the supervisor has already read the plan** (via a prior `Read` tool call in the same session),
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+ dispatch **forked agents** with short prompts. Forked agents inherit the full conversation context —
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+ including every file the supervisor has read — so you do NOT need to copy plan sections, file specs,
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+ or architecture details into the prompt. The agent already sees them.
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+
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+ Short forked prompt template:
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+ ```
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+ You are a frontend agent building <WP name>. Work item: <uuid>.
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+ Scope: <one sentence>. Files: <list>. Verification: tsc --noEmit.
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+ Set item to review when done, return AGENT_COMPLETE with verification evidence.
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+ Read .rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md + .rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md + .rdc/guides/frontend.md before starting.
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+ ```
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+
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+ **When the supervisor has NOT read the plan** (e.g. dispatching from a fresh `rdc:build` call with
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+ only an epic ID), the agent has no plan context — write a full briefing prompt with all specs.
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+
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+ ### ⛔ Reuse contract — when a WP builds on an existing subsystem
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+ When a work package extends an existing subsystem, "compose adapter + X"
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+ under-specifies reuse and lets an agent legitimately re-author markup/logic the
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+ subsystem already exposes (lesson 2026-06-11-build-reuse-existing-engine-prompt:
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+ an agent set up to reinvent a grid when the card engine already shipped four
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+ `CardLayout` display types + a full `parseCommand → CardSpec → adapter → CardModel[]`
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+ calling sequence). The dispatch prompt MUST:
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+ 1. **Enumerate the existing public API the agent must reuse, BY FILE** — types/enums
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+ (`packages/.../types.ts:NN`), calling-sequence functions, AND the existing
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+ display/render components — not just the data adapter.
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+ 2. **Mark which seams are extend/delegate-only.** State explicitly: "thread a
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+ pass-through prop (e.g. `layout`) to the existing components; do NOT
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+ reimplement layout/render." Verify at WP review that the agent reused the
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+ named parser/adapter/components and did not hand-roll a parallel implementation.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ### Required agent prompt contents
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+ - Set work item to `in_progress` before dispatching
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+ - Each agent prompt MUST include:
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+ - `"Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md first (fallback: .rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md), then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/<type>.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/<type>.md) before starting."`
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+ - `"Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md (fallback: .rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md) before editing; follow it for assumptions, minimal changes, surgical scope, evidence, and escalation."`
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+ - Specific files to create/modify (or omit if forked agent inherits plan context)
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+ - Exact deliverables and commit message
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+ - `"NEVER run pnpm build/test. NEVER modify files outside your scope."`
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+ - **`"You are running in an isolated git worktree. Commit your work normally. Do NOT push to origin — the supervisor merges your branch after the wave completes."`**
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+ - **`"When done, set your work item to 'review' (NOT 'done') and return AGENT_COMPLETE with a verification field. The validator closes work items — you do not."`**
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+ - **`"COMPLETION PROOF REQUIRED in AGENT_COMPLETE: list every file written, the exact commit hash, and paste the vitest/tsc output. A report without this evidence will be rejected."`**
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+ - **`"If you find that a file or feature already exists: you MUST still verify it satisfies the full task spec before marking review. Finding a file is not completion. Run verification, check every requirement, and report what you found vs. what was required."`**
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+ - **The decomposition items from the work item's checklist** (all `decomp-*` prefixed items). Include them verbatim in the prompt and instruct the agent:
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+ ```
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+ DECOMPOSITION CHECKLIST — you MUST implement/verify each row and tick it immediately via update_checklist_item(..., p_actor_session_id := '<your-session-id>', p_actor_role := 'agent'):
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+ - decomp-ui-xxx: <route/file> | action=<action> | expect=<result> | evidence=<artifact>
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+ - decomp-api-xxx: <route/file> | action=<action> | expect=<result> | evidence=<artifact>
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+ Tick each item as soon as that specific behavior is implemented and proven. Do NOT batch.
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+ ```
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+ - **The test plan items from the work item's checklist** (all `test-*` prefixed items). Include them verbatim in the prompt and instruct the agent:
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+ ```
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+ TEST PLAN — you MUST implement/verify each of these and tick them off via update_checklist_item(..., p_actor_session_id := '<your-session-id>', p_actor_role := 'agent'):
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+ - test-assert-xxx: <description> → write a vitest test that proves this
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+ - test-smoke-xxx: <description> → run the command and confirm the result
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+ - test-visual-xxx: <description> → note: delegate to UI audit (you cannot verify this yourself)
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+ - test-contract-xxx: <description> → verify the export/type/shape exists
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+ Tick each item as you complete it. Do NOT batch — tick immediately after each verification.
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+ ```
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+ - Use `run_in_background: true` for parallel execution
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+ - NEVER let agents overlap on the same files
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+
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+ ### ⛔ Agent Definition-of-Done additions (include in every prompt)
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+ - **Declare every import in the package's OWN package.json.** Every import an
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+ agent adds MUST be present in that package's own `package.json`
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+ dependencies/devDependencies — never rely on monorepo-hoisted deps. A pnpm
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+ worktree can import a root-hoisted dep (e.g. `vitest`,
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+ `@supabase/supabase-js`) so `tsc`/`vitest` PASS in the worktree, then `tsc`
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+ FAILS on a clean develop checkout after merge (lesson
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+ 2026-06-10-build-card-engine-agent-deps). Agent prompt line: *"Verify that
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+ every import you add is declared in this package's own package.json — do not
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+ rely on hoisted monorepo deps."*
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+ - **A server/MCP/API task is NOT done without a committed automated test that
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+ ships in the SAME commit and exercises EVERY surface.** Manual curl / a single
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+ `/health` 200 is a proxy, not coverage (lesson 2026-06-10-build-weak-dod-no-tests).
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+ For a collection (MCP skills, API routes, CLI commands): loop over ALL items
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+ and assert `output == source` — never a single spot check. Wire an npm script
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+ and run it green before the item leaves `review`. Agent prompt line: *"This
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+ task is not done until a committed test in the same commit exercises every
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+ surface; for collections, loop all items and assert output == source."*
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+ 8. **Post-wave test gate (mandatory):**
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+ After all agents in a wave complete, before proceeding:
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+ ```bash
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+ # For each package modified in this wave:
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+ cd packages/<name> && npx vitest run 2>&1 | tail -20
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+ ```
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+ - All tests must pass before proceeding to next wave
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+ - If tests fail: fix before proceeding
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+ - NEVER use `pnpm build` or `pnpm turbo test` — vitest only per package
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+ - New code must have tests: if a modified package shows 0 new test files, flag it
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+ 9. **After all wave agents complete — merge worktrees and push:**
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+ Each completed agent returns a worktree branch (e.g. `claude/agent-frontend-abc123`). Merge them all to develop before running the test gate:
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+ ```bash
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+ # For each worktree branch returned by agents in this wave:
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+ git merge --no-ff <worktree-branch> -m "merge(<agent-type>): <task-title>"
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+ ```
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+
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+ - Resolve any conflicts before proceeding — do not skip
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+ - Worker agents set items to `review` — **do NOT close to `done` yet**
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+ - After all branches merged, push once:
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+ ```bash
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+ if [ "$RDC_TEST" != "1" ]; then
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+ git push origin develop
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+ else
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+ echo "[RDC_TEST] skipping git push"
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+ fi
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+ ```
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+ - Then run the post-wave test gate (Step 8) on the merged state
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+ - Then run the code-review gate (Step 9b) before the next wave dispatches
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+ - Continue to next wave
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+ **If an agent fails (returns no worktree branch):**
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+ - Interactive: diagnose before retrying
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+ - Unattended: retry once; on second failure escalate via advisor
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+ ```
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+ BUILD_STATUS: { wave, tasks_done, tasks_failed, commits, escalated: true }
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+ ```
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+ 9b. **Mandatory per-wave code-review gate (runs after merge + test gate, BEFORE next wave dispatches):**
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+ ⛔ **NO wave may dispatch until the previous wave's code-review pass clears.** Memory `feedback_code_review_per_wave.md` — Davesend 2026-05-24 incident.
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+ Dispatch ONE `pr-review-toolkit:code-reviewer` agent with the wave's merged diff:
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+ ```
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+ Agent({
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+ subagent_type: "pr-review-toolkit:code-reviewer",
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+ description: "Wave <N> code review",
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+ prompt: "Review the diff `git diff <wave-base-sha>..HEAD` on develop.
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+ Focus on: bugs, logic errors, security vulnerabilities, project-convention adherence
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+ (.claude/rules/*, CLAUDE.md). Apply confidence-based filtering — high-confidence
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+ findings only. Report severity per finding: critical | high | medium | low.
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+ Return CODE_REVIEW_COMPLETE with: { critical_count, high_count, medium_count,
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+ low_count, findings: [{severity, file:line, issue, suggested_fix}] }."
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+ })
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Severity gate (default — high+ blocks):**
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+ - `critical` or `high` findings → reopen affected work items to `todo` with finding text in notes; fix in a new wave before continuing
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+ - `medium` or `low` findings → append to each work item's `implementation_report.flags`; do NOT reopen; validator sees them
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+ - Zero findings → log `CODE_REVIEW: CLEAN` and proceed to next wave
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+ Under `RDC_TEST=1`: echo `[RDC_TEST] skipping code-review dispatch` and proceed.
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+ 10. **Mandatory validator gate (runs after ALL waves complete — before any work item closes):**
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+ ⛔ **NO work item may be set to `done` without the validator passing it.**
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+
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+ Dispatch ONE validator agent with the complete list of `review` work items and the full git diff.
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+ ⚠️ The validator does NOT use `isolation: "worktree"` — it must read the fully merged develop branch. Omit the isolation parameter for this dispatch only.
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+
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+ ```
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+ "Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/agent-bootstrap.md then {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/verify.md.
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+ Read {PROJECT_ROOT}/.rdc/guides/engineering-behavior.md before validating scope, deviations, and evidence.
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+ Validate these work items: [list of IDs and titles].
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+ Apps touched: [list].
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+ Git diff since build start: [attach or reference].
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+ You are the ONLY agent that closes work items to done.
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+ Follow verify.md procedure exactly: tsc → vitest → dev server route probes → record result per item."
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+ ```
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+
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+ The validator:
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+ - Runs `npx tsc --noEmit` for every touched app/package
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+ - Starts the dev server and probes every modified route (expects HTTP 200, not 500)
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+ - Runs vitest for every touched package
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+ - **Verifies checklist decomposition quality per work item before functional validation:**
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+ - Every implementation work item has at least one `decomp-*` item and one `test-*` item
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+ - Every `decomp-*` item includes route/file, action, expected result, and evidence artifact
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+ - Any unchecked `decomp-*` item with `required: true` = work item CANNOT be set to `done`
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+ - Any coarse or non-falsifiable `decomp-*` item = reopen to `todo` with the specific failure
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+ - **Verifies test plan completion per work item:**
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+ - For each `test-assert-*` checklist item: confirm a corresponding vitest test exists and passes
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+ - For each `test-smoke-*` checklist item: run the command and confirm exit code / HTTP status
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+ - For each `test-visual-*` checklist item: note as "delegated to UI audit" (validator cannot verify visuals)
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+ - For each `test-contract-*` checklist item: verify the export/type/shape exists in the built code
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+ - Any unchecked `test-*` item with `required: true` = work item CANNOT be set to `done` (DB enforces this)
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+ - Sets passing items to `done`, failing items back to `todo` with failure detail
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+ - Returns `VALIDATOR_COMPLETE` report with test plan status per item
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+
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+ **If the validator finds failures:** fix them in a new wave, then re-run the validator. Do not skip.
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+ **File existence alone is NOT verification.** A route returning 500 is a failure regardless of tsc passing.
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+ **Unchecked test plan items are a hard gate** — `update_work_item_status('done', ..., p_actor_role := 'validator')` will raise an exception if any `required: true` checklist item is unchecked, missing agent-session tick evidence, or re-ticked by a supervisor/validator.
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+ 11. **After verification passes:**
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+ - All wave commits are already on develop and pushed (Step 9 pushes after each wave merge).
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+ - Update epic version: `bump_epic_version()`
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+ - Report summary with verification evidence quoted
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+
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+ ## Agent TDD Requirements
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+
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+ When dispatching agents, include in every prompt:
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+ ```
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+ TDD REQUIREMENT: Write tests FIRST for new functions/modules.
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+ Run: npx vitest run packages/<name> to verify red → implement → verify green.
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+ NEVER run pnpm build or pnpm turbo. Use npx vitest run only.
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Rules
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+ - Branch: development branch only (auto-commit, no confirmation needed)
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+ - NEVER let two agents edit the same file
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+ - NEVER run `pnpm build` (crashes system) — code only
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+ - Every agent reads its guide file — no exceptions
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+ - Update Supabase work items IN REAL TIME — not batch at end
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+ - Push after each wave, not just at the end
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+ - Unattended: NEVER pause — continue automatically
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+ - Unattended: max 2 retries per task before escalating to advisor
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+ - Every Agent() dispatch: `model: <routed>` + `max_turns: 70` + `isolation: "worktree"` — non-negotiable. Model is chosen per task per the routing table in Step 7: Sonnet 4.6 for updates/edits, Opus 4.6 for harder coding, Opus 4.8 for design/innovative thought (CS 2.0, brand/UX, architecture). Supervisor logs `model=<chosen> reason=<phrase>` per agent. Exception: validator agent in Step 10 omits isolation; validator model stays `claude-sonnet-4-6` (verification, not generation).
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+ - Finding an existing file is NOT task completion — verify it satisfies the spec
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+
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+ ## Capture lessons (exit step)
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+
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+ Before the final verdict line, follow `.rdc/guides/lessons-learned-spec.md` § Capture procedure. If this run taught something non-obvious — a first root-cause theory that turned out wrong, the documented/standard path not working, a missing gate or check that cost a round, or a surprising tool/infra behavior — write one `.rdc/lessons/<YYYY-MM-DD>-build-<short-slug>.md` per lesson using the schema in that spec. Set `scope` (`simple` | `architectural`) and `status` (`open`, or `applied` if you shipped the fix in this same run, with the commit linked). Commit the lesson file(s) on `develop` alongside the run's other commits, and note "N lessons captured" in your verdict/summary. A run that taught nothing writes nothing — absence is the default.