@lythos/skill-arena 0.9.21 → 0.9.23

package/README.md

@@ -49,26 +49,26 @@ Note: Claude `-p` mode has known issues with web tools in Bun.spawn (deferred to
 ```bash
 bun add -d @lythos/skill-arena
 # or use directly
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 <command>
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 <command>
 ```
 
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```bash
 # Mode 1: Compare two skills on the same task
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 \
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 \
   --task "Generate auth flow diagram" \
   --skills "design-doc-mermaid,mermaid-tools" \
   --criteria "syntax,context,token"
 
 # Mode 2: Compare full deck configurations
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 \
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 \
   --task "Generate auth flow diagram" \
   --decks "./decks/minimal.toml,./decks/rich.toml" \
   --criteria "quality,token,maintainability"
 
 # Visualize results
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 viz tmp/arena-<id>/
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 viz tmp/arena-<id>/
 ```
 
 ## Commands
@@ -77,16 +77,16 @@ bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 viz tmp/arena-<id>/
 
 ```bash
 # Print execution plan without running
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 run --config arena.toml --dry-run
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 run --config arena.toml --dry-run
 
 # Execute with per-side runs_per_side and statistical aggregation
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 run --config arena.toml
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 run --config arena.toml
 ```
 
 ### CLI-flag mode (backward compat)
 
 ```
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 run \
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 run \
   --task ./TASK-arena.md \
   --players ./players/claude.toml \
   --decks ./decks/run-01.toml,./decks/run-02.toml \
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 run \
 ### Scaffold mode (legacy, manual execution)
 
 ```
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 scaffold --task "..." --skills a,b
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 scaffold --task "..." --skills a,b
 ```
 
 ### Viz
 
 ```bash
-bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 viz runs/arena-<id>/
+bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 viz runs/arena-<id>/
 ```
 
 ## Skill Documentation
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ The agent-visible **Skill** layer documentation is here:
 Part of the [lythoskill](https://github.com/lythos-labs/lythoskill) ecosystem — the thin-skill pattern separates heavy logic (this npm package) from lightweight agent instructions (SKILL.md).
 
 ```
-Starter (this package) → npm publish → bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.21 ...
+Starter (this package) → npm publish → bunx @lythos/skill-arena@0.9.23 ...
 Skill   (packages/<name>/skill/)     → build → SKILL.md + thin scripts
 Output  (skills/<name>/)             → git commit → agent-visible skill
 ```

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lythos/skill-arena",
-  "version": "0.9.21",
+  "version": "0.9.23",
   "description": "Skill Arena — benchmark skill effectiveness with controlled-variable comparison",
   "keywords": [
     "ai-agent",
@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@
     "@lythos/test-utils": "^0.9.1",
     "zod": "^3.24.0",
     "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.25.2"
+  },
+  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "@lythos/agent-adapter-claude-sdk": "workspace:*"
   }
 }

package/src/cli.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ import {
   existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, readFileSync,
 } from 'node:fs'
 import { join, resolve, basename } from 'node:path'
+import {
+  parseDeckSkills,
+  checkSkillExistence,
+  validateLinkResult,
+  buildCopyPlan,
+  resolveColdPoolDir,
+  formatSkillWarnings,
+} from './preflight'
 
 // ── 简单的 slugify ──────────────────────────────────────────
 function slugify(input: string): string {
@@ -88,8 +96,8 @@ async function agentRun(args: string[]) {
     console.error('❌ --deck <path> is required')
     process.exit(1)
   }
-  if (!opts.task && !opts.brief) {
-    console.error('❌ --task <path> or --brief "<prompt>" is required')
+  if (!opts.task && (!opts.brief || !opts.brief.trim())) {
+    console.error('❌ --task <path> or --brief "<prompt>" is required and cannot be empty')
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
@@ -97,39 +105,9 @@ async function agentRun(args: string[]) {
   const deckPath = resolve(opts.deck)
   if (!existsSync(deckPath)) { console.error(`❌ Deck file not found: ${deckPath}`); process.exit(1) }
 
-  // Resolve task: either from file, or create temp task from --brief
-  let taskPath: string
-  if (opts.task) {
-    taskPath = resolve(opts.task)
-    if (!existsSync(taskPath)) { console.error(`❌ Task file not found: ${taskPath}`); process.exit(1) }
-  } else {
-    const { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync } = await import('node:fs')
-    const { tmpdir } = await import('node:os')
-    const tmpDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'arena-brief-'))
-    taskPath = join(tmpDir, 'TASK.md')
-    const briefTask = `---
-name: ad-hoc task
-description: ${opts.brief!.slice(0, 80)}
-timeout: 120000
----
-
-## Given
-- You are an AI agent with the skills declared in the deck
-
-## When
-${opts.brief}
-
-## Then
-- Write your output to output.md
-- The output should be complete and well-structured
-
-## Judge
-Evaluate whether the output is complete, accurate, and well-structured.
-`
-    writeFileSync(taskPath, briefTask, 'utf-8')
-  }
-
   const { useAgent } = await import('@lythos/test-utils/agents')
+  // Optional: register claude-sdk adapter if the package is installed
+  try { await import('@lythos/agent-adapter-claude-sdk') } catch { /* package not installed */ }
   const { runAgentScenario } = await import('@lythos/test-utils/agent-bdd')
   const { resolvePlayer } = await import('./player')
   const { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } = await import('node:fs')
@@ -139,27 +117,87 @@ Evaluate whether the output is complete, accurate, and well-structured.
   const outDir = opts.out ? resolve(opts.out) : join(process.cwd(), `agent-output-${new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-').slice(0, 19)}`)
   mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true })
 
+  // Resolve task: --brief builds scenario directly, --task reads .agent.md file
+  const scenarioOpt: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+  if (opts.task) {
+    const taskPath = resolve(opts.task)
+    if (!existsSync(taskPath)) { console.error(`❌ Task file not found: ${taskPath}`); process.exit(1) }
+    scenarioOpt.scenarioPath = taskPath
+  } else {
+    scenarioOpt.scenario = {
+      name: 'ad-hoc task',
+      description: opts.brief!.slice(0, 80),
+      timeout: 120000,
+      given: { deck: {} },
+      when: opts.brief!,
+      then: ['Write your output to output.md', 'The output should be complete and well-structured'],
+      judge: 'Evaluate whether the output is complete, accurate, and well-structured.',
+    }
+  }
+
   console.log(`🤖 agent-run: ${player} × ${deckPath}`)
-  console.log(`📋 task: ${taskPath}`)
+  if (opts.task) console.log(`📋 task: ${resolve(opts.task!)}`)
+  else console.log(`📋 brief: ${opts.brief!.slice(0, 60)}...`)
 
   let agentWorkdir = ''
   const result = await runAgentScenario({
-    scenarioPath: taskPath,
+    ...scenarioOpt,
     agent,
     async setupWorkdir(_scenario, workdir) {
       agentWorkdir = workdir
       mkdirSync(workdir, { recursive: true })
       writeFileSync(join(workdir, 'skill-deck.toml'), readFileSync(deckPath, 'utf-8'))
 
-      const linkProc = Bun.spawn(
-        ['bunx', '@lythos/skill-deck', 'link'],
-        { cwd: workdir, env: { ...process.env, HOME: process.env.HOME! } },
-      )
-      await linkProc.exited
+      // ── Pre-flight: deck link (skip if deck declares no skills) ──
+      const deckRaw = readFileSync(join(workdir, 'skill-deck.toml'), 'utf-8')
+      let deckParsed: Record<string, any> = {}
+      try { deckParsed = Bun.TOML.parse(deckRaw) as Record<string, any> } catch {}
+      const hasSkills = parseDeckSkills(deckParsed).length > 0
+
+      if (hasSkills) {
+        // Prefer local dev CLI over bunx (bunx needs tempdir write, blocked by some sandboxes)
+        const { existsSync: es2 } = await import('node:fs')
+        const localDeckCli = join(import.meta.dir, '..', '..', 'lythoskill-deck', 'src', 'cli.ts')
+        const linkCmd = es2(localDeckCli)
+          ? ['bun', localDeckCli, 'link']
+          : ['bunx', '@lythos/skill-deck', 'link']
+        const linkProc = Bun.spawn(linkCmd,
+          { cwd: workdir, env: { ...process.env, HOME: process.env.HOME! } },
+        )
+        await linkProc.exited
+        const linkStderr = await new Response(linkProc.stderr).text()
+        const linkResult = validateLinkResult(linkProc.exitCode, linkStderr)
+        if (!linkResult.ok) {
+          console.error(`❌ ${linkResult.error}`)
+          process.exit(1)
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.log('ℹ️  No skills declared in deck — skipping link')
+      }
+
+      // ── Pre-flight: skill existence check (reuses deckParsed from above) ─
+      const { existsSync: es } = await import('node:fs')
+      const { homedir: hd } = await import('node:os')
+      try {
+        const coldPoolDefault = join(hd(), '.agents', 'skill-repos')
+        const coldPoolDir = resolveColdPoolDir(
+          deckParsed?.deck?.cold_pool,
+          hd(),
+          coldPoolDefault
+        )
+
+        const skills = parseDeckSkills(deckParsed)
+        const checks = checkSkillExistence(skills, coldPoolDir, es)
+        for (const warning of formatSkillWarnings(checks)) {
+          console.warn(`⚠️  ${warning}`)
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn('⚠️  Could not check skill existence:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e)
+      }
     },
   })
 
-  // Copy agent output to outDir
+  // ── Copy agent output to outDir ──────────────────────────────────
   writeFileSync(join(outDir, 'agent-stdout.txt'), result.agentResult.stdout, 'utf-8')
   if (result.agentResult.stderr) writeFileSync(join(outDir, 'agent-stderr.txt'), result.agentResult.stderr, 'utf-8')
   if (result.verdict) writeFileSync(join(outDir, 'judge-verdict.json'), JSON.stringify(result.verdict, null, 2) + '\n', 'utf-8')
@@ -167,16 +205,31 @@ Evaluate whether the output is complete, accurate, and well-structured.
   // Copy all agent-produced files from workdir (output.md, output.docx, etc.)
   // Skip .claude/ (symlink dir) and deck artifacts. Recursive so docx/pdf work.
   if (agentWorkdir) {
-    const { cpSync, readdirSync } = await import('node:fs')
-    const skipSet = new Set(['.claude', 'skill-deck.toml', 'skill-deck.lock'])
-    try {
-      for (const entry of readdirSync(agentWorkdir)) {
-        if (skipSet.has(entry)) continue
-        const src = join(agentWorkdir, entry)
-        const dest = join(outDir, entry)
-        try { cpSync(src, dest, { recursive: true }) } catch {}
+    const { cpSync, readdirSync, existsSync: es2 } = await import('node:fs')
+    if (!es2(agentWorkdir)) {
+      console.warn(`⚠️  Agent workdir vanished before copy: ${agentWorkdir}`)
+    } else {
+      const skipSet = new Set(['.claude', 'skill-deck.toml', 'skill-deck.lock'])
+      try {
+        const entries = readdirSync(agentWorkdir)
+        const plan = buildCopyPlan(agentWorkdir, outDir, entries, skipSet)
+        for (const { src, dest, name } of plan) {
+          try {
+            cpSync(src, dest, { recursive: true })
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.warn(`⚠️  Failed to copy agent output: ${name} — ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`)
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn(`⚠️  Failed to read agent workdir for copy: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}`)
       }
-    } catch {}
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── Post-flight: output validation ──────────────────────────────
+  if (!result.agentResult.stdout || result.agentResult.stdout.trim().length === 0) {
+    console.warn('⚠️  Agent produced empty stdout — the task may have failed silently.')
+    console.warn(`   Agent stderr: ${(result.agentResult.stderr || '(empty)').slice(0, 200)}`)
   }
 
   console.log(`\n✅ Agent complete (${result.agentResult.durationMs}ms)`)

package/src/player.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const BUILTIN_PLAYERS: Record<string, string> = {
   'claude': 'claude',
   'claude-code': 'claude',
   'kimi': 'kimi',
+  'deepseek': 'deepseek',
   'cursor': 'cursor',
   'gemini': 'gemini',
 }

package/src/preflight.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+/**
+ * preflight.test.ts — TDD tests for arena agent-run pre-flight pure functions
+ *
+ * Coverage targets:
+ *   parseDeckSkills      — all TOML formats, edge cases
+ *   checkSkillExistence  — cold pool hit/miss, path resolution
+ *   validateLinkResult   — exit codes, error formatting
+ *   buildCopyPlan        — skip set, path mapping
+ *   resolveColdPoolDir   — tilde expansion, fallback
+ *   formatSkillWarnings  — warning string generation
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test'
+import {
+  parseDeckSkills,
+  checkSkillExistence,
+  validateLinkResult,
+  buildCopyPlan,
+  resolveColdPoolDir,
+  formatSkillWarnings,
+} from './preflight'
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// parseDeckSkills
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe('parseDeckSkills', () => {
+
+  test('empty deck → empty array', () => {
+    expect(parseDeckSkills({})).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('deck with no skill sections → empty array', () => {
+    expect(parseDeckSkills({ deck: { max_cards: 10 } })).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('inline-table format: single tool skill with path', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      tool: {
+        skills: {
+          pdf: { path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf' }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'pdf', path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf', section: 'tool' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('inline-table format: multiple skills', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      tool: {
+        skills: {
+          pdf: { path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf' },
+          docx: { path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/docx' },
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'pdf', path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf', section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'docx', path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/docx', section: 'tool' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('array format: skills = ["a", "b"]', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      tool: {
+        skills: ['web-search', 'docx']
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'web-search', path: null, section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'docx', path: null, section: 'tool' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('innate section parsed separately', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      innate: {
+        skills: {
+          deck: { path: 'github.com/lythos-labs/lythoskill/skills/lythoskill-deck' }
+        }
+      },
+      tool: {
+        skills: {
+          pdf: { path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf' }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'deck', path: 'github.com/lythos-labs/lythoskill/skills/lythoskill-deck', section: 'innate' },
+      { name: 'pdf', path: 'github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/pdf', section: 'tool' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('transient section parsed', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      transient: {
+        skills: {
+          experiment: { path: 'localhost/my-experiment' }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'experiment', path: 'localhost/my-experiment', section: 'transient' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('object entry without path → path=null', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      tool: {
+        skills: {
+          bare: {}  // no path field
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'bare', path: null, section: 'tool' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('object entry with non-string path → path=null', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      tool: {
+        skills: {
+          weird: { path: 42 }  // number, not string
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'weird', path: null, section: 'tool' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('array entry that is not a string → skipped', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      tool: { skills: ['valid', 123, null, 'also-valid'] }
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'valid', path: null, section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'also-valid', path: null, section: 'tool' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('all three sections populated → ordered innate, tool, transient', () => {
+    const parsed = {
+      innate: { skills: { a: { path: '/a' } } },
+      tool: { skills: { b: { path: '/b' } } },
+      transient: { skills: { c: { path: '/c' } } },
+    }
+    expect(parseDeckSkills(parsed)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'a', path: '/a', section: 'innate' },
+      { name: 'b', path: '/b', section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'c', path: '/c', section: 'transient' },
+    ])
+  })
+})
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// checkSkillExistence
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe('checkSkillExistence', () => {
+
+  test('empty skills → empty array', () => {
+    const exists = (_: string) => true
+    expect(checkSkillExistence([], '/cold', exists)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('skill with explicit path → resolves <coldPool>/<path>/SKILL.md', () => {
+    const exists = (p: string) => p === '/cold/github.com/owner/repo/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md'
+    const skills = [{ name: 'my-skill', path: 'github.com/owner/repo/skills/my-skill', section: 'tool' }]
+    const result = checkSkillExistence(skills, '/cold', exists)
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      { name: 'my-skill', expectedPath: '/cold/github.com/owner/repo/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('skill without path (array format) → resolves <coldPool>/<name>/SKILL.md', () => {
+    const exists = (p: string) => p === '/cold/web-search/SKILL.md'
+    const skills = [{ name: 'web-search', path: null, section: 'tool' }]
+    const result = checkSkillExistence(skills, '/cold', exists)
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      { name: 'web-search', expectedPath: '/cold/web-search/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('HTTP path → uses name as fallback for path resolution', () => {
+    const exists = (p: string) => p === '/cold/my-skill/SKILL.md'
+    const skills = [{ name: 'my-skill', path: 'https://example.com/deck.toml', section: 'tool' }]
+    const result = checkSkillExistence(skills, '/cold', exists)
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      { name: 'my-skill', expectedPath: '/cold/my-skill/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' }
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('all found → all found=true', () => {
+    const exists = (_: string) => true
+    const skills = [
+      { name: 'a', path: '/a', section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'b', path: '/b', section: 'tool' },
+    ]
+    expect(checkSkillExistence(skills, '/cold', exists)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'a', expectedPath: '/cold//a/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'b', expectedPath: '/cold//b/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('some missing → mixed found/not-found', () => {
+    const exists = (p: string) => p.includes('a')
+    const skills = [
+      { name: 'a', path: '/a', section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'b', path: '/b', section: 'tool' },
+    ]
+    expect(checkSkillExistence(skills, '/cold', exists)).toEqual([
+      { name: 'a', expectedPath: '/cold//a/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'b', expectedPath: '/cold//b/SKILL.md', found: false, section: 'tool' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('different coldPoolDir → different expectedPath prefix', () => {
+    const exists = (_: string) => true
+    const skills = [{ name: 'x', path: 'github.com/x', section: 'tool' }]
+    const a = checkSkillExistence(skills, '/home/user/.agents/skill-repos', exists)
+    const b = checkSkillExistence(skills, '/opt/cold', exists)
+    expect(a[0].expectedPath).toStartWith('/home/user/.agents/skill-repos/')
+    expect(b[0].expectedPath).toStartWith('/opt/cold/')
+  })
+})
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// validateLinkResult
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe('validateLinkResult', () => {
+
+  test('exitCode 0 → ok', () => {
+    expect(validateLinkResult(0, '')).toEqual({ ok: true })
+  })
+
+  test('exitCode 0 with stderr → still ok (stderr is not always errors)', () => {
+    expect(validateLinkResult(0, 'some warning output')).toEqual({ ok: true })
+  })
+
+  test('exitCode 1 → not ok, error contains snippet', () => {
+    const result = validateLinkResult(1, 'something went wrong')
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.error).toContain('exit 1')
+    expect(result.error).toContain('something went wrong')
+  })
+
+  test('exitCode null → not ok (null !== 0)', () => {
+    const result = validateLinkResult(null, 'process killed')
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.error).toContain('exit null')
+  })
+
+  test('stderr truncated to 300 chars in error message', () => {
+    const longStderr = 'x'.repeat(500)
+    const result = validateLinkResult(1, longStderr)
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false)
+    expect(result.error!.length).toBeLessThan(350) // "Deck link failed (exit 1): " + 300 chars
+  })
+
+  test('exitCode 0, empty stderr → ok with no error field', () => {
+    const result = validateLinkResult(0, '')
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true)
+    expect(result.error).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// buildCopyPlan
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe('buildCopyPlan', () => {
+
+  test('empty entries → empty plan', () => {
+    expect(buildCopyPlan('/work', '/out', [], new Set())).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('all skipped → empty plan', () => {
+    const skip = new Set(['.claude', 'skill-deck.toml'])
+    expect(buildCopyPlan('/work', '/out', ['.claude', 'skill-deck.toml'], skip)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('normal entries → mapped to outDir', () => {
+    const skip = new Set<string>()
+    expect(buildCopyPlan('/work', '/out', ['output.md', 'report.docx'], skip)).toEqual([
+      { src: '/work/output.md', dest: '/out/output.md', name: 'output.md' },
+      { src: '/work/report.docx', dest: '/out/report.docx', name: 'report.docx' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('mixed skip and non-skip → only non-skipped', () => {
+    const skip = new Set(['.claude', 'skill-deck.toml', 'skill-deck.lock'])
+    const entries = ['.claude', 'output.md', 'skill-deck.toml', 'report.docx', 'skill-deck.lock']
+    expect(buildCopyPlan('/work', '/out', entries, skip)).toEqual([
+      { src: '/work/output.md', dest: '/out/output.md', name: 'output.md' },
+      { src: '/work/report.docx', dest: '/out/report.docx', name: 'report.docx' },
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('preserves entry order', () => {
+    const skip = new Set<string>()
+    const entries = ['c', 'a', 'b']
+    expect(buildCopyPlan('/w', '/o', entries, skip).map(e => e.name)).toEqual(['c', 'a', 'b'])
+  })
+
+  test('nested paths work (agent-produced subdirectories)', () => {
+    const skip = new Set<string>()
+    expect(buildCopyPlan('/work', '/out', ['subdir/output.pdf'], skip)).toEqual([
+      { src: '/work/subdir/output.pdf', dest: '/out/subdir/output.pdf', name: 'subdir/output.pdf' },
+    ])
+  })
+})
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// resolveColdPoolDir
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe('resolveColdPoolDir', () => {
+
+  test('explicit absolute path → returned as-is', () => {
+    expect(resolveColdPoolDir('/opt/cold', '/home/user', '/fallback')).toBe('/opt/cold')
+  })
+
+  test('explicit relative path → returned as-is', () => {
+    expect(resolveColdPoolDir('my-cold-pool', '/home/user', '/fallback')).toBe('my-cold-pool')
+  })
+
+  test('tilde path → expanded with homeDir', () => {
+    expect(resolveColdPoolDir('~/.agents/skill-repos', '/home/user', '/fallback'))
+      .toBe('/home/user/.agents/skill-repos')
+  })
+
+  test('tilde at start only → expanded; tilde elsewhere not expanded', () => {
+    expect(resolveColdPoolDir('path/with~/tilde', '/home/user', '/fallback'))
+      .toBe('path/with~/tilde')
+  })
+
+  test('undefined → uses fallback', () => {
+    expect(resolveColdPoolDir(undefined, '/home/user', '/default/cold'))
+      .toBe('/default/cold')
+  })
+
+  test('empty string → uses fallback (|| operator)', () => {
+    expect(resolveColdPoolDir('', '/home/user', '/default/cold'))
+      .toBe('/default/cold')
+  })
+})
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// formatSkillWarnings
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+describe('formatSkillWarnings', () => {
+
+  test('all found → empty array', () => {
+    const checks = [
+      { name: 'a', expectedPath: '/p/a/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'b', expectedPath: '/p/b/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' },
+    ]
+    expect(formatSkillWarnings(checks)).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('some missing → one warning per missing skill', () => {
+    const checks = [
+      { name: 'pdf', expectedPath: '/cold/pdf/SKILL.md', found: false, section: 'tool' },
+      { name: 'docx', expectedPath: '/cold/docx/SKILL.md', found: true, section: 'tool' },
+    ]
+    expect(formatSkillWarnings(checks)).toEqual([
+      'Skill "pdf" declared in deck [tool] but SKILL.md not found at: /cold/pdf/SKILL.md',
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test('all missing → warning for each', () => {
+    const checks = [
+      { name: 'a', expectedPath: '/p/a/SKILL.md', found: false, section: 'innate' },
+      { name: 'b', expectedPath: '/p/b/SKILL.md', found: false, section: 'tool' },
+    ]
+    expect(formatSkillWarnings(checks)).toHaveLength(2)
+  })
+
+  test('empty array → empty array', () => {
+    expect(formatSkillWarnings([])).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  test('section name appears in warning string', () => {
+    const checks = [
+      { name: 'x', expectedPath: '/p/x', found: false, section: 'transient' },
+    ]
+    expect(formatSkillWarnings(checks)[0]).toContain('[transient]')
+  })
+})

package/src/preflight.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/**
+ * preflight.ts — Arena agent-run pre-flight pure functions
+ *
+ * Extracted from cli.ts agentRun to enable unit testing.
+ * All functions are pure: no filesystem IO, no spawn, no console.
+ * IO is injected via function parameters (e.g., existsFn, readdirFn).
+ */
+
+// ── Types ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** A skill as declared in skill-deck.toml */
+export interface SkillDecl {
+  name: string       // TOML key (e.g., "pdf")
+  path: string | null // explicit path from inline-table format; null for array format
+  section: string    // "innate" | "tool" | "transient"
+}
+
+/** Result of checking one skill against the cold pool */
+export interface SkillCheck {
+  name: string
+  expectedPath: string  // resolved cold pool path that was checked
+  found: boolean
+  section: string
+}
+
+/** Result of deck link validation */
+export interface LinkResult {
+  ok: boolean
+  error?: string
+}
+
+/** A single file copy operation plan entry */
+export interface CopyEntry {
+  src: string
+  dest: string
+  name: string       // entry basename for error reporting
+}
+
+// ── parseDeckSkills ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Parse a skill-deck.toml string and extract all declared skills.
+ *
+ * Handles both TOML formats:
+ *   [tool.skills.pdf]          → { name: "pdf", path: "github.com/...", section: "tool" }
+ *   path = "github.com/..."
+ *
+ *   skills = ["a", "b"]        → { name: "a", path: null, section: "tool" }
+ *
+ * Pure: string → SkillDecl[]. No IO, no Bun.TOML dependency (caller parses first).
+ */
+export function parseDeckSkills(
+  deckParsed: Record<string, any>
+): SkillDecl[] {
+  const results: SkillDecl[] = []
+  const sections = ['innate', 'tool', 'transient'] as const
+
+  for (const section of sections) {
+    const skills = deckParsed?.[section]?.skills
+    if (!skills) continue
+
+    if (Array.isArray(skills)) {
+      // Array format: skills = ["name1", "name2"]
+      for (const name of skills) {
+        if (typeof name === 'string') {
+          results.push({ name, path: null, section })
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (typeof skills === 'object') {
+      // Inline-table format: [tool.skills.name], path = "..."
+      for (const [name, entry] of Object.entries(skills as Record<string, any>)) {
+        const skillPath = typeof entry?.path === 'string' ? entry.path : null
+        results.push({ name, path: skillPath, section })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results
+}
+
+// ── checkSkillExistence ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Check each declared skill against the cold pool filesystem.
+ *
+ * For skills with explicit paths: resolve `<coldPoolDir>/<path>/SKILL.md`
+ * For skills without paths (array format): resolve `<coldPoolDir>/<name>/SKILL.md`
+ * Skills with HTTP/URL paths are skipped (not local).
+ *
+ * `existsFn` is the IO injection point — swap for real fs or mock.
+ */
+export function checkSkillExistence(
+  skills: SkillDecl[],
+  coldPoolDir: string,
+  existsFn: (path: string) => boolean
+): SkillCheck[] {
+  return skills.map(skill => {
+    const resolvedName = skill.path && !skill.path.startsWith('http')
+      ? skill.path
+      : skill.name
+    const expectedPath = `${coldPoolDir}/${resolvedName}/SKILL.md`
+    return {
+      name: skill.name,
+      expectedPath,
+      found: existsFn(expectedPath),
+      section: skill.section,
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+// ── validateLinkResult ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Validate the outcome of `bunx @lythos/skill-deck link`.
+ *
+ * Pure: (exitCode, stderr) → LinkResult.
+ * Non-zero exit code = failure. Zero + no stderr = success.
+ */
+export function validateLinkResult(
+  exitCode: number | null,
+  stderr: string
+): LinkResult {
+  if (exitCode !== 0) {
+    const snippet = (stderr || '').slice(0, 300)
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      error: `Deck link failed (exit ${exitCode}): ${snippet}`,
+    }
+  }
+  return { ok: true }
+}
+
+// ── buildCopyPlan ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Build a copy plan from workdir entries → outDir.
+ *
+ * Skips entries in `skipSet`. Each surviving entry maps to `<outDir>/<name>`.
+ * Pure: strings + set → CopyEntry[]. No filesystem access.
+ */
+export function buildCopyPlan(
+  workdir: string,
+  outDir: string,
+  entries: string[],
+  skipSet: Set<string>
+): CopyEntry[] {
+  const plan: CopyEntry[] = []
+  for (const name of entries) {
+    if (skipSet.has(name)) continue
+    plan.push({
+      src: `${workdir}/${name}`,
+      dest: `${outDir}/${name}`,
+      name,
+    })
+  }
+  return plan
+}
+
+// ── resolveColdPoolDir ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Resolve cold_pool root from deck config, expanding ~.
+ *
+ * Pure: string → string. No filesystem access.
+ */
+export function resolveColdPoolDir(
+  coldPoolRoot: string | undefined,
+  homeDir: string,
+  fallbackDir: string
+): string {
+  const raw = coldPoolRoot || fallbackDir
+  return raw.startsWith('~') ? `${homeDir}${raw.slice(1)}` : raw
+}
+
+// ── formatSkillWarnings ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Format skill check results into human-readable warning strings.
+ *
+ * Pure: SkillCheck[] → string[].
+ */
+export function formatSkillWarnings(checks: SkillCheck[]): string[] {
+  return checks
+    .filter(c => !c.found)
+    .map(c => `Skill "${c.name}" declared in deck [${c.section}] but SKILL.md not found at: ${c.expectedPath}`)
+}

package/src/runner.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import { runAgentScenario, type AgentScenario } from '@lythos/test-utils/agent-bdd'
 import { useAgent } from '@lythos/test-utils/agents'
+// Optional: register claude-sdk adapter if the package is installed
+try { await import('@lythos/agent-adapter-claude-sdk') } catch { /* package not installed */ }
 import { ArenaManifest, Player } from '@lythos/test-utils/schema'
 import type { ArenaManifest as ArenaManifestType, JudgeVerdict } from '@lythos/test-utils/schema'
 import { runComparativeJudge } from './comparative-judge'