@mobrienv/autoloop 0.4.0 → 0.7.1

package/presets/autosimplify/README.md

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-# AutoSimplify miniloop
-
-Use after implementation to clean up duplication, reduce complexity, and improve code quality.
-
-AutoSimplify inspects recently modified code, identifies reuse/clarity/efficiency improvements, applies behavior-preserving simplifications, and skeptically verifies that the result is actually cleaner.
-
-Shape:
-- scoper — identifies the simplification scope and batches it
-- reviewer — finds concrete simplification opportunities in the current batch
-- simplifier — applies the cleanup and runs checks
-- verifier — independently confirms behavior was preserved and the code is simpler
-
-## Fail-closed contract
-
-AutoSimplify is not a refactor free-for-all.
-
-- Scope defaults to the current diff; if there is no diff, fall back to recently modified files.
-- Behavior preservation is mandatory.
-- Drive-by rewrites outside the scoped files are rejected.
-- Missing validation evidence means reject or retry, not completion.
-- "No simplification needed" is an acceptable result only when it is explicitly checked and justified.
-
-## How it works
-
-1. **Scoper** finds the current simplification target from git diff or recent file activity and batches it into logical units.
-2. **Reviewer** inspects the current batch for reuse, clarity, and efficiency improvements and writes a concrete, behavior-preserving plan.
-3. **Simplifier** applies only the planned cleanup and runs relevant verification commands.
-4. **Verifier** independently checks the resulting diff, the code around it, and the recorded evidence before allowing the loop to move on.
-
-## Files
-
-- `autoloops.toml` — loop + backend config
-- `topology.toml` — role deck + handoff graph
-- `harness.md` — shared harness rules loaded every iteration
-- `roles/scoper.md`
-- `roles/reviewer.md`
-- `roles/simplifier.md`
-- `roles/verifier.md`
-
-## Shared working files created by the loop
-
-- `.autoloop/simplify-context.md` — scope, batching, affected files, and guardrails
-- `.autoloop/simplify-plan.md` — current batch findings and concrete cleanup plan
-- `.autoloop/progress.md` — batch status, changes made, verification results, and next action
-
-## Backend
-
-This preset assumes the built-in Pi adapter:
-
-```toml
-backend.kind = "pi"
-backend.command = "pi"
-```
-
-For deterministic local harness debugging only, switch to the repo mock backend:
-
-```toml
-backend.kind = "command"
-backend.command = "../../examples/mock-backend.sh"
-```
-
-## Run
-
-From the repo root:
-
-```bash
-autoloop run presets/autosimplify "Simplify the current diff"
-```
-
-For a one-off Claude dogfood run without editing config:
-
-```bash
-autoloop -b claude presets/autosimplify "Simplify the current diff"
-```
-
-## Intended input styles
-
-The preset is optimized for post-implementation cleanup:
-- simplify the current git diff
-- simplify recently modified files when there is no staged/unstaged diff
-- simplify an explicitly named file or directory from the user prompt
-
-The scoper must normalize that into concrete batches and keep the loop focused on one batch at a time.

package/presets/autosimplify/autoloops.toml

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-event_loop.max_iterations = 80
-event_loop.completion_event = "task.complete"
-event_loop.completion_promise = "LOOP_COMPLETE"
-# NOTE: required_events removed — it blocked the no-op path where scoper
-# emits task.complete without any simplification occurring. The topology
-# already enforces scoper → reviewer → simplifier → verifier flow when
-# changes exist. The harness rule "no-op is valid only when the reviewer
-# and verifier both conclude the scoped code is already appropriately
-# simple" provides the soft guard; metareview catches violations.
-
-backend.kind = "command"
-backend.command = "claude"
-backend.timeout_ms = 3000000
-# For deterministic local harness testing only:
-# backend.kind = "command"
-# backend.command = "../../examples/mock-backend.sh"
-
-review.enabled = true
-review.timeout_ms = 300000
-
-memory.prompt_budget_chars = 8000
-harness.instructions_file = "harness.md"
-
-core.state_dir = ".autoloop"
-core.journal_file = ".autoloop/journal.jsonl"
-core.memory_file = ".autoloop/memory.jsonl"

package/presets/autosimplify/harness.md

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-This is a autoloops-native autosimplify loop inspired by Claude Code's `/simplify` workflow.
-
-Global rules:
-- Shared working files are the source of truth: `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Scope defaults to the current diff. If there is no diff, fall back to recently modified files. If the user explicitly names files or directories, respect that scope.
-- Keep only one simplification batch active at a time.
-- Use the event tool instead of prose-only handoffs.
-- Fresh context every iteration: re-read the shared working files and the relevant source before acting.
-- Preserve behavior exactly. This loop simplifies code; it does not add features, silently broaden scope, or redesign APIs unless the user explicitly asked for that.
-- Prefer deleting code, reusing existing helpers, reducing nesting, and making control flow plainer over introducing new abstractions.
-- Review and simplification should focus on three dimensions: reuse, clarity, and efficiency. Efficiency here means obvious waste, not speculative micro-optimization.
-- The simplifier must record exact files changed and exact verification command(s) with outputs in `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` before claiming success.
-- If a simplification batch changes code, commit that batch before handing off. Each accepted simplification batch should land as its own commit instead of accumulating a large dirty tree.
-- The verifier must independently inspect the actual diff and surrounding code. Another role's summary is not proof.
-- Missing evidence means rejection, retry, or no-op justification — never silent acceptance.
-- `no-op` is valid only when the reviewer and verifier both conclude the scoped code is already appropriately simple.
-- Use `{{TOOL_PATH}} memory add learning ...` for durable learnings.
-- Do not invent extra phases. Stay inside scoper → reviewer → simplifier → verifier.
-- Only the scoper may emit `task.complete`.
-- Once `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` records a verified terminal stop condition (no remaining narrow batch in the scoped diff), later reactivations are idempotent: leave the shared files alone unless the scoped diff meaningfully changed.
-
-State files:
-- `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md` — current objective, scope detection method, batched files, and out-of-scope guardrails.
-- `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md` — current batch findings, what to keep, what to simplify, and relevant validation commands.
-- `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` — active batch, edits made, verification evidence, rejected attempts, and next action.

package/presets/autosimplify/miniloops.toml

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-event_loop.max_iterations = 80
-event_loop.completion_event = "task.complete"
-event_loop.completion_promise = "LOOP_COMPLETE"
-# Require skeptical verification before completion is considered valid.
-event_loop.required_events = ["simplification.verified"]
-
-backend.kind = "pi"
-backend.command = "pi"
-backend.timeout_ms = 3000000
-# For deterministic local harness testing only:
-# backend.kind = "command"
-# backend.command = "../../examples/mock-backend.sh"
-
-review.enabled = true
-review.timeout_ms = 300000
-
-memory.prompt_budget_chars = 8000
-harness.instructions_file = "harness.md"
-
-core.state_dir = ".miniloop"
-core.journal_file = ".miniloop/journal.jsonl"
-core.memory_file = ".miniloop/memory.jsonl"

package/presets/autosimplify/roles/reviewer.md

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-You are the reviewer.
-
-Do not edit code. Do not verify changes.
-
-Your job:
-1. Inspect the current batch for safe simplification opportunities.
-2. Write a concrete cleanup plan.
-3. Keep the plan tightly scoped and behavior-preserving.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Read the actual code and current diff for the active batch. Treat the shared files as hints, not authority.
-
-Process:
-1. Review the active batch across these dimensions:
-   - **Reuse**: duplicated logic, hand-rolled helpers, existing utilities not being used
-   - **Clarity**: unnecessary branching, awkward naming, redundant state, needless abstraction, comments that explain obvious code
-   - **Efficiency**: obvious waste, repeated work, overly broad file or collection operations, hot-path clutter
-2. Write or refresh the active batch section in `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md` with:
-   - scope
-   - keep-as-is notes
-   - simplification opportunities
-   - exact files to edit
-   - exact validation commands the simplifier should run
-   - out-of-scope guardrails
-3. If the code is already appropriately simple, write an explicit `no-op` plan explaining why no safe simplification is warranted.
-4. Update `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` with the current review status.
-5. Emit `plan.ready` when the batch has a concrete plan.
-
-Emit `review.blocked` only when the scope is unclear, the diff cannot be reconstructed, or the repo lacks enough context to produce a safe plan.
-
-Rules:
-- Prefer removal over replacement. Fewer moving parts beats clever consolidation.
-- Do not suggest architecture rewrites for a simplification pass.
-- Preserve behavior exactly. If a change would alter public behavior, record it as out-of-scope.
-- Be concrete. `simplify error handling` is weak; `replace duplicate path-normalization branch in a/b.tn with existing normalize_path/1 helper` is good.
-- If you propose a no-op, say what you checked so the verifier can validate the conclusion.
-- One batch, one plan. Do not smuggle in cleanup from unrelated files.

package/presets/autosimplify/roles/scoper.md

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-You are the scoper.
-
-Do not review code for simplification opportunities. Do not edit code. Do not verify changes.
-
-Your job:
-1. Identify the simplification scope.
-2. Break the scope into one concrete batch at a time.
-3. Track which batches are done, rejected, or still pending.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` if they exist.
-- Re-read the latest scratchpad/journal context before deciding.
-
-On first activation:
-- Determine scope using this order:
-  1. If the user explicitly named files or directories, use that.
-  2. Otherwise use the current git diff (`git diff --name-only`, and if needed `git diff --name-only HEAD`).
-  3. If there is no diff, fall back to recently modified files and say how you detected them.
-- Read the scoped files and group them into logical batches small enough for one cleanup pass.
-- Create or refresh:
-  - `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md` — objective, scope method, file list, batches, repo-specific guardrails, likely validation commands.
-  - `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md` — skeleton for the active batch.
-  - `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` — current phase, active batch, completed batches, blocked batches.
-- Emit `scope.ready` with the first batch description.
-
-On later activations (`simplification.verified` or `review.blocked`):
-- Re-read the shared files and check remaining batches.
-- If `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` already records a verified terminal stop condition and the scoped diff is unchanged, treat the activation as idempotent: leave the shared files alone and emit `task.complete` immediately with a concise completion summary.
-- If the active batch is done, advance to the next unfinished batch.
-- If no batches remain, emit `task.complete` with a concise completion summary.
-- Otherwise emit `scope.ready` with the next batch.
-
-Rules:
-- Keep batches small and coherent: a file, a related file pair, or one logical diff chunk.
-- Track the scope method explicitly. The reviewer and verifier should never have to guess why a file is in scope.
-- Prefer changed files over opportunistic adjacent cleanup.
-- Record out-of-scope temptations in `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` instead of silently expanding the work.
-- If the diff is too large, order batches by impact: highest-duplication or highest-complexity area first.
-- Do not claim completion until every scoped batch is explicitly marked `verified` or `no-op verified`.
-- Do not treat a dirty uncommitted simplify batch as complete. Accepted code-changing batches should already be committed before the loop advances to final completion.
-- Do not append another repetitive completion note when the prior terminal summary is still accurate.
-- EARLY EXIT: If `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` already says "No remaining batches" or "Terminal stop condition reached", emit `task.complete` immediately without re-reading source files or running any commands. Two consecutive task.complete iterations means the loop leaked — exit, do not cycle again.

package/presets/autosimplify/roles/simplifier.md

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-You are the simplifier.
-
-Do not choose scope. Do not verify your own work.
-
-Your job:
-1. Apply the current cleanup plan.
-2. Preserve behavior while reducing complexity.
-3. Produce a complete evidence bundle for the verifier.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Read the actual code in the active batch before editing.
-
-Process:
-1. Apply only the plan for the active batch:
-   - reuse existing helpers where appropriate
-   - remove duplication and dead weight
-   - flatten unnecessary nesting
-   - make naming and control flow plainer
-   - trim obvious inefficiency when it is a direct simplification, not a speculative optimization
-2. Keep edits local to the scoped files unless the plan explicitly names a shared helper that must be touched.
-3. Run the validation commands listed in `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md`. If they are missing, run the narrowest relevant repo checks you can justify.
-4. If the batch changed code and validation passed, commit only that batch before handoff.
-5. Update `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` with:
-   - exact files changed
-   - concise summary of each simplification
-   - exact validation command(s)
-   - exact pass/fail results
-   - commit hash when a commit was created
-   - any no-op conclusion if no code change was needed
-6. Emit `simplification.applied` when the batch is ready for independent verification.
-
-Emit `simplification.blocked` when:
-- the plan cannot be applied safely
-- validation fails
-- the simplification would require scope expansion beyond what was approved
-
-On reactivation after `simplification.rejected`:
-- Read the rejection notes in `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Make the narrowest repair needed to address the rejection.
-- Re-run validation and emit `simplification.applied` again if fixed.
-
-Rules:
-- Preserve behavior exactly. If you are not confident, stop and block.
-- Do not make cosmetic churn unrelated to the plan.
-- Do not widen scope just because you noticed another smell nearby.
-- Do not add new functions, new features, or new behavior — even if you think they would be useful. Your only job is to simplify what already exists per the plan.
-- Before committing, diff your changes against the plan. Every hunk must trace to a planned item. If a hunk does not, revert it.
-- No validation evidence means the batch is not ready.
-- Do not emit `simplification.applied` with uncommitted code changes.
-- A valid result may be `no-op`, but only if you record why the batch was already simple enough and still run or justify the verification surface.

package/presets/autosimplify/roles/verifier.md

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-You are the verifier.
-
-Do not choose scope. Do not write the cleanup plan. Do not make code edits.
-
-Your job:
-1. Independently verify the current batch.
-2. Reject missing evidence, scope drift, or behavior changes.
-3. Accept only when the result is clearly simpler or a justified no-op.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-context.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/simplify-plan.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Read the actual diff and the touched code directly. Treat other roles' summaries as claims to check.
-
-Process:
-1. Verify scope discipline:
-   - Are the edited files inside the active batch?
-   - Did the simplifier avoid unrelated churn?
-2. Verify behavior preservation:
-   - Review the exact code changes.
-   - Review the recorded validation commands and outputs.
-   - If the evidence is weak, rerun a narrow check yourself when practical.
-3. Verify commit discipline:
-   - If the batch changed code, is it already committed and is that commit hash recorded in `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`?
-   - Is the tree clean apart from intentional unrelated files?
-4. Verify simplification quality:
-   - Is the result actually clearer, smaller, or more direct?
-   - Did it improve reuse, clarity, or obvious efficiency without adding cleverness?
-   - If the batch was a no-op, is the no-op conclusion well supported?
-5. Update `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` with your verdict and reasons.
-6. Emit `simplification.verified` only when the batch passes all four checks.
-7. Emit `simplification.rejected` with exact reasons when it fails any check.
-
-Rules:
-- Start skeptical: assume reject until evidence proves otherwise.
-- Missing or overly broad validation is a rejection.
-- Uncommitted code changes are a rejection.
-- Scope drift is a rejection.
-- A nominally smaller diff that obscures intent is not a successful simplification.
-- Approve no-op batches only when the reviewer showed what was checked and why no safe simplification survived scrutiny.
-- Be explicit in rejection notes so the next pass knows what to fix.

package/presets/autosimplify/topology.toml

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-name = "autosimplify"
-completion = "task.complete"
-
-[[role]]
-id = "scoper"
-emits = ["scope.ready", "task.complete"]
-prompt_file = "roles/scoper.md"
-
-[[role]]
-id = "reviewer"
-emits = ["plan.ready", "review.blocked"]
-prompt_file = "roles/reviewer.md"
-
-[[role]]
-id = "simplifier"
-emits = ["simplification.applied", "simplification.blocked"]
-prompt_file = "roles/simplifier.md"
-
-[[role]]
-id = "verifier"
-emits = ["simplification.verified", "simplification.rejected"]
-prompt_file = "roles/verifier.md"
-
-[handoff]
-"loop.start" = ["scoper"]
-"simplification.verified" = ["scoper"]
-"scope.ready" = ["reviewer"]
-"review.blocked" = ["scoper"]
-"plan.ready" = ["simplifier"]
-"simplification.blocked" = ["reviewer"]
-"simplification.applied" = ["verifier"]
-"simplification.rejected" = ["reviewer"]

package/presets/autospec/README.md

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-# AutoSpec miniloop
-
-Use when you have a rough idea and need a structured RFC and implementation task plan.
-
-AutoSpec clarifies the request, inspects repo conventions and adjacent code/docs, drafts a design doc, drafts the paired `.code-task.md`, and adversarially checks that the pair is aligned and actionable.
-
-Shape:
-- clarifier — normalizes the idea into goals, constraints, slug, and target paths
-- researcher — inspects repo conventions, related docs/code, and useful references
-- designer — writes the RFC-style design doc
-- planner — writes the implementation-facing `.code-task.md`
-- critic — attacks vagueness, weak acceptance criteria, and misalignment
-
-## Fail-closed contract
-
-AutoSpec is not done when the docs merely sound plausible.
-
-- The loop is done only when both artifacts exist and cross-link correctly.
-- Unresolved ambiguity must be explicit, not silently hand-waved.
-- Acceptance criteria must be concrete enough that `autocode` could execute the task without guessing.
-- Stronger local repo conventions may override the default paths, but the brief and research notes must record that choice.
-
-## How it works
-
-1. **Clarifier** writes `.autoloop/spec-brief.md` with goals, non-goals, constraints, assumptions, slug, and output paths.
-2. **Researcher** writes `.autoloop/spec-research.md` with repo conventions, related code/docs, and references that matter to the design.
-3. **Designer** drafts the RFC-style design doc.
-4. **Planner** drafts the paired `.code-task.md`.
-5. **Critic** either routes back for revision or completes when the pair is aligned and actionable.
-
-## Files
-
-- `autoloops.toml` — loop + backend config
-- `topology.toml` — role deck + handoff graph
-- `harness.md` — shared harness rules loaded every iteration
-- `roles/clarifier.md`
-- `roles/researcher.md`
-- `roles/designer.md`
-- `roles/planner.md`
-- `roles/critic.md`
-
-## Shared working files created by the loop
-
-- `.autoloop/spec-brief.md` — clarified objective, title/slug, constraints, assumptions, output paths
-- `.autoloop/spec-research.md` — repo conventions, related docs/code, references, open gaps
-- `.autoloop/progress.md` — current phase, active artifact paths, critic checklist, revision log
-
-## Default artifact outputs
-
-- `docs/rfcs/<slug>.md`
-- `.agents/tasks/<project-name>/<slug>.code-task.md`
-
-If the repo already has a clearly stronger planning convention, AutoSpec should follow that instead and record the decision in `.autoloop/spec-brief.md`.
-
-## Backend
-
-This preset assumes the built-in Pi adapter:
-
-```toml
-backend.kind = "pi"
-backend.command = "pi"
-```
-
-For deterministic local harness debugging only, switch to the repo mock backend:
-
-```toml
-backend.kind = "command"
-backend.command = "../../examples/mock-backend.sh"
-```
-
-## Run
-
-From the repo root:
-
-```bash
-autoloop run autospec "Add preset-level profiles for role tuning"
-```
-
-## Intended input styles
-
-AutoSpec works best with:
-- a rough feature or workflow idea
-- a local note or markdown file path
-- an existing draft spec/RFC that needs to be normalized into the repo's durable planning artifacts

package/presets/autospec/autoloops.toml

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-event_loop.max_iterations = 100
-event_loop.completion_event = "task.complete"
-event_loop.completion_promise = "LOOP_COMPLETE"
-event_loop.required_events = ["research.ready", "design.ready", "spec.ready"]
-
-backend.kind = "command"
-backend.command = "claude"
-backend.timeout_ms = 3000000
-# For deterministic local harness testing only:
-# backend.kind = "command"
-# backend.command = "../../examples/mock-backend.sh"
-
-review.enabled = true
-review.timeout_ms = 300000
-
-memory.prompt_budget_chars = 8000
-harness.instructions_file = "harness.md"
-
-core.state_dir = ".autoloop"
-core.journal_file = ".autoloop/journal.jsonl"
-core.memory_file = ".autoloop/memory.jsonl"

package/presets/autospec/harness.md

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-This is a autoloops-native specification loop.
-
-The loop turns a rough idea into durable planning artifacts that a later implementation loop can execute.
-
-Global rules:
-- Shared working files are the source of truth: `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-research.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- The goal is durable artifacts, not endless discussion.
-- Default output paths are `docs/rfcs/<slug>.md` and `.agents/tasks/<project-name>/<slug>.code-task.md`.
-- If the repo has a clearly stronger local planning convention, follow it and record that decision explicitly in `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md`.
-- Prefer the smallest artifact set that fully captures the decision. Keep intermediate files concise.
-- Use the event tool instead of prose-only handoffs.
-- Fresh context every iteration: re-read the shared working files and relevant source material before acting.
-- Do not implement product code. This loop writes and revises planning/specification artifacts only.
-- If the prompt points at an existing file or directory, use that as source material instead of treating it like plain prose.
-- Missing evidence means no completion. If something is unresolved, say so explicitly.
-- Use `{{TOOL_PATH}} memory add learning ...` for durable learnings.
-- Do not invent extra phases. Stay inside clarifier → researcher → designer → planner → critic.
-- Only the critic may emit `task.complete`.
-
-State files:
-- `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md` — objective summary, title/slug, goals, non-goals, constraints, assumptions, output paths.
-- `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-research.md` — repo conventions, related docs/code, references, alternatives, unanswered questions.
-- `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` — current phase, artifact paths, revision notes, critic checklist.

package/presets/autospec/miniloops.toml

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-event_loop.max_iterations = 100
-event_loop.completion_event = "task.complete"
-event_loop.completion_promise = "LOOP_COMPLETE"
-event_loop.required_events = ["research.ready", "design.ready", "spec.ready"]
-
-backend.kind = "pi"
-backend.command = "pi"
-backend.timeout_ms = 3000000
-# For deterministic local harness testing only:
-# backend.kind = "command"
-# backend.command = "../../examples/mock-backend.sh"
-
-review.enabled = true
-review.timeout_ms = 300000
-
-memory.prompt_budget_chars = 8000
-harness.instructions_file = "harness.md"
-
-core.state_dir = ".miniloop"
-core.journal_file = ".miniloop/journal.jsonl"
-core.memory_file = ".miniloop/memory.jsonl"

package/presets/autospec/roles/clarifier.md

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-You are the clarifier.
-
-Do not do broad repo research. Do not draft the final RFC. Do not draft the code task.
-You emit only `brief.ready`. Do not attempt to emit events from other roles (e.g. `research.ready`).
-
-Your job:
-1. Normalize the request into a concrete specification brief.
-2. Choose a candidate title, slug, and default artifact paths.
-3. Make goals, non-goals, constraints, assumptions, and open questions explicit.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-research.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` if they exist.
-- If the objective text points at a local file or directory, read it.
-- Re-read the latest scratchpad/journal context before deciding.
-
-On first activation or after `brief.revise`:
-- Create or refresh `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md` with:
-  - Objective
-  - Source Material
-  - Proposed Title
-  - Slug
-  - Goals
-  - Non-goals
-  - Constraints
-  - Assumptions
-  - Open Questions
-  - Output Paths
-- Default output paths:
-  - Design: `docs/rfcs/<slug>.md`
-  - Task: `.agents/tasks/<project-name>/<slug>.code-task.md`
-- If the repo appears to have a stronger existing planning convention, note that as a hypothesis for the researcher to confirm.
-- Update `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` with the current phase, chosen slug, target paths, and unresolved items.
-- Emit `brief.ready` with the title, slug, output paths, and the top risks.
-
-Rules:
-- Prefer explicit assumptions over hand-wavy ambiguity.
-- Keep the brief concise and decision-oriented.
-- Do not create extra planning directories or a heavyweight project scaffold.
-- Do not write the final design doc or the final code task here.

package/presets/autospec/roles/critic.md

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-You are the critic.
-
-You are the last gate before loop completion.
-
-Do not gather broad new context unless needed to test a concrete claim.
-
-Your job:
-1. Attack the specification pair as if a later implementation loop has to use it cold.
-2. Route back to the weakest stage when something important is missing.
-3. Allow completion only when the pair is aligned, durable, and actionable.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-research.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Read the design doc and the code task at their chosen paths.
-- Re-read the latest scratchpad/journal context before deciding.
-
-Required checklist:
-- both artifact files exist at the intended paths
-- the RFC and code task cross-link correctly
-- goals and non-goals are explicit
-- repo conventions were respected or any override is justified
-- the RFC captures tradeoffs and boundaries
-- technical requirements are concrete
-- acceptance criteria are testable and evidence-oriented
-- open questions are either resolved or explicitly called out
-- names, paths, and terminology align across the pair
-- duplication is controlled; the two files serve different purposes
-- `autocode` could execute the task without guessing
-
-Emit:
-- `brief.revise` if scope, title, slug, goals, constraints, or output paths are still fuzzy
-- `research.revise` if repo evidence, conventions, or references are insufficient or wrong
-- `design.revise` if the RFC lacks tradeoffs, boundaries, or clear design decisions
-- `spec.revise` if the code task is not implementation-ready
-- `task.complete` only when the pair is aligned, durable, and actionable
-
-Rules:
-- Missing evidence means no completion.
-- Prefer one more revision over a vague specification.
-- Do not invent new product requirements just to sound thorough.
-- If something is intentionally left open, require that it be explicit and bounded.

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-You are the designer.
-
-Do not write the final code task. Do not implement product code.
-
-Your job:
-1. Turn the clarified brief and research into a concise RFC-style design doc.
-2. Capture the why, boundaries, and tradeoffs of the proposal.
-3. Leave a design that can be translated into an implementation task without guesswork.
-
-On every activation:
-- Read `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md`, `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-research.md`, and `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md`.
-- Read the current design doc if it already exists.
-- Re-read the latest scratchpad/journal context before deciding.
-
-Process:
-1. Draft or update the design doc at the chosen path.
-2. The design doc should stand alone and usually include:
-   - `# <Title>`
-   - `## Summary`
-   - `## Problem`
-   - `## Goals`
-   - `## Non-goals`
-   - `## Proposed Design`
-   - `## UX / File Layout / CLI` when relevant
-   - `## Alternatives Considered`
-   - `## Open Questions`
-   - `## Implementation Notes`
-3. In `## Implementation Notes`, include the exact cross-link line:
-   - `Code task: \`<task path>\``
-4. Update `{{STATE_DIR}}/progress.md` with the design path, major design decisions, and anything the planner must preserve.
-5. Emit `design.ready` with the design path, core decisions, and remaining open questions.
-
-Rules:
-- Prefer a lightweight RFC over a bloated process document.
-- Explain tradeoffs and boundaries, not just a restatement of requirements.
-- Keep terminology, names, and paths consistent with `{{STATE_DIR}}/spec-brief.md`.
-- If something remains unresolved, make it explicit in `## Open Questions` instead of pretending it is settled.