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  1. package/README.md +11 -16
  2. package/data/harness-index.json +1 -1
  3. package/data/harnesses/code/CLAUDE.md +71 -57
  4. package/data/harnesses/code/agents/{spec-mode.md → lld-mode.md} +12 -12
  5. package/data/harnesses/code/agents/maintenance.md +2 -31
  6. package/data/harnesses/code/harness.json +2 -2
  7. package/data/harnesses/code/hooks/hooks.json +0 -23
  8. package/data/harnesses/code/rules/testing.md +25 -0
  9. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/SKILL.md +34 -14
  10. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/index.md +16 -0
  11. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/mechanisms.md +99 -0
  12. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/async-messaging.md +81 -0
  13. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/auth.md +93 -0
  14. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/build-config-runtime.md +93 -0
  15. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/cloudflare.md +93 -0
  16. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/frontend.md +93 -0
  17. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/generic-tail.md +55 -0
  18. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/persistence.md +93 -0
  19. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/packs/wire-api.md +87 -0
  20. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/brainstorm/README.md +28 -10
  21. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md +27 -12
  22. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/brainstorm/exit-artifacts.md +2 -2
  23. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/brainstorm/templates/evidence.md +24 -0
  24. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/brainstorm/templates/rejected.md +5 -1
  25. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/documentation/SKILL.md +2 -2
  26. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/documentation/references/templates.md +10 -77
  27. package/data/harnesses/etna/CLAUDE.md +11 -12
  28. package/data/harnesses/etna/agents/{spec-mode.md → lld-mode.md} +12 -12
  29. package/data/harnesses/etna/agents/maintenance.md +2 -31
  30. package/data/harnesses/etna/harness.json +2 -2
  31. package/data/harnesses/etna/hooks/hooks.json +0 -23
  32. package/data/harnesses/etna/rules/testing.md +25 -0
  33. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/SKILL.md +34 -14
  34. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/index.md +16 -0
  35. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/mechanisms.md +99 -0
  36. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/async-messaging.md +81 -0
  37. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/auth.md +93 -0
  38. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/build-config-runtime.md +93 -0
  39. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/cloudflare.md +93 -0
  40. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/frontend.md +93 -0
  41. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/generic-tail.md +55 -0
  42. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/persistence.md +93 -0
  43. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/boundary/references/packs/wire-api.md +87 -0
  44. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/brainstorm/README.md +28 -10
  45. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md +27 -12
  46. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/brainstorm/exit-artifacts.md +2 -2
  47. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/brainstorm/templates/evidence.md +24 -0
  48. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/brainstorm/templates/rejected.md +5 -1
  49. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/documentation/SKILL.md +2 -2
  50. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/documentation/references/templates.md +10 -77
  51. package/data/harnesses/mobile/CLAUDE.md +78 -55
  52. package/data/harnesses/mobile/agents/{spec-mode.md → lld-mode.md} +12 -12
  53. package/data/harnesses/mobile/agents/maintenance.md +2 -31
  54. package/data/harnesses/mobile/harness.json +2 -2
  55. package/data/harnesses/mobile/hooks/hooks.json +0 -23
  56. package/data/harnesses/mobile/rules/testing.md +25 -0
  57. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/SKILL.md +34 -14
  58. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/index.md +16 -0
  59. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/mechanisms.md +99 -0
  60. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/async-messaging.md +81 -0
  61. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/auth.md +93 -0
  62. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/build-config-runtime.md +93 -0
  63. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/cloudflare.md +93 -0
  64. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/frontend.md +93 -0
  65. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/generic-tail.md +55 -0
  66. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/persistence.md +93 -0
  67. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/boundary/references/packs/wire-api.md +87 -0
  68. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/brainstorm/README.md +28 -10
  69. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/brainstorm/SKILL.md +27 -12
  70. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/brainstorm/exit-artifacts.md +2 -2
  71. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/brainstorm/templates/evidence.md +24 -0
  72. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/brainstorm/templates/rejected.md +5 -1
  73. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/documentation/SKILL.md +2 -2
  74. package/data/harnesses/mobile/skills/documentation/references/templates.md +10 -77
  75. package/package.json +1 -1
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  79. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/boundary/references/boundary-taxonomy.md +0 -796
  80. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/distiller/SKILL.md +0 -90
  81. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/distiller/references/docs-mode.md +0 -299
  82. package/data/harnesses/code/skills/distiller/references/method.md +0 -94
  83. package/data/harnesses/etna/hooks/lib/redact.mjs +0 -35
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  87. package/data/harnesses/etna/skills/distiller/SKILL.md +0 -90
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- This file defines how AI agents (Claude, GPT, etc.) should work on this project. **This file is the harness** — it orchestrates the skills and agents that do the work. There is no separate "harness skill."
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+ This file defines how AI coding agents — any vendor, any runtime — should work on this project. Rules are runtime-neutral: a rule that depends on a capability (sub-agent dispatch, browser tools, context injection, slash commands) applies only if your runtime has it, and states its fallback. Rules marked **[override]** deliberately replace a default your runtime may have built in — in a conflict, the rule here wins.
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+ - **Runtimes without native component support** (AGENTS.md readers, etc.): read `.claude/agents/<name>.md` and each skill's `.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` (plus its `references/`) and follow them inline; derive the ownership index by scanning `docs/features/` frontmatter.
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+ | `packs/wire-api.md` | Express routes/middleware (`app.use(`, `router.`), `res.json({ status`, zod schemas on requests, axios clients/interceptors, `cors(`, inbound webhooks, `rateLimit(` |
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+ | `packs/frontend.md` | `createSlice`/`configureStore`, RTK Query (`tagTypes`), react-router tables/`useParams`, Tailwind CSS (`@theme`, `personality.css`, `globals.css`), `vite.config.*` (alias, env), `@nurix/components`, localforage/redux-persist, date formatting |
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+ | `packs/auth.md` | `jwtVerify(`/jose, `betterAuth(`/`auth.api.`, session cookies, CSRF, OAuth callbacks/`redirect_uri`, `tenantId`/`organizationId` scoping, password hashing, auth middleware mounts |
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+ | `packs/cloudflare.md` | `wrangler.jsonc`/`wrangler.toml`, `env.X` bindings, `extends DurableObject`/`[[migrations]]`, KV/R2/D1/Queues, `scheduled(`/crons, `WorkerEntrypoint`, `compatibility_date`, static assets config |
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+ | `packs/async-messaging.md` | BullMQ (`new Queue(`/`new Worker(`), Redis pub/sub or Streams, WebSockets/socket.io, SSE (`text/event-stream`), channel-name templates, outbound webhook senders |
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