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  1. package/README.md +119 -39
  2. package/agents/analyst.md +30 -0
  3. package/agents/architect.md +36 -0
  4. package/agents/backend-dev.md +43 -0
  5. package/agents/code-reviewer.md +72 -0
  6. package/agents/frontend-dev.md +43 -0
  7. package/agents/fullstack-dev.md +44 -0
  8. package/agents/gate-reviewer.md +62 -0
  9. package/agents/lead-orchestrator.md +51 -0
  10. package/agents/product-manager.md +38 -0
  11. package/agents/qa-engineer.md +37 -0
  12. package/agents/retro-analyst.md +98 -0
  13. package/checklists/discover.yaml +23 -0
  14. package/checklists/implement.yaml +28 -0
  15. package/checklists/ingest-document.yaml +18 -0
  16. package/checklists/ingest-extract.yaml +13 -0
  17. package/checklists/ingest-scan.yaml +18 -0
  18. package/checklists/multi-faceted-review.yaml +56 -0
  19. package/checklists/plan.yaml +36 -0
  20. package/checklists/refactor-analyze.yaml +18 -0
  21. package/checklists/review.yaml +28 -0
  22. package/claude-md.template +42 -0
  23. package/config.template.yaml +156 -0
  24. package/hooks/settings-hooks.json +31 -0
  25. package/hooks/signal-hooks.json +11 -0
  26. package/package.json +23 -5
  27. package/personas/cognitive/devils-advocate.md +24 -0
  28. package/personas/cognitive/performance-focused.md +23 -0
  29. package/personas/cognitive/security-first.md +24 -0
  30. package/protocols/explore.yaml +18 -0
  31. package/protocols/feature.yaml +45 -0
  32. package/protocols/full.yaml +63 -0
  33. package/protocols/hotfix.yaml +19 -0
  34. package/protocols/ingest.yaml +39 -0
  35. package/protocols/patch.yaml +30 -0
  36. package/protocols/refactor.yaml +41 -0
  37. package/schemas/checkpoint.schema.yaml +133 -0
  38. package/schemas/cost.schema.yaml +97 -0
  39. package/schemas/dependency-graph.schema.yaml +37 -0
  40. package/schemas/gate-result.schema.yaml +101 -0
  41. package/schemas/knowledge-manifest.schema.yaml +39 -0
  42. package/schemas/live-status.schema.yaml +122 -0
  43. package/schemas/protocol.schema.yaml +100 -0
  44. package/schemas/retro.schema.yaml +95 -0
  45. package/schemas/revert-plan.schema.yaml +40 -0
  46. package/schemas/signal.schema.yaml +39 -0
  47. package/schemas/velocity.schema.yaml +52 -0
  48. package/schemas/workspace-lock.schema.yaml +34 -0
  49. package/schemas/workspace.schema.yaml +82 -0
  50. package/skills/sniper-flow/SKILL.md +243 -0
  51. package/skills/sniper-flow-headless/SKILL.md +105 -0
  52. package/skills/sniper-init/SKILL.md +103 -0
  53. package/skills/sniper-review/SKILL.md +49 -0
  54. package/skills/sniper-status/SKILL.md +79 -0
  55. package/templates/architecture.md +23 -0
  56. package/templates/checkpoint.yaml +27 -0
  57. package/templates/codebase-overview.md +19 -0
  58. package/templates/cost.yaml +23 -0
  59. package/templates/custom-protocol.yaml +98 -0
  60. package/templates/knowledge-manifest.yaml +32 -0
  61. package/templates/live-status.yaml +26 -0
  62. package/templates/multi-faceted-review-report.md +28 -0
  63. package/templates/review-report.md +25 -0
  64. package/templates/signal-record.yaml +37 -0
  65. package/templates/spec.md +28 -0
  66. package/templates/story.md +19 -0
  67. package/templates/velocity.yaml +9 -0
  68. package/templates/workspace-config.yaml +44 -0
  69. package/framework/checklists/code-review.md +0 -33
  70. package/framework/checklists/discover-review.md +0 -33
  71. package/framework/checklists/doc-review.md +0 -39
  72. package/framework/checklists/plan-review.md +0 -52
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  75. package/framework/claude-md.template +0 -37
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  89. package/framework/personas/cognitive/security-first.md +0 -29
  90. package/framework/personas/cognitive/systems-thinker.md +0 -29
  91. package/framework/personas/cognitive/user-empathetic.md +0 -29
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- # /sniper-compose -- Compose a Spawn Prompt from Persona Layers
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- You are executing the `/sniper-compose` command. Your job is to assemble a teammate spawn prompt by merging persona layers into the template. Follow every step below precisely.
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- The user's arguments are provided in: $ARGUMENTS
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- ---
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- ## Step 0: Parse Arguments
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- Parse the following flags from `$ARGUMENTS`:
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- | `--process` | YES | Process persona layer name | `architect` |
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- | `--technical` | NO | Technical persona layer name (null if omitted) | `backend` |
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- | `--cognitive` | NO | Cognitive persona layer name (null if omitted) | `security-first` |
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- | `--domain` | NO | Domain context name from active domain pack | `telephony` |
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- | `--name` | YES | Display name for the teammate | `"Backend Architect"` |
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- | `--ownership` | NO | Ownership key from config.yaml | `backend` |
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- ```
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- ERROR: --process is required. This specifies the process persona layer.
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- Usage: /sniper-compose --process architect --technical backend --cognitive security-first --name "Backend Architect"
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- Available process layers: analyst, product-manager, architect, ux-designer, scrum-master, developer, qa-engineer
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- ```
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- Then STOP.
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- **If `--name` is missing**, print an error:
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- ```
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- ERROR: --name is required. This is the display name for the teammate.
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- Usage: /sniper-compose --process architect --technical backend --name "Backend Architect"
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- Then STOP.
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- If no arguments are provided at all, print a usage guide:
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- ```
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- SNIPER Compose -- Assemble a spawn prompt from persona layers
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- Usage:
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- /sniper-compose --process <layer> --name <name> [--technical <layer>] [--cognitive <layer>] [--domain <context>] [--ownership <key>]
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- Required:
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- --process Process persona layer (analyst, product-manager, architect, ux-designer, scrum-master, developer, qa-engineer)
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- --name Display name for the teammate (quoted if spaces)
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- --technical Technical persona layer (backend, frontend, infrastructure, security, ai-ml, database, api-design)
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- --cognitive Cognitive persona layer (systems-thinker, security-first, performance-focused, user-empathetic, devils-advocate, mentor-explainer)
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- --domain Domain context from the active domain pack
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- --ownership Ownership key from config.yaml (backend, frontend, infrastructure, tests, docs)
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- /sniper-compose --process architect --technical backend --cognitive security-first --name "Backend Architect" --ownership backend
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- /sniper-compose --process developer --technical frontend --cognitive user-empathetic --name "Frontend Dev" --ownership frontend
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- /sniper-compose --process analyst --cognitive systems-thinker --name "Business Analyst"
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- ## Step 1: Read the Template
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- ## Step 2: Read Each Persona Layer
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- ### 2a: Process Layer (required)
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- Read: `.sniper/personas/process/{process_name}.md`
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- - If `$ARGUMENTS` contains "dry-run", perform Steps 0-4 only (compose prompts) and print them without spawning. This lets the user review prompts before execution.
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- - If `$ARGUMENTS` contains "skip-review", skip Step 10 and go straight to Step 11.
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- - If a teammate crashes or becomes unresponsive after 10 minutes of no messages, report the issue to the user and offer to respawn that specific teammate.
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- - Do NOT proceed to `/sniper-plan` automatically -- always let the user initiate the next phase.