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  1. package/PLASTIC.md +106 -475
  2. package/hooks/hooks.json +0 -11
  3. package/hooks/statusline +50 -10
  4. package/package.json +1 -1
  5. package/scripts/doctor.rb +931 -0
  6. package/scripts/hook-session-start +47 -10
  7. package/scripts/install.rb +218 -30
  8. package/scripts/lib/bridge.rb +34 -0
  9. package/skills/_active-intent-gate.md +26 -0
  10. package/skills/auto/SKILL.md +22 -4
  11. package/skills/auto/references/agent-architecture.md +60 -0
  12. package/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md +143 -0
  13. package/skills/continuing/SKILL.md +4 -0
  14. package/skills/continuing/references/context-management.md +32 -0
  15. package/skills/creating-intent/SKILL.md +5 -0
  16. package/skills/creating-intent/references/lifecycle.md +74 -0
  17. package/skills/creating-intent/references/wikilinks.md +8 -0
  18. package/skills/creating-project/SKILL.md +4 -0
  19. package/skills/creating-project/references/hubs-projects.md +55 -0
  20. package/skills/doctor/SKILL.md +116 -0
  21. package/skills/doctor/references/gates-stuck-detection.md +38 -0
  22. package/skills/doctor/report.md +96 -0
  23. package/skills/evaluating-skills/SKILL.md +140 -0
  24. package/skills/evaluating-skills/assets/eval-template.json +12 -0
  25. package/skills/evaluating-skills/evals/evals.json +75 -0
  26. package/skills/evaluating-skills/references/convention-checks.md +76 -0
  27. package/skills/evaluating-skills/references/eval-methodology.md +154 -0
  28. package/skills/linking-intents/SKILL.md +4 -0
  29. package/skills/linking-intents/references/zettelkasten.md +33 -0
  30. package/skills/managing-index/SKILL.md +4 -0
  31. package/skills/releasing/SKILL.md +92 -17
  32. package/skills/releasing/references/deprecations.md +44 -0
  33. package/skills/research/SKILL.md +114 -0
  34. package/skills/savepoint/SKILL.md +4 -0
  35. package/skills/savepoint/references/context-management.md +32 -0
  36. package/skills/update/SKILL.md +10 -2
  37. package/skills/writing-instructions/SKILL.md +159 -0
  38. package/skills/writing-instructions/references/agentskills-spec.md +135 -0
  39. package/skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md +183 -0
  40. package/templates/agents.md +16 -0
  41. package/templates/project.yml +5 -0
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+ ---
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+ name: plastic:brainstorming
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+ description: "Explore intent requirements and design before implementation. Produces spec.md in the active intent directory."
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+ ---
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+ # Brainstorming Ideas Into Designs
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+ Help turn ideas into fully formed designs and specs through natural collaborative dialogue.
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+ Announce: "I'm using the brainstorming skill to explore the design for intent {id} — {name}."
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+ Start by understanding the current project context, then ask questions one at a time to refine the idea. Once you understand what you're building, present the design and get user approval.
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+ <HARD-GATE>
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+ Do NOT invoke any implementation skill, write any code, scaffold any project, or take any implementation action until you have presented a design and the user has approved it. This applies to EVERY project regardless of perceived simplicity.
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+ </HARD-GATE>
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+
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+ ## Active Intent Gate
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+ Before proceeding, resolve the active intent:
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+ 1. **Detect store:** Read `~/.plastic/projects.yml`, match CWD against registered project paths. If match → project store at `~/.plastic/projects/{slug}/store/`. If no match → global store at `~/.plastic/store/`.
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+ 2. **Find active intent:** Read `INDEX.md` from the detected store. Look under `## Active`. If exactly one → use it. If multiple → ask which. If none → refuse: "No active intent. Create one first with /plastic:creating-intent"
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+ 3. **Resolve intent directory:** `{store}/store/{id}--{slug}/`
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+ All artifacts go to the intent directory. Never write to external paths.
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+ ## Anti-Pattern: "This Is Too Simple To Need A Design"
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+ Every project goes through this process. A todo list, a single-function utility, a config change — all of them. "Simple" projects are where unexamined assumptions cause the most wasted work. The design can be short (a few sentences for truly simple projects), but you MUST present it and get approval.
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+ ## Checklist
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+ You MUST create a task for each of these items and complete them in order:
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+ 1. **Explore project context** — check files, docs, recent commits, read active intent
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+ 2. **Ask clarifying questions** — one at a time, understand purpose/constraints/success criteria
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+ 3. **Propose 2-3 approaches** — with trade-offs and your recommendation
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+ 4. **Present design** — in sections scaled to their complexity, get user approval after each section
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+ 5. **Write spec** — save to `{intent_dir}/spec.md` and commit to store repo
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+ 6. **Spec self-review** — placeholder scan, consistency, scope, ambiguity
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+ 7. **User reviews written spec** — ask user to review before proceeding
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+ 8. **Transition to planning** — invoke `plastic:writing-plans`
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+ ## Process Flow
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+ ```dot
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+ digraph brainstorming {
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+ "Explore project context" [shape=box];
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+ "Ask clarifying questions" [shape=box];
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+ "Propose 2-3 approaches" [shape=box];
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+ "Present design sections" [shape=box];
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+ "User approves design?" [shape=diamond];
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+ "Write spec" [shape=box];
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+ "Spec self-review\n(fix inline)" [shape=box];
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+ "User reviews spec?" [shape=diamond];
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+ "Invoke plastic:writing-plans" [shape=doublecircle];
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+ "Explore project context" -> "Ask clarifying questions";
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+ "Ask clarifying questions" -> "Propose 2-3 approaches";
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+ "Propose 2-3 approaches" -> "Present design sections";
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+ "Present design sections" -> "User approves design?";
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+ "User approves design?" -> "Present design sections" [label="no, revise"];
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+ "User approves design?" -> "Write spec" [label="yes"];
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+ "Write spec" -> "Spec self-review\n(fix inline)";
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+ "Spec self-review\n(fix inline)" -> "User reviews spec?";
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+ "User reviews spec?" -> "Write spec" [label="changes requested"];
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+ "User reviews spec?" -> "Invoke plastic:writing-plans" [label="approved"];
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ **The terminal state is invoking `plastic:writing-plans`.** Do NOT invoke any other implementation skill. The ONLY skill you invoke after brainstorming is `plastic:writing-plans`.
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+ ## The Process
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+ **Understanding the idea:**
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+ - Check out the current project state first (files, docs, recent commits)
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+ - Before asking detailed questions, assess scope: if the request describes multiple independent subsystems (e.g., "build a platform with chat, file storage, billing, and analytics"), flag this immediately. Don't spend questions refining details of a project that needs to be decomposed first.
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+ - If the project is too large for a single spec, help the user decompose into sub-projects: what are the independent pieces, how do they relate, what order should they be built? Then brainstorm the first sub-project through the normal design flow. Each sub-project gets its own spec → plan → implementation cycle.
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+ - For appropriately-scoped projects, ask questions one at a time to refine the idea
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+ - Prefer multiple choice questions when possible, but open-ended is fine too
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+ - Only one question per message - if a topic needs more exploration, break it into multiple questions
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+ - Focus on understanding: purpose, constraints, success criteria
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+ **Exploring approaches:**
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+ - Propose 2-3 different approaches with trade-offs
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+ - Present options conversationally with your recommendation and reasoning
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+ - Lead with your recommended option and explain why
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+ **Presenting the design:**
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+ - Once you believe you understand what you're building, present the design
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+ - Scale each section to its complexity: a few sentences if straightforward, up to 200-300 words if nuanced
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+ - Ask after each section whether it looks right so far
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+ - Cover: architecture, components, data flow, error handling, testing
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+ - Be ready to go back and clarify if something doesn't make sense
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+ **Design for isolation and clarity:**
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+ - Break the system into smaller units that each have one clear purpose, communicate through well-defined interfaces, and can be understood and tested independently
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+ - For each unit, you should be able to answer: what does it do, how do you use it, and what does it depend on?
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+ - Can someone understand what a unit does without reading its internals? Can you change the internals without breaking consumers? If not, the boundaries need work.
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+ - Smaller, well-bounded units are also easier for you to work with - you reason better about code you can hold in context at once, and your edits are more reliable when files are focused. When a file grows large, that's often a signal that it's doing too much.
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+ **Working in existing codebases:**
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+ - Explore the current structure before proposing changes. Follow existing patterns.
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+ - Where existing code has problems that affect the work (e.g., a file that's grown too large, unclear boundaries, tangled responsibilities), include targeted improvements as part of the design - the way a good developer improves code they're working in.
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+ - Don't propose unrelated refactoring. Stay focused on what serves the current goal.
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+ ## After the Design
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+ **Documentation:**
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+ - Write the validated design (spec) to `{intent_dir}/spec.md`
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+ - Use elements-of-style:writing-clearly-and-concisely skill if available
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+ - Commit to the store repo:
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+ ```
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+ cd {store_root} && git add . && git commit -m "docs: spec for intent {id} — {name}"
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+ ```
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+ **Spec Self-Review:**
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+ After writing the spec document, look at it with fresh eyes:
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+ 1. **Placeholder scan:** Any "TBD", "TODO", incomplete sections, or vague requirements? Fix them.
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+ 2. **Internal consistency:** Do any sections contradict each other? Does the architecture match the feature descriptions?
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+ 3. **Scope check:** Is this focused enough for a single implementation plan, or does it need decomposition?
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+ 4. **Ambiguity check:** Could any requirement be interpreted two different ways? If so, pick one and make it explicit.
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+ Fix any issues inline. No need to re-review — just fix and move on.
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+ **User Review Gate:**
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+ After the spec review loop passes, ask the user to review the written spec before proceeding:
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+ > "Spec written and committed to `{intent_dir}/spec.md`. Please review it and let me know if you want to make any changes before we start writing out the implementation plan."
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+ Wait for the user's response. If they request changes, make them and re-run the spec review loop. Only proceed once the user approves.
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+ **Implementation:**
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+ - Invoke `plastic:writing-plans` to create the implementation plan
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+ - Do NOT invoke any other skill. `plastic:writing-plans` is the next step.
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+ ## Key Principles
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+ - **One question at a time** - Don't overwhelm with multiple questions
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+ - **Multiple choice preferred** - Easier to answer than open-ended when possible
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+ - **YAGNI ruthlessly** - Remove unnecessary features from all designs
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+ - **Explore alternatives** - Always propose 2-3 approaches before settling
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+ - **Incremental validation** - Present design, get approval before moving on
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+ - **Be flexible** - Go back and clarify when something doesn't make sense
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  2. **Project context** — if in a registered project, show governing intent + tactical intents
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  3. **Stale future intents** — surface for triage
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  4. **Fresh future intents** — offer as next work
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+ ## References
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+ - Read `references/context-management.md` for the full save/continue protocol when resuming from a savepoint or when the resume flow needs debugging
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+ # Context Management (Start-Save-Continue)
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+ ## Save Point
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+ Triggered by PreCompact hook or manually:
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+ 1. Find active intent(s) from `~/.plastic/INDEX.md`
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+ 2. Update active intent's `checklist.md` (check off completed items)
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+ 3. Update active intent's `savepoint.md` (in-progress, next steps, blockers, discoveries)
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+ 4. Add observations to `## Insights`
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+ 5. Update INDEX.md
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+ 6. Commit: `cd ~/.plastic && git add . && git commit -m "chore: savepoint — [intent name]"`
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+ 7. Notify user to `/clear`
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+ ## Continue
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+ Triggered by UserPromptSubmit hook when user says "continue". Priority order:
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+ **1. Active intents first (resume work):**
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+ 1. Read INDEX.md → find active intent(s)
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+ 2. Read active intent's `intent.md` → what and why
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+ 3. Read active intent's `savepoint.md` → where we left off
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+ 4. Read active intent's `checklist.md` → what's next
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+ 5. Announce: intent name, current state, next step, blockers
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+ 6. Resume
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+ **2. No active intents → offer future intents:**
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+ 1. List all future intents from INDEX.md
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+ 2. Present them as options
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+ 3. When user picks one, move to Active in INDEX.md
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+ **3. Stale future intents (untouched 3+ days) → triage:**
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+ - **activate** — start working on it now
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+ - **abandon** — mark as abandoned
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+ - **defer to agent** — implement, research, or ideate
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+ ## References
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+ - Read `references/lifecycle.md` for the full What→Why→How→Exec stage detail, filesystem-as-schema conventions, and creating-intent step-by-step
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+ - Read `references/wikilinks.md` for the wikilink syntax table when adding `## Links` to intents
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+ # Building an Intent — Full Lifecycle Detail
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+ The desire. One paragraph. What the human or agent wants.
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+ This exists from the moment the intent is created.
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+ ## Why → `## Context` + `### Decisions` sections
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+ Why this intent exists. Grows over time through brainstorming and exploration.
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+ - **Context** — what we knew going in + what we decided along the way
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+ - **Decisions** — main premises derived from Context plus decisions from brainstorming/grilling
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+ - Decisions are Why-level: "status belongs on actions because multiple workstreams", not How-level: "use ACTION_N.md files"
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+ **Deliverable:** `spec.md` (consolidated specification from Context + Decisions + brainstorming)
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+ ## How → Planning and preparation
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+ Research decisions, create the implementation plan, define actions.
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+ **Deliverable:** `plan.md` + `actions/` + `checklist.md` (execution registry with checkboxes covering all actions)
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+ ## Exec → Execute actions
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+ This is how execution is tracked. When this intent completes, Insights
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+ is where to look for what comes next. New intents spawned from Insights
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+ ## `## Links`
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+ ## Conventions — Filesystem as Schema
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+ State is derived from what exists, not from what's declared.
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+ | No `## Context` | Intent is fleeting (quick capture, non-actionable) |
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+ | `## Context` has content | Intent is permanent (developed, actionable) |
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+ | `## Outcome` has content | Intent is done |
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+ | `## Insights` has `(autonomous)` entries | Intent is/was being delivered autonomously |
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+ ### Transitions
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+ - There is no separate "non-actionable → actionable" transition — permanence implies actionability
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+ - Even research intents are actionable: the research itself is the action, the conclusion is the outcome
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+ ## Creating an Intent — Full Steps
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+ 1. Determine the target store: `~/.plastic/store/` for global intents (default), `~/.plastic/projects/{slug}/store/` for project intents
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+ 2. Determine the Folgezettel ID: If root (no parent), find highest root number +1. If branch, run `"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/folgezettel-id" <parent_id> <store_path>`
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+ 3. Create the intent directory in the chosen store (e.g., `ID--three-to-five-words`)
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+ 4. Create `{ID}--{slug}.md` with frontmatter (id, intent, sources, chain, created, author, tags)
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+ 5. Write `## Intent` — the What
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+ 6. Add remaining sections: `## Context`, `## Outcome`, `## Insights`, `## Links`
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+ | `[[ID]]` | Link to intent in same store (e.g., `[[1a1]]`) |
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+ | `[[ID\|display text]]` | Link with human-readable label |
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+ | `[[project-slug:ID]]` | Link to intent in `~/.plastic/projects/{slug}/store/` |
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+ - Hub-spawned projects revolve around different ideas around related topics.
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+ status: active
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+ ```
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+ description: Use when diagnosing Plastic installation health, after updates, or when something seems broken. Runs checks and reports findings with fix options.
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+ ---
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+ # Doctor — Plastic Health Check
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+ ## When to Use
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+ - After `plastic:update` completes (automatically)
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+ - When hooks aren't firing, skills aren't loading, or something seems broken
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+ - When the user says "check plastic", "diagnose", "what's wrong with plastic"
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+ ## Procedure
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+ ### Step 1: Run the diagnostic script
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+ ### Step 3: Fill the report template
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+ ### Step 5: Apply fixes
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+ | "Create missing directory" | Run `mkdir -p` on the path |
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+ | "Create INDEX.md with required sections" | Write INDEX.md with the 5 sections: Active, Future, Clusters, Abandoned, Completed |
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+ | "Add missing entries to INDEX.md" | Add orphaned intents to the appropriate INDEX.md section |
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+ | "Remove stale references from INDEX.md" | Edit INDEX.md to remove ghost references |
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+ | "Re-run installer" | Run `npx @zalom/plastic@latest --agent` |
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+ For fixes the agent cannot handle automatically, explain what the user needs
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+ ### Step 6: Verify
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+ After applying fixes, re-run the diagnostic script:
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+ ```
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+ Show the updated results.
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+ - If all checks pass: announce success.
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+ - If issues remain: explain what is still wrong and what the user can do.
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+ ## Post-Update Mode
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+ When invoked from `plastic:update` (not directly by the user):
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+ 1. Run the diagnostic script as in Step 1.
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+ 2. If all checks pass: show a single line — **"Health check: all clear."**
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+ 3. If issues are found: show the full report (Steps 3-6).
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+ This keeps the update flow clean when nothing is wrong.
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+ ## Important Notes
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+ - The script is **read-only**. It inspects but never modifies files.
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+ All fixes are performed by the agent using standard tools.
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+ - The script outputs JSON to stdout. Any diagnostic errors go to stderr.
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+ - Non-zero exit codes mean "issues found", not "script crashed".
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+ Always parse stdout regardless of exit code.
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+
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+ ## References
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+ - Read `references/gates-stuck-detection.md` for the full gate enforcement table, bridge file pattern, and stuck detection thresholds when diagnosing gate failures or stuck agents
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+ # Gate Enforcement and Stuck Detection
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+ ## Bridge File Pattern
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+ `/tmp/plastic-{session}.json` is the hot cache; the filesystem is the authority.
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+ SessionStart rebuilds the bridge file from the filesystem — the bridge is always disposable.
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+ ## Gate Taxonomy
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+ | Gate type | Purpose |
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+ |---|---|
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+ | **Pre-flight** | Prerequisites exist? |
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+ | **Revision** | New info invalidated prior work? |
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+ | **Escalation** | Blocked items surface to user |
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+ | **Abort** | Inconsistent state detected |
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+
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+ ## Full Gate Enforcement
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+ | Gate | Blocked action | Required prerequisite |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | Pre-flight | Cannot write `plan.md` | `spec.md` must exist |
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+ | Pre-flight | Cannot create `actions/` | `spec.md` must exist |
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+ | Pre-flight | Cannot write `outcome.md` | `checklist.md` must exist with all items checked |
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+ | Revision | Cannot proceed to Exec | Context changed after spec.md — re-derive spec |
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+ | Abort | Cannot complete intent | `outcome.md` exists but checklist has unchecked items |
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+ Hard blocking — hooks exit with code 2 when gates fail.
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+ ## Stuck Detection
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+ | Condition | Threshold | Action |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | Consecutive gate failures | 3+ | Warning |
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+ | Consecutive gate failures | 5+ | Force savepoint + escalate |
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+ | No activity | 5+ min | Warning |
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+ | No activity | 10+ min | Force savepoint + escalate |
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+ | Context pressure | 80% | Warning |
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+ | Context pressure | 90% | Force savepoint |
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+ # Plastic Doctor Report
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+ <!-- =======================================================================
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+ AGENT INSTRUCTIONS -- How to fill this template
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+ =========================================================================
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+ 1. Run the doctor script. It outputs JSON with check results.
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+ 2. Replace every {{placeholder}} below with the corresponding JSON value.
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+ 3. For the category sections: the template shows ONE example section.
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+ Repeat that pattern for each unique category in the checks array.
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+ The six known categories and their display names are:
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+ global_store -> "Global Store"
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+ conventions -> "Conventions"
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+ agent_registration -> "Agent Registration"
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+ core_files -> "Core Files"
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+ project_stores -> "Project Stores"
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+ deprecations -> "Deprecations"
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+ 4. For each check within a category, emit one line with the status icon
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+ and the check message. If the check has non-empty details, list them
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+ as indented sub-items.
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+ 5. The "Fixable Issues" section should ONLY appear if at least one check
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+ has fixable=true AND status is not "pass". Omit the entire section
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+ otherwise.
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+ 6. Status icons (plain text, no emoji):
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+ pass -> [PASS]
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+ warn -> [WARN]
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+ fail -> [FAIL]
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+ 7. The overall status icon in the header uses the same mapping.
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+ 8. After filling, remove all HTML comments -- they are instructions only.
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+ ======================================================================= -->
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+
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+ ## {{overall_status_icon}} Overall: {{status}} -- Plastic v{{version}}
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+
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+ Checked at: {{timestamp}}
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+
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+ ### Summary
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+
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+ {{pass}} passed, {{warn}} warnings, {{fail}} failed -- {{total}} checks total
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ <!-- =====================================================================
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+ CATEGORY SECTIONS
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+ ======================================================================
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+ Repeat the block below ONCE PER CATEGORY present in the checks array.
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+ Group checks by their "category" field. Use the display name mapping
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+ above for the heading. Within each category, list every check as a
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+ single line: status icon + message. If a check has non-empty "details",
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+ list each detail as an indented bullet beneath.
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+ Example category section (for agent_registration with two checks):
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+ ===================================================================== -->
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+ ### Agent Registration
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+ - [PASS] Claude Code adapter registered
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+ - [FAIL] 2 hook scripts not executable
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+ - ~/.claude/hooks/plastic-session-start
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+ - ~/.claude/hooks/plastic-gate-check
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+
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+ <!-- =====================================================================
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+ Repeat the above pattern for each category found in the checks array.
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+ Only include categories that have at least one check.
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+ Order categories as they appear in the checks array.
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+ ===================================================================== -->
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ <!-- =====================================================================
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+ FIXABLE ISSUES SECTION
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+ ======================================================================
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+ Include this section ONLY if one or more checks have fixable=true AND
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+ status is "warn" or "fail". If no fixable issues exist, omit everything
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+ from the "Fixable Issues" heading through the end of the horizontal
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+ rule that follows the table.
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+ For each fixable check that is not "pass", emit one table row:
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+ | status_icon | check_message | fix_hint |
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+ ===================================================================== -->
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+
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+ ### Fixable Issues
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+
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+ | Status | Issue | Fix |
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+ |--------|-------|-----|
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+ | [FAIL] | 2 hook scripts not executable | chmod +x on the listed files |
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+ <!-- =====================================================================
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+ Repeat one row per fixable non-pass check.
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+ ===================================================================== -->
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ <!-- =====================================================================
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+ FOOTER -- always include this line exactly as written.
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+ ===================================================================== -->
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+
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+ Run `plastic doctor --fix` to auto-fix all fixable issues, or ask me to fix them now.