aether-colony 5.0.0 → 5.1.0

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  1. package/.aether/aether-utils.sh +3150 -3349
  2. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-ambassador.md +265 -0
  3. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-archaeologist.md +327 -0
  4. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-architect.md +236 -0
  5. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-auditor.md +271 -0
  6. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-builder.md +224 -0
  7. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-chaos.md +269 -0
  8. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-chronicler.md +305 -0
  9. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-gatekeeper.md +330 -0
  10. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-includer.md +374 -0
  11. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-keeper.md +272 -0
  12. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-measurer.md +322 -0
  13. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-oracle.md +237 -0
  14. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-probe.md +211 -0
  15. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-queen.md +330 -0
  16. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-route-setter.md +178 -0
  17. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-sage.md +418 -0
  18. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-scout.md +179 -0
  19. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-surveyor-disciplines.md +417 -0
  20. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-surveyor-nest.md +355 -0
  21. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-surveyor-pathogens.md +289 -0
  22. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-surveyor-provisions.md +360 -0
  23. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-tracker.md +270 -0
  24. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-watcher.md +280 -0
  25. package/.aether/agents-claude/aether-weaver.md +248 -0
  26. package/.aether/commands/archaeology.yaml +653 -0
  27. package/.aether/commands/build.yaml +1221 -0
  28. package/.aether/commands/chaos.yaml +653 -0
  29. package/.aether/commands/colonize.yaml +438 -0
  30. package/.aether/commands/continue.yaml +1484 -0
  31. package/.aether/commands/council.yaml +304 -0
  32. package/.aether/commands/data-clean.yaml +80 -0
  33. package/.aether/commands/dream.yaml +275 -0
  34. package/.aether/commands/entomb.yaml +863 -0
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  36. package/.aether/commands/feedback.yaml +158 -0
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  47. package/.aether/commands/maturity.yaml +122 -0
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  52. package/.aether/commands/patrol.yaml +621 -0
  53. package/.aether/commands/pause-colony.yaml +424 -0
  54. package/.aether/commands/phase.yaml +124 -0
  55. package/.aether/commands/pheromones.yaml +153 -0
  56. package/.aether/commands/plan.yaml +1313 -0
  57. package/.aether/commands/preferences.yaml +63 -0
  58. package/.aether/commands/redirect.yaml +123 -0
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  61. package/.aether/commands/run.yaml +193 -0
  62. package/.aether/commands/seal.yaml +1205 -0
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  65. package/.aether/commands/swarm.yaml +352 -0
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  67. package/.aether/commands/update.yaml +131 -0
  68. package/.aether/commands/verify-castes.yaml +159 -0
  69. package/.aether/commands/watch.yaml +454 -0
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  71. package/.aether/docs/QUEEN-SYSTEM.md +11 -11
  72. package/.aether/docs/README.md +32 -2
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  127. package/.aether/skills/domain/typescript/SKILL.md +58 -0
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  132. package/.aether/templates/learning-observations.template.json +6 -0
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  135. package/.aether/templates/session.template.json +9 -0
  136. package/.aether/utils/atomic-write.sh +63 -17
  137. package/.aether/utils/chamber-utils.sh +145 -2
  138. package/.aether/utils/emoji-audit.sh +166 -0
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  155. package/.aether/utils/state-api.sh +199 -0
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+ ---
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+ name: ant:build
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+ description: "🔨🐜🏗️🐜🔨 Build a phase with pure emergence - colony self-organizes and completes tasks"
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+ ---
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+ You are the **Queen**. You DIRECTLY spawn multiple workers — do not delegate to a single Prime Worker.
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+ ## Pheromone Suggestions
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+ At build start, the colony analyzes the codebase for patterns that might benefit
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+ from pheromone signals (complex files, TODOs, debug artifacts, etc.). Suggested
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+ signals are presented for approval and written as FOCUS pheromones if approved.
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+ Use `--no-suggest` to skip this analysis.
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+ The phase to build is: `$ARGUMENTS`
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+ ## Instructions
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+ ### Context Confirmation Rule (CRITICAL)
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+ **Before switching to a different colony directory, you MUST confirm with the user.**
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+ When the user mentions a colony name that doesn't match the current directory:
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+ 1. State clearly: "You're currently in [Current Directory/Colony Name]"
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+ 2. Ask: "Did you mean to switch to [Other Colony], or continue here?"
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+ 3. Wait for confirmation — DO NOT proceed until the user clarifies
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+ **Example:**
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+ > User: "THE FUCKING ANIMATION COLONY DO THE NEXT BUILD"
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+ > Assistant: "You're currently in SonoTherapie (ACF/WPML site). Did you mean:
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+ > 1. Continue with SonoTherapie (which has animated hero sections)
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+ > 2. Switch to AnalogWave (NEW SITE)
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+ > Which would you like?"
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+ This prevents accidental context switches when the user is frustrated or uses imprecise language.
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+ <failure_modes>
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+ ### Wave Failure Mid-Build
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+ If a worker fails during a build wave:
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+ - Do NOT continue to next wave (failed dependencies will cascade)
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+ - Report which worker failed, what task it was on, and what was attempted
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+ - Options: (1) Retry the failed task, (2) Skip and continue with remaining tasks, (3) Abort build
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+ ### Partial File Writes
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+ If a builder crashes mid-write:
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+ - Check git status for uncommitted partial changes
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+ - If partial changes exist, offer: (1) Review and keep, (2) Revert with git checkout, (3) Stash for later
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+ ### State Corruption
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+ If COLONY_STATE.json becomes invalid during build:
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+ - STOP all workers immediately
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+ - Do not attempt to fix state automatically
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+ - Report the issue and offer to restore from last known good state
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+ </failure_modes>
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+
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+ <success_criteria>
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+ Command is complete when:
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+ - All waves executed in order with no skipped dependencies
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+ - Each worker's task output is verified (files exist, tests pass)
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+ - COLONY_STATE.json reflects completed phase progress
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+ - Build summary reports all workers' outcomes
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+ </success_criteria>
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+
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+ <read_only>
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+ Do not touch during build:
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+ - .aether/dreams/ (user notes)
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+ - .aether/chambers/ (archived colonies)
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+ - .env* files
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+ - .claude/settings.json
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+ - .github/workflows/
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+ - Other agents' config files (only modify files assigned to the current build task)
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+ </read_only>
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+
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+ ### Step 0.6: Verify LiteLLM Proxy
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+
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+ Check that the LiteLLM proxy is running for model routing:
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking model proxy...":
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+ ```bash
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+ curl -s http://localhost:4000/health | grep -q "healthy" && echo "Proxy healthy" || echo "Proxy not running - workers will use default model"
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+ ```
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+
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+ If proxy is not healthy, log a warning but continue (workers will fall back to default routing).
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+
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+ ### Step 0.5: Load Colony State
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Loading colony state...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh load-state`
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+
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+ If the command fails (non-zero exit or JSON has ok: false):
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+ 1. Parse error JSON
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+ 2. If error code is E_FILE_NOT_FOUND: "No colony initialized. Run /ant:init first." and stop
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+ 3. If validation error: Display error details with recovery suggestion and stop
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+ 4. For other errors: Display generic error and suggest /ant:status for diagnostics
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+
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+ If successful:
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+ 1. Parse the state JSON from result field
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+ 2. Check if goal is null - if so: "No colony initialized. Run /ant:init first." and stop
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+ 3. Extract current_phase and phase name from plan.phases[current_phase - 1].name
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+ 4. Display brief resumption context:
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+ ```
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+ 🔄 Resuming: Phase X - Name
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+ ```
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+ (If HANDOFF.md exists, this provides orientation before the build proceeds)
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+
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+ After displaying context, run using the Bash tool with description "Releasing colony lock...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh unload-state` to release the lock.
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+
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+ ### Step 1: Validate + Read State
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+
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+ **Parse $ARGUMENTS:**
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+ 1. Extract the phase number (first argument)
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+ 2. Check remaining arguments for flags:
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+ - If contains `--verbose` or `-v`: set `verbose_mode = true`
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+ - If contains `--no-visual`: set `visual_mode = false` (visual is ON by default)
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+ - If contains `--no-suggest`: set `suggest_enabled = false` (suggestions are ON by default)
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+ - If contains `--depth <level>`: set `cli_depth_override = <level>`
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+ - Otherwise: set `visual_mode = true`, `suggest_enabled = true` (defaults)
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+
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+ If the phase number is empty or not a number:
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+
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+ ```
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+ Usage: /ant:build <phase_number> [--verbose|-v] [--no-visual] [--no-suggest] [--depth <level>]
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+
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+ Options:
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+ --verbose, -v Show full completion details (spawn tree, TDD, patterns)
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+ --no-visual Disable real-time visual display (visual is on by default)
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+ --no-suggest Skip pheromone suggestion analysis
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+ --depth <level> Set colony depth for this build (light|standard|deep|full)
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+
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+ Examples:
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+ /ant:build 1 Build Phase 1 (with visual display)
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+ /ant:build 1 --verbose Build Phase 1 (full details + visual)
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+ /ant:build 1 --no-visual Build Phase 1 without visual display
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+ /ant:build 1 --no-suggest Build Phase 1 without pheromone suggestions
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+ /ant:build 1 --depth deep Build Phase 1 with thorough investigation
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+ ```
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+
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+ Stop here.
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+
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+ **Set colony depth (if --depth flag provided):**
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+ If `cli_depth_override` is set:
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+ 1. Run using the Bash tool with description "Setting colony depth...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-depth set "$cli_depth_override"`
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+ 2. Parse JSON result - if `.ok` is false:
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+ - Display: `Error: Invalid depth "$cli_depth_override". Use: light, standard, deep, full`
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+ - Stop here
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+ 3. If valid: Display `Colony depth: {level}`
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+
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+ **Read colony depth:**
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Reading colony depth...":
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+ ```bash
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+ depth_result=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-depth get 2>/dev/null || echo '{"ok":true,"result":{"depth":"standard","source":"default"}}')
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+ colony_depth=$(echo "$depth_result" | jq -r '.result.depth // "standard"')
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+ depth_source=$(echo "$depth_result" | jq -r '.result.source // "default"')
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+ echo "colony_depth=$colony_depth"
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+ echo "depth_source=$depth_source"
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+ ```
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+
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+ Store `colony_depth` as cross-stage state for use by build-wave.md and build-verify.md.
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+
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+ Display depth with label:
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+ ```
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+ Depth: {colony_depth} ({label})
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+ ```
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+
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+ Where label maps:
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+ - light -> "Builder only -- fastest"
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+ - standard -> "Builder + Scout -- balanced"
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+ - deep -> "Builder + Scout + Oracle -- thorough"
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+ - full -> "All agents -- most thorough"
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+
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+ If `colony_depth` is "standard" and `depth_source` is "default" (user never explicitly set it), also display:
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+ ```
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+ (Tip: use --depth deep for Oracle research, or --depth light for fast builds)
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Auto-upgrade old state:**
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+ If `version` field is missing, "1.0", or "2.0":
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+ 1. Preserve: `goal`, `state`, `current_phase`, `plan.phases`
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+ 2. Write upgraded v3.0 state (same structure as /ant:init but preserving data)
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+ 3. Output: `State auto-upgraded to v3.0`
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+ 4. Continue with command.
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+
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+ Extract:
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+ - `goal`, `state`, `current_phase` from top level
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+ - `plan.phases` for phase data
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+ - `errors.records` for error context
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+ - `memory` for decisions/learnings
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+
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+ **Validate:**
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+ - If `plan.phases` is empty -> output `No project plan. Run /ant:plan first.` and stop.
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+ - Find the phase matching the requested ID. If not found -> output `Phase {id} not found.` and stop.
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+ - If the phase status is `"completed"` -> output `Phase {id} already completed.` and stop.
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+
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+ ### Step 1.5: Blocker Advisory (Non-blocking)
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+
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+ Check for unresolved blocker flags on the requested phase:
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking for blockers...":
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh flag-check-blockers {phase_number}
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+ ```
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+
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+ Parse the JSON result (`.result.blockers`):
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+
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+ - **If blockers == 0:** Display nothing (or optionally a brief `No active blockers for Phase {id}.` line). Proceed to Step 2.
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+ - **If blockers > 0:** Retrieve blocker details:
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Loading blocker details...":
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh flag-list --type blocker --phase {phase_number}
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+ ```
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+ Parse `.result.flags` and display an advisory warning:
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+ ```
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+ ⚠️ BLOCKER ADVISORY: {blockers} unresolved blocker(s) for Phase {id}
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+ {for each flag in result.flags:}
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+ - [{flag.id}] {flag.title}
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+ {end for}
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+
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+ Consider reviewing with /ant:flags or auto-fixing with /ant:swarm before building.
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+ Proceeding anyway...
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+ ```
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+ **This is advisory only — do NOT stop.** Continue to Step 2 regardless.
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+
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+ ### Step 2: Update State
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+
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+ Read then update `.aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json`:
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+ - Set `state` to `"EXECUTING"`
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+ - Set `current_phase` to the phase number
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+ - Set the phase's `status` to `"in_progress"` in `plan.phases[N]`
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+ - Add `build_started_at` field with current ISO-8601 UTC timestamp
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+ - Append to `events`: `"<timestamp>|phase_started|build|Phase <id>: <name> started"`
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+
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+ If `events` exceeds 100 entries, keep only the last 100.
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+
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+ Write COLONY_STATE.json.
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+
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+ Validate the state file:
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Validating colony state...":
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh validate-state colony
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Step 3: Git Checkpoint
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+
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+ Create a git checkpoint for rollback capability.
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking git repository...":
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+ ```bash
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+ git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null
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+ ```
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+
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+ - **If succeeds** (is a git repo):
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+ 1. Check for changes in Aether-managed directories only: `.aether .claude/commands/ant .claude/commands/st .opencode bin`
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+ 2. **If changes exist**: Run using the Bash tool with description "Creating git checkpoint...": `git stash push -m "aether-checkpoint: pre-phase-$PHASE_NUMBER" -- .aether .claude/commands/ant .claude/commands/st .opencode bin`
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+ - IMPORTANT: Never use `--include-untracked` — it stashes ALL files including user work!
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+ - Run using the Bash tool with description "Verifying checkpoint...": `git stash list | head -1 | grep "aether-checkpoint"` — warn if empty
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+ - Store checkpoint as `{type: "stash", ref: "aether-checkpoint: pre-phase-$PHASE_NUMBER"}`
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+ 3. **If clean working tree**: Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording HEAD position...": `git rev-parse HEAD`
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+ - Store checkpoint as `{type: "commit", ref: "$HEAD_HASH"}`
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+ - **If fails** (not a git repo): Set checkpoint to `{type: "none", ref: "(not a git repo)"}`.
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+
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+ Rollback procedure: `git stash pop` (if type is "stash") or `git reset --hard $ref` (if type is "commit").
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+
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+ Output header:
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+
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+ ```
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+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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+ B U I L D I N G P H A S E {id}
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+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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+
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+ 📍 Phase {id}: {name}
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+ 💾 Git checkpoint saved
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Step 4: Load Colony Context (colony-prime)
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+
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+ Call `colony-prime --compact` to get unified worker context (wisdom + context capsule + signals + instincts):
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Loading colony context...":
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+ ```bash
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+ prime_result=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-prime --compact 2>/dev/null)
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Parse the JSON response:**
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+ - If `.ok` is false: This is a FAIL HARD error - display the error message and stop the build
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+ - If successful: Extract from `.result`:
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+ - `signal_count` - number of active pheromone signals
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+ - `instinct_count` - number of filtered instincts
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+ - `prompt_section` - the formatted markdown to inject into worker prompts
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+ - `log_line` - status message for display
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+
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+ Display after constraints:
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+ ```
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+ {log_line from colony-prime}
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+ ```
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+
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+ Then display the active pheromones table by running:
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh pheromone-display
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+ ```
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+
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+ This shows the user exactly what signals are guiding the colony:
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+ - 🎯 FOCUS signals (what to pay attention to)
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+ - 🚫 REDIRECT signals (what to avoid - hard constraints)
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+ - 💬 FEEDBACK signals (guidance to consider)
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+
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+ **Store for worker injection:** The `prompt_section` variable contains compact formatted context (QUEEN wisdom + context capsule + pheromone signals) ready for injection.
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+
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+ ### Step 4.0: Load Territory Survey
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+
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+ Check if territory survey exists and load relevant documents:
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Loading territory survey...":
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh survey-load "{phase_name}" 2>/dev/null
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Parse the JSON response:**
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+ - If `.ok` is false: Set `survey_docs = null` and skip survey loading
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+ - If successful: Extract `.docs` (comma-separated list) and `.dir`
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+
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+ **Determine phase type from phase name:**
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+ | Phase Contains | Documents to Load |
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+ |----------------|-------------------|
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+ | UI, frontend, component, button, page | DISCIPLINES.md, CHAMBERS.md |
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+ | API, endpoint, backend, route | BLUEPRINT.md, DISCIPLINES.md |
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+ | database, schema, model, migration | BLUEPRINT.md, PROVISIONS.md |
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+ | test, spec, coverage | SENTINEL-PROTOCOLS.md, DISCIPLINES.md |
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+ | integration, external, client | TRAILS.md, PROVISIONS.md |
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+ | refactor, cleanup, debt | PATHOGENS.md, BLUEPRINT.md |
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+ | setup, config, initialize | PROVISIONS.md, CHAMBERS.md |
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+ | *default* | PROVISIONS.md, BLUEPRINT.md |
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+
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+ **Read the relevant survey documents** from `.aether/data/survey/`:
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+ - Extract key patterns to follow
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+ - Note file locations for new code
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+ - Identify known concerns to avoid
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+
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+ **Display summary:**
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+ ```
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+ ━━━ 🗺️🐜 S U R V E Y L O A D E D ━━━
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+ {for each doc loaded}
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+ {emoji} {filename} — {brief description}
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+ {/for}
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+
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+ {if no survey}
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+ (No territory survey — run /ant:colonize for deeper context)
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+ {/if}
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Store for builder injection:**
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+ - `survey_patterns` — patterns to follow
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+ - `survey_locations` — where to place files
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+ - `survey_concerns` — concerns to avoid
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+
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+ ### Step 4.1: Archaeologist Pre-Build Scan
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+
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+ **Conditional step — only fires when the phase modifies existing files.**
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+
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+ 1. **Detect existing-file modification:**
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+ Examine each task in the phase. Look at task descriptions, constraints, and hints for signals:
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+ - Keywords: "update", "modify", "add to", "integrate into", "extend", "change", "refactor", "fix"
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+ - References to existing file paths (files that already exist in the repo)
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+ - Task type: if a task is purely "create new file X" with no references to existing code, it is new-file-only
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+
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+ **If ALL tasks are new-file-only** (no existing files will be modified):
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+ - Skip this step silently — produce no output, no spawn
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+ - Proceed directly to Step 4.2
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+
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+ ### Step 4.2: Suggest Pheromones
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+
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+ **Conditional step — skipped if `--no-suggest` flag is passed.**
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+
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+ Analyze codebase and suggest pheromone signals based on detected patterns.
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Analyzing codebase for suggestions...":
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh suggest-approve --dry-run 2>/dev/null
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+ ```
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+
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+ Parse the JSON result to get `suggestion_count`.
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+
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+ If `suggestion_count` > 0:
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+ - Display: "💡 {count} pheromone suggestion(s) detected from code analysis"
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+ - Run: `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh suggest-approve`
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+ - Parse result for approved/rejected/skipped counts
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+ - If approved > 0: Display "✓ {approved} FOCUS signal(s) added"
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+
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+ If `suggestion_count` == 0:
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+ - Skip silently (no output)
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+
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+ **Non-blocking**: This step never stops the build. Even if suggest-approve fails,
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+ log a warning and continue to Step 5.
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+
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+ **Error handling**:
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+ - If suggest-analyze returns error: Log warning, continue
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+ - If suggest-approve returns error: Log warning, continue
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+ - Never let suggestion failures block the build
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+
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+ 2. **If existing code modification detected — spawn Archaeologist Scout:**
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+
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+ Generate archaeologist name and dispatch:
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming archaeologist...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "archaeologist"` (store as `{archaeologist_name}`)
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Dispatching archaeologist...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-log "Queen" "scout" "{archaeologist_name}" "Pre-build archaeology scan"`
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+
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+ Display:
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+ ```
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+ 🏺🐜 Archaeologist {archaeologist_name} spawning
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+ Scanning history of files to be modified...
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+ ```
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+
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+ Spawn a Scout (using Task tool with `subagent_type="aether-archaeologist"`, include `description: "🏺 Archaeologist {archaeologist_name}: Pre-build history scan"`) with this prompt:
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+ # FALLBACK: If "Agent type not found", use general-purpose and inject role: "You are an Archaeologist Ant - git historian that excavates why code exists."
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+
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+ ```
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+ You are {Archaeologist-Name}, a 🏺🐜 Archaeologist Ant.
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+
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+ Mission: Pre-build archaeology scan
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+
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+ Files: {list of existing files that will be modified}
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+
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+ Work:
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+ 1. Read each file to understand current state
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+ 2. Run: git log --oneline -15 -- "{file_path}" for history
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+ 3. Run: git log --all --grep="fix\|bug\|workaround\|hack\|revert" --oneline -- "{file_path}" for incident history
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+ 4. Run: git blame "{file_path}" | head -40 for authorship
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+ 5. Note TODO/FIXME/HACK markers
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+
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+ Log activity: bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "READ" "{Ant-Name}" "description"
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+
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+ Report (plain text):
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+ - WHY key code sections exist (from commits)
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+ - Known workarounds/hacks to preserve
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+ - Key architectural decisions
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+ - Areas of caution (high churn, reverts, emergencies)
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+ - Stable bedrock vs volatile sand sections
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Wait for results** (blocking — use TaskOutput with `block: true`).
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+
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+ Log completion and update swarm display:
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording archaeologist findings...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-complete "{archaeologist_name}" "completed" "Pre-build archaeology scan"`
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+
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+ 3. **Store and display findings:**
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+
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+ Store the archaeologist's output as `archaeology_context`.
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+
450
+ Display summary:
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+ ```
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+ ━━━ 🏺🐜 A R C H A E O L O G Y ━━━
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+ {summary of findings from archaeologist}
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+ ```
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+
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+ 4. **Injection into builder prompts:**
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+ The `archaeology_context` will be injected into builder prompts in Step 5.1 (see below).
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+ If this step was skipped (no existing files modified), the archaeology section is omitted from builder prompts.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ### Step 5: Initialize Swarm Display and Analyze Tasks
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+
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+ **YOU (the Queen) will spawn workers directly. Do NOT delegate to a single Prime Worker.**
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+
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+ **Log phase start:**
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Logging phase start...":
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+ ```bash
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+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "EXECUTING" "Queen" "Phase {id}: {name} - Queen dispatching workers"
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Show real-time display header:**
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+ ```
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+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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+ Phase {id}: {name} — {N} waves, {M} tasks
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+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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+ ```
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+
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+ Where N = number of builder waves (excluding watcher/chaos) and M = total builder tasks.
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+
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+ Record `build_started_at_epoch=$(date +%s)` — this epoch integer is used by the BUILD SUMMARY block in Step 7 to calculate elapsed time.
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+
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+ Analyze the phase tasks:
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+
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+ Analyze the phase tasks:
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+
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+ 1. **Group tasks by dependencies:**
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+ - **Wave 1:** Tasks with `depends_on: "none"` or `depends_on: []` (can run in parallel)
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+ - **Wave 2:** Tasks depending on Wave 1 tasks
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+ - **Wave 3+:** Continue until all tasks assigned
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+
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+ 2. **Assign castes:**
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+ - Implementation tasks → 🔨🐜 Builder
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+ - Research/docs tasks → 🔍🐜 Scout
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+ - Testing/validation → 👁️🐜 Watcher (ALWAYS spawn at least one)
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+ - Resilience testing → 🎲🐜 Chaos (ALWAYS spawn one after Watcher)
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+
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+ 3. **Generate ant names for each worker:**
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+
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming builder ant...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "builder"`
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming watcher ant...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "watcher"`
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+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming chaos ant...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "chaos"`
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+
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+ Display spawn plan with caste emojis:
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+ ```
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+ ━━━ 🐜 S P A W N P L A N ━━━
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+
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+ Wave 1 — Parallel
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+ 🔨🐜 {Builder-Name} Task {id} {description}
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+ 🔨🐜 {Builder-Name} Task {id} {description}
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+
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+ Wave 2 — After Wave 1
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+ 🔨🐜 {Builder-Name} Task {id} {description}
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+
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+ Verification
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+ 👁️🐜 {Watcher-Name} Verify all work independently
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+ 🎲🐜 {Chaos-Name} Resilience testing (after Watcher)
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+
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+ Total: {N} Builders + 1 Watcher + 1 Chaos = {N+2} spawns
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Caste Emoji Legend:**
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+ - 🔨🐜 Builder (cyan if color enabled)
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+ - 👁️🐜 Watcher (green if color enabled)
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+ - 🎲🐜 Chaos (red if color enabled)
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+ - 🔍🐜 Scout (yellow if color enabled)
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+ - 🏺🐜 Archaeologist (magenta if color enabled)
528
+ - 🥚 Queen/Prime
529
+
530
+ **Every spawn must show its caste emoji.**
531
+
532
+ **Add to Caste Emoji Legend:**
533
+ - 🔌🐜 Ambassador (blue if color enabled) — external integration specialist
534
+
535
+ ### Step 5.0.5: Select and Announce Workflow Pattern
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+
537
+ Examine the phase name and task descriptions. Select the first matching pattern:
538
+
539
+ | Phase contains | Pattern |
540
+ |----------------|---------|
541
+ | "bug", "fix", "error", "broken", "failing" | Investigate-Fix |
542
+ | "research", "oracle", "explore", "investigate" | Deep Research |
543
+ | "refactor", "restructure", "clean", "reorganize" | Refactor |
544
+ | "security", "audit", "compliance", "accessibility", "license" | Compliance |
545
+ | "docs", "documentation", "readme", "guide" | Documentation Sprint |
546
+ | (default) | SPBV |
547
+
548
+ Display the selected pattern:
549
+ ```
550
+ ━━ Pattern: {pattern_name} ━━
551
+ {announce_line from Queen's Workflow Patterns definition}
552
+ ```
553
+
554
+ Store `selected_pattern` for inclusion in the BUILD SUMMARY (Step 7).
555
+
556
+ ### Step 5.1: Spawn Wave 1 Workers (Parallel)
557
+
558
+ **CRITICAL: Spawn ALL Wave 1 workers in a SINGLE message using multiple Task tool calls.**
559
+
560
+ **Announce the wave before spawning:**
561
+
562
+ Display the spawn announcement immediately before firing Task calls:
563
+
564
+ For single-caste waves (typical — all builders):
565
+ ```
566
+ ──── 🔨🐜 Spawning {N} Builders in parallel ────
567
+ ```
568
+
569
+ For mixed-caste waves (uncommon):
570
+ ```
571
+ ──── 🐜 Spawning {N} workers ({X} 🔨 Builder, {Y} 🔍 Scout) ────
572
+ ```
573
+
574
+ For a single worker:
575
+ ```
576
+ ──── 🔨🐜 Spawning {ant_name} — {task_summary} ────
577
+ ```
578
+
579
+ ### Step 5.1.1: Ambassador External Integration (Conditional Caste Replacement)
580
+
581
+ **Check if any Wave 1 tasks involve external integration:**
582
+
583
+ For each task in Wave 1, examine the task description and constraints for external integration keywords (case-insensitive):
584
+ - "API", "SDK", "OAuth", "external service", "integration", "webhook", "third-party", "stripe", "sendgrid", "twilio", "openai", "aws", "azure", "gcp"
585
+
586
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking for external integration tasks...":
587
+ ```bash
588
+ # Check phase name and task descriptions for external integration keywords
589
+ phase_name="{phase_name_from_state}"
590
+ task_descriptions="{concatenated task descriptions from Wave 1}"
591
+
592
+ integration_keywords="api sdk oauth external integration webhook third-party stripe sendgrid twilio openai aws azure gcp"
593
+ is_integration_phase="false"
594
+
595
+ for keyword in $integration_keywords; do
596
+ if [[ "${phase_name,,}" == *"$keyword"* ]] || [[ "${task_descriptions,,}" == *"$keyword"* ]]; then
597
+ is_integration_phase="true"
598
+ matched_keyword="$keyword"
599
+ break
600
+ fi
601
+ done
602
+
603
+ echo "{\"is_integration_phase\": \"$is_integration_phase\", \"matched_keyword\": \"$matched_keyword\"}"
604
+ ```
605
+
606
+ Parse the JSON result. If `is_integration_phase` is `"false"`:
607
+ - Skip to standard Builder spawning (continue with existing Step 5.1 logic)
608
+
609
+ If `is_integration_phase` is `"true"`:
610
+
611
+ 1. **Generate Ambassador name and dispatch:**
612
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming ambassador...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "ambassador"` (store as `{ambassador_name}`)
613
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Dispatching ambassador...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-log "Queen" "ambassador" "{ambassador_name}" "External integration design"`
614
+
615
+ Display:
616
+ ```
617
+ ━━━ 🔌🐜 A M B A S S A D O R ━━━
618
+ ──── 🔌🐜 Spawning {ambassador_name} — external integration design ────
619
+ 🔌 Ambassador {ambassador_name} spawning — Designing integration for {matched_keyword}...
620
+ ```
621
+
622
+ 2. **Spawn Ambassador using Task tool:**
623
+ Spawn the Ambassador using Task tool with `subagent_type="aether-ambassador"`, include `description: "🔌 Ambassador {Ambassador-Name}: External integration design"` (DO NOT use run_in_background - task blocks until complete):
624
+
625
+ # FALLBACK: If "Agent type not found", use general-purpose and inject role: "You are an Ambassador Ant - integration specialist that designs external API connections."
626
+
627
+ **Ambassador Worker Prompt (CLEAN OUTPUT):**
628
+ ```
629
+ You are {Ambassador-Name}, a 🔌 Ambassador Ant.
630
+
631
+ Mission: Design external integration for Phase {id}
632
+
633
+ Phase: {phase_name}
634
+ Trigger keyword: {matched_keyword}
635
+
636
+ Task context:
637
+ - Task descriptions: {Wave 1 task descriptions}
638
+ - Files to be created/modified: {from task files}
639
+
640
+ Work:
641
+ 1. Research the external service/API requirements
642
+ 2. Design integration pattern (Client Wrapper, Circuit Breaker, Retry with Backoff)
643
+ 3. Plan authentication method (OAuth, API keys, tokens)
644
+ 4. Design rate limiting handling
645
+ 5. Plan error scenarios (timeout, auth failure, rate limit)
646
+ 6. Document required environment variables
647
+ 7. Create integration plan for Builder execution
648
+
649
+ **Integration Patterns to Consider:**
650
+ - Client Wrapper: Abstract API complexity
651
+ - Circuit Breaker: Handle service failures
652
+ - Retry with Backoff: Handle transient errors
653
+ - Caching: Reduce API calls
654
+ - Queue Integration: Async processing
655
+
656
+ **Security Requirements:**
657
+ - API keys must use environment variables
658
+ - No secrets in tracked files
659
+ - HTTPS only
660
+ - Validate SSL certificates
661
+
662
+ Log activity: bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "RESEARCH" "{Ambassador-Name}" "description"
663
+
664
+ Return ONLY this JSON (no other text):
665
+ {
666
+ "ant_name": "{Ambassador-Name}",
667
+ "caste": "ambassador",
668
+ "status": "completed" | "failed" | "blocked",
669
+ "summary": "Integration design summary",
670
+ "integration_plan": {
671
+ "service_name": "...",
672
+ "authentication_method": "OAuth|API Key|Token",
673
+ "env_vars_required": ["API_KEY", "..."],
674
+ "integration_pattern": "Client Wrapper|Circuit Breaker|...",
675
+ "rate_limit_handling": "...",
676
+ "error_scenarios_covered": ["timeout", "auth_failure", "rate_limit"],
677
+ "files_to_create": ["..."],
678
+ "implementation_steps": ["..."]
679
+ },
680
+ "endpoints_integrated": [],
681
+ "rate_limits_handled": true,
682
+ "documentation_pages": 0,
683
+ "blockers": []
684
+ }
685
+ ```
686
+
687
+ 3. **Parse Ambassador JSON output:**
688
+ Extract from response: `integration_plan`, `env_vars_required`, `error_scenarios_covered`, `blockers`
689
+
690
+ Log completion and update swarm display:
691
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording ambassador completion...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-complete "{ambassador_name}" "completed" "Integration design complete"`
692
+
693
+ **Display Ambassador completion line:**
694
+ ```
695
+ 🔌 {Ambassador-Name}: Integration design ({integration_plan.service_name}) ✓
696
+ ```
697
+
698
+ 4. **Log integration plan to midden:**
699
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Logging integration plan...":
700
+ ```bash
701
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "integration" "Plan for {integration_plan.service_name}: {integration_plan.integration_pattern} pattern, auth via {integration_plan.authentication_method}" "ambassador"
702
+ ```
703
+
704
+ For each env var required:
705
+ ```bash
706
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "integration" "Required env var: {env_var}" "ambassador"
707
+ ```
708
+
709
+ 5. **Display integration summary:**
710
+ ```
711
+ 🔌 Ambassador complete — Integration plan ready for {integration_plan.service_name}
712
+
713
+ Authentication: {integration_plan.authentication_method}
714
+ Pattern: {integration_plan.integration_pattern}
715
+ Env vars: {integration_plan.env_vars_required | join: ", "}
716
+
717
+ Builder will execute this plan in Wave 1.
718
+ ```
719
+
720
+ 6. **Store integration plan for Builder injection:**
721
+ Store the `integration_plan` object to be injected into Builder prompts in the standard Wave 1 spawn.
722
+
723
+ **First, mark build start in context:**
724
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Marking build start...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh context-update build-start {phase_id} {wave_1_worker_count} {wave_1_task_count}`
725
+
726
+ Before dispatching each worker, refresh colony context so new pheromones/memory are visible:
727
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Refreshing colony context...": `prime_result=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-prime --compact 2>/dev/null)` and update `prompt_section` from `prime_result.result.prompt_section`.
728
+
729
+ For each Wave 1 task, use Task tool with `subagent_type="aether-builder"`, include `description: "🔨 Builder {Ant-Name}: {task_description}"` (DO NOT use run_in_background - multiple Task calls in a single message run in parallel and block until complete):
730
+
731
+ **PER WORKER:** Build graveyard caution context automatically:
732
+ - Identify explicit repo file paths from the task metadata (`files`, `hints`, `constraints`, and description when a concrete path is present).
733
+ - For each identified file path, run using the Bash tool with description "Checking graveyard cautions for {file}...":
734
+ `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh grave-check "{file}"`
735
+ - Parse each JSON result and keep only entries where `caution_level` is `high` or `low`.
736
+ - Merge these into a single `grave_context` block for that worker.
737
+ - If no file paths are identified, or all checks return `none`, set `grave_context` to empty.
738
+ - If `grave_context` is non-empty, display a visible line before spawning that worker:
739
+ `⚰️ Graveyard caution for {ant_name}: {file_1} ({level_1}), {file_2} ({level_2})`
740
+
741
+ **PER WORKER:** Run using the Bash tool with description "Preparing worker {name}...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-log "Queen" "builder" "{ant_name}" "{task_description}" && bash .aether/aether-utils.sh context-update worker-spawn "{ant_name}" "builder" "{task_description}"`
742
+
743
+ **Builder Worker Prompt (CLEAN OUTPUT):**
744
+ ```
745
+ You are {Ant-Name}, a 🔨🐜 Builder Ant.
746
+
747
+ Task {id}: {description}
748
+
749
+ Goal: "{colony_goal}"
750
+
751
+ { archaeology_context if exists }
752
+
753
+ { integration_plan if exists }
754
+
755
+ { grave_context if exists }
756
+
757
+ **External Integration Context (if provided by Ambassador):**
758
+ If integration_plan is provided above, you MUST:
759
+ 1. Follow the implementation_steps in order
760
+ 2. Use the specified authentication_method
761
+ 3. Implement the integration_pattern as designed
762
+ 4. Handle all error_scenarios_covered
763
+ 5. Reference required env_vars_required (do NOT hardcode values)
764
+
765
+ { prompt_section }
766
+
767
+ **Graveyard Caution Context (if provided):**
768
+ - Treat `high` caution files as unstable terrain.
769
+ - Preserve proven behavior first, then make minimal safe edits.
770
+ - Add tests around any high-caution file before broader refactors.
771
+
772
+ **IMPORTANT:** When using the Bash tool for activity calls, always include a description parameter:
773
+ - activity-log calls → "Logging {action}..."
774
+ - pheromone-read calls → "Checking colony signals..."
775
+ - spawn-can-spawn calls → "Checking spawn budget..."
776
+ - generate-ant-name calls → "Naming sub-worker..."
777
+ - spawn-log calls → "Dispatching sub-worker..."
778
+
779
+ Use colony-flavored language, 4-8 words, trailing ellipsis.
780
+
781
+ Work:
782
+ 1. Read .aether/workers.md for Builder discipline
783
+ 2. Implement task, write tests
784
+ 3. Log activity using Bash tool with description
785
+ 4. Update display using Bash tool with description
786
+ 5. At natural breakpoints (between tasks, after errors): Check for new signals using Bash tool with description
787
+
788
+ **Approach Change Logging:**
789
+ If you try an approach that doesn't work and switch to a different approach, log it:
790
+ ```bash
791
+ colony_name=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-name 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.result.name // ""')
792
+ [[ -z "$colony_name" ]] && colony_name="unknown"
793
+ phase_num=$(jq -r '.phase.number // "unknown"' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
794
+
795
+ cat >> .aether/midden/approach-changes.md << EOF
796
+ - timestamp: "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
797
+ phase: ${phase_num}
798
+ colony: "${colony_name}"
799
+ worker: "{Ant-Name}"
800
+ task: "{task_id}"
801
+ tried: "initial approach that failed"
802
+ why_it_failed: "reason it didn't work"
803
+ switched_to: "new approach that worked"
804
+ EOF
805
+
806
+ # Write to structured midden for threshold detection (MID-02)
807
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "abandoned-approach" "Tried: initial approach that failed. Switched to: new approach. Reason: reason it didn't work" "builder" 2>/dev/null || true
808
+
809
+ # Enter memory pipeline for learning observation tracking (MID-02)
810
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh memory-capture \
811
+ "failure" \
812
+ "Approach abandoned: initial approach that failed -> new approach (reason it didn't work)" \
813
+ "failure" \
814
+ "worker:builder" 2>/dev/null || true
815
+ ```
816
+
817
+ Spawn sub-workers ONLY if 3x complexity:
818
+ - Check spawn budget using Bash tool with description: `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-can-spawn {depth} --enforce`
819
+ - Generate name using Bash tool with description
820
+ - Announce: "🐜 Spawning {child_name} for {reason}"
821
+ - Log spawn using Bash tool with description
822
+
823
+ Count your total tool calls (Read + Grep + Edit + Bash + Write) and report as tool_count.
824
+
825
+ Return ONLY this JSON (no other text):
826
+ {"ant_name": "{Ant-Name}", "task_id": "{id}", "status": "completed|failed|blocked", "summary": "What you did", "tool_count": 0, "files_created": [], "files_modified": [], "tests_written": [], "blockers": []}
827
+ ```
828
+
829
+ ### Step 5.2: Process Wave 1 Results
830
+
831
+ **Task calls return results directly (no TaskOutput needed).**
832
+
833
+ Before using any worker payload, validate schema:
834
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Validating worker response...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh validate-worker-response builder '{worker_json}'`
835
+ If validation fails, treat the worker as failed with blocker `invalid_worker_response`.
836
+
837
+ **As each worker result arrives, IMMEDIATELY display a single completion line — do not wait for other workers:**
838
+
839
+ For successful workers:
840
+ ```
841
+ 🔨 {Ant-Name}: {task_description} ({tool_count} tools) ✓
842
+ ```
843
+
844
+ For failed workers:
845
+ ```
846
+ 🔨 {Ant-Name}: {task_description} ✗ ({failure_reason} after {tool_count} tools)
847
+ ```
848
+
849
+ Where `tool_count` comes from the worker's returned JSON `tool_count` field, and `failure_reason` is extracted from the first item in the worker's `blockers` array or "unknown error" if empty.
850
+
851
+ **Log failure to midden and record observation (MEM-02):**
852
+
853
+ After displaying a failed worker, run using the Bash tool with description "Logging failure to midden...":
854
+ ```bash
855
+ colony_name=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-name 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.result.name // ""')
856
+ [[ -z "$colony_name" ]] && colony_name="unknown"
857
+ phase_num=$(jq -r '.phase.number // "unknown"' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
858
+
859
+ # Append to build-failures.md
860
+ cat >> .aether/midden/build-failures.md << EOF
861
+ - timestamp: "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
862
+ phase: ${phase_num}
863
+ colony: "${colony_name}"
864
+ worker: "${ant_name}"
865
+ task: "${task_id}"
866
+ what_failed: "${blockers[0]:-$failure_reason}"
867
+ why: "worker returned failed status"
868
+ what_worked: null
869
+ error_type: "worker_failure"
870
+ EOF
871
+
872
+ # Write to structured midden for threshold detection (MID-01)
873
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "worker_failure" "Builder ${ant_name} failed on task ${task_id}: ${blockers[0]:-$failure_reason}" "builder" 2>/dev/null || true
874
+
875
+ # Capture failure in memory pipeline (observe + pheromone + auto-promotion)
876
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh memory-capture \
877
+ "failure" \
878
+ "Builder ${ant_name} failed on task ${task_id}: ${blockers[0]:-$failure_reason}" \
879
+ "failure" \
880
+ "worker:builder" 2>/dev/null || true
881
+ ```
882
+
883
+ **PER WORKER:** Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording {name} completion...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-complete "{ant_name}" "completed" "{summary}" && bash .aether/aether-utils.sh context-update worker-complete "{ant_name}" "completed"`
884
+
885
+ **Check for total wave failure:**
886
+
887
+ After processing all worker results in this wave, check if EVERY worker returned `status: "failed"`. If ALL workers in the wave failed:
888
+
889
+ Display a prominent halt alert:
890
+ ```
891
+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
892
+ ⚠ WAVE FAILURE — BUILD HALTED
893
+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
894
+
895
+ All {N} workers in Wave {X} failed. Something is fundamentally wrong.
896
+
897
+ Failed workers:
898
+ {for each failed worker in this wave:}
899
+ {caste_emoji} {Ant-Name}: {task_description} ✗ ({failure_reason} after {tool_count} tools)
900
+ {end for}
901
+
902
+ Next steps:
903
+ /ant:flags Review blockers
904
+ /ant:swarm Auto-repair mode
905
+ ```
906
+
907
+ Then STOP — do not proceed to subsequent waves, Watcher, or Chaos. Skip directly to Step 5.9 synthesis with `status: "failed"`.
908
+
909
+ **Partial wave failure — escalation path:**
910
+
911
+ If SOME (but not all) workers in the wave failed:
912
+ 1. For each failed worker, attempt Tier 3 escalation: Queen spawns a different caste for the same task
913
+ 2. If Tier 3 succeeds: continue to next wave
914
+ 3. If Tier 3 fails: display the Tier 4 ESCALATION banner (from Queen agent definition):
915
+
916
+ ```
917
+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
918
+ ⚠ ESCALATION — QUEEN NEEDS YOU
919
+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
920
+
921
+ Task: {failed task description}
922
+ Phase: {phase number} — {phase name}
923
+
924
+ Tried:
925
+ • Worker retry (2 attempts) — {what failed}
926
+ • Parent tried alternate approach — {what failed}
927
+ • Queen reassigned to {other caste} — {what failed}
928
+
929
+ Options:
930
+ A) {recommended option} — RECOMMENDED
931
+ B) {alternate option}
932
+ C) Skip and continue — this task will be marked blocked
933
+
934
+ Awaiting your choice.
935
+ ```
936
+
937
+ Log escalation as flag:
938
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Logging escalation...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh flag-add "blocker" "{task title}" "{failure summary}" "escalation" {phase_number}`
939
+
940
+ If at least one worker succeeded, continue normally to the next wave.
941
+
942
+ **Parse each worker's validated JSON output to collect:** status, files_created, files_modified, blockers
943
+
944
+ **Intra-phase midden threshold check (MID-03):**
945
+
946
+ After processing all wave results, check if any midden error category has reached 3+ occurrences. If so, emit a REDIRECT pheromone mid-build to alert the colony.
947
+
948
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking midden thresholds...":
949
+ ```bash
950
+ midden_result=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-recent-failures 50 2>/dev/null || echo '{"count":0,"failures":[]}')
951
+ midden_count=$(echo "$midden_result" | jq '.count // 0')
952
+
953
+ if [[ "$midden_count" -gt 0 ]]; then
954
+ recurring_categories=$(echo "$midden_result" | jq -r '
955
+ [.failures[] | .category]
956
+ | group_by(.)
957
+ | map(select(length >= 3))
958
+ | map({category: .[0], count: length})
959
+ | .[]
960
+ | @base64
961
+ ' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
962
+
963
+ redirect_emit_count=0
964
+ for encoded in $recurring_categories; do
965
+ [[ $redirect_emit_count -ge 3 ]] && break
966
+ [[ -z "$encoded" ]] && continue
967
+ category=$(echo "$encoded" | base64 -d | jq -r '.category')
968
+ count=$(echo "$encoded" | base64 -d | jq -r '.count')
969
+
970
+ existing=$(jq -r --arg cat "$category" '
971
+ [.signals[] | select(.active == true and .source == "auto:error" and (.content.text | contains($cat)))] | length
972
+ ' .aether/data/pheromones.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
973
+
974
+ if [[ "$existing" == "0" ]]; then
975
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh pheromone-write REDIRECT \
976
+ "[error-pattern] Category \"$category\" recurring ($count occurrences)" \
977
+ --strength 0.7 \
978
+ --source "auto:error" \
979
+ --reason "Auto-emitted: midden error pattern recurred 3+ times mid-build" \
980
+ --ttl "30d" 2>/dev/null || true
981
+ redirect_emit_count=$((redirect_emit_count + 1))
982
+ fi
983
+ done
984
+
985
+ if [[ $redirect_emit_count -gt 0 ]]; then
986
+ echo "Warning: Midden threshold triggered -- $redirect_emit_count REDIRECT pheromone(s) emitted mid-build"
987
+ fi
988
+ fi
989
+ ```
990
+
991
+ Display if any REDIRECT was emitted:
992
+ ```
993
+ Warning: Midden threshold: "{category}" recurring ({count}x) -- REDIRECT emitted mid-build
994
+ ```
995
+
996
+ Chat users see the structured completion lines above.
997
+
998
+ ### Step 5.3: Spawn Wave 2+ Workers (Sequential Waves)
999
+
1000
+ **Before each subsequent wave, display a wave separator:**
1001
+ ```
1002
+ ━━━ 🐜 Wave {X} of {N} ━━━
1003
+ ```
1004
+ Then display the spawn announcement (same format as Step 5.1).
1005
+
1006
+ Repeat Step 5.1-5.2 for each subsequent wave, waiting for previous wave to complete.
1007
+
1008
+ ### Step 5.4: Spawn Watcher for Verification
1009
+
1010
+ **MANDATORY: Always spawn a Watcher — testing must be independent.**
1011
+
1012
+ **Announce the verification wave:**
1013
+ ```
1014
+ ━━━ 👁️🐜 V E R I F I C A T I O N ━━━
1015
+ ──── 👁️🐜 Spawning {watcher_name} ────
1016
+ ```
1017
+
1018
+ Spawn the Watcher using Task tool with `subagent_type="aether-watcher"`, include `description: "👁️ Watcher {Watcher-Name}: Independent verification"` (DO NOT use run_in_background - task blocks until complete):
1019
+
1020
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Dispatching watcher...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-log "Queen" "watcher" "{watcher_name}" "Independent verification"`
1021
+
1022
+ **Watcher Worker Prompt (CLEAN OUTPUT):**
1023
+ ```
1024
+ You are {Watcher-Name}, a 👁️🐜 Watcher Ant.
1025
+
1026
+ Verify all work done by Builders in Phase {id}.
1027
+
1028
+ Files to verify:
1029
+ - Created: {list from builder results}
1030
+ - Modified: {list from builder results}
1031
+
1032
+ { prompt_section }
1033
+
1034
+ **IMPORTANT:** When using the Bash tool for activity calls, always include a description parameter:
1035
+ - activity-log calls → "Logging {action}..."
1036
+ - pheromone-read calls → "Checking colony signals..."
1037
+ - spawn-log calls → "Dispatching sub-worker..."
1038
+
1039
+ Use colony-flavored language, 4-8 words, trailing ellipsis.
1040
+
1041
+ Verification:
1042
+ 1. Check files exist (Read each)
1043
+ 2. Run build/type-check
1044
+ 3. Run tests if they exist
1045
+ 4. Check success criteria: {list}
1046
+
1047
+ Spawn sub-workers if needed:
1048
+ - Log spawn using Bash tool with description
1049
+ - Announce: "🐜 Spawning {child} to investigate {issue}"
1050
+
1051
+ Count your total tool calls (Read + Grep + Edit + Bash + Write) and report as tool_count.
1052
+
1053
+ Return ONLY this JSON:
1054
+ {"ant_name": "{Watcher-Name}", "verification_passed": true|false, "files_verified": [], "issues_found": [], "quality_score": N, "tool_count": 0, "recommendation": "proceed|fix_required"}
1055
+ ```
1056
+
1057
+ ### Step 5.5: Process Watcher Results
1058
+
1059
+ **Task call returns results directly (no TaskOutput needed).**
1060
+
1061
+ Validate watcher payload first:
1062
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Validating watcher response...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh validate-worker-response watcher '{watcher_json}'`
1063
+
1064
+ **Parse the Watcher's validated JSON response:** verification_passed, issues_found, quality_score, recommendation
1065
+
1066
+ **Display Watcher completion line:**
1067
+
1068
+ For successful verification:
1069
+ ```
1070
+ 👁️ {Watcher-Name}: Independent verification ({tool_count} tools) ✓
1071
+ ```
1072
+
1073
+ For failed verification:
1074
+ ```
1075
+ 👁️ {Watcher-Name}: Independent verification ✗ ({issues_found count} issues after {tool_count} tools)
1076
+ ```
1077
+
1078
+ **Store results for synthesis in Step 5.7**
1079
+
1080
+ ### Step 5.5.1: Measurer Performance Agent (Conditional)
1081
+
1082
+ **Conditional step — only runs for performance-sensitive phases.**
1083
+
1084
+ 1. **Check if phase is performance-sensitive:**
1085
+
1086
+ Extract phase name from COLONY_STATE.json (already loaded in Step 1). Check for performance keywords (case-insensitive):
1087
+ - "performance", "optimize", "latency", "throughput", "benchmark", "speed", "memory", "cpu", "efficiency"
1088
+
1089
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking phase for performance sensitivity...":
1090
+ ```bash
1091
+ phase_name="{phase_name_from_state}"
1092
+ performance_keywords="performance optimize latency throughput benchmark speed memory cpu efficiency"
1093
+ is_performance_sensitive="false"
1094
+ for keyword in $performance_keywords; do
1095
+ if [[ "${phase_name,,}" == *"$keyword"* ]]; then
1096
+ is_performance_sensitive="true"
1097
+ break
1098
+ fi
1099
+ done
1100
+ echo "{\"is_performance_sensitive\": \"$is_performance_sensitive\", \"phase_name\": \"$phase_name\"}"
1101
+ ```
1102
+
1103
+ Parse the JSON result. If `is_performance_sensitive` is `"false"`:
1104
+ - Display: `📊 Measurer: Phase not performance-sensitive — skipping baseline measurement`
1105
+ - Skip to Step 5.6 (Chaos Ant)
1106
+
1107
+ 2. **Check Watcher verification status:**
1108
+
1109
+ Only spawn Measurer if Watcher verification passed (`verification_passed: true`). If Watcher failed:
1110
+ - Display: `📊 Measurer: Watcher verification failed — skipping performance measurement`
1111
+ - Skip to Step 5.6 (Chaos Ant)
1112
+
1113
+ 3. **Generate Measurer name and dispatch:**
1114
+
1115
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming measurer...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "measurer"` (store as `{measurer_name}`)
1116
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Dispatching measurer...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-log "Queen" "measurer" "{measurer_name}" "Performance baseline measurement"`
1117
+
1118
+ Display:
1119
+ ```
1120
+ ━━━ 📊🐜 M E A S U R E R ━━━
1121
+ ──── 📊🐜 Spawning {measurer_name} — establishing performance baselines ────
1122
+ 📊 Measurer {measurer_name} spawning — Establishing performance baselines for {phase_name}...
1123
+ ```
1124
+
1125
+ 4. **Get files to measure:**
1126
+
1127
+ Use `files_created` and `files_modified` from builder results (already collected in synthesis preparation). Filter for source files only:
1128
+ - Include: `.js`, `.ts`, `.sh`, `.py` files
1129
+ - Exclude: `.test.js`, `.test.ts`, `.spec.js`, `.spec.ts`, `__tests__/`, config files
1130
+
1131
+ Store filtered list as `{source_files_to_measure}`.
1132
+
1133
+ 5. **Spawn Measurer using Task tool:**
1134
+
1135
+ Spawn the Measurer using Task tool with `subagent_type="aether-measurer"`, include `description: "📊 Measurer {Measurer-Name}: Performance baseline measurement"` (DO NOT use run_in_background - task blocks until complete):
1136
+
1137
+ # FALLBACK: If "Agent type not found", use general-purpose and inject role: "You are a Measurer Ant - performance profiler that benchmarks and identifies bottlenecks."
1138
+
1139
+ **Measurer Worker Prompt (CLEAN OUTPUT):**
1140
+ ```
1141
+ You are {Measurer-Name}, a 📊 Measurer Ant.
1142
+
1143
+ Mission: Performance baseline measurement for Phase {id}
1144
+
1145
+ Phase: {phase_name}
1146
+ Keywords that triggered spawn: {matched_keywords}
1147
+
1148
+ Files to measure:
1149
+ - {list from source_files_to_measure}
1150
+
1151
+ Work:
1152
+ 1. Read each source file to understand operation patterns
1153
+ 2. Analyze algorithmic complexity (Big O) for key functions
1154
+ 3. Identify potential bottlenecks (loops, recursion, I/O)
1155
+ 4. Document current baseline metrics for comparison
1156
+ 5. Recommend optimizations with estimated impact
1157
+
1158
+ **IMPORTANT:** You are strictly read-only. Do not modify any files.
1159
+
1160
+ Log activity: bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "BENCHMARKING" "{Measurer-Name}" "description"
1161
+
1162
+ Return ONLY this JSON (no other text):
1163
+ {
1164
+ "ant_name": "{Measurer-Name}",
1165
+ "caste": "measurer",
1166
+ "status": "completed" | "failed" | "blocked",
1167
+ "summary": "What you measured and found",
1168
+ "metrics": {
1169
+ "response_time_ms": 0,
1170
+ "throughput_rps": 0,
1171
+ "cpu_percent": 0,
1172
+ "memory_mb": 0
1173
+ },
1174
+ "baselines_established": [
1175
+ {"operation": "name", "complexity": "O(n)", "file": "path", "line": 0}
1176
+ ],
1177
+ "bottlenecks_identified": [
1178
+ {"description": "...", "severity": "high|medium|low", "location": "file:line"}
1179
+ ],
1180
+ "recommendations": [
1181
+ {"priority": 1, "change": "...", "estimated_improvement": "..."}
1182
+ ],
1183
+ "tool_count": 0
1184
+ }
1185
+ ```
1186
+
1187
+ 6. **Parse Measurer JSON output:**
1188
+
1189
+ Extract from response: `baselines_established`, `bottlenecks_identified`, `recommendations`, `tool_count`
1190
+
1191
+ Log completion and update swarm display:
1192
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording measurer completion...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-complete "{measurer_name}" "completed" "Baselines established, bottlenecks identified"`
1193
+
1194
+ **Display Measurer completion line:**
1195
+ ```
1196
+ 📊 {Measurer-Name}: Performance baseline measurement ({tool_count} tools) ✓
1197
+ ```
1198
+
1199
+ 7. **Log findings to midden:**
1200
+
1201
+ For each baseline established, run using the Bash tool with description "Logging baseline...":
1202
+ ```bash
1203
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "performance" "Baseline: {baseline.operation} ({baseline.complexity}) at {baseline.file}:{baseline.line}" "measurer"
1204
+ ```
1205
+
1206
+ For each bottleneck identified, run using the Bash tool with description "Logging bottleneck...":
1207
+ ```bash
1208
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "performance" "Bottleneck: {bottleneck.description} ({bottleneck.severity}) at {bottleneck.location}" "measurer"
1209
+ ```
1210
+
1211
+ For each recommendation, run using the Bash tool with description "Logging recommendation...":
1212
+ ```bash
1213
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "performance" "Recommendation (P{rec.priority}): {rec.change} - {rec.estimated_improvement}" "measurer"
1214
+ ```
1215
+
1216
+ 8. **Display summary and store for synthesis:**
1217
+
1218
+ Display:
1219
+ ```
1220
+ 📊 Measurer complete — {baseline_count} baselines, {bottleneck_count} bottlenecks logged to midden
1221
+ ```
1222
+
1223
+ Store Measurer results in synthesis data structure:
1224
+ - Add `performance` object to synthesis JSON with: `baselines_established`, `bottlenecks_identified`, `recommendations`
1225
+ - Include in BUILD SUMMARY display: `📊 Measurer: {baseline_count} baselines established, {bottleneck_count} bottlenecks identified`
1226
+
1227
+ 9. **Continue to Chaos Ant:**
1228
+
1229
+ Proceed to Step 5.6 (Chaos Ant) regardless of Measurer results — Measurer is strictly non-blocking.
1230
+
1231
+ ### Step 5.6: Spawn Chaos Ant for Resilience Testing
1232
+
1233
+ **After the Watcher completes, spawn a Chaos Ant to probe the phase work for edge cases and boundary conditions.**
1234
+
1235
+ Generate a chaos ant name and dispatch:
1236
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Naming chaos ant...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh generate-ant-name "chaos"` (store as `{chaos_name}`)
1237
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Loading existing flags...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh flag-list --phase {phase_number}`
1238
+ Parse the result and extract unresolved flag titles into a list: `{existing_flag_titles}` (comma-separated titles from `.result.flags[].title`). If no flags exist, set `{existing_flag_titles}` to "None".
1239
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Dispatching chaos ant...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-log "Queen" "chaos" "{chaos_name}" "Resilience testing of Phase {id} work"`
1240
+
1241
+ **Announce the resilience testing wave:**
1242
+ ```
1243
+ ──── 🎲🐜 Spawning {chaos_name} — resilience testing ────
1244
+ ```
1245
+
1246
+ Spawn the Chaos Ant using Task tool with `subagent_type="aether-chaos"`, include `description: "🎲 Chaos {Chaos-Name}: Resilience testing"` (DO NOT use run_in_background - task blocks until complete):
1247
+ # FALLBACK: If "Agent type not found", use general-purpose and inject role: "You are a Chaos Ant - resilience tester that probes edge cases and boundary conditions."
1248
+
1249
+ **Chaos Ant Prompt (CLEAN OUTPUT):**
1250
+ ```
1251
+ You are {Chaos-Name}, a 🎲🐜 Chaos Ant.
1252
+
1253
+ Test Phase {id} work for edge cases and boundary conditions.
1254
+
1255
+ Files to test:
1256
+ - {list from builder results}
1257
+
1258
+ Skip these known issues: {existing_flag_titles}
1259
+
1260
+ **IMPORTANT:** When using the Bash tool for activity calls, always include a description parameter:
1261
+ - activity-log calls → "Logging {action}..."
1262
+ - pheromone-read calls → "Checking colony signals..."
1263
+
1264
+ Use colony-flavored language, 4-8 words, trailing ellipsis.
1265
+
1266
+ Rules:
1267
+ - Max 5 scenarios
1268
+ - Read-only (don't modify code)
1269
+ - Focus: edge cases, boundaries, error handling
1270
+
1271
+ Count your total tool calls (Read + Grep + Edit + Bash + Write) and report as tool_count.
1272
+
1273
+ Return ONLY this JSON:
1274
+ {"ant_name": "{Chaos-Name}", "scenarios_tested": 5, "findings": [{"id": 1, "category": "edge_case|boundary|error_handling", "severity": "critical|high|medium|low", "title": "...", "description": "..."}], "overall_resilience": "strong|moderate|weak", "tool_count": 0, "summary": "..."}
1275
+ ```
1276
+
1277
+ ### Step 5.7: Process Chaos Ant Results
1278
+
1279
+ **Task call returns results directly (no TaskOutput needed).**
1280
+
1281
+ **Parse the Chaos Ant's JSON response:** findings, overall_resilience, summary
1282
+
1283
+ **Display Chaos completion line:**
1284
+ ```
1285
+ 🎲 {Chaos-Name}: Resilience testing ({tool_count} tools) ✓
1286
+ ```
1287
+
1288
+ **Store results for synthesis in Step 5.9**
1289
+
1290
+ **Flag critical/high findings:**
1291
+
1292
+ If any findings have severity `"critical"` or `"high"`:
1293
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Flagging {finding.title}...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh flag-add "blocker" "{finding.title}" "{finding.description}" "chaos-testing" {phase_number} && bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "FLAG" "Chaos" "Created blocker: {finding.title}"`
1294
+
1295
+ **Log resilience finding to midden (MEM-02):**
1296
+
1297
+ For each critical/high finding, run using the Bash tool with description "Logging resilience finding...":
1298
+ ```bash
1299
+ colony_name=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-name 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.result.name // ""')
1300
+ [[ -z "$colony_name" ]] && colony_name="unknown"
1301
+ phase_num=$(jq -r '.phase.number // "unknown"' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
1302
+
1303
+ # Append to build-failures.md
1304
+ cat >> .aether/midden/build-failures.md << EOF
1305
+ - timestamp: "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
1306
+ phase: ${phase_num}
1307
+ colony: "${colony_name}"
1308
+ worker: "${chaos_name}"
1309
+ test_context: "resilience"
1310
+ what_failed: "${finding.title}"
1311
+ why: "${finding.description}"
1312
+ what_worked: null
1313
+ severity: "${finding.severity}"
1314
+ EOF
1315
+
1316
+ # Write to structured midden for threshold detection (MID-01)
1317
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "resilience" "Chaos finding: ${finding.title} (${finding.severity})" "chaos" 2>/dev/null || true
1318
+
1319
+ # Capture resilience failure in memory pipeline (observe + pheromone + auto-promotion)
1320
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh memory-capture \
1321
+ "failure" \
1322
+ "Resilience issue found: ${finding.title} (${finding.severity})" \
1323
+ "failure" \
1324
+ "worker:chaos" 2>/dev/null || true
1325
+ ```
1326
+
1327
+ Log chaos ant completion and update swarm display:
1328
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording chaos completion...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh spawn-complete "{chaos_name}" "completed" "{summary}"`
1329
+
1330
+ ### Step 5.8: Create Flags for Verification Failures
1331
+
1332
+ If the Watcher reported `verification_passed: false` or `recommendation: "fix_required"`:
1333
+
1334
+ For each issue in `issues_found`:
1335
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Flagging {issue_title}...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh flag-add "blocker" "{issue_title}" "{issue_description}" "verification" {phase_number} && bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "FLAG" "Watcher" "Created blocker: {issue_title}"`
1336
+
1337
+ **Log verification failure to midden (MEM-02):**
1338
+
1339
+ After flagging each issue, run using the Bash tool with description "Logging verification failure...":
1340
+ ```bash
1341
+ colony_name=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh colony-name 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.result.name // ""')
1342
+ [[ -z "$colony_name" ]] && colony_name="unknown"
1343
+ phase_num=$(jq -r '.phase.number // "unknown"' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
1344
+
1345
+ # Append to test-failures.md
1346
+ cat >> .aether/midden/test-failures.md << EOF
1347
+ - timestamp: "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
1348
+ phase: ${phase_num}
1349
+ colony: "${colony_name}"
1350
+ worker: "${watcher_name}"
1351
+ test_context: "verification"
1352
+ what_failed: "${issue_title}"
1353
+ why: "${issue_description}"
1354
+ what_worked: null
1355
+ severity: "high"
1356
+ EOF
1357
+
1358
+ # Write to structured midden for threshold detection (MID-01)
1359
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh midden-write "verification" "Watcher verification failed: ${issue_title}" "watcher" 2>/dev/null || true
1360
+
1361
+ # Capture verification failure in memory pipeline (observe + pheromone + auto-promotion)
1362
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh memory-capture \
1363
+ "failure" \
1364
+ "Verification failed: ${issue_title} - ${issue_description}" \
1365
+ "failure" \
1366
+ "worker:watcher" 2>/dev/null || true
1367
+ ```
1368
+
1369
+ This ensures verification failures are persisted as blockers that survive context resets. Chaos Ant findings are flagged in Step 5.7.
1370
+
1371
+ ### Step 5.9: Synthesize Results
1372
+
1373
+ **This step runs after all worker tasks have completed (Builders, Watcher, Chaos).**
1374
+
1375
+ Collect all worker outputs and create phase summary:
1376
+
1377
+ ```json
1378
+ {
1379
+ "status": "completed" | "failed" | "blocked",
1380
+ "summary": "...",
1381
+ "tasks_completed": [...],
1382
+ "tasks_failed": [...],
1383
+ "files_created": [...],
1384
+ "files_modified": [...],
1385
+ "spawn_metrics": {
1386
+ "spawn_count": {total workers spawned, including archaeologist if Step 4.5 fired, measurer if Step 5.5.1 fired, ambassador if Step 5.1.1 fired},
1387
+ "builder_count": {N},
1388
+ "watcher_count": 1,
1389
+ "chaos_count": 1,
1390
+ "archaeologist_count": {0 or 1, conditional on Step 4.5},
1391
+ "measurer_count": {0 or 1, conditional on Step 5.5.1},
1392
+ "ambassador_count": {0 or 1, conditional on Step 5.1.1},
1393
+ "parallel_batches": {number of waves}
1394
+ },
1395
+ "spawn_tree": {
1396
+ "{Archaeologist-Name}": {"caste": "archaeologist", "task": "pre-build history scan", "status": "completed"},
1397
+ "{Ambassador-Name}": {"caste": "ambassador", "task": "external integration design", "status": "completed"},
1398
+ "{Builder-Name}": {"caste": "builder", "task": "...", "status": "completed"},
1399
+ "{Watcher-Name}": {"caste": "watcher", "task": "verify", "status": "completed"},
1400
+ "{Measurer-Name}": {"caste": "measurer", "task": "performance baseline", "status": "completed"},
1401
+ "{Chaos-Name}": {"caste": "chaos", "task": "resilience testing", "status": "completed"}
1402
+ },
1403
+ "verification": {from Watcher output},
1404
+ "performance": {from Measurer output, or null if Step 5.5.1 was skipped},
1405
+ "resilience": {from Chaos Ant output},
1406
+ "archaeology": {from Archaeologist output, or null if Step 4.5 was skipped},
1407
+ "quality_notes": "..."
1408
+ }
1409
+ ```
1410
+
1411
+ **Graveyard Recording:**
1412
+ For each worker that returned `status: "failed"`:
1413
+ For each file in that worker's `files_modified` or `files_created`:
1414
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Recording failure grave...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh grave-add "{file}" "{ant_name}" "{task_id}" {phase} "{first blocker or summary}" && bash .aether/aether-utils.sh activity-log "GRAVE" "Queen" "Grave marker placed at {file} — {ant_name} failed: {summary}"`
1415
+ Then display a user-visible confirmation line:
1416
+ `⚰️ Grave recorded: {file} — {ant_name} failed ({summary})`
1417
+
1418
+ **Error Handoff Update:**
1419
+ If workers failed, update handoff with error context for recovery:
1420
+
1421
+ Resolve the build error handoff template path:
1422
+ Check ~/.aether/system/templates/handoff-build-error.template.md first,
1423
+ then .aether/templates/handoff-build-error.template.md.
1424
+
1425
+ If no template found: output "Template missing: handoff-build-error.template.md. Run aether update to fix." and stop.
1426
+
1427
+ Read the template file. Fill all {{PLACEHOLDER}} values:
1428
+ - {{PHASE_NUMBER}} → current phase number
1429
+ - {{PHASE_NAME}} → current phase name
1430
+ - {{BUILD_TIMESTAMP}} → current ISO-8601 UTC timestamp
1431
+ - {{FAILED_WORKERS}} → formatted list of failed workers (one "- {ant_name}: {failure_summary}" per line)
1432
+ - {{GRAVE_MARKERS}} → formatted list of grave markers (one "- {file}: {caution_level} caution" per line)
1433
+
1434
+ Remove the HTML comment lines at the top of the template.
1435
+ Write the result to .aether/HANDOFF.md using the Write tool.
1436
+
1437
+ Only fires when workers fail. Zero impact on successful builds.
1438
+
1439
+ --- SPAWN TRACKING ---
1440
+
1441
+ The spawn tree will be visible in `/ant:watch` because each spawn is logged.
1442
+
1443
+ --- OUTPUT FORMAT ---
1444
+
1445
+ Return JSON:
1446
+ {
1447
+ "status": "completed" | "failed" | "blocked",
1448
+ "summary": "What the phase accomplished",
1449
+ "tasks_completed": ["1.1", "1.2"],
1450
+ "tasks_failed": [],
1451
+ "files_created": ["path1", "path2"],
1452
+ "files_modified": ["path3"],
1453
+ "spawn_metrics": {
1454
+ "spawn_count": 7,
1455
+ "watcher_count": 1,
1456
+ "chaos_count": 1,
1457
+ "archaeologist_count": 1,
1458
+ "measurer_count": 1,
1459
+ "ambassador_count": 1,
1460
+ "builder_count": 3,
1461
+ "parallel_batches": 2,
1462
+ "sequential_tasks": 1
1463
+ },
1464
+ "spawn_tree": {
1465
+ "Relic-8": {"caste": "archaeologist", "task": "pre-build history scan", "status": "completed", "children": {}},
1466
+ "Diplomat-7": {"caste": "ambassador", "task": "external integration design", "status": "completed", "children": {}},
1467
+ "Hammer-42": {"caste": "builder", "task": "...", "status": "completed", "children": {}},
1468
+ "Vigil-17": {"caste": "watcher", "task": "...", "status": "completed", "children": {}},
1469
+ "Benchmark-3": {"caste": "measurer", "task": "performance baseline", "status": "completed", "children": {}},
1470
+ "Entropy-9": {"caste": "chaos", "task": "resilience testing", "status": "completed", "children": {}}
1471
+ },
1472
+ "verification": {
1473
+ "build": {"command": "npm run build", "exit_code": 0, "passed": true},
1474
+ "tests": {"command": "npm test", "passed": 24, "failed": 0, "total": 24},
1475
+ "success_criteria": [
1476
+ {"criterion": "API endpoint exists", "evidence": "GET /api/users returns 200", "passed": true},
1477
+ {"criterion": "Tests cover happy path", "evidence": "3 tests in users.test.ts", "passed": true}
1478
+ ]
1479
+ },
1480
+ "debugging": {
1481
+ "issues_encountered": 0,
1482
+ "issues_resolved": 0,
1483
+ "fix_attempts": 0,
1484
+ "architectural_concerns": []
1485
+ },
1486
+ "tdd": {
1487
+ "cycles_completed": 5,
1488
+ "tests_added": 5,
1489
+ "tests_total": 47,
1490
+ "coverage_percent": 85,
1491
+ "all_passing": true
1492
+ },
1493
+ "learning": {
1494
+ "patterns_observed": [
1495
+ {
1496
+ "type": "success",
1497
+ "trigger": "when implementing API endpoints",
1498
+ "action": "use repository pattern with DI",
1499
+ "evidence": "All tests passed first try"
1500
+ }
1501
+ ],
1502
+ "instincts_applied": ["instinct_123"],
1503
+ "instinct_outcomes": [
1504
+ {"id": "instinct_123", "success": true}
1505
+ ]
1506
+ },
1507
+ "quality_notes": "Any concerns or recommendations",
1508
+ "ui_touched": true | false
1509
+ }
1510
+ ```
1511
+
1512
+ ### Step 6: Visual Checkpoint (if UI touched)
1513
+
1514
+ Parse synthesis result. If `ui_touched` is true:
1515
+
1516
+ ```
1517
+ ━━━ 🖼️🐜 V I S U A L C H E C K P O I N T ━━━
1518
+
1519
+ UI changes detected. Verify appearance before continuing.
1520
+
1521
+ Files touched:
1522
+ {list files from files_created + files_modified that match UI patterns}
1523
+
1524
+ Options:
1525
+ 1. Approve - UI looks correct
1526
+ 2. Reject - needs changes (describe issues)
1527
+ 3. Skip - defer visual review
1528
+ ```
1529
+
1530
+ Use AskUserQuestion to get approval. Record in events:
1531
+ - If approved: `"<timestamp>|visual_approved|build|Phase {id} UI approved"`
1532
+ - If rejected: `"<timestamp>|visual_rejected|build|Phase {id} UI rejected: {reason}"`
1533
+
1534
+ ### Step 6.5: Update Handoff Document
1535
+
1536
+ After synthesis is complete, update the handoff document with current state for session recovery:
1537
+
1538
+ ```bash
1539
+ # Update handoff with build results
1540
+ jq -n \
1541
+ --arg timestamp "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
1542
+ --arg goal "$(jq -r '.goal' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json)" \
1543
+ --arg phase "$(jq -r '.current_phase' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json)" \
1544
+ --arg phase_name "{phase_name}" \
1545
+ --arg status "{synthesis.status}" \
1546
+ --arg summary "{synthesis.summary}" \
1547
+ --argjson tasks_completed '{synthesis.tasks_completed | length}' \
1548
+ --argjson tasks_failed '{synthesis.tasks_failed | length}' \
1549
+ --arg next_action "{if synthesis.status == "completed" then "/ant:continue" else "/ant:flags" end}" \
1550
+ '{
1551
+ "last_updated": $timestamp,
1552
+ "goal": $goal,
1553
+ "current_phase": $phase,
1554
+ "phase_name": $phase_name,
1555
+ "build_status": $status,
1556
+ "summary": $summary,
1557
+ "tasks_completed": $tasks_completed,
1558
+ "tasks_failed": $tasks_failed,
1559
+ "next_recommended_action": $next_action,
1560
+ "can_resume": true,
1561
+ "note": "Phase build completed. Run /ant:continue to advance if verification passed."
1562
+ }' > .aether/data/last-build-result.json
1563
+ ```
1564
+
1565
+ Resolve the build success handoff template path:
1566
+ Check ~/.aether/system/templates/handoff-build-success.template.md first,
1567
+ then .aether/templates/handoff-build-success.template.md.
1568
+
1569
+ If no template found: output "Template missing: handoff-build-success.template.md. Run aether update to fix." and stop.
1570
+
1571
+ Read the template file. Fill all {{PLACEHOLDER}} values:
1572
+ - {{GOAL}} → colony goal (from COLONY_STATE.json)
1573
+ - {{PHASE_NUMBER}} → current phase number
1574
+ - {{PHASE_NAME}} → current phase name
1575
+ - {{BUILD_STATUS}} → synthesis.status
1576
+ - {{BUILD_TIMESTAMP}} → current ISO-8601 UTC timestamp
1577
+ - {{BUILD_SUMMARY}} → synthesis summary
1578
+ - {{TASKS_COMPLETED}} → count of completed tasks
1579
+ - {{TASKS_FAILED}} → count of failed tasks
1580
+ - {{FILES_CREATED}} → count of created files
1581
+ - {{FILES_MODIFIED}} → count of modified files
1582
+ - {{SESSION_NOTE}} → "Build succeeded — ready to advance." if status is completed, else "Build completed with issues — review before continuing."
1583
+
1584
+ Remove the HTML comment lines at the top of the template.
1585
+ Write the result to .aether/HANDOFF.md using the Write tool.
1586
+
1587
+ This ensures the handoff always reflects the latest build state, even if the session crashes before explicit pause.
1588
+
1589
+ ### Step 6.5: Update Context Document
1590
+
1591
+ Log this build activity to `.aether/CONTEXT.md`:
1592
+
1593
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Updating build context...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh context-update activity "build {phase_id}" "{synthesis.status}" "{files_created_count + files_modified_count}" && bash .aether/aether-utils.sh context-update build-complete "{synthesis.status}" "{synthesis.status == 'completed' ? 'success' : 'failed'}"`
1594
+
1595
+ Also update safe-to-clear status:
1596
+ - If build completed successfully: `context-update safe-to-clear "YES" "Build complete, ready to continue"`
1597
+ - If build failed: `context-update safe-to-clear "NO" "Build failed — run /ant:swarm or /ant:flags"`
1598
+
1599
+ ### Step 5.10: Check for Promotion Proposals
1600
+
1601
+ After build completion (success or failure), check if any observations have met promotion thresholds.
1602
+
1603
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Checking for wisdom promotions...":
1604
+ ```bash
1605
+ proposals=$(bash .aether/aether-utils.sh learning-check-promotion 2>/dev/null || echo '{"proposals":[]}')
1606
+ proposal_count=$(echo "$proposals" | jq '.proposals | length')
1607
+ echo "{\"proposal_count\": $proposal_count}"
1608
+ ```
1609
+
1610
+ Parse the result. If proposal_count > 0:
1611
+ - Display: "📚 $proposal_count wisdom proposal(s) ready for review"
1612
+ - Run: `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh learning-approve-proposals`
1613
+ - This presents the one-at-a-time UI for user review
1614
+
1615
+ If proposal_count == 0:
1616
+ - Silently continue (no output needed per user decision)
1617
+
1618
+ Note: This runs regardless of build success/failure. Failed builds may have recorded failure observations that are ready for promotion.
1619
+
1620
+ ### Step 7: Display Results
1621
+
1622
+ **This step runs ONLY after synthesis is complete. All values come from actual worker results.**
1623
+
1624
+ **Display BUILD SUMMARY (always shown, replaces compact/verbose split):**
1625
+
1626
+ Calculate `total_tools` by summing `tool_count` from all worker return JSONs (builders + watcher + chaos).
1627
+ Calculate `elapsed` using `build_started_at_epoch` (epoch integer captured at Step 5 start by Plan 01): `$(( $(date +%s) - build_started_at_epoch ))` formatted as Xm Ys.
1628
+
1629
+ ```
1630
+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1631
+ B U I L D S U M M A R Y
1632
+ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1633
+ Phase {id}: {name}
1634
+ Pattern: {selected_pattern}
1635
+
1636
+ Workers: {pass_count} passed {fail_count} failed ({total} total)
1637
+ Tools: {total_tools} calls across all workers
1638
+ Duration: {elapsed}
1639
+
1640
+ {if measurer_ran:}
1641
+ 📊 Measurer: {baseline_count} baselines established, {bottleneck_count} bottlenecks identified
1642
+ {end if}
1643
+
1644
+ {if ambassador_ran:}
1645
+ 🔌 Ambassador: Integration plan for {integration_plan.service_name} ready
1646
+ {end if}
1647
+
1648
+ {if fail_count > 0:}
1649
+ Failed:
1650
+ {for each failed worker:}
1651
+ {caste_emoji} {Ant-Name}: {task_description} ✗ ({failure_reason} after {tool_count} tools)
1652
+ {end for}
1653
+
1654
+ Retry: /ant:swarm to auto-repair failed tasks, or /ant:flags to review blockers
1655
+ {end if}
1656
+ ```
1657
+
1658
+ **If verbose_mode is true**, additionally show the spawn tree and TDD details after the BUILD SUMMARY block (keep the existing verbose-only sections: Colony Work Tree, Tasks Completed, TDD, Patterns Learned, Debugging, Model Routing). Prepend with:
1659
+ ```
1660
+ ━━ Details (--verbose) ━━
1661
+ ```
1662
+
1663
+ After displaying the BUILD SUMMARY (and optional verbose details), call the Next Up helper by running using the Bash tool with description "Displaying next steps...":
1664
+ ```bash
1665
+ state=$(jq -r '.state // "IDLE"' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "IDLE")
1666
+ current_phase=$(jq -r '.current_phase // 0' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
1667
+ total_phases=$(jq -r '.plan.phases | length' .aether/data/COLONY_STATE.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
1668
+ bash .aether/aether-utils.sh print-next-up "$state" "$current_phase" "$total_phases"
1669
+ ```
1670
+
1671
+ **Routing Note:** The state-based Next Up block above routes based on colony state. If verification failed or blockers exist, review `/ant:flags` before continuing.
1672
+
1673
+ **IMPORTANT:** Build does NOT update task statuses or advance state. Run `/ant:continue` to:
1674
+ - Mark tasks as completed
1675
+ - Extract learnings
1676
+ - Advance to next phase
1677
+
1678
+ ### Step 8: Update Session
1679
+
1680
+ Update the session tracking file to enable `/ant:resume` after context clear:
1681
+
1682
+ Run using the Bash tool with description "Saving build session...": `bash .aether/aether-utils.sh session-update "/ant:build {phase_id}" "/ant:continue" "Phase {phase_id} build completed: {synthesis.status}"`