arkgate 4.8.11 → 4.8.14

package/docs/typescript-support.md

@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ The release compatibility workflow packs the candidate first, then tests clean c
 - **npm / pnpm / Yarn**;
 - project TypeScript **5.9.3 / 6.0.3 / 7.0.2**.
 
-That is **36** installed-artifact cells on the **full matrix** path (`push` to `main`, PR labels
-`full-matrix` / `release`, or release-prep branch names such as `feat/4.1*`). Ordinary PRs run a
+That is **36** installed-artifact cells on the **full matrix** path (`push` to `main`, or an
+explicit `full-matrix` label). Ordinary PRs run a
 **slim** packed smoke: **one** cell (Node 20 + npm) that still exercises TS 5/6/7 in-process.
-See [CONTRIBUTING.md — CI profiles](../CONTRIBUTING.md#ci-profiles-pr-slim-vs-full-matrix).
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md — CI](../CONTRIBUTING.md#ci-this-repo).
 
 Each cell verifies that the project's `tsc` stays on the requested project compiler and that
 ArkGate resolves its fallback as exact 6.0.3 when the project API is unusable. Reports record

package/docs/use.md

@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ AI can build fast—and make a mess just as fast.
 
 Keep the product easy to understand, change, and trust.
 
-ArkGate stops bad shortcuts. ArkRules protects how each part should behave. ArkRun keeps work moving. ArkOrder protects the few big choices that should not change by accident.
+Contain what the AI may write, and in what shape. Guide you with proven patterns and one next step. Order leftover mess toward a clean tree, a little at a time.
 
 Safer changes, fewer surprises, and extra protection only when you choose it.
 
+That is **Contener · Guiar · Ordenar**.
+
 For **anyone** shipping TypeScript with an AI coding agent.
 
 ---
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ For **anyone** shipping TypeScript with an AI coding agent.
 ```bash
 npm install -D arkgate typescript
 npx arkgate start                 # preview what will change
-npx arkgate start --apply         # install compact config + host router + CI plan
+npx arkgate start --apply         # install compact config + host router + CI; merge write-path gates into existing AGENTS.md / .mcp.json
 npx arkgate-check --doctor        # status — one next step
 npx arkgate-check --doctor --all  # full details
 ```
@@ -56,11 +58,10 @@ In those cases a boundary linter or editor rules may be enough; see [README —
 
 ### Why it exists
 
-AI coding agents write code at unprecedented speeds, but they tend to take the shortest path to solve a problem. If an agent needs data in a Domain layer, it might directly import a database adapter. Left unchecked, this creates spaghetti code and technical debt at light speed.
-
-Traditional linters catch these architectural violations in CI *after* the agent has finished its work, breaking the flow and requiring manual intervention.
-
-ArkGate solves this by shifting the check to the exact moment of writing. By intercepting file writes, it ensures that if the agent writes a bad import, the write doesn't land. The agent gets immediate feedback and can self-correct before the code even touches your disk.
+AI takes the shortest path. Contain the write so a bad import never lands. Guide
+the next step so a non-expert is not stuck. Order leftover mess toward a clean
+tree, one small refactor at a time. Traditional linters catch this only after
+the agent finished; ArkGate checks at write time and again on the PR.
 
 ---
 
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ The config only binds when the write doesn’t land and CI is required.
 
 | | Plain English | Default |
 |--|---------------|---------|
-| **ArkGate** (layers) | Import rules. The write doesn’t land. The PR fails. | Always — this is the product |
-| **ArkRules** | Optional policies *inside* a layer. | Off until you turn it on (start may ship advisory templates) |
-| **ArkRun** | Optional experimental runtime (`arkgate/runtime`) | Off. In-memory. Not Postgres. |
-| **ArkOrder** | Stops the agent rewriting the few slow product decisions as CRUD (`arkgate/order`). Library + sensors, [not a service](arkorder.md). Valve: `proposeRelease` then `apply`; `refreshSigma`; ingest residual; capacity pack; `ReleaseStore`; ArkRun `decisionTape`. ArkOrder freezes the pattern through a valve. ArkRun is how the residual travels. | Off. Name `xiKeys` (plan / protocol, not `projectId`). Derive recomputable statuses; invoices and seats still flow. In-memory. Not durable. |
+| **ArkGate** (layers) | **Contener** — import rules. The write doesn’t land. The PR fails. | Always — this is the product |
+| **ArkRules** | **Contener** — optional policies *inside* a layer. | Off until you turn it on (start may ship advisory templates) |
+| **ArkRun** | **Guiar** — optional experimental runtime (`arkgate/runtime`) | Off. In-memory. Not Postgres. |
+| **ArkOrder** | **Ordenar** extra — the few big choices (billing plan, not seat counts). Library + sensors, [not a service](arkorder.md). | Off. Same npm package (`arkgate/order`). Name the few choices (`xiKeys`). Invoices and seats still flow. In-memory. Not durable. |
 
 Start always gives you **layers**. Compact starters do **not** turn on ArkRun or
 ArkOrder. No extras is fine — only ArkGate runs. Leftovers are labeled
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ ArkOrder. No extras is fine — only ArkGate runs. Leftovers are labeled
 imports ≠ elegant design. Green imports also ≠ a frozen billing plan. ArkRun ≠
 durable stores. ArkOrder does not replace ArkRun.
 
+Want to see the freeze and valve? The billing gallery lives on GitHub, not in
+the npm tarball:
+[examples/arkorder-billing](https://github.com/pedroknigge/arkgate/tree/main/examples/arkorder-billing).
+First freeze is `release()`. Later plan change is `proposeRelease` then `apply`.
+
 ### New modules vs config edits
 
 **Happy path:** put a new module under an existing layer directory/glob (`layers[].patterns`). Usually
@@ -229,6 +235,7 @@ Empty plan A is **not** “architecture finished.”
 - Plain-language track: [enthusiast/](enthusiast/README.md)  
 - First project tutorial: [enthusiast/tutorial-first-project.md](enthusiast/tutorial-first-project.md)  
 - Demos: [demos/](demos/)  
+- ArkOrder proof (first freeze, then valve): [billing gallery](https://github.com/pedroknigge/arkgate/tree/main/examples/arkorder-billing) (GitHub, not in the npm tarball)  
 
 ---
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arkgate",
-  "version": "4.8.11",
+  "version": "4.8.14",
   "description": "When the agent writes a bad import, the write doesn’t land. The same check fails the pull request.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.cjs",

package/schemas/ark.status-manifest.schema.json

@@ -390,6 +390,53 @@
           ]
         }
       }
+    },
+    "arkOrder": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "ArkOrder extra residual (notAScore). present/mode from config; residual is a finding-id count (null = unknown, not green). extraMergeTeeth is honesty, never a score.",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "required": [
+        "notAScore",
+        "present",
+        "mode",
+        "extraMergeTeeth",
+        "residual"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "notAScore": {
+          "const": true
+        },
+        "present": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "mode": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "enum": [
+                "advisory",
+                "enforced"
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "extraMergeTeeth": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "residual": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }

package/server.json

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/pedroknigge/arkgate",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "4.8.11",
+  "version": "4.8.14",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "identifier": "arkgate",
-      "version": "4.8.11",
+      "version": "4.8.14",
       "runtimeHint": "npx",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"

package/templates/agent-skills/README.md

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 > Author skill bodies in `templates/skills/<name>.md`, then run
 > `npm run generate:agent-skills`. Drift: `npm run check:agent-skills`.
 
-This directory is the **Agent Skills–compatible** packaging of the same **13**
-`/ark-*` skills shipped as flat templates for Ark install. **No new skill names.**
+This directory is the **Agent Skills–compatible** packaging of the same
+closed `/ark-*` catalog shipped as flat templates for Ark install.
+**Closed catalog** (`ARK_SKILL_NAMES`) — first-class doors plus one-release
+redirect stubs. Add a name only with a live ROADMAP item.
 
-Package version when last generated context: **arkgate@4.8.9**
+Package version when last generated context: **arkgate@4.8.14**
 Schema: agent-skills package contract `1.0`
 
-## Skills (frozen catalog)
+## Skills (closed catalog)
 
 - `ark-adopt`
 - `ark-architect`
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ Schema: agent-skills package contract `1.0`
 - `ark-explore`
 - `ark-fix`
 - `ark-loop`
+- `ark-order`
 - `ark-place`
 - `ark-runtime`
 - `ark-think`

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-adopt/SKILL.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ description: Session 0 — write the rules file (ark.config.json) to match the r
 
 # /ark-adopt — Mark the path (session 0)
 
+**Contener · Guiar · Ordenar.** In plain words: contain the write, guide the next
+step, order leftover mess. This door is **Contener**: write the path so the tree
+has honest houses. Skills never enforce — CLI / hooks / CI do.
+
 **When:** empty tree, or the rules file does not match the real folders (session 0).
 **Not when:** a single new file (`/ark-place`) or leftover design after the path is honest (`/ark-explore` then `/ark-autopilot`).
 
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ Do **not** invent captions. Do not invent `/ark-describe`.
 | Mine loose business rules into Domain / advisory ArkRules | Apply leftover design after the path is honest → `/ark-autopilot` |
 | Freeze **real** debt after the config is honest | User said map only |
 | Turn **advisory** ArkRun on (`arkRun` extra, schema `1.2+`; **`kernelRoots` preferred**) | Evaluate / wire a hand-rolled bus → `/ark-runtime`; new kernel-managed file → `/ark-place` |
-| Turn **advisory** ArkOrder on (`arkOrder` extra, schema `1.3+`, `planeRoots`) | New plane-root file after extra is on → `/ark-place`; grind skip clusters → `/ark-autopilot` |
+| Turn **advisory** ArkOrder on (`arkOrder` extra, schema `1.3+`, `planeRoots`) | Wire one plane candidate after extra is on → `/ark-order`; new plane-root file → `/ark-place`; grind skip clusters → `/ark-autopilot` |
 
 ## Dual engine (mandatory)
 
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 4. Editing `arkrules/*` or promoting modes is **this skill** (session 0) or **`/ark-autopilot`** later; never invent `mechanical-safe`.
 5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
 6. Absence of `arkRun` is **valid**. Write it only when the user wants the extra. Skills never enforce.
-7. Absence of `arkOrder` is **valid**. Write it only when the user wants the extra. Do not invent `/ark-order`. Skills never enforce.
+7. Absence of `arkOrder` is **valid**. Write it only when the user wants the extra. After the extra is honest: handoff **`/ark-order`** to wire one candidate. Skills never enforce.
 
 
 ### Adopt + ArkRules
@@ -191,9 +195,9 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 - A use-case that `prisma.*.update({ plan })` while `plan` is in `xiKeys` is **[ArkOrder]** `ARKORDER_XI_FIELD_WRITE`. Invoices and seats still flow through `ingest`.
 
 - Do **not** put `arkOrder` on the compact starter / `ark start` scaffold. Domain stays plane-free. Import `createOrderPlane` from `arkgate/order` (same npm package).
-- Absence is valid and **silent** — never force the extra. Do not invent `/ark-order`.
+- Absence is valid and **silent** — never force the extra.
 - Demoting enforced → advisory or deleting the extra is policy-delta **weakening**.
-- After the extra is honest: handoff `/ark-place` for new plane-root files; grind skip via `/ark-autopilot`. Skills never enforce.
+- After the extra is honest: handoff **`/ark-order`** to wire one candidate, `/ark-place` for new plane-root files; grind skip via `/ark-autopilot`. Skills never enforce.
 
 ## Subagent fan-out (optional, host-dependent)
 
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ proposals applied or deferred, **phase**, **top Shape / design-weak opportunitie
 - Force runtime kernel over existing Nest/DI.
 - Put `arkRun` or `arkOrder` on the compact starter / `ark start` scaffold.
 - Claim in-memory kernel stores are production durability.
-- Invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`.
+- Invent `/ark-run`. Use `/ark-order` after this door turns the extra on.
 - Invent `layers[].description` filler or a `/ark-describe` skill.
 - Claim Enforce while governed% is low, cores empty with I/O in Application, or core bags ungoverned.
 - End adopt with only “baseline written” when design-weak residual is visible in files you opened.

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-architect/SKILL.md

@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ description: Shortcut to /ark-adopt for a new tree. Deprecated as a first-class
 
 # /ark-architect — Shortcut to /ark-adopt
 
-**Not a first-run door.** This leftover name is a shortcut. Session 0 is **`/ark-adopt`**.
-Do that job now. Do not send the user to `/ark-contract` or `/ark-fix`.
-
-## Autonomy contract
-
-Invoking this skill **is** the approval to mark the path. Write `ark.config.json` and
-phase-1 dirs in this turn. Then `ark-check`.
+**Not a first-class door.** One-release redirect. Session 0 is **`/ark-adopt`**.
+Do that job now. Contener · Guiar · Ordenar — this leftover name is not a star.
 
 ## When / not when
 
@@ -40,25 +35,17 @@ restart/retargeting is required. `ark://manifest` never satisfies this preflight
 
 Then call **`ark_recommend`** with the same bound `project` envelope (or `ark-check --recommend`).
 
-## Dual plane — layers + extras (mandatory, except /ark-runtime)
-
-Label findings **`[Layer]`** vs **`[ArkRules]`** vs **`[ArkRun]`** vs **`[ArkOrder]`**. Absence of extras is valid and silent. Session-0 extras (advisory `arkRun` / advisory `arkOrder`) live on **`/ark-adopt`**. When ArkOrder is on: first freeze `release()`, later ξ is `proposeRelease` then `apply`; `refreshSigma`; ingest residual `absorb | escalate_up | hold`; capacity pack as data; in-memory `ReleaseStore`; ArkRun `decisionTape`. Do not invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`. Skills never enforce.
-
 ## Subagent fan-out (optional, host-dependent)
 
 If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
 **fall back to sequential**. Never weaken the gate.
 
-## Related onboarding
-
-- **Greenfield:** this shortcut → **`/ark-adopt`** + `ark-check --recommend` / `ark start`.
-- **Brownfield:** `/ark-adopt` — do not force a starter preset.
-
 ## Steps
 
 1. Bind MCP (`ark_identity` then `ark_recommend`) or run `ark-check --recommend`.
-2. Execute **`/ark-adopt`** autonomy: write the config, dirs, optional advisory ArkRules, optional advisory ArkRun / ArkOrder when asked, gates.
-3. `ark-check --strict-config`. Handoff `/ark-place` for new files.
+2. Execute **`/ark-adopt`** now (write the path, optional advisory extras).
+3. New file → `/ark-place`. Map → `/ark-explore`. Apply → `/ark-autopilot`.
+   Wire ArkRun → `/ark-runtime`. Wire ArkOrder → `/ark-order`.
 
 ## Completion contract (skill incomplete if missing)
 

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-autopilot/SKILL.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ description: Fix illegal imports and one leftover-design refactor. CLI is a sens
 
 # /ark-autopilot — Apply the path
 
+**Contener · Guiar · Ordenar.** In plain words: contain the write, guide the next
+step, order leftover mess. This door is **Guiar**: apply leftover design and illegal
+imports, one small change at a time. Skills never enforce — CLI / hooks / CI do.
+
 **When:** the user wants architecture cleaned end-to-end, or leftover design after a map.
 **Not when:** map only (`/ark-explore`), session 0 / config lying (`/ark-adopt`), or one new file (`/ark-place`).
 
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ patterns are **out-of-scope** lenses — say so; do not invent Ark enforcement f
 | Brownfield or greenfield with apply | Session 0 / config lying → `/ark-adopt` first, then return |
 | User wants A + B planned and **applied** | New file only → `/ark-place` |
 | **Apply** leftover design (one Shape refactor) | User said map only |
-| Extra skip cluster (`ARKRUN_*` / `ARKORDER_*`) after extra is on | Extra off → `/ark-adopt` (advisory); evaluate one bus → `/ark-runtime` |
+| Extra skip cluster (`ARKRUN_*` / `ARKORDER_*`) after extra is on | Extra off → `/ark-adopt` (advisory); evaluate one bus → `/ark-runtime`; evaluate one order-plane candidate → `/ark-order` |
 | Spaghetti under ENFORCE: Shape work (invoke = apply one pilot) | — |
 
 **Post-green door:** `/ark-explore` shape-focus → dual-plan B, **then this skill applies one
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 3. Absence of `arkRules` is **valid** — do not force ArkRules unless the user wants them or residual inventory clearly wants a pilot.
 4. Editing `arkrules/*` or promoting modes and fixing structure sensors is **this skill** (judgment, never invent `mechanical-safe`).
 5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
-6. Absence of extras is **valid**. Extra skip clusters grind **here** after the extra is on. Do not invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`. Skills never enforce.
+6. Absence of extras is **valid**. Extra skip clusters grind **here** after the extra is on. Evaluate one bus → `/ark-runtime`; evaluate one order-plane candidate → `/ark-order`. Do not invent `/ark-run`. Skills never enforce.
 
 
 ### Autopilot + ArkRules
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ When `arkRun` is present:
 ### Autopilot + ArkOrder
 When `arkOrder` is present:
 - Grind skip clusters with judgment: `ARKORDER_MISSING_PLANE` / `ARKORDER_KERNEL_IN_DOMAIN` / `ARKORDER_GENERIC_UPDATE` / `ARKORDER_TOO_MANY_PARAMS` / `ARKORDER_INGEST_WRITES_XI` / `ARKORDER_XI_FIELD_WRITE` / `ARKORDER_UNVALVED_RELEASE`. First freeze with `release()`; later ξ change is `proposeRelease` then `apply`. `refreshSigma`; ingest residual `absorb | escalate_up | hold` + `reasonCode`; capacity pack; `createMemoryReleaseStore`; `ingestTravelAction`; ArkRun `decisionTape`. Never `update`/`patch`/`set`. Name `xiKeys`; do not persist those keys from a use-case. Do not “fix” a derived status by adding it to `xiKeys`; that institutionalizes the skip, so derive it on read or fold it from ingest. Doctor / status `arkOrder` is `notAScore`.
-- Extra off → `/ark-adopt` (advisory). Do not invent `/ark-order`.
+- Extra off → `/ark-adopt` (advisory). Wire one candidate → `/ark-order`.
 - Skills never enforce.
 
 ## Subagent fan-out (optional, host-dependent)
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ Status lights from doctor — not settings you choose. Rank residual honestly:
 - Claim ENFORCE / “done” when doctor reports `contract-false-green-io-under-application` (adopt first).
 - Claim “done” solely because plan A is empty while explore/B residual remains unlisted.
 - Replace host Nest/DI with the runtime kernel unasked.
-- Invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`.
+- Invent `/ark-run`. Use `/ark-order` to wire one plane candidate.
 - Auto-apply pattern (B) bets as if they were mechanical-safe.
 - Create origin only after a long cleanup (freezes a polished “before” that never was).
 

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-contract/SKILL.md

@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@ description: Shortcut — edit the rules file or extra rules. Use /ark-adopt or
 
 # /ark-contract — Shortcut to adopt / autopilot
 
-**Not a first-run door.** This leftover name is a shortcut. Writing `ark.config.json` is
+**Not a first-class door.** One-release redirect. Writing `ark.config.json` is
 **`/ark-adopt`** at session 0 and **`/ark-autopilot`** afterward. Do that job now.
-
-## Autonomy contract
-
-Invoking this leftover name **is** the approval to write an honest config. Do not
-preview-only. Never weaken the architecture config.
+Contener · Guiar · Ordenar — this leftover name is not a star.
 
 ## When / not when
 
 | Use this leftover name when… | Prefer instead |
 |------------------------------|----------------|
-| Layers / include / ArkRules / **ArkRun extra** / **ArkOrder extra** need an edit | **`/ark-adopt`** (path, first `arkRun` / first `arkOrder`) or **`/ark-autopilot`** (tighten) |
+| Layers / include / ArkRules / first extra need an edit | **`/ark-adopt`** (path, first `arkRun` / first `arkOrder`) or **`/ark-autopilot`** (tighten) |
 | False-green / concentrated edge | **`/ark-adopt`** — write the honest config |
-| Kernel extra / one kernel candidate | **`/ark-runtime`** — leftover name; wires `arkgate/runtime`, not a second package |
+| One kernel candidate | **`/ark-runtime`** |
+| One order-plane candidate | **`/ark-order`** |
 
 ## Dual engine (mandatory)
 
@@ -39,14 +36,6 @@ retain `projectIdentity.projectId`, then pass both `expectedRoot` and `expectedP
 uncertain, do not consume MCP analysis: use the workspace-local CLI and report that MCP
 restart/retargeting is required. `ark://manifest` never satisfies this preflight.
 
-## Dual plane — layers + extras (mandatory, except /ark-runtime)
-
-Label findings **`[Layer]`** vs **`[ArkRules]`** vs **`[ArkRun]`** vs **`[ArkOrder]`**. Absence of extras is valid and silent. First-time extra is **`/ark-adopt`** (advisory). Wire one kernel candidate with **`/ark-runtime`**. New kernel-managed / plane-root file with **`/ark-place`**. Grind skip clusters with **`/ark-autopilot`**. Do not invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`. Skills never enforce.
-
-Application / Features may declare advisory **`writes-via-aggregate`**: a use-case that imports a persistence driver and calls `.insert` / `.create` / `INSERT INTO` is the skip. Persistence adapters stay the write edge. Do not add `Externals/` or `admission.ts` as contract law.
-
-When `arkOrder` is on, name **`xiKeys`** (3–5 slow product decisions). Membership ids and recomputable statuses are not keys: derive a status on read or fold it from ingest instead. A use-case that persists those keys is `ARKORDER_XI_FIELD_WRITE`. First freeze is `release()`; later ξ is `proposeRelease` then `apply`; `refreshSigma`; ingest residual `absorb | escalate_up | hold` + `reasonCode`; capacity pack as data; in-memory `ReleaseStore`; ArkRun `decisionTape`. The billing gallery lives on GitHub, not in the npm tarball: [examples/arkorder-billing](https://github.com/pedroknigge/arkgate/tree/main/examples/arkorder-billing). Rename the three keys. The check remains silent on semantic entailment.
-
 ## Subagent fan-out (optional, host-dependent)
 
 If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
@@ -59,9 +48,9 @@ If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
 
 ## Steps
 
-1. If the path is missing or lying → execute **`/ark-adopt`** (including first advisory `arkRun` / first advisory `arkOrder`).
-2. If the path is honest and you are tightening rules or extras (`arkRun` / `arkOrder`) → execute **`/ark-autopilot`**.
-3. One kernel candidate (extra already on) → **`/ark-runtime`**. `ark-check --strict-config`.
+1. Path missing or lying → execute **`/ark-adopt`** (including first advisory `arkRun` / first advisory `arkOrder`).
+2. Path honest and tightening → execute **`/ark-autopilot`**.
+3. One kernel candidate → **`/ark-runtime`**. One order-plane candidate → **`/ark-order`**.
 
 ## Completion contract (skill incomplete if missing)
 
@@ -73,5 +62,5 @@ Skill incomplete if missing any field below.
 - **Result:** one-line outcome
 - **Planes:** one-line split of residual **[Layer]** vs **[ArkRules]** vs **[ArkRun]** vs **[ArkOrder]** (or `n/a` if unused)
 - **Compass:** top residual lenses | `n/a`
-- **Handoff:** `/ark-adopt` / `/ark-autopilot` / `none`
+- **Handoff:** `/ark-adopt` / `/ark-autopilot` / `/ark-order` / `none`
 - **Incomplete?** `no` | `yes — <what is missing>`

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-coverage/SKILL.md

@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ description: How much of the tree the rules file covers. CLI is a sensor; read t
 
 # /ark-coverage — Ark adoption fitness (not full recon)
 
+**Contener · Guiar · Ordenar.** In plain words: contain the write, guide the next
+step, order leftover mess. This door is **Guiar**: adoption fitness numbers, not a full map.
+Skills never enforce — CLI / hooks / CI do.
+
 **Not a first-run door.** Fitness numbers only (governed files, gates, baseline).
 Session 0 → **`/ark-adopt`**. Leftover design → **`/ark-explore`**. Apply → **`/ark-autopilot`**.
-Do not send the user to leftover `/ark-contract` or `/ark-fix`.
+Wire ArkRun → **`/ark-runtime`**. Wire ArkOrder → **`/ark-order`**.
 
 You audit **how this repo uses ArkGate** (coverage, gates, baseline, host write path) and
 what adoption gaps remain. Work autonomously. End with a ranked fitness report.
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ patterns are **out-of-scope** lenses — say so; do not invent Ark enforcement f
 | “How adopted is Ark?” governed%, gates, baseline, skills stale | Full product map / what-next architecture → `/ark-explore` |
 | Capability gaps (CI, write path, ESLint, optional layers) | Apply fixes end-to-end → `/ark-autopilot` |
 | Ranked *adoption* opportunities (install, ratchet, contract classify) | Spaghetti pattern plan / golden pattern → `/ark-explore` dual-plan seed |
-| Quick honesty before a release checklist | One design trade-off → `/ark-think` |
+| Quick honesty before a release checklist | One design trade-off → `/ark-explore` (one decision, 2–3 options) |
 
 ## Dual engine (mandatory)
 
@@ -90,10 +94,10 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 1. Prefix each finding or next step with **`[Layer]`** or **`[ArkRules]`** or **`[ArkRun]`** or **`[ArkOrder]`** (or a table with those headers).
 2. Never call an import-edge violation an “invariant” or an aggregate sensor a “layer deny.”
 3. Absence of `arkRules` is **valid** — do not force ArkRules unless the user wants them or residual inventory clearly wants a pilot.
-4. Editing `arkrules/*` or promoting modes is **`/ark-adopt`** / leftover **`/ark-contract`**; fixing code under a structure sensor is leftover **`/ark-fix`** / **`/ark-loop`** or **`/ark-autopilot`** (judgment, never invent mechanical-safe).
+4. Editing `arkrules/*` or promoting modes is **`/ark-adopt`**; fixing code under a structure sensor is **`/ark-autopilot`** (judgment, never invent mechanical-safe).
 5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
 5b. Invariant coverage is a **text match, never an execution**: a file walk plus the invariant id in a `describe`/`it` title. Never report `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED: 0` as “the tests pass” or “the tests run” — ArkGate does not run tests and reads no runner config. When the project declares `coverage.coverageRoots`, a covering test found outside them raises the advisory `INVARIANT_COVERAGE_OUTSIDE_ROOTS`; without that declaration ArkGate makes no claim about where tests run.
-6. Extras silent when off. Doctor `arkRun` is `notAScore`. Do not force extras. Do not invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`.
+6. Extras silent when off. Doctor `arkRun` / `arkOrder` is `notAScore`. Do not force extras. Wire one kernel candidate via `/ark-runtime`; one order-plane candidate via `/ark-order`. Do not invent `/ark-run`.
 
 
 ### Coverage + ArkRules
@@ -143,10 +147,10 @@ because governed% is 100% and plan is empty.
 
 ## Related onboarding
 
-- **Greenfield:** low governed% → `/ark-architect` or `ark-check --recommend`.
+- **Greenfield:** low governed% → `/ark-adopt` or `ark-check --recommend`.
 - **Brownfield:** `/ark-adopt` for action; this skill for fitness metrics.
 - **Pattern / spaghetti residual:** `/ark-explore` dual-plan seed / shape-focus.
-- **Business rules loose:** note in table; mining action → `/ark-adopt` or `/ark-contract`.
+- **Business rules loose:** note in table; mining action → `/ark-adopt`.
 
 ## Checklist (sensor + light code)
 
@@ -159,8 +163,8 @@ because governed% is 100% and plan is empty.
 7. **Governed%** + unclassified + `suggestions` from `--coverage --json`.
 8. Concentrated edges in check `summary` → contract smell, not N freezes.
 9. `layersWithoutRules` + empty cores with I/O under Application (false-green).
-    On false-green: **STOP — do not continue this skill as complete.** **STOP — false-green: invoke /ark-adopt or /ark-contract before claiming ENFORCE.** Do not claim goal.met / ENFORCE from type-only cleanup while doctor reports `contract-false-green-io-under-application`.
-    On one-edge wall: **STOP — do not continue this skill as complete.** **STOP — concentrated edge: invoke /ark-contract with source evidence** (do not freeze a wrong contract or grind N freezes).
+    On false-green: **STOP — do not continue this skill as complete.** **STOP — false-green: invoke /ark-adopt before claiming ENFORCE.** Do not claim goal.met / ENFORCE from type-only cleanup while doctor reports `contract-false-green-io-under-application`.
+    On one-edge wall: **STOP — do not continue this skill as complete.** **STOP — concentrated edge: invoke /ark-adopt with source evidence** (do not freeze a wrong contract or grind N freezes).
 10. Runtime kernel / Nest only if deps prove it — never force-fit.
 
 ## Output format

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-explain/SKILL.md

@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ description: Explain the rules file in plain language and generate the HTML repo
 
 # /ark-explain — Understand this project's architecture
 
+**Contener · Guiar · Ordenar.** In plain words: contain the write, guide the next
+step, order leftover mess. This door is **Guiar**: teach the path in plain language.
+Skills never enforce — CLI / hooks / CI do.
+
 **Not a first-run door.** Teach / HTML tour only. Session 0 → **`/ark-adopt`**.
 Map → **`/ark-explore`**. Apply → **`/ark-autopilot`**.
-Do not send the user to leftover `/ark-contract` or `/ark-fix`.
+Wire ArkRun → **`/ark-runtime`**. Wire ArkOrder → **`/ark-order`**.
 
 The user wants to understand the architecture, a specific rule, or why the gate blocked them.
 
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 3. Absence of `arkRules` is **valid** — do not force ArkRules unless the user wants them or residual inventory clearly wants a pilot.
 4. Editing `arkrules/*` or applying structure fixes is **`/ark-adopt`** / **`/ark-autopilot`** (never invent `mechanical-safe`).
 5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
-6. Extras silent when off. Doctor `arkRun` is `notAScore`. Do not force extras. Do not invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`.
+6. Extras silent when off. Doctor `arkRun` / `arkOrder` is `notAScore`. Do not force extras. Wire one kernel candidate via `/ark-runtime`; one order-plane candidate via `/ark-order`. Do not invent `/ark-run`.
 
 
 ### Explain + ArkRules
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ when residual signals remain.
 
 ## Related
 
-- Onboarding: `/ark-adopt` (or leftover `/ark-architect`), `ark-check --recommend`, `docs/enthusiast/README.md`
+- Onboarding: `/ark-adopt`, `ark-check --recommend`, `docs/enthusiast/README.md`
 - Brownfield: `/ark-adopt`, `docs/brownfield-adoption.md`
 - Autopilot: `/ark-autopilot` after the user understands the contract
 

package/templates/agent-skills/ark-explore/SKILL.md

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ description: Map import rules and leftover design. No apply. CLI is a sensor; yo
 
 # /ark-explore — Recon the real project (map only)
 
-**When:** you need a map, or leftover design work remains after imports look green.
+**Contener · Guiar · Ordenar.** In plain words: contain the write, guide the next
+step, order leftover mess. This door is **Guiar**: map leftover design so you can
+order a messy tree. Do not apply. Skills never enforce — CLI / hooks / CI do.
+
+**When:** you need a map, leftover design work remains after imports look green, or
+one bounded decision needs 2–3 enforceable options.
 **Not when:** the user wants edits applied (`/ark-autopilot`) or session 0 (`/ark-adopt`).
 
 ## Steps
@@ -102,7 +107,8 @@ If the consumer tree has a **domain glossary**, prefer its terms for layer/slice
 | Map / “what next?” / residual after ENFORCE | User wants edits applied → `/ark-autopilot` |
 | **Primary post-green door:** messy / leftover design work / “clarify for AI” | Skill-shopping coverage or think for the same leftover work |
 | Spaghetti brownfield: patterns concurrent, design-weak under green check | Only “governed% + gates installed?” numbers → `/ark-coverage` |
-| Dual-plan **seed** (A remediation + B pattern bets) without applying | One design trade-off between 2–3 options already mapped → `/ark-think` |
+| Dual-plan **seed** (A remediation + B pattern bets) without applying | Apply the chosen option → `/ark-autopilot`; new file → `/ark-place` |
+| One bounded decision: 2–3 enforceable options (folded from leftover `/ark-think`) | Full apply → `/ark-autopilot`; extra off → `/ark-adopt`; one kernel candidate → `/ark-runtime`; one order-plane candidate → `/ark-order` |
 | Path-correct vs design-correct honesty | Plain-language tour / HTML report → `/ark-explain` |
 
 **Post-green single path:** when doctor `postGreenPath` / ENFORCE · leftover design work is active, **this skill
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 3. Absence of `arkRules` is **valid** — do not force ArkRules unless the user wants them or residual inventory clearly wants a pilot.
 4. Editing `arkrules/*` or applying structure fixes is **`/ark-adopt`** / **`/ark-autopilot`** — explore does not write (never invent `mechanical-safe`).
 5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
-6. Never write `arkRun` or `arkOrder` from this skill. When extras are present, label residual **`[ArkRun]`** / **`[ArkOrder]`**. Do not invent `/ark-run` or `/ark-order`.
+6. Never write `arkRun` or `arkOrder` from this skill. When extras are present, label residual **`[ArkRun]`** / **`[ArkOrder]`**. Wire one kernel candidate via `/ark-runtime`; one order-plane candidate via `/ark-order`. Do not invent `/ark-run`.
 
 
 ### Explore + ArkRules
@@ -186,7 +192,22 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 ### Explore + extras
 - Map extras when present; never write `arkRun` / `arkOrder`. Extra off → residual `n/a` / silent.
 - When `arkOrder` is on, name the valve: first freeze `release()`; later ξ is `proposeRelease` then `apply`; `refreshSigma`; ingest residual `absorb | escalate_up | hold` + `reasonCode`; capacity pack as data; in-memory `ReleaseStore` (`createMemoryReleaseStore`); thin travel `ingestTravelAction`. ArkRun residual may include information package `decisionTape` `{ xiHash, event, residual }`.
-- Field path may name the ArkOrder gallery on GitHub (`https://github.com/pedroknigge/arkgate/tree/main/examples/arkorder-billing`; not in the npm tarball — map only). First extra write is `/ark-adopt`; grind is `/ark-autopilot`.
+- Field path may name the ArkOrder gallery on GitHub (`https://github.com/pedroknigge/arkgate/tree/main/examples/arkorder-billing`; not in the npm tarball — map only). First extra write is `/ark-adopt`; wire one candidate is `/ark-order`; grind is `/ark-autopilot`.
+
+## One decision (2–3 options)
+
+When the job is **one** bounded import-rule or ArkRules choice (not a full map), stay here.
+Leftover `/ark-think` redirects here. Do not invent a third door.
+
+1. Open ≥5 source files on the decision surface. Name paths.
+2. Propose **2–3 options** that stay enforceable today. Label each by lens impact
+   (what residual improves / what stays out-of-scope). Always `notAScore`.
+3. Recommend one option + why it is enforceable. Pilot + kill-switch if the choice
+   adds a layer or wall.
+4. Hand off: apply → `/ark-autopilot`; new file → `/ark-place`; extra off → `/ark-adopt`;
+   one kernel candidate → `/ark-runtime`; one order-plane candidate → `/ark-order`.
+
+Never weaken `ark.config.json` to pass. Never silent judgment auto-apply.
 
 ## Output mode (pick one — do not invent a fourth)