arkgate 4.8.13 → 4.8.15

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`).
 
@@ -12,6 +16,8 @@ description: Fix illegal imports and one leftover-design refactor. CLI is a sens
 
 1. Read `arkgate-check --doctor` (do #1).
 2. Fix import-rule debt; if leftover design remains, apply **one** small refactor.
+   When doctor JSON has `noDomainFrontend`, that refactor is one pure rule into
+   Domain — not another UI helper. Soft. Silent when Domain already has files.
 3. Re-run doctor. Never weaken `ark.config.json`.
 
 **This is the apply door.** Invoking it **is** the approval. Run `arkgate-check --doctor` for the next step.
@@ -28,7 +34,9 @@ Apply plan A (`mechanical-safe` **and** judgment). If leftover design work remai
 Composes **explore → sensors → dual plan → write**. Validate with ark-check; never weaken the gate.
 **Team lock:** do not edit `ark.config.json`, `arkrules/*`, or `.ark-baseline.json` in this
 turn unless the user invoked a steward contract session. Feature diffs use
-`ark-check --changed --base <merge-ref>`. Growing the baseline is steward-only.
+`ark-check --local --base <merge-ref>` or `ark-check --changed --base <merge-ref>`.
+`--local` is the optional cheap path for many worktrees; it cannot combine with
+`--strict-merge`. Growing the baseline is steward-only.
 
 **Not a plan grinder.** Empty `--plan` does **not** mean “architecture is healthy” without
 the explore pass and dual-plan section B (pattern / Shape bets).
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ 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
@@ -127,8 +135,8 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 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 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.
+5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` / `INVARIANT_CATALOG_EMPTY` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
+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 +156,7 @@ 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 +274,7 @@ 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).
-5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
+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` / `INVARIANT_CATALOG_EMPTY` 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.
 
@@ -75,15 +79,17 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 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 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`.
+5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` / `INVARIANT_CATALOG_EMPTY` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
+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
 - HTML/plain tour: section **Layers** and section **Rules under contract (ArkRules)** —
   when `arkRules` is active the showcase lists **per-layer counts**, **structure sensors**
   (id / sensor / mode), **uncovered** invariants (call them out), and a **covered sample**.
-  Inactive map stays a short opt-in note. Counts are never a score.
+  Compact doctor names ArkRules only when the map is on; absence stays silent.
+  Empty `invariants[]` on a populated Domain is residual (`INVARIANT_CATALOG_EMPTY`), not “all covered”.
+  Inactive HTML map stays a short opt-in note. Counts are never a score.
 - Spoken tour: name 2–4 real invariant IDs and one structure sensor from this repo’s
   `arkrules/*` (open the files — do not invent). Residual candidates → `--rules-inventory`.
 - **Teach the product model (required when arkRules is active):**
@@ -217,7 +223,7 @@ 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
@@ -17,6 +22,18 @@ description: Map import rules and leftover design. No apply. CLI is a sensor; yo
 ## Checklist
 
 - Doctor #1: if ENFORCE + empty plan A and gates are already installed → **Shape** (`/ark-explore` then `/ark-autopilot`). Do not say install-agent-gates.
+- When `--require-gates` / adopted-strict is on and doctor JSON has `adrPresence`,
+  the next step is a short note under `docs/adr/` (or `docs/decisions/`). Soft.
+  Not every change. Off when require-gates is off. No `/ark-adr`.
+- When doctor JSON has `statesTransitions` or `statusTransitionCatalog`, the
+  next step is a short states → transitions table (or one link) on the domain
+  doc already in play. Use catalog names when present. Soft. Silent when that
+  doc is absent or Domain has no status vocabulary. No `/ark-states`. Do not
+  invent states.
+- When doctor JSON has `noDomainFrontend`, Domain is empty and the UI holds the
+  rules. Next: one Domain file (`/ark-place`) then one small refactor
+  (`/ark-autopilot`). Soft. Silent when there is no frontend or Domain already
+  has files. No `/ark-domain`. Do not invent a Domain house.
 - Distinguish **missing** skills vs **stale** catalog. Installed ≠ stale.
 - Hook green is not tree green (scripted edits bypass PreToolUse).
 - Bug / false green / false red / missing doc / improvable behavior **in ArkGate itself** → draft one upstream GitHub issue (`pedroknigge/arkgate` or the installed package `repository.url`), **ask the human to confirm send**, then `gh issue create`. Never auto-file. Never file ArkGate defects on the consumer product repo.
@@ -102,7 +119,8 @@ 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
@@ -173,20 +191,36 @@ ArkGate has **always-on Layers** plus opt-in extras. The user chooses extras; yo
 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 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`.
+5. CLI helpers: `ark-check --rules-inventory --json`, doctor JSON `rulesUnderContract`, sensors emit `ARKRULE_*` / `INVARIANT_UNCOVERED` / `INVARIANT_CATALOG_EMPTY` with `evidence.arkruleId`.
+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
 - Always run sensors for **both** planes when present: coverage/doctor **and** `--rules-inventory` if `arkRules` exists or brownfield may hide spaghetti rules.
 - Ranked table kinds may include `arkrules-opportunity` and `invariant-gap`.
+- Empty `invariants[]` on a populated Domain while `arkRules` is on is residual (`INVARIANT_CATALOG_EMPTY`), not done. Point at `arkrules/<Domain>.json`.
 - Dual-plan **B** may include: place advisory structure rules, extract one inventory candidate to Domain + `arkrules` entry, promote one covered invariant.
 - Field path: note whether starters emit `arkrules/*`.
 
 ### 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)
 

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

@@ -5,28 +5,25 @@ description: Shortcut to /ark-autopilot for a small illegal-import cluster.
 
 # /ark-fix — Shortcut to /ark-autopilot
 
-**Not a first-run door.** This leftover name is a shortcut. Gate violations are
+**Not a first-class door.** One-release redirect. Gate violations are
 **`/ark-autopilot`**. Do that job now. CLI only validates.
-
-## Autonomy contract
-
-Invoking this leftover name **is** the approval to write the fix. Open importers,
-design the port/move, apply, `ark-check`. Never weaken the config. Never invent
-`mechanical-safe` kinds.
+Contener · Guiar · Ordenar — this leftover name is not a star.
 
 ## When / not when
 
 | Use this leftover name when… | Prefer instead |
 |------------------------------|----------------|
 | One change / small cluster just failed the gate | **`/ark-autopilot`** |
-| Judgment design for a known violation | Session 0 / false-green → **`/ark-adopt`** |
+| Session 0 / false-green | **`/ark-adopt`** |
+| One kernel candidate | **`/ark-runtime`** |
+| One order-plane candidate | **`/ark-order`** |
 
 ## Plan B one-pilot checklist (when leftover design, not a single edge)
 
 Empty plan A + leftover design work is **not** architecture finished. One pilot only.
 Write an **extraction card** (`docs/brownfield-adoption.md` §6) — never mechanical-safe,
 never silent B apply. **Kill-switch** required. `multiPilotBatchForbidden` — never
-multi-pilot batch.
+multi-pilot batch. Execute that work on **`/ark-autopilot`**.
 
 ## Dual engine (mandatory)
 
@@ -46,10 +43,6 @@ 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. Extra skip clusters (`ARKRUN_*` / `ARKORDER_*`) are **`/ark-autopilot`**. When ArkOrder is on: later ξ is `proposeRelease` then `apply` (not a second `release()`); `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
@@ -60,6 +53,15 @@ If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
 - **Greenfield:** `/ark-adopt` or `ark-check --recommend` / `ark start`.
 - **Brownfield:** `/ark-adopt`.
 
+## Mechanical-edit hygiene (outcome gate)
+
+Leftover name, same edit bar as `/ark-autopilot` if you still land here.
+
+- Header injection must **merge into the existing doc comment**; the kept result has one `/**`, not stacked headers.
+- Route completion or movement must **preserve the original typed `defineRoute<…>(opts, handler)` call**; reconstruct that call instead of extracting untyped opts/handler constants that drop generics or contextual typing.
+- A convention-only `*-data.ts` stub is not a fix: move the real code or **leave the placeholder file uncreated**; never write `import "server-only"; export {}` as an empty naming token.
+- Keep the edit only when the **previously clean file stays typecheck-clean**. Otherwise roll it back and treat the change as judgment.
+
 ## Steps
 
 1. Sensor: `ark-check` / `--plan --json`.
@@ -68,13 +70,6 @@ If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
 3. Otherwise execute **`/ark-autopilot`** for the cluster (extraction card if Shape).
 4. Re-check.
 
-## Mechanical-edit hygiene (outcome gate)
-
-- Header injection must **merge into the existing doc comment**; the kept result has one `/**`, not stacked headers.
-- Route completion or movement must **preserve the original typed `defineRoute<…>(opts, handler)` call**; reconstruct that call instead of extracting untyped opts/handler constants that drop generics or contextual typing.
-- A convention-only `*-data.ts` stub is not a fix: move the real code or **leave the placeholder file uncreated**; never write `import "server-only"; export {}` as an empty naming token.
-- Keep the edit only when the **previously clean file stays typecheck-clean**. Otherwise roll it back and treat the change as judgment.
-
 ## Completion contract (skill incomplete if missing)
 
 Skill incomplete if missing any field below.

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

@@ -5,21 +5,17 @@ description: Shortcut to /ark-autopilot for illegal-import fixes. CLI validates
 
 # /ark-loop — Shortcut to /ark-autopilot
 
-**Not a first-run door.** This leftover name is a shortcut. Driving `--plan` to `goal.met` is **`/ark-autopilot`**.
-Do that job now. Auto-apply only the four `mechanical-safe` kinds; judgment you write.
-
-## Autonomy contract
-
-Invoking this leftover name **is** the approval to apply plan A. Open every step file.
-Write. Re-check. Empty plan A + leftover design → **`/ark-explore`** then **`/ark-autopilot`**
-for one extraction card (never mechanical-safe B).
+**Not a first-class door.** One-release redirect. Driving `--plan` to `goal.met` is
+**`/ark-autopilot`**. Do that job now.
+Contener · Guiar · Ordenar — this leftover name is not a star.
 
 ## When / not when
 
 | Use this leftover name when… | Prefer instead |
 |------------------------------|----------------|
 | Plan A has steps; drive to `goal.met` | **`/ark-autopilot`** |
-| Mechanical-safe + judgment apply | Map only → `/ark-explore`; session 0 → `/ark-adopt` |
+| Map only | `/ark-explore` |
+| Session 0 | `/ark-adopt` |
 
 ## Dual engine (mandatory)
 
@@ -41,10 +37,6 @@ restart/retargeting is required. `ark://manifest` never satisfies this preflight
 
 Atomic multi-file work uses **`ark_prepare_change`** with the same matched `project` envelope.
 
-## Dual plane — layers + extras (mandatory, except /ark-runtime)
-
-Label findings **`[Layer]`** vs **`[ArkRules]`** vs **`[ArkRun]`** vs **`[ArkOrder]`**. Absence of extras is valid and silent. Extra skip clusters (`ARKRUN_*` / `ARKORDER_*`) are **`/ark-autopilot`**. When ArkOrder is on: later ξ is `proposeRelease` then `apply`; `refreshSigma`; ingest residual `absorb | escalate_up | hold`; capacity pack as data; in-memory `ReleaseStore`; ArkRun `decisionTape`. Never invent `mechanical-safe` kinds. 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
@@ -55,6 +47,15 @@ If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
 - **Greenfield:** `/ark-adopt` or `ark-check --recommend` / `ark start`.
 - **Brownfield:** `/ark-adopt`.
 
+## Mechanical-edit hygiene (outcome gate)
+
+Leftover name, same edit bar as `/ark-autopilot` if you still land here.
+
+- Header injection must **merge into the existing doc comment**; the kept result has one `/**`, not stacked headers.
+- Route completion or movement must **preserve the original typed `defineRoute<…>(opts, handler)` call**; reconstruct that call instead of extracting untyped opts/handler constants that drop generics or contextual typing.
+- A convention-only `*-data.ts` stub is not a fix: move the real code or **leave the placeholder file uncreated**; never write `import "server-only"; export {}` as an empty naming token.
+- Keep the edit only when the **previously clean file stays typecheck-clean**. Otherwise roll it back and treat the change as judgment.
+
 ## Steps
 
 1. `--plan --json`. Open every `steps[]` file.
@@ -64,13 +65,6 @@ If the host supports **parallel subagents**, fan out read-only scouts; otherwise
    **STOP — false-green:** execute **`/ark-adopt`**.
 4. Else execute **`/ark-autopilot`** (mechanical-safe + judgment). Extraction card for Shape B.
 
-## Mechanical-edit hygiene (outcome gate)
-
-- Header injection must **merge into the existing doc comment**; the kept result has one `/**`, not stacked headers.
-- Route completion or movement must **preserve the original typed `defineRoute<…>(opts, handler)` call**; reconstruct that call instead of extracting untyped opts/handler constants that drop generics or contextual typing.
-- A convention-only `*-data.ts` stub is not a fix: move the real code or **leave the placeholder file uncreated**; never write `import "server-only"; export {}` as an empty naming token.
-- Keep the edit only when the **previously clean file stays typecheck-clean**. Otherwise roll it back and treat the change as judgment.
-
 ## Completion contract (skill incomplete if missing)
 
 Skill incomplete if missing any field below.