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- package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json +2 -1
- package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +10 -2
- package/agents/agentic-identity-trust.md +65 -311
- package/agents/data-consolidation-agent.md +3 -22
- package/agents/design-brand-guardian.md +52 -275
- package/agents/design-image-prompt-engineer.md +67 -196
- package/agents/design-ui-designer.md +37 -361
- package/agents/design-ux-architect.md +51 -434
- package/agents/design-ux-researcher.md +48 -299
- package/agents/design-whimsy-injector.md +58 -405
- package/agents/engineering-backend-architect.md +39 -202
- package/agents/engineering-data-engineer.md +41 -236
- package/agents/engineering-devops-automator.md +73 -258
- package/agents/engineering-frontend-developer.md +33 -206
- package/agents/engineering-mobile-app-builder.md +36 -446
- package/agents/engineering-rapid-prototyper.md +34 -428
- package/agents/engineering-security-engineer.md +44 -204
- package/agents/engineering-senior-developer.md +18 -138
- package/agents/engineering-technical-writer.md +40 -302
- package/agents/marketing-app-store-optimizer.md +63 -276
- package/agents/marketing-social-media-strategist.md +38 -87
- package/agents/project-management-experiment-tracker.md +62 -156
- package/agents/report-distribution-agent.md +4 -24
- package/agents/sales-data-extraction-agent.md +3 -22
- package/agents/specialized-cultural-intelligence-strategist.md +41 -62
- package/agents/specialized-developer-advocate.md +65 -234
- package/agents/support-analytics-reporter.md +76 -306
- package/agents/support-executive-summary-generator.md +26 -172
- package/agents/support-finance-tracker.md +67 -362
- package/agents/support-legal-compliance-checker.md +40 -497
- package/agents/support-support-responder.md +40 -532
- package/agents/testing-accessibility-auditor.md +67 -271
- package/agents/testing-api-tester.md +58 -274
- package/agents/testing-evidence-collector.md +48 -170
- package/agents/testing-performance-benchmarker.md +75 -236
- package/agents/testing-reality-checker.md +49 -192
- package/agents/testing-test-results-analyzer.md +70 -276
- package/agents/testing-tool-evaluator.md +52 -368
- package/agents/testing-workflow-optimizer.md +66 -415
- package/bin/setup.js +45 -0
- package/bin/sync-version.js +38 -0
- package/commands/add-feature.md +98 -0
- package/commands/build.md +156 -93
- package/commands/dogfood.md +43 -0
- package/commands/fix.md +89 -0
- package/commands/idea-sweep.md +19 -82
- package/commands/refactor.md +68 -0
- package/commands/ux-review.md +81 -0
- package/commands/verify.md +43 -0
- package/hooks/session-start +5 -10
- package/package.json +4 -1
- package/agents/agents-orchestrator.md +0 -365
- package/agents/data-analytics-reporter.md +0 -52
- package/agents/lsp-index-engineer.md +0 -312
- package/agents/macos-spatial-metal-engineer.md +0 -335
- package/agents/marketing-content-creator.md +0 -52
- package/agents/marketing-growth-hacker.md +0 -52
- package/agents/product-sprint-prioritizer.md +0 -152
- package/agents/product-trend-researcher.md +0 -157
- package/agents/project-management-project-shepherd.md +0 -192
- package/agents/project-management-studio-operations.md +0 -198
- package/agents/project-management-studio-producer.md +0 -201
- package/agents/project-manager-senior.md +0 -133
- package/agents/support-infrastructure-maintainer.md +0 -616
- package/agents/terminal-integration-specialist.md +0 -68
- package/agents/visionos-spatial-engineer.md +0 -52
- package/agents/xr-cockpit-interaction-specialist.md +0 -30
- package/agents/xr-immersive-developer.md +0 -30
- package/agents/xr-interface-architect.md +0 -30
- package/commands/protocols/brainstorm.md +0 -99
- package/commands/protocols/build-fix.md +0 -52
- package/commands/protocols/cleanup.md +0 -56
- package/commands/protocols/design.md +0 -287
- package/commands/protocols/eval-harness.md +0 -62
- package/commands/protocols/metric-loop.md +0 -94
- package/commands/protocols/planning.md +0 -56
- package/commands/protocols/verify.md +0 -63
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