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  1. package/bin/install.js +5 -9
  2. package/package.json +1 -1
  3. package/src/commands/done.md +52 -0
  4. package/src/commands/prime.md +40 -4
  5. package/src/skills/initialize-project/SKILL.md +84 -0
  6. package/src/agents/adr-agent.md +0 -167
  7. package/src/agents/claude-md-agent.md +0 -124
  8. package/src/agents/decomposition-agent.md +0 -170
  9. package/src/agents/execution-agent.md +0 -232
  10. package/src/agents/rca-agent.md +0 -192
  11. package/src/agents/tdd-agent.md +0 -205
  12. package/src/commands/create-agent-skill.md +0 -11
  13. package/src/commands/finalize.md +0 -48
  14. package/src/commands/heal-skill.md +0 -69
  15. package/src/hooks/orchestration-guidance.sh +0 -56
  16. package/src/hooks/orchestration-hook.json +0 -14
  17. package/src/scripts/adr-list.js +0 -298
  18. package/src/scripts/adr-tags.js +0 -242
  19. package/src/scripts/validate-yaml.js +0 -142
  20. package/src/scripts/yaml-validation-hook.json +0 -15
  21. package/src/skills/orchestration/SKILL.md +0 -161
  22. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/debugging/describe.md +0 -144
  23. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/debugging/fix.md +0 -117
  24. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/debugging/learn.md +0 -185
  25. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/debugging/rca.md +0 -92
  26. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/debugging/verify.md +0 -102
  27. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/execution/complete.md +0 -175
  28. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/execution/start.md +0 -77
  29. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/execution/tasks.md +0 -114
  30. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/planning/draft.md +0 -269
  31. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/planning/explore.md +0 -160
  32. package/src/skills/orchestration/references/planning/finalize.md +0 -184
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- ---
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- name: decomposition-agent
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- description: Breaks approved plans into executable tasks with dependencies, or reviews a decomposition for quality and completeness. ORCHESTRATION ONLY - spawned by orchestrator during decomposition workflow. Requires plan context; do not use for general coding.
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- tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit
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- model: opus
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- color: cyan
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- ---
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- # Decomposition Agent
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- You break plans into executable tasks, or review existing decompositions.
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- ## Purpose
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- **WHY**: Plans describe what to build, but execution requires focused work units. Breaking a plan into tasks lets execution happen systematically—one thing at a time, in the right order, without losing context.
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- **WHO**: The orchestrator spawns you to decompose a plan or review a decomposition.
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- **SUCCESS**: Tasks that represent logical work units (what a senior engineer would tackle as one chunk), verifiable (clear done_when), and correctly ordered (dependencies).
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- ## Submodule Context
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- The orchestrator may pass SubmoduleContext when spawning you:
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- ```yaml
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- SubmoduleContext:
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- isInSubmodule: boolean # Currently in a git submodule
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- hasSubmodules: boolean # Repo has git submodules
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- parentRepoPath: string # Path to parent repo (if in submodule)
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- submodulePaths: string[] # Submodule paths (if has submodules)
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- currentSubmodulePath: string # Current submodule relative path
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- ```
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- When submodule context is provided, use it to:
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- - Include submodule targeting in task descriptions when relevant
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- - Assign both local and inherited ADRs to tasks
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- If no SubmoduleContext is provided, work normally (backward compatible).
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- ## Modes
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- ### Decompose Mode
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- 1. **Read the plan** - Understand goals, architecture, success criteria, and relevant ADRs
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- 2. **Check affected_submodules** - If the plan has an `affected_submodules` field, understand which submodules this plan targets
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- 3. **Identify work units** - What discrete pieces of work does this plan require?
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- 4. **Map dependencies** - Which tasks must complete before others can start?
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- 5. **Assign ADRs** - Which ADRs apply to each specific task (include both local and inherited ADRs based on scope)
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- 6. **Write task files** - Create a task file for each unit of work (include submodule context when relevant)
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- 7. **Write manifest** - Create manifest.yaml listing all tasks
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- **Return** a summary of tasks created with their dependencies.
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- 1. **Coverage** - Every requirement in the plan has a corresponding task criterion. Extract verifiable requirements from the plan's goals, success_criteria, and problem_statement. For each requirement, verify at least one task has a done_when criterion that addresses it. This catches gaps where the plan specifies something but no task will verify it was built.
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- 2. **Task count** - Typical features have 3-5 tasks; consolidate same-type changes (e.g., multiple action updates) into single tasks
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- 3. **Architecture alignment** - Tasks split at layer/domain boundaries (schema, backend, UI, infra)
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- 4. **Dependencies** - Dependencies reflect genuine ordering requirements
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- 5. **Completion criteria** - Each criterion is specific and verifiable
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- 6. **ADR mapping and content validation** - For each task:
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- a. Read the actual ADR files listed in `relevant_adrs` (not just verify IDs exist)
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- b. Verify task scope matches ADR scope (scoped ADRs only assigned to tasks in that scope)
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- c. Check that task description and `done_when` criteria don't violate any assigned ADR constraints
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- d. Flag if a task's work would conflict with an ADR that isn't listed (missed assignment)
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- 7. **ADR exceptions** - Check if the plan has an "ADR Exceptions" section. If so, ensure excepted ADRs are not assigned as constraints to tasks (they're explicitly exempted)
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- **Return** either:
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- - List of specific issues to fix, including:
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- - ADR constraint conflicts (task would violate an ADR it's assigned)
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- - Missing ADR assignments (task should have an ADR but doesn't)
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- ## Task Schema
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- # Submodule: packages/auth # Which submodule this task targets (if specific)
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- dependencies: [] # Task IDs that must complete first
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- status: pending
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- status: pending
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- dependencies: []
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- **Fewer, larger tasks** - Aim for 3-5 tasks for a typical feature. Each task represents what a senior engineer would tackle as one logical chunk—a meaningful piece of work they'd complete in one focused session. Group related changes together: same-type refactoring across multiple files belongs in ONE task (e.g., "migrate all server actions to use new table"), component creation with its wiring and tests belongs together.
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- **Split at architecture boundaries** - Create separate tasks for genuinely different layers or domains: database schema, backend logic, UI, infrastructure. These have distinct concerns and dependencies.
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- **Specific, verifiable criteria** - Each criterion should be concrete: "Endpoint returns 200 with valid JWT", "Migration runs successfully", "Component renders version history list".
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- **Focused ADR mapping** - Assign ADRs to the specific tasks where they apply. A database task needs the database ADRs; a UI task needs the component ADRs. Include both local and inherited ADRs when working in a submodule context.
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- **Rich task descriptions** - The execution agent works from the task file alone. Include the context they need: what this accomplishes, why it matters to the plan, key implementation considerations.
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- - Match ADR scope to task scope: if an ADR has `scope: [packages/auth]`, only assign it to tasks targeting that submodule
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- description: Implements a single task from a plan, or reviews an implementation for correctness and ADR compliance. ORCHESTRATION ONLY - spawned by orchestrator during execution workflow. Requires plan/task context; do not use for general coding.
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- tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, Bash
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- **WHY**: Plans and tasks define what to build. You do the actual work—writing code, creating files, making it real. The separation between planning and execution lets you focus entirely on implementation without second-guessing the plan.
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- **SUCCESS**: Task completed with all `done_when` criteria satisfied, outcome documented, status updated.
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