cclaw-cli 0.10.0 → 0.11.0

package/dist/content/stage-common-guidance.js

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { RUNTIME_ROOT } from "../constants.js";
+export const STAGE_COMMON_GUIDANCE_REL_PATH = `${RUNTIME_ROOT}/references/stages/common-guidance.md`;
+export function stageCommonGuidanceMarkdown() {
+    return `# Common Stage Guidance
+
+Shared guidance loaded by every stage skill. Keep this file concise and stable so
+per-stage skills can stay focused on stage-specific work.
+
+## Shared completion protocol
+
+- Stage-specific skills expose **Completion Parameters** only.
+- Generic execution steps live in \`.cclaw/references/protocols/completion.md\`.
+- Do not restate the protocol in each stage file.
+
+## Shared decision protocol
+
+- Decision wording, ask-tool format, retry budget, and escalation rules live in
+  \`.cclaw/references/protocols/decision.md\`.
+- Stage files should reference that path, not duplicate the full text.
+
+## Shared handoff menu
+
+Use this same closeout menu for every stage:
+
+- **A) Advance** — run \`/cc-next\` and continue.
+- **B) Revise this stage** — stay on current stage and apply feedback.
+- **C) Pause / park** — stop now and resume later.
+- **D) Rewind** — move to a prior stage explicitly chosen by the user.
+- **E) Abandon** — cancel this flow; artifacts remain on disk.
+
+Recommendation defaults:
+
+- Completion status \`DONE\` -> recommend **A**.
+- Completion status \`DONE_WITH_CONCERNS\` -> recommend **B**.
+- Completion status \`BLOCKED\` -> recommend **B** or **C**.
+
+## Completion status vocabulary
+
+- \`DONE\` — all required gates and checks satisfied.
+- \`DONE_WITH_CONCERNS\` — required gates pass, but recommended items remain.
+- \`BLOCKED\` — one or more required/triggered conditions fail.
+
+## Decision record template
+
+Use when a stage makes a non-trivial architecture/scope/testing decision.
+
+\`\`\`
+Decision: <one-line title>
+Context: <what forced this decision>
+Options considered:
+- A: ...
+- B: ...
+Chosen option: <A/B/...>
+Why: <short rationale>
+Risk: <main downside>
+Rollback / fallback: <if decision proves wrong>
+\`\`\`
+
+## Self-improvement reminder
+
+If a reusable lesson appears during the stage, append one strict-schema JSONL
+entry via \`/cc-learn add\`. Do not keep operational lessons only in chat.
+
+## Progressive disclosure baseline
+
+- Start with the current stage skill.
+- Load deeper references only when required by a blocker or gate.
+- Prefer \`.cclaw/references/stages/<stage>-examples.md\` and protocol files over
+  copying large instruction blocks into stage skills.
+`;
+}

package/dist/content/stage-schema.d.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import type { FlowStage, TransitionRule } from "../types.js";
 export interface StageGate {
     id: string;
     description: string;
+    tier?: "required" | "recommended" | "conditional";
+    /** Used when tier=conditional. Predicate syntax mirrors conditional delegation rules. */
+    condition?: string;
 }
 export interface StageRationalization {
     claim: string;
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ export interface CrossStageTrace {
 export interface ArtifactValidation {
     section: string;
     required: boolean;
+    tier?: "required" | "recommended" | "conditional";
+    /** Optional predicate for conditional validations. */
+    condition?: string;
     validationRule: string;
 }
 export interface StageAutoSubagentDispatch {
@@ -106,6 +112,8 @@ export declare function conditionalDispatchesForStage(stage: FlowStage): StageAu
 export declare function stageSchema(stage: FlowStage): StageSchema;
 export declare function orderedStageSchemas(): StageSchema[];
 export declare function stageGateIds(stage: FlowStage): string[];
+export declare function stageRecommendedGateIds(stage: FlowStage): string[];
+export declare function stageConditionalGateIds(stage: FlowStage): string[];
 export declare function nextCclawCommand(stage: FlowStage): string;
 export declare function buildTransitionRules(): TransitionRule[];
 export declare function stagePolicyNeedles(stage: FlowStage): string[];

package/dist/content/stage-schema.js

@@ -1,4 +1,122 @@
 import { COMMAND_FILE_ORDER } from "../constants.js";
+/**
+ * Gate tiers:
+ * - required: blocking for stage completion.
+ * - recommended: quality signal; unmet -> DONE_WITH_CONCERNS, not BLOCKED.
+ * - conditional: becomes blocking only when triggered.
+ */
+const REQUIRED_GATE_IDS = {
+    brainstorm: [
+        "brainstorm_approaches_compared",
+        "brainstorm_direction_approved",
+        "brainstorm_artifact_reviewed"
+    ],
+    scope: [
+        "scope_mode_selected",
+        "scope_contract_written",
+        "scope_user_approved"
+    ],
+    design: [
+        "design_architecture_locked",
+        "design_data_flow_mapped",
+        "design_failure_modes_mapped",
+        "design_test_and_perf_defined"
+    ],
+    spec: [
+        "spec_acceptance_measurable",
+        "spec_testability_confirmed",
+        "spec_user_approved"
+    ],
+    plan: [
+        "plan_tasks_sliced_2_5_min",
+        "plan_dependency_waves_defined",
+        "plan_acceptance_mapped",
+        "plan_wait_for_confirm"
+    ],
+    tdd: [
+        "tdd_red_test_written",
+        "tdd_green_full_suite",
+        "tdd_refactor_completed",
+        "tdd_traceable_to_plan"
+    ],
+    review: [
+        "review_layer1_spec_compliance",
+        "review_layer2_security",
+        "review_criticals_resolved",
+        "review_army_json_valid"
+    ],
+    ship: [
+        "ship_review_verdict_valid",
+        "ship_preflight_passed",
+        "ship_rollback_plan_ready",
+        "ship_finalization_executed"
+    ]
+};
+const CONDITIONAL_GATE_RULES = {
+    review: {
+        review_security_audit_swept: "diff_lines_gt:100||files_touched_gt:10||trust_boundary_changed"
+    },
+    ship: {
+        ship_post_merge_tests: "files_touched_gt:10||release_blast_radius_high"
+    }
+};
+const REQUIRED_ARTIFACT_SECTIONS = {
+    brainstorm: ["Context", "Problem", "Approaches", "Selected Direction"],
+    scope: ["Scope Mode", "In Scope / Out of Scope", "Completion Dashboard", "Scope Summary"],
+    design: ["Architecture Boundaries", "Architecture Diagram", "Failure Mode Table", "Completion Dashboard"],
+    spec: ["Acceptance Criteria", "Edge Cases", "Testability Map", "Approval"],
+    plan: ["Task List", "Dependency Waves", "Acceptance Mapping", "WAIT_FOR_CONFIRM"],
+    tdd: ["RED Evidence", "GREEN Evidence", "REFACTOR Notes", "Traceability"],
+    review: ["Layer 1 Verdict", "Review Army Contract", "Severity Summary", "Final Verdict"],
+    ship: ["Preflight Results", "Release Notes", "Rollback Plan", "Finalization"]
+};
+const CONDITIONAL_ARTIFACT_RULES = {
+    review: {
+        "Review Readiness Dashboard": "diff_lines_gt:100||files_touched_gt:10||trust_boundary_changed"
+    },
+    ship: {
+        Monitoring: "release_blast_radius_high"
+    }
+};
+function tieredStageGates(stage, gates) {
+    const requiredSet = new Set(REQUIRED_GATE_IDS[stage]);
+    const conditional = CONDITIONAL_GATE_RULES[stage] ?? {};
+    return gates.map((gate) => {
+        const condition = conditional[gate.id];
+        if (condition) {
+            return {
+                ...gate,
+                tier: "conditional",
+                condition
+            };
+        }
+        return {
+            ...gate,
+            tier: requiredSet.has(gate.id) ? "required" : "recommended"
+        };
+    });
+}
+function tieredArtifactValidation(stage, rows) {
+    const requiredSections = new Set(REQUIRED_ARTIFACT_SECTIONS[stage]);
+    const conditional = CONDITIONAL_ARTIFACT_RULES[stage] ?? {};
+    return rows.map((row) => {
+        const condition = conditional[row.section];
+        if (condition) {
+            return {
+                ...row,
+                tier: "conditional",
+                condition,
+                required: false
+            };
+        }
+        const required = requiredSections.has(row.section);
+        return {
+            ...row,
+            tier: required ? "required" : "recommended",
+            required
+        };
+    });
+}
 const BRAINSTORM = {
     stage: "brainstorm",
     skillFolder: "brainstorming",
@@ -1689,8 +1807,12 @@ export function conditionalDispatchesForStage(stage) {
 }
 export function stageSchema(stage) {
     const base = STAGE_SCHEMA_MAP[stage];
+    const tieredGates = tieredStageGates(stage, base.requiredGates);
+    const tieredValidation = tieredArtifactValidation(stage, base.artifactValidation);
     return {
         ...base,
+        requiredGates: tieredGates,
+        artifactValidation: tieredValidation,
         mandatoryDelegations: mandatoryDelegationsForStage(stage)
     };
 }
@@ -1698,7 +1820,19 @@ export function orderedStageSchemas() {
     return COMMAND_FILE_ORDER.map((stage) => stageSchema(stage));
 }
 export function stageGateIds(stage) {
-    return stageSchema(stage).requiredGates.map((gate) => gate.id);
+    return stageSchema(stage).requiredGates
+        .filter((gate) => gate.tier === "required")
+        .map((gate) => gate.id);
+}
+export function stageRecommendedGateIds(stage) {
+    return stageSchema(stage).requiredGates
+        .filter((gate) => gate.tier === "recommended")
+        .map((gate) => gate.id);
+}
+export function stageConditionalGateIds(stage) {
+    return stageSchema(stage).requiredGates
+        .filter((gate) => gate.tier === "conditional")
+        .map((gate) => gate.id);
 }
 export function nextCclawCommand(stage) {
     const next = stageSchema(stage).next;

package/dist/content/start-command.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is the **recommended way to start** working with cclaw. Use \`/cc-next\` fo
 ## HARD-GATE
 
 - **Do not** skip reading \`${flowPath}\` — always check current state before acting.
-- **Do not** start implementation stages directly from \`/cc <prompt>\` — always begin at the first stage of the resolved track (brainstorm for standard, spec for quick).
+- **Do not** start implementation stages directly from \`/cc <prompt>\` — always begin at the first stage of the resolved track (brainstorm for medium/standard, spec for quick).
 - **Do not** start a stage pipeline for a task that is not a software change (pure question, non-software task, conversation).
 
 ## Algorithm
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ This is the **recommended way to start** working with cclaw. Use \`/cc-next\` fo
    | **pure-question** | "how does X work?", "explain Y", "what are the trade-offs of Z?" | Answer directly, do NOT open a stage. |
    | **trivial** | typo, one-liner, rename, config tweak, copy change, version bump with zero behavior change | Fast-path: skip \`brainstorm\` and \`scope\`, seed \`00-idea.md\`, move straight to \`design\` or \`spec\` depending on whether an interface change is involved. |
    | **software — bug fix with repro** | regression / hotfix / named symptom + repro steps | Fast-path: set track to \`quick\`, seed \`04-spec.md\` with the reproduction, enter \`tdd\` with a RED reproduction test first. |
+   | **software — medium** | additive feature following existing architecture | medium track (\`brainstorm → spec → plan → tdd → review → ship\`). |
    | **software — standard** | feature, refactor, migration, integration, architecture change | Full 8-stage flow starting at \`brainstorm\`. |
 
    Record the chosen class in \`.cclaw/artifacts/00-idea.md\` on the \`Class:\` line. Do NOT silently treat a non-software task as software.
@@ -63,20 +64,23 @@ This is the **recommended way to start** working with cclaw. Use \`/cc-next\` fo
 4. Read \`${flowPath}\`.
 5. If flow already has completed stages beyond brainstorm, warn the user that starting a new brainstorm will reset progress. Ask for confirmation before proceeding.
 6. **Track heuristic** — classify the idea text and **recommend** a track (the user can override before any state mutation):
+   - First, load \`${RUNTIME_ROOT}/config.yaml\`. If \`trackHeuristics\` is defined, apply those per-track rules (\`priority\`, \`fallback\`, \`tracks.<id>.{triggers,patterns,veto}\`) before built-in defaults.
    - **quick** (\`spec → tdd → review → ship\`) — single-purpose work where the spec is essentially already known.
      Triggers (case-insensitive substring or close variant): \`bug\`, \`bugfix\`, \`fix\`, \`hotfix\`, \`patch\`, \`typo\`, \`regression\`, \`copy change\`, \`rename\`, \`bump\`, \`upgrade dep\`, \`config tweak\`, \`docs only\`, \`comment\`, \`lint\`, \`format\`, \`small\`, \`tiny\`, \`one-liner\`, \`revert\`.
-   - **standard** (full 8 stages — default) — anything that introduces a new capability, touches multiple modules, or has unclear scope.
-     Triggers: \`new feature\`, \`add\`, \`build\`, \`design\`, \`refactor\`, \`migration\`, \`platform\`, \`architecture\`, \`endpoint\`, \`schema\`, \`api\`, \`integrate\`, \`workflow\`, \`onboarding\`, or any prompt that does not match quick triggers.
-   - When triggers conflict (e.g. "small refactor that touches 5 modules") prefer **standard** — quick is opt-in and only safe when scope is genuinely tiny.
+   - **medium** (\`brainstorm → spec → plan → tdd → review → ship\`) — additive work that fits existing architecture and still needs product framing.
+     Triggers: \`add endpoint\`, \`add field\`, \`extend existing\`, \`wire integration\`, \`small migration\`, \`new screen following existing patterns\`.
+   - **standard** (full 8 stages — default fallback) — anything that introduces a new capability with architecture uncertainty, touches many modules, or has unclear scope.
+     Triggers: \`new feature\`, \`refactor\`, \`migration\`, \`platform\`, \`architecture\`, \`schema\`, \`integrate\`, \`workflow\`, \`onboarding\`, or any prompt that does not match quick/medium confidently.
+   - When triggers conflict, prefer **standard** over **medium**, and **medium** over **quick**.
 7. Present the recommendation as a single decision with explicit options:
-   > \`Recommended track: <quick|standard>\` because \`<one-line reason citing matched triggers>\`.
-   > Override? (A) keep \`<recommended>\`  (B) switch to \`<other>\`  (C) cancel.
+   > \`Recommended track: <quick|medium|standard>\` because \`<one-line reason citing matched triggers>\`.
+   > Override? (A) keep \`<recommended>\`  (B) switch track  (C) cancel.
    If \`AskQuestion\`/\`AskUserQuestion\` is available, send exactly ONE question; on schema error, fall back to plain text.
-8. Persist the chosen track to \`${flowPath}\` (\`track\` field). Compute \`skippedStages\` from the track and write that too. Use the **first stage of the chosen track** as \`currentStage\` (quick → \`spec\`, standard → \`brainstorm\`, trivial fast-path → \`design\` or \`spec\` per Phase 0).
+8. Persist the chosen track to \`${flowPath}\` (\`track\` field). Compute \`skippedStages\` from the track and write that too. Use the **first stage of the chosen track** as \`currentStage\` (quick → \`spec\`, medium/standard → \`brainstorm\`, trivial fast-path → \`design\` or \`spec\` per Phase 0).
 9. Write the prompt to \`.cclaw/artifacts/00-idea.md\` with the following header lines: \`Class:\` (from Phase 0), \`Track:\` (chosen track + matched heuristic), \`Stack:\` (from Phase 2 detection, or \`unknown\`), and a \`Discovered context\` section if Phase 1 found origin docs.
 10. Load the **first-stage skill for the chosen track** and its command file:
     - quick → \`.cclaw/skills/specification-authoring/SKILL.md\` + \`.cclaw/commands/spec.md\`
-    - standard → \`.cclaw/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md\` + \`.cclaw/commands/brainstorm.md\`
+    - medium/standard → \`.cclaw/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md\` + \`.cclaw/commands/brainstorm.md\`
     - trivial fast-path → design or spec skill per Phase 0 decision.
 11. Execute that stage with the prompt + Phase 1/Phase 2 context as initial input.
 
@@ -136,19 +140,21 @@ Do **not** silently discard an existing flow when the user provides a prompt. If
    - Ask: "Continue with reset? (A) Yes, start fresh (B) No, resume current flow"
    - If (B) → switch to Path B behavior.
 6. **Classify the idea** using the heuristic below and present a single track recommendation. Wait for explicit confirmation or override before mutating any state.
+   - If \`${RUNTIME_ROOT}/config.yaml\` defines \`trackHeuristics\`, apply that override first (priority/fallback/rules), then use built-in defaults only as fallback.
 
    **Track heuristic** (lowercase substring match against the user prompt):
 
    | Track | Triggers | Use when |
    |---|---|---|
    | \`quick\` | \`bug\`, \`bugfix\`, \`fix\`, \`hotfix\`, \`patch\`, \`typo\`, \`regression\`, \`rename\`, \`bump\`, \`upgrade dep\`, \`docs only\`, \`comment\`, \`lint\`, \`format\`, \`small\`, \`tiny\`, \`one-liner\`, \`revert\`, \`copy change\` | Single-purpose, spec is essentially known, low blast radius |
-   | \`standard\` | \`new feature\`, \`add\`, \`build\`, \`design\`, \`refactor\`, \`migration\`, \`platform\`, \`architecture\`, \`endpoint\`, \`schema\`, \`api\`, \`integrate\`, \`workflow\`, \`onboarding\` (or no quick trigger matched) | Anything new, multi-module, or unclear scope |
+   | \`medium\` | \`add endpoint\`, \`add field\`, \`extend existing\`, \`wire integration\`, \`small migration\`, \`new screen following existing pattern\` | Additive work with existing architecture |
+   | \`standard\` | \`new feature\`, \`build\`, \`design\`, \`refactor\`, \`migration\`, \`platform\`, \`architecture\`, \`schema\`, \`api\`, \`integrate\`, \`workflow\`, \`onboarding\` (or no confident quick/medium match) | New or uncertain multi-module work |
 
-   - On conflict, prefer \`standard\` (quick is opt-in for genuinely tiny work).
-   - Always state the recommendation as a one-line reason citing the matched trigger.
-7. Persist the chosen track in \`${flowPath}\` (\`track\` + \`skippedStages\`). Set \`currentStage\` to the first stage of the chosen track (\`quick\` → \`spec\`, \`standard\` → \`brainstorm\`, trivial fast-path → \`design\` or \`spec\`). Reset gate catalog.
+   - On conflict, prefer \`standard\` over \`medium\`, and \`medium\` over \`quick\`.
+   - Always state the recommendation as a one-line reason citing matched triggers.
+7. Persist the chosen track in \`${flowPath}\` (\`track\` + \`skippedStages\`). Set \`currentStage\` to the first stage of the chosen track (\`quick\` → \`spec\`, \`medium\`/ \`standard\` → \`brainstorm\`, trivial fast-path → \`design\` or \`spec\`). Reset gate catalog.
 8. Write \`${RUNTIME_ROOT}/artifacts/00-idea.md\` with the user's prompt plus header lines: \`Class:\`, \`Track:\`, \`Stack:\`, and a \`Discovered context\` section from Phase 1.
-9. Load and execute the **first stage skill of the chosen track** (\`brainstorming\` for standard, \`specification-authoring\` for quick) plus its matching command file.
+9. Load and execute the **first stage skill of the chosen track** (\`brainstorming\` for medium/standard, \`specification-authoring\` for quick) plus its matching command file.
 
 ### Reclassification on discovery
 

package/dist/doctor.js

@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ export async function doctorChecks(projectRoot, options = {}) {
                 { id: "iron_law", pattern: /^\*\*IRON LAW — [A-Z]+:\*\* .+$/m, label: "Iron Law punchcard (<EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT> wrapper)" },
                 { id: "hard_gate", pattern: /^## HARD-GATE$/m, label: "## HARD-GATE" },
                 { id: "checklist", pattern: /^## Checklist$/m, label: "## Checklist" },
-                { id: "completion_protocol", pattern: /^## Stage Completion Protocol$/m, label: "## Stage Completion Protocol" },
-                { id: "handoff_menu", pattern: /^### Handoff Menu$/m, label: "### Handoff Menu" },
+                { id: "completion_parameters", pattern: /^## Completion Parameters$/m, label: "## Completion Parameters" },
+                { id: "shared_guidance", pattern: /^## Shared Stage Guidance$/m, label: "## Shared Stage Guidance" },
                 { id: "good_vs_bad", pattern: /Good vs Bad/i, label: "Good vs Bad examples" },
                 { id: "anti_patterns", pattern: /^## Anti-Patterns & Red Flags$/m, label: "## Anti-Patterns & Red Flags" }
             ];
@@ -303,14 +303,12 @@ export async function doctorChecks(projectRoot, options = {}) {
         const metaContent = await fs.readFile(metaSkillPath, "utf8");
         const requiredSignals = [
             { id: "instruction_priority", pattern: /Instruction Priority/i, label: "Instruction Priority" },
-            { id: "spawned_detection", pattern: /Spawned Subagent Detection/i, label: "Spawned Subagent Detection" },
-            { id: "shared_decision", pattern: /Shared Decision \+ Tool-Use Protocol/i, label: "Shared Decision + Tool-Use Protocol" },
-            { id: "shared_completion", pattern: /Shared Stage Completion Protocol/i, label: "Shared Stage Completion Protocol" },
-            { id: "escalation_rule", pattern: /Escalation Rule \(3 attempts\)/i, label: "Escalation Rule (3 attempts)" },
-            { id: "invocation_preamble", pattern: /Invocation Preamble/i, label: "Invocation Preamble" },
-            { id: "operational_self_improvement", pattern: /Operational Self-Improvement/i, label: "Operational Self-Improvement" },
-            { id: "engineering_ethos", pattern: /Engineering Ethos/i, label: "Engineering Ethos" },
-            { id: "task_classification", pattern: /Task Classification/i, label: "Task Classification" }
+            { id: "routing_flow", pattern: /Routing flow/i, label: "Routing flow" },
+            { id: "task_classification", pattern: /Task classification/i, label: "Task classification" },
+            { id: "stage_map", pattern: /Stage quick map/i, label: "Stage quick map" },
+            { id: "protocol_refs", pattern: /Protocol references/i, label: "Protocol references" },
+            { id: "knowledge_guidance", pattern: /Knowledge guidance/i, label: "Knowledge guidance" },
+            { id: "failure_guardrails", pattern: /Failure guardrails/i, label: "Failure guardrails" }
         ];
         const missingMeta = requiredSignals
             .filter((signal) => !signal.pattern.test(metaContent))
@@ -782,6 +780,11 @@ export async function doctorChecks(projectRoot, options = {}) {
         ok: await exists(path.join(projectRoot, RUNTIME_ROOT, "knowledge.jsonl")),
         details: `${RUNTIME_ROOT}/knowledge.jsonl must exist`
     });
+    checks.push({
+        name: "knowledge:digest_exists",
+        ok: await exists(path.join(projectRoot, RUNTIME_ROOT, "state", "knowledge-digest.md")),
+        details: `${RUNTIME_ROOT}/state/knowledge-digest.md must exist`
+    });
     // There must be NO legacy markdown knowledge store — JSONL is the only store.
     const legacyKnowledgeMdPath = path.join(projectRoot, RUNTIME_ROOT, "knowledge.md");
     const legacyExists = await exists(legacyKnowledgeMdPath);
@@ -968,9 +971,16 @@ export async function doctorChecks(projectRoot, options = {}) {
         name: "gates:evidence:current_stage",
         ok: gateEvidence.ok,
         details: gateEvidence.ok
-            ? `stage "${gateEvidence.stage}" gate evidence is consistent (required=${gateEvidence.requiredCount}, passed=${gateEvidence.passedCount}, blocked=${gateEvidence.blockedCount})`
+            ? `stage "${gateEvidence.stage}" gate evidence is consistent (required=${gateEvidence.requiredCount}, recommended=${gateEvidence.recommendedCount}, conditional=${gateEvidence.conditionalCount}, triggered=${gateEvidence.triggeredConditionalCount}, passed=${gateEvidence.passedCount}, blocked=${gateEvidence.blockedCount})`
             : gateEvidence.issues.join(" ")
     });
+    checks.push({
+        name: "warning:gates:recommended:current_stage",
+        ok: true,
+        details: gateEvidence.missingRecommended.length > 0
+            ? `warning: stage "${gateEvidence.stage}" has unmet recommended gates: ${gateEvidence.missingRecommended.join(", ")}`
+            : `no unmet recommended gates for stage "${gateEvidence.stage}"`
+    });
     const completedClosure = verifyCompletedStagesGateClosure(flowState);
     checks.push({
         name: "gates:closure:completed_stages",
@@ -981,18 +991,6 @@ export async function doctorChecks(projectRoot, options = {}) {
                 : `all ${flowState.completedStages.length} completed stages have every required gate passed`
             : completedClosure.issues.join(" ")
     });
-    // Self-improvement block in stage skills
-    for (const stage of COMMAND_FILE_ORDER) {
-        const skillPath = path.join(projectRoot, RUNTIME_ROOT, "skills", stageSkillFolder(stage), "SKILL.md");
-        if (await exists(skillPath)) {
-            const content = await fs.readFile(skillPath, "utf8");
-            checks.push({
-                name: `skill:${stage}:self_improvement`,
-                ok: content.includes("## Operational Self-Improvement"),
-                details: `${skillPath} must contain self-improvement block`
-            });
-        }
-    }
     const isRepo = await isGitRepo(projectRoot);
     checks.push({
         name: "git:cclaw_ignored_runtime",

package/dist/flow-state.d.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import type { FlowStage, FlowTrack, TransitionRule } from "./types.js";
 export declare const TRANSITION_RULES: TransitionRule[];
 export interface StageGateState {
     required: string[];
+    recommended: string[];
+    conditional: string[];
+    /** Conditional gates currently considered active for blocking checks. */
+    triggered: string[];
     passed: string[];
     blocked: string[];
 }

package/dist/flow-state.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { COMMAND_FILE_ORDER } from "./constants.js";
-import { buildTransitionRules, orderedStageSchemas, stageGateIds } from "./content/stage-schema.js";
+import { buildTransitionRules, orderedStageSchemas, stageConditionalGateIds, stageGateIds, stageRecommendedGateIds } from "./content/stage-schema.js";
 import { FLOW_STAGES, FLOW_TRACKS, TRACK_STAGES } from "./types.js";
 export const TRANSITION_RULES = buildTransitionRules();
 export function isFlowTrack(value) {
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export function createInitialFlowState(activeRunIdOrOptions = "active", maybeTra
     for (const schema of orderedStageSchemas()) {
         stageGateCatalog[schema.stage] = {
             required: stageGateIds(schema.stage),
+            recommended: stageRecommendedGateIds(schema.stage),
+            conditional: stageConditionalGateIds(schema.stage),
+            triggered: [],
             passed: [],
             blocked: []
         };

package/dist/gate-evidence.d.ts

@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ export interface GateEvidenceCheckResult {
     stage: FlowStage;
     issues: string[];
     requiredCount: number;
+    recommendedCount: number;
+    conditionalCount: number;
+    triggeredConditionalCount: number;
     passedCount: number;
     blockedCount: number;
-    /** True only when every required gate for the stage is in `passed` and none are `blocked`. */
+    /** True only when required + triggered conditional gates are passed and unblocked. */
     complete: boolean;
     /** Required gate ids that are neither passed nor blocked. */
     missingRequired: string[];
+    /** Recommended gates not yet passed (does not block). */
+    missingRecommended: string[];
+    /** Triggered conditional gates that are not yet passed. */
+    missingTriggeredConditional: string[];
 }
 export interface CompletedStagesClosureResult {
     ok: boolean;
@@ -18,6 +25,7 @@ export interface CompletedStagesClosureResult {
     openStages: Array<{
         stage: FlowStage;
         missingRequired: string[];
+        missingTriggeredConditional: string[];
         blocked: string[];
     }>;
 }