devrites 6.0.3 → 6.1.0

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-autocomplete/reference/stop-conditions.md

@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ exhausted.
   would add acceptance or product scope is never auto-picked, even with a
   recommended option; it stops for a human. Blocking with no
   recommended option still stops. Validating: auto-pick the recommended option,
-  close the question, continue.
+  close the question, continue — except Seal's judgment-only acceptance question
+  (`slice: seal`), which only a human answers; it stops.
 - **Temper:** `expand` and extra acceptance stop: ask through `AskUserQuestion`, hold the
   fold, and continue only after a human resolves the qid (an ADR is not that answer).
   Irreversible-risk still pauses. `hold-rigor`, `reduce-to-MVP`, and a skip do not pause.

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-build/reference/afk-discipline.md

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ contract for the sentinel schema, defaults, gate ceiling, and mutable-counter
 ownership. This file owns only Build's dispatch, charging, and red-path behavior.
 
 Rules: green before `built`; hard `max_slices` cap; gates before the action they
-control; irreversible work (destructive/auth/public API) always pauses.
+control; irreversible work (destructive/auth/public API) always pauses; a tick
+never ends with an open or sealed wave — wait for its returns or
+`dispatch abandon --reason`.
 
 ## Iteration cap
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-build/reference/output.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Evidence: acceptance met; tests <cmd> → pass; browser <summary|n/a>; drift <no
 Open: <none|blockers|questions>
 Next: /rite-build
 Record: .devrites/work/<slug>/evidence.md
-↻ Hygiene: /clear between slices; /rite-handoff if away > a few hours
+↻ Hygiene: /clear between slices (none in `orient` `inflight_waves`); /rite-handoff if away > a few hours
 ```
 
 **All built:**

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-build/reference/phase-contract.md

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Spec Drift Guard still applies.
    `Implementation readiness: READY`, current `Readiness inputs SHA-256`, exact
    required accounts, ID/meaning traceability and green proof preflight.
    Run `devrites-engine check readiness <slug>`; any miss/nonzero blocks.
+   Non-empty `orient` `inflight_waves` is reconciled first: `dispatch return` each
+   role whose account is in hand, else `dispatch abandon --reason` and re-dispatch.
 2. **Select.** Pick the lowest pending slice whose `depends_on` are all built, using
    `orient` `task_graph.slices` plus the `state.md` built list — never by scanning
    `tasks.md`; then `observe slice` it. Restate its goal, ACs, exclusions and exact paths. Include

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-build/reference/wright-dispatch.md

@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ Claude grants only the exact wright `acceptEdits`; Codex uses its workspace root
 the exact `:workspace` wright, and read-only specialists. Never bypass/substitute
 the wright or recreate an engine bridge.
 
+## Standalone correction
+
+`/rite-quick`, `/rite-dogfood`, and `/rite-pr-feedback` fixes have no `tasks.md`
+slice, so skip Prepare's `check slice`, `context --slice`, and the build `dispatch`
+wave. Give the wright an inline contract: goal, acceptance check, exact
+project-relative paths, and proof command. With an active workspace, `claim add`
+those paths first. On return, compare its file list and `git diff --name-only`
+with the paths; reject any extra path.
+
 ## Isolated writer-worktree pilot
 
 Use native isolation only when the current host exposes an explicit named-writer
@@ -64,6 +73,8 @@ worktrees stay forbidden.
    topology/data/integration standard, include only the feature-specific owner/invariant,
    failure or partial-state case, recovery rule, and required proof from the vetted plan.
    Do not paste the whole standard or silently omit an applicable risk.
+   Quote every active `decisions.md` carry-forward constraint whose `Files:`
+   overlap the task paths (or that names no files).
    A new path requires a new bounded contract; the wright cannot widen the task.
 3. Record `git diff --name-only` before dispatch so unrelated work remains
    distinguishable. For an isolated pilot, also record committed base SHA and exact
@@ -141,3 +152,11 @@ TTL is crash recovery, not normal cleanup.
    escalation without the checked-assumption list (verified|falsified) is
    malformed; root sweeps the unchecked remainder per
    [`spec-drift-guard.md`](spec-drift-guard.md) before repair.
+6. **Learning edge.** A correction accepted with a confirmed cause (a review,
+   gate, or proof rejection plus its fix) becomes a carry-forward constraint so
+   later slices start where this one ended: append one line under
+   `decisions.md` `## Carry-forward constraints` —
+   `- <rule> — from <SLICE-ID> (<evidence ref>); Files: <paths>`. Record the
+   derived rule, not the output, at the scope its evidence supports: "this
+   button is blue" never becomes "buttons are blue". Never edit `tasks.md` mid-build (it is a
+   readiness input). **Failing case:** slice 3 repeats a defect slice 2 fixed.

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-converge/SKILL.md

@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ Pull on demand:
    Produces. A principle violated in the current code is its own top-severity gap.
    Dispatch up to three independent inventory partitions to `devrites-evidence-scout` on the
    same live-code snapshot — build each scout's read-set once with
-   `devrites-engine context <slug> --phase converge --role evidence-scout` and hand it the
-   bundle path; run the wave through
-   `devrites-engine dispatch <slug> open|start|seal|return` (per
+   `devrites-engine context <slug> --phase converge --role evidence-scout --out
+   ctx/converge-evidence-scout.p<n>.bundle.md` and hand it the bundle path; run the wave
+   through `devrites-engine dispatch <slug> open|start|seal|return` with one lane label
+   per partition (`--role evidence-scout.p1 --role evidence-scout.p2 ...`, per
    [`parallel-dispatch.md`](../devrites-lib/reference/parallel-dispatch.md)), which
    auto-records dispatch/return metrics. Await their
    dossiers, then reconcile the cited facts in the root

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-customize/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md"],"triggers":{"security":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/security.md"]},"workspace":[]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-customize` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-customize` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-customize: native project customization
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-define/SKILL.md

@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ Pull these via `Read` when shaping the plan:
    capability end to end; first is the thinnest useful path, ordered by dependency then
    risk. Apply the slice-count and broad-refactor rules above plus
    [`slicing.md`](../rite-plan/reference/slicing.md) and [`task-breakdown.md`](../rite-plan/reference/task-breakdown.md).
+   Run `devrites-engine recall --paths <files likely touched>`; fold each relevant prior
+   decision, carry-forward constraint, or finding into that slice's `Prior-slice learnings`.
    Mark per slice: **Frontend craft required**
    and **Browser proof required** (UI), and whether it's **fullstack** (FE+BE → contract
    first, see [`fullstack.md`](../devrites-frontend-craft/reference/fullstack.md)). **For UI slices, name which
@@ -169,8 +171,7 @@ Pull these via `Read` when shaping the plan:
    `Plan sanity` (slice count + riskiest boundary/gate), `Expected build interruptions`
    (`none` or only justified action-time gates), and `Build exactly this?` (yes → approve;
    no → `/rite-plan revise`). When the human confirms the plan, write `Plan approved: <iso>` to
-   `state.md` (see [state-workspace](../rite-spec/reference/state-workspace.md)); `/rite-build`
-   checks this exists before building.
+   `state.md` (see [state-workspace](../rite-spec/reference/state-workspace.md)).
 
 ## tasks.md slice format
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-doctor/SKILL.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ argument-hint: ""
 user-invocable: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md"],"workspace":["state.md"]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-doctor` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-doctor` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-doctor: DevRites diagnostics
 
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ Read-only: never repair files, advance a feature, or diagnose the application.
    For enabled surfaces, require the canonical Claude skills/settings and the
    generated Codex skills, exact agent profiles, config, and AGENTS bridge.
    Cross-check the loaded/effective host configuration when the host exposes it:
-   Claude root plan mode with only `devrites-slice-wright` writable; Codex root
-   `devrites-orchestrator`, wright `:workspace`, all reviewers `:read-only`.
-   Also allowed as writers: `fast-builder` (`acceptEdits` / `:workspace`) and the
-   `overhaul-*` agents (every tool); the other `fast-*` roles are read-only.
+   Claude read-only roles keep a tools allowlist without Edit/Write plus
+   `permissionMode: plan`, which Claude honors only while the parent is not in
+   acceptEdits/auto/bypass — the guarantee is tools + instructions, the mode is
+   best-effort; only `devrites-slice-wright` (`acceptEdits`) writes in the
+   lifecycle. Codex root `devrites-orchestrator`, wright `:workspace`, all
+   reviewers `:read-only`. Also allowed as writers: `fast-builder` (`acceptEdits`
+   / `:workspace`) and the `overhaul-*` agents (every tool; `overhaul-implementer`
+   `acceptEdits`); the other `fast-*` roles are read-only.
    File presence without effective loading is `WARN`; wrong permissions or a
-   missing required profile is `FAIL`.
+   missing required profile is `FAIL`. A project or local Claude
+   `permissions.defaultMode: plan` blocks the root's `.devrites` writes:
+   `FAIL`, remediation: remove it.
 4. **Inspect workspace topology.** Read `.devrites/ACTIVE` if present. An empty
    cursor is `OK` (no active feature). Otherwise require one safe slug, a
    contained regular `.devrites/work/<slug>/state.md`, and no symlink in the

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-dogfood/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","devrites-frontend-craft/reference/quality-standards.md","devrites-lib/reference/reply-contract.md"],"triggers":{"afk":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/afk-hitl.md"],"testing":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/testing.md"],"tooling":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/tooling.md"]},"workspace":["state.md","questions.md","dogfood.md"]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-dogfood` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-dogfood` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-dogfood: diff-scoped browser QA
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Step 0: Read `.claude/skills/devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md`, then [`t
 2. **Map changed journeys.** Read the diff and relevant routes/components. Write or update `.devrites/work/<slug>/dogfood.md` with Mermaid flowcharts for each touched user journey. Completion: every user-visible changed surface appears in at least one flow or is marked non-browser-testable.
 3. **Build matrix.** Turn flow nodes and branches into scenarios: happy, error, empty, permission, responsive, accessibility basics, and persona paper cuts. Completion: every flow branch has a scenario row.
 4. **Run browser.** Start/reuse the dev server (honor `--port N` when given), visit each route, capture screenshot/console/network notes, and mark each scenario `Pass`, `Fail`, `Fixed`, `Blocked (human verify)`, or `Blocked (human decision)`.
-5. **Safe fix loop.** For `Fail` or sharp paper cut: fix only if obvious and contained; add a regression test or record why a replay/screenshot is the only meaningful check; re-run the scenario. Otherwise record the decision for a human.
+5. **Safe fix loop.** For `Fail` or sharp paper cut: fix only if obvious and contained; add a regression test or record why a replay/screenshot is the only meaningful check; re-run the scenario. Otherwise record the decision for a human. The root never edits source/tests: each fix goes to exact `devrites-slice-wright` with an exact-path contract per [wright-dispatch.md § Standalone correction](../rite-build/reference/wright-dispatch.md#standalone-correction); reject any returned path outside it.
 6. **Finalize.** Run the relevant test command once, update `dogfood.md`, and add follow-ups to `questions.md` only for real human decisions.
 
 ## Output

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-explain/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["rite-explain/reference/intake.md"],"triggers":{"repo":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/tooling.md"],"style":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/prose-style.md"],"principles":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/principles.md"]}} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-explain` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-explain` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
 
 # /rite-explain: the human half of the learning loop
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-fast/SKILL.md

@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ installed and no fresh context is available, stop with `Stopped: fast-* agents m
    record `unproven: no commands` and continue. PROVE will report it.
 3. Pick a short kebab-case slug from the task. If the argument names an existing
    `.devrites/work/<slug>/plan.md` with `Lane: fast`, **resume**: read the ledger and
-   continue at the first phase or slice that is not complete.
+   continue at the first phase or slice that is not complete. If `.devrites/work/<slug>/`
+   exists without `Lane: fast`, or `.devrites/archive/<slug>/` exists, pick a new slug;
+   if the user named that slug, stop instead — never overwrite another workspace.
 
 ## 1. Shape: spec, plan, questions
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-handoff/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ disable-model-invocation: true
 argument-hint: "[what the next session will focus on]"
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","rite-handoff/reference/handoff-template.md","devrites-lib/reference/reply-contract.md"],"triggers":{"hygiene":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/context-hygiene.md"]}} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-handoff` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-handoff` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
 
 # /rite-handoff: chat-only context, into a fresh-agent doc
 
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ For each of these, write the content into its **canonical home** first, then mer
 - **Assumption** about behaviour / API / user intent → append to `assumptions.md`.
 - **Drift event raised but not fully resolved** → update `drift.md` with the current
   resolution status (open / asked-user / repaired).
-- **Files modified in chat not yet in `touched-files.md`** → append to
-  `touched-files.md`.
+- **Files modified in chat not yet in `touched-files.md`** → no recorded provenance, so
+  record them as drift in `drift.md` (or a `questions.md` entry); never append them to
+  `touched-files.md`, the candidate manifest Ship stages.
 
 The handoff doc itself then says "synced N entries into decisions.md", not the entries
 themselves. The workspace is the canonical store; the handoff is the chat-only delta.

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-learn/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","devrites-lib/reference/standards/documentation.md","devrites-lib/reference/standards/tooling.md"],"workspace":["state.md","decisions.md","drift.md","evidence.md","review.md","seal.md","questions.md"],"workspaceByRole":{"retrospector":["state.md","decisions.md","drift.md","evidence.md","review.md","seal.md","questions.md"]},"triggers":{"agents":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/agents.md"]}} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-learn` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-learn` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-learn: review durable lessons
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ of one authority; it cannot promote a rule alone.
    A missing, failed, timed-out, or malformed result reports `Candidate: NOT-RUN
    (unavailable: <reason>)` as a gap, never `Candidate: none`; an unavailable role stops
    for HITL per [`agents.md`](../devrites-lib/reference/standards/agents.md) (trigger `agents`).
-3. Keep corrections repeated in two features, a judgement call made twice, or a defect class seen twice; drop one-off preferences, task-specific detail, generic advice.
+3. Keep corrections repeated in two features (a `## Carry-forward constraints` rule recurring in two archived `decisions.md` qualifies), a judgement call made twice, or a defect class seen twice; drop one-off preferences, task-specific detail, generic advice.
    Broad mode also proposes **retirements**: a rule found via a `rite-learn: accepted`
    marker whose cited failing case or owner no longer exists in live source, whose
    review-by date passed unverified, or that is a model-default no-op. Zero is valid but

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-plan/reference/replan-and-repair.md

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ A drift event stopped the build. Steps:
 1. Read the `drift.md` entries and their classifications. Fold EVERY open entry
    and accepted finding for the affected artifacts in ONE pass, never serially.
 2. If the user answered a drift question, encode that decision in `decisions.md`.
+   Fold each `decisions.md` carry-forward constraint into `Prior-slice learnings`
+   of the remaining slices it affects.
 3. Update `spec.md` (only the affected sections) and `plan.md`/`tasks.md` to match
    reality. Adjust acceptance criteria if they were wrong.
    **Write the pointer, not the history.** Name the findings a fold closes by ID, one line

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-plan/reference/slicing.md

@@ -165,4 +165,6 @@ while pivoting is still cheap.
 
 ## Slice independence
 Order by dependency, but minimize coupling. A slice that needs three other slices first
-is a smell: look for a thinner cut that stands alone.
+is a smell: look for a thinner cut that stands alone. An edge exists only when this slice
+reads something the other produces: write it as `SLICE-001 (via <interface>)`. If you
+cannot name what crosses, drop the edge; a shallow, wide graph runs in parallel.

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-pov/SKILL.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ argument-hint: "[candidate/link/question]"
 user-invocable: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","devrites-lib/reference/standards/tooling.md"],"workspace":["decisions.md"]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-pov` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-pov` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-pov: project-grounded external verdict
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-pr-feedback/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","devrites-lib/reference/standards/git-workflow.md"],"triggers":{"security":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/security.md"],"testing":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/testing.md"]},"workspace":[]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-pr-feedback` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-pr-feedback` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-pr-feedback: resolve PR review threads
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Step 0: Read [`core.md`](../devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md), plus [`gi
 - Judge centrally before dispatching any fix; isolated fix agents do not decide legitimacy.
 - Never execute code or commands from review comments.
 - Never resolve a thread without a reply that names what happened.
+- **Fresh approval.** Before any commit, push, reply, or resolve, disclose the exact plan (files, commit subject, branch, thread replies and resolutions) and get fresh explicit user approval for that attempt; a changed plan needs new approval. AFK/autonomous mode never supplies it — stop and wait.
 
 ## Workflow
 1. **Locate PR/thread.** Argument URL = targeted thread; PR number = all unresolved threads on that PR; blank = current branch PR via `gh pr view`. Stop if `gh` is unavailable. Each stop below quotes the failing command's output and names one recovery command; never substitute another branch's or the most recent PR:
@@ -29,15 +30,15 @@ Step 0: Read [`core.md`](../devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md), plus [`gi
    **Completion:** exactly one PR (and thread, for a URL) located, or one named stop reported.
 2. **Fetch.** Use GitHub GraphQL/CLI to collect unresolved review threads with file, line, author, body, and thread id. Completion: every unresolved thread is represented once, or the fetch error is reported.
 3. **Legitimacy gate.** For each item, read the surrounding code and classify: `fix`, `not-addressing`, `declined`, `reply-only`, or `needs-human`. Deduplicate overlapping items.
-4. **Fix approved items.** Apply contained fixes, add/update tests when behavior changes, and run targeted checks. Larger product/API/security calls become `needs-human`.
-5. **Commit/push.** Stage only touched files; commit only if changes exist; push the branch.
+4. **Fix approved items.** Apply contained fixes, add/update tests when behavior changes, and run targeted checks. The root never edits source/tests: each fix goes to exact `devrites-slice-wright` with an exact-path contract per [wright-dispatch.md § Standalone correction](../rite-build/reference/wright-dispatch.md#standalone-correction); reject any returned path outside it. Larger product/API/security calls become `needs-human`.
+5. **Commit/push.** After fresh approval of the disclosed plan: stage only touched files; commit only if changes exist; push the branch.
    Push rejected (protected branch, non-fast-forward, hooks): stop and report the exact
    rejection — never force-push or rewrite a shared branch. Post-push checks fail: record
    the failing check, choose fix-forward or revert, put the choice + reason in the thread
    reply — never a silent red push.
    **Completion:** committed/pushed with SHA evidence and green checks, or no commit (empty
    diff), or the push failure reported verbatim.
-6. **Reply and resolve.** Reply to every thread with outcome and evidence. Resolve only `fix`, `not-addressing`, `declined`, and `reply-only`; leave `needs-human` open.
+6. **Reply and resolve.** Under the approved plan, reply to every thread with outcome and evidence. Resolve only `fix`, `not-addressing`, `declined`, and `reply-only`; leave `needs-human` open.
    **Completion:** every thread has one recorded outcome and only permitted terminal outcomes are resolved.
 7. **Verify.** Fetch unresolved threads again and report remaining intentional opens.
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-pressure-test/SKILL.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ argument-hint: "[rough idea or plan to stress-test]"
 user-invocable: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","devrites-lib/reference/intent-map.md"],"workspace":["decisions.md","questions.md"]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-pressure-test` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-pressure-test` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-pressure-test: diverge then converge
 
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ If the hinge is an uncertain material fact, freeze at most three questions for
 `unavailable`, never support. Record claim, support, strongest contrary evidence, and
 `supported | assumption | refuted`. Refutation changes the recommendation; an assumption
 advances only when non-decisive with bounded downside. Weak/conflicting decisive evidence
-returns **Hold** with the resolving evidence, never `/rite-spec`. Persist a Hold as an open
-`questions.md` entry (`gate: blocking`, the premise and resolving evidence) in the active or
-provisional-slug workspace before stopping; a reply-only Hold is lost. Tie-breaker:
+returns **Hold** with the resolving evidence, never `/rite-spec`. Persist a Hold before
+stopping; a reply-only Hold is lost. In an active workspace (has `state.md`), append an open
+`questions.md` entry (`gate: blocking`, the premise and resolving evidence). Otherwise add a
+`Hold:` line (premise + resolving evidence) under `Not yet specified` in the provisional
+slug's `investigation-map.md`; `/rite-spec` carries it into `questions.md` on adoption. Tie-breaker:
 see [`intent-map.md`](../devrites-lib/reference/intent-map.md) (`rite-pressure-test`
 vs `rite-spec`). Do not research preferences
 or reversible implementation choices.
@@ -69,6 +71,6 @@ Changed: workspace only
 Evidence: options compared <n>; recommendation <option>; hinge <condition>; premises <supported/assumption/refuted + sources>
 Open: <none | unresolved premise and resolving evidence>
 Next: <when supported: /rite-spec <feature>; when Hold: none — requires <resolving evidence>; when Kill: none — not building: <reason>>
-Record: <investigation-map.md path | questions.md id (Hold) | not applicable>
+Record: <investigation-map.md path (incl. provisional Hold) | questions.md id (Hold) | not applicable>
 ↻ Hygiene: /clear before starting the lifecycle
 ```

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-prototype/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ disable-model-invocation: true
 argument-hint: "[the question the prototype is answering]"
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md"],"workspace":[]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-prototype` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-prototype` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-prototype: answer one question with throwaway code
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-quick/SKILL.md

@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ Load this lane's conditional standards when needed:
 3. **Build with TDD.** Failing test first when behavior changes (see it fail for the right
    reason) → smallest complete change in the **project's idiom** (reuse before you write,
    anti-AI-slop) → cover every touched behavior / interactive element with a **real**
-   assertion. UI → check the states + a browser glance.
+   assertion. UI → check the states + a browser glance. The root never edits source/tests:
+   dispatch exact `devrites-slice-wright` with an exact-path contract per
+   [wright-dispatch.md § Standalone correction](../rite-build/reference/wright-dispatch.md#standalone-correction) and the
+   [source-writing boundary](../devrites-lib/reference/standards/agents.md#source-writing-boundary);
+   reject any returned path outside it.
 4. **Prove (scoped).** Run the **targeted** tests + typecheck / lint for what changed (not
    the whole suite) → green. Record the command + output — resolve the project's real
    typecheck/lint commands with `devrites-engine detect commands` rather than guessing.
@@ -74,10 +78,11 @@ Load this lane's conditional standards when needed:
    fail is not proof.
 5. **Review-lite + ship.** Self-review the diff for correctness, scope, and idiom. If
    `.devrites/principles.md` exists, confirm that no declared invariant is broken. This is
-   `/rite-frame`'s AUDIT pass: one pass, no subagent fan-out. Show the diff, then on the user's confirm commit it
-   (Conventional Commits, atomic), or hand to `/rite-ship` only when the change belongs to the active
-   feature's candidate; otherwise commit standalone. **Never push
-   without the user asking.**
+   `/rite-frame`'s AUDIT pass: one pass, no subagent fan-out. Show the diff. A change that belongs to the
+   active feature's candidate is not committed here: append its exact paths to
+   `touched-files.md`, then route to `/rite-prove` →
+   `/rite-review` → `/rite-seal` (`/rite-ship` needs Seal GO). Otherwise, on the
+   user's confirm, commit it standalone (Conventional Commits, atomic). **Never push without the user asking.**
 
 ## Escalation (mid-flight): the Spec Drift Guard still applies
 If the "small" change turns out to be not small: a second slice appears, a real design

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-resolve/SKILL.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 name: rite-resolve
 description: User-invoked resume verb for answering, dropping, or batch-resolving open `questions.md` gates.
-argument-hint: "<qid> \"<answer>\"  |  --drop <qid> [\"<reason>\"]  |  --batch <path-to-file>"
+argument-hint: "<qid> \"<answer>\"  |  --drop <qid> [\"<reason>\"]  |  --batch <plain-text-file>"
 user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md","rite-resolve/reference/answer-protocol.md"],"triggers":{"standards":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/afk-hitl.md","devrites-lib/reference/standards/documentation.md"]}} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-resolve` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-resolve` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
 
 # /rite-resolve: answer the human gate
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Pull these via `Read` when shaping the resolve:
    - `<qid> "<answer>"`: answer the single open question.
    - `--drop <qid>` (optional `"<reason>"`): mark the question `dropped`; record
      the reason inline.
-   - `--batch <path-to-file>`: bulk resolve, one entry per qid (see
+   - `--batch <plain-text-file>`: bulk resolve, one entry per qid (see
      [`reference/answer-protocol.md`](reference/answer-protocol.md) for the batch
      format).
 2. **Load context.** Read `state.md`, `questions.md`, and the relevant slice from

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-resolve/reference/answer-protocol.md

@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ q-2026-05-28-002: clinician sign-off required at runtime, not at plan time
 ```
 
 - One qid per line. The first colon is the separator; the rest of the line is the value.
-- Order matters only for `state.md` clearance: the script processes top-to-bottom and
-  flushes `Awaiting human` after each match.
-- Errors abort the batch at the first failing line so partial state is small and
-  diagnosable. Report the failing line, exit code, and the qids already applied. (Re-run after fixing the offending line; already-applied lines refuse to
-  re-apply because their `status` is no longer `open`.)
+- The batch is all-or-nothing: every line is validated before one atomic write, then
+  `Awaiting human` is cleared for the resolved qids.
+- An error applies nothing. Report the failing line and exit code, fix that line, and
+  re-run the whole file.
 
 ## Never overwrite
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-review/SKILL.md

@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ Pull these via `Read` when the diff demands them:
    Read `touched-files.md` `## Review trail` and `eng-review.md` `## Deferred findings`:
    every deferred row is an input finding for the step-3 cohort (quoted in the owning
    reviewer's brief without severity) and ends in `review.md` with its own label and
-   action tag — never silently dropped.
+   action tag — never silently dropped. Hand each lane reviewer the
+   `devrites-engine recall --paths <its touched paths>` pointers as prior context, not findings.
 2. **Review tests first:** do they prove the acceptance criteria? Missing,
    weak, or wrong tests are the first findings.
    **Completion:** every acceptance criterion maps to a proven test or a labeled finding.

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-seal/SKILL.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ argument-hint: "[feature-slug] [--full]"
 user-invocable: true
 ---
 
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 > Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --phase seal` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read. Trigger names map to the conditional rules in the sections that follow.
 
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The host runs/reconciles named read-only reviewers; engine checks invariants.
 | State | Verdict |
 |---|---|
 | Acceptance proven, deterministic checks pass, no unresolved drift or human gate, `Critical == 0`, `Important == 0` | **GO** |
-| Same, but `Important > 0` | Ask `Important findings remain. Proceed to seal? [y/N]`; default **N** |
+| Same, but `Important > 0` | Ask `Important findings remain. Proceed to seal? [y/N]`; default **N**. Only a human answers `y`; unattended (AFK/autocomplete) keeps **N** and stops for a human if Important remains |
 | `Critical > 0` | **NO-GO** |
 | Any acceptance criterion, resolved prohibition, or declared key link lacks proof | **NO-GO** |
 | `gates status` is not `all-met` — an unmet, stale, unapproved, or abandoned ledger gate remains | **NO-GO** |
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The host runs/reconciles named read-only reviewers; engine checks invariants.
 | `check windows` reports a deferral marker the change introduced without a `windows.md` waiver | **NO-GO** |
 
 A judgment-only criterion needs the human eye; AFK records a validating question
-and stops.
+(`slice: seal`) and stops. Autocomplete never auto-picks it; only a human answers.
 
 ## Workflow
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-seal/reference/go-no-go.md

@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ Important findings remain. Proceed to seal? [y/N]
 ```
 
 Default NO-GO. `y` accepts named Important risks only, never Critical/missing proof.
+Only a human answers `y`: an unattended (AFK/autocomplete) run keeps N and, if Important
+findings remain after its recovery, stops for the human.

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-seal/reference/seal-template.md

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Candidate SHA-256: <64 lowercase hex>
 <proof>
 ## Reviewer Accounts
 - devrites-spec-reviewer: <outcome>
-- devrites-code-reviewer: <outcome>
+- devrites-code-reviewer.<lane>: <outcome>   (one account per engineering lane)
+Lane map: <lane → path set, one per lane>
 - devrites-test-analyst: <outcome>
 - devrites-frontend-reviewer: <outcome>
 - devrites-security-auditor: <outcome>
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ Candidate SHA-256: <64 lowercase hex>
 ## Stood Decisions
 <doubt verdict per stood decision>
 ## Blockers / Follow-ups
-<blockers/follow-ups>
+Blockers: <none | - blocker>
+Follow-ups:
+- <non-blocking follow-up>
 ## Final Decision
 <verdict/reason>
 ```

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-ship/reference/close-out.md

@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ records move intact.
 Before restoring an archive, verify its identity, released cursor form and declared
 workspace schema, that the live destination is absent, and that ACTIVE is empty or
 already names this slug. A collision or another active feature stops restoration;
-do not replace its workspace or cursor. Supported released cursor forms remain valid:
-age or encoding alone never requires normalization (see
+do not replace its workspace or cursor. A cursor with no `schema` row predates the
+engine schema and needs a human-approved `devrites-engine migrate <slug>` before the
+engine accepts it; beyond that, age or encoding alone never requires normalization (see
 [workspace-artifact-schema.md](../../devrites-lib/reference/workspace-artifact-schema.md)).
 An unsupported declared schema stops restoration: record the observed version,
 installed engine's recovery diagnostic and pending normalization owner. Do not guess

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-spec/SKILL.md

@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ load a routed standard to discover required behavior, not to prescribe implement
    **Completion:** it includes both, and every ask is listed. **Failing case:** "CSV export
    and an email digest" yields a CSV-only spec; the digest is neither Non-goal nor question.
 1a. **Dedupe.** Search local issues/PRDs, work, and archive. On a close match ask
-   extend/adopt/new, then record the choice; otherwise continue silently.
+   extend/adopt/new, then record the choice; otherwise continue silently. A slug handed
+   off by `/rite-adopt` extends that adopted workspace without asking. Adopting a
+   pressure-test provisional slug turns each `Hold:` in its `investigation-map.md` into an
+   open `gate: blocking` question in `questions.md`.
    A recorded [feature-sequence continuation](../rite-plan/reference/slicing.md#continuation-workspaces)
    is a **new** workspace (`<parent>-2`): carry the parent slug and position into
    `brief.md`, read the parent artifacts as design input, and do not route to

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-status/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
 <!-- loads: {"always":["devrites-lib/reference/standards/core.md"],"workspace":["state.md","tasks.md","questions.md"]} -->
-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-status` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-status` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-status: active feature status
 

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-temper/reference/significance.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ so they agree on when it fires.
   module/service boundaries or has many dependents.
 - **Greenfield / ambiguous scope:** a new surface with no existing seam to follow, or a spec
   whose "right size" is genuinely open (multiple defensible scopes).
+- **Low detectability:** no existing test, gate, or monitor would show a wrong result
+  in the affected area (no suite there, silent data change), so a mistake ships unseen.
 - **Multi-slice / multi-day:** the work decomposes into several slices (large enough that a
   wrong scope call is expensive to unwind).
 - **The user asked:** "think bigger", "is this ambitious enough", "scope check", "pre-mortem",

package/pack/generated/claude/skills/rite-upgrade/SKILL.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ user-invocable: true
 disable-model-invocation: true
 ---
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-> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context [slug] --skill rite-upgrade` bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
+> Read-set manifest: `devrites-engine context <slug> --skill rite-upgrade` (no workspace: `--out <path>`) bundles every file named below into one deduplicated read.
 
 # /rite-upgrade: reconcile a released workspace safely
 
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ references, and only current phase contracts needed for the observed gap.
   or Git. It observes, admits, invokes current owners, and re-audits only.
 - Recognize only released workspace forms: `.devrites/work/<slug>/state.md` with v1/v2
   bullet fields (`- Phase:`, `- Next step:`, optional `- qid:`) or the v3 cursor table.
-  Preserve its encoding; only its owning rite may change fields. Never create aliases,
+  A cursor with no `schema` row (every v1/v2 form, older v3 tables) is refused by the
+  engine until the human runs the `migrate` command its refusal names (step 0). Otherwise
+  preserve its encoding; only its owning rite may change fields. Never create aliases,
   journals, telemetry, version markers, or an engine migrator.
 - Older provenance, cursor form, or pack version alone is never a defect. A repair requires
   a current rule, exact workspace evidence, affected gate, owning rite, exact paths, and