forgedock 1.0.9 → 1.0.11

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+ title: "ForgeDock Complete Command Reference"
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+ description: "Complete reference for all ForgeDock slash commands for Claude Code. Usage, options, and examples for all 25+ commands covering the full AI development pipeline."
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+ keywords: ["claude code slash commands", "claude code extensions", "claude code commands list", "forgedock commands", "ai development pipeline commands"]
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+ ---
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+ # Complete Command Reference
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+ ForgeDock installs 25+ slash commands into Claude Code. Each command is a detailed prompt spec that guides an AI agent through a specific phase of the development pipeline.
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+ Install all commands with:
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+ ```bash
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+ npx forgedock
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+ ```
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+ After installation, every command is available as `/command-name` in any Claude Code session.
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+ ---
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+ ## Core Pipeline Commands
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+ These are the commands you use most. They cover the full lifecycle from issue to merged PR.
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+ ---
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+ ### `/work-on`
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+ **The main pipeline orchestrator.**
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+ Runs the complete investigate → build → review → merge → close pipeline for a single GitHub issue.
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+ ```bash
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+ /work-on 42 # Work on issue #42
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+ /work-on next # Pick the highest-priority open issue
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+ ```
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+ **What it does**:
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+ 1. Reads the issue and all existing FORGE annotations
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+ 2. Determines the current pipeline phase (resumes if interrupted)
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+ 3. Investigates root cause with git blame and historical context
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+ 4. Architects the implementation plan
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+ 5. Builds the fix in an isolated git worktree
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+ 6. Runs a 14-category quality gate
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+ 7. Creates a PR and invokes `/review-pr --auto-merge`
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+ 8. Closes the issue and cleans up the worktree
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+ **Branch naming**: `fix/{slug}-{number}` (bugs) or `feat/{slug}-{number}` (features)
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+ **PR target**: `staging` (fast lane) or `milestone/{slug}` (feature lane, based on issue milestone)
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+ ---
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+ ### `/review-pr`
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+ **Context-aware PR reviewer.**
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+ Analyzes what a PR touches and spawns domain-specific review agents.
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+ ```bash
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+ /review-pr 123 # Review PR #123
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+ /review-pr 123 --auto-merge # Review and merge if all agents approve
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+ /review-pr staging # Review staging branch vs. main
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+ ```
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+ **What it does**:
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+ - Reads the PR diff and all associated FORGE annotations
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+ - Spawns up to 9 domain agents (security, logic, frontend, backend, database, infrastructure, docs, tests, dependencies)
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+ - Each agent posts a structured review with severity-rated findings
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+ - Critical and HIGH findings become separate GitHub issues
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+ - With `--auto-merge`: merges the PR if no blocking findings
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+ ---
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+ ### `/quality-gate`
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+ **Pre-commit quality checker.**
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+ Catches the defects a reviewer would flag — before the commit is made.
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+ ```bash
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+ /quality-gate # Check current staged changes
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+ /quality-gate --worktree /path # Check a specific worktree
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+ ```
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+ **14+ check categories**:
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+ - Security (hardcoded credentials, injection risks)
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+ - SQL safety (injection, unsafe queries)
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+ - Auth model (missing auth checks, privilege escalation paths)
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+ - Env var completeness (new vars not in .env.example)
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+ - Frontend proxy wiring (direct backend calls from client code)
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+ - Import validity (imports from non-existent modules)
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+ - Type safety (type invariant violations)
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+ - Deploy config (missing env vars in deploy chain)
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+ - And more...
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+ *Invoked automatically by `/work-on` — can also be run manually before committing.*
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+ ---
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+ ### `/orchestrate`
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+ **Parallel multi-issue pipeline.**
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+ Spawns sub-agents that each run the full `/work-on` pipeline in parallel.
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+ ```bash
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+ /orchestrate milestone launch-campaign # All issues in a milestone
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+ /orchestrate #42 #43 #44 # Specific issues
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+ /orchestrate next 5 # Top 5 priority issues
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+ /orchestrate fast-lane # All staging-lane issues
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+ /orchestrate P0 # All P0 issues
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+ ```
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+ Each sub-agent gets its own git worktree and GitHub issue thread. No interference between parallel agents.
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+ ---
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+ ### `/autopilot`
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+ **Self-improvement cycle.**
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+ Runs recon, triage, and optionally fixes top-priority issues automatically.
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+ ```bash
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+ /autopilot # Recon + triage only
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+ /autopilot --fix # Recon + triage + fix top issues
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+ /autopilot --fix --limit 5 # Fix top 5 issues
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+ /autopilot --recon-only # Recon only, no triage
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+ /autopilot --dry-run # Show what would be done
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Investigation & Validation
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+ ### `/validate`
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+ **Pre-build issue validation.**
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+ Independently verifies whether a reported issue is actually a real problem before any code changes.
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+ ```bash
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+ /validate 42 # Validate issue #42
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+ /validate "login button broken" # Validate by description
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+ ```
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+ Returns: CONFIRMED, PARTIAL, or INVALID with evidence.
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+ ---
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+ ### `/audit`
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+ **Production issue tracer.**
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+ Traces a production failure end-to-end through GitHub artifacts (commits, PRs, issues) and files an improvement issue.
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+ ```bash
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+ /audit "payments 500 errors started after deploy"
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+ /audit --issue 42 # Trace based on existing issue
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+ /audit --pr 123 # Trace based on PR
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/security-audit`
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+ **Periodic security posture audit.**
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+ Runs a 4-phase security checklist against repo files (not just diffs). Creates GitHub issues for confirmed findings.
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+ ```bash
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+ /security-audit # All 4 phases
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+ /security-audit --phase 1 # Specific phase
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+ /security-audit --dry-run # Show findings without creating issues
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/qa-sweep`
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+ **Full platform QA sweep.**
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+ Auto-discovers pages and tests UI elements via browser automation. Creates GitHub issues for all findings.
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+ ```bash
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+ /qa-sweep all # Full sweep
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+ /qa-sweep dashboard # Dashboard area only
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+ /qa-sweep page /settings # Specific route
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+ /qa-sweep journey # Critical user journeys
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+ /qa-sweep a11y # Accessibility only
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Issue & Milestone Management
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+ ### `/issue`
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+ **Structured issue creator.**
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+ Creates a well-structured GitHub issue with all sections the pipeline needs (Problem, Affected Files, Expected Behavior, Acceptance Criteria).
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+ ```bash
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+ /issue "The login button is misaligned on mobile Safari"
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+ /issue "Add dark mode support to the dashboard"
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/milestone`
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+ **Milestone manager.**
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+ Creates, manages, and ships milestones — the top-level planning layer for feature development.
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+ ```bash
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+ /milestone create "Q3 Auth Improvements" # Create a new milestone
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+ /milestone status # Current milestone status
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+ /milestone ship q3-auth # Ship a milestone
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+ /milestone sync q3-auth # Sync issues to board
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/cleanup`
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+ **Repository hygiene sweep.**
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+ Cleans up stale labels, missing workflow state, project board gaps, dangling worktrees, and orphaned branches.
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+ ```bash
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+ /cleanup labels # Fix stale labels
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+ /cleanup branches # Prune merged branches
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+ /cleanup milestones # Archive shipped milestones
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+ /cleanup board # Fix project board gaps
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+ /cleanup orphans # Remove dangling worktrees
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+ /cleanup all # Everything
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Observability & Analytics
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+ ---
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+ ### `/analytics`
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+ **Production analytics audit.**
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+ Pulls analytics from multiple sources (GSC, Bing Webmaster, Clarity, Umami, Cloudflare, Stripe, GA4) and generates actionable GitHub issues.
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+ ```bash
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+ /analytics # Full analytics audit
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+ ```
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+ Trigger phrases: "check analytics", "look at prod analytics", "what's happening on the site", "check revenue".
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+ ---
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+ ### `/pipeline-health`
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+ **Pipeline performance analyzer.**
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+ Measures pipeline performance, correlates with prompt changes, and proposes improvements.
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+ ```bash
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+ /pipeline-health # All repos
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+ /pipeline-health my-app # Specific repo
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/forge-stats`
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+ **Command size tracker.**
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+ Tracks command file sizes, detects bloat, and compares against baselines.
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+ ```bash
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+ /forge-stats # Current sizes
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+ /forge-stats diff # Changes since baseline
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+ /forge-stats baseline # Set current as baseline
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+ /forge-stats full # Full report
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/geo-audit`
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+ **GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) audit.**
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+ Checks AI referral traffic and page compliance for AI search engines. Creates improvement issues.
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+ ```bash
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+ /geo-audit # Full GEO audit
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/audit-agents`
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+ **Agent output analyzer.**
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+ Audits agent outputs from an orchestration run — timeline analysis, stall detection, idle time breakdown.
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+ ```bash
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+ /audit-agents latest # Most recent run
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+ /audit-agents {session-id} # Specific session
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+ /audit-agents {agent-id} # Specific agent
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Operations & Deploy
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+ ---
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+ ### `/deploy-info`
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+ **Pre-deploy diff.**
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+ Shows what will deploy next — diff between staging and main with issue/PR summary, risk assessment, and deploy checklist.
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+ ```bash
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+ /deploy-info # staging vs. main
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+ /deploy-info staging # Explicit staging
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+ /deploy-info milestone/q3-auth # Milestone branch
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+ /deploy-info compare my-branch # Custom comparison
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/rollback`
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+ **Revert PR creator.**
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+ Creates a revert PR to roll back a shipped feature or fix that caused a production incident.
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+ ```bash
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+ /rollback 123 # Revert PR #123
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+ /rollback last # Revert most recent deploy
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+ ```
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+ ### `/incident-response`
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+ **P0 incident coordinator.**
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+ Coordinates P0 incident response — hotfix validation, timeline reconstruction, and post-incident analysis.
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+ ```bash
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+ /incident-response 42 # Respond to issue #42
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+ /incident-response active # Current active incident
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+ /incident-response postmortem 42 # Post-incident analysis
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Configuration & Setup
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+ ---
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+ ### `/forgedock-init`
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+ **Config generator.**
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+ AI-powered `forge.yaml` generator — scans codebase, queries GitHub, and fills all sections interactively.
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+ ```bash
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+ /forgedock-init # Generate forge.yaml
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+ /forgedock-init --force # Overwrite existing
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+ /forgedock-init --section review # Regenerate one section
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ### `/sync-ecosystem`
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+ **Cross-repo sync.**
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+ Detects API changes, syncs satellite repos, and publishes releases.
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+ ```bash
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+ /sync-ecosystem check # Check for changes
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+ /sync-ecosystem auto # Auto-sync
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+ /sync-ecosystem status # Current sync status
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+ /sync-ecosystem publish # Publish release
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+ /sync-ecosystem {pr-number} # Sync from PR
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Sub-Phase Commands
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+ These are invoked automatically by `/work-on` but can also be run standalone.
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+ | Command | Phase | Purpose |
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+ | `/work-on/investigate` | Phase 1 | Investigation only |
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+ | `/work-on/build` | Phase 3 | Build only (requires investigation) |
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+ | `/work-on/build/context` | Phase 3C.5 | Context gathering only |
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+ | `/work-on/build/architect` | Phase 3C.6 | Architecture planning only |
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+ | `/work-on/build/implement` | Phase 3F | Implementation only |
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+ | `/work-on/build/validate` | Phase 3G | Quality gate only |
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+ | `/work-on/review` | Phase 5 | Review only |
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+ | `/work-on/close` | Phase 6 | Close & cleanup only |
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+ | `/work-on/decompose` | Phase 2 | Decompose into sub-issues |
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+ | `/review-pr-staging` | Staging | Review staging branch before deploy |
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+ ## Next Steps
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+ - [Getting Started with ForgeDock in 5 Minutes](./getting-started.md) — install and run your first pipeline
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+ - [How ForgeDock's Knowledge Graph Works](./how-it-works.md) — understand how commands share context
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+ - [ForgeDock vs. Manual Claude Code Workflows](./vs-manual-workflows.md) — why structured commands beat ad-hoc prompting
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+ - [The FORGE Annotation Protocol](./forge-annotation-protocol.md) — the protocol used by all pipeline commands
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+ title: "The FORGE Annotation Protocol"
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+ description: "Technical specification for FORGE annotations — the open machine-readable comment protocol for AI agent context passing. Adopt it in your own agent pipelines."
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+ keywords: ["ai agent context protocol", "ai agent communication", "forge annotations", "llm agent memory protocol", "ai pipeline protocol", "structured agent context"]
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+ # The FORGE Annotation Protocol
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+ FORGE annotations are machine-readable HTML comment blocks embedded in GitHub issue and PR comments. They form a **lightweight, open protocol** for AI agents to pass structured context to each other across sessions.
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+ Any AI pipeline can adopt FORGE annotations. The format is GitHub-native, human-readable, and requires no infrastructure beyond the `gh` CLI.
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+ ---
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+ ## The Problem FORGE Solves
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+ AI agents are stateless. When a session ends, every agent starts fresh — with no knowledge of what previous agents found, decided, or built.
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+ The naive solution is to re-derive everything from scratch every time. This is:
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+ - **Slow** — repeating investigation work already done
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+ - **Inconsistent** — different agents may reach different conclusions about the same code
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+ - **Lossy** — nuance from investigation doesn't always survive into implementation
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+ FORGE solves this by making agent outputs **persistent**, **structured**, and **queryable** — written to GitHub where they stay forever and can be read by any downstream agent or human.
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+ ## Protocol Overview
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+ A FORGE annotation is a GitHub comment that begins with an HTML comment tag identifying the agent that wrote it:
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+ <!-- FORGE:{AGENT_TYPE} -->
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+ ```
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+ The comment may also contain a completion marker:
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+ <!-- {AGENT_TYPE}:COMPLETE -->
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+ ```
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+ The completion marker is checked by downstream pipeline phases to determine whether the annotation represents a fully-written result or a partial/interrupted one.
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+ ---
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+ ## Defined Annotation Types
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+ ### `FORGE:INVESTIGATOR`
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+ Posted by the investigation agent after analyzing an issue.
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+ **Contents**:
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+ - Verdict: CONFIRMED | PARTIAL | INVALID
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+ - Confidence: HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW
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+ - Severity: CRITICAL | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW
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+ - Root Cause with file:line references
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+ - Complete Affected Files list
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+ - Evidence (function names, behavior observed)
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+ - Decomposition Assessment (YES/NO with rationale)
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+ **Completion marker**: `<!-- INVESTIGATION:COMPLETE -->`
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+ **Read by**: Builder, Architect, Context Gatherer
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+ ```
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+ <!-- FORGE:INVESTIGATOR -->
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+ **Confidence**: HIGH
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+ **Root Cause**: `services/payments/validator.py:142` — billing profile lookup
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+ <!-- INVESTIGATION:COMPLETE -->
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+ ```
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+ ### `FORGE:CONTRACT`
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+ - Task Type (Bug Fix | Feature | Refactor | Maintenance)
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+ - Proposed Approach
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+ - Deliverables table: file | change description | why
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+ - Acceptance Criteria (checkboxes)
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+ - Quality Considerations
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+ **Read by**: Builder, Reviewer
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+ ### `FORGE:ARCHITECT`
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+ - Affected Paths table: file | function | change required | why
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+ - Implementation Order (numbered, with rationale)
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+ - Consistency Checks (invariants all paths must satisfy)
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+ - Risk Assessment table: risk | severity | mitigation
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+ **Completion marker**: `<!-- FORGE:ARCHITECT:COMPLETE -->`
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+ - Historical Findings on These Files
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+ - Past Bugs in This Module
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+ - Related Code Paths (callers/importers of changed functions)
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+ - Patterns That Cause Bugs Here
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+ - Successful Similar Implementations
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+ **Completion marker**: `<!-- FORGE:CONTEXT:COMPLETE -->`
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+ ### `FORGE:BUILDER`
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+ Posted by the implementation agent after completing a build.
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+ - Files changed count
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+ - Approach summary (key decisions)
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+ - Changes (bulleted file-by-file list)
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+ - Acceptance Criteria Status (from CONTRACT, marked pass/fail)
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+ - Testing Checklist
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+ ### `FORGE:REVIEWER`
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+ Posted by domain review agents on the PR.
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+ - Verdict: APPROVED | CHANGES_REQUESTED | COMMENTED
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+ - Findings (severity: CRITICAL | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW)
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+ - Each finding: description, affected line, suggested fix, prevention rule
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+ - Key decisions made during the pipeline
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+ - Anomalies detected
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+ ## Partial Annotation Detection
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+ ) | .id'
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+ ```
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+ ## Querying FORGE State with the `gh` CLI
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+ ```bash
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+ --json number,title
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+ # Check if build is complete (FORGE:BUILDER exists)
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+ gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/42/comments \
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+ ## Adopting FORGE in Your Own Pipeline
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+ FORGE is an open format. You don't need ForgeDock to use it.
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+ **Minimum viable adoption**:
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+ 1. Pick annotation types relevant to your pipeline (INVESTIGATOR + BUILDER is a good start)
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+ 2. Write your agent prompts to post annotated comments after each phase
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+ 3. Write your downstream agent prompts to read those comments before starting
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+ The protocol is intentionally minimal — it's just structured text in GitHub comments. Any agent that can run `gh issue comment` and `gh api` can participate.
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+ **Extending the protocol**:
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+ You can define your own annotation types by following the naming convention:
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+ The only constraint: use a unique name that won't conflict with existing types. Custom types are invisible to ForgeDock agents, which only read the types they know about.
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+ ## Why GitHub Comments (Not a Database)
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+ FORGE deliberately uses GitHub comments rather than a dedicated database or vector store because:
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+ 1. **Zero infrastructure** — no service to deploy, no schema to maintain
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+ 2. **Human-readable** — engineers can read the full context without tooling
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+ 3. **Durable** — GitHub issues are permanent; comments survive repo migrations
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+ 4. **Queryable** — the `gh` CLI provides a complete query interface
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+ 5. **Universal** — any agent that can use `gh` can participate in the pipeline
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+ The tradeoff is that querying is text-based (not semantic). For most pipeline coordination use cases, exact-match on annotation type markers is sufficient.
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+ ## Next Steps
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+ - [How ForgeDock's Knowledge Graph Works](./how-it-works.md) — see FORGE annotations in the full pipeline context
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+ - [Complete Command Reference](./command-reference.md) — commands that read and write FORGE annotations
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+ - [Getting Started with ForgeDock in 5 Minutes](./getting-started.md) — see FORGE annotations appear live on your issues