geneseed 3.2.0 → 3.4.0

package/src/skills/council.md

@@ -20,15 +20,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - A crisp motion was debated by distinct, steelmanned seats over bounded rounds, and the chair has delivered a verdict, the preserved dissent, and one next action for the user to weigh.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/debug.md

@@ -23,15 +23,4 @@ faster than thrashing; do not trade it away under pressure.
 ## Done when
 - The failure is reproduced, root-caused, fixed at the cause, and the reproduction passes with no new breakage.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/deps-audit.md

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# {{SKILL}}: deps-audit
+
+> {{DESC_DEPS_AUDIT}}
+
+**Trigger:** the user asks "what's outdated", "are we vulnerable", "audit the
+dependencies", or to plan an upgrade round; a security advisory lands; a new
+dependency is proposed; or a [migrate {{SKILL}}](migrate.md) run needs to know what
+to bump first. migrate moves *one* dependency safely; this {{SKILL}} decides *which*,
+*in what order*, and *whether at all*.
+
+## Procedure
+1. **Inventory from the lockfile, not the manifest** ({{LAW}} III): every direct
+   dependency with its pinned version, and the transitive tree where the tooling
+   exposes it. Include vendored or copied-in code the manifest does not list — it is
+   a dependency with no update channel.
+2. **Run what the ecosystem provides, install nothing silently:** `npm outdated` /
+   `npm audit`, `pip list --outdated` / `pip-audit`, `cargo outdated` / `cargo audit`,
+   `go list -m -u all` / `govulncheck`, or the host's equivalent. Read the output in
+   full; an advisory's severity is the publisher's number, not yet yours.
+3. **Classify each finding:** *security* (an advisory reaches code this project
+   actually calls — check the path, an unreachable vuln is a note, not an emergency),
+   *behind by a major* (breaking changes — read the changelog for what touches this
+   codebase), *behind by a minor/patch* (usually safe, batchable), *abandoned* (no
+   release, no maintainer — plan a replacement, not a bump), *unused* (imported
+   nowhere — remove it, the cheapest upgrade there is).
+4. **For a proposed new dependency, ask the ladder first** ({{DOCTRINE}} craft 4): does
+   the stdlib or an already-installed package cover it, and is the cost of a few lines
+   lower than the cost of another maintainer's release cadence, licence, and
+   transitive tree? Check who publishes it, how maintained it is, its licence
+   against the project's, and what it pulls in.
+5. **Order the plan by risk, then blast radius:** reachable security fixes first, then
+   removals, then patch/minor batches, then majors one at a time with their changelog
+   notes attached. Each major is its own [migrate {{SKILL}}](migrate.md) run on its own
+   branch ({{LAW}} II); never bundle unrelated bumps.
+6. **Report and hand off.** A ranked table — dependency, current → target, class,
+   reachable?, the note that justifies the rank — plus what was left alone and why.
+   Nothing is upgraded by the audit itself; the user picks the tranche and migrate
+   executes it with the checks green between each step.
+
+## Done when
+- Every dependency in the lockfile is classified with evidence, reachable advisories
+  are separated from unreachable ones, unused and abandoned packages are named, and a
+  risk-ordered upgrade plan exists for migrate to execute — with nothing installed or
+  bumped by the audit.
+
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/develop.md

@@ -2,28 +2,46 @@
 
 > {{DESC_DEVELOP}}
 
-**Trigger:** implementing a feature, fixing a bug, or changing code behaviour in a repo that has (or should have) a test suite.
+**Trigger:** implementing a feature, fixing a bug, or changing code behaviour in a
+repo that has (or should have) a test suite — before writing implementation code.
+Covers both the test-first cycle (red → green → refactor) and the cover-alongside
+case where the seam is only known once the change is made.
 
 ## Procedure
-1. Orient on the project's own documentation for what you are about to touch ({{DOCTRINE}} process 4).
-2. Make the smallest change that advances the task ({{DOCTRINE}} craft 6).
-3. Cover the behaviour — test-first via the [tdd {{SKILL}}](tdd.md) where the target is known up front; otherwise write the covering test alongside the change ({{DOCTRINE}} rigor 3).
-4. Run the *affected* tests and read the output ({{LAW}} III); on failure, fix the cause, do not mask it ({{LAW}} VIII).
-5. Tidy the green code via the [refactor {{SKILL}}](refactor.md) — the tests are your safety net.
-6. Commit the green slice via the [commit {{SKILL}}](commit.md) ({{DOCTRINE}} process 5). Loop one slice at a time; dispatch the [tester {{AGENT}}](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/tester.md) for heavier or unfamiliar coverage.
+1. Orient on the project's own documentation for what you are about to touch
+   ({{DOCTRINE}} process 4), and confirm the actual starting state — the suite runs,
+   the baseline is green ({{LAW}} III). A red baseline is a [debug {{SKILL}}](debug.md)
+   task first, not something to build on.
+2. Agree the seams: name the public interfaces the tests will target and confirm
+   them with the user when they are not obvious — no test is written at an
+   unconfirmed seam. Testing effort belongs on critical paths and complex logic,
+   not every edge.
+3. Pick the next **smallest slice** that advances the task ({{DOCTRINE}} craft 6), then
+   cover it:
+   - *Seam known up front* — test-first. Write ONE failing test that pins the slice,
+     specific about the expected output (for a bug, the test reproduces it). Run it
+     and watch it fail **for the right reason** — a test that passes immediately, or
+     fails on a typo, proves nothing.
+   - *Seam only clear once the change exists* — write the covering test alongside the
+     change ({{DOCTRINE}} rigor 3), then break the implementation on purpose once to
+     see the test go red before trusting it.
+4. Write the minimum code that makes it pass; add nothing the test doesn't demand.
+5. Run the *affected* tests and read the output ({{LAW}} III); on failure fix the
+   cause, never mask it ({{LAW}} VIII). Dispatch the
+   [tester {{AGENT}}](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/tester.md) for heavier or unfamiliar coverage,
+   or when the blast radius is unclear.
+6. With the slice green, tidy through the [refactor {{SKILL}}](refactor.md) — the tests
+   are the safety net — then commit the slice through the [commit {{SKILL}}](commit.md)
+   ({{DOCTRINE}} process 5). Loop from step 3, one slice at a time.
+7. **Exit.** When the last slice is in: run the whole affected suite once more, state
+   what was run and its result, and hand over — to the [ship {{SKILL}}](ship.md) when
+   the change is ready for a PR, or to the [handoff {{SKILL}}](handoff.md) if the
+   session ends mid-task. Leave no slice uncommitted and no test you could not make
+   fail.
 
 ## Done when
-- The behaviour changed is covered by tests written this session, the affected suite is green with its output shown, and each slice was committed.
+- Every behaviour changed is covered by a test written this session that was seen
+  to fail before it passed, the affected suite is green with its output shown, each
+  slice was committed on its own, and the work has been handed to ship or handoff.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/document-project.md

@@ -65,15 +65,4 @@ into line with the implementation.
   them all; the single-file `overview.html` opens offline and shows both the digest and the
   complex-core deep-dives; and any surface left undocumented is named explicitly.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/domain-modeling.md

@@ -24,15 +24,4 @@ decision, or a design conversation keeps stumbling over ambiguous terms.
 - The glossary and ADRs reflect every term and decision that crystallised this
   session, and no two names compete for one concept.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/forge-mcp.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ depends on it.
    annotations (`readOnlyHint`, `destructiveHint`, `idempotentHint`,
    `openWorldHint`), and write error messages that name the specific, actionable
    fix. A destructive tool's guard is enforced server-side, at the boundary the
-   call must cross — never left to the calling model's judgement ({{LAW}} IX).
+   call must cross — never left to the calling model's judgement ({{DOCTRINE}} rigor 5).
 5. Review and test: kill duplication, ensure consistent errors and full type
    coverage, then build and exercise every tool with the MCP Inspector — don't
    assume it works ({{LAW}} III).
@@ -35,15 +35,4 @@ depends on it.
 - The server builds, every tool passes the Inspector, and the evaluation
   questions are answered correctly through the tools — not by guesswork.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/fresh-eyes.md

@@ -15,15 +15,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - A fresh context that never saw the solving session derived the acceptance criteria from the original task alone, froze them before seeing the artifact, ruled each PASS/FAIL/UNVERIFIABLE with evidence by checking the live artifact, and returned an overall gate (SATISFIES / SATISFIES-WITH-GAPS / DOES-NOT-SATISFY) for the user to weigh — or, where no true isolation was possible, the verdict is stamped soft-isolation so it is discounted.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/frontend-design.md

@@ -44,15 +44,4 @@ preview tool) — the second-pass critique in step 6 cannot run without one.
   templated tells, holds the accessibility floor, and a screenshot critique finds
   nothing that reads as a generic default.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/geneseed-code-review.md

@@ -19,15 +19,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - Findings are reported with a clear verdict: ship / fix-then-ship / block.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/geneseed.md

@@ -15,15 +15,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - The user's question about the deployed harness is answered from the live install — file paths or CLI output — not from recall.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/git-archaeology.md

@@ -33,15 +33,4 @@ or rewrite, use git-rescue.md; to write a new commit, use commit.md).
 - The question is answered with a specific commit (or commits) and the diff/output that
   proves it, the bisect state is reset, and the working tree is unchanged.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/git-rescue.md

@@ -54,15 +54,4 @@ finding *when/why* something changed without altering history, use git-archaeolo
 - The repository is in the intended state, verified against actual git output, and the
   pre-rescue state is still recoverable from the backup branch or the reflog.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/handoff.md

@@ -15,15 +15,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - A fresh agent can resume from the worklog alone — goal, progress, next step, and blockers are all written down.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/herdr.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # {{SKILL}}: herdr
 
 > {{DESC_HERDR}}
+<!-- invocation: user -->
 
 **Trigger:** you are running inside a herdr-managed pane (`HERDR_ENV=1`) and a task would benefit from another pane — splitting off a server, watching a long-running build, spawning a sibling agent, or reading what a neighbour is doing. If `HERDR_ENV` is unset or not `1`, you are not inside herdr — stop and do not try to control panes from outside.
 
@@ -150,15 +151,4 @@ herdr pane read 1-1 --source recent --lines 100
 
 The task that motivated the side pane is finished, its output has been read (or its result captured), and any pane / tab / workspace you opened just for the task has been closed — unless the user asked you to keep it.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/ingest.md

@@ -36,15 +36,4 @@ must be converted first.
 - The document's content is available as markdown and the slice the task needs has
   been read — without reading the binary or committing a stray conversion.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/migrate.md

@@ -31,15 +31,4 @@ change into the same deploy as the code that depends on it (universal {{LAW}} II
   changelog / lockfile reflect the new state with its docs updated
   ({{DOCTRINE}} craft 3).
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/opencode-theme.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # {{SKILL}}: opencode-theme
 
 > {{DESC_THEME}}
+<!-- invocation: user -->
 
 **Trigger:** the user wants their own OpenCode colour theme — "make me a theme",
 "create a custom theme", "I want my own colours", "a theme that matches <brand>", "a
@@ -38,15 +39,4 @@ them at `--theme` / the setup wizard, not this {{SKILL}}.
 - Both `<name>.json` (and/or `<name>-transparent.json`) exist in the active themes dir,
   the CLI reported the path, and the user knows the `/theme <name>` command to select it.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/parallel-agents.md

@@ -14,15 +14,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - Independent units ran concurrently, each returned a distilled result, and the reconciled outcome is verified.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/pipeline.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The minimum roster per task type. The parent may add specialists on top — secu
 |---|---|
 | Development | [explorer](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/explorer.md) (analyst) → [developer](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/developer.md) → [tester](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/tester.md) + lint gate |
 | Documentation | [explorer](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/explorer.md) (analyst) → [docs](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/docs.md) |
-| Research / investigation | [explorer](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/explorer.md) (analyst) alone |
+| Research / investigation | [explorer](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/explorer.md) (analyst) alone; add [researcher](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/researcher.md) when the question leaves the repository |
 | Review / audit | [reviewer](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/reviewer.md) + [skeptic](../{{DIR_AGENTS}}/skeptic.md) |
 
 ## Procedure
@@ -38,15 +38,4 @@ A branch/worktree containing the work **plus** the mechanical proof: test and li
 
 - Green proof: the crew delivered a branch with passing tests and lint, and the parent merged it — or the loop cap was exhausted and the failure was reported with the branch left in place.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/plan.md

@@ -31,15 +31,4 @@
 > place after the window fills, and lets the user correct course early. Consider
 > git-ignoring `WORKLOG.md` if it should stay local to each developer.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/ponytail.md

@@ -15,15 +15,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - The shipped solution sits on the highest ladder rung that works, deliberate shortcuts carry a `ponytail:` comment with their upgrade path, non-trivial logic has one runnable check, and nothing on the never-simplify list was cut.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/profile.md

@@ -44,15 +44,4 @@ as creation, and never discard a section the user wrote by hand.
   `user-rules.md` or {{MEMORY}} instead — or the user declined, and the file is
   untouched.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/prose.md

@@ -28,15 +28,4 @@ person wrote it, not a model.
 - The text says what it means in the fewest honest words, carries no AI tells,
   and would pass as written by a careful human.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/prototype.md

@@ -30,15 +30,4 @@ real implementation.
 - The question has a recorded verdict, the decision lives in the real code,
   and no prototype code remains on the main branch.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/quiz.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# {{SKILL}}: quiz
+
+> {{DESC_QUIZ}}
+
+<!-- invocation: user -->
+
+**Trigger:** the user wants what they know *tested*, not explained — "drill me on X",
+"quiz me until it sticks", "let me explain X to you and catch me", "I think I already
+know X, prove me wrong", "find the holes in what I know". Three shapes, picked from the
+ask: a **drill** (practise until reflex), a **feynman** (explain it back, get caught on
+the stumbles), or a **gap check** (a mastery claim stress-tested). To be taught instead,
+use the [teach {{SKILL}}](teach.md).
+
+## Procedure
+1. Pin the concept and set the contract plainly: you will test, not lecture, and you
+   will not go easy. Do not explain the concept up front.
+2. Pick the shape and run it:
+   - **Drill** — drop the user straight into a realistic situation where they would
+     have to use the concept and would probably slip. On a mistake, withhold the
+     answer; ask the one question that forces them to find where their own reasoning
+     broke. Reveal only after two honest attempts. New situation each cycle, until they
+     get it right without hesitation.
+   - **Feynman** — have them explain the topic as if teaching a ten-year-old.
+     Interrupt the moment they (a) use jargon they cannot themselves unpack, (b) skip
+     a step in the reasoning, or (c) simplify so far the explanation becomes wrong —
+     name which of the three it was each time, and keep them going to the end.
+   - **Gap check** — ask five questions that look simple but separate someone who
+     has gone deep from someone who skimmed: edge cases, the *why*, the assumption
+     under the rule, the case where the standard answer breaks. After each answer say
+     plainly what it reveals is still missing; a shallow answer is named as shallow,
+     with what depth would have looked like.
+3. Close with the honest readout, no flattery: what the stumbles or misses reveal is
+   not yet solid, what to restudy, and — for a drill — the variation most likely to
+   catch them out next. Offer the [teach {{SKILL}}](teach.md) for the gaps that need
+   teaching rather than more testing.
+
+## Done when
+- The user worked the situation correctly without being handed the answer (drill),
+  explained the topic through with every stumble caught and labelled (feynman), or
+  answered all five questions and holds a concrete verdict on the remaining gaps (gap
+  check) — and the run ended with a direct readout, never empty praise.
+
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->

package/src/skills/refactor.md

@@ -18,15 +18,4 @@
 ## Done when
 - Structure is improved, observable behaviour is unchanged, tests are green, and the refactor is committed by itself.
 
-## Self-improvement
-
-Close each run with one beat of reflection on the {{SKILL}} itself:
-- A step misled, a needed step was missing, or the trigger fired wrongly — that
-  is a flaw in this file. Propose the exact edit (trigger, procedure, or
-  done-when) and apply it with the user's assent ({{LAW}} II).
-- A lesson that is *not* a flaw in this file goes to {{MEMORY}} only if it
-  clears {{DOCTRINE}} process 1's bar: it would change how a future session behaves, and a
-  fresh read of the repo would not re-derive it. Update an existing memory over
-  adding one; when in doubt, leave it out.
-- No friction, nothing learned — move on; this loop earns no ceremony. Most
-  runs end here.
+<!-- INCLUDE: skills/_self-improvement.md -->