get-tbd 0.2.1 → 0.2.3

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  2. package/dist/bin.mjs.map +1 -1
  3. package/dist/cli.mjs +644 -232
  4. package/dist/cli.mjs.map +1 -1
  5. package/dist/{config-BJz1m9eN.mjs → config-1ouUTKQr.mjs} +15 -4
  6. package/dist/config-1ouUTKQr.mjs.map +1 -0
  7. package/dist/{config-DlCUMyCG.mjs → config-YRRW9l89.mjs} +1 -1
  8. package/dist/docs/SKILL.md +8 -1
  9. package/dist/docs/guidelines/bun-monorepo-patterns.md +65 -66
  10. package/dist/docs/guidelines/cli-agent-skill-patterns.md +415 -169
  11. package/dist/docs/guidelines/common-doc-guidelines.md +2 -2
  12. package/dist/docs/guidelines/convex-limits-best-practices.md +39 -39
  13. package/dist/docs/guidelines/convex-rules.md +13 -13
  14. package/dist/docs/guidelines/electron-app-development-patterns.md +18 -18
  15. package/dist/docs/guidelines/error-handling-rules.md +3 -0
  16. package/dist/docs/guidelines/general-coding-rules.md +2 -1
  17. package/dist/docs/guidelines/general-comment-rules.md +3 -2
  18. package/dist/docs/guidelines/general-eng-agent-principles.md +126 -0
  19. package/dist/docs/guidelines/general-tdd-guidelines.md +10 -4
  20. package/dist/docs/guidelines/general-testing-rules.md +4 -0
  21. package/dist/docs/guidelines/golden-testing-guidelines.md +9 -9
  22. package/dist/docs/guidelines/pnpm-monorepo-patterns.md +49 -49
  23. package/dist/docs/guidelines/python-cli-patterns.md +5 -1
  24. package/dist/docs/guidelines/python-modern-guidelines.md +7 -4
  25. package/dist/docs/guidelines/python-rules.md +6 -0
  26. package/dist/docs/guidelines/release-notes-guidelines.md +18 -2
  27. package/dist/docs/guidelines/supply-chain-hardening.md +84 -29
  28. package/dist/docs/guidelines/tbd-sync-troubleshooting.md +27 -5
  29. package/dist/docs/guidelines/typescript-cli-tool-rules.md +18 -18
  30. package/dist/docs/guidelines/typescript-code-coverage.md +8 -6
  31. package/dist/docs/guidelines/typescript-rules.md +9 -11
  32. package/dist/docs/guidelines/typescript-sorting-patterns.md +1 -1
  33. package/dist/docs/guidelines/typescript-yaml-handling-rules.md +6 -6
  34. package/dist/docs/shortcuts/standard/new-shortcut.md +14 -0
  35. package/dist/docs/shortcuts/standard/setup-github-cli.md +4 -1
  36. package/dist/docs/shortcuts/system/shortcut-explanation.md +16 -1
  37. package/dist/docs/shortcuts/system/skill-baseline.md +8 -1
  38. package/dist/docs/tbd-design.md +43 -43
  39. package/dist/docs/tbd-docs.md +1 -1
  40. package/dist/docs/tbd-prime.md +3 -3
  41. package/dist/index.mjs +1 -1
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  43. package/dist/{src-CtZIHxYM.mjs.map → src-DTyyuaG_.mjs.map} +1 -1
  44. package/dist/tbd +653 -229
  45. package/package.json +1 -1
  46. package/dist/config-BJz1m9eN.mjs.map +0 -1
  47. package/dist/docs/guidelines/general-eng-assistant-rules.md +0 -59
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+ title: Engineering Agent Principles
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+ description: Core principles for AI agents acting as senior engineers—objectivity and communication conduct plus the engineering process (detailed understanding, verification, end-to-end ownership, scope discipline, tracking future work, and acting versus seeking clarification)
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+ author: Joshua Levy (github.com/jlevy) with LLM assistance
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+ ---
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+ # Engineering Agent Principles
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+ These principles apply to you whenever you act as an engineering assistant: writing or
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+ reviewing code, debugging, planning, or any other technical work.
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+ Read them in full before doing engineering work.
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+ **Your responsibility:** Remember you are a senior engineer and have a serious
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+ Your fundamental responsibility is to be correct, achieve objectives, and make use of
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+ **Rules must be followed:** It is your responsibility to carefully read these principles
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+ ## Objectivity and Communication
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+ **Be factual, not agreeable:** You should offer expert opinions, not blindly follow
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+ **Do not be a people-pleaser:** Do not try to validate the user or give positive spin on
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+ If you exaggerate quality or talk about your work in subjective, positive terms, *this
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+ Your job is to give expert opinions and to solve problems, not to motivate the user.
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+ - You can prioritize tasks, but you must always do *every* task you were asked to do
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