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intrinsic and not fully reproducible by instruction alone, so pair this mindset
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only about two thirds of the time. That is the clearest place to be better than
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the thing you are modeling. Wire a test hook so it happens every time, not most
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CHANGED
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MNEMOS_VERSION = "0.3.
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}
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var PLATFORM_CHOICES = [
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{ id: "cursor", label: "Cursor", writes: ".cursor/rules + MCP server" },
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{ id: "claude", label: "Claude Code", writes: ".claude/skills + CLAUDE.md" },
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{ id: "codex", label: "Codex", writes: ".codex/skills + AGENTS.md" },
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{ id: "kiro", label: "Kiro", writes: ".kiro/skills + .kiro/steering" },
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{ id: "gemini", label: "Gemini", writes: "GEMINI.md + .gemini/skills" },
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{ id: "copilot", label: "GitHub Copilot", writes: ".github/copilot-instructions.md" },
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{ id: "vscode", label: "VS Code", writes: ".vscode/mnemos.instructions.md" },
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{ id: "windsurf", label: "Windsurf", writes: ".windsurf/rules" },
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{ id: "aider", label: "Aider", writes: "AGENTS.md" },
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{ id: "amp", label: "Amp", writes: ".amp/skills" },
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{ id: "trae", label: "Trae", writes: "AGENTS.md" },
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{ id: "all", label: "All of the above", writes: "every supported platform" }
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];
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}
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const byName = PLATFORM_CHOICES.find((c) => c.id === raw.toLowerCase());
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} finally {
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rl.close();
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}
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}
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console.log(source_default.bold(`Steering installed \u2014 ${platform}`));
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}
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});
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program2.command("setup [path]").description("Install AI editor integrations (Cursor, Claude, Codex, Kiro, VS Code, and more)").option("-p, --path <path>", "Repository path (alias of positional)", ".").option("--platform <name>", `Platform: ${ALL_PLATFORMS.join(", ")}, or all`, "cursor").option("-f, --force", "Overwrite existing integration files").option("--uninstall", "Remove all Mnemos platform integration files").action(async (targetPath = ".", options) => {
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|
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program2.command("setup [path]").description("Install AI editor integrations (Cursor, Claude, Codex, Kiro, VS Code, and more)").option("-p, --path <path>", "Repository path (alias of positional)", ".").option("--platform <name>", `Platform: ${ALL_PLATFORMS.join(", ")}, or all`, "cursor").option("-f, --force", "Overwrite existing integration files").option("--uninstall", "Remove all Mnemos platform integration files").action(async (targetPath = ".", options, command) => {
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const root = import_node_path32.default.resolve(options.path && options.path !== "." ? options.path : targetPath);
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|
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}
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}
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|
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if (command.getOptionValueSource("platform") === "default") {
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
+
}
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263021
|
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|
|
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263022
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if (platform !== "all" && !ALL_PLATFORMS.includes(platform)) {
|
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263023
|
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|
|
@@ -262997,9 +263042,12 @@ program2.command("setup [path]").description("Install AI editor integrations (Cu
|
|
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263042
|
console.log(source_default.dim(` Available: ${ALL_PLATFORMS.join(", ")}, all`));
|
|
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263043
|
console.log(source_default.dim(` Uninstall: mnemos setup --uninstall`));
|
|
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263044
|
});
|
|
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|
-
program2.command("launch [path]").description("Build memory + security audit + auto-steer your AI platform (one shot)").option("-p, --path <path>", "Repository path (alias of positional)", ".").option("--platform <name>", `Steer target: ${ALL_PLATFORMS.join(", ")}`, "cursor").option("-f, --force", "Overwrite existing integration files").option("--supernova", "Also generate Supernova beast-mode intelligence pack").option("-v, --verbose", "Show detailed build progress").option("--no-open", "Do not open report after launch").action(async (targetPath = ".", options) => {
|
|
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|
+
program2.command("launch [path]").description("Build memory + security audit + auto-steer your AI platform (one shot)").option("-p, --path <path>", "Repository path (alias of positional)", ".").option("--platform <name>", `Steer target: ${ALL_PLATFORMS.join(", ")}`, "cursor").option("-f, --force", "Overwrite existing integration files").option("--supernova", "Also generate Supernova beast-mode intelligence pack").option("-v, --verbose", "Show detailed build progress").option("--no-open", "Do not open report after launch").action(async (targetPath = ".", options, command) => {
|
|
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263046
|
const root = import_node_path32.default.resolve(options.path && options.path !== "." ? options.path : targetPath);
|
|
263002
263047
|
const outputDir = import_node_path32.default.join(root, ".mnemos");
|
|
263048
|
+
if (command.getOptionValueSource("platform") === "default") {
|
|
263049
|
+
options.platform = await promptForPlatform(options.platform);
|
|
263050
|
+
}
|
|
263003
263051
|
const platform = options.platform;
|
|
263004
263052
|
printMnemosBanner(`Launch \u2014 build \xB7 audit \xB7 steer (${platform})`);
|
|
263005
263053
|
const spinner = ora(` Building memory model for ${root}`).start();
|