hail-hydra-cc 2.1.0 → 2.2.0

package/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 npx hail-hydra-cc
 ```
 
-Runs an interactive installer that deploys 9 Hydra agents into your Claude Code setup.
+Runs an interactive installer that deploys 10 Hydra agents into your Claude Code setup.
 
 ## What is Hydra?
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Hydra makes Claude Code's Opus model an intelligent **orchestrator** instead of
 | `hydra-analyst` | 🔵 Sonnet 4.6 | Code review, debugging, analysis |
 | `hydra-sentinel-scan` | 🟢 Haiku 4.5 | Fast integration sweep |
 | `hydra-sentinel` | 🔵 Sonnet 4.6 | Deep integration analysis |
+| `hydra-preflight` | 🟢 Haiku 4.5 | Environment detection, version probing, dep inventory |
 
 **Expected gains:** 2–3× faster tasks, ~50% lower API costs, zero quality loss.
 (Savings calculated against Opus 4.6 at $5/$25 per MTok — February 2026 pricing)
@@ -46,17 +47,18 @@ npx hail-hydra-cc --help         # Show help
 
 ```
 ~/.claude/                       (or ./.claude/ for local)
-├── agents/                      # 9 agent definitions
+├── agents/                      # 10 agent definitions
 │   ├── hydra-scout.md
 │   ├── hydra-runner.md
 │   ├── hydra-scribe.md
 │   ├── hydra-guard.md
 │   ├── hydra-git.md
 │   ├── hydra-sentinel-scan.md
+│   ├── hydra-preflight.md
 │   ├── hydra-coder.md
 │   ├── hydra-analyst.md
 │   └── hydra-sentinel.md
-├── commands/hydra/              # 8 slash commands
+├── commands/hydra/              # 10 slash commands
 │   ├── help.md                  # /hydra:help
 │   ├── status.md                # /hydra:status
 │   ├── update.md                # /hydra:update
@@ -64,7 +66,9 @@ npx hail-hydra-cc --help         # Show help
 │   ├── guard.md                 # /hydra:guard
 │   ├── quiet.md                 # /hydra:quiet
 │   ├── verbose.md               # /hydra:verbose
-│   └── report.md                # /hydra:report
+│   ├── report.md                # /hydra:report
+│   ├── map.md                   # /hydra:map
+│   └── preflight.md             # /hydra:preflight
 ├── hooks/                       # 4 lifecycle hooks
 │   ├── hydra-check-update.js    # SessionStart — version check
 │   ├── hydra-statusline.js      # StatusLine — status bar

package/files/SKILL.md

@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ User Request
     ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     Wave N  (parallel dispatch, index context injected)
     ┌───────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┐
-    │  BLOCKING         │  NON-BLOCKING (fire & forget)    │
+    │  SEQUENTIAL       │  PARALLEL (wait for all)         │
     ▼                   ▼                                  │
  [coder]            [scribe] ──────────────────────────────┘
     │
     ▼
- Results arrive
+ ALL agents complete (Opus waits for every dispatched agent)
     │
     ├── Raw data / clean pass? → AUTO-ACCEPT → (updates Session Index if scout)
     └── Code / analysis / user-facing docs? → Orchestrator verifies
          │
          ▼
-   User gets result  +  non-blocking outputs appended when ready
+   User gets result (single response, all agent outputs included)
 ```
 
 This mirrors speculative decoding's "draft → score → accept/reject" loop, but at task granularity.
@@ -226,45 +226,145 @@ If you notice the map's git_hash doesn't match HEAD and hydra-scout hasn't
 been dispatched yet, dispatch scout to update the map BEFORE running sentinel.
 A stale map is worse than no map — it could have incorrect dependency data.
 
-## Blocking vs Non-Blocking Dispatch
+## Preflight Protocol — /hydra:preflight
 
-Not all agents need to finish before the next wave starts. Classify each dispatch as
-blocking or non-blocking to maximize throughput.
+Run this before starting work on any new project or unfamiliar codebase.
+It catches environment and compatibility issues before they become multi-hour
+debugging sessions.
 
-### Blocking Dispatch (wait for result before continuing)
+### When to run
+
+- User types `hydra preflight` or `/hydra:preflight`
+- User says "check my environment", "validate my setup", "is this project ready to build"
+- You are about to begin a substantial build task on a project you have not seen before
+  in this session AND the Session Index has no prior context for this project
+
+### Execution — Two Phases, Always in Sequence
+
+**Phase 1 (Detection) — dispatch hydra-preflight:**
+
+Prompt:
+
+```
+Run a full preflight check on this project. Collect runtime versions, run all
+GPU/CUDA probe scripts, inventory installed packages, compare .env.example against
+.env, verify build tools exist, and check service connectivity. Return the full
+structured PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY JSON. Do not make recommendations.
+```
+
+Wait for hydra-preflight to return `PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY_COMPLETE` before proceeding.
+
+**Phase 2 (Analysis) — dispatch hydra-analyst:**
+
+Pass the full PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY from Phase 1. Prompt:
+
+```
+You are performing a compatibility analysis on the following environment inventory.
+Cross-reference all detected versions against known compatibility matrices.
+Pay special attention to GPU stack combinations (PyTorch/CUDA/cuDNN),
+framework pairs (React/Next, Python/TF), and Node/native addon combinations.
+
+For each component or pair, return one of three verdicts:
+  ✅ COMPATIBLE — versions are known-good together
+  ⚠️  KNOWN RISK — this combination has known issues or is untested
+  ❌ CONFIRMED BREAK — probe output or known matrix confirms incompatibility
+
+For ❌ verdicts, include the specific fix (e.g. "pin pytorch==2.7.0").
+For ⚠️  verdicts, include what to watch for.
+For unknowns, flag as "UNVERIFIED — test before building" rather than assuming green.
+
+INVENTORY:
+[paste full PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY here]
+```
+
+### Presenting Results to User
+
+After both phases complete, present a unified report:
+
+```
+🐉 Hydra Preflight — [project name]
+━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+RUNTIMES
+  ✅ Node 22.4.0 (matches .nvmrc)
+  ✅ Python 3.11.9 (matches .python-version)
+
+GPU STACK
+  ❌ PyTorch 2.6.0 + CUDA 13.0 — incompatible
+     Fix: pip install torch==2.7.0
+
+ENVIRONMENT
+  ⚠️  Missing: DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL (declared in .env.example)
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  ✅ node_modules present (1,847 packages)
+  ✅ venv present
+
+SERVICES
+  ❌ PostgreSQL: unreachable (DATABASE_URL not set)
+  ✅ Redis: reachable
+
+BUILD TOOLS
+  ✅ vite, tsc, pytest all found
+
+━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+2 confirmed breaks, 1 known risk, 1 warning
+Fix the ❌ items before building.
+```
+
+Auto-apply trivial fixes (e.g. updating a pin in requirements.txt) only if the user
+says "fix it" or "apply fixes". Never auto-apply without being asked.
+
+### Three-State Verdict Reference
+
+| State | Meaning | Source |
+|-------|---------|--------|
+| ✅ COMPATIBLE | Versions are known-good together | Analyst matrix knowledge |
+| ⚠️ KNOWN RISK | Combination has known issues or limited testing | Analyst matrix knowledge |
+| ❌ CONFIRMED BREAK | Probe output OR known matrix confirms failure | Probe output (ground truth) or analyst |
+| ❓ UNVERIFIED | Combination not in training data | Analyst — flag and move on |
+
+Ground truth from probes always beats matrix knowledge. If `torch.cuda.is_available()`
+returns False, that is a ❌ regardless of what the version matrix says.
+
+## Sequential vs Parallel Dispatch
+
+Not all agents need to be dispatched one-by-one. When agents are independent,
+dispatch them simultaneously and wait for ALL to complete before responding.
+
+> ⚠️ **NEVER use fire-and-forget or background dispatch.** Background agent
+> completion triggers an empty user turn in Claude Code, causing Claude to respond
+> to nothing. Every dispatched agent MUST be awaited before presenting results.
+
+### Sequential Dispatch (one wave at a time)
 Use when downstream agents DEPEND on this agent's output:
 - hydra-scout exploring files that hydra-coder needs to edit
 - hydra-analyst diagnosing a bug that hydra-coder needs to fix
 - hydra-coder making changes that hydra-runner needs to test
 
-### Non-Blocking Dispatch (fire and forget, merge results later)
-Use when the output is a FINAL deliverable with no downstream dependents:
-- hydra-scribe writing docs (ALWAYS non-blocking unless user only asked for docs)
-- hydra-runner running final validation tests (the fix is already done)
-- hydra-scout exploring supplementary context (nice-to-have, not critical-path)
+### Parallel Dispatch (all at once — wait for ALL before responding)
+Use when agents are INDEPENDENT of each other:
+- hydra-scribe writing docs + hydra-runner running final tests
+- hydra-guard scanning + hydra-sentinel-scan sweeping (already enforced by Protocol 1)
+- hydra-scout exploring supplementary context + any other independent agent
 
-### Execution Flow with Non-Blocking
+### Execution Flow
 
 ```
-Wave 1 (blocking): scout explores → returns file paths
-Wave 2 (blocking): coder implements fix → returns changed files
-Wave 3 (mixed):
-  runner tests the fix   (BLOCKING — need to confirm it works)
-  scribe updates docs    (NON-BLOCKING — fire and forget)
-
-Wave 3 completes when: runner returns (don't wait for scribe)
-Present results to user. Scribe's docs are appended when ready.
+Wave 1 (sequential): scout explores → returns file paths
+Wave 2 (sequential): coder implements fix → returns changed files
+Wave 3 (parallel):   dispatch runner AND scribe simultaneously
+                     WAIT for BOTH to complete
+                     Present single response to user (all outputs included)
 ```
 
 ### Rules
-1. A wave completes when all BLOCKING agents in it return
-2. Non-blocking agents run in background — their output is merged into the final
-   response or presented as a follow-up
-3. NEVER mark hydra-coder as non-blocking — code changes always need verification
-4. NEVER mark hydra-analyst as non-blocking — diagnoses feed into fixes
-5. hydra-scribe is non-blocking by DEFAULT unless it's the primary task
-6. hydra-runner is non-blocking ONLY when it's the final validation step
-7. If in doubt, make it blocking — correctness over speed
+1. A wave completes when ALL agents in it return — no exceptions
+2. NEVER present results while any dispatched agent is still running
+3. NEVER dispatch hydra-coder without awaiting the result — code changes always need verification
+4. NEVER dispatch hydra-analyst without awaiting the result — diagnoses feed into fixes
+5. hydra-scribe runs IN PARALLEL with hydra-runner by default (not after)
+6. If in doubt, wait for everything — correctness over speed
 
 ## Integrated Execution Model
 
@@ -284,7 +384,7 @@ User Prompt arrives
     │   "Find files relevant to: [prompt]"                                             │
     │                                                                                  │
     ├── IN PARALLEL: Classify task, plan waves,                                        │
-    │   decide blocking/non-blocking per agent                                         │
+    │   decide sequential/parallel per agent                                           │
     │                                                                                  │
     ▼                                                                                  │
 Scout returns                                                                          │
@@ -299,10 +399,10 @@ Scout returns
                         (index context injected into each agent prompt)
                                           │
                      ┌────────────────────┴───────────────────────┐
-                     │ BLOCKING agents       ◄── Opt 3: Non-Block  │ NON-BLOCKING agents
-                     │ (wait for result)                           │ (fire & forget)
+                     │ SEQUENTIAL agents     ◄── Opt 3: Parallel   │ PARALLEL agents
+                     │ (one wave at a time)                        │ (dispatched together)
                      ▼                                             ▼
-              Results arrive                              Background — merge when ready
+              Results arrive                              All complete together
                      │                                             │
               ┌──────┴──────┐                                      │
               │             │                                      │
@@ -332,7 +432,7 @@ Scout returns
                     → Wait → Decision tree → Present to user       │
                                                                    │
           Next wave OR present result ◄──────────────────────────►┘
-          (non-blocking outputs appended when ready)
+          (all parallel agents completed before this point)
 ```
 
 ### Optimization Interaction Rules
@@ -347,27 +447,27 @@ New prompt arrives → Check Session Index coverage
     └── Not covered: Pre-dispatch scout → Update index → Wave 1 starts
 ```
 
-#### Rule 2: Non-Blocking + Auto-Accept = Zero-Overhead Path
-When an agent is both non-blocking AND its output qualifies for auto-accept:
-- Dispatch it
+#### Rule 2: Parallel + Auto-Accept = Zero-Overhead Path
+When an agent runs in parallel with others AND its output qualifies for auto-accept:
+- Dispatch it alongside other parallel agents
 - When it returns: auto-accept without orchestrator review
-- Append result to response
+- Append result to response (all parallel agents finish before the response is sent)
 - **Total orchestrator overhead: 0 seconds**
 
 This is the highest-throughput path. Common cases:
-- Non-blocking hydra-runner (final validation) reporting all-pass → zero overhead
-- Non-blocking hydra-scribe (internal docstrings) → zero overhead
-- Non-blocking hydra-scout (supplementary context) → zero overhead, index updated
+- Parallel hydra-runner (final validation) reporting all-pass → zero overhead
+- Parallel hydra-scribe (internal docstrings) → zero overhead
+- Parallel hydra-scout (supplementary context) → zero overhead, index updated
 
 #### Rule 3: Auto-Accepted Scout Output ALWAYS Updates Session Index
 Every scout output that passes auto-accept is immediately folded into the Session Index.
 No separate step. The act of auto-accepting IS the index update.
 
-#### Rule 4: Non-Blocking Does Not Override Verification Requirements
-Non-blocking governs TIMING (don't wait), not VERIFICATION (do review).
+#### Rule 4: Parallel Dispatch Does Not Override Verification Requirements
+Parallel dispatch governs TIMING (run together), not VERIFICATION (do review).
 If scribe writes user-facing docs (README, API docs), verification is still required —
-it happens when scribe's output arrives asynchronously, not before the next wave.
-The next wave starts without waiting; verification happens as a follow-up step.
+it happens when all parallel agents complete, before the response is sent.
+Opus always waits for every dispatched agent before presenting results.
 
 ### Timing Profile: Optimized vs Baseline
 
@@ -388,11 +488,11 @@ OPTIMIZED (all 4 optimizations active):
   t=3s   Scout auto-accepted, index built                      [0s overhead]
   t=3s   Dispatch coder (index context injected), wait         [5s]
   t=8s   Quick-scan coder (code → verify)                      [1s]
-  t=9s   Dispatch runner (blocking) + scribe (non-blocking)    [3s runner]
-         Scribe runs in background simultaneously
-  t=12s  Runner: all-pass → auto-accept                        [0s overhead]
-  t=12s  Present result to user
-         Scribe arrives ~t=13s → auto-accept internal docs → appended
+  t=9s   Dispatch runner (parallel) + scribe (parallel)          [3s — both run at once]
+         Scribe and runner run simultaneously, Opus waits for both
+  t=12s  Runner: all-pass → auto-accept                          [0s overhead]
+         Scribe: internal docs → auto-accept                     [0s overhead]
+  t=12s  Present result to user (single response, all outputs included)
   Total wall-clock: ~12 seconds (33% faster, zero quality loss)
 ```
 
@@ -964,15 +1064,16 @@ If the user types any of these exact phrases, respond with the corresponding act
 
 | Command | Action |
 |---------|--------|
-| `hydra status` | List all 9 heads by name, model, and whether they appear to be installed (check `agents/` dir) |
+| `hydra status` | List all 10 heads by name, model, and whether they appear to be installed (check `agents/` dir) |
 | `hydra config` | Show current configuration settings (mode, dispatch_log, auto_guard) and their source (default/project/user) |
 | `hydra help` | Show available commands and a brief one-line description of each head |
 | `hydra quiet` | Suppress dispatch logs for the rest of the session (equivalent to stealth mode) |
 | `hydra verbose` | Enable verbose dispatch logs with per-agent detail for the rest of the session |
 | `hydra reset` | Clear session index, treat next turn as Turn 1 (rebuild from fresh scout) |
 | `hydra map` | Show codebase map summary, or query a specific file's blast radius |
+| `hydra preflight` | Run two-phase environment and compatibility check before starting a new project build |
 
-## The Nine Heads
+## The Ten Heads
 
 | Head | Model | Role | Tools |
 |------|-------|------|-------|
@@ -982,6 +1083,7 @@ If the user types any of these exact phrases, respond with the corresponding act
 | `hydra-guard` | 🟢 Haiku 4.5 | Security/quality gate after code changes | Read, Grep, Glob, Bash |
 | `hydra-git` | 🟢 Haiku 4.5 | Git operations: commit, branch, diff, log | Read, Bash, Glob, Grep |
 | `hydra-sentinel-scan` | 🟢 Haiku 4.5 | Fast integration sweep after code changes | Read, Grep, Glob |
+| `hydra-preflight` | 🟢 Haiku 4.5 | Environment detection, version probing, dep inventory | Read, Bash, Glob |
 | `hydra-coder` | 🔵 Sonnet 4.6 | Code writing, implementation, refactoring | Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep |
 | `hydra-analyst` | 🔵 Sonnet 4.6 | Code review, debugging, architecture analysis | Read, Grep, Glob, Bash |
 | `hydra-sentinel` | 🔵 Sonnet 4.6 | Deep integration analysis (when scan flags issues) | Read, Grep, Glob, Write |
@@ -991,6 +1093,7 @@ If the user types any of these exact phrases, respond with the corresponding act
 Track these mentally to calibrate:
 
 - **Delegation rate**: What % of tasks go to heads? Target: 60–70%.
+- **Preflight rate**: Are you running `/hydra:preflight` on new projects? Target: 100% of new project sessions.
 - **Rejection rate**: How often does a draft need Opus intervention? Target: <15%.
 - **User complaints**: Zero. If the user notices quality issues, tune the classification.
 

package/files/agents/hydra-preflight.md

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+---
+name: hydra-preflight
+description: >
+  Environment and dependency preflight check for new projects. Detects runtime
+  versions, runs compatibility probe scripts, collects the full dependency tree,
+  and returns a structured inventory for cross-component analysis. Use when the
+  user runs /hydra:preflight or when starting work on a new or unfamiliar project.
+tools: Read, Bash, Glob
+model: haiku
+color: "#10B981"
+memory: project
+---
+
+# hydra-preflight
+
+You are the preflight detection head. Your job is pure detection — no judgment,
+no recommendations. Collect facts, run probes, return a structured inventory.
+The analyst will handle compatibility reasoning.
+
+## Your Task
+
+Run ALL of the following checks. Do not skip any. Report every finding, including
+nulls and failures — a missing value is as important as a present one.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Runtime Versions
+
+Detect and record the exact installed version of every runtime present:
+
+```bash
+node --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+python --version 2>/dev/null || python3 --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+python -c "import sys; print(sys.version_info)" 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+bun --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+deno --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+ruby --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+go version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+rustc --version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+java -version 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_FOUND"
+```
+
+Also check for version lock files and declared version requirements:
+
+```bash
+cat .nvmrc 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_NVMRC"
+cat .python-version 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_PYTHON_VERSION"
+cat .tool-versions 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_TOOL_VERSIONS"
+cat package.json 2>/dev/null | grep -A5 '"engines"' || echo "NO_ENGINES_FIELD"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Package Manager and Dependencies
+
+```bash
+# Node
+ls node_modules 2>/dev/null | wc -l || echo "node_modules: NOT_FOUND"
+cat package.json 2>/dev/null | grep -E '"dependencies"|"devDependencies"' | head -5
+
+# Python
+pip list 2>/dev/null | head -30 || pip3 list 2>/dev/null | head -30 || echo "pip: NOT_FOUND"
+cat requirements.txt 2>/dev/null || cat requirements/*.txt 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_REQUIREMENTS"
+cat pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null | head -40 || echo "NO_PYPROJECT"
+ls -la venv/ 2>/dev/null || ls -la .venv/ 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_VENV"
+
+# Others
+cat Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null | head -20 || echo "NO_CARGO"
+cat go.mod 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "NO_GOMOD"
+cat Gemfile 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "NO_GEMFILE"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. GPU / CUDA Stack (run if Python is present)
+
+```bash
+nvidia-smi 2>/dev/null || echo "nvidia-smi: NOT_FOUND"
+nvcc --version 2>/dev/null || echo "nvcc: NOT_FOUND"
+python -c "import torch; print('torch:', torch.__version__); print('cuda_available:', torch.cuda.is_available()); print('cuda_version:', torch.version.cuda); print('cudnn_version:', torch.backends.cudnn.version())" 2>/dev/null || echo "torch: NOT_INSTALLED"
+python -c "import tensorflow as tf; print('tf:', tf.__version__); print('gpu_devices:', tf.config.list_physical_devices('GPU'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "tensorflow: NOT_INSTALLED"
+python -c "import jax; print('jax:', jax.__version__); print('jax_devices:', jax.devices())" 2>/dev/null || echo "jax: NOT_INSTALLED"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. Environment Variables
+
+Scan for required env vars by comparing .env.example (or .env.sample) against .env:
+
+```bash
+# What vars are declared as required
+cat .env.example 2>/dev/null || cat .env.sample 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_ENV_EXAMPLE"
+
+# What vars are actually set (keys only, never values)
+cat .env 2>/dev/null | grep -v '^#' | grep '=' | cut -d'=' -f1 || echo "NO_ENV_FILE"
+
+# Check for common required vars in environment
+echo "CHECKING ENV:"
+for var in DATABASE_URL REDIS_URL API_KEY SECRET_KEY OPENAI_API_KEY ANTHROPIC_API_KEY PORT NODE_ENV PYTHON_ENV; do
+  if [ -n "${!var}" ]; then echo "$var: SET"; else echo "$var: NOT_SET"; fi
+done
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. Build and Test Commands
+
+Check if declared commands actually resolve (do NOT run them, just verify they exist):
+
+```bash
+# From package.json scripts
+cat package.json 2>/dev/null | python -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(json.dumps(d.get('scripts',{}), indent=2))" 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_SCRIPTS"
+
+# Check if build tools exist
+which webpack 2>/dev/null || npx --no webpack --version 2>/dev/null || echo "webpack: NOT_FOUND"
+which vite 2>/dev/null || npx --no vite --version 2>/dev/null || echo "vite: NOT_FOUND"
+which tsc 2>/dev/null || npx --no tsc --version 2>/dev/null || echo "tsc: NOT_FOUND"
+which pytest 2>/dev/null || echo "pytest: NOT_FOUND"
+which jest 2>/dev/null || npx --no jest --version 2>/dev/null || echo "jest: NOT_FOUND"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Git Status
+
+```bash
+git status --short 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT_A_GIT_REPO"
+git log --oneline -3 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_COMMITS"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 7. Database / Service Connectivity (if applicable)
+
+Only run these if config files suggest they are needed:
+
+```bash
+# PostgreSQL
+psql $DATABASE_URL -c "SELECT 1;" 2>/dev/null && echo "postgres: REACHABLE" || echo "postgres: UNREACHABLE_OR_NOT_CONFIGURED"
+
+# Redis
+redis-cli ping 2>/dev/null || echo "redis: NOT_REACHABLE"
+
+# MongoDB
+mongosh --eval "db.runCommand({ping:1})" 2>/dev/null && echo "mongo: REACHABLE" || echo "mongo: UNREACHABLE_OR_NOT_CONFIGURED"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Output Format
+
+Return your findings as a structured JSON block followed by a plain-text summary:
+
+```
+PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY:
+{
+  "runtimes": { ... },
+  "declared_requirements": { ... },
+  "deps_installed": { ... },
+  "gpu_stack": { ... },
+  "env_vars": { "required": [...], "present": [...], "missing": [...] },
+  "build_tools": { ... },
+  "services": { ... },
+  "git": { ... },
+  "probe_outputs": { ... }
+}
+
+PROBE_FAILURES:
+[list any probe that threw an error, with the raw error message]
+
+PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY_COMPLETE
+```
+
+Do not add recommendations, compatibility judgments, or fixes. That is the analyst's job.

package/files/commands/hydra/help.md

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ COMMANDS
   /hydra:map       View, rebuild, or query the codebase map
   /hydra:verbose   Enable verbose dispatch logs with timing
   /hydra:report    Report a bug, request a feature, or share feedback
+  /hydra:preflight Two-phase environment & compatibility check before new projects
 
 AGENTS
   🟢 hydra-scout    (Haiku 4.5)   — Explore codebase, find files, map structure
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ AGENTS
   🟢 hydra-scribe   (Haiku 4.5)   — Write docs, comments, READMEs
   🟢 hydra-guard    (Haiku 4.5)   — Security scan, quality gate
   🟢 hydra-git      (Haiku 4.5)   — Git operations, commits, branches
+  🟢 hydra-preflight (Haiku 4.5)  — Environment detection, version probing, dep inventory
   🔵 hydra-coder    (Sonnet 4.6)  — Write and edit code
   🔵 hydra-analyst  (Sonnet 4.6)  — Debug, diagnose, review
 

package/files/commands/hydra/preflight.md

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+---
+description: Run two-phase environment and compatibility check before starting a new project build
+allowed-tools: Task
+---
+
+# Hydra Preflight
+
+Run the two-phase environment and compatibility check before starting work on a
+new or unfamiliar project. Catches broken GPU stacks, missing env vars, and
+incompatible dependency pairs before they cost hours of debugging.
+
+## Execute the Preflight Protocol
+
+Follow the **Preflight Protocol** defined in SKILL.md — two phases, always
+dispatched in sequence. Never skip Phase 2.
+
+### Phase 1 — Detection (dispatch hydra-preflight, Haiku 4.5)
+
+Dispatch the `hydra-preflight` agent with this prompt:
+
+```
+Run a full preflight check on this project. Collect runtime versions, run all
+GPU/CUDA probe scripts, inventory installed packages, compare .env.example
+against .env, verify build tools exist, and check service connectivity. Return
+the full structured PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY JSON. Do not make recommendations.
+```
+
+Wait for the agent to return `PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY_COMPLETE` before proceeding.
+
+### Phase 2 — Analysis (dispatch hydra-analyst, Sonnet 4.6)
+
+Pass the full PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY from Phase 1 as context and dispatch
+`hydra-analyst` with this prompt:
+
+```
+You are performing a compatibility analysis on the following environment inventory.
+Cross-reference all detected versions against known compatibility matrices.
+Pay special attention to GPU stack combinations (PyTorch/CUDA/cuDNN),
+framework pairs (React/Next, Python/TF), and Node/native addon combinations.
+
+For each component or pair, return one of three verdicts:
+  ✅ COMPATIBLE — versions are known-good together
+  ⚠️  KNOWN RISK — this combination has known issues or is untested
+  ❌ CONFIRMED BREAK — probe output or known matrix confirms incompatibility
+
+For ❌ verdicts, include the specific fix (e.g. "pin pytorch==2.7.0").
+For ⚠️  verdicts, include what to watch for.
+For unknowns, flag as "UNVERIFIED — test before building" rather than assuming green.
+
+Probe output from Phase 1 is ground truth — it always beats matrix knowledge.
+If torch.cuda.is_available() returned False, that is a ❌ regardless of what
+the version matrix says.
+
+INVENTORY:
+[paste full PREFLIGHT_INVENTORY here]
+```
+
+## Present the Unified Report
+
+After both phases return, present a unified report in this format:
+
+```
+🐉 Hydra Preflight — [project name]
+━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+RUNTIMES
+  ✅ Node 22.4.0 (matches .nvmrc)
+  ✅ Python 3.11.9 (matches .python-version)
+
+GPU STACK
+  ❌ PyTorch 2.6.0 + CUDA 13.0 — incompatible
+     Fix: pip install torch==2.7.0
+
+ENVIRONMENT
+  ⚠️  Missing: DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL (declared in .env.example)
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  ✅ node_modules present (1,847 packages)
+  ✅ venv present
+
+SERVICES
+  ❌ PostgreSQL: unreachable (DATABASE_URL not set)
+  ✅ Redis: reachable
+
+BUILD TOOLS
+  ✅ vite, tsc, pytest all found
+
+━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+X confirmed breaks, Y known risks, Z warnings
+Fix the ❌ items before building.
+```
+
+Auto-suggest pinned-version fixes for ❌ verdicts. **Never** auto-apply fixes
+unless the user says "fix it" or "apply fixes".

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hail-hydra-cc",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "description": "Multi-headed speculative execution framework for Claude Code",
   "bin": {
     "hail-hydra-cc": "bin/cli.js"

package/src/display.js

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ function showInstallComplete(statusLineConfigured = true) {
   console.log();
   console.log(chalk.cyan.bold('  \uD83D\uDC09 Hail Hydra! Framework deployed and ready.'));
   console.log(chalk.gray('  ' + '\u2500'.repeat(45)));
-  console.log(chalk.green(`    \u2714 9 agents installed`));
-  console.log(chalk.green(`    \u2714 9 slash commands installed`));
+  console.log(chalk.green(`    \u2714 10 agents installed`));
+  console.log(chalk.green(`    \u2714 10 slash commands installed`));
   console.log(chalk.green(`    \u2714 4 hooks registered`));
   if (statusLineConfigured) {
     console.log(chalk.green(`    \u2714 StatusLine configured`));

package/src/files.js

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ const agents = {
     model: 'Sonnet',
     display: 'hydra-sentinel (Sonnet) — Deep integration analysis',
   },
+  'hydra-preflight': {
+    content: readBundled('agents/hydra-preflight.md'),
+    model: 'Haiku',
+    display: 'hydra-preflight (Haiku) — Environment preflight check',
+  },
 };
 
 const skill = readBundled('SKILL.md');
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ const commands = {
   'verbose':  readBundled('commands/hydra/verbose.md'),
   'report':   readBundled('commands/hydra/report.md'),
   'map':      readBundled('commands/hydra/map.md'),
+  'preflight': readBundled('commands/hydra/preflight.md'),
 };
 
 const hooks = {

package/src/prompts.js

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function runPrompts() {
   // ── Prompt 2: Confirmation with agent preview ─────────────────────────────
 
   console.log();
-  console.log(chalk.bold('  This will install 9 Hydra agents + SKILL.md + reference docs.'));
+  console.log(chalk.bold('  This will install 10 Hydra agents + SKILL.md + reference docs.'));
   console.log();
   console.log('  Agents:');
 
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ async function runPrompts() {
     { dot: chalk.green('🟢'), name: 'hydra-guard (Haiku)          ', role: 'Auto-protection & safety' },
     { dot: chalk.green('🟢'), name: 'hydra-git (Haiku)            ', role: 'Git operations' },
     { dot: chalk.green('🟢'), name: 'hydra-sentinel-scan (Haiku)  ', role: 'Fast integration sweep' },
+    { dot: chalk.green('🟢'), name: 'hydra-preflight (Haiku)      ', role: 'Environment preflight check' },
     { dot: chalk.blue('🔵'),  name: 'hydra-coder (Sonnet)         ', role: 'Code implementation' },
     { dot: chalk.blue('🔵'),  name: 'hydra-analyst (Sonnet)       ', role: 'Code review & debugging' },
     { dot: chalk.blue('🔵'),  name: 'hydra-sentinel (Sonnet)      ', role: 'Deep integration analysis' },