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  1. package/.agents/agents/acceptance-critic.md +129 -0
  2. package/.agents/agents/retro.md +42 -0
  3. package/.agents/agents/story-worker.md +162 -0
  4. package/.agents/docs/configuration.md +7 -1
  5. package/.agents/docs/execution-reference.md +27 -2
  6. package/.agents/instructions.md +43 -33
  7. package/.agents/personas/engineer.md +26 -112
  8. package/.agents/personas/security-engineer.md +1 -2
  9. package/.agents/rules/git-conventions-reference.md +225 -0
  10. package/.agents/rules/git-conventions.md +25 -200
  11. package/.agents/rules/security-baseline.md +5 -0
  12. package/.agents/rules/testing-standards.md +106 -13
  13. package/.agents/schemas/agentrc.schema.json +31 -1
  14. package/.agents/schemas/lifecycle/slice.end.schema.json +21 -0
  15. package/.agents/schemas/lifecycle/slice.heartbeat.schema.json +20 -0
  16. package/.agents/schemas/lifecycle/slice.start.schema.json +17 -0
  17. package/.agents/scripts/acceptance-eval.js +62 -18
  18. package/.agents/scripts/agents-bootstrap-github.js +1 -1
  19. package/.agents/scripts/bookkeeping-reconcile.js +117 -0
  20. package/.agents/scripts/check-context-budget.js +62 -5
  21. package/.agents/scripts/diagnose-friction.js +0 -6
  22. package/.agents/scripts/epic-deliver-prepare.js +272 -10
  23. package/.agents/scripts/lib/bootstrap/project-bootstrap.js +56 -18
  24. package/.agents/scripts/lib/close-validation/gates.js +159 -21
  25. package/.agents/scripts/lib/config/acceptance-eval.js +52 -5
  26. package/.agents/scripts/lib/config/delivery-routing.js +87 -0
  27. package/.agents/scripts/lib/config/explain.js +2 -0
  28. package/.agents/scripts/lib/config-resolver.js +1 -1
  29. package/.agents/scripts/lib/config-settings-schema-delivery.js +37 -3
  30. package/.agents/scripts/lib/config-settings-schema-quality.js +9 -0
  31. package/.agents/scripts/lib/doc-tiers.js +37 -2
  32. package/.agents/scripts/lib/observability/active-story-env.js +111 -2
  33. package/.agents/scripts/lib/observability/hook-heartbeat.js +219 -0
  34. package/.agents/scripts/lib/observability/tool-trace-hook.js +15 -4
  35. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/acceptance-clusters.js +111 -0
  36. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/acceptance-eval-decision.js +32 -4
  37. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/bookkeeping-outbox.js +270 -0
  38. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/ceremony-routing.js +141 -0
  39. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/context-hydration-engine.js +3 -124
  40. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/deliver-route.js +173 -0
  41. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/epic-plan-spec/phases/authoring-context.js +1 -1
  42. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/epic-run-state-store.js +233 -0
  43. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/file-assumptions.js +68 -7
  44. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/lifecycle/emit-slice-lifecycle.js +270 -0
  45. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/lifecycle/listeners/acceptance-reconciler.js +83 -2
  46. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/lifecycle/listeners/checkpoint-pointer-writer.js +6 -0
  47. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/plan-context.js +189 -3
  48. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/plan-critic-conditions.js +3 -2
  49. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/plan-critics-evaluate.js +99 -0
  50. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/plan-persist/run-plan-persist.js +38 -1
  51. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/plan-persist/summary.js +16 -1
  52. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/single-story-close/phases/close-validation.js +1 -0
  53. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/story-close/pre-merge-validation.js +1 -0
  54. package/.agents/scripts/lib/orchestration/ticket-validator.js +19 -2
  55. package/.agents/scripts/lib/provider-factory.js +1 -1
  56. package/.agents/scripts/lib/templates/decomposer-prompts.js +1 -1
  57. package/.agents/scripts/plan-context.js +28 -10
  58. package/.agents/scripts/post-structured-comment.js +38 -0
  59. package/.agents/scripts/slice-phase.js +361 -0
  60. package/.agents/scripts/sync-claude-agents.js +165 -0
  61. package/.agents/scripts/update-ticket-state.js +31 -0
  62. package/.agents/scripts/wave-tick.js +138 -9
  63. package/.agents/skills/core/api-and-interface-design/SKILL.md +5 -3
  64. package/.agents/skills/core/code-review-and-quality/SKILL.md +63 -7
  65. package/.agents/skills/core/debugging-and-error-recovery/SKILL.md +1 -1
  66. package/.agents/skills/core/epic-plan-consolidate/SKILL.md +5 -5
  67. package/.agents/skills/core/epic-plan-decompose-author/SKILL.md +8 -8
  68. package/.agents/skills/core/epic-plan-premortem/SKILL.md +4 -4
  69. package/.agents/skills/core/epic-plan-spec-author/SKILL.md +26 -56
  70. package/.agents/skills/core/gates-and-baselines/SKILL.md +149 -0
  71. package/.agents/skills/core/idea-refinement/SKILL.md +2 -8
  72. package/.agents/skills/core/qa-coverage-mapping/SKILL.md +7 -7
  73. package/.agents/skills/skills.index.json +11 -381
  74. package/.agents/workflows/deliver.md +47 -4
  75. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/acceptance-self-eval.md +38 -13
  76. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/deliver-epic-reference.md +18 -5
  77. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/deliver-epic-single.md +331 -0
  78. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/deliver-epic.md +51 -8
  79. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/deliver-stories.md +15 -5
  80. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/epic-deliver-story.md +12 -3
  81. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/mandrel-sync-config.md +1 -1
  82. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/plan-epic-reference.md +19 -8
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  84. package/.agents/workflows/helpers/scope-triage-gate.md +9 -0
  85. package/.agents/workflows/mandrel-update.md +1 -1
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  87. package/docs/CHANGELOG.md +23 -0
  88. package/lib/cli/registry.js +95 -0
  89. package/package.json +4 -2
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  93. package/.agents/personas/refactorer.md +0 -113
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  100. package/.agents/skills/core/baseline-refresh/SKILL.md +0 -181
  101. package/.agents/skills/core/ci-cd-and-automation/SKILL.md +0 -274
  102. package/.agents/skills/core/ci-cd-and-automation/examples.md +0 -211
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  104. package/.agents/skills/core/context-engineering/SKILL.md +0 -309
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  107. package/.agents/skills/core/frontend-ui-engineering/SKILL.md +0 -357
  108. package/.agents/skills/core/hydrate-context/SKILL.md +0 -123
  109. package/.agents/skills/core/idea-refinement/examples.md +0 -437
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  112. package/.agents/skills/core/introducing-a-baseline-gate/SKILL.md +0 -213
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  117. package/.agents/skills/core/property-based-testing/SKILL.md +0 -148
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- 2. **Triage (idea path only).** Run the
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  [`core/scope-triage`](../skills/core/scope-triage/SKILL.md) skill on the
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+ seed. Record the verdict in chat (one line). **Under `--yes`, do not
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+ Read the skill**: delegate straight to
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+ [`helpers/plan-epic.md`](helpers/plan-epic.md)'s ideation entry — its
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+ `plan-context.js --seed` envelope carries the rubric's verdict applied
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+ CLI-side (`scopeTriage`), and a `story` / `borderline` verdict resolves
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+ to the Recommended handoff from inside the helper (see
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  auto-proceed per [Headless / non-interactive mode](#headless--non-interactive-mode---yes)
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- above; every deterministic gate still runs.
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+ above; every deterministic gate still runs. **Under `--yes`, when the
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+ helper content is already injected or present in context, execute it
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+ directly — do not spend a separate read-in-full turn re-reading content
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+ you already hold.**
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  All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
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+ ## [1.94.0](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/compare/mandrel-v1.93.0...mandrel-v1.94.0) (2026-07-13)
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+ * context diet — extract instructions core + inert role-agent scaffolding (refs [#4478](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4478)) ([#4509](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4509)) ([2796e57](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/2796e57b7a0fb0a0651b1e184d6945546b9da22c))
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+ * **deliver:** move bookkeeping off the token stream — hook heartbeats + buffered finalize sync ([#4476](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4476)) ([#4508](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4508)) ([378da81](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/378da818e18f4b09aa9380a4413b753748661aa2))
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+ * **deliver:** single-delivery executor as the live default (refs [#4475](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4475)) ([#4503](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4503)) ([c532d41](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/c532d412f785c212223a3ac9af08fce7dad284aa))
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+ * **deliver:** single-delivery routing + kill-switch + prepare --single (refs [#4475](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4475)) ([#4501](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4501)) ([b481caf](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/b481cafc618a78b80d099cf697e2c094544835b6))
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+ * flip role-scoped spawns behind kill-switch + risk-routed ceremony (refs [#4478](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4478)) ([#4510](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4510)) ([adb9d52](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/adb9d52d7c7be213d32afbe86ec2edad88e01619))
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+
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+
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+ ### Fixed
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+
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+ * **close-validate:** probe the check-baselines consumer contract before failing (refs [#4495](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4495)) ([#4499](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4499)) ([49b430f](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/49b430fe2811000b69e97201efc83bff64651726))
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+ ## [1.93.0](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/compare/mandrel-v1.92.0...mandrel-v1.93.0) (2026-07-12)
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+
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+
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+ ### Added
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+
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+ * **plan:** close the measured turn gap — seed-mode ideation, authoritative summaries, batched writes (refs [#4496](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4496)) ([#4497](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/issues/4497)) ([ae98701](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/commit/ae987014d68669eb0032a68000ed328c7a3c702d))
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  ## [1.92.0](https://github.com/dsj1984/mandrel/compare/mandrel-v1.91.0...mandrel-v1.92.0) (2026-07-12)
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+ // check: agents-in-sync
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+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+
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+ /**
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+ * Dry-run the sync-claude-agents logic: compare `.agents/agents/*.md` sources
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+ * to the generated `.claude/agents/*.md` role-agent tree and report parity.
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+ * Exact sibling of `commands-in-sync` for the role-agent surface (#4478); the
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+ * agent tree is a flat projection with no `loops/` namespace and no
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+ * frontmatter projection opt-out.
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+ *
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+ * Resolution anchor: the root defaults to `process.cwd()` — the consumer
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+ * project directory where `mandrel sync` materializes both `.agents/` and the
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+ * agent tree — mirroring `commands-in-sync`. It MUST NOT fall back to
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+ * `resolveProjectRoot()`: that walks up from this module's own location and
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+ * lands on the *package* directory in an npm-installed consumer, where the
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+ * generated agent tree never exists.
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+ *
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+ * A repo with no `.agents/agents/` sources and no `.claude/agents/` tree is a
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+ * clean no-op (0 sources, 0 dests → "up to date").
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+ *
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+ * **Inert-scaffolding divergence from `commands-in-sync` (#4478 PR-2).** The
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+ * role agents are inert — no workflow spawns them yet — so a **never
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+ * materialized** agent tree (sources present, but the `.claude/agents/` tree
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+ * empty) is NOT a readiness failure: it is reported as advisory, not fatal.
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+ * Once the tree HAS been materialized, drift (a source missing from the dest,
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+ * or a stale dest file) fails the check exactly like `commands-in-sync`. M7-B
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+ * (the spawn flip) is where the sync is wired into the delivery flows and this
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+ * tolerance is tightened.
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+ *
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+ * Injectable seams (used by tests so no real filesystem is touched):
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+ * - `cwd()` replaces `process.cwd` so tests can pin the consumer root.
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+ * - `readDir` replaces `fs.readdirSync`.
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+ *
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+ * @param {{ projectRoot?: string, cwd?: () => string, readDir?: (dir: string) => string[] }} [opts]
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+ * @returns {{ ok: boolean, detail: string, remedy?: string }}
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+ */
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+ function runAgentsInSync({ projectRoot, cwd, readDir } = {}) {
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+ const getCwd = cwd ?? (() => process.cwd());
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+ const root = projectRoot ?? getCwd();
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+ const listDir =
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+ readDir ??
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+ ((dir) => {
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+ try {
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+ return fs.readdirSync(dir).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.md'));
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+ } catch {
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+ return [];
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+ }
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+ });
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+
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+ const srcDir = path.join(root, '.agents', 'agents');
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+ const destDir = path.join(root, '.claude', 'agents');
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+
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+ const sources = listDir(srcDir)
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+ .filter((f) => !f.startsWith('.'))
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+ .sort();
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+ const dests = listDir(destDir)
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+ .filter((f) => !f.startsWith('.'))
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+ .sort();
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+
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+ // Never-materialized agent tree: inert, so advisory (ok:true), not fatal.
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+ if (dests.length === 0) {
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+ return {
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+ ok: true,
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+ detail:
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+ sources.length === 0
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+ ? '0 agents up to date'
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+ : `${sources.length} agent def(s) not yet materialized (inert)`,
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+ };
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+ }
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+
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+ const srcSet = new Set(sources);
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+ const dstSet = new Set(dests);
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+ const missing = sources.filter((f) => !dstSet.has(f));
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+ const extra = dests.filter((f) => !srcSet.has(f));
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+
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+ if (missing.length === 0 && extra.length === 0) {
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+ return { ok: true, detail: `${sources.length} agents up to date` };
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+ }
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+
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+ const parts = [];
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+ if (missing.length > 0) parts.push(`${missing.length} not synced`);
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+ if (extra.length > 0) parts.push(`${extra.length} stale`);
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+ return {
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+ ok: false,
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+ detail: parts.join(', '),
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+ remedy:
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+ 'Run `npm run sync:agents` to regenerate the `.claude/agents/` tree.',
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+ };
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+ }
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  },
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+ {
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+ name: 'agents-in-sync',
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+ run: (opts) => runAgentsInSync(opts),
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+ },
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  {
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  "name": "mandrel",
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+ "baseline:agents-loc": "node baselines/agents-loc-baseline.mjs",
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- # Role: Mobile Engineer
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- specifications within the `@repo/mobile` workspace. You value **native feel**,
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-
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- **Golden Rule:** Never guess. If a requirement is missing from the Architect's
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- logic or UX decisions.
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-
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- ## 2. Interaction Protocol
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- ## 3. Mobile-Specific Standards
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-
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- ### A. Navigation & Screen Architecture
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-
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- - **Framework Compliance:** Follow the project's established mobile framework
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-
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- ### B. Platform-Aware Development
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- - **Cross-Platform First:** Write shared code by default. Only use
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- - **Native Module Integration:** When using native capabilities (camera, file
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-
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- ### C. Styling & Design System
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- - **Design Tokens:** If a `docs/style-guide.md` is present, comply strictly with
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- ### D. Performance & Optimization
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- ### E. Offline & Network Resilience
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-
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- ## 4. Type Safety & Validation
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- `any` or untyped variables.
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- - **Interfaces:** Export interfaces/types for all component props, navigation
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- params, and API response shapes.
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- - **Validation:** Validate all user inputs using the project's established
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- schema validation library before submission.
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-
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- ## 5. File Management & Safety
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- - **Create/Edit:** You are authorized to create new files and edit existing ones
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- within `@repo/mobile`.
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- ## 1. Primary Objective
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-
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- ## 2. Interaction Protocol
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- - **Interfaces:** Export interfaces/types for all component props and API
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- response shapes.
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- - **Validation:** Validate all user inputs client-side using the project's
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- established schema validation library before submission.
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-
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- ## 5. File Management & Safety
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-
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- - **Filename Comment:** Always start code blocks with the file path.
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- - **Create/Edit:** You are authorized to create new files and edit existing ones
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- - **Imports:** Respect the project's import alias conventions.
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- - Design system architecture or write technical specifications.
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- - Write PRDs, user stories, or make product scoping decisions.
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- - Define UX flows or component states (use `ux-designer.md` for that).
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- - Manage CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, or deployment configuration.
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- - Write or execute E2E test plans.
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-
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- **Automatic Referral Protocol:** If you are asked to perform a task that falls
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- outside the responsibilities defined in this file, **do not attempt it**.
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- Instead:
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- 2. Read the `.agents/personas/` directory to identify the correct persona.
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- 3. Automatically adopt that persona's instructions for the out-of-scope portion
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- of the work and continue execution seamlessly.