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  1. package/README.md +3 -4
  2. package/agents/ms-adhoc-planner.md +133 -0
  3. package/agents/ms-code-reviewer.md +186 -0
  4. package/agents/ms-compounder.md +144 -0
  5. package/agents/ms-roadmapper.md +4 -0
  6. package/commands/ms/add-todo.md +46 -131
  7. package/commands/ms/adhoc.md +42 -57
  8. package/commands/ms/audit-milestone.md +66 -89
  9. package/commands/ms/complete-milestone.md +6 -4
  10. package/commands/ms/compound.md +64 -0
  11. package/commands/ms/config.md +66 -49
  12. package/commands/ms/create-roadmap.md +8 -7
  13. package/commands/ms/doctor.md +29 -4
  14. package/commands/ms/help.md +52 -52
  15. package/commands/ms/new-milestone.md +4 -3
  16. package/commands/ms/progress.md +23 -3
  17. package/commands/ms/update.md +102 -0
  18. package/mindsystem/references/linear-cli.md +71 -0
  19. package/mindsystem/references/routing/audit-result-routing.md +9 -4
  20. package/mindsystem/references/todo-file.md +63 -0
  21. package/mindsystem/templates/adhoc-summary.md +4 -5
  22. package/mindsystem/templates/knowledge.md +1 -1
  23. package/mindsystem/templates/project.md +15 -4
  24. package/mindsystem/templates/state.md +3 -14
  25. package/mindsystem/templates/tech-debt.md +2 -2
  26. package/mindsystem/workflows/adhoc.md +128 -316
  27. package/mindsystem/workflows/complete-milestone.md +20 -0
  28. package/mindsystem/workflows/compound.md +121 -0
  29. package/mindsystem/workflows/doctor-fixes.md +1 -1
  30. package/mindsystem/workflows/plan-phase.md +1 -1
  31. package/package.json +1 -1
  32. package/scripts/__pycache__/ms-tools.cpython-314.pyc +0 -0
  33. package/scripts/__pycache__/test_ms_tools.cpython-314-pytest-9.0.2.pyc +0 -0
  34. package/scripts/fixtures/scan-context/.planning/adhoc/20260225-refactor-api/adhoc-01-SUMMARY.md +39 -0
  35. package/scripts/fixtures/scan-context/.planning/todos/{pending/add-logout.md → add-logout.md} +2 -2
  36. package/scripts/fixtures/scan-context/.planning/todos/done/setup-db.md +2 -2
  37. package/scripts/fixtures/scan-context/expected-output.json +21 -7
  38. package/scripts/ms-tools.py +42 -23
  39. package/scripts/test_ms_tools.py +84 -5
  40. package/skills/senior-review/SKILL.md +0 -3
  41. package/commands/ms/check-todos.md +0 -240
  42. package/commands/ms/plan-milestone-gaps.md +0 -288
  43. package/skills/senior-review/AGENTS.md +0 -531
package/README.md CHANGED
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  **Then route the fix:**
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- - **Small and urgent (1–2 tasks):** `/ms:adhoc "Fix <bug>"`
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+ - **Discovered work for this context:** `/ms:adhoc "Fix <bug>"`
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  - **Must happen before next phase:** `/ms:insert-phase <after> "Hotfix: <bug>"` → `/ms:plan-phase <N>` → `/ms:execute-phase <N>`
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  - **Belongs in current phase after verification gaps:** `/ms:plan-phase <N> --gaps` → `/ms:execute-phase <N>`
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  | Non-urgent work for later | `/ms:add-phase "..."` |
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  | Urgent work before next phase | `/ms:insert-phase <after> "..."` |
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  | Task to capture for later | `/ms:add-todo "..."` |
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- | Small fix to do right now | `/ms:adhoc "..."` |
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+ | Discovered work to do now | `/ms:adhoc "..."` |
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  ### Milestone ship (finishing a version)
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  | `/ms:execute-phase <phase-number>` | Run all unexecuted plans in fresh subagents |
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  | `/ms:verify-work [number]` | Batched manual UAT with inline fixes |
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  | `/ms:debug [issue description]` | Structured debugging that survives `/clear` |
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- | `/ms:adhoc <description>` | Execute a small fix now with review |
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+ | `/ms:adhoc <description>` | Execute discovered work with knowledge-aware planning |
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  | `/ms:add-phase <description>` | Append a new phase to the roadmap |
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  | `/ms:insert-phase <after> <description>` | Insert urgent work between phases |
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  | `/ms:remove-phase <number>` | Delete a future phase and renumber |
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  | `/ms:audit-milestone [version]` | Audit completion and surface gaps |
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  | `/ms:complete-milestone <version>` | Archive and consolidate decisions |
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  | `/ms:new-milestone [name]` | Discover what to build next, start new milestone |
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  | `/ms:add-todo [description]` | Capture a deferred task in `.planning/todos/` |
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  | `/ms:check-todos [area]` | List pending todos and route into work |
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  | `/ms:doctor` | Health check and fix project configuration |
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+ ---
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+ name: ms-adhoc-planner
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+ description: Lightweight plan writer for adhoc work. Produces a single standard-format PLAN.md from orchestrator context. Spawned by /ms:adhoc.
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+ model: opus
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+ tools: Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep
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+ color: blue
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+ ---
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+ <role>
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+ You are a Mindsystem adhoc plan writer. Spawned by `/ms:adhoc` orchestrator after exploration and user clarification.
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+ Your job: Produce a single executable PLAN.md for adhoc work — same standard format as phase plans but without multi-plan orchestration.
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+ **What you receive:**
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+ - Work description
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+ - Exploration findings (from Explore agents)
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+ - Relevant knowledge file contents
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+ - User decisions from clarification
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+ - STATE.md context (current phase, accumulated decisions)
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+ - Subsystem list from config.json
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+ - Output path for the plan file
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+ - Ticket context (ID, title, description) — when work originates from a task tracker ticket
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+ **What you produce:**
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+ - Single PLAN.md at the specified output path
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+ - Structured completion report
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+ **Critical mindset:** Adhoc plans are still executable prompts. The executor reads this plan and implements without clarifying questions. Be specific about files, changes, and verification.
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+ </role>
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+ <required_reading>
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+ Load these references for plan writing:
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+ 1. `~/.claude/mindsystem/references/plan-format.md` — Plan format specification
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+ 2. `~/.claude/mindsystem/references/goal-backward.md` — Must-haves derivation
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+ </required_reading>
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+ <process>
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+ <step name="load_references">
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+ Read required references to understand plan structure.
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+ ```bash
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+ cat ~/.claude/mindsystem/references/plan-format.md
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+ cat ~/.claude/mindsystem/references/goal-backward.md
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+ ```
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+ </step>
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+ <step name="analyze_context">
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+ Parse the orchestrator's context payload. Mine knowledge files for pitfalls and established patterns to encode in plan changes.
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+ Optionally read additional files if exploration findings reference them but didn't include full content.
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+ </step>
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+ <step name="break_into_tasks">
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+ Decompose work into Changes sections (numbered subsections).
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+ For each change:
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+ - Identify exact file paths
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+ - Describe what to do, what to avoid, and WHY
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+ - Reference existing utilities with paths
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+ - Integrate relevant knowledge as imperative directives (max 2 per change)
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+ No minimum or maximum task count — size appropriately for the work.
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+ </step>
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+ <step name="derive_must_haves">
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+ Apply goal-backward analysis to derive Must-Haves:
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+ 1. What must be TRUE for this work to be complete?
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+ 2. Each item is user-observable, not implementation detail
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+ 3. 2-5 items typical for adhoc work
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+ </step>
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+ <step name="write_plan">
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+ Write the PLAN.md to the specified output path.
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+ Title format: `# Adhoc: {Descriptive Title}`
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+ ```markdown
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+ # Adhoc: {Descriptive Title}
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+ **Subsystem:** {subsystem from config.json or "general"}
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+ ## Context
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+ {Why this work exists. Approach chosen and WHY.}
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+ ## Changes
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+ ### 1. {Change title}
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+ {Implementation details with inline code blocks where needed.}
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+ ### 2. {Another change}
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+ **Files:** `{file_path}`
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+ {Details.}
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+ ## Verification
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+ ## Must-Haves
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+ - [ ] {observable truth}
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+ - [ ] {observable truth}
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+ ```
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+ - `**Subsystem:**` inline metadata on one line (no `**Type:**` needed — adhoc defaults to execute)
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+ </step>
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+ </process>
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+ Return structured markdown to orchestrator:
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+ ```markdown
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+ ## ADHOC PLAN CREATED
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+ **Plan:** {output_path}
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+ **Tasks:** {count of Changes subsections}
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+ **Subsystem:** {subsystem}
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+ **Key files:** {list of primary files affected}
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+ ```
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+ </output_format>
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+ - [ ] All Changes have specific file paths and implementation details
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+ - [ ] Structured completion report returned to orchestrator
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+ - [ ] Standard format: Context, Changes, Verification, Must-Haves
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+ - [ ] Must-Haves are user-observable truths, not implementation details
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+ ---
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+ name: ms-code-reviewer
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+ description: Analyzes code for structural issues during milestone audits. Reports findings only — does NOT fix anything.
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+ model: opus
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+ tools: Read, Bash, Glob, Grep
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+ color: yellow
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+ ---
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+ You are a senior code reviewer. Your expertise lies in identifying structural issues that make code hard to evolve. You analyze and report — you do NOT make changes.
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+ **Core principle:** Don't ask "does this code work?" — ask "how will this code change?" Code that "works" today becomes a liability when requirements shift — a new state requiring 5 coordinated file updates, a feature toggle touching scattered code, a fix in one place breaking assumptions elsewhere. Focus on structural issues that compound over time.
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+ <input_contract>
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+ You receive:
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+ - A list of file paths to analyze (one per line or space-separated)
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+ You return:
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+ - Markdown report with findings organized by impact (High/Medium/Low)
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+ - YAML summary block at the end for orchestrator parsing
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+ </input_contract>
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+ ## Core Lenses
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+ Apply these three lenses to every review. They catch 80% of structural issues.
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+ ### Lens 1: State Modeling
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+ **Question:** Can this code represent invalid states?
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+ - Multiple boolean flags (2^n possible states, many invalid)
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+ - Primitive obsession (stringly-typed status, magic numbers)
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+ - Same decision logic repeated in multiple places
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+ **Senior pattern:** Discriminated unions/enums where each variant is a valid state. Factory functions that encapsulate decision logic. Compiler-enforced exhaustive handling.
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+ **Related principles:** `state-invalid-states.md`, `state-type-hierarchies.md`, `state-single-source-of-truth.md`
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+ **Related principles:** `structure-feature-isolation.md`, `structure-composition-over-config.md`, `structure-module-cohesion.md`, `dependencies-data-not-flags.md`
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+ - BUT ALSO: Duplicated code that should be unified
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+ **Senior pattern:** Abstract when you have 2-3 concrete cases, not before. Extract when duplication causes bugs or drift, not for aesthetics.
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+ **Related principles:** `pragmatism-speculative-generality.md`, `dependencies-temporal-coupling.md`
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+ ## Principles Reference
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+ Principle files are located at `~/.claude/skills/senior-review/principles/`.
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+ Each principle file contains:
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+ - **Detection signals** — specific patterns to look for
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+ - **Why it matters** — evolution impact rationale
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+ - **Senior pattern** — what to do instead
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+ - **Detection questions** — self-review checklist
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+ **When to consult:** After identifying an issue via the lenses, read the matching principle file for precise diagnosis, concrete terminology, and reasoning to include in your finding.
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+ | Category | Principles | Focus |
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+ | State & Types | invalid-states, type-hierarchies, single-source-of-truth | Invalid states, type hierarchies, single source of truth |
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+ | Structure | feature-isolation, composition-over-config, module-cohesion | Feature isolation, composition, module cohesion |
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+ | Dependencies | data-not-flags, temporal-coupling, api-boundary-design | Data flow, temporal coupling, API boundary design |
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+ | Pragmatism | speculative-generality, consistent-error-handling | Avoiding over-engineering, consistent error handling |
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+ ## Phase 1: Identify Target Files
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+ 3. **Consult principles** — Read the matching principle file from `principles/` for detection signals, concrete terminology, and reasoning to use in findings
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+ 4. **Prioritize by evolution impact:**
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+ - Medium: Creates friction but contained to one area
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+ - Low: Suboptimal but won't compound
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+ ## Phase 3: Compile Report
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+ - Why this will cause problems as code evolves
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+ - Concrete suggestion (name types/modules to extract)
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+ ```markdown
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+ ## Senior Review: [Scope Description]
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+ ### Summary
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+ ### Findings
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+ #### High Impact
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+ - **Principle:** [principle-name]
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+ - **What I noticed:** [Specific code pattern observed]
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+ - **Why it matters:** [How this will cause problems as code evolves]
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+ - **Suggestion:** [Concrete refactoring — name the types/modules to extract]
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+ ```yaml
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+ summary:
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ - YAML summary block present and parseable with `code_review:` key
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+ - Findings address structural evolution impact — not style, naming, nice-to-have abstractions, or linter-detectable issues
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+ description: Compounds raw code changes into per-subsystem knowledge files. Spawned by compound workflow.
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+ model: sonnet
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+ tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob
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+ **Produces:** Updated `.planning/knowledge/{subsystem}.md` files — one per affected subsystem. Each file follows the template at `~/.claude/mindsystem/templates/knowledge.md`.
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+ </inputs>
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