opencodekit 0.20.4 → 0.20.6

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  1. package/dist/index.js +1 -1
  2. package/dist/template/.opencode/AGENTS.md +71 -9
  3. package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/build.md +82 -32
  4. package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/plan.md +22 -14
  5. package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/review.md +18 -40
  6. package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/scout.md +17 -0
  7. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/compound.md +24 -2
  8. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/create.md +65 -69
  9. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/explore.md +170 -0
  10. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/health.md +124 -2
  11. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/iterate.md +200 -0
  12. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/plan.md +74 -14
  13. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/pr.md +4 -16
  14. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/research.md +7 -16
  15. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/resume.md +2 -11
  16. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/review-codebase.md +9 -15
  17. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/ship.md +12 -53
  18. package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/prd.md +16 -5
  19. package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/project/user.md +7 -0
  20. package/dist/template/.opencode/memory.db +0 -0
  21. package/dist/template/.opencode/memory.db-shm +0 -0
  22. package/dist/template/.opencode/memory.db-wal +0 -0
  23. package/dist/template/.opencode/opencode.json +54 -67
  24. package/dist/template/.opencode/package.json +1 -1
  25. package/dist/template/.opencode/skill/memory-grounding/SKILL.md +68 -0
  26. package/dist/template/.opencode/skill/reconcile/SKILL.md +183 -0
  27. package/dist/template/.opencode/skill/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md +75 -0
  28. package/dist/template/.opencode/skill/verification-gates/SKILL.md +63 -0
  29. package/dist/template/.opencode/skill/workspace-setup/SKILL.md +76 -0
  30. package/package.json +1 -1
package/dist/index.js CHANGED
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  //#endregion
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  //#region package.json
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  //#region src/utils/license.ts
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  - Read files before editing
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  - Delegate when work is large, uncertain, or cross-domain
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+ ### Simplicity First
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+ - Default to the simplest viable solution
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+ - Prefer minimal, incremental changes; reuse existing code and patterns
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+ - Optimize for maintainability and developer time over theoretical scalability
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+ - Provide **one primary recommendation** plus at most one alternative
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+ - Include effort signal when proposing work: **S** (<1h), **M** (1-3h), **L** (1-2d), **XL** (>2d)
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+ - Stop when "good enough" — note what signals would justify revisiting
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+ ### Parallel Execution Rules
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+ Default to **parallel** for all independent work. Serialize only when there is a strict dependency.
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+ - Reads, searches, diagnostics (always independent)
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+ - Writes to **disjoint files** (no shared targets)
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+ - **Chained transforms** — step B requires artifacts from step A
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+ - **Structure:** Lead with what changed & why → cite files with `file:line` → include verification counts → offer next action.
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+ `npm test` passes 148/148. Build clean.
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