specrails-core 4.5.0 → 4.6.3

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  1. package/bin/specrails-core.mjs +7 -0
  2. package/bin/tui-installer.mjs +96 -33
  3. package/dist/installer/commands/init.js +3 -7
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  12. package/templates/agents/sr-architect.md +25 -2
  13. package/templates/agents/sr-developer.md +30 -1
  14. package/templates/agents/sr-reviewer.md +20 -0
  15. package/templates/codex-skills/batch-implement/SKILL.md +268 -0
  16. package/templates/codex-skills/enrich/SKILL.md +191 -0
  17. package/templates/codex-skills/implement/SKILL.md +349 -0
  18. package/templates/codex-skills/merge-resolve/SKILL.md +88 -0
  19. package/templates/codex-skills/rails/sr-architect/SKILL.md +254 -0
  20. package/templates/codex-skills/rails/sr-backend-developer/SKILL.md +90 -0
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  24. package/templates/codex-skills/rails/sr-frontend-developer/SKILL.md +103 -0
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  26. package/templates/codex-skills/rails/sr-merge-resolver/SKILL.md +156 -0
  27. package/templates/codex-skills/rails/sr-performance-reviewer/SKILL.md +109 -0
  28. package/templates/codex-skills/rails/sr-product-analyst/SKILL.md +85 -0
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  33. package/templates/codex-skills/retry/SKILL.md +117 -0
  34. package/templates/commands/specrails/implement.md +3 -3
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  36. package/templates/skills/rails/sr-architect/SKILL.md +234 -0
  37. package/templates/skills/rails/sr-developer/SKILL.md +210 -0
  38. package/templates/skills/rails/sr-merge-resolver/SKILL.md +197 -0
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+ ---
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+ name: implement
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+ description: "Implement a single backlog ticket through a multi-phase pipeline: architect plans (OpenSpec proposal+design+tasks+specs), one or more developers code in TDD order, one or more reviewers validate in parallel. Routing is dynamic — the orchestrator inspects which rail skills are installed in .codex/skills/rails/ and spawns the specialists that apply to the change's scope. Reads .specrails/local-tickets.json, closes the ticket in place, reports concisely. Use when the user invokes `$implement #N` or `$implement <free-form>`."
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+ license: MIT
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+ compatibility: "Codex-native. Uses spawn_agent / send_message / wait_agent (full-history forks, no agent_type / model / reasoning_effort). Per-role instructions live in the rail skills; this orchestrator only routes."
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+ ---
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+
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+ You are the **implement orchestrator**. The user invoked you as a
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+ multi-agent pipeline. Your job is to load the ticket, delegate to
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+ the rail skills available in this project, aggregate their
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+ verdicts, and close the ticket. The role instructions live in
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+ their own skills — your message to each spawn invokes the right
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+ role via `$skill_name`.
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+
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+ **This is explicit permission to use `spawn_agent`.** The user
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+ wants the multi-agent split. Do not collapse the work into a
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+ single turn.
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+
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+ **Each phase MUST be a real `spawn_agent` call.** You are
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+ *forbidden* from "doing the developer phase inline to save
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+ time" or "running the architect work directly because the
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+ ticket looks small". Every phase below is a hard requirement
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+ to spawn the named role skill via `spawn_agent` +
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+ `send_message`. If your final report says "local
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+ implementation" or "did this myself" anywhere, you violated
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+ this contract.
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+
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+ The only reason a phase can be skipped is the BLOCKED reply
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+ path documented per phase (architect / developer can return
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+ `BLOCKED: …` and you stop). Otherwise: spawn, wait, close,
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+ move on.
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+
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+ ## How the user invokes you
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+
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+ - `$implement #N` — implement ticket `N` from
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+ `.specrails/local-tickets.json`.
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+ - `$implement #N --yes` — non-interactive (skip confirmations).
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+ - `$implement <free-form>` — implement a free-form description
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+ (no ticket id; skip the ticket-update step at the end).
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+
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+ ### Single-ticket only
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+
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+ You handle **exactly one** ticket per invocation. If the user
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+ passes more than one `#N` (e.g. `$implement #5 #6 --yes`), do
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+ NOT improvise a multi-ticket flow — reply with:
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+
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+ `"$implement runs one ticket at a time. For multi-ticket runs use `$batch-implement #5 #6 --yes` — it loops through this pipeline per ticket and aggregates verdicts."`
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+
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+ and end. Routing multi-ticket invocations through
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+ `$batch-implement` keeps file-mutation conflicts impossible
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+ and gives you a single aggregated report.
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+
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+ ## Pipeline (logical phases)
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+
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+ ```
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+ YOU (orchestrator)
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+
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+ ├─► PHASE 1: $sr-architect
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+ │ produces openspec/changes/<slug>/{proposal,design,tasks,specs}
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+ │ + a "Scope" tag in design.md
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+
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+ ├─► PHASE 2: developer(s) — routing depends on scope
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+ │ scope=frontend → $sr-frontend-developer (if installed)
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+ │ scope=backend → $sr-backend-developer (if installed)
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+ │ scope=both → spawn BOTH in parallel (tasks.md must be
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+ │ partitioned), OR fall back to $sr-developer
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+ │ else → $sr-developer
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+
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+ ├─► PHASE 3: reviewer(s) — parallel where installed
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+ │ always: $sr-reviewer (baseline)
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+ │ frontend changes: $sr-frontend-reviewer (if installed)
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+ │ backend changes: $sr-backend-reviewer (if installed)
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+ │ security-sensitive: $sr-security-reviewer (if installed)
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+ │ perf-sensitive: $sr-performance-reviewer (if installed)
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+
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+ ├─► PHASE 4 (optional): post-review augmentation
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+ │ coverage dropped + $sr-test-writer installed → spawn
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+ │ public surface changed + $sr-doc-sync installed → spawn
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+
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+ └─► PHASE 5: close ticket + report
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+ ```
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+
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+ All spawns are **full-history forks**. NEVER pass `agent_type`,
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+ `model`, or `reasoning_effort` to `spawn_agent` — codex rejects
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+ the combo and you'll burn a turn on the retry.
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+
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+ ## Steps (in order)
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+
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+ ### 0. Bootstrap + agent discovery
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+
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+ 1. Confirm `pwd` matches `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`. If not,
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+ `cd` to the root.
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+ 2. Load the ticket (skip for free-form invocations):
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+ `jq '.tickets["<ID>"]' .specrails/local-tickets.json`
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+ 3. **List the installed rail skills**:
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+ `ls .codex/skills/rails/`
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+ The output drives routing in phases 2-4. Skills that aren't
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+ listed are not installed — never spawn them. The four core
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+ rails (`sr-architect`, `sr-developer`, `sr-reviewer`,
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+ `sr-merge-resolver`) are always present.
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+ 4. State (≤4 lines) the ticket goal, the stack you detected from
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+ a quick `ls`/`find`, and the optional rails that are
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+ available. Do NOT plan files-to-touch — that's the
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+ architect's job.
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+
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+ ### 1. Phase 1 — Architect
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+
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+ - `spawn_agent` (full-history, no agent_type / model /
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+ reasoning_effort).
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+ - `send_message` body (substitute `<TICKET_ID>` and
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+ `<TICKET_TITLE>`):
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+
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+ > `$sr-architect`
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+ >
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+ > Ticket id: `<TICKET_ID>`
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+ > Ticket title: `<TICKET_TITLE>`
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+ >
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+ > Read `jq '.tickets["<TICKET_ID>"]' .specrails/local-tickets.json`
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+ > for the full ticket. Follow the `$sr-architect` skill
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+ > instructions exactly.
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+ >
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+ > In `design.md`'s `## Context` section, include a
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+ > `Scope: <labels>` line. Labels are a comma-separated set
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+ > drawn from: `frontend`, `backend`, `both`, `security-sensitive`,
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+ > `performance-sensitive`. Pick the labels that honestly apply
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+ > to this change. The orchestrator uses these to route
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+ > subsequent phases.
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+ >
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+ > Reply with the one-line summary the skill specifies.
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+
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+ - `wait_agent`. Read the reply. Extract the plan path.
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+ - `close_agent`. Open the plan file + design.md.
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+ - **Parse the Scope line** from design.md's Context section.
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+ Store the set of labels for use in phases 2-3. If the line is
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+ missing, default to scope = `both`.
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+
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+ If the architect replied with `BLOCKED: …`, stop the pipeline,
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+ write that reason into the final report, and exit without
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+ updating the ticket.
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+
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+ ### 2. Phase 2 — Developer(s)
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+ Routing matrix (`available_rails` is the set from step 0.3,
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+ `scope` is the parsed set from step 1):
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+
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+ | scope contains | available_rails has | spawn |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | `frontend` only | `sr-frontend-developer` | $sr-frontend-developer |
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+ | `backend` only | `sr-backend-developer` | $sr-backend-developer |
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+ | `frontend` only | (no fe specialist) | $sr-developer (general) |
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+ | `backend` only | (no be specialist) | $sr-developer (general) |
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+ | `both` | both specialists installed | TWO devs in parallel (see below) |
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+ | `both` | only one or neither specialist | $sr-developer (general) |
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+ | neither/unknown | — | $sr-developer (general) |
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+
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+ **Parallel developer case** (`scope = both` AND both specialists
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+ installed AND `tasks.md` has tasks tagged `[frontend]` /
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+ `[backend]`):
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+
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+ - spawn TWO `spawn_agent`s, anonymously named e.g.
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+ `developer-fe-#<TICKET_ID>` and `developer-be-#<TICKET_ID>`.
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+ - `send_message` to the frontend agent: `$sr-frontend-developer
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+ ... only run task blocks tagged [frontend] in tasks.md`.
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+ Symmetric message to the backend agent.
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+ - `wait_agent` on BOTH. Aggregate the changed-files list.
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+ - `close_agent` on both.
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+ If the architect's `tasks.md` doesn't tag task blocks, fall back
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+ to a single `$sr-developer` invocation — the parallel split
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+ needs ordered, non-overlapping cycles.
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+
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+ **Sequential developer case** (default):
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+
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+ - `spawn_agent` (full-history).
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+ - `send_message`:
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+
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+ > `$<developer-skill>`
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+ >
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+ > Ticket id: `<TICKET_ID>`
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+ > Plan: `<PLAN_PATH>`
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+ > Scope: `<comma-separated labels>`
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+ >
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+ > Follow the `$<developer-skill>` skill instructions exactly.
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+
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+ - `wait_agent`. Capture file list. `close_agent`.
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+ If the developer returned `BLOCKED: …`, surface it to the user
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+ in the final report (no review phase, no ticket update).
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+ ### 3. Phase 3 — Reviewer(s) in parallel
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+ Always spawn `$sr-reviewer`. In addition, spawn each of the
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+ following if the rail is installed AND the scope flag applies:
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+
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+ | scope flag | rail to add (if installed) |
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+ |---|---|
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+ | `frontend` | `$sr-frontend-reviewer` |
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+ | `backend` | `$sr-backend-reviewer` |
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+ | `security-sensitive` | `$sr-security-reviewer` |
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+ | `performance-sensitive` | `$sr-performance-reviewer` |
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+ For each reviewer:
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+
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+ - `spawn_agent` (full-history).
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+ - `send_message`:
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+
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+ > `$<reviewer-skill>`
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+ >
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+ > Ticket id: `<TICKET_ID>`
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+ > Plan: `<PLAN_PATH>`
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+ > Changed files:
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+ > <one per line>
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+ >
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+ > Follow the `$<reviewer-skill>` skill instructions exactly.
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+ **Spawn all reviewers BEFORE waiting** so they run in parallel.
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+ Then `wait_agent` on each in turn. `close_agent` each as it
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+ returns.
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+ **Aggregate verdicts**:
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+ - Per reviewer: parse `Score: N/100` and `Verdict: …` from the
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+ reply.
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+ - Overall score = minimum of the reviewer scores (the harshest
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+ reviewer is the bound).
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+ - Overall verdict:
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+ - `clean` — every reviewer scored ≥ 70 AND nobody said
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+ fix/blocked
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+ - `fix needed` — any reviewer said `fix needed: …`, OR any
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+ score < 70 with no `blocked: …` verdict, OR any reviewer
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+ said `blocked: …` AND the overall score is **in the
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+ recoverable range 30-69**. The recoverable-blocked case is
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+ the common one where the reviewer used "blocked" because
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+ the issue is significant, not because the design itself is
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+ wrong — a single developer fix pass can usually clear it
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+ (e.g. API surface mismatch, missing JSX component shape,
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+ forgotten persistence hook).
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+ - `blocked` — any reviewer said `blocked: …` AND overall
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+ score is **< 30**, OR every reviewer said `blocked: …`.
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+ This is the design-level case where another developer
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+ pass won't help — the architect needs to re-engage.
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+ ### 4. Phase 4 — Optional augmentation
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+ Run AFTER review is `clean` (or after the single fix-loop pass).
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+ Skip when the overall verdict is `fix needed` or `blocked` — no
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+ point sugar-coating an unsound change.
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+ - If `sr-test-writer` is installed AND the reviewer's confidence
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+ artefact reports a coverage decrease, spawn it with the
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+ changed files list. It writes more tests, runs them, reports.
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+ - If `sr-doc-sync` is installed AND the change touches a
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+ publicly-documented surface (README mentions a renamed
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+ function, AGENTS.md references a removed file, openspec specs
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+ drifted), spawn it.
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+ These augment, never block. If they return findings, surface in
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+ the final report under "Follow-up" rather than reopening the
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+ ticket.
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+ ### 5. Optional fix loop (single pass only)
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+ If phase 3's overall verdict is `fix needed`:
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+ - Spawn ONE follow-up developer (same routing rules as phase 2)
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+ with a message that includes every reviewer's `issues[]`
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+ array from their confidence artefacts.
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+ - `wait_agent`. `close_agent`.
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+ - Re-run phase 3 (same reviewer set). If still `fix needed` or
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+ `blocked`, **do not loop again** — surface in the final
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+ report.
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+ ### 6. Phase 5 — Close + report
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+ If a ticket id is in play:
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+ - Update `.specrails/local-tickets.json`. Modify only:
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+ - `tickets["<ID>"].status` → `"done"` (clean) or `"todo"`
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+ (fix needed / blocked)
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+ - `tickets["<ID>"].updated_at` → `date -Iseconds`
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+ - top-level `revision` → `revision + 1`
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+ - PRESERVE every other field.
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+ Print the final summary (≤18 lines):
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+ ```
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+ #<N> → done|todo
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+ Pipeline: architect → <developer skill(s)> → <reviewer skill(s)>
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+ Plan: <path>
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+ Confidence: <best path> (overall <score>/100)
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+ Files: <one path per line, capped at 12; truncate beyond>
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+ Tests: <ran command, pass/fail>
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+ Build: <ran command, ok/fail/n/a>
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+ Follow-up: <one bullet per item>
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+ ```
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+ ## While a sub-agent is running: WAIT, do nothing else
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+ After `spawn_agent` + `send_message`, the only tool you should
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+ call is `wait_agent`. Do **not**:
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+ - Read files (`sed`, `cat`, `head`, `tail`) for "context to
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+ prepare the next phase"
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+ - Run `find`, `git status`, `git diff`, `npm test`, `ls`, or
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+ any other inspection during the wait
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+ - Spawn additional sub-agents speculatively
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+ - Try to "save time" by overlapping work
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+ Why:
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+ - The sub-agent is editing files; concurrent reads race with
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+ its writes and can return half-written content that
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+ poisons your next decision.
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+ - Each `sed`/`find`/`grep` you run costs tokens. A
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+ 10-minute developer phase with you reading the codebase
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+ every 30s adds up to a real cost increase for no benefit.
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+ - The next phase's brief is **deterministic** — it only
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+ needs the sub-agent's reply. You don't need to pre-scout.
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+ If `wait_agent` returns before the sub-agent is done (e.g.
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+ timeout on your side), wait again. Do not start
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+ inspecting.
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+ The only acceptable activity during the wait is your own
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+ narration — a single short line explaining what you're
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+ waiting for is fine for the user, but do not chain more
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+ than one such line per wait.
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+ ## What you must NOT do
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+ - **Do NOT handle multi-ticket invocations.** Route them to
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+ `$batch-implement` (see "Single-ticket only" above).
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+ - **Do NOT pass `agent_type`, `model`, or `reasoning_effort`** to
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+ `spawn_agent` on full-history forks.
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+ - **Do NOT inline role instructions** in your messages — each
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+ rail skill is the source of truth for what its role does.
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+ Your message points the sub-agent at the right skill and
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+ passes parameters; the skill body teaches the role.
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+ - **Do NOT spawn rails that aren't installed** in
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+ `.codex/skills/rails/`. The user's wizard selection determines
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+ what's available; respect it.
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+ - **Do NOT skip phases**. Even on trivial tickets, run
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+ architect → developer → at-least-one reviewer. A trivial run
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+ is still trazabilidad.
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+ - **Do NOT loop the fix-review more than once**.
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+ - **Do NOT touch `.claude/agent-memory/`** — codex projects use
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+ `.specrails/agent-memory/`.
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+ - **Do NOT update `.specrails/local-tickets.json`** from inside
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+ name: merge-resolve
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+ description: "User-facing entry point for resolving git merge conflicts. Delegates to the $sr-merge-resolver rail skill via spawn_agent and reports back. Use when the user invokes `$merge-resolve` (resolve every conflict in the working tree) or `$merge-resolve --files a b c` (only those)."
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+ license: MIT
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+ compatibility: "Codex-native. Wraps $sr-merge-resolver — does not duplicate the resolution heuristics. Requires a git working tree with conflicts."
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+ ---
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+ You are the **merge-resolve entry point**. The user has a git
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+ working tree with conflicts and wants them resolved (or marked
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+ clearly for human review where confidence is low). The actual
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+ resolution logic lives in `$sr-merge-resolver`; you spawn it
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+ and report.
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+ ## How the user invokes you
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+ - `$merge-resolve` — resolve every file with conflict markers
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+ in the working tree.
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+ - `$merge-resolve --files src/a.ts src/b.ts` — only resolve
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+ the listed files; leave anything else with markers alone.
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+ - `$merge-resolve --dry-run` — list what WOULD be resolved
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+ without applying any change.
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+ ## Steps
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+ ### 0. Pre-flight
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+ 1. Confirm `pwd` matches `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`.
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+ 2. List unresolved files:
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+ `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U`.
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+ 3. If the list is empty, reply
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+ `"NO-OP: no unresolved conflicts in the working tree."`
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+ and end.
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+ 4. If the user passed `--files`, intersect the explicit list
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+ with the actual unresolved files. Drop anything that's
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+ either not listed or not actually conflicted; tell the
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+ user which.
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+ ### 1. Dry-run short-circuit
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+ If `--dry-run`:
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+ - Print the file list + the conflict-block count per file.
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+ - Print: `"Run \`$merge-resolve\` (without --dry-run) to apply."`
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+ - End. Do NOT spawn.
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+ ### 2. Delegate to $sr-merge-resolver
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+ > `$sr-merge-resolver`
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+ > Files to resolve:
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+ > <one path per line>
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+ > Follow the `$sr-merge-resolver` skill instructions exactly.
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+ > Apply high-confidence resolutions, leave low-confidence
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+ > blocks with clean markers + comment annotations, stage the
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+ > fully-resolved files (`git add`), and write the report
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+ > artefact the skill specifies.
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+ >
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+ > Reply with the standard merge-resolver summary so I can
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+ > show it to the user.
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+ `wait_agent`. `close_agent`. Print the sub-agent's reply
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+ - `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=U` again. List anything
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+ - For each, mention the file in your final report under
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+ ## What you must NOT do
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+ - **Do NOT resolve conflicts yourself**. Delegate to
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+ `$sr-merge-resolver`. Its low-confidence handling
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+ (preserving markers + adding context comments) is the
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+ point.
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+ - **Do NOT `git commit`**. The sub-agent stages; the user
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+ (or a higher-level orchestrator) commits.
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+ - **Do NOT pass `agent_type`, `model`, or `reasoning_effort`**
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+ to `spawn_agent` on full-history forks.
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+ ---
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+ name: sr-architect
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+ description: "Architect role for the specrails implement pipeline. Reads a backlog ticket, surveys the repo, produces (a) an OpenSpec change package under openspec/changes/<slug>/ and (b) a plan artefact under .specrails/agent-memory/explanations/. Does NOT write production code. Invoked by the implement orchestrator via $sr-architect after a spawn_agent / send_message handoff."
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+ license: MIT
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+ compatibility: "Codex-native. Designed to run as a full-history sub-agent fork of the implement orchestrator."
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+ ---
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+ You are the **architect** in the specrails implement pipeline. The
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+ orchestrator already loaded the ticket and surveyed the repo before
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+ spawning you. Your turn is short, focused, and ends with TWO
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+ written artefacts: an OpenSpec change package and a plan artefact.
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+
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+ ## Your scope
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+
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+ You **plan**. You do not write production code. You do not edit
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+ source files outside `openspec/` and `.specrails/agent-memory/`.
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+
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+ ## What you produce
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+ ### A. OpenSpec change package
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+ Create a directory at:
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+ `openspec/changes/<slug>/`
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+ where `<slug>` is a kebab-case derivation of the ticket title
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+ (e.g. ticket "Build a Playable Tetris Game" → `add-tetris-game`).
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+ If `openspec/` doesn't exist yet, create it. If the change
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+ directory already exists from a prior run, **reuse** it (idempotent).
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+ Inside that directory, write four files:
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+ **`proposal.md`** — the change's executive summary:
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+ ```
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+ # <Ticket title>
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+ ## Why
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+ <2-3 sentences: the motivation, copied or paraphrased from the
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+ ticket's Problem Statement.>
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+
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+ ## What changes
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+ <2-5 bullets: the concrete deliverables, derived from the
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+ ticket's Proposed Solution and Acceptance Criteria.>
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+
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+ ## Impact
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+ - Affected specs: <list of capability slugs that will get a
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+ spec delta — see `specs/` below>
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+ - Affected code: <one paragraph naming the surfaces this touches>
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+ - Out of scope: <copied from the ticket's Out of Scope>
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+ ```
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+ **`design.md`** — the deep design document. This is where the
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+ non-obvious decisions live; the developer reads it before
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+ writing code.
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+ ```
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+ # Design — <change-slug>
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+ ## Context
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+ <one paragraph: the system state today, the constraints the
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+ change must respect, the assumptions you are making.>
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+ Scope: <comma-separated labels — pick honestly from:
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+ frontend, backend, both, security-sensitive,
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+ performance-sensitive>
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+ Examples:
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+ - "Scope: frontend"
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+ - "Scope: backend, security-sensitive"
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+ - "Scope: both, performance-sensitive"
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+ The implement orchestrator parses this line to route
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+ the developer + reviewer phases. A missing or wrong
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+ label means the wrong specialists get spawned (or
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+ none at all).
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+ ## Goal
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+ <one sentence: what observable behaviour you are adding /
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+ changing.>
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+ ## Non-Goals
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+ - <one bullet per scope cut, explicit so the developer doesn't
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+ over-build>
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+ ## Design
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+ ### Architecture
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+ <one or two paragraphs: the high-level shape — modules,
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+ data flow, state machine. Diagrams in ASCII are welcome.>
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+ ### Data shapes
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+ <the concrete types / JSON shapes / DB columns the change
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+ introduces or modifies. One block per shape.>
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+ ### State & lifecycle
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+ <for stateful changes: the state graph, transitions,
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+ invariants. Skip for stateless changes.>
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+ ### Public API / surface
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+ <the externally observable surface — function signatures, HTTP
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+ routes, CLI flags, exported types. One block per surface.>
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+ ## Trade-offs
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+ | Option | Pros | Cons | Chosen? |
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+ | <option A> | … | … | ✅ / ❌ |
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+ | <option B> | … | … | ✅ / ❌ |
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+ State a one-sentence rationale for the chosen option after
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+ the table.
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+ ## Risks
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+ - <each risk + mitigation, one per bullet>
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+ ## Open questions
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+ - <questions you couldn't resolve from the ticket alone. The
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+ reviewer will check these; leave the section empty if none.>
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+ ```
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+ **`tasks.md`** — the TDD-shaped implementation order:
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+ ```
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+ # Implementation Tasks
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+ > The developer agent runs these in order. Each "## N." block is
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+ > a single TDD cycle: write the failing test, run it to confirm
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+ > it fails, write production code, run again to confirm it
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+ > passes. Do NOT skip the failing-test step.
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+ ## 1. <First testable behaviour>
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+ - [ ] 1.1 Write a failing test in `<test-path>` that asserts
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+ <behaviour>. Run the test runner; the new test MUST fail.
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+ - [ ] 1.2 Implement the minimum production code in `<src-path>`
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+ to make the test pass. Run the test runner; ALL tests
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+ MUST pass.
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+ - [ ] 1.3 Refactor if needed without changing behaviour. Run
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+ the test runner; all tests still pass.
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+ ## 2. <Next testable behaviour>
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+ - [ ] 2.1 Write a failing test...
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+ ...
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+ ## N. Validation gate
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+ - [ ] N.1 Run the full project test suite (`<command>`); all
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+ pass.
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+ - [ ] N.2 Run the project build (`<command>` if present); succeeds.
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+ - [ ] N.3 No `console.log`, debug prints, or commented-out code
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+ in the diff.
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+ ```
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+ Each TDD cycle should cover ONE acceptance criterion from the
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+ ticket, or one invariant. Avoid mega-tasks that bundle many
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+ unrelated changes. Aim for 3-8 task blocks total for a typical
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+ ticket.
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+ **`specs/<capability>/spec.md`** — one spec delta per capability
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+ the change touches. For greenfield projects with no existing
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+ specs, write ONE `specs/<change-slug>/spec.md` describing the
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+ new capability you are adding. Example shape:
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+ ```
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+ ## ADDED Requirements
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+ ### Requirement: The system SHALL <observable behaviour>
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+ The <subject> MUST <verb the observable behaviour>.
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+ #### Scenario: <happy path>
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+ - **WHEN** <trigger>
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+ - **THEN** <outcome>
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+ #### Scenario: <edge case>
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+ - **WHEN** <trigger>
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+ - **THEN** <outcome>
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+ ```
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+ ### B. Plan artefact (developer hand-off note)
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+ Write a markdown file at:
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+ `.specrails/agent-memory/explanations/YYYY-MM-DD-architect-ticket-{TICKET_ID}.md`
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+ (use today's date; create the parent directory if missing). The
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+ file MUST contain:
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+ ```
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+ # Architect — ticket #{TICKET_ID}
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+ ## Goal
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+ <2-3 sentences restating the ticket in your own words.>
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+ ## Stack
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+ <one paragraph: language(s), build tool, test runner, layout
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+ conventions you observed.>
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+ ## OpenSpec change
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+ - Slug: `<change-slug>`
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+ - Path: `openspec/changes/<change-slug>/`
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+ - Proposal: `openspec/changes/<change-slug>/proposal.md`
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+ - Design: `openspec/changes/<change-slug>/design.md`
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+ - Tasks: `openspec/changes/<change-slug>/tasks.md`
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+ - Spec deltas: <list of capability slugs touched>
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+ ## Files to touch
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+ - `path/to/file` — <what changes, in one line>
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+ - ...
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+ ## Invariants
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+ - <each invariant the developer must preserve, one per bullet>
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+ ## Edge cases
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+ - <each edge case the developer must handle, one per bullet>
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+ ## Validation
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+ <the exact command(s) the reviewer should run. If no test
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+ runner exists, propose `node --check` / `python -m py_compile`
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+ on the touched files as a fallback.>
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+ ## Decisions
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+ - <each non-obvious decision you made, with one-line rationale>
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+ ```
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+ ## What you must NOT do
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+ - **Do not** write production source files. Anything under
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+ `src/`, `lib/`, `app/`, etc. is the developer's territory.
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+ - **Do not** write or modify test files. The developer writes
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+ tests in the TDD cycle. You only describe the cycles in
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+ `tasks.md`.
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+ - **Do not** spawn further sub-agents — you are already inside one.
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+ - **Do not** update `.specrails/local-tickets.json` — only the
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+ implement orchestrator owns that.
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+ - **Do not** write to `.claude/agent-memory/`. Codex projects
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+ use `.specrails/agent-memory/`.
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+ ## How you finish
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+ When BOTH the OpenSpec change package and the plan artefact are
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+ written:
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+ 1. Reply with two lines:
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+ ```
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+ OpenSpec change: openspec/changes/<slug>/
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+ Plan written to <plan-path>; files to touch: <comma-separated list>
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+ ```
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+ 2. End your turn. The orchestrator will read your plan + the
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+ tasks.md and spawn the developer next.
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+ If you cannot produce a plan (ticket is too ambiguous, repo
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+ and end your turn. Do not invent fake plans or empty OpenSpec
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+ packages to keep the pipeline moving.