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  1. package/.agent/.shared/ui-ux-pro-max/README.md +4 -4
  2. package/.agent/ARCHITECTURE.md +279 -277
  3. package/.agent/GEMINI.md +127 -121
  4. package/.agent/agents/accessibility-reviewer.md +187 -187
  5. package/.agent/agents/ai-code-reviewer.md +199 -199
  6. package/.agent/agents/api-architect.md +71 -66
  7. package/.agent/agents/backend-specialist.md +219 -215
  8. package/.agent/agents/cloud-engineer.md +98 -0
  9. package/.agent/agents/code-archaeologist.md +168 -161
  10. package/.agent/agents/database-architect.md +184 -184
  11. package/.agent/agents/db-latency-auditor.md +213 -216
  12. package/.agent/agents/debugger.md +198 -191
  13. package/.agent/agents/dependency-reviewer.md +106 -103
  14. package/.agent/agents/devops-engineer.md +218 -218
  15. package/.agent/agents/documentation-writer.md +209 -201
  16. package/.agent/agents/explorer-agent.md +167 -160
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  18. package/.agent/agents/frontend-specialist.md +257 -248
  19. package/.agent/agents/game-developer.md +48 -48
  20. package/.agent/agents/logic-reviewer.md +118 -116
  21. package/.agent/agents/mobile-developer.md +197 -200
  22. package/.agent/agents/mobile-reviewer.md +159 -162
  23. package/.agent/agents/orchestrator.md +187 -181
  24. package/.agent/agents/penetration-tester.md +160 -157
  25. package/.agent/agents/performance-optimizer.md +183 -183
  26. package/.agent/agents/performance-reviewer.md +178 -178
  27. package/.agent/agents/precedence-reviewer.md +251 -250
  28. package/.agent/agents/product-manager.md +149 -142
  29. package/.agent/agents/product-owner.md +81 -80
  30. package/.agent/agents/project-planner.md +152 -142
  31. package/.agent/agents/qa-automation-engineer.md +216 -225
  32. package/.agent/agents/resilience-reviewer.md +88 -88
  33. package/.agent/agents/schema-reviewer.md +67 -67
  34. package/.agent/agents/security-auditor.md +180 -174
  35. package/.agent/agents/seo-specialist.md +188 -193
  36. package/.agent/agents/sql-reviewer.md +159 -161
  37. package/.agent/agents/supervisor-agent.md +173 -184
  38. package/.agent/agents/swarm-worker-contracts.md +170 -166
  39. package/.agent/agents/swarm-worker-registry.md +92 -92
  40. package/.agent/agents/system-architect.md +85 -0
  41. package/.agent/agents/test-coverage-reviewer.md +158 -160
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  43. package/.agent/agents/throughput-optimizer.md +291 -299
  44. package/.agent/agents/type-safety-reviewer.md +182 -175
  45. package/.agent/agents/ui-ux-auditor.md +300 -292
  46. package/.agent/agents/vitals-reviewer.md +223 -223
  47. package/.agent/mcp_config.json +37 -40
  48. package/.agent/patterns/generator.md +11 -9
  49. package/.agent/patterns/inversion.md +14 -12
  50. package/.agent/patterns/pipeline.md +11 -9
  51. package/.agent/patterns/reviewer.md +15 -13
  52. package/.agent/patterns/tool-wrapper.md +11 -9
  53. package/.agent/routing_index.json +654 -0
  54. package/.agent/rules/GEMINI.md +358 -352
  55. package/.agent/scripts/compile_router.py +112 -0
  56. package/.agent/scripts/migrate_skills_frontmatter.py +64 -0
  57. package/.agent/scripts/strengthen_skills.js +1 -1
  58. package/.agent/skills/advanced-rag-pipelines/SKILL.md +56 -0
  59. package/.agent/skills/agent-organizer/SKILL.md +156 -150
  60. package/.agent/skills/agentic-patterns/SKILL.md +313 -315
  61. package/.agent/skills/ai-prompt-injection-defense/SKILL.md +190 -184
  62. package/.agent/skills/api-patterns/SKILL.md +253 -247
  63. package/.agent/skills/api-security-auditor/SKILL.md +195 -193
  64. package/.agent/skills/app-builder/SKILL.md +573 -572
  65. package/.agent/skills/app-builder/templates/SKILL.md +108 -115
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  82. package/.agent/skills/backend-security-expert/SKILL.md +16 -2
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  119. package/.agent/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md +357 -350
  120. package/.agent/skills/gsap-timeline/SKILL.md +165 -161
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  122. package/.agent/skills/harness-protocol/SKILL.md +48 -0
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  127. package/.agent/skills/llm-engineering/SKILL.md +400 -394
  128. package/.agent/skills/local-first/SKILL.md +178 -178
  129. package/.agent/skills/mcp-builder/SKILL.md +143 -142
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  137. package/.agent/skills/performance-profiling/SKILL.md +259 -267
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  147. package/.agent/skills/realtime-patterns/SKILL.md +323 -319
  148. package/.agent/skills/red-team-tactics/SKILL.md +231 -218
  149. package/.agent/skills/rust-pro/SKILL.md +671 -673
  150. package/.agent/skills/seo-fundamentals/SKILL.md +179 -179
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  163. package/.agent/skills/trend-researcher/SKILL.md +243 -237
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  165. package/.agent/skills/ui-ux-pro-max/SKILL.md +590 -562
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  167. package/.agent/skills/vue-expert/SKILL.md +294 -275
  168. package/.agent/skills/vulnerability-scanner/SKILL.md +416 -404
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  172. package/.agent/skills/webgpu-performance/SKILL.md +56 -2
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- name: realtime-patterns
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- description: Real-time application mastery. WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), CRDTs for conflict-free collaboration, presence systems, optimistic updates, live cursors, multiplayer state sync, reconnection strategies, and real-time database patterns (Supabase Realtime, Firebase). Use when building chat, live collaboration, dashboards, or multiplayer features.
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- allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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- version: 2.0.0
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- last-updated: 2026-04-01
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- applies-to-model: gemini-2.5-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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- ---
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- # Real-Time Patterns — Live Application Mastery
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- ---
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- ## Protocol Selection
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-
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- ```
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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- │ When to Use What │
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- ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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- │ SSE (Server-Sent Events) │
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- Server Client only (one-way)
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- │ ✅ AI token streaming │
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- Live feeds, notifications, dashboards
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- │ ✅ Auto-reconnection built in
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- │ ✅ Works through HTTP proxies and CDNs
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- WebSocket
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- │ ✅ Bidirectional (client server)
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- ✅ Chat, gaming, collaborative editing
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- High-frequency updates (< 100ms intervals)
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- Doesn't work through some proxies/CDNs
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- No auto-reconnection (must implement)
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- HTTP Polling
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- Simplest implementation
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- ✅ Works everywhere
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- Latency (poll interval)
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- Wasted requests when nothing changed
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- WebTransport (emerging)
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- UDP-based, lowest latency
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- ✅ Multiplayer gaming, video streaming
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- Limited browser support (2024+)
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- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- HALLUCINATION TRAP: Don't default to WebSocket for everything
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- AI streaming → SSE (one-way, auto-reconnect)
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- Notifications → SSE (one-way)
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- Chat WebSocket (bidirectional)
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- Live dashboard → SSE (one-way)
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- Collaborative editing WebSocket + CRDT
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- ```
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- ## Server-Sent Events (SSE)
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- ```typescript
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- // Server (Node.js/Express)
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- app.get("/api/events", (req, res) => {
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- res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/event-stream");
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- res.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
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- res.setHeader("Connection", "keep-alive");
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- res.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ type: "connected" })}\n\n`);
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- const heartbeat = setInterval(() => {
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- const handler = (event: AppEvent) => {
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- ```
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- ```typescript
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- ...old,
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- liked: !old.liked,
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- likeCount: old.liked ? old.likeCount - 1 : old.likeCount + 1,
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- return { previous };
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- },
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- onError: (err, postId, context) => {
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- queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], context?.previous);
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- },
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- onSettled: (data, err, postId) => {
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- queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
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- },
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- });
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- ```
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-
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- ---
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-
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- ## Presence System
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-
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- ```typescript
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- // Track who's online, typing, viewing
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-
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- interface PresenceState {
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- userId: string;
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- status: "online" | "away" | "offline";
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- cursor?: { x: number; y: number };
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- lastSeen: number;
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- }
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-
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- // Server-side presence manager
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- class PresenceManager {
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- private presence = new Map<string, PresenceState>();
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- private readonly TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
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-
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- update(userId: string, state: Partial<PresenceState>) {
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- this.presence.set(userId, {
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- ...this.presence.get(userId),
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- userId,
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- status: "online",
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- lastSeen: Date.now(),
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- ...state,
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- } as PresenceState);
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- }
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-
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- getActive(): PresenceState[] {
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- const now = Date.now();
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- return [...this.presence.values()].filter(
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- (p) => now - p.lastSeen < this.TIMEOUT_MS,
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- );
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- }
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-
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- remove(userId: string) {
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- this.presence.delete(userId);
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- }
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- }
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- ```
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-
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- ---
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-
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-
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- ---
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-
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-
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-
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- AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
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-
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- 1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
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- 2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
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- 3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
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- 4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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- 5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
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-
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- ---
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-
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-
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-
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- **Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
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- **Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
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-
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- ### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
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-
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- 1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
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- 2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
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- 3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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-
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-
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-
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- Review these questions before confirming output:
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- ```
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- ✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
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- ✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
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- ✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
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- ✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
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- ```
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-
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- ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
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-
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- **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
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- - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
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- - ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing tests, compile success, or equivalent proof) that your output works as intended.
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-
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-
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- ## Pre-Flight Checklist
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- - [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
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- - [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
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-
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- ## VBC Protocol (Verification-Before-Completion)
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- You MUST verify existing code signatures and variables before attempting to modify or call them. No hallucination is permitted.
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+ ---
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+ name: realtime-patterns
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+ description: Real-time application mastery. WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE), CRDTs for conflict-free collaboration, presence systems, optimistic updates, live cursors, multiplayer state sync, reconnection strategies, and real-time database patterns (Supabase Realtime, Firebase). Use when building chat, live collaboration, dashboards, or multiplayer features.
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+ allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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+ version: 2.0.0
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+ last-updated: 2026-04-01
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+ applies-to-model: gemini-2.5-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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+ routing:
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+ domain: general
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+ tier: basic
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Real-Time Patterns — Live Application Mastery
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Protocol Selection
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+
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+ ```
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+ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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+ When to Use What
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+ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
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+ SSE (Server-Sent Events)
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+ │ ✅ Server Client only (one-way)
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+ │ ✅ AI token streaming
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+ ✅ Live feeds, notifications, dashboards
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+ Auto-reconnection built in
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+ │ ✅ Works through HTTP proxies and CDNs
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+
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+ WebSocket
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+ Bidirectional (client server)
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+ Chat, gaming, collaborative editing
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+ ✅ High-frequency updates (< 100ms intervals)
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+ Doesn't work through some proxies/CDNs
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+ No auto-reconnection (must implement)
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+
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+ HTTP Polling
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+ Simplest implementation
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+ ✅ Works everywhere
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+ Latency (poll interval)
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+ Wasted requests when nothing changed
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+
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+ WebTransport (emerging)
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+ │ ✅ UDP-based, lowest latency │
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+ │ ✅ Multiplayer gaming, video streaming │
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+ Limited browser support (2024+) │
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+ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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+
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+ HALLUCINATION TRAP: Don't default to WebSocket for everything
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+ AI streaming → SSE (one-way, auto-reconnect)
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+ NotificationsSSE (one-way)
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+ Chat → WebSocket (bidirectional)
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+ Live dashboard → SSE (one-way)
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+ Collaborative editing → WebSocket + CRDT
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+ ```
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Server-Sent Events (SSE)
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+
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+ ```typescript
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+ // Server (Node.js/Express)
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+ app.get("/api/events", (req, res) => {
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+ res.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/event-stream");
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+ res.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
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+ res.setHeader("Connection", "keep-alive");
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+ res.setHeader("X-Accel-Buffering", "no"); // disable nginx buffering
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+
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+ // Send initial connection event
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+ res.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ type: "connected" })}\n\n`);
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+
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+ // Heartbeat to keep connection alive
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+ const heartbeat = setInterval(() => {
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+ res.write(": heartbeat\n\n"); // comment line, ignored by client
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+ }, 15000);
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+
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+ // Subscribe to events
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+ const handler = (event: AppEvent) => {
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+ res.write(`event: ${event.type}\n`);
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+ res.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify(event.data)}\n`);
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+ res.write(`id: ${event.id}\n\n`); // enables auto-resume
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+ };
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+ eventBus.subscribe(handler);
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+
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+ // Cleanup on disconnect
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+ req.on("close", () => {
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+ clearInterval(heartbeat);
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+ eventBus.unsubscribe(handler);
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+ });
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+ });
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+
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+ // Client
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+ const eventSource = new EventSource("/api/events");
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+
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+ eventSource.addEventListener("notification", (e) => {
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+ const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
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+ showNotification(data);
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+ });
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+
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+ // Auto-reconnection is built-in!
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+ // The browser automatically reconnects with Last-Event-ID header
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+ eventSource.onerror = () => {
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+ console.log("Connection lost — auto-reconnecting...");
104
+ };
105
+ ```
106
+
107
+ ---
108
+
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+ ## WebSocket
320
110
 
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+ ```typescript
112
+ // Server (ws library)
113
+ import { WebSocketServer, WebSocket } from "ws";
114
+
115
+ const wss = new WebSocketServer({ server: httpServer, path: "/ws" });
116
+
117
+ // Connection management
118
+ const clients = new Map<string, WebSocket>();
119
+
120
+ wss.on("connection", (ws, req) => {
121
+ const userId = authenticateFromHeaders(req);
122
+ clients.set(userId, ws);
123
+
124
+ ws.on("message", (raw) => {
125
+ try {
126
+ const message = JSON.parse(raw.toString());
127
+ handleMessage(userId, message);
128
+ } catch (e) {
129
+ ws.send(JSON.stringify({ error: "Invalid message format" }));
130
+ }
131
+ });
132
+
133
+ ws.on("close", () => {
134
+ clients.delete(userId);
135
+ broadcastPresence();
136
+ });
137
+
138
+ ws.on("pong", () => {
139
+ // Client is alive
140
+ });
141
+ });
142
+
143
+ // Heartbeat — detect dead connections
144
+ const interval = setInterval(() => {
145
+ wss.clients.forEach((ws) => {
146
+ if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
147
+ ws.ping();
148
+ }
149
+ });
150
+ }, 30000);
151
+
152
+ // Broadcast to room
153
+ function broadcastToRoom(roomId: string, message: unknown, excludeUser?: string) {
154
+ const roomMembers = getRoomMembers(roomId);
155
+ for (const memberId of roomMembers) {
156
+ if (memberId === excludeUser) continue;
157
+ const ws = clients.get(memberId);
158
+ if (ws?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
159
+ ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
160
+ }
161
+ }
162
+ }
163
+
164
+ // Client with reconnection
165
+ class ReconnectingWebSocket {
166
+ private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
167
+ private retryCount = 0;
168
+ private maxRetries = 10;
169
+
170
+ connect(url: string) {
171
+ this.ws = new WebSocket(url);
172
+ this.ws.onopen = () => {
173
+ this.retryCount = 0;
174
+ };
175
+ this.ws.onclose = () => {
176
+ this.reconnect(url);
177
+ };
178
+ this.ws.onerror = () => {
179
+ this.ws?.close();
180
+ };
181
+ }
182
+
183
+ private reconnect(url: string) {
184
+ if (this.retryCount >= this.maxRetries) return;
185
+ const delay = Math.min(1000 * 2 ** this.retryCount, 30000);
186
+ this.retryCount++;
187
+ setTimeout(() => this.connect(url), delay);
188
+ }
189
+ }
190
+ ```
191
+
192
+ ---
193
+
194
+ ## Optimistic Updates
195
+
196
+ ```typescript
197
+ // React pattern: update UI immediately, reconcile on server response
198
+ async function toggleLike(postId: string) {
199
+ // 1. Optimistic update (instant UI feedback)
200
+ setLiked((prev) => !prev);
201
+ setLikeCount((prev) => (liked ? prev - 1 : prev + 1));
202
+
203
+ try {
204
+ // 2. Server request
205
+ await api.post(`/posts/${postId}/like`);
206
+ } catch (error) {
207
+ // 3. Rollback on failure
208
+ setLiked((prev) => !prev);
209
+ setLikeCount((prev) => (liked ? prev + 1 : prev - 1));
210
+ toast.error("Failed to update. Please try again.");
211
+ }
212
+ }
213
+
214
+ // With React Query / TanStack Query:
215
+ const likeMutation = useMutation({
216
+ mutationFn: (postId: string) => api.post(`/posts/${postId}/like`),
217
+ onMutate: async (postId) => {
218
+ await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
219
+ const previous = queryClient.getQueryData(["post", postId]);
220
+ queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], (old: Post) => ({
221
+ ...old,
222
+ liked: !old.liked,
223
+ likeCount: old.liked ? old.likeCount - 1 : old.likeCount + 1,
224
+ }));
225
+ return { previous };
226
+ },
227
+ onError: (err, postId, context) => {
228
+ queryClient.setQueryData(["post", postId], context?.previous);
229
+ },
230
+ onSettled: (data, err, postId) => {
231
+ queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["post", postId] });
232
+ },
233
+ });
234
+ ```
235
+
236
+ ---
237
+
238
+ ## Presence System
239
+
240
+ ```typescript
241
+ // Track who's online, typing, viewing
242
+
243
+ interface PresenceState {
244
+ userId: string;
245
+ status: "online" | "away" | "offline";
246
+ cursor?: { x: number; y: number };
247
+ lastSeen: number;
248
+ }
249
+
250
+ // Server-side presence manager
251
+ class PresenceManager {
252
+ private presence = new Map<string, PresenceState>();
253
+ private readonly TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
254
+
255
+ update(userId: string, state: Partial<PresenceState>) {
256
+ this.presence.set(userId, {
257
+ ...this.presence.get(userId),
258
+ userId,
259
+ status: "online",
260
+ lastSeen: Date.now(),
261
+ ...state,
262
+ } as PresenceState);
263
+ }
264
+
265
+ getActive(): PresenceState[] {
266
+ const now = Date.now();
267
+ return [...this.presence.values()].filter((p) => now - p.lastSeen < this.TIMEOUT_MS);
268
+ }
269
+
270
+ remove(userId: string) {
271
+ this.presence.delete(userId);
272
+ }
273
+ }
274
+ ```
275
+
276
+ ---
277
+
278
+ ---
279
+
280
+ AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
281
+
282
+ 1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
283
+ 2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
284
+ 3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
285
+ 4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
286
+ 5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
287
+
288
+ ---
289
+
290
+ **Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
291
+ **Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
292
+
293
+ ### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
294
+
295
+ 1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
296
+ 2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
297
+ 3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
298
+
299
+ Review these questions before confirming output:
300
+
301
+ ```
302
+ ✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
303
+ ✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
304
+ ✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
305
+ ✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
306
+ ```
307
+
308
+ ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
309
+
310
+ **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
311
+
312
+ - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
313
+ - ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing tests, compile success, or equivalent proof) that your output works as intended.
314
+
315
+ ## Pre-Flight Checklist
316
+
317
+ - [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
318
+ - [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
319
+
320
+ ## VBC Protocol (Verification-Before-Completion)
321
+
322
+ You MUST verify existing code signatures and variables before attempting to modify or call them. No hallucination is permitted.
321
323
 
322
324
  ---
323
325
 
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@ AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this
347
349
  ### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
348
350
 
349
351
  Review these questions before confirming output:
352
+
350
353
  ```
351
354
  ✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
352
355
  ✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
@@ -357,5 +360,6 @@ Review these questions before confirming output:
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360
  ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
358
361
 
359
362
  **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
363
+
360
364
  - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
361
365
  - ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing tests, compile success, or equivalent proof) that your output works as intended.