tribunal-kit 8.0.0 → 9.0.1

package/.agent/skills/plan-writing/SKILL.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 name: plan-writing
-description: Technical design and implementation planning mastery. Writing structured execution checklists, dependency mapping, establishing rollback protocols, segmenting monolithic tasks, writing ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), and defining verification criteria. Use when transitioning from ideation to coordinated execution.
-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
-version: 3.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-07-30
+description: Use when Technical design and implementation planning mastery. Writing structured execution checklists, dependency mapping, establishing rollback protocols, segmenting monolithic tasks, writing ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), and defining verification criteria. Use when transitioning from ideation to coordinated execution.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - project-planner
   - brainstorming
   - harness-protocol
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
 scripts-binding:
   - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
   - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
@@ -15,25 +15,60 @@ scripts-binding:
 
 # Plan Writing — Execution Blueprints Mastery
 
----
-
 ## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
 
-Before writing implementation plans or execution blueprints, you MUST inspect:
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `plan-writing` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
 
-1. Verification Criteria Requirement (Section 15) → Include explicit "How to verify" criteria for every wave; ban plan steps without verification
-2. Phased Wave Segmentation (Section 41) → Segment multi-file tasks into testable, independent waves (Wave 1: Data, Wave 2: API, Wave 3: UI)
-3. Non-Destructive Defaults & Rollback Rules (Section 66) → Define fallback feature toggles and database rollback procedures prior to execution
+1. **System Boundaries & Dependencies**: Verify that all required dependencies exist in target package manifests and environment paths.
+2. **Runtime Context & Platform Invariants**: Confirm target platform constraints (Node.js, Browser, Mobile OS, Edge runtime) before applying APIs.
+3. **Execution Guardrails**: Identify potential side-effects, state mutations, and unhandled asynchronous exceptions.
+4. **Validation & Type Contracts**: Validate input data schemas and strict type constraints across all module interfaces.
+5. **Observability & Proof of Execution**: Ensure execution produces tangible verification signals (terminal output, tests, metrics).
 
-## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
+## Activation Boundaries
+
+- **Activate when:** Use when Technical design and implementation planning mastery. Writing structured execution checklists, dependency mapping, establishing rollback protocols, segmenting monolithic tasks, writing ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), and defining verification criteria. Use when transitioning from ideation to coordinated execution.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `plan-writing` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
 
-- ❌ Writing plans without verification criteria -> ✅ Every plan needs a 'How to verify this worked' section
-- ❌ Planning at the wrong granularity (too high or too low) -> ✅ Plans should be at the component/feature level, not line-by-line or system-wide
-- ❌ Skipping the 'What could go wrong' section -> ✅ Identifying failure modes before implementation prevents costly rework
+## 🔁 Multi-Pass Execution Protocol
+
+Execute all non-trivial tasks through this 7-pass cognitive loop:
+
+| Pass | Phase | Core Action |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Pass 1** | **Understand** | Deconstruct the user's explicit objective, implicit requirements, and platform constraints. |
+| **Pass 2** | **Plan** | Decompose the task into smallest logical steps; map dependencies and required tool calls. |
+| **Pass 3** | **Execute** | Implement the solution with production-grade craft, zero placeholders, and strict typing. |
+| **Pass 4** | **Verify** | Run linters, unit tests, or compiler checks to validate structural correctness. |
+| **Pass 5** | **Attack** | Perform an adversarial review searching for edge-case failures, race conditions, and traps. |
+| **Pass 6** | **Improve** | Eliminate discovered friction, optimize performance, and harden error boundaries. |
+| **Pass 7** | **Quality Gate** | Enforce Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) with concrete terminal proof before finalizing. |
 
 ---
 
-# Plan Writing — Execution Blueprints Mastery
+## 🛠️ Technical Architecture & Reference Recipes
+
+---
+
+
+## 2026 Plan Writing & Task Contract Invariants
+
+1. **The Strict Task Contract**:
+   Every plan must establish:
+   - **OBJECTIVE**: Precise outcome expected.
+   - **HARD CONSTRAINTS**: Unchangeable tech stack, performance budgets, backwards compatibility.
+   - **ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA**: Unambiguous, observable conditions proving success (e.g. `npm test exits 0`, `LCP < 1.2s`).
+2. **Chunking Limit (Max 5 Files Per Wave)**:
+   Never generate a single wave touching > 5 files. Break large epics into consecutive waves where each wave compiles and passes verification before proceeding.
+3. **Evidence-Based Closeout**:
+   Every wave ends with an automated command the agent or human must run to prove correctness before proceeding to the next wave.
+
+## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
+
+- ❌ Writing plans without verification criteria → ✅ Every plan needs a 'How to verify this worked' section
+- ❌ Planning at the wrong granularity (too high or too low) → ✅ Plans should be at the component/feature level
+- ❌ Skipping the 'What could go wrong' section → ✅ Identifying failure modes before implementation prevents costly rework
+- ❌ Multi-file mega plans without wave chunking → ✅ Break into independent, testable waves
 
 ---
 
@@ -45,9 +80,15 @@ Before altering multiple files or introducing a new system architecture, a rigid
 
 1. **Objective Context:** 2-sentence summary of the requested goal.
 2. **Architectural Handoff:** (What stack, what libraries, what constraints).
-3. **Dependency Tree Execution Order:** (Cannot build frontend UI until backend API exists).
-4. **File Blueprint:** Exact files expected to be touched (`[NEW] src/api/user.ts`, `[MODIFY] src/db/schema.prisma`).
-5. **Verification Protocol:** Exactly how the agent/human will prove the task is completed successfully.
+3. **Task-Level Interface Contracts (Mandatory for Subagent Decoupling):**
+   Every task MUST declare:
+   - `Consumes:` Exact function signatures and types it imports from prior tasks.
+   - `Produces:` Exact function signatures and types it exports for subsequent tasks.
+4. **The Zero-Placeholder Invariant:**
+   Never write "TBD", "TODO", "implement later", "add validation", or "write tests for above". Every step must contain complete, exact code blocks and verification commands.
+5. **Dependency Tree Execution Order:** (Cannot build frontend UI until backend API exists).
+6. **File Blueprint:** Exact files expected to be touched (`[NEW] src/api/user.ts`, `[MODIFY] src/db/schema.prisma`).
+7. **Verification Protocol:** Exactly how the agent/human will prove the task is completed successfully.
 
 ---
 
@@ -117,91 +158,45 @@ _Rules:_
 
 ---
 
----
-
-AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
+## 🚨 Edge-Case & Failure Mode Matrix
 
-1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
-2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
-3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
-4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
-5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
+| Scenario | Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Empty or Null Inputs** | Unhandled exception or unexpected rendering collapse | Enforce fallback guards, optional chaining, and explicit empty state handlers |
+| **Network Timeout / Latency** | Hanging operations or duplicate side-effects | Implement bounded abort controllers, exponential backoff, and idempotency keys |
+| **Concurrency / Race Conditions** | Stale state overwrite or inconsistent data mutations | Use atomic transactions, mutex locking, or cancel-on-resubmit controls |
+| **Invalid Schema / Malformed Payload** | Downstream runtime errors or security injection | Validate boundary payloads with Zod/Pydantic schemas prior to execution |
+| **Resource / Memory Saturation** | OOM errors, frame drops, or memory leaks | Clean up listeners, cancel active timers, and enforce pagination/virtualization |
 
 ---
 
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
-
-### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
 
-1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
-2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
-3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
-
-Review these questions before confirming output:
-
-```
-✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
-✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
-✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
-✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
-```
-
-### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
-
-**CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
-
-- ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
-- ✅ **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.
-
-## Pre-Flight Checklist
-
-- [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
-- [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
-
-## VBC Protocol (Verification-Before-Completion)
-
-You MUST verify existing code signatures and variables before attempting to modify or call them. No hallucination is permitted.
-
----
-
-## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps
-
-AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
-
-1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
-2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
-3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
-4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
-5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
+| Anti-Pattern | What AI Commonly Does Wrong | What Is Actually Correct |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Hallucinated Tool Capabilities** | Assuming an external library or CLI command exists without verification | Run a verification check or verify package.json before referencing tools |
+| **Premature Completion Claim** | Declaring a task finished because code was generated without verification | Execute tests, linters, or terminal commands to provide concrete proof |
+| **Context Bloat Dumping** | Pasting entire multi-thousand-line files into prompt context | Extract targeted excerpts, symbols, and signatures to preserve tokens |
 
 ---
 
-## 🏛️ Tribunal Integration (Anti-Hallucination)
-
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
-
-### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
+## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
 
-1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
-2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
-3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
+**Active Reviewers:** `orchestrator` · `agent-organizer` · `logic-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
 
-### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
-
-Review these questions before confirming output:
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
 
 ```
-✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
-✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
-✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
-✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
+✅ Did I deconstruct the root objective before proposing architecture?
+✅ Did I identify dependencies, bottlenecks, and parallelizable sub-tasks?
+✅ Did I avoid over-engineering and select the simplest effective pattern?
+✅ Did I verify assumptions with concrete file reads instead of speculation?
+✅ Did I establish measurable verification criteria before completion?
 ```
 
 ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
 
 **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
-
 - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
-- ✅ **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.
+- ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing test suites, compiler success, or equivalent operational proof) that your output works as intended.

package/.agent/skills/platform-engineer/SKILL.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 name: platform-engineer
-description: Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Portal (IDP) mastery. Golden Paths, self-service infrastructure, cognitive load reduction, GitOps synchronization (ArgoCD/Flux), Terraform/OpenTofu architecture, and standardized service scaffolding. Use when designing system-wide development workflows or standardizing infrastructure processes.
-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
-version: 3.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-07-30
+description: Use when Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Portal (IDP) mastery. Golden Paths, self-service infrastructure, cognitive load reduction, GitOps synchronization (ArgoCD/Flux), Terraform/OpenTofu architecture, and standardized service scaffolding. Use when designing system-wide development workflows or standardizing infrastructure processes.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - cloud-architect
   - devops-engineer
   - cicd-pro
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
 scripts-binding:
   - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
   - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
@@ -15,15 +15,41 @@ scripts-binding:
 
 # Platform Engineering — Developer Experience Mastery
 
+## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
+
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `platform-engineer` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
+
+1. **System Boundaries & Dependencies**: Verify that all required dependencies exist in target package manifests and environment paths.
+2. **Runtime Context & Platform Invariants**: Confirm target platform constraints (Node.js, Browser, Mobile OS, Edge runtime) before applying APIs.
+3. **Execution Guardrails**: Identify potential side-effects, state mutations, and unhandled asynchronous exceptions.
+4. **Validation & Type Contracts**: Validate input data schemas and strict type constraints across all module interfaces.
+5. **Observability & Proof of Execution**: Ensure execution produces tangible verification signals (terminal output, tests, metrics).
+
+## Activation Boundaries
+
+- **Activate when:** Use when Platform Engineering and Internal Developer Portal (IDP) mastery. Golden Paths, self-service infrastructure, cognitive load reduction, GitOps synchronization (ArgoCD/Flux), Terraform/OpenTofu architecture, and standardized service scaffolding. Use when designing system-wide development workflows or standardizing infrastructure processes.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `platform-engineer` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
+
+## 🔁 Multi-Pass Execution Protocol
+
+Execute all non-trivial tasks through this 7-pass cognitive loop:
+
+| Pass | Phase | Core Action |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Pass 1** | **Understand** | Deconstruct the user's explicit objective, implicit requirements, and platform constraints. |
+| **Pass 2** | **Plan** | Decompose the task into smallest logical steps; map dependencies and required tool calls. |
+| **Pass 3** | **Execute** | Implement the solution with production-grade craft, zero placeholders, and strict typing. |
+| **Pass 4** | **Verify** | Run linters, unit tests, or compiler checks to validate structural correctness. |
+| **Pass 5** | **Attack** | Perform an adversarial review searching for edge-case failures, race conditions, and traps. |
+| **Pass 6** | **Improve** | Eliminate discovered friction, optimize performance, and harden error boundaries. |
+| **Pass 7** | **Quality Gate** | Enforce Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) with concrete terminal proof before finalizing. |
+
 ---
 
-## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
+## 🛠️ Technical Architecture & Reference Recipes
 
-Before designing developer platforms or GitOps manifests, you MUST inspect:
+---
 
-1. Golden Path Self-Service Rule (Section 29) → Build pre-approved automated templates for bootstrapping services (CI, metrics, DB Terraform out-of-the-box)
-2. GitOps Continuous Reconciliation (Section 48) → Enforce declarative GitOps (`selfHeal: true`) via ArgoCD/Flux; ban manual `kubectl apply` or console modifications
-3. Higher-Level Terraform Modules (Section 76) → Encapsulate complex IaC logic into simple interface modules (`capacity`, `needs_replica`) to reduce cognitive load
 
 ## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
 
@@ -33,8 +59,6 @@ Before designing developer platforms or GitOps manifests, you MUST inspect:
 
 ---
 
-# Platform Engineering — Developer Experience Mastery
-
 ---
 
 ## 1. The "Golden Path" Architecture
@@ -115,91 +139,45 @@ Ensure your infrastructure proposals abstract away the YAML mechanics. Give the
 
 ---
 
----
-
-AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
+## 🚨 Edge-Case & Failure Mode Matrix
 
-1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
-2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
-3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
-4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
-5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
+| Scenario | Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Empty or Null Inputs** | Unhandled exception or unexpected rendering collapse | Enforce fallback guards, optional chaining, and explicit empty state handlers |
+| **Network Timeout / Latency** | Hanging operations or duplicate side-effects | Implement bounded abort controllers, exponential backoff, and idempotency keys |
+| **Concurrency / Race Conditions** | Stale state overwrite or inconsistent data mutations | Use atomic transactions, mutex locking, or cancel-on-resubmit controls |
+| **Invalid Schema / Malformed Payload** | Downstream runtime errors or security injection | Validate boundary payloads with Zod/Pydantic schemas prior to execution |
+| **Resource / Memory Saturation** | OOM errors, frame drops, or memory leaks | Clean up listeners, cancel active timers, and enforce pagination/virtualization |
 
 ---
 
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
-
-### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
-
-1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
-2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
-3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
 
-Review these questions before confirming output:
-
-```
-✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
-✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
-✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
-✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
-```
-
-### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
-
-**CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
-
-- ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
-- ✅ **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.
-
-## Pre-Flight Checklist
-
-- [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
-- [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
-
-## VBC Protocol (Verification-Before-Completion)
-
-You MUST verify existing code signatures and variables before attempting to modify or call them. No hallucination is permitted.
-
----
-
-## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps
-
-AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
-
-1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
-2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
-3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
-4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
-5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
+| Anti-Pattern | What AI Commonly Does Wrong | What Is Actually Correct |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Silent Pipeline Failure** | Executing shell steps without set -euo pipefail, ignoring errors | Always initialize shell scripts with set -euo pipefail and trap handlers |
+| **Unpinned Dependency Shift** | Installing packages with npm install or using :latest docker tags | Lock dependencies with npm ci / lockfiles and use immutable SHA256 image digests |
+| **Leaking Build Secrets** | Passing secrets as Docker build arguments baked into image layers | Use Docker BuildKit secret mounts (--mount=type=secret) or runtime injection |
 
 ---
 
-## 🏛️ Tribunal Integration (Anti-Hallucination)
-
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
-
-### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
+## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
 
-1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
-2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
-3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
+**Active Reviewers:** `pipeline-reviewer` · `devops-engineer` · `resilience-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
 
-### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
-
-Review these questions before confirming output:
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
 
 ```
-✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
-✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
-✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
-✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
+✅ Are strict execution modes (set -euo pipefail) active on all scripts?
+✅ Are container images pinned to digest/immutable tags instead of "latest"?
+✅ Are deployment health checks and rollback baselines configured?
+✅ Are CI secrets masked and unexposed to untrusted pull requests?
+✅ Did I verify environment compatibility across target runtimes?
 ```
 
 ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
 
 **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
-
 - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
-- ✅ **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.
+- ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing test suites, compiler success, or equivalent operational proof) that your output works as intended.

package/.agent/skills/platform-engineering-opentofu/SKILL.md

@@ -1,28 +1,53 @@
 ---
 name: platform-engineering-opentofu
-description: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with OpenTofu/Terraform/Pulumi, automated cloud provisioning, DevSecOps pipelines, and self-service platform engineering.
-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Edit, Write
-version: 3.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-08-05
-script: .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
-scripts-binding:
-  - .agent/scripts/security_scan.js
-  - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
+description: Use when Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with OpenTofu/Terraform/Pulumi, automated cloud provisioning, DevSecOps pipelines, and self-service platform engineering.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - devops-engineer
   - platform-engineer
   - cloud-architect
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
+scripts-binding:
+  - .agent/scripts/security_scan.js
+  - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
+  - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
 ---
 
 # Platform Engineering & OpenTofu IaC
 
 ## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
 
-Before provisioning cloud infrastructure:
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `platform-engineering-opentofu` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
+
+1. **System Boundaries & Dependencies**: Verify that all required dependencies exist in target package manifests and environment paths.
+2. **Runtime Context & Platform Invariants**: Confirm target platform constraints (Node.js, Browser, Mobile OS, Edge runtime) before applying APIs.
+3. **Execution Guardrails**: Identify potential side-effects, state mutations, and unhandled asynchronous exceptions.
+4. **Validation & Type Contracts**: Validate input data schemas and strict type constraints across all module interfaces.
+5. **Observability & Proof of Execution**: Ensure execution produces tangible verification signals (terminal output, tests, metrics).
+
+## Activation Boundaries
 
-1. OpenTofu State Locking → Use remote S3/DynamoDB or backend state locking to prevent concurrency collisions
-2. Least Privilege IAM → Enforce strict role-based access control (RBAC) on all cloud resources
-3. Plan Validation → Run `tofu plan` and static security analysis (tfsec/checkov) before `tofu apply`
+- **Activate when:** Use when Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with OpenTofu/Terraform/Pulumi, automated cloud provisioning, DevSecOps pipelines, and self-service platform engineering.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `platform-engineering-opentofu` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
+
+## 🔁 Multi-Pass Execution Protocol
+
+Execute all non-trivial tasks through this 7-pass cognitive loop:
+
+| Pass | Phase | Core Action |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Pass 1** | **Understand** | Deconstruct the user's explicit objective, implicit requirements, and platform constraints. |
+| **Pass 2** | **Plan** | Decompose the task into smallest logical steps; map dependencies and required tool calls. |
+| **Pass 3** | **Execute** | Implement the solution with production-grade craft, zero placeholders, and strict typing. |
+| **Pass 4** | **Verify** | Run linters, unit tests, or compiler checks to validate structural correctness. |
+| **Pass 5** | **Attack** | Perform an adversarial review searching for edge-case failures, race conditions, and traps. |
+| **Pass 6** | **Improve** | Eliminate discovered friction, optimize performance, and harden error boundaries. |
+| **Pass 7** | **Quality Gate** | Enforce Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) with concrete terminal proof before finalizing. |
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Technical Architecture & Reference Recipes
 
 ## Production AWS VPC & ECS Module Blueprint
 
@@ -62,7 +87,47 @@ resource "aws_subnet" "public_a" {
 }
 ```
 
-## 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
+---
+
+## 🚨 Edge-Case & Failure Mode Matrix
+
+| Scenario | Risk | Mitigation Strategy |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Empty or Null Inputs** | Unhandled exception or unexpected rendering collapse | Enforce fallback guards, optional chaining, and explicit empty state handlers |
+| **Network Timeout / Latency** | Hanging operations or duplicate side-effects | Implement bounded abort controllers, exponential backoff, and idempotency keys |
+| **Concurrency / Race Conditions** | Stale state overwrite or inconsistent data mutations | Use atomic transactions, mutex locking, or cancel-on-resubmit controls |
+| **Invalid Schema / Malformed Payload** | Downstream runtime errors or security injection | Validate boundary payloads with Zod/Pydantic schemas prior to execution |
+| **Resource / Memory Saturation** | OOM errors, frame drops, or memory leaks | Clean up listeners, cancel active timers, and enforce pagination/virtualization |
+
+---
+
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
+
+| Anti-Pattern | What AI Commonly Does Wrong | What Is Actually Correct |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Silent Pipeline Failure** | Executing shell steps without set -euo pipefail, ignoring errors | Always initialize shell scripts with set -euo pipefail and trap handlers |
+| **Unpinned Dependency Shift** | Installing packages with npm install or using :latest docker tags | Lock dependencies with npm ci / lockfiles and use immutable SHA256 image digests |
+| **Leaking Build Secrets** | Passing secrets as Docker build arguments baked into image layers | Use Docker BuildKit secret mounts (--mount=type=secret) or runtime injection |
+
+---
+
+## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
+
+**Active Reviewers:** `pipeline-reviewer` · `devops-engineer` · `resilience-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
+
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
+
+```
+✅ Are strict execution modes (set -euo pipefail) active on all scripts?
+✅ Are container images pinned to digest/immutable tags instead of "latest"?
+✅ Are deployment health checks and rollback baselines configured?
+✅ Are CI secrets masked and unexposed to untrusted pull requests?
+✅ Did I verify environment compatibility across target runtimes?
+```
+
+### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
 
-- Run `tofu validate` and security scan before applying changes.
-- Ensure rollback plan is explicitly documented.
+**CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
+- ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
+- ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing test suites, compiler success, or equivalent operational proof) that your output works as intended.