tribunal-kit 9.0.0 → 9.0.1

package/.agent/skills/baseline-ui/SKILL.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: baseline-ui
-description: Quickly deslop UI code by fixing spacing, hierarchy, typography, contrast, and small layout issues. Use when the interface needs a fast cleanup or polish pass.
-version: 4.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-09-07
+description: Use when Quickly deslop UI code by fixing spacing, hierarchy, typography, contrast, and small layout issues. Use when the interface needs a fast cleanup or polish pass.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - better-ui
   - frontend-design
@@ -15,23 +15,41 @@ scripts-binding:
 
 # Baseline UI — Fast Deslopping & Hierarchy Cleanup
 
----
-
 ## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
 
-Before cleaning up UI styles, you MUST inspect:
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `baseline-ui` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
 
-1. `DESIGN.md` / `package.json` → Check Tailwind CSS configuration and accessibility primitives (`Base UI`, `Radix`)
-2. The 5-Step Deslop Protocol (Section 33) → Fix spacing violations, establish 3-tier typographic hierarchy, and eliminate harsh borders
-3. Anti-Slop Table (Section 43) → Replace hardcoded arbitrary paddings and low-contrast text with tokenized CSS variables
+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).
 
-Enforces an opinionated UI baseline to clean up sloppy code and prevent AI-generated interface slop without changing product architecture or feature scope.
+## Activation Boundaries
 
+- **Activate when:** Use when Quickly deslop UI code by fixing spacing, hierarchy, typography, contrast, and small layout issues. Use when the interface needs a fast cleanup or polish pass.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `baseline-ui` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
 
-## Activation Boundaries
+## 🔁 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
+
+---
 
-- **Activate when:** Operating in tasks requiring Quickly deslop UI code by fixing spacing, hierarchy, typography, contrast, and small layout issues. Use when the interface needs a fast cleanup or polish pass..
-- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls strictly outside baseline-ui domain or belongs to a different dedicated specialist.
 
 ---
 
@@ -68,25 +86,45 @@ Enforces an opinionated UI baseline to clean up sloppy code and prevent AI-gener
 
 ---
 
+## 🚨 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 |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Uncontrolled Re-render Loop** | Mutating state inside render bodies or omitting hook dependencies | Wrap effects with explicit deps and isolate reactive derivations in useMemo |
+| **Accessibility Neglect** | Interactive <div> without role="button", tabIndex, or onKeyDown | Use semantic <button> or provide ARIA role, keyboard handlers, and focus ring |
+| **Layout Shift Flash** | Images/dynamic content without aspect-ratio or explicit dimensions | Enforce aspect-ratio or skeleton placeholders to guarantee zero CLS |
+
+---
+
 ## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
 
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
+**Active Reviewers:** `frontend-reviewer` · `type-safety` · `ui-ux-auditor` · `complexity-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
 
-### ❌ 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.
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
 
-### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
 ```
-✅ 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 all component props strictly typed with zero implicit "any"?
+✅ Are responsive breakpoints, fluid typography, and optical balance verified?
+✅ Is accessibility (ARIA labels, keyboard focus, contrast) validated?
+✅ Are re-renders minimized and state lifecycles cleanly separated?
+✅ Did I verify all imported UI components and icon sets actually exist?
 ```
 
 ### 🛑 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/bash-linux/SKILL.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 name: bash-linux
-description: Bash/Linux terminal mastery. Shell scripting, piping, stream redirection, process substitution, strict mode (set -euo pipefail), AWK, ripgrep parsing, and robust error handling. Use when writing CI scripts, debugging POSIX environments, or manipulating text pipelines.
-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
-version: 4.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-09-07
+description: Use when Bash/Linux terminal mastery. Shell scripting, piping, stream redirection, process substitution, strict mode (set -euo pipefail), AWK, ripgrep parsing, and robust error handling. Use when writing CI scripts, debugging POSIX environments, or manipulating text pipelines.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - server-management
   - devops-engineer
   - cicd-pro
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
 scripts-binding:
   - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
   - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
@@ -15,21 +15,41 @@ scripts-binding:
 
 # Bash & Linux — Shell Scripting Mastery
 
----
-
 ## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
 
-Before writing Bash scripts or terminal automation pipelines, you MUST inspect:
-
-1. Strict Mode Flags (`set -euo pipefail`) (Section 39) → Always set `set -euo pipefail` and `IFS=$'\n\t'` at top of every script to fail fast on errors or unset vars
-2. Variable Quoting Safeguards (Section 122) → Double-quote all path and string variables (`"$FILE"`, `"${FILES[@]}"`) to prevent whitespace expansion bugs
-3. Modern CLI Efficiency Rules (Section 102) → Prefer `rg` over `grep`, `fd` over `find`, `jq` over regex JSON parsing for performance and safety
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `bash-linux` 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:** Operating in tasks requiring Bash/Linux terminal mastery. Shell scripting, piping, stream redirection, process substitution, strict mode (set -euo pipefail), AWK, ripgrep parsing, and robust error handling. Use when writing CI scripts, debugging POSIX environments, or manipulating text pipelines..
-- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls strictly outside bash-linux domain or belongs to a different dedicated specialist.
+- **Activate when:** Use when Bash/Linux terminal mastery. Shell scripting, piping, stream redirection, process substitution, strict mode (set -euo pipefail), AWK, ripgrep parsing, and robust error handling. Use when writing CI scripts, debugging POSIX environments, or manipulating text pipelines.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `bash-linux` 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
+
+---
+
 
 ## Hallucination Traps (Read First)
 
@@ -150,37 +170,45 @@ done
 
 ---
 
+## 🚨 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 |
+
 ---
 
-AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
 
-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 Verification & Guardrails
 
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
+**Active Reviewers:** `pipeline-reviewer` · `devops-engineer` · `resilience-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
 
-### ❌ 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.
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
 
-### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
 ```
-✅ 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/behavioral-modes/SKILL.md

@@ -1,35 +1,56 @@
 ---
 name: behavioral-modes
-description: AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Use to adapt behavior based on task type.
-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
-version: 4.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-09-07
+description: Use when AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Use to adapt behavior based on task type.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - fabel-protocol
   - agentic-patterns
   - thinking-protocol
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Edit, Write
 scripts-binding:
   - .agent/scripts/checklist.js
   - .agent/scripts/verify_all.js
+  - .agent/scripts/lint_runner.js
 ---
 
 # Behavioral Modes
 
----
-
 ## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
 
-Before selecting an operational mode, you MUST inspect:
-
-1. User prompt intent & keywords (Section 148 Mode Selection Rules) → Classify request type (TEACH, DEBUG, REVIEW, PLAN, BUILD, DISCOVER, SHIP, ORCHESTRATE)
-2. Mode Leakage Mitigation rules (Section 160) → Prevent writing unapproved code during DISCOVER or REVIEW modes
-3. Output format contracts → Ensure findings use labeled severity tags (CRITICAL / WARNING / SUGGESTION)
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `behavioral-modes` 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:** Operating in tasks requiring AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Use to adapt behavior based on task type..
-- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls strictly outside behavioral-modes domain or belongs to a different dedicated specialist.
+- **Activate when:** Use when AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Use to adapt behavior based on task type.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `behavioral-modes` 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
+
+---
+
 
 ---
 
@@ -210,37 +231,45 @@ Pre-Flight:  ✅ All checks passed
 
 ---
 
+## 🚨 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 |
+
 ---
 
-AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
+## 🤖 LLM-Specific Traps Table
 
-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 Verification & Guardrails
 
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
+**Active Reviewers:** `orchestrator` · `agent-organizer` · `logic-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
 
-### ❌ 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.
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
 
-### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
 ```
-✅ 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/better-colors/SKILL.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: better-colors
-description: OKLCH color space for web projects. Convert hex/rgb/hsl to oklch, generate palettes, check contrast, handle gamut boundaries, and theme with Tailwind v4. Triggers on oklch, color conversion, palette generation, contrast ratio, gamut, display p3, design tokens, hue drift, chroma, dark mode colors.
-version: 4.0.0
-last-updated: 2026-09-07
+description: Use when OKLCH color space for web projects. Convert hex/rgb/hsl to oklch, generate palettes, check contrast, handle gamut boundaries, and theme with Tailwind v4. Triggers on oklch, color conversion, palette generation, contrast ratio, gamut, display p3, design tokens, hue drift, chroma, dark mode colors.
+version: 5.0.0
+last-updated: 2026-09-13
 skills:
   - better-ui
   - baseline-ui
@@ -15,23 +15,41 @@ scripts-binding:
 
 # Better Colors — OKLCH & Modern Web Color Systems
 
----
-
 ## Mandatory Pre-Flight Context Inspection
 
-Before defining color palettes or CSS theme variables, you MUST inspect:
+Before generating, refactoring, or reviewing code in the `better-colors` domain, inspect these 5 critical parameters:
 
-1. `DESIGN.md` / `index.css` → Check existing CSS custom properties and color variables
-2. OKLCH Syntax & Relative Color Rules (Section 30) → Use `oklch(L C H)` format with subtle chroma (`C: 0.01-0.02`) for neutrals
-3. WCAG 2.2 AA Contrast Thresholds (Section 82) → Ensure `L ≤ 45%` for text on light background and `L ≥ 70%` on dark background
+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).
 
-Design engineering guidelines for building perceptually uniform, WCAG 2.2 AA compliant, P3-gamut color systems using the modern **OKLCH** color space.
+## Activation Boundaries
 
+- **Activate when:** Use when OKLCH color space for web projects. Convert hex/rgb/hsl to oklch, generate palettes, check contrast, handle gamut boundaries, and theme with Tailwind v4. Triggers on oklch, color conversion, palette generation, contrast ratio, gamut, display p3, design tokens, hue drift, chroma, dark mode colors.
+- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls outside the `better-colors` domain or is managed by a different dedicated specialist.
 
-## Activation Boundaries
+## 🔁 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
+
+---
 
-- **Activate when:** Operating in tasks requiring OKLCH color space for web projects. Convert hex/rgb/hsl to oklch, generate palettes, check contrast, handle gamut boundaries, and theme with Tailwind v4. Triggers on oklch, color conversion, palette generation, contrast ratio, gamut, display p3, design tokens, hue drift, chroma, dark mode colors..
-- **DO NOT activate when:** The task falls strictly outside better-colors domain or belongs to a different dedicated specialist.
 
 ---
 
@@ -129,25 +147,45 @@ To achieve 4.5:1 text contrast against a surface:
 
 ---
 
+## 🚨 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 |
+|:---|:---|:---|
+| **Uncontrolled Re-render Loop** | Mutating state inside render bodies or omitting hook dependencies | Wrap effects with explicit deps and isolate reactive derivations in useMemo |
+| **Accessibility Neglect** | Interactive <div> without role="button", tabIndex, or onKeyDown | Use semantic <button> or provide ARIA role, keyboard handlers, and focus ring |
+| **Layout Shift Flash** | Images/dynamic content without aspect-ratio or explicit dimensions | Enforce aspect-ratio or skeleton placeholders to guarantee zero CLS |
+
+---
+
 ## 🏛️ Tribunal Verification & Guardrails
 
-**Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
-**Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
+**Active Reviewers:** `frontend-reviewer` · `type-safety` · `ui-ux-auditor` · `complexity-reviewer`
+**Slash Command:** `/review` or `/tribunal-full`
 
-### ❌ 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.
+### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit Checklist
 
-### ✅ Pre-Flight Self-Audit
 ```
-✅ 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 all component props strictly typed with zero implicit "any"?
+✅ Are responsive breakpoints, fluid typography, and optical balance verified?
+✅ Is accessibility (ARIA labels, keyboard focus, contrast) validated?
+✅ Are re-renders minimized and state lifecycles cleanly separated?
+✅ Did I verify all imported UI components and icon sets actually exist?
 ```
 
 ### 🛑 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.