refactor(bin): move non-spec root files into references/ across four skills #133
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | The interview instruction plus the domain-awareness rules: file layout discovery, the five during-session behaviours, and the three-part ADR test |
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| `CONTEXT-FORMAT.md` | Skill-root document, cited when a term is resolved: the structure of a `CONTEXT.md` and how to write a Language entry |
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| `ADR-FORMAT.md` | Skill-root document, cited when an ADR is offered: `docs/adr/` naming, sequential numbering, and the ADR template |
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| `references/context-format.md` | Cited when a term is resolved: the structure of a `CONTEXT.md` and how to write a Language entry |
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| `references/adr-format.md` | Cited when an ADR is offered: `docs/adr/` naming, sequential numbering, and the ADR template |
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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ When the user states how something works, check whether the code agrees. If you
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### Update CONTEXT.md inline
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When a term is resolved, update `CONTEXT.md` right there. Don't batch these up — capture them as they happen. Use the format in [CONTEXT-FORMAT.md](./CONTEXT-FORMAT.md).
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When a term is resolved, update `CONTEXT.md` right there. Don't batch these up — capture them as they happen. Use the format in [context-format.md](references/context-format.md).
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Don't couple `CONTEXT.md` to implementation details. Only include terms that are meaningful to domain experts.
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2. **Surprising without context** — a future reader will wonder "why did they do it this way?"
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3. **The result of a real trade-off** — there were genuine alternatives and you picked one for specific reasons
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If any of the three is missing, skip the ADR. Use the format in [ADR-FORMAT.md](./ADR-FORMAT.md).
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If any of the three is missing, skip the ADR. Use the format in [adr-format.md](references/adr-format.md).
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</supporting-info>
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | Condensed glossary, key principles, and the three-stage process |
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| `LANGUAGE.md` | Skill-root document, cited throughout `SKILL.md`: full definitions of every term, the words each one replaces, and the full principle list |
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| `INTERFACE-DESIGN.md` | Skill-root document, read at stage 3 when the user wants alternative interfaces explored: the parallel sub-agent "Design It Twice" pattern, framing the problem space, and the per-agent design constraints |
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| `DEEPENING.md` | Skill-root document, cited from `INTERFACE-DESIGN.md`: how to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, the four dependency categories (in-process, local-substitutable, remote-but-owned, true external), seam discipline, and the replace-don't-layer testing strategy |
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| `references/language.md` | Cited throughout `SKILL.md`: full definitions of every term, the words each one replaces, and the full principle list |
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| `references/interface-design.md` | Read at stage 3 when the user wants alternative interfaces explored: the parallel sub-agent "Design It Twice" pattern, framing the problem space, and the per-agent design constraints |
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| `references/deepening.md` | Cited from `references/interface-design.md`: how to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, the four dependency categories (in-process, local-substitutable, remote-but-owned, true external), seam discipline, and the replace-don't-layer testing strategy |
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- **The interface is the test surface.**
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- **One adapter = hypothetical seam. Two adapters = real seam.**
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If a term or principle above is ambiguous in the case in front of you, or you need the definitions and the principles the two lists leave out, read `LANGUAGE.md`.
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If a term or principle above is ambiguous in the case in front of you, or you need the definitions and the principles the two lists leave out, read `references/language.md`.
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This skill is _informed_ by the project's domain model. The domain language gives names to good seams; ADRs record decisions the skill should not re-litigate.
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Once the user picks a candidate, drop into a grilling conversation. Walk the des
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Side effects happen inline as decisions crystallize:
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- **Naming a deepened module after a concept not in `CONTEXT.md`?** Add the term to `CONTEXT.md` — same discipline as `grill-with-docs`, in the format `grill-with-docs`'s `CONTEXT-FORMAT.md` defines. Create the file lazily if it doesn't exist.
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- **Naming a deepened module after a concept not in `CONTEXT.md`?** Add the term to `CONTEXT.md` — same discipline as `grill-with-docs`, in the format `grill-with-docs`'s `references/context-format.md` defines. Create the file lazily if it doesn't exist.
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- **Sharpening a fuzzy term during the conversation?** Update `CONTEXT.md` right there.
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- **User rejects the candidate with a load-bearing reason?** Offer an ADR, framed as: _"Want me to record this as an ADR so future architecture reviews don't re-suggest it?"_ Only offer when the reason would actually be needed by a future explorer to avoid re-suggesting the same thing — skip ephemeral reasons ("not worth it right now") and self-evident ones. See `grill-with-docs`'s `ADR-FORMAT.md`.
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- **Want to explore alternative interfaces for the deepened module?** Read `INTERFACE-DESIGN.md`.
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- **User rejects the candidate with a load-bearing reason?** Offer an ADR, framed as: _"Want me to record this as an ADR so future architecture reviews don't re-suggest it?"_ Only offer when the reason would actually be needed by a future explorer to avoid re-suggesting the same thing — skip ephemeral reasons ("not worth it right now") and self-evident ones. See `grill-with-docs`'s `references/adr-format.md`.
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- **Want to explore alternative interfaces for the deepened module?** Read `references/interface-design.md`.
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# Deepening
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How to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, given its dependencies. Assumes the vocabulary in [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**.
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How to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, given its dependencies. Assumes the vocabulary in [language.md](language.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**.
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## Dependency categories
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When the user wants to explore alternative interfaces for a chosen deepening candidate, use this parallel sub-agent pattern. Based on "Design It Twice" (Ousterhout) — your first idea is unlikely to be the best.
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Uses the vocabulary in [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**, **leverage**.
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Uses the vocabulary in [language.md](language.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**, **leverage**.
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## Process
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Before spawning sub-agents, write a user-facing explanation of the problem space for the chosen candidate:
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- The constraints any new interface would need to satisfy
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- The dependencies it would rely on, and which category they fall into (see [DEEPENING.md](DEEPENING.md))
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- The dependencies it would rely on, and which category they fall into (see [deepening.md](deepening.md))
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- A rough illustrative code sketch to ground the constraints — not a proposal, just a way to make the constraints concrete
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Show this to the user, then immediately proceed to Step 2. The user reads and thinks while the sub-agents work in parallel.
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Spawn 3+ sub-agents in parallel using the Agent tool. Each must produce a **radically different** interface for the deepened module.
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Prompt each sub-agent with a separate technical brief (file paths, coupling details, dependency category from [DEEPENING.md](DEEPENING.md), what sits behind the seam). The brief is independent of the user-facing problem-space explanation in Step 1. Give each agent a different design constraint:
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Prompt each sub-agent with a separate technical brief (file paths, coupling details, dependency category from [deepening.md](deepening.md), what sits behind the seam). The brief is independent of the user-facing problem-space explanation in Step 1. Give each agent a different design constraint:
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- Agent 1: "Minimize the interface — aim for 1–3 entry points max. Maximise leverage per entry point."
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- Agent 2: "Maximise flexibility — support many use cases and extension."
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- Agent 3: "Optimise for the most common caller — make the default case trivial."
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- Agent 4 (if applicable): "Design around ports & adapters for cross-seam dependencies."
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Include both [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) vocabulary and CONTEXT.md vocabulary in the brief so each sub-agent names things consistently with the architecture language and the project's domain language.
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Include both [language.md](language.md) vocabulary and CONTEXT.md vocabulary in the brief so each sub-agent names things consistently with the architecture language and the project's domain language.
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Each sub-agent outputs:
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1. Interface (types, methods, params — plus invariants, ordering, error modes)
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2. Usage example showing how callers use it
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3. What the implementation hides behind the seam
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4. Dependency strategy and adapters (see [DEEPENING.md](DEEPENING.md))
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4. Dependency strategy and adapters (see [deepening.md](deepening.md))
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5. Trade-offs — where leverage is high, where it's thin
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### 3. Present and compare
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | Philosophy, the horizontal-slicing anti-pattern, the four-stage workflow, and the per-cycle checklist |
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| `tests.md` | Skill-root document, cited from Philosophy: worked good and bad test examples |
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| `mocking.md` | Skill-root document, cited from Philosophy: mock at system boundaries only, and what not to mock |
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| `deep-modules.md` | Skill-root document, cited from stage 1: what a deep module is (small interface, large implementation) and why it is the design to aim for |
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| `interface-design.md` | Skill-root document, cited from stage 1: designing interfaces for testability, starting with accepting dependencies rather than creating them |
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| `refactoring.md` | Skill-root document, cited from stage 4: the refactor-candidate checklist — duplication, long methods, shallow modules, feature envy, primitive obsession |
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| `references/tests.md` | Cited from Philosophy: worked good and bad test examples |
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| `references/mocking.md` | Cited from Philosophy: mock at system boundaries only, and what not to mock |
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| `references/deep-modules.md` | Cited from stage 1: what a deep module is (small interface, large implementation) and why it is the design to aim for |
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| `references/interface-design.md` | Cited from stage 1: designing interfaces for testability, starting with accepting dependencies rather than creating them |
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| `references/refactoring.md` | Cited from stage 4: the refactor-candidate checklist — duplication, long methods, shallow modules, feature envy, primitive obsession |
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**Bad tests** are coupled to implementation. They mock internal collaborators, test private methods, or verify through external means (like querying a database directly instead of using the interface). The warning sign: your test breaks when you refactor, but behavior hasn't changed. If you rename an internal function and tests fail, those tests were testing implementation, not behavior.
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If you need worked examples of the difference — a behaviour-level test beside the implementation-coupled version of the same check — read `tests.md`. If a test needs a collaborator faked, read `mocking.md` before reaching for a mock.
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If you need worked examples of the difference — a behaviour-level test beside the implementation-coupled version of the same check — read `references/tests.md`. If a test needs a collaborator faked, read `references/mocking.md` before reaching for a mock.
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## Anti-Pattern: Horizontal Slices
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- [ ] Confirm with user what interface changes are needed
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- [ ] Confirm with user which behaviors to test (prioritize)
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- [ ] Identify opportunities for [deep modules](deep-modules.md) (small interface, deep implementation)
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- [ ] Design interfaces for [testability](interface-design.md)
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- [ ] Identify opportunities for [deep modules](references/deep-modules.md) (small interface, deep implementation)
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- [ ] Design interfaces for [testability](references/interface-design.md)
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- [ ] List the behaviors to test (not implementation steps)
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- [ ] Get user approval on the plan
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### 4. Refactor
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After all tests pass, look for [refactor candidates](refactoring.md):
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After all tests pass, look for [refactor candidates](references/refactoring.md):
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- [ ] Extract duplication
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- [ ] Deepen modules (move complexity behind simple interfaces)
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | The roles and state machine, the three invocation modes, the needs-info template, and how to resume a prior session |
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| `AGENT-BRIEF.md` | Skill-root document, cited when an issue moves to `ready-for-agent` (and reused for `ready-for-human`): how to write a brief that stays durable for weeks while the codebase moves under it — describe interfaces and behavioural contracts, not line numbers |
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| `OUT-OF-SCOPE.md` | Skill-root document, cited when an enhancement is closed `wontfix` and when checking for prior rejections: how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base is laid out and what it is for — institutional memory, and deduplication against re-litigated requests |
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| `references/agent-brief.md` | Cited when an issue moves to `ready-for-agent` (and reused for `ready-for-human`): how to write a brief that stays durable for weeks while the codebase moves under it — describe interfaces and behavioural contracts, not line numbers |
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| `references/out-of-scope.md` | Cited when an enhancement is closed `wontfix` and when checking for prior rejections: how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base is laid out and what it is for — institutional memory, and deduplication against re-litigated requests |
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## Reference docs
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- [AGENT-BRIEF.md](AGENT-BRIEF.md) — how to write durable agent briefs
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- [OUT-OF-SCOPE.md](OUT-OF-SCOPE.md) — how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base works
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- [agent-brief.md](references/agent-brief.md) — how to write durable agent briefs
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- [out-of-scope.md](references/out-of-scope.md) — how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base works
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## Roles
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4. **Grill (if needed).** If the issue needs fleshing out, run a `/grill-with-docs` session.
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5. **Apply the outcome:**
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- `ready-for-agent` — post an agent brief comment ([AGENT-BRIEF.md](AGENT-BRIEF.md)).
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- `ready-for-agent` — post an agent brief comment ([agent-brief.md](references/agent-brief.md)).
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- `ready-for-human` — same structure as an agent brief, but note why it can't be delegated (judgment calls, external access, design decisions, manual testing).
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- `needs-info` — post triage notes (template below).
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- `wontfix` (bug) — polite explanation, then close.
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- `wontfix` (enhancement) — write to `.out-of-scope/`, link to it from a comment, then close ([OUT-OF-SCOPE.md](OUT-OF-SCOPE.md)).
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- `wontfix` (enhancement) — write to `.out-of-scope/`, link to it from a comment, then close ([out-of-scope.md](references/out-of-scope.md)).
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- `needs-triage` — apply the role. Optional comment if there's partial progress.
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## Quick state override
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | The interview instruction plus the domain-awareness rules: file layout discovery, the five during-session behaviours, and the three-part ADR test |
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| `CONTEXT-FORMAT.md` | Skill-root document, cited when a term is resolved: the structure of a `CONTEXT.md` and how to write a Language entry |
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| `ADR-FORMAT.md` | Skill-root document, cited when an ADR is offered: `docs/adr/` naming, sequential numbering, and the ADR template |
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| `references/context-format.md` | Cited when a term is resolved: the structure of a `CONTEXT.md` and how to write a Language entry |
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| `references/adr-format.md` | Cited when an ADR is offered: `docs/adr/` naming, sequential numbering, and the ADR template |
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### Update CONTEXT.md inline
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When a term is resolved, update `CONTEXT.md` right there. Don't batch these up — capture them as they happen. Use the format in [CONTEXT-FORMAT.md](./CONTEXT-FORMAT.md).
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When a term is resolved, update `CONTEXT.md` right there. Don't batch these up — capture them as they happen. Use the format in [context-format.md](references/context-format.md).
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Don't couple `CONTEXT.md` to implementation details. Only include terms that are meaningful to domain experts.
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@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ Only offer to create an ADR when all three are true:
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2. **Surprising without context** — a future reader will wonder "why did they do it this way?"
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3. **The result of a real trade-off** — there were genuine alternatives and you picked one for specific reasons
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If any of the three is missing, skip the ADR. Use the format in [ADR-FORMAT.md](./ADR-FORMAT.md).
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If any of the three is missing, skip the ADR. Use the format in [adr-format.md](references/adr-format.md).
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</supporting-info>
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | Condensed glossary, key principles, and the three-stage process |
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| `LANGUAGE.md` | Skill-root document, cited throughout `SKILL.md`: full definitions of every term, the words each one replaces, and the full principle list |
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| `INTERFACE-DESIGN.md` | Skill-root document, read at stage 3 when the user wants alternative interfaces explored: the parallel sub-agent "Design It Twice" pattern, framing the problem space, and the per-agent design constraints |
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| `DEEPENING.md` | Skill-root document, cited from `INTERFACE-DESIGN.md`: how to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, the four dependency categories (in-process, local-substitutable, remote-but-owned, true external), seam discipline, and the replace-don't-layer testing strategy |
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| `references/language.md` | Cited throughout `SKILL.md`: full definitions of every term, the words each one replaces, and the full principle list |
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| `references/interface-design.md` | Read at stage 3 when the user wants alternative interfaces explored: the parallel sub-agent "Design It Twice" pattern, framing the problem space, and the per-agent design constraints |
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| `references/deepening.md` | Cited from `references/interface-design.md`: how to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, the four dependency categories (in-process, local-substitutable, remote-but-owned, true external), seam discipline, and the replace-don't-layer testing strategy |
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Key principles:
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- **The interface is the test surface.**
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- **One adapter = hypothetical seam. Two adapters = real seam.**
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If a term or principle above is ambiguous in the case in front of you, or you need the definitions and the principles the two lists leave out, read `LANGUAGE.md`.
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If a term or principle above is ambiguous in the case in front of you, or you need the definitions and the principles the two lists leave out, read `references/language.md`.
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This skill is _informed_ by the project's domain model. The domain language gives names to good seams; ADRs record decisions the skill should not re-litigate.
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Once the user picks a candidate, drop into a grilling conversation. Walk the des
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Side effects happen inline as decisions crystallize:
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- **Naming a deepened module after a concept not in `CONTEXT.md`?** Add the term to `CONTEXT.md` — same discipline as `grill-with-docs`, in the format `grill-with-docs`'s `CONTEXT-FORMAT.md` defines. Create the file lazily if it doesn't exist.
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- **Naming a deepened module after a concept not in `CONTEXT.md`?** Add the term to `CONTEXT.md` — same discipline as `grill-with-docs`, in the format `grill-with-docs`'s `references/context-format.md` defines. Create the file lazily if it doesn't exist.
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- **Sharpening a fuzzy term during the conversation?** Update `CONTEXT.md` right there.
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- **User rejects the candidate with a load-bearing reason?** Offer an ADR, framed as: _"Want me to record this as an ADR so future architecture reviews don't re-suggest it?"_ Only offer when the reason would actually be needed by a future explorer to avoid re-suggesting the same thing — skip ephemeral reasons ("not worth it right now") and self-evident ones. See `grill-with-docs`'s `ADR-FORMAT.md`.
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- **Want to explore alternative interfaces for the deepened module?** Read `INTERFACE-DESIGN.md`.
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- **User rejects the candidate with a load-bearing reason?** Offer an ADR, framed as: _"Want me to record this as an ADR so future architecture reviews don't re-suggest it?"_ Only offer when the reason would actually be needed by a future explorer to avoid re-suggesting the same thing — skip ephemeral reasons ("not worth it right now") and self-evident ones. See `grill-with-docs`'s `references/adr-format.md`.
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- **Want to explore alternative interfaces for the deepened module?** Read `references/interface-design.md`.
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# Deepening
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How to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, given its dependencies. Assumes the vocabulary in [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**.
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How to deepen a cluster of shallow modules safely, given its dependencies. Assumes the vocabulary in [language.md](language.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**.
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## Dependency categories
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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When the user wants to explore alternative interfaces for a chosen deepening candidate, use this parallel sub-agent pattern. Based on "Design It Twice" (Ousterhout) — your first idea is unlikely to be the best.
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Uses the vocabulary in [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**, **leverage**.
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Uses the vocabulary in [language.md](language.md) — **module**, **interface**, **seam**, **adapter**, **leverage**.
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## Process
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Uses the vocabulary in [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) — **module**, **interface**,
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Before spawning sub-agents, write a user-facing explanation of the problem space for the chosen candidate:
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- The constraints any new interface would need to satisfy
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- The dependencies it would rely on, and which category they fall into (see [DEEPENING.md](DEEPENING.md))
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- The dependencies it would rely on, and which category they fall into (see [deepening.md](deepening.md))
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- A rough illustrative code sketch to ground the constraints — not a proposal, just a way to make the constraints concrete
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Show this to the user, then immediately proceed to Step 2. The user reads and thinks while the sub-agents work in parallel.
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@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ Show this to the user, then immediately proceed to Step 2. The user reads and th
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Spawn 3+ sub-agents in parallel using the Agent tool. Each must produce a **radically different** interface for the deepened module.
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Prompt each sub-agent with a separate technical brief (file paths, coupling details, dependency category from [DEEPENING.md](DEEPENING.md), what sits behind the seam). The brief is independent of the user-facing problem-space explanation in Step 1. Give each agent a different design constraint:
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Prompt each sub-agent with a separate technical brief (file paths, coupling details, dependency category from [deepening.md](deepening.md), what sits behind the seam). The brief is independent of the user-facing problem-space explanation in Step 1. Give each agent a different design constraint:
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- Agent 1: "Minimize the interface — aim for 1–3 entry points max. Maximise leverage per entry point."
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- Agent 2: "Maximise flexibility — support many use cases and extension."
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- Agent 3: "Optimise for the most common caller — make the default case trivial."
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- Agent 4 (if applicable): "Design around ports & adapters for cross-seam dependencies."
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Include both [LANGUAGE.md](LANGUAGE.md) vocabulary and CONTEXT.md vocabulary in the brief so each sub-agent names things consistently with the architecture language and the project's domain language.
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Include both [language.md](language.md) vocabulary and CONTEXT.md vocabulary in the brief so each sub-agent names things consistently with the architecture language and the project's domain language.
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Each sub-agent outputs:
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1. Interface (types, methods, params — plus invariants, ordering, error modes)
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2. Usage example showing how callers use it
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3. What the implementation hides behind the seam
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4. Dependency strategy and adapters (see [DEEPENING.md](DEEPENING.md))
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4. Dependency strategy and adapters (see [deepening.md](deepening.md))
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5. Trade-offs — where leverage is high, where it's thin
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### 3. Present and compare
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@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Describe the feature or bug. Expect the skill to ask what the public interface s
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| File | Purpose |
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|------|---------|
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| `SKILL.md` | Philosophy, the horizontal-slicing anti-pattern, the four-stage workflow, and the per-cycle checklist |
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| `tests.md` | Skill-root document, cited from Philosophy: worked good and bad test examples |
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| `mocking.md` | Skill-root document, cited from Philosophy: mock at system boundaries only, and what not to mock |
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| `deep-modules.md` | Skill-root document, cited from stage 1: what a deep module is (small interface, large implementation) and why it is the design to aim for |
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| `interface-design.md` | Skill-root document, cited from stage 1: designing interfaces for testability, starting with accepting dependencies rather than creating them |
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| `refactoring.md` | Skill-root document, cited from stage 4: the refactor-candidate checklist — duplication, long methods, shallow modules, feature envy, primitive obsession |
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| `references/tests.md` | Cited from Philosophy: worked good and bad test examples |
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| `references/mocking.md` | Cited from Philosophy: mock at system boundaries only, and what not to mock |
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| `references/deep-modules.md` | Cited from stage 1: what a deep module is (small interface, large implementation) and why it is the design to aim for |
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| `references/interface-design.md` | Cited from stage 1: designing interfaces for testability, starting with accepting dependencies rather than creating them |
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| `references/refactoring.md` | Cited from stage 4: the refactor-candidate checklist — duplication, long methods, shallow modules, feature envy, primitive obsession |
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ metadata:
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**Bad tests** are coupled to implementation. They mock internal collaborators, test private methods, or verify through external means (like querying a database directly instead of using the interface). The warning sign: your test breaks when you refactor, but behavior hasn't changed. If you rename an internal function and tests fail, those tests were testing implementation, not behavior.
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If you need worked examples of the difference — a behaviour-level test beside the implementation-coupled version of the same check — read `tests.md`. If a test needs a collaborator faked, read `mocking.md` before reaching for a mock.
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If you need worked examples of the difference — a behaviour-level test beside the implementation-coupled version of the same check — read `references/tests.md`. If a test needs a collaborator faked, read `references/mocking.md` before reaching for a mock.
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## Anti-Pattern: Horizontal Slices
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@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ Before writing any code:
|
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|
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- [ ] Confirm with user what interface changes are needed
|
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- [ ] Confirm with user which behaviors to test (prioritize)
|
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- [ ] Identify opportunities for [deep modules](deep-modules.md) (small interface, deep implementation)
|
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- [ ] Design interfaces for [testability](interface-design.md)
|
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- [ ] Identify opportunities for [deep modules](references/deep-modules.md) (small interface, deep implementation)
|
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- [ ] Design interfaces for [testability](references/interface-design.md)
|
||||
- [ ] List the behaviors to test (not implementation steps)
|
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- [ ] Get user approval on the plan
|
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@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Rules:
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### 4. Refactor
|
||||
|
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After all tests pass, look for [refactor candidates](refactoring.md):
|
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After all tests pass, look for [refactor candidates](references/refactoring.md):
|
||||
|
||||
- [ ] Extract duplication
|
||||
- [ ] Deepen modules (move complexity behind simple interfaces)
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ Then describe what you want in natural language — "show me anything that needs
|
||||
| File | Purpose |
|
||||
|------|---------|
|
||||
| `SKILL.md` | The roles and state machine, the three invocation modes, the needs-info template, and how to resume a prior session |
|
||||
| `AGENT-BRIEF.md` | Skill-root document, cited when an issue moves to `ready-for-agent` (and reused for `ready-for-human`): how to write a brief that stays durable for weeks while the codebase moves under it — describe interfaces and behavioural contracts, not line numbers |
|
||||
| `OUT-OF-SCOPE.md` | Skill-root document, cited when an enhancement is closed `wontfix` and when checking for prior rejections: how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base is laid out and what it is for — institutional memory, and deduplication against re-litigated requests |
|
||||
| `references/agent-brief.md` | Cited when an issue moves to `ready-for-agent` (and reused for `ready-for-human`): how to write a brief that stays durable for weeks while the codebase moves under it — describe interfaces and behavioural contracts, not line numbers |
|
||||
| `references/out-of-scope.md` | Cited when an enhancement is closed `wontfix` and when checking for prior rejections: how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base is laid out and what it is for — institutional memory, and deduplication against re-litigated requests |
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Every comment or issue posted to the issue tracker during triage **must** start
|
||||
|
||||
## Reference docs
|
||||
|
||||
- [AGENT-BRIEF.md](AGENT-BRIEF.md) — how to write durable agent briefs
|
||||
- [OUT-OF-SCOPE.md](OUT-OF-SCOPE.md) — how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base works
|
||||
- [agent-brief.md](references/agent-brief.md) — how to write durable agent briefs
|
||||
- [out-of-scope.md](references/out-of-scope.md) — how the `.out-of-scope/` knowledge base works
|
||||
|
||||
## Roles
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ Show counts and a one-line summary per issue. Let the maintainer pick.
|
||||
4. **Grill (if needed).** If the issue needs fleshing out, run a `/grill-with-docs` session.
|
||||
|
||||
5. **Apply the outcome:**
|
||||
- `ready-for-agent` — post an agent brief comment ([AGENT-BRIEF.md](AGENT-BRIEF.md)).
|
||||
- `ready-for-agent` — post an agent brief comment ([agent-brief.md](references/agent-brief.md)).
|
||||
- `ready-for-human` — same structure as an agent brief, but note why it can't be delegated (judgment calls, external access, design decisions, manual testing).
|
||||
- `needs-info` — post triage notes (template below).
|
||||
- `wontfix` (bug) — polite explanation, then close.
|
||||
- `wontfix` (enhancement) — write to `.out-of-scope/`, link to it from a comment, then close ([OUT-OF-SCOPE.md](OUT-OF-SCOPE.md)).
|
||||
- `wontfix` (enhancement) — write to `.out-of-scope/`, link to it from a comment, then close ([out-of-scope.md](references/out-of-scope.md)).
|
||||
- `needs-triage` — apply the role. Optional comment if there's partial progress.
|
||||
|
||||
## Quick state override
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user