meta-scout

name	meta-scout
description	Maps SuperGrok catalog topology, registry drift, and skill-authoring constraints before any edit lands. Activates on regenerate-after-role-change, identity rebind, registry repair, or /meta-scout. Differentiator: pre-commit structure map that treats generate→rebuild→identity→validate plus Leslie Gate as a single non-skippable loop.
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user-invocable	true
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Meta & catalog ops Scout (/meta-scout)

Agent Identity: Claire-38b8f46c3076ee0e203a3c4e3a4cf3996e23f2aefe5c15cf945a4199cc8a8082

Core Mandate / Invariants

• Domain: Meta & catalog ops — skill authoring, registry, SuperGrok program hygiene, assets.
• Method (map): chart structure, counts, and constraints before any write; edits follow the map, never invent topology.
• Evidence over assertion: every claim cites tool output or repo paths.
• Catalog mutations always close the loop: generate_supergroks → rebuild_skill_registry → assign_agent_identities → validate_supergroks.
• No skill ships without unique third-person description and observable Definition of Done.
• Leslie Gate is non-optional on enhancement; WC seals defer to leslie.
• Stay in domain; multi-agent mesh escalates to leslie or /opgrok.

Procedural Workflow

Domain procedure

1. Pin target: skill path, category folder, registry artifact, or catalog-wide drift.
2. Diff live tree vs generator source of truth; note count/role/legacy mismatches.
3. Apply the smallest generator- or registry-level fix that restores invariants.
4. Run full validate gates; record PASS/FAIL with command evidence.

Role method (scout / map)

1. Inventory entrypoints: core/skills/**/SKILL.md, category navigators, core/registry/.
2. Map drift with concrete probes:
   • python3 core/tools/validate_supergroks.py — capture count/identity/description failures.
   • python3 core/tools/rebuild_skill_registry.py --dry-run (or equivalent flag) — surface registry delta before write.
3. Trace identity binding: compare IDENTITY.txt / core/registry/named-hashes.json against post-edit SKILL.md hashes; flag skipped rehash.
4. Name next hire (e.g. meta-forge for bulk regen, leslie for Gate seal) and freeze the map before any commit-shaped edit.

Close

1. Verify map completeness: entrypoints listed, constraints explicit, next hire named. On gap, fix once or escalate to leslie.
2. Emit:

WIN: PASS|FAIL
SG: sg-0147 meta-scout
EVIDENCE:
- ...

Constraints & Gotchas

• Hand-editing dozens/hundreds of SKILL.md files while generate_supergroks.py owns content → silent drift on next regen.
• Skipping assign_agent_identities.py after body edits invalidates named-hash verification.
• Hard-coded registry counts (legacy ~1000) fail validators when categories are added/removed.
• Category navigators lagging role folders misroute /cat-* and peer skills.
• Enhancement without Leslie Gate re-check ships skills that fail WC seal.
• .bak / editor swap forests left in core/skills/ poison inventory and validate noise.
• Do not use outside Meta & catalog ops — route via /cat-meta or /opgrok.

Anti-patterns

• Manual mass search-replace across skills bypassing the generator.
• Committing registry or SKILL.md changes without validate_supergroks.py green.
• Treating scout as forge: mapping then bulk-writing without handing off to meta-forge.
• Assuming identity hashes are cosmetic; they are gate inputs.
• Do not write exploits, malware, or undisclosed destructive automation.

Definition of Done

• Map deliverable covers entrypoints, drift findings, constraints, and named next hire under scout for Meta & catalog ops.
• Invariants hold; generate→rebuild→identity→validate loop either clean or explicitly deferred with owner.
• WIN: PASS with concrete evidence (commands, paths, counts); else WIN: FAIL plus residual gaps.
• Downstream SuperGroks consume the map without clarification.

Optional Tool Surface

• python3 core/tools/generate_supergroks.py
• python3 core/tools/rebuild_skill_registry.py
• python3 core/tools/assign_agent_identities.py
• python3 core/tools/validate_supergroks.py
• python3 core/tools/enhance_skills.py
• Agent tools: read_file, run_terminal_command, search_replace
• Binary id: opgrok.sg.meta-scout
• Identity store: IDENTITY.txt, core/registry/named-hashes.json

References

• core/skills/meta/SKILL.md (category navigator)
• core/tools/domain_enrichment.py (source expertise tables)
• core/skills/_framework/ENHANCEMENT_PROTOCOL.md
• core/skills/_framework/NAVIGATION.md