contribute

name	contribute
description	Contribute an improvement back to the upstream Egregore framework as a cross-fork pull request. Use for /contribute, or submitting a framework fix upstream — not saving org work (/save) or filing a bug (/issue).

Contribute an improvement back to the upstream Egregore framework.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

When to invoke

User says: "I want to improve this command", "submit a fix upstream", "contribute back", "send this to egregore", "contribute to the framework", "upstream PR", "fix in upstream" Not this: saving work to org repo → /save · filing a bug → /issue · syncing from upstream → /update

Argument routing

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

• Empty → Interactive mode (ask what they want to improve)
• submit → Submit mode (push changes + create cross-fork PR)
• status → Show current contribution state
• Anything else → Interactive mode with topic pre-seeded from arguments

Step 0: Gate check

UPSTREAM_URL=$(jq -r '.upstream_url // empty' egregore.json 2>/dev/null)

If "none": This is the upstream repo itself. Tell the user:

This is the upstream repo. Use /save to push changes to develop.

Stop.

If empty: Default to egregore-labs/egregore.

Extract upstream org/repo:

[ -z "$UPSTREAM_URL" ] && UPSTREAM_URL="https://github.com/egregore-labs/egregore.git"
UPSTREAM_REPO=$(echo "$UPSTREAM_URL" | sed 's|.*github.com/||; s|\.git$||')

Step 1: Check auth + get username

GH_USER=$(gh api user --jq '.login' 2>/dev/null)

If empty: "Run bash bin/github-auth.sh first — you need GitHub access to contribute." Stop.

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Interactive mode (default / topic provided)

Step 2: Understand intent

If $ARGUMENTS is non-empty (and not submit/status), use as the topic description.

If empty, use AskUserQuestion:

header: "Contribute"
question: "What do you want to improve in the Egregore framework?"
options:
  - label: "A command"
    description: "Improve or fix a slash command"
  - label: "A script"
    description: "Improve or fix a bin/ script"
  - label: "CLAUDE.md"
    description: "Update framework behavior"
  - label: "Something else"
    description: "I'll describe what I want to change"

If freeform or "Something else" → ask the user to describe the change.

Step 3: Set up infrastructure (silent — no output to user)

All three steps in one bash call:

# 3a: Fork upstream (idempotent — no-ops if fork exists)
gh repo fork "$UPSTREAM_REPO" --clone=false 2>/dev/null || true

# 3b: Add contribute remote (skip if exists)
if ! git remote get-url contribute &>/dev/null; then
  REPO_NAME=$(echo "$UPSTREAM_REPO" | cut -d'/' -f2)
  git remote add contribute "https://github.com/${GH_USER}/${REPO_NAME}.git" 2>/dev/null
fi
git fetch contribute --quiet 2>/dev/null || true

# 3c: Create contribution branch from upstream/main
git fetch upstream main --quiet 2>/dev/null || true

Derive topic slug:

SLUG=$(echo "$DESCRIPTION" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9]/-/g; s/--*/-/g; s/^-//; s/-$//' | cut -c1-40)
CONTRIBUTE_BRANCH="contribute/${SLUG}"

Save current branch for later return:

PREVIOUS_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)

Check if branch exists:

if git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$CONTRIBUTE_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then
  # Branch exists — ask: resume or start fresh?
fi

If new:

git checkout -b "$CONTRIBUTE_BRANCH" upstream/main --quiet

Step 4: Confirm setup

Contributing to {UPSTREAM_REPO}

  Fork:   github.com/{GH_USER}/{repo_name}
  Branch: {CONTRIBUTE_BRANCH}
  Scope:  bin/ · .claude/commands/ · .claude/agents/ · loom/ · CLAUDE.md · skills/

Make your changes, then run /contribute submit.

Step 5: Telemetry

bash bin/telemetry.sh emit "command" '{"command":"contribute","subcommand":"start"}' 2>/dev/null &

The user now works on their changes. Claude assists normally. When ready, they run /contribute submit.

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Submit mode (/contribute submit)

Step 6: Validate state

CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)

If not on a contribute/* branch: Check for framework changes vs upstream:

FRAMEWORK_CHANGES=$(git diff upstream/main --name-only -- bin/ .claude/commands/ .claude/agents/ loom/ CLAUDE.md skills/ 2>/dev/null)

• If changes exist on a non-contribute branch: offer to cherry-pick into a contribution branch
• If no changes: "No framework changes found. Make changes first, then /contribute submit." Stop.

If on a contribute/* branch: Proceed.

Step 7: Show changes for review

DIFF_STAT=$(git diff upstream/main --stat -- bin/ .claude/commands/ .claude/agents/ loom/ CLAUDE.md skills/)
DIFF_FILES=$(git diff upstream/main --name-only -- bin/ .claude/commands/ .claude/agents/ loom/ CLAUDE.md skills/)

Show the diff. Also warn about out-of-scope changes:

NON_FRAMEWORK=$(git diff upstream/main --name-only | grep -v '^bin/' | grep -v '^\.claude/commands/' | grep -v '^\.claude/agents/' | grep -v '^loom/' | grep -v '^CLAUDE\.md$' | grep -v '^skills/' | head -5)

If non-empty:

These files are outside framework scope and won't be included: {list}

Step 8: Stage framework files only

git add bin/ .claude/commands/ .claude/agents/ loom/ CLAUDE.md skills/ 2>/dev/null

If nothing staged: "No framework changes to submit." Stop.

Commit message — per .claude/context/commit-format.md; use AskUserQuestion:

header: "Message"
question: "Describe your contribution:"
options:
  - label: "{auto-derived from diff — e.g. 'fix(save): improve error handling'}"
    description: "Based on your changes"
  - label: "I'll write my own"
    description: "Enter a custom message"

git commit -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"

Step 9: Safety scan

Check for org-specific content that shouldn't go upstream:

ORG_NAME=$(jq -r '.org_name // empty' egregore.json 2>/dev/null)
GITHUB_ORG=$(jq -r '.github_org // empty' egregore.json 2>/dev/null)
SLUG=$(jq -r '.slug // empty' egregore.json 2>/dev/null)

LEAKS=""
for f in $DIFF_FILES; do
  FOUND=$(grep -n "$ORG_NAME\|$GITHUB_ORG\|$SLUG" "$f" 2>/dev/null)
  [ -n "$FOUND" ] && LEAKS="${LEAKS}\n${f}:\n${FOUND}"
done

If leaks found, use AskUserQuestion:

header: "Safety"
question: "Your changes contain org-specific references. Clean up before submitting?"
options:
  - label: "Fix first"
    description: "I'll clean these up"
  - label: "It's fine"
    description: "False positives or intentional"

If "Fix first" → Stop.

Step 10: Push to fork

git push contribute "$CONTRIBUTE_BRANCH" -u --quiet 2>&1

If push fails: "Push failed. Your changes are saved locally. Check your network and try /contribute submit again." Stop.

Step 11: Create cross-fork PR

PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
  --repo "$UPSTREAM_REPO" \
  --head "${GH_USER}:${CONTRIBUTE_BRANCH}" \
  --base main \
  --title "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" \
  --body "$(cat <<EOF
$DESCRIPTION

### Changes
$(git diff upstream/main --stat -- bin/ .claude/commands/ .claude/agents/ loom/ CLAUDE.md skills/)

---
Contributed via \`/contribute\` from an Egregore instance.
EOF
)" 2>&1)

If PR creation fails: "PR creation failed, but your branch is pushed to your fork. Create the PR manually at github.com/{GH_USER}/{repo_name}." Stop.

Extract PR number from URL.

Step 12: Confirmation

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ↑ CONTRIBUTED                                  {author} · {date}   │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                      │
│  {PR title}                                                          │
│  → {UPSTREAM_REPO} · PR #{number}                                    │
│                                                                      │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ✓ Pushed to fork · PR created                                      │
│  {PR URL}                                                            │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 13: Return to working branch

git checkout "$PREVIOUS_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || git checkout develop 2>/dev/null || true

Step 14: Telemetry

bash bin/telemetry.sh emit "command" '{"command":"contribute","subcommand":"submit"}' 2>/dev/null &

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Status mode (/contribute status)

CONTRIBUTE_BRANCHES=$(git branch --list "contribute/*" --format="%(refname:short)")

For each branch, check:

• Diff stat vs upstream/main
• Whether pushed to fork (git log contribute/$branch --oneline -1 2>/dev/null)
• Whether PR exists (gh pr list --repo "$UPSTREAM_REPO" --head "${GH_USER}:${branch}" --json number,state --jq '.[0]' 2>/dev/null)

Display:

↑ Contributions to {UPSTREAM_REPO}

  contribute/improve-save-command
    +42/-8, 3 files · pushed · PR #17 (open)

  contribute/fix-graph-sync
    +8/-2, 1 file · local only · no PR

  /contribute submit to push the current branch.

If no contribute branches: "No contributions in progress. Run /contribute to start one."

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Edge cases

Scenario	Handling
upstream_url is "none"	Gate: redirect to /save
upstream_url is empty	Default to egregore-labs/egregore
Fork already exists	gh repo fork is idempotent
contribute remote exists	Skip adding
No framework changes	"Make changes first, then /contribute submit"
Org-specific refs in changes	Safety scan warns
Already on contribute/* branch	Offer to submit or start new
PR exists for this branch	Show existing PR URL, don't create duplicate
Push fails	Preserve local changes, suggest retry
PR creation fails	Branch is pushed, suggest manual PR