Ark

Extract a feature SPEC from an existing codebase for brownfield Ark adoption. Produces specs/features/<slug>/SPEC.md without faking a deep-tier task. Use when the project already implements the feature and Ark needs a SPEC to reference.

Close out an Ark task by atomically committing work + task.toml + (deep tier) SPEC in one git commit. Use when the user says they're done with a task and wants to land it. Replaces the older ark-archive skill; bulk archive is now a manager-only `ark archive` CLI.

Start a standard or deep-tier Ark task. Produces PRD then PLAN, optional REVIEW on deep tier, then EXECUTE and VERIFY. Use when the user asks for feature work, refactoring, or architectural changes.

Remove an unarchived Ark task in one step. Refuses without --force when seeded files have user content. Use when the user wants to throw away a task they no longer want.

Audit every SPEC's constraints for actuator-tag health. Reports untagged rules, malformed tags, and tag/bucket mismatches across project and feature SPECs, then offers to fix them yourself or with agent assistance.

Start a research-tier Ark task. Gather a reference corpus on a topic; follow-up implementation is optional. Use when the user wants to investigate a direction before committing to a design.

Start a quick-tier Ark task. For trivial, reversible changes. Produces PRD.md only. Use when the user asks for a small fix, typo, or one-line change that's reversible in a single commit.

Record a manual session entry into the developer's workspace journal. Use when the user wants to write down notes between tasks (explorations, observations, status updates).

Switch this session's focused task to an existing active slug. Idempotent. Use when the user wants to bounce between multiple active tasks in the same checkout.