control-plane-refinement-change

name	control-plane-refinement-change
description	Review or implement a change to refinement routing, control_plane config, artifact routing, checkpoint re-entry, or factory_control_plane contributor guidance.
argument-hint	[change summary or file path]

Use this skill when a change touches control-plane or refinement behavior.

Typical triggers:

• app/config/ai.json startup settings in the canonical contract or the first-party repo path factory_app/app/config/ai.json
• app/config/llm.yaml or factory_app/app/config/llm.yaml
• control_plane/config/control_plane.yaml or factory_app/control_plane/config/control_plane.yaml
• checkpoint or re-entry behavior
• refinement classification and patch|design|feature|core routing
• routing.artifacts[] or artifact-family ownership
• affected_declarative_families on referenced workflow_sequence entries
• Studio refinement triggers or build sequence re-entry after a change request
• factory_app/app/modules/factory_control_plane/

Inspect first:

• app/config/ai.json in the canonical contract and the first-party repo path factory_app/app/config/ai.json
• factory_app/app/config/ai.json
• factory_app/app/config/llm.yaml
• factory_app/control_plane/config/control_plane.yaml
• factory_app/workflows/extended_orchestration/extension_registry.json
• docs/architecture/workflows/refinement-control-plane.md
• docs/architecture/orchestration-and-decomposition.md
• docs/architecture/workflows/control-plane-harness-architecture.md
• factory_app/app/modules/factory_control_plane/module.yaml
• factory_app/app/modules/factory_control_plane/backend/handler.py
• the narrowest matching tests before editing:
  • tests/test_control_plane_loader.py
  • tests/test_refinement_router.py
  • tests/test_pack_config_paths.py
  • tests/test_build_lifecycle_hooks.py

Current truth:

• refinement is checkpoint/control-plane re-entry, not a dedicated RefinementWorkflow
• app/config/ai.json owns runtime startup for ask, chat, and workflows
• app/config/llm.yaml owns control-plane runtime policy
• control_plane/config/control_plane.yaml owns declarative checkpoints and routing
• the first-party harness runtime lives in mozaiksai/control_plane/
• factory_app/control_plane/ is the declarative first-party pack
• factory_app/app/modules/factory_control_plane/ is a Studio identity stub only
• the control plane classifies change scope and routes to declared workflow_sequence re-entry points and checkpoints
• the referenced workflow_sequence owns downstream workflow order and affected_declarative_families

Keep these distinct:

• workflow_sequence / workflow_sequences[] = cross-workflow rebuild or revision route
• transitions[] = route-time user choice or deterministic context seed
• entrypoints[] = external route entry into a sequence or transition
• transition_graph.yaml = workflow-local AG2 agent routing
• routing.artifacts[] = artifact-kind ownership and change-class routing in control_plane.yaml
• checkpoints[] = control-plane decision points above workflows and above workflow-local handoffs

Routing rules:

• control_plane.yaml routes declare workflow_sequence only
• workflow_sequence ids must exist in extended_orchestration/extension_registry.json
• sequence-owned affected_declarative_families stay on the sequence, not in control_plane.yaml
• when present, patch, design, feature, and core classes must stay aligned across config, docs, and tests

Companion routing:

• Add factory-build-workflow-change as a companion skill when the change also alters factory_app/workflows/extended_orchestration/extension_registry.json, workflow_sequence composition, transitions[], entrypoints[], or other cross-workflow routing surfaces.

Do not:

• invent a dedicated RefinementWorkflow
• bypass build-sequence re-entry with ad hoc workflow routing
• confuse transitions with refinement routing or checkpoints with workflow-local handoffs
• route to undeclared workflow_sequence ids
• change artifact families or affected_declarative_families without updating tests
• put hosted product logic into OSS control-plane guidance or pack policy

Focused testing guidance:

• control-plane pack loading and route validation:
  • python -m pytest tests/test_control_plane_loader.py -q
• refinement routing and affected_declarative_families derivation:
  • python -m pytest tests/test_refinement_router.py -q
• workflow pack path and sequence resolution:
  • python -m pytest tests/test_pack_config_paths.py -q
• build-sequence lifecycle and journey-instance hook payloads:
  • python -m pytest tests/test_build_lifecycle_hooks.py -q

Final report requirements:

• Always include OSS Change Impact.
• Include Control-Plane / Refinement Impact when checkpoint routing, change classification, artifact routing, re-entry behavior, or sequence-based invalidation changed.

Return:

1. classification affected
2. artifact routing affected
3. workflow sequence affected
4. checkpoint/re-entry behavior
5. tests required/run