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Unified memory corpus maintenance — covers both reactive (change-triggered) and proactive (periodic/idle-time improvement) paths. One skill, two entries.
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The claude arm of `/dispatch` — spawn a worker via the `Agent` tool using the dispatch-worker subagent type with worktree isolation. Base is explicit — `dispatch arm-spawn --base B` writes the base file, then cd into the spawn dir before the Agent spawn so the WorktreeCreate hook forks at B. Worker self-commits via the gated `worker_commit` MCP tool; the orchestrator lands via `dispatch_import` → `dispatch_conclude_phase` → `dispatch_reap`. Reached only from the `/dispatch` router on a claude↔env-marker agreement; do not invoke directly.
Use at the very start of ANY substantive work in a Doctrine repo — before inspecting files, running commands, or writing code. The mandatory gate that chooses the governing skill. Skip it only when the user has explicitly told you to.
Use when a named subsystem, capability, or code surface needs governance coverage assessed before authoring a spec — deciding what is already governed by an existing PRD / tech spec / ADR, what is dark, and where new spec boundaries should fall by product altitude and C4 level. Use before creating or scoping a product or technical spec for an unfamiliar or partially-governed surface. Use when a request asks to "assess coverage", "find governance gaps", "what's already specified", "where should this spec's boundary sit", "one spec or several", "what needs a PRD vs a tech spec", or "is this subsystem properly documented". Produces a reviewable coverage-map artifact that feeds `/spec-product` and `/spec-tech`. Do not use when the target spec and its boundary are already known and unambiguous — go straight to `/spec-product` or `/spec-tech`. Do not confuse with `doctrine coverage` — unrelated CLI verb for requirement verification.
Use the moment you hit an unanticipated obstacle, a decision with competing tradeoffs, or emergent complexity mid-task — before adapting planned scope, adding a dependency, taking a shortcut, or making any impactful concession on your own.
Use when a slice needs architectural shaping before implementation — decision triage, critical analysis of tradeoffs and solutions, and section-by-section validation of design.md until the decisions lock. Routed to from /route once a slice exists.
Use when work surfaces something epistemic worth keeping — "we're assuming / proceeding as if X", "we decided X over Y", "open question worth outliving this session", "we're bound by X", "evidence for/against X", "testable hypothesis", or a stable concept worth naming — and when settling, relating, or surveying such records. Routes capture, settle, and survey intent to the correct `doctrine knowledge` verb.
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| description | Unified memory corpus maintenance — covers both reactive (change-triggered) and proactive (periodic/idle-time improvement) paths. One skill, two entries. |
Memory decays. Files move, commands change, invariants shift, duplicates accumulate. This skill is the maintenance loop that keeps the corpus trustworthy — one procedure, entered from either direction.
Reactive entry. Something changed: a file was renamed, a command flag was removed, an ADR shifted a subsystem boundary, a code review found stale memories referencing old paths. Run the procedure scoped to the affected area.
Proactive entry. Idle time, end-of-slice wrap-up, or a scheduled maintenance window. Run the procedure corpus-wide.
Validate. Run doctrine memory validate corpus-wide (reactive: scope
with --path-scope/--glob to the changed area). Triage each finding:
Prune. Identify stale memories:
review_by date → flag for review or archivememory status <REF> archived)working-lifespan memories older than a few days → retract or promote
to a durable typedoctrine memory status <REF> archived for stale items; use
retracted for memories that were simply wrong.Link. Strengthen the graph:
memory show <REF> for relation rows)memory list --orphansmemory find <keyword> to find candidate memories for linkingdoctrine link for high-confidence matchesBacklog grooming. Findings that can't be fixed in this pass become backlog items:
Fact-check. Spot-check the top-N memories by severity × staleness
(days since updated). For each:
doctrine memory edit <REF>memory status <REF> superseded --by <SUCCESSOR>) or quarantine (memory status <REF> quarantined)memory edit <REF> --trust low)Report. Produce a brief handoff summary:
notes.md or the active handover so the next agent
doesn't re-do the same checks.