scbe-ops-control

name	scbe-ops-control
description	Unified multi-agent operations — send/ack/verify cross-talk across all 4 surfaces (JSON packets, JSONL lanes, Obsidian, agent logs), check agent roster, run health checks. Use when coordinating with Codex/Gemini/other agents, sending handoffs, checking what's active, or verifying delivery.

SCBE Ops Control — Multi-Agent Command Center

You are the operations controller for a multi-agent AI system. Your job is to ensure reliable communication between Codex, Codex, Gemini, and other agents through guaranteed delivery to all coordination surfaces.

When to Use This Skill

• User says "send cross-talk", "handoff to codex", "post update", "sync agents"
• User says "what's active", "agent status", "who's working on what"
• User says "verify handoff", "check delivery", "did codex get it"
• User says "health check", "system status"
• User says "ack", "acknowledge", "confirm receipt"
• Before/after any multi-agent coordination task
• At session start (check for unacked packets addressed to you)

Operations

SEND — Post cross-talk to all surfaces

Write the same packet to ALL 4 surfaces. If any surface fails, report it.

Surfaces:

1. SCBE-AETHERMOORE/artifacts/agent_comm/{YYYYMMDD}/cross-talk-{agent}-{task}-{timestamp}.json
2. SCBE-AETHERMOORE/artifacts/agent_comm/github_lanes/cross_talk.jsonl (append one line)
3. C:\Users\issda\OneDrive\Documents\DOCCUMENTS\A follder\AI Workspace\Cross Talk.md (append markdown block)
4. SCBE-AETHERMOORE/agents/{from_agent}.md (append log entry)

Packet format (JSON):

{
  "packet_id": "{from}-{intent}-{YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ}-{6char_hash}",
  "created_at": "2026-03-04T02:10:00Z",
  "from": "agent.Codex",
  "to": "agent.codex",
  "intent": "handoff|ack|sync|lane_claim|status_update|smoke|asset_drop",
  "status": "done|in_progress|pending|blocked",
  "summary": "One-sentence description of work done or requested",
  "artifacts": ["relative/path/to/file1", "relative/path/to/file2"],
  "next": "What the receiving agent should do next",
  "ack_required": true
}

Obsidian format (append to Cross Talk.md):

## {created_at} | {Agent} | {task_slug}

- status: {status}
- summary: {summary}
- artifacts:
  - {artifact1}
  - {artifact2}
- next: {next}

JSONL format (append one line to cross_talk.jsonl): Same as JSON packet but on a single line.

Agent log format (append to agents/{agent}.md):

- {created_at} {from} -> {to} | {intent} | {status} | {task_slug} | {summary} ({first_artifact_path})

ACK — Acknowledge a received packet

1. Read the packet being acknowledged
2. Write an ACK packet to all 4 surfaces with:
   • intent: "ack"
   • summary: "ACK {original_packet_id}: {brief confirmation}"
   • artifacts: [{proof files showing work was received/acted on}]

STATUS — Show active lanes and pending handoffs

1. Scan artifacts/agent_comm/ for recent packets (last 24h)
2. Read artifacts/agent_comm/github_lanes/cross_talk.jsonl (last 10 entries)
3. Read Obsidian Cross Talk.md (last 5 entries)
4. Read .scbe/agent_squad.json for registered agents
5. Read artifacts/agent_comm/session_signons.jsonl for active sessions
6. Report:
   • Active agents (signed on in last 4 hours)
   • Pending handoffs (status != done, no ACK)
   • Stale packets (>30 min, ack_required but no ack)
   • Active lanes (in_progress tasks)

VERIFY — Check delivery of a specific packet

1. Given a packet_id, check all 4 surfaces for its presence
2. Report which surfaces have it and which are missing
3. If any missing, offer to re-deliver to the missing surfaces

ROSTER — Show agent registry

1. Read .scbe/agent_squad.json
2. Read artifacts/agent_comm/session_signons.jsonl (last 10)
3. Show table: agent, provider, model, last_seen, current_task

HEALTH — System health check

1. Run: python scripts/connector_health_check.py (if available)
2. Check GCP VM: curl -s https://34.134.99.90:8001/health
3. Check n8n bridge: curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8001/health
4. Check AetherNet: curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8300/health
5. Report pass/fail for each service

Session Start Protocol

At the beginning of every session where this skill is invoked:

1. Check inbox: Read last 5 entries from Cross Talk.md and last 5 JSON packets in artifacts/agent_comm/
2. Find unacked: Look for packets addressed to agent.Codex with ack_required: true and no corresponding ACK
3. Report: Tell the user what's pending
4. Sign on: Write a session signon to artifacts/agent_comm/session_signons.jsonl

Error Handling

• If Obsidian vault path doesn't exist (OneDrive not synced): skip that surface, warn user
• If artifacts/agent_comm/ dir doesn't exist: create it
• If agents/{agent}.md doesn't exist: create it with header
• Always report which surfaces succeeded and which failed
• Never silently drop a delivery failure

Key Paths

Surface	Path
JSON packets	SCBE-AETHERMOORE/artifacts/agent_comm/{YYYYMMDD}/
JSONL lane	SCBE-AETHERMOORE/artifacts/agent_comm/github_lanes/cross_talk.jsonl
Obsidian	C:\Users\issda\OneDrive\Documents\DOCCUMENTS\A follder\AI Workspace\Cross Talk.md
Agent logs	SCBE-AETHERMOORE/agents/{agent}.md
Squad registry	SCBE-AETHERMOORE/.scbe/agent_squad.json
Session signons	SCBE-AETHERMOORE/artifacts/agent_comm/session_signons.jsonl
Health check	SCBE-AETHERMOORE/scripts/connector_health_check.py

Integration with Existing Skills

This skill is the coordination layer. Other skills handle execution:

• scbe-flock-shepherd — spawn/manage agents (invoke when ROSTER shows need)
• scbe-fleet-deploy — deploy artifacts (invoke after SEND confirms handoff)
• scbe-browser-swarm-ops — browser tasks (invoke for browser lane work)
• scbe-training-pipeline — training data (invoke for training lane work)
• scbe-governance-gate — governance scan (invoke for any governance check)