decision-store

name	decision-store
description	Record, query, and conflict-check architectural and design decisions across the OmniNode platform
level	intermediate
debug	false

decision-store skill

Skill ID: onex:decision-store Version: 1.1.0 Owner: omniclaude Tickets: OMN-2768 (base), OMN-2769 (Slack gate + status events)

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Purpose

Record, query, and conflict-check architectural and design decisions across the OmniNode platform. Decisions are persisted by NodeDecisionStoreEffect (OMN-2765) and queried via NodeDecisionStoreQueryCompute (OMN-2767).

Conflicts are detected in two stages:

1. Structural check (sync, pure function) — always runs
2. Semantic check (async, LLM via DeepSeek-R1) — only if structural confidence >= 0.6

HIGH-severity conflicts trigger the Slack conflict resolution gate (OMN-2769), which blocks the pipeline until an operator resolves each conflict via Slack reply.

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Sub-operations

record

Write a new decision entry, run structural conflict check against all existing entries in the same domain, and route to Slack if any conflict is HIGH severity.

/decision-store record
  --type TECH_STACK_CHOICE|DESIGN_PATTERN|API_CONTRACT|SCOPE_BOUNDARY|REQUIREMENT_CHOICE
  --domain <domain>
  --layer architecture|design|planning
  --services <svc1,svc2,...>   # omit = platform-wide
  --summary "<one-line summary>"
  --rationale "<full rationale>"
  [--dry-run]

Behavior:

1. Validate required fields.
2. Call NodeDecisionStoreEffect to persist the entry.
3. Run structural_confidence() against all existing entries in the same domain.
4. For each conflict with confidence > 0.0, call compute_severity().
5. If any severity is HIGH: post Slack gate via slack-gate skill (HIGH_RISK tier) and wait for operator resolution via Slack command grammar.
6. If structural confidence >= 0.6: fire async semantic_check_async() — non-blocking.
7. Emit decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 event for each new conflict (status = OPEN).
8. Emit decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 on each subsequent status transition (OPEN -> RESOLVED or OPEN -> DISMISSED) after Slack resolution.

query

Retrieve existing decisions with optional filters and cursor-based pagination.

/decision-store query
  [--domain <domain>]
  [--layer architecture|design|planning]
  [--type <decision_type>]
  [--service <service_name>]
  [--status open|resolved|dismissed]
  [--cursor <cursor_token>]
  [--limit 20]

Behavior:

1. Call NodeDecisionStoreQueryCompute with filter params.
2. Display paginated results with conflict indicators.
3. If --cursor provided, fetch next page.

check-conflicts

Dry-run structural conflict check for a hypothetical new decision, without writing anything.

/decision-store check-conflicts
  --type <decision_type>
  --domain <domain>
  --layer architecture|design|planning
  --services <svc1,svc2,...>
  --summary "<one-line summary>"

Behavior:

1. Run structural_confidence() and compute_severity() against all existing entries.
2. Display conflict report: confidence scores, severities, affected entries.
3. Does NOT write to the store. Does NOT trigger semantic check. Does NOT emit events.

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Severity Matrix

Decision Type	Layer	Base Severity
TECH_STACK_CHOICE	architecture	HIGH
TECH_STACK_CHOICE	design	HIGH
TECH_STACK_CHOICE	planning	MEDIUM
DESIGN_PATTERN	architecture	HIGH
DESIGN_PATTERN	design	MEDIUM
DESIGN_PATTERN	planning	LOW
API_CONTRACT	architecture	HIGH
API_CONTRACT	design	MEDIUM
API_CONTRACT	planning	LOW
SCOPE_BOUNDARY	architecture	MEDIUM
SCOPE_BOUNDARY	design	MEDIUM
SCOPE_BOUNDARY	planning	LOW
REQUIREMENT_CHOICE	architecture	MEDIUM
REQUIREMENT_CHOICE	design	LOW
REQUIREMENT_CHOICE	planning	LOW

Modifiers (applied in order after base):

1. Platform-wide scope (either entry has scope_services = []): floor at MEDIUM
2. Architecture layer (either entry has scope_layer = "architecture"): floor at HIGH
3. Semantic shift (from DeepSeek-R1): +/-1 step, clamped to [LOW, HIGH]

Hard rules:

• structural_confidence == 0.0 (cross-domain): no conflict, semantic check MUST NOT run
• structural_confidence == 0.3 (disjoint services): semantic check CANNOT escalate to HIGH
• Semantic check only runs if structural_confidence >= 0.6

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Structural Confidence Values

Value	Meaning
0.0	Cross-domain — no possible conflict (semantic blocked)
0.3	Disjoint service sets — low probability (semantic capped at MEDIUM)
0.4	Same domain, different layer
0.7	Overlapping service sets
0.8	One platform-wide vs specific
0.9	Both platform-wide
1.0	Identical service scope

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Conflict Resolution (Slack Gate)

When a HIGH severity conflict is detected after record, the pipeline invokes the slack-gate skill with HIGH_RISK tier, posting a conflict notification to Slack and blocking until an operator resolves the conflict.

Integration with slack-gate

HIGH conflicts use the existing slack-gate HIGH_RISK gate interface:

• See omniclaude/plugins/onex/skills/slack-gate/SKILL.md for gate interface details
• The conflict notification is posted as a HIGH_RISK gate
• All other HIGH_RISK gates (e.g. auto-merge) are unaffected; only decision conflicts use this grammar

Slack Command Grammar

Operators resolve conflicts by replying in the Slack gate thread:

Format:  <action> <conflict_id> [note]

Actions:
  proceed <id> [note]  — mark RESOLVED, record approver + note, continue pipeline
  hold    <id>         — pipeline stays paused (gate remains open)
  dismiss <id>         — mark DISMISSED permanently (no further checks for this pair)

proceed rules:

• proceed <id> with no note -> resolution_note = "proceed (no note provided)"
• proceed <id> <note> -> resolution_note = <note text>

hold rules:

• Pipeline stays paused; no state change; no event emitted

dismiss rules:

• Conflict marked DISMISSED permanently
• This decision pair will NEVER trigger a Slack gate again (even if re-recorded)
• resolution_note is None for dismissals

Multiple conflicts:

• Each conflict must be resolved separately in its own reply
• All OPEN conflicts must be resolved before the pipeline resumes
• RESOLVED and DISMISSED conflicts do not block the pipeline

Unrecognized commands:

• Re-prompt operator with usage text; no state changes

Conflict Workflow (Full Sequence)

1. record sub-operation detects HIGH conflict
2. Invoke slack-gate skill (HIGH_RISK tier) -> post conflict message to Slack
3. Pipeline blocks (polling for Slack replies)
4. Operator replies with: proceed | hold | dismiss
5. For proceed:
   - Update conflict: status=RESOLVED, resolved_by, resolved_at, resolution_note
   - Emit decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 (OPEN -> RESOLVED)
   - If all conflicts resolved: resume pipeline
6. For hold:
   - No state change, no event
   - Continue polling
7. For dismiss:
   - Update conflict: status=DISMISSED
   - Emit decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 (OPEN -> DISMISSED)
   - Mark pair as permanently suppressed
   - If all conflicts resolved/dismissed: resume pipeline
8. Pipeline resumes after all blocking conflicts are RESOLVED or DISMISSED

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Status Change Events

decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 is emitted on EVERY conflict status transition.

Topic constant: TopicBase.DECISION_CONFLICT_STATUS_CHANGED Wire topic: onex.evt.omniclaude.decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 Source: omniclaude/src/omniclaude/hooks/topics.py (added in OMN-2766)

Transitions that emit:

• None -> OPEN (conflict first detected during record)
• OPEN -> RESOLVED (via proceed command)
• OPEN -> DISMISSED (via dismiss command)

Payload:

{
  "conflict_id": "uuid",
  "old_status": "OPEN | null",
  "new_status": "OPEN | RESOLVED | DISMISSED",
  "resolved_by": "slack_user_id | null",
  "resolved_at": "ISO8601 | null",
  "resolution_note": "string | null"
}

Note: old_status is null for the initial OPEN event (no previous status). resolution_note is null for dismiss actions.

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Files

File	Purpose
SKILL.md	This document — usage, severity matrix, conflict resolution workflow
prompt.md	Operational prompt followed by the agent
detect_conflicts.py	structural_confidence() and compute_severity() pure functions
semantic_check.py	Async LLM check via DeepSeek-R1 (only if structural >= 0.6)
examples/record_decision.md	Example: recording a tech stack choice
examples/query_decisions.md	Example: querying decisions with filters
examples/conflict_resolution.md	Example: Slack conflict resolution walkthrough

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Dependencies

Ticket	Component	Role
OMN-2763	ModelDecisionStoreEntry, ModelDecisionConflict	Data models
OMN-2765	NodeDecisionStoreEffect	Write node
OMN-2767	NodeDecisionStoreQueryCompute	Query node
OMN-2766	TopicBase.DECISION_CONFLICT_STATUS_CHANGED in topics.py	Event emission
OMN-2769	Slack command grammar + status change events	This ticket

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Event Schema

decision-conflict-status-changed.v1 (emitted on every status transition):

{
  "conflict_id": "uuid",
  "old_status": "OPEN | RESOLVED | DISMISSED | null",
  "new_status": "OPEN | RESOLVED | DISMISSED",
  "resolved_by": "string | null",
  "resolved_at": "ISO8601 | null",
  "resolution_note": "string | null"
}

Note: The event schema was simplified in OMN-2769. Fields decision_a_id, decision_b_id, and approver were consolidated: approver is now resolved_by, and decision pair IDs are carried by the conflict record (not the status event). The status event is intentionally minimal — consumers query the conflict record for full decision pair context.