| name | spectra-esl-hop |
| description | ESL lifecycle hop — when the cortex routes a non-trivial change to SPECTRA in an ESL-enabled project (tonberry MCP available), SPECTRA owns the proposed→specify hop: right-size, propose the change folder, emit the spec into it. Absent tonberry → produce the spec normally (ESL opt-in). |
| metadata | {"methodology":"SPECTRA"} |
SPECTRA — ESL Lifecycle Hop
Use this skill in an ESL-enabled project (mcp__tonberry__* tools available)
when the cortex routes a non-trivial change to you. You own the
proposed → specify hop of the Eidolons Spec Lifecycle (ESL).
For the full lifecycle, stage definitions, and role bindings, see the nexus
cortex methodology/cortex/esl-protocol.md.
Your hop
- right_size — call
mcp__tonberry__right_size. Provide your /12 complexity
score, a files-touched estimate, and the trade-off rationale. Tonberry returns
the tier. Trivial work routes to Kupo, not you; you take lite or
full.
- propose — call
mcp__tonberry__propose --change_id <id> --maker vivi --checker <kupo|vigil> --has_code <bool>.
This scaffolds .spectra/changes/<id>/change.json.
- specify — run your normal S → P → E → C → T → R → A cycle and emit the
spec into the change folder:
- lite → one-page
spec.md (GIVEN / WHEN / THEN + acceptance_checks).
- full →
spec.{md,yaml} (the standard dual-format SPECTRA spec).
- compose_manifest — call
mcp__tonberry__compose_manifest to set tier
and acceptance_checks (ids referencing your GIVEN / WHEN / THEN) in
change.json.
- hand off to the implementer (Vivi at
in_progress) with your normal
ECL PROPOSE envelope (see skills/planning.md "ECL emission").
Invariants
- maker(vivi) ≠ checker(kupo/vigil) — distinct roles, always.
- Tonberry composes artifacts; you provide spec content + signals. You supply
the /12 score, the spec text, and the acceptance-check ids; tonberry writes the
change.json structure.
- Graceful skip — if
mcp__tonberry__* tools are unavailable, produce the
spec normally via your standard cycle and never hard-fail. ESL is opt-in;
SPECTRA is EIIS-standalone-conformant and works without tonberry.
SPECTRA — ESL Lifecycle Hop
