| name | scope-inventory |
| description | Run upfront discovery for a system-wide feature. Fans out discovery agents in parallel, synthesizes a strawman scope-manifest.yaml, writes the evidence trail to the feature docs directory. |
| user_invocable | true |
scope-inventory
Produce a strawman scope-manifest.yaml for a system-wide feature by running the multi-agent discovery fleet against the current audiocontrol repo state, write the per-run evidence trail to the feature's docs directory under scope-inventory/runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>/, append a journal entry, and present the manifest in chat for operator curation.
The skill is the operator-facing entry point that ties together the foundation built in Phase 2 (manifest schema, dispatch wrapper, clone detector) and the discovery code in Phase 3 (T3.1 agents, T3.2 synthesis), plus the regime-holdout fleet member added in Phase 6 (T6.5). The on-disk layout is defined by docs/scope-discovery/LAYOUT.md; this skill writes that layout. The conceptual model for step 5's fifth agent (anti-patterns, adopter manifests, editor symmetry, deprecations) is in docs/scope-discovery/README.md §"Regime-holdout discovery".
When to use
- After
/dw-lifecycle:define + /dw-lifecycle:setup for a system-wide feature — UI redesign, architectural refactor, cross-cutting pattern enforcement, anything where the scope-discovery PRD's Goals apply (route × device × scenario decomposition is non-trivial).
- Re-run mid-feature when scope materially changes. New runs append to
runs/ rather than overwriting; the canonical manifest at scope-manifest.yaml is overwritten by design (operator git-tags or branches before re-running to preserve a prior curated state).
Argument
/scope-inventory <feature-slug>
<feature-slug> is kebab-case. It must match the same regex the manifest schema enforces on feature_slug:
^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$
Procedure
1. Validate the slug
Reject any slug that doesn't match the regex above. The error message names the regex literally and shows the offending input — synthesis would reject it later regardless; catching it here surfaces the error before doing work.
2. Locate the feature directory
Use the make scope-inventory FEATURE=<slug> target (T2.7). It calls tools/scope-discovery/find-feature.ts, which searches the four <status> subdirectories under docs/<version>/ and prints either the resolved path or an actionable miss listing every searched path.
If the target exits non-zero, refuse with the target's error and direct the operator at /dw-lifecycle:setup. Do NOT fall back to a heuristic search.
Capture the resolved path as FEATURE_DIR for the rest of the procedure (e.g., docs/1.0/001-IN-PROGRESS/<slug>/).
3. Generate the run ID
The run stamp is <ISO-8601-UTC-with-colons-replaced-by-dashes>-<6-char-runId>, matching the LAYOUT.md naming convention. Generate both at invocation start so meta.json.startedAt and the directory name agree:
- ISO timestamp:
new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-').replace(/-$/, '') (e.g., 2026-05-22T14-03-12-000Z).
- 6-char suffix:
Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8) (or any equivalent collision-resistant short id).
- Final form:
<ISO-stamp>-<runId>.
4. Create the run directory
mkdir -p <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-inventory/runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>/findings
mkdir -p <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-inventory/runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>/captures
The captures/ directory is created empty by this skill; per LAYOUT.md, captures are populated by future Playwright-driven walks (out of scope for v1).
5. Fan out the discovery-agent fleet in parallel
Each agent reads --feature <slug> --prd-path <FEATURE_DIR>/prd.md --repo-root . and writes its findings JSON to stdout. Run all five concurrently and redirect stdout to the corresponding file under findings/:
RUN_DIR=<FEATURE_DIR>/scope-inventory/runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>
PRD=<FEATURE_DIR>/prd.md
tsx tools/scope-discovery/discovery-agents/ui-route-enumerator.ts \
--feature <slug> --prd-path "$PRD" --repo-root . \
> "$RUN_DIR/findings/ui-route-enumerator.json" &
PID_UI=$!
tsx tools/scope-discovery/discovery-agents/ast-grep-matrix.ts \
--feature <slug> --prd-path "$PRD" --repo-root . \
> "$RUN_DIR/findings/ast-grep-matrix.json" &
PID_AST=$!
tsx tools/scope-discovery/discovery-agents/clone-detector-reader.ts \
--feature <slug> --prd-path "$PRD" --repo-root . \
> "$RUN_DIR/findings/clone-detector-reader.json" &
PID_CLONE=$!
tsx tools/scope-discovery/discovery-agents/prd-themed-pattern-hunter.ts \
--feature <slug> --prd-path "$PRD" --repo-root . \
> "$RUN_DIR/findings/prd-themed-pattern-hunter.json" &
PID_PRD=$!
tsx tools/scope-discovery/discovery-agents/regime-holdout-detector.ts \
--feature <slug> --prd-path "$PRD" --repo-root . \
> "$RUN_DIR/findings/regime-holdout-detector.json" &
PID_REGIME=$!
wait $PID_UI $PID_AST $PID_CLONE $PID_PRD $PID_REGIME
The fifth agent — regime-holdout-detector (T6.5) — fuses the four Phase 6 gates (anti-patterns, adopter-manifests, editor-symmetry, deprecation-queue) into a single RegimeHoldoutFindings payload that the synthesis pass emits as the manifest's top-level regime_holdouts: section. It is in-process (consumes the four scanners directly), so its findings reflect the same on-disk state the operator-driven make check-anti-patterns / make check-adopters / make check-editor-symmetry / make check-deprecations targets would.
Record each agent's exit code ($? after each wait <pid>, or by waiting on each pid individually) for meta.json. If any agent exits non-zero, refuse to continue — surface the agent name, exit code, and the agent's stderr. Do NOT synthesize from partial findings; partial inputs would produce a partial manifest that the operator could mistake for complete.
6. Run the synthesis pass
tsx tools/scope-discovery/synthesis.ts \
--feature <slug> \
--prd-path "$PRD" \
--repo-root . \
--findings "$RUN_DIR/findings/ui-route-enumerator.json" \
"$RUN_DIR/findings/ast-grep-matrix.json" \
"$RUN_DIR/findings/clone-detector-reader.json" \
"$RUN_DIR/findings/prd-themed-pattern-hunter.json" \
"$RUN_DIR/findings/regime-holdout-detector.json" \
--out "<FEATURE_DIR>/scope-manifest.yaml" \
--notes-out "$RUN_DIR/synthesis-notes.md"
--notes-out writes a markdown fragment containing the ## Synthesizer notes section. Splice the contents verbatim into synthesis.md (step 8) so the operator sees synthesizer warnings in the run-dir reading-surface, not just stderr.
The synthesizer validates the produced manifest against tools/scope-discovery/schema/scope-manifest.schema.json before writing. If validation fails, the synthesizer exits non-zero with the ajv error; surface that error and refuse. Do not edit the manifest by hand to make validation pass — fix the upstream cause (agent output shape, theme bag, etc.).
Record the synthesis exit code for meta.json.
7. Write meta.json
After synthesis succeeds, write the run metadata. Use the Write tool, not echo, and write valid JSON (no trailing commas):
{
"runId": "<ISO-stamp>-<runId>",
"skill": "scope-inventory",
"skillVersion": "0.1.0",
"featureSlug": "<slug>",
"featureDir": "<FEATURE_DIR>",
"featureStatus": "<status-dir-name>",
"operator": "<git config user.name>",
"startedAt": "<ISO-8601 captured at step 3>",
"completedAt": "<ISO-8601 captured after step 6>",
"inputs": {
"prdPath": "<FEATURE_DIR>/prd.md"
},
"agentsRun": [
"ui-route-enumerator",
"ast-grep-matrix",
"clone-detector-reader",
"prd-themed-pattern-hunter",
"regime-holdout-detector"
],
"agentExitCodes": {
"ui-route-enumerator": 0,
"ast-grep-matrix": 0,
"clone-detector-reader": 0,
"prd-themed-pattern-hunter": 0,
"regime-holdout-detector": 0
},
"synthesisExitCode": 0,
"manifestPath": "<FEATURE_DIR>/scope-manifest.yaml",
"captureCount": 0
}
The captureCount is 0 in v1 (no Playwright walk yet); the field is reserved by LAYOUT.md and recorded for forward compatibility.
8. Write synthesis.md
Write a short narrative summary of the run to $RUN_DIR/synthesis.md. Use the Write tool. Sections, in order:
- Run summary — runId, startedAt → completedAt elapsed, feature slug, feature dir.
- Kind detection — which agent outputs led the synthesizer to choose
ui / code / hybrid. (Read the kind from the produced manifest; cite the agent counts.)
- Routes detected — count + the first ten paths (or all if fewer). For non-UI kinds, write "n/a — kind=code; no routes in manifest".
- Modules detected — count + the top ten by hit count. For non-code kinds, write "n/a — kind=ui; no modules in manifest".
- Themes detected — count + the top ten themes by occurrence.
- Regime holdouts — read the manifest's
regime_holdouts.meta section. Report total plus the four by_source counts (anti_pattern, adopter_manifest, editor_symmetry, deprecation). For non-zero buckets, list up to five sample finding ids with their file field. For an all-zero result, write "clean — no regime holdouts in the current source tree". This section IS the burndown summary the operator drives Phase 6 work from; do not abbreviate.
- Reference docs — count + list (PRD path always included; agent-derived doc references appended).
- Synthesizer notes — splice the contents of
$RUN_DIR/synthesis-notes.md (produced by synthesis.ts --notes-out in step 6) verbatim. The heading ## Synthesizer notes and body are already shaped; do not paraphrase. Surfaces non-fatal warnings the synthesizer collected (e.g., missing PRD References section; under-walked UI; absent regime-holdout findings).
- Operator curation hints — concrete pointers (e.g., "26 modules listed across
modules/*; prune to those genuinely in scope before downstream phase work treats the manifest as binding"). At minimum mention manifest size, any obvious noise (modules touched by clone-detector-reader but not name-checked by the PRD-themed hunter, etc.), and the next operator action.
Keep it under 100 lines; this file is a reading-surface, not a dump.
9. Append the journal entry
Append to <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-inventory/journal.md. If the file does not exist, create it with the top-level heading first:
# Scope Inventory Journal — <feature-slug>
Then append the entry (newest-last, per LAYOUT.md operator-choice convention; this skill writes newest-last so the file reads forward in time):
## <ISO-stamp>-<runId>
- **Operator:** <git user.name>
- **Kind:** ui|code|hybrid (from manifest)
- **Counts:** N routes / M modules / K themes
- **Manifest:** [`../scope-manifest.yaml`](../scope-manifest.yaml)
- **Evidence:** [`runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>/`](runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>/)
<One short paragraph (3–6 sentences) describing what the run found and what the operator should focus on. Mirror the highlights of synthesis.md §"Operator curation hints" — do not paste it verbatim; the journal is the human reading-surface and the synthesis.md is the machine-readable narrative.>
Use the Edit tool (with replace_all: false) to append, or Write to the path if the file is new. Do NOT use shell redirection (>>) — heredoc-with-# characters trips the permission gate, and Write avoids that entirely.
10. Present the manifest summary in chat
After all artifacts land, print a summary block. The format below is the canonical reporting shape — keep it terse and link-heavy so the operator can navigate to the evidence trail without re-asking:
Scope inventory complete for <slug>.
Kind: <kind>
Routes: N (sorted by path)
Modules: M (sorted by hit count desc)
Themes: K (top 10 by occurrence)
Regime: H total (anti-pat=A / adopter=B / symmetry=C / deprecation=D)
Ref docs: R
Manifest: <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-manifest.yaml
Journal: <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-inventory/journal.md (run <ISO-stamp>-<runId>)
Evidence: <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-inventory/runs/<ISO-stamp>-<runId>/
Next step: review the manifest. Prune false positives, add scenarios per
route, and confirm with the operator before downstream phase work treats
it as binding.
Do not editorialize beyond the curation hint; the operator drives from here.
Re-invocations
Each invocation creates a NEW run directory (different stamp + runId). Prior runs are never overwritten — they are the audit trail.
The canonical scope-manifest.yaml IS overwritten on each successful run, by design: the latest synthesized strawman is what the operator curates against. To preserve a prior curated manifest, the operator git-tags or branches before re-running. The journal's per-entry manifest link always resolves to the current canonical manifest; the per-run meta.json.manifestPath field records which manifest the run produced (always the canonical path; the history is in git, not in runs/).
If the operator wants to compare a strawman against a prior curated version, they run git diff <tag>:<FEATURE_DIR>/scope-manifest.yaml <FEATURE_DIR>/scope-manifest.yaml after the new run lands.
Error handling
| Failure | Skill response |
|---|
| Slug fails the regex | Refuse. Print the regex + the offending input. Do not create any directories. |
make scope-inventory FEATURE=<slug> exits non-zero | Refuse. Print the target's stderr and direct the operator at /dw-lifecycle:setup <slug>. Do not create any directories. |
| Any discovery agent exits non-zero | Refuse. Print the agent name, exit code, and the contents of its stderr. Do NOT proceed to synthesis. The partial findings under $RUN_DIR/findings/ are left in place for debugging; the run directory is NOT deleted so a follow-up can inspect what the surviving agents produced. |
| Synthesis exits non-zero (schema validation failure or upstream shape mismatch) | Refuse. Print the synthesizer's stderr. The run directory is left in place; do NOT touch scope-manifest.yaml (so the prior curated state survives a failed re-run). |
journal.md write fails | Refuse. Print the filesystem error. The manifest and run directory are already on disk; a follow-up invocation will create a new run, which is the correct disposition (manifests reflect the latest synthesis; journals are append-only). |
What this skill does NOT do
- Drive Playwright for visual captures. v1 enumerates the route MAP; per-route screenshots + DOM-token snapshots are a separate manual step (or a future agent enhancement). The
captures/ directory is created empty for forward compatibility with LAYOUT.md.
- Refactor or fix anything. Output is an inventory and a strawman manifest. The operator curates the strawman; downstream phase work treats the curated manifest as binding scope.
- Modify the PRD or workplan. Discovery is purely additive — it reads
prd.md and writes scope-manifest.yaml + the evidence trail. The PRD is the input.
- Run the validator suites.
pnpm test:scope-discovery is operator/controller-invoked per .claude/rules/agent-discipline.md §"When CI is absent, the controller is the gate". The skill assumes the foundation is healthy; if validators are red, the operator runs them separately and fixes before invoking /scope-inventory.
Cross-references
