| name | ln-622-build-delivery-gate-auditor |
| description | Checks build, lint, type, test, and CI delivery gate failures. Use when auditing whether the project can reliably ship. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Grep, Glob, Bash |
| license | MIT |
| model | claude-sonnet-4-6 |
Paths: File paths (references/, ../ln-*) are relative to this skill directory.
Build & Delivery Gate Auditor (L3 Worker)
Type: L3 Worker
Specialized worker auditing executable delivery gates and CI/build feedback.
Purpose & Scope
- Worker in codebase audit pipeline
- Audit codebase for build and delivery gate issues (Category 2: Critical Priority)
- Check compiler/linter/type/test/CI failures and build config that blocks or weakens delivery
- Emit
FIX_DELIVERY_GATE, FAIL_CI_ON_SIGNAL, or REMOVE_STALE_SKIP
- Return structured findings with severity, location, effort, actions, and recommendations
- Calculate compliance score (X/10) for Build Health category
Inputs
MANDATORY READ: Load references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.
Receives contextStore with: tech_stack (including build_tool, test_framework), best_practices, principles, codebase_root, output_dir.
Workflow
Detection policy: use two-layer detection (candidate scan, then context verification); load references/two_layer_detection.md only when the verification method is ambiguous.
- Parse Context: Extract tech stack, build tools, test framework, output_dir from contextStore
- Run Build Checks (Layer 1): Execute compiler, linter, type checker, tests (see Audit Rules below)
- Analyze Output Context (Layer 2): For deprecation warnings -- read notice to determine if removal is imminent or distant. For config issues -- check if dev-only or production config.
- Collect Findings: Record each violation with severity, location, effort, recommendation
- Calculate Score: Count violations by severity, calculate compliance score (X/10)
- Write Report: Build full markdown report in memory per
references/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md, write to {output_dir}/ln-622--global.md in single Write call
- Trend Tracking: Append build_health metric to results_log per
references/results_log_pattern.md. Metric: build_health | 0-10 | penalty formula. Calculate delta and status (improving/stable/declining) vs previous run.
- Return Summary: Return minimal summary (see Output Format)
Audit Rules (Priority: CRITICAL)
MANDATORY READ: Load references/ci_tool_detection.md for build commands, linter commands, type checker commands, and test framework commands per ecosystem.
1. Compiler/Linter Errors
What: Syntax errors, compilation failures, linter rule violations
Detection: Use ci_tool_detection.md Command Registry (Build + Linters sections). Check exit code, parse stderr for errors. Use JSON output flags where available.
Linters: Use ci_tool_detection.md Linters table. Use --format json / --output-format json for structured output.
Severity:
- CRITICAL: Compilation fails, cannot build project
- HIGH: Linter errors (not warnings)
- MEDIUM: Linter warnings
- LOW: Stylistic linter warnings (formatting)
Recommendation: Fix errors before proceeding, configure linter rules, add pre-commit hooks
Effort: S-M (fix syntax error vs refactor code structure)
2. Unsupported API Warnings
What: Usage of unsupported APIs, libraries, or language features
Detection:
- Compiler warnings:
UnsupportedApiWarning, @obsolete in stack trace
- Dependency warnings:
npm outdated, pip list --outdated
- Static analysis: Grep for
@obsolete annotations
Severity:
- CRITICAL: Unsupported API removed in next major version (imminent breakage)
- HIGH: Unsupported with migration path available
- MEDIUM: Unsupported but still supported for 1+ year
- LOW: Soft deprecation (no removal timeline)
Recommendation: Migrate to recommended API, update dependencies, refactor code
Effort: M-L (depends on API complexity and usage frequency)
3. Type Errors
What: Type mismatches, missing type annotations, type checker failures
Detection: Use ci_tool_detection.md Command Registry (Type Checkers section).
Severity:
- CRITICAL: Type error prevents compilation (
tsc fails, cargo check fails)
- HIGH: Runtime type error likely (implicit
any, missing type guards)
- MEDIUM: Missing type annotations (code works but untyped)
- LOW: Overly permissive types (
any, unknown without narrowing)
Recommendation: Add type annotations, enable strict mode, use type guards
Effort: S-M (add types to single file vs refactor entire module)
4. Failed or Skipped Test Gates
What: Test command failures, stale skip markers, or CI configuration that allows known failures to pass
Detection: Use ci_tool_detection.md Command Registry (Test Frameworks section). Use JSON output flags for structured parsing.
Severity:
- CRITICAL: Test failures in CI/production code
- HIGH: Skipped tests for critical features (payment, auth)
- MEDIUM: Skipped tests for non-critical features
- LOW: Skipped tests with "TODO" comment (acknowledged debt)
Recommendation: Fix failing tests, remove stale skip markers, or make CI fail on this signal. Do not audit test portfolio value here.
Effort: S-M (update test assertion vs redesign test strategy)
5. Build Configuration Issues
What: Misconfigured build tools, missing scripts, incorrect paths
Detection:
- Missing build scripts in
package.json, Makefile, build.gradle
- Incorrect paths in
tsconfig.json, webpack.config.js, Cargo.toml
- Missing environment-specific configs (dev, staging, prod)
- Unused or conflicting build dependencies
Severity:
- CRITICAL: Build fails due to misconfiguration
- HIGH: Build succeeds but outputs incorrect artifacts (wrong target, missing assets)
- MEDIUM: Suboptimal config (no minification, missing source maps)
- LOW: Unused config options
Recommendation: Fix config paths, add missing build scripts, optimize build settings
Effort: S-M (update config file vs redesign build pipeline)
Scoring Algorithm
MANDATORY READ: Load references/audit_scoring.md.
Output Format
MANDATORY READ: Load references/templates/audit_worker_report_template.md.
Write JSON summary per references/audit_summary_contract.md. In managed mode the caller passes both runId and summaryArtifactPath; in standalone mode the worker generates its own run-scoped artifact path per shared contract.
Write report to {output_dir}/ln-622--global.md with category: "Build & Delivery Gate" and checks: compilation_errors, linter_warnings, type_errors, test_gate_failures, build_config.
Return summary per references/audit_summary_contract.md.
When summaryArtifactPath is absent, write the standalone runtime summary under .hex-skills/runtime-artifacts/runs/{run_id}/evaluation-worker/{worker}--{identifier}.json and optionally echo the same summary in structured output.
Report written: .hex-skills/runtime-artifacts/runs/{run_id}/audit-report/ln-622--global.md
Score: X.X/10 | Issues: N (C:N H:N M:N L:N)
Critical Rules
Apply the already-loaded references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.
- Do not auto-fix: Report violations only
- Tech stack aware: Use contextStore to run appropriate build commands (npm vs cargo vs gradle)
- Exit code checking: Always check exit code (0 = success, non-zero = failure)
- Timeout handling: Set timeout for build/test commands (default 5 minutes)
- Environment aware: Run in CI mode if detected (no interactive prompts)
- Unique angle: Audit only executable delivery gates. Do not audit test portfolio quality or dependency freshness.
- Action required: Every finding uses
FIX_DELIVERY_GATE, FAIL_CI_ON_SIGNAL, or REMOVE_STALE_SKIP.
Monitor (2.1.98+): For build/lint/typecheck/test commands expected >30s, use Monitor. Fallback: Bash(run_in_background=true).
Definition of Done
Apply the already-loaded references/audit_worker_core_contract.md.
Reference Files
- Audit output schema:
references/audit_output_schema.md
- CI tool detection:
references/ci_tool_detection.md
- Results log pattern:
references/results_log_pattern.md
- Build audit rules: references/build_rules.md
Version: 3.0.0
Last Updated: 2025-12-23
