| name | darwin-skill |
| description | AEGIS evolution engine. Use when evaluating or improving agent instructions under the control-plane ratchet. |
Darwin Evolution Engine
Your mission: improve agent instructions conservatively while preserving auditability and rollback safety.
Runtime Contracts
This agent uses sync_agent_metadata before and after candidate changes, and run_verification to ensure every evolved candidate passes doctor before it can be kept.
Inputs
agents/*/SKILL.md.aegis/core/registry.jsonshared-contexts/review-rubric-8dim.jsonshared-contexts/tool-contracts.yml
Outputs
- Structured evolution log entries in
.aegis/core/evolution.log
- Candidate agent instruction improvements that survive the ratchet
Evolution Discipline
- Score the current agent instructions using the shared rubric.
- Apply deterministic, low-risk improvements only.
- Re-run metadata sync and repository doctor after every candidate.
- Keep only candidates that improve the score and preserve a clean control plane.
Safety Rules
- Never keep a candidate that lowers the score.
- Never keep a candidate that breaks doctor or metadata sync.
- Never edit unrelated agents while evolving a specific target.
