boldblackai

Manage a running ECS (EC2 launch type) bclaw. Five modes: (1) Overlay — push the repo's agent_home/ onto the bclaw's ~/.hermes (EBS-backed) to update skills, memories, system prompt, or personas without a redeploy (via ECS Exec); (2) Run — execute arbitrary commands on the live bclaw for inspection, debugging, or one-off operations (via ECS Exec); (3) Merge-config — key-level merge of agent_home/config.yaml into live config.yaml; (4) Upgrade image — roll the running bclaw onto a new ghcr.io/boldblackai/harness tag by bumping the HarnessImageTag stack parameter and redeploying (no image rebuild); (5) Host — retrieve a stuck container instance's console output or force a wedged instance to replace itself, scoped to the claw's instances via aws:ResourceTag/ClawName. Companion to setup-bclaw / teardown-bclaw.

Automate releasing the @boldblackai/create-bclaw npm package. Use this skill whenever the user wants to cut a release, publish a new version, bump the version, tag a release, update the CHANGELOG, or run npm publish. Triggers on phrases like "release version X", "cut a release", "publish", "bump to X.X.X", "tag this release", "release the project", or any combination of version bumping + publishing intent. Always use this skill for release work — don't attempt ad-hoc release steps without it.

Bootstraps a Hermes Agent bclaw on AWS ECS (EC2 launch type) from scratch to a running gateway. Follows a gated sequence: probe one ARM64 AZ → deploy CloudFormation (VPC, persistent EBS volume, a single-instance Auto Scaling Group, ECS service at DesiredCount 0 on the first deploy) → write SSM secrets → scale to 1 → overlay agent_home/ + install the aws_ssm plugin + merge its secrets config → restart → verify. Use when setting up a new bclaw on AWS or re-deploying after teardown. Companion to teardown-bclaw.

Tears down a Hermes Agent bclaw on ECS (EC2 launch type) and all associated AWS resources. Follows a reverse-order sequence: scale to 0 → delete CloudFormation stack (VPC, EBS volume [retained], ASG, ECS, IAM) → delete retained EBS → delete orphaned VPC → delete SSM secrets → delete the CloudFormation service role (`bclaw-cfn-exec`). Use when asked to destroy, teardown, or decommission the bclaw. Companion to setup-bclaw.

Automate releasing the harness npm package. Use this skill whenever the user wants to cut a release, publish a new version, bump the version, tag a release, update the CHANGELOG, or run npm publish. Triggers on phrases like "release version X", "cut a release", "publish", "bump to X.X.X", "tag this release", "release the project", or any combination of version bumping + publishing intent. Always use this skill for release work — don't attempt ad-hoc release steps without it.

Check whether pinned dependencies in the harness Dockerfiles have newer versions available. Use this skill whenever the user asks to check for dependency updates, see if packages are outdated, check for updates, review pinned versions, or any variation of "are deps up to date". Triggers on: "check deps", "check for updates", "are dependencies up to date", "update deps check", "any new versions", "deps outdated", "bump dependencies".

Analyze the harness Docker image size — layer-by-layer breakdown, base image contribution, and efficiency/waste report via dive. Use this skill whenever the user wants to understand image size, compare image sizes across tags, find what's taking up space, analyze layers, check image efficiency, or investigate waste in the Docker image. Triggers on phrases like "analyze the image", "how big is the image", "what's taking up space", "compare image sizes", "image size breakdown", "optimize the image", or any question about Docker image size or layer composition.