| name | darwin-research |
| description | Darwin research cycle operations: cycle overview, predicate authoring, adopt review, and recurring gotchas. |
Darwin Research
Use this skill when operating the remodeled Darwin loop. Route to the shortest command doc that matches the task.
| Need | Command doc |
|---|
| Explain or inspect the current cycle | commands/cycle-overview.md |
Write or repair successPredicate | commands/predicate-authoring.md |
| Review measured proposals for adopt | commands/adopt-review.md |
| Avoid known Darwin mistakes | commands/gotchas.md |
Guardrails
- Work inside Darwin lab worktrees, never by switching the OPS root branch.
- Predicate assertions are the VERIFY source of truth.
- Adopt creates PR specs first; main merge remains master-owned.
- PROTECTED paths and launchd/plist changes are blocked from Darwin adopt.
- D5 V2 Elixir shadow/evaluator is frozen unless
DARWIN_V2_SHADOW_ENABLED=true.