Enforces format rules + Pre-Creation Protocol for Skill, Sub-agent, Rule files. TRIGGER: create any of them. NOT FOR: WHETHER to create (use skill-author), registration (use skill-graph-manager).
Governs WAL fragment writes (domain/api/rules/data/architecture) at Archive. TRIGGER: STANDARD Archive, dimensions elected via h-archive. NOT FOR: PATCH; wiki authoring (use documentation-curator).
Runs one-round adversarial critique. TRIGGER: HIGH-risk STANDARD — Explorer (Cat A), Propose/Review (Cat B/C). NOT FOR: code review (use code-reviewer); PATCH; >1 round per category.
Orchestrate the repo-aligned AI engineering pipeline (plan → decisions → eval → improve → cleanup → verify → archive) with explicit approval gates. TRIGGER when user asks to run the full pipeline or go from idea to delivery; DO NOT TRIGGER for small tasks or when user invokes a specific phase.
Decides whether to author a SKILL.md. TRIGGER: 'create a skill', recurring workflow without one, broken trigger. NOT FOR: one-offs, rules, non-skill artifacts (use authoring-standards).
Skill navigator. List active skills, locate archived ones, choose the right sequence per scenario.
Verifies each AC against implementation in a single pass before Archive. TRIGGER: Phase 5 QA with AC ≤ 3 AND risk ≠ HIGH. NOT FOR: AC ≥ 4 or HIGH risk (use ultraqa); writing tests (use lead-engineer).
Cleans AI code slop via deletion-first workflow. TRIGGER: 'deslop' / 'AI slop' / bloated code; AI pipeline Phase 5. NOT FOR: bug fixes (use root-cause-debug); behavior-changing refactors.