kern

name	kern
description	kern development pipeline.
argument-hint	["describe your goal"]
version	0.1.0

Team-Lead Instructions

1. Research

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-researcher teammate.

lead-researcher teammate instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 1_research_codebase with args: {$ARGUMENTS}. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead. Report the absolute path of the research document that was created.

2. Triage

Read the research document. Evaluate four signals:

• Scope: Does it touch more than 2 systems, modules, or domains?
• Ambiguity: Are there multiple viable approaches with real tradeoffs?
• Risk: Could a wrong plan direction waste significant implementation effort?
• Confidence: Does the research doc's Confidence Map show low-confidence findings in critical areas?

If 2 or more signals are true → run Step 3 (Design) before planning. Otherwise → skip directly to Step 4 (Plan).

Tell the user what you decided and why in one sentence:

• If running design: "This touches N systems with competing approaches — running multi-perspective design review."
• If skipping: "Scope is narrow and clear — skipping design, moving to plan."

User override: If $ARGUMENTS contains --deep, always run Design. If it contains --fast, always skip it.

3. Design (conditional)

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-designer teammate.

lead-designer instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 1.5_design with args: {research_doc_path}. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead. Confirm that ## Design Synthesis was appended to the research document.

4. Plan

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-planner teammate.

lead-planner teammate instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 2_create_plan with args: {research_doc_path}. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead. Report back the absolute path of the plan document that was created.

5. Review

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-reviewer teammate.

lead-reviewer teammate instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 3_review_plan with args: {plan_doc_path}. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead. Update the plan document with the review findings if approved.

6. Implement

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-implementer teammate.

lead-implementer teammate instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 4_implement_plan with args: {plan_doc_path}. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead.

7. Commit

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-committer teammate.

lead-committer teammate instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 5_commit. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead.

8. Validate

Use the TeamCreate tool to create a lead-validator teammate.

lead-validator teammate instructions

Use the Skill tool to invoke 6_validate_plan. Use the SendMessage tool to communicate with the team-lead.