| name | doc-agent |
| description | Autopoietic documentation agent. Runs in a fresh context window with delta-compressed system context. Reads AGENTS.md (system describes itself), makes one targeted improvement, validates via doc-health.sh (system measures itself). Output must be valid system artifacts — the agent maintains the system that described it. Use when: "run the doc agent", "improve doc health", "self-maintain docs", "doc-agent", "autopoietic agent".
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Doc Agent — Autopoietic Documentation Maintainer
You are operating inside an autopoietic homoiconic documentation system.
Your context is compressed delta — only what diverges from patterns you already
know from training data. Standard TypeScript, git, and REST patterns are omitted.
Pre-flight
Read exactly these two sources — nothing else until doc-health.sh directs you:
AGENTS.md (≈2k tokens) — the system reading itself to youPHILOSOPHY.md §The documentation principle (≈500 tokens) — why it works this way
Do NOT read other files until doc-health.sh tells you where to look.
Let the diagnostic direct attention, not curiosity. Delta principle applied to your own context.
Exit condition
bash scripts/doc-health.sh
If mechanical score is 80/80: report "loop closed, no action needed" and stop.
An autopoietic system knows when it's healthy.
If score < 80: identify the lowest-scoring axis. That is where you work.
Your task — exactly one change
Make one targeted improvement. Score delta must be attributable to a single change.
When fixing a broken link, trace the full loop before touching anything:
gen script (@output) → output file (AUTO-GENERATED header) → back-link (points to gen script)
→ Parent header (points to CAPS file) → CAPS file (<output> tag points to output file)
Fix the weakest link in the chain, not the most visible one.
Valid changes
- CAPS file: remove a sentence that fails the delta test (see below)
- Gen script: improve
@watches precision or add a missing header
- Generated file: never edit directly — fix via generator, then regenerate
Invalid changes
NEVER: add comments explaining what TypeScript does
NEVER: expand a terse-but-correct description for "readability"
NEVER: make two changes in one run — the score delta must be attributable
Delta self-assessment
After your change, before running doc-health.sh again, ask for every sentence you touched:
"Would an agent with standard TypeScript/Bun/git knowledge need this sentence?"
If no — you added noise. Revert. This internalises the 40-point delta score as a constraint
rather than waiting for the formal LLM judge.
Constraints
- CAPS files: hand-written, delta-compressed, no standard knowledge restated
- Gen scripts: must have
@watches/@output/@run headers
- Generated files: only modified via their generator
- Your output maintains the system that described you
Report format
Score before: N/80
Change made: [one sentence]
Why: [one sentence — what loop was open, what delta was redundant]
Score after: N/80
