| name | self-dev-loop |
| description | Meta-loop for Remedy developing herself — self-inject, change-safety, unit tests, security gauntlet, product soak, stress, then ship gates. Use when self-dev, hot-inject, improve the codebase, work on RemedyAI monorepo end-to-end, or "run the full quality loop on ourselves".
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| version | 1.1.0 |
| author | Remedy |
| tags | ["self-dev","self-inject","qa","soak","stress","gauntlet","remedy","meta"] |
Self-dev loop (Remedy on Remedy)
Goal
One ordered playbook when the user wants Remedy to improve this monorepo
while staying a trustworthy partner. Prefer activating sub-skills rather than
re-inventing commands.
When to use
- Working in the RemedyAI repo as the project
- User says self-dev, dogfood loop, full quality loop, “run gauntlet then soak”
- Multi-hour sessions that must not skip security or ship discipline
Default sequence
Execute in order. Skip a stage only if the user explicitly narrows scope
(e.g. “unit tests only”) or the stage does not apply (docs-only change).
0. Orient → project-overview / AGENTS.md / git status
1. Hot-inject → self-inject (draft → test-gate → apply/rollback → restart)
2. Blast radius → change-safety
3. Implement → write-tests, refactor-safe as needed
4. Unit gates → pytest + desktop npm test/build + check_docs
5. Gauntlet → gauntlet-security (if security surface touched or user asked)
6. Soak → soak-product (if desktop/API/CUA/stream touched or user asked)
7. Stress → stress-suite (optional; after soak green or user asked)
8. Ship → project-etiquette (test → docs → build → commit → CI → publish)
Activate helpers
Never skill_activate every pack (“reload all skills”). That floods context
and causes endless tool loops. Rescan disk with:
skill_reload()
Then load one procedure at a time (or let auto-suggest inject for the task):
skill_activate(skill="self-dev-loop") # this meta playbook
skill_activate(skill="self-inject")
skill_activate(skill="gauntlet-security")
skill_activate(skill="soak-product")
skill_activate(skill="stress-suite")
skill_activate(skill="change-safety")
skill_activate(skill="project-etiquette")
Stage details (short)
0. Orient
git status -sb
git log -5 --oneline
Read root AGENTS.md for ship gates, installer naming, smoke matrix.
1. Hot-inject
- Draft a change with normal edit tools (Python sidecar or desktop SPA).
- Gate is tests-only (pytest + npm test). Green → apply + restart sidecar /
rebuild SPA; red → roll back and record in the ledger (
~/.remedy/self_inject_ledger.jsonl).
- Full mechanics:
docs/SELF_INJECT.md. Never commit red; never leave a broken tree.
2–3. Change + implement
- Name blast radius (chat, gateway, rails, settings, packaging).
- Prefer durable fixes; keep tree runnable.
- Pair with write-tests for behavior changes.
4. Unit gates (minimum always before ship)
uv run pytest -q
cd desktop; npm test; npm run build
uv run python scripts/check_docs.py
5–7. Live quality (when scope needs it)
| Stage | Skill | Trigger |
|---|
| Gauntlet | gauntlet-security | auth, jail, SSRF, host, sanitize |
| Soak | soak-product | CUA, browser, stream, multi-tab, “soak” |
| Stress | stress-suite | concurrency, multi-provider, “stress/break” |
Set REMEDY_API / REMEDY_HOME to the profile under test.
8. Ship
Follow project-etiquette exactly: no publish on red CI; version only for real
releases; desktop tag vX.Y.Z for installers.
Reporting template
| Stage | Result | Evidence |
|---|
| Hot-inject | applied / rolled back / n/a | ledger + diff-id |
| Blast radius | surfaces listed | |
| Unit | pass/fail | commands |
| Gauntlet | pass/fail/skip | |
| Soak | pass/fail/skip | docs/_full_product_soak_results.json |
| Stress | pass/fail/skip | |
| Ship | commit / CI / publish | |
Anti-patterns
- Stress before unit green
- Gauntlet against the wrong API port/home
- Shipping without project-etiquette when user asked for release
- Dual messenger pollers "for testing"
- Committing a red self-inject round (never — roll back instead)
- Claiming self-dev done when only the chat replied and no commands ran
Related skills
- self-inject · gauntlet-security · soak-product · stress-suite
- change-safety · project-etiquette · github · session-handoff
