| name | wide-sword |
| description | Use Wide Sword when the problem is not a single precise target but a line of related issues sitting side by side. Where Sword cuts one thing cleanly, Wide Sword addresses a horizontal band of similar problems in one motion. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| author | mmbnchips |
| license | CC0-1.0 |
| compatibility | Hermes Agent skills system |
| metadata | {"hermes":{"tags":["shipping-now","metaphorical","direct-fire-and-breach","direct-fire","offense","breach","decisive-action"],"homepage":"https://github.com/Hmbown/mmbnchips"}} |
Wide Sword
Sweep the row clean in one horizontal pass.
What This Skill Does
Use Wide Sword when the problem is not a single precise target but a line of related issues sitting side by side. Where Sword cuts one thing cleanly, Wide Sword addresses a horizontal band of similar problems in one motion.
In this chip pack, Wide Sword is treated as a metaphorical battle-chip procedure with a shipping-now delivery profile.
Canonical reference input: Wide Sword.
Hermes shelf: Direct Fire and Breach.
When To Use
- Several adjacent items share the same defect and should be fixed together rather than one at a time.
- A rename, reformat, or policy change needs to land across a row of related files or entries in a single coherent pass.
- The target surface is visible and bounded — you can see the full width of the sweep before you commit.
Prerequisites
- These procedures rely on the normal tools already present in the active Hermes runtime; this repo does not ship a separate integration layer.
Procedure
- Restate the target, success condition, and no-touch boundaries before you spend the chip.
- Read the full horizontal extent of the target area to confirm every item in the sweep.
- Apply the same corrective action across the entire row in one pass, keeping edits uniform.
- Verify that the sweep did not clip unrelated items above or below the intended row.
- Package the result with concrete evidence, what stayed untouched, and the next recommended chip only if follow-up is truly needed.
Deliverables
- A uniform batch edit or sweep patch covering all items in the horizontal band.
- A short accounting of what was in the sweep and what was intentionally left outside it.
Pitfalls / Guardrails
- Keep the metaphor anchored to a real operator move instead of drifting into lore.
- Do not use Wide Sword when a single precise cut would suffice — use Sword instead.
- If items in the row differ enough to need individual treatment, break the sweep into separate strikes.
- Never sweep blindly. Confirm the full width of the target area before committing.
- Keep the chip metaphor anchored to a real operating move; do not let flavor substitute for procedure.
Verification
- Check that the response includes every promised deliverable and leaves an inspectable audit trail.
- Check that confirmed facts, assumptions, and proposed follow-up are visibly separated.
- Check that the metaphor still maps cleanly to a real operator mechanism.
Example Invocation
/wide-sword sweep across a row of related items: apply the same corrective action uniformly across every adjacent target in one pass, then verify nothing outside the intended band was touched
