| name | instinct-lifecycle |
| description | Full lifecycle management for clarc instincts — capture, scoring, decay, conflict resolution, promotion, and removal |
| triggers | ["when managing instincts","when instinct confidence is low","when instincts conflict","when reviewing learning flywheel","when promoting instincts to global scope"] |
Instinct Lifecycle Skill
Overview
Instincts in clarc accumulate over time via /learn-eval. Without lifecycle
management, stale and noisy instincts dilute the signal from useful ones.
This skill covers the complete lifecycle:
Capture → Score → Validate → Decay (if stale) → Promote (if high-confidence)
Lifecycle Step Sequence
Follow this sequence to actively manage instincts — don't just let them accumulate passively:
Phase 1: Capture (automatic)
- Sessions run →
/learn-eval observes patterns → instincts created at confidence: 0.60
- No action needed. Instincts appear in
~/.claude/homunculus/projects/<hash>/instincts/
Phase 2: Score (manual, weekly)
- Run
/instinct-report to see the ranked list with trend indicators (↑↓→)
- For each instinct that influenced your work this week, record an outcome:
/instinct-outcome <id> good — it helped/instinct-outcome <id> bad — it caused problems/instinct-outcome <id> neutral — it was applied but had no clear effect
Phase 3: Validate (on conflict or confusion)
