watzup

name	watzup
description	[Utilities] Use when you need to review recent changes and wrap up the work.

Codex compatibility note:

• Invoke repository skills with $skill-name in Codex; this mirrored copy rewrites legacy Claude /skill-name references.
• Task tracker mandate: BEFORE executing any workflow or skill step, create/update task tracking for all steps and keep it synchronized as progress changes.
• User-question prompts mean to ask the user directly in Codex.
• Ignore Claude-specific mode-switch instructions when they appear.
• Strict execution contract: when a user explicitly invokes a skill, execute that skill protocol as written.
• Subagent authorization: when a skill is user-invoked or AI-detected and its protocol requires subagents, that skill activation authorizes use of the required spawn_agent subagent(s) for that task.
• Do not skip, reorder, or merge protocol steps unless the user explicitly approves the deviation first.
• For workflow skills, execute each listed child-skill step explicitly and report step-by-step evidence.
• If a required step/tool cannot run in this environment, stop and ask the user before adapting.

Codex Project-Reference Loading (No Hooks)

Codex uses static project-reference loading instead of runtime-injected project docs. When coding, planning, debugging, testing, or reviewing, open project docs explicitly using this routing.

Always read:

• docs/project-config.json (project-specific paths, commands, modules, and workflow/test settings)
• docs/project-reference/docs-index-reference.md (routes to the full docs/project-reference/* catalog)
• docs/project-reference/lessons.md (always-on guardrails and anti-patterns)

Missing/stale context route: If docs/project-config.json, the docs index, lessons.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or any task-required reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run $project-init or the narrow setup route ($project-config, $docs-init, $scan-all, $scan --target=<key>, $claude-md-init) before ordinary project-specific work. If Codex mirrors or AGENTS.md are missing/stale, ask the user to run $sync-codex; do not auto-run it.

Situation-based docs:

• Backend/CQRS/API/domain/entity changes: backend-patterns-reference.md, domain-entities-reference.md, project-structure-reference.md
• Frontend/UI/styling/design-system: frontend-patterns-reference.md, scss-styling-guide.md, design-system/README.md
• Spec authoring, docs/specs/ pathing, or TC format: feature-spec-reference.md, spec-system-reference.md, spec-principles.md
• Behavior/public-contract changes or spec-test-code sync: workflow-spec-test-code-cycle-reference.md plus the spec docs above
• Derived spec indexes/ERDs/reimplementation guides: spec-system-reference.md and source Feature Specs under docs/specs/
• Integration test implementation/review: integration-test-reference.md
• E2E test implementation/review: e2e-test-reference.md
• Code review/audit work: code-review-rules.md plus domain docs above based on changed files

Do not read all docs blindly. Start from docs-index-reference.md, then open only relevant files for the task.

[BLOCKING] Execute skill steps in declared order. NEVER skip, reorder, or merge steps without explicit user approval. [BLOCKING] Before each step or sub-skill call, update task tracking: set in_progress when step starts, set completed when step ends. [BLOCKING] Every completed/skipped step MUST include brief evidence or explicit skip reason. [BLOCKING] If Task tools are unavailable, create and maintain an equivalent step-by-step plan tracker with the same status transitions.

Quick Summary

Goal: Hand the developer a complete, evidence-backed wrap-up — by reviewing current branch changes and summarizing impact/quality — with a change summary, doc/spec staleness flags, root-cause lessons, and a $understand explanation, WITHOUT mutating any file, so they decide the next step from full context.

Summary:

• This is a strictly READ-ONLY wrap-up — review/summarize current branch commits and flag findings; NEVER edit, fix, or implement, including never editing the docs/specs you flag.
• Three required gates after the change summary: doc-staleness check (path→doc mapping table), spec-driven health check (only when business code changed), and root-cause lesson extraction (name the failure mode, not the symptom; universal rule, not project-specific).
• Lessons go to $learn only after user confirmation; surface-level "always check file X" notes are noise, not lessons.
• $understand is the mandatory final handoff and MUST run before the a direct user question Next Steps prompt — if $understand is unavailable, stop and report the blocker rather than skipping.

Workflow:

1. Review — Analyze recent commits: what was modified, added, removed
2. Summarize — Provide detailed change summary with quality assessment
3. Doc Check — Cross-reference changed files against docs/ for staleness
4. Lesson Learned — Analyze AI mistakes/issues during the task and capture lessons
5. Understand Handoff — Invoke $understand as the final mandatory task so the developer gets a Purpose → How → Why explanation of the completed work

Key Rules:

• READ-ONLY: only flag findings, never implement or fix anything
• Doc staleness check is REQUIRED (see mapping table below)
• Lesson-learned analysis is REQUIRED (see section below)
• Final review task MUST ATTENTION include doc-staleness check, lesson-learned analysis, AND the final $understand handoff
• MUST ATTENTION call $understand after the watzup summary/doc/mistake analysis and before the final Next Steps prompt

Be skeptical. Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence percentages (Idea should be more than 80%).

Review my current branch and the most recent commits. Provide a detailed summary of all changes, including what was modified, added, or removed. Analyze the overall impact and quality of the changes.

IMPORTANT: Review and summarize only, never start implementing.

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Doc Staleness Check (REQUIRED)

After change summary, run git diff --name-only (against base branch or recent commits), cross-reference changed files against relevant docs:

Changed file pattern	Docs to check for staleness
.claude/hooks/**	.claude/docs/hooks/README.md, hook count tables in .claude/docs/hooks/*.md
.claude/skills/**	.claude/docs/skills/README.md, skill count/catalog tables
.claude/workflows/**	CLAUDE.md workflow catalog table, .claude/docs/ workflow references
{configured-service-source-root}/**	docs/specs/ doc for the affected service (path from docs/project-config.json)
{configured-frontend-source-root}/**	docs/project-reference/frontend-patterns-reference.md, relevant business-feature docs
CLAUDE.md	.claude/docs/README.md (navigation hub must stay in sync)

Output one of:

• A bulleted list of docs that may need updating, with a brief note on what is likely stale (e.g., "hook count changed from 31 to 32").
• No doc updates needed — if no changed file pattern maps to a doc.

Do not edit docs during watzup. Only flag. The user decides whether to fix.

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Spec-Driven Development Health Check (REQUIRED when business code changed)

Run this check when git diff --name-only includes ANY changes under the backend service source paths or frontend app/domain source paths (resolve the concrete paths from the project's structure reference / docs/project-config.json).

Step 1 — Feature Spec Root Check

ls docs/specs/ 2>/dev/null

Note: Results are app-bucket names. To find a specific Feature Spec, probe ls docs/specs/{app-bucket}/ for canonical README.{Feature}.md files and derived bucket indexes/ERDs.

Result	Action
Directory missing or empty	⚠️ Flag: "No Feature Specs found under docs/specs/. Consider running $workflow-code-to-spec (mode: init-full) to bootstrap spec-driven documentation for this codebase."
Feature Specs exist	Proceed to Step 2

Step 2 — Spec Staleness Check (only if bundle exists)

For each spec file in docs/specs/:

git log --since="30 days ago" --name-only -- docs/specs/ | head -10

Result	Action
No commits in last 30 days AND business code changed in this session	⚠️ Flag: "Engineering spec bundle may be stale (no updates in >30 days). Consider running $workflow-code-to-spec (mode: audit) to verify freshness."
Recent commits found	✅ Spec bundle is being maintained

Step 3 — Feature Docs Freshness Check

git log --since="30 days ago" --name-only -- docs/specs/ | head -10

Result	Action
No commits in last 30 days AND business code changed	⚠️ Flag: "Business feature docs may be stale. Consider running $docs-update to sync."
Recent commits found	✅ Feature docs are being maintained

Output only flags that apply. Skip this section entirely if no business code changed.

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AI Mistake & Lesson Learned Analysis (REQUIRED)

After doc staleness check, review entire session for AI mistakes and lessons learned.

Step 1 — Surface all mistakes

List every error made during session. For each, note:

• What happened (observable symptom — build fail, test fail, wrong output)
• Where it happened (file:line if applicable)

Common mistake categories:

• Assumed an API/type/enum value existed without reading the source
• Assumed infrastructure availability without checking requirements
• Conflated "code exists" with "code executes" — missed path tracing
• Used a pattern without verifying the new context has the same preconditions
• Reported "done" without verifying ALL affected outputs across all stacks
• Hallucinated method names, class names, or file paths

Step 2 — Extract root-cause lessons (NOT symptom fixes)

For each mistake, apply this 3-step extraction:

2a. Name the failure mode — NOT the symptom, the reasoning failure:

Symptom (BAD lesson)	Failure mode (GOOD lesson)
"Used wrong enum value"	"Generated code using an assumed API without verifying it exists in the source"
"Wrong namespace in using"	"Assumed project setup without reading project-specific configuration files first"
"Happy-path assertion failed in CI"	"Wrote assertions without tracing what infrastructure the handler requires at runtime"
"Set properties that don't exist on query"	"Assumed all types in a hierarchy share the same interface without reading base class"

2b. Find the class — Where else could this SAME failure mode strike?

If failure mode applies in only one specific file or case → go up one abstraction level until it generalizes. Good lesson applies to ≥3 different contexts.

2c. Write as a universal rule — Strip ALL project-specific names:

• No file paths, class names specific to this codebase, or tool names
• Must read as useful advice on a completely different codebase in a different language
• If multiple mistakes share the same failure mode → consolidate into ONE lesson
• Test: "Would this prevent the same class of mistake in a Java, Go, or Python project?" If yes → good. If no → rewrite.

Step 3 — Ask user to persist

"Found [N] root-cause lesson(s). Should I use $learn to save them for future sessions?"

Wait for user confirmation before invoking $learn.

Output one of:

• A numbered list: failure mode → universal lesson → proposed $learn text
• No AI mistakes identified in this session — if genuinely none found

Be honest and self-critical. Surface-level symptom fixes ("always check file X") applying only to this codebase are NOT lessons — they are noise. Purpose: root-cause prevention compounding across sessions.

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Next Steps

MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — NO EXCEPTIONS before presenting these options, invoke $understand as the final mandatory todo task using the watzup summary and current change set as scope. If $understand is unavailable, stop and report that blocker instead of silently skipping the handoff.

After $understand completes, MUST ATTENTION use a direct user question to present these options. NEVER skip because task seems "simple" or "obvious" — the user decides:

• "$workflow-end (Recommended)" — Complete and close the active workflow
• "$commit" — Commit changes if not using workflow
• "Skip, continue manually" — user decides

[IMPORTANT] Use task tracking to break ALL work into small tasks BEFORE starting — including tasks for each file read. This prevents context loss from long files. For simple tasks, AI MUST ATTENTION ask user whether to skip.

External Memory: For complex or lengthy work (research, analysis, scan, review), write intermediate findings and final results to a report file in plans/reports/ — prevents context loss and serves as deliverable.

Evidence Gate: MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION — every claim, finding, and recommendation requires file:line proof or traced evidence with confidence percentage (>80% to act, <80% must verify first).

Nested Task Expansion Contract — For workflow-step invocation, the [Workflow] ... row is only a parent container; the child skill still creates visible phase tasks.

1. Call the current task list first. If a matching active parent workflow row exists, set nested=true and record parentTaskId; otherwise run standalone.
2. Create one task per declared phase before phase work. When nested, prefix subjects [N.M] $skill-name — phase.
3. When nested, link the parent with TaskUpdate(parentTaskId, addBlockedBy: [childIds]).
4. Orchestrators must pre-expand a child skill's phase list and link the workflow row before invoking that child skill or sub-agent.
5. Mark exactly one child in_progress before work and completed immediately after evidence is written.
6. Complete the parent only after all child tasks are completed or explicitly cancelled with reason.

Blocked until: the current task list done, child phases created, parent linked when nested, first child marked in_progress.

Project Reference Docs Gate — Run after task-tracking bootstrap and before target/source file reads, grep, edits, or analysis. Project docs override generic framework assumptions.

1. Identify scope: file types, domain area, and operation.
2. Required docs by trigger: always docs/project-reference/lessons.md; doc lookup docs-index-reference.md; review code-review-rules.md; backend/CQRS/API backend-patterns-reference.md; domain/entity domain-entities-reference.md; frontend/UI frontend-patterns-reference.md; styles/design scss-styling-guide.md + design-system/design-system-canonical.md; integration tests integration-test-reference.md; E2E e2e-test-reference.md; feature docs/specs feature-spec-reference.md + spec-system-reference.md + spec-principles.md; behavior/public-contract/spec-test-code sync workflow-spec-test-code-cycle-reference.md; derived spec index/ERD/reimplementation guides spec-system-reference.md + source Feature Specs under docs/specs/; architecture/new area project-structure-reference.md.
3. Read every required doc. If docs/project-config.json, the docs index, lessons.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or any task-required reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run $project-init or the narrow lower-level route ($project-config, $docs-init, $scan-all, $scan --target=<key>, $claude-md-init) before ordinary project-specific work. If Codex mirrors or AGENTS.md are missing/stale, ask the user to run $sync-codex; do not auto-run it.
4. Before target work, state: Reference docs read: ... | Not applicable: ....

Ready when: scope evaluated, required docs checked/read or setup route completed, lessons.md confirmed, citation emitted.

Task Tracking & External Report Persistence — Bootstrap this before execution; then run project-reference doc prefetch before target/source work.

1. Create a small task breakdown before target file reads, grep, edits, or analysis. On context loss, inspect the current task list first.
2. Mark one task in_progress before work and completed immediately after evidence; never batch transitions.
3. For plan/review work, create plans/reports/{skill}-{YYMMDD}-{HHmm}-{slug}.md before first finding.
4. Append findings after each file/section/decision and synthesize from the report file at the end.
5. Final output cites Full report: plans/reports/{filename}.

Blocked until: task breakdown exists, report path declared for plan/review work, first finding persisted before the next finding.

Critical Thinking Mindset — Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination: Never present guess as fact — cite sources for every claim, admit uncertainty freely, self-check output for errors, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence — certainty without evidence root of all hallucination.

Evidence-Based Reasoning — Speculation is FORBIDDEN. Every claim needs proof.

1. Cite file:line, grep results, or framework docs for EVERY claim
2. Declare confidence: >80% act freely, 60-80% verify first, <60% DO NOT recommend
3. Cross-service validation required for architectural changes
4. "I don't have enough evidence" is valid and expected output

BLOCKED until: - [ ] Evidence file path (file:line) - [ ] Grep search performed - [ ] 3+ similar patterns found - [ ] Confidence level stated

Forbidden without proof: "obviously", "I think", "should be", "probably", "this is because" If incomplete → output: "Insufficient evidence. Verified: [...]. Not verified: [...]."

AI Mistake Prevention — Failure modes to avoid on every task:

Re-read files after context changes. Context compaction, resume, or long-running work can make memory stale; verify current files before acting. Verify generated content against source evidence. AI hallucinates APIs, names, claims, and document facts. Check the relevant source before documenting or referencing. Check downstream references before deleting or renaming. Removing an artifact can stale docs, generated mirrors, configs, and callers; map references first. Trace the full impact chain after edits. Changing a definition can miss derived outputs and consumers. Follow the affected chain before declaring done. Verify ALL affected outputs, not just the first. One green check is not all green checks; validate every output surface the change can affect. Assume existing values are intentional — ask WHY before changing. Before changing a constant, limit, flag, wording, or pattern, read nearby context and history. Surface ambiguity before acting — don't pick silently. Multiple valid interpretations require an explicit question or stated assumption with risk. Keep shared guidance role-relevant. Universal guidance must help every receiving skill or agent; code-specific obligations belong only in code-specific protocols.

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION cite file:line evidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act). NEVER speculate without proof.

MUST ATTENTION apply critical + sequential thinking — every claim needs appropriate traced evidence (file:line for repo/code claims; source URL or artifact section for research, product, content, and docs claims); confidence >80% to act, <60% DO NOT recommend. Anti-hallucination: never present guess as fact, admit uncertainty freely, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence.

MUST ATTENTION apply AI mistake prevention — verify generated content against evidence, trace downstream references before deleting or renaming, verify all affected outputs, re-read files after context loss, and surface ambiguity before acting.

• MANDATORY Bootstrap task tracking before target work; transition one task at a time.
• MANDATORY Persist plan/review findings to plans/reports/ incrementally and synthesize from disk.

• MANDATORY After task-tracking bootstrap and before target/source work, read required project-reference docs and cite Reference docs read: ....
• MANDATORY Always include lessons.md; project conventions override generic defaults.
• MANDATORY If project config, root instruction files, or any required reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run $project-init or the narrow lower-level route before ordinary project-specific work.

• MANDATORY Parent workflow rows do not replace child phase tracking; expand phases and link the parent when nested.
• MANDATORY Orchestrators pre-expand child skill phases before invocation; use [N.M] $skill-name — phase prefixes and one-in_progress discipline.

Prompt-Enhance Closing Anchors

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION follow declared step order for this skill; NEVER skip, reorder, or merge steps without explicit user approval IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION for every step/sub-skill call: set in_progress before execution, set completed after execution IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION every skipped step MUST include explicit reason; every completed step MUST include concise evidence IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION if Task tools unavailable, maintain an equivalent step-by-step plan tracker with synchronized statuses

Closing Reminders

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION Goal: Hand the developer a complete, evidence-backed wrap-up — change summary, doc/spec staleness flags, root-cause lessons, and a $understand explanation — WITHOUT mutating any file, so they decide the next step from full context.

Protocols in force (concise digest of the SYNC/shared blocks this skill carries):

• Nested Task Creation: Expand child phases, link parent, one task in_progress.
• Project Reference Docs Guide: Read required project-reference docs (always lessons.md) before work.
• Task Tracking External Report: Bootstrap task tracking; persist findings to plans/reports/ incrementally.
• Critical Thinking: Critical + sequential thinking; traced proof, no guess-as-fact.
• Evidence: Cite file:line for every claim; never speculate.
• AI Mistake Prevention: verify generated content against evidence, trace downstream references, verify all affected outputs, re-read after context loss, surface ambiguity.

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION stay READ-ONLY — only FLAG findings; NEVER edit, fix, implement, or update the docs/specs you flag — why: watzup is a review/handoff, not an edit pass; flagging-then-fixing silently breaks the read-only contract. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION run ALL three required gates after the change summary — doc-staleness (path→doc table), spec-driven health check (only when business code changed), root-cause lesson extraction — NEVER skip a gate because the change "looks small" — why: stale docs and missed lessons compound silently across sessions. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION invoke $understand as the FINAL mandatory handoff BEFORE the a direct user question Next Steps prompt; if $understand is unavailable, STOP and report the blocker — NEVER silently skip the handoff — why: the developer's exit context is the explanation, not the raw diff.

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION extract lessons by ROOT CAUSE (the reasoning/assumption failure), NOT the symptom; write each as a universal rule that holds on ≥3 codebases; surface-level "always check file X" notes are noise — why: only root-cause prevention compounds across sessions. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION send lessons to $learn ONLY after explicit user confirmation — NEVER auto-persist or self-edit instruction files — why: lesson capture is a durable instruction change the user must own. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION use a direct user question for the Next Steps decision — NEVER auto-decide the route even when it "seems obvious" — why: the user owns the workflow-end / commit / continue choice. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION break work into small todo tasks with task tracking BEFORE starting (one task per file read), keep exactly one in_progress, and add a final review todo to verify work quality — why: long files exhaust context; granular tasks survive compaction. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION cite file:line proof or traced evidence with a confidence % for every claim/finding (>80% to act, <80% verify first) — NEVER present a guess as fact — why: an unverified staleness/lesson flag misleads the developer's next decision. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION grep/glob to verify any referenced doc, path, or API actually exists before flagging it — NEVER hallucinate a doc mapping or count — why: AI invents file paths and method names; the change summary must match the real diff. IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION read CLAUDE.md and the project-reference docs gate (lessons.md always) before the wrap-up — why: project conventions override generic staleness assumptions.

Anti-Rationalization:

Evasion	Rebuttal
"Doc looks fine, skip the staleness gate"	Run the path→doc table anyway — staleness is silent; flag or output No doc updates needed.
"No real mistakes this session, skip lessons"	Still run the gate — output No AI mistakes identified only after honest self-review.
"It's obvious next they want a commit, just do it"	NEVER auto-decide — present the a direct user question options; the user owns the route.
"I can just fix this stale doc while I'm here"	READ-ONLY — flag only. Fixing here breaks the contract; the user decides.
"Small change, skip $understand"	$understand is the mandatory handoff — run it or report the blocker; never skip.

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION Goal echo: evidence-backed READ-ONLY wrap-up — change summary + doc/spec staleness flags + root-cause lessons + mandatory $understand handoff, mutating NOTHING, so the user decides the next step.

Hookless Prompt Protocol Mirror (Auto-Synced)

Source: .claude/.ck.json + .claude/skills/shared/sync-inline-versions.md (:full blocks) + .claude/scripts/lib/hookless-prompt-protocol.cjs

[WORKFLOW-EXECUTION-PROTOCOL] [BLOCKING] Workflow Execution Protocol — MANDATORY IMPORTANT MUST CRITICAL. Do not skip for any reason.

Generic portability boundary: Reusable skills and protocol text stay project-neutral; project-specific conventions are discovered from docs/project-config.json and docs/project-reference/. Apply shared AI-SDD from shared/sdd-artifact-contract.md. Read docs/project-config.json and docs/project-reference/docs-index-reference.md, then open the project reference docs named there. For spec, test-case, behavior-change, public-contract, or docs/specs/ work, route through the local spec docs named by the docs index: feature-spec-reference.md, spec-system-reference.md, spec-principles.md, and workflow-spec-test-code-cycle-reference.md when specs/tests/code must stay synchronized. If either file or a required reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run $project-init (or the narrow lower-level route such as $project-config, $docs-init, $scan-all, or $scan --target=<key>) before ordinary project-specific work. Any supported AI tool may execute when this shared context and local docs are available.

1. DETECT: If the prompt starts with an explicit slash skill/workflow command, execute it directly. Otherwise match the prompt against the workflow catalog and skill list.
2. ANALYZE: Choose the best option: execute directly, invoke a skill, activate a standard workflow, or compose a custom step combination.
3. AUTO-SELECT: Pick the best option yourself. Do not ask the user to choose between direct execution, skill, standard workflow, or custom workflow.
4. ACTIVATE: For a selected workflow, call $start-workflow <workflowId>; for a selected skill, invoke that skill; for a custom workflow, sequence custom steps directly; for direct execution, proceed with the task.
5. CREATE TASKS: task tracking for ALL workflow/skill/custom steps before execution when the selected path has multiple steps.
6. EXECUTE: Advance per the Workflow Step Advancement & Parallel Phases rule in your context instructions — model-driven; a sub-agent completion advances a step identically to an inline call; a parallel-phase group is an all-return barrier (advance only after ALL members return, never serialize it)

Shared AI-SDD Protocol Markers

Source: .claude/skills/shared/sync-inline-versions.md

SYNC:ai-sdd-artifact-contract

AI-SDD Artifact Contract — Shared spec-driven development rules stay portable and source-owned.

1. Keep reusable AI-SDD principles in .claude; put repository-specific paths, commands, owners, products, and formats in project config/reference docs.
2. Preserve cycle: spec -> plan -> tasks -> implement -> verify -> update spec/docs.
3. Trace every requirement or invariant through decision, task, TC/test, source evidence, and docs/spec update.
4. Treat code-to-spec extraction as reference-only until accepted by the canonical spec owner.
5. Any supported AI tool may plan, implement, review, or verify with synced context; using multiple tools is optional.
6. Update .claude source first, then sync generated mirrors; do not manually edit .agents, .codex, or AGENTS.md. — why: mirrors are generated artifacts; hand-edits are overwritten on the next sync
7. If docs/project-config.json, root instruction files, or a required project-reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run $project-init or the narrow lower-level route before ordinary project-specific work.

Active reference: shared/sdd-artifact-contract.md in the active skills root.

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SYNC:ai-sdd-artifact-contract:reminder

• MANDATORY Apply shared/sdd-artifact-contract.md; keep reusable AI-SDD in .claude and local rules in project docs.
• MANDATORY Code-to-spec extraction is reference-only until canonical acceptance; any supported AI tool may execute with synced context.
• MANDATORY Update .claude source before syncing generated mirrors; do not manually edit .agents, .codex, or AGENTS.md.
• MANDATORY Missing or stale project config, root instruction files, or required reference docs route project-specific work through $project-init or the narrow setup route automatically. [TASK-PLANNING] [MANDATORY] BEFORE executing any workflow or skill step, create/update task tracking for all planned steps, then keep it synchronized as each step starts/completes.

[LESSON-LEARNED-REMINDER] [BLOCKING] Task Planning & Continuous Improvement — MANDATORY. Do not skip.

Break work into small tasks (task tracking) before starting. Add final task: "Analyze AI mistakes & lessons learned".

Extract lessons — ROOT CAUSE ONLY, not symptom fixes:

1. Name the FAILURE MODE (reasoning/assumption failure), not symptom — "assumed API existed without reading source" not "used wrong enum value".
2. Generality test: does this failure mode apply to ≥3 contexts/codebases? If not, abstract one level up.
3. Write as a universal rule — strip project-specific names/paths/classes. Useful on any codebase.
4. Consolidate: multiple mistakes sharing one failure mode → ONE lesson.
5. Recurrence gate: "Would this recur in future session WITHOUT this reminder?" — No → skip $learn.
6. Auto-fix gate: "Could $code-review/$code-simplifier/$security-review/$lint catch this?" — Yes → improve review skill instead.
7. BOTH gates pass → ask user to run $learn. [CRITICAL-THINKING-MINDSET] Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination principle: Never present guess as fact — cite sources for every claim, admit uncertainty freely, self-check output for errors, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence — certainty without evidence root of all hallucination. AI Attention principle (Primacy-Recency): Put the 3 most critical rules at both top and bottom of long prompts/protocols so instruction adherence survives long context windows. Goal-driven execution: Define success criteria first, loop until verified, and stop only when observable checks pass. Tests verify intent: Tests must protect business rules/invariants and fail when the protected intent breaks, not only mirror current behavior.

Common AI Mistake Prevention (System Lessons)

• Re-read files after context compaction. Edit requires prior Read in same context; compaction wipes read state. Re-read before editing.
• Grep for old terms after bulk replacements. AI over-trusts find/replace completeness. Grep full repo after bulk edits for missed refs in docs/configs/catalogs.
• Check downstream references before deleting. Deletions cascade doc/code staleness. Map referencing files before removal.
• After memory loss, check existing state before creating new. Compaction wipes prior-work memory. Query current state to resume — never blindly duplicate.
• Verify AI-generated content against actual code. AI hallucinates APIs, class names, method signatures. Grep to confirm existence before documenting/referencing.
• Trace full dependency chain after edits. Changing a definition misses downstream consumers. Trace the full chain.
• When renaming, grep ALL consumer file types. Some file types silently ignore missing refs (no compile error). Search code, templates, configs, generated files.
• Trace ALL code paths when verifying correctness. Code existing ≠ code executing. Trace early exits, error branches, conditional skips — not just happy path.
• Update docs that embed canonical data when source changes. Docs inlining derived data (workflows, schemas, configs) go stale silently. Update all embedding docs alongside source.
• Verify sub-agent results after context recovery. Background agents may finish while parent compacted — grep-verify output, don't trust assumed completion.
• Cross-check full target list against sub-agent assignments. Parallel sub-agents by category miss boundary items. Reconcile union of assignments against target list before proceeding.
• Sub-agents inherit knowledge only from their agent .md definition — use custom agent types, not built-in Explore. Tool adoption = permission + knowledge + enforcement (numbered workflow step).
• Persist sub-agent findings incrementally, not as a final batch. Long sub-agents hit cutoffs before final write — findings lost. Instruct append-per-section to report file.
• When debugging, ask "whose responsibility?" before fixing. Trace caller (wrong data) vs callee (wrong handling). Fix at responsible layer — never patch symptom site.
• Grep ALL removed names after extraction/refactoring. Primary file "done" ≠ secondary files clean. Grep entire scope for every removed symbol before declaring complete.
• Assume existing values are intentional — ask WHY before changing. Pattern-matching as "wrong" skips context. Before changing any constant/limit/flag: read comments, git blame, surrounding code.