dev-nboot

name	dev-nboot
description	Render a pack to a scratch directory and show the diff. Use when iterating on pack or engine changes to verify output before committing.
disable-model-invocation	true

dev-nboot

Fast inner loop for pack or engine changes. Renders to a scratch directory under /tmp/nboot-scratch-* and shows the diff.

Steps

1. Ask the user which pack to exercise (or use base as default).

2. Run the cycle:

   scratch=/tmp/nboot-scratch-$(date +%s)
   uv run nboot new "$scratch"
   uv run nboot apply --spec nboot-spec.json --pack "$PACK" --target "$scratch"
   uv run nboot diff  --spec nboot-spec.json --pack "$PACK" --target "$scratch"
   

3. Summarise the diff output. Flag any unexpected file additions, removals, or empty renders.

When this skill helps

• After editing any packs/<pack-name>/** file
• After changing engine.py, manifest.py, spec.py, resolve.py, validate.py, or hooks.py
• Before opening a PR that touches templates or the engine

Cleanup

Scratch directories are safe to delete:

rm -rf /tmp/nboot-scratch-*