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CHANGELOG.md
# Changelog
All notable changes to this project are documented here.
## [Unreleased]
### Added
- None.
### Fixes
- None.
## [0.3.1] - 2026-05-18
### Added
- Added shared artifact compatibility contracts across `safe-start`, `codebase-recon`, `safe-change`, and `arch-code-review`.
- Added safe-start-compatible artifact handling for `REPO_INVENTORY.md`, `PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `DATA_FLOW.md`, `DESIGN_ISSUES.md`, `TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`, and `SCOPES.md`.
- Added scoped safe-start guidance for monorepos, enterprise-grade systems, dev-tools platforms, infra/IaC repos, and multi-service systems.
- Added planned/observed/currentness header guidance for durable agent docs.
- Added `CHANGELOG.md` and included it in the package files.
### Fixes
- Fixed workflow drift between safe-start outputs, codebase-recon artifacts, safe-change preflight, and architecture review expectations.
- Fixed scoped-doc read ordering so workflows select matching scoped docs before falling back to repo-level inventory and validation baseline docs.
## [0.3.0] - 2026-05-17
### Added
- Added `safe-start` greenfield project workflow with eight passes from intent capture through handoff to safe-change.
- Added safe-start prompt templates for intent, data flow, architecture, contract docs, scaffold planning, validation baseline, vertical slice, handoff, and all-in-one mode.
- Added README and tutorial coverage for greenfield starts.
- Added package metadata for the `safe-start` skill and prompts.
### Fixes
- None.
## [0.2.0] - 2026-05-15
### Added
- Added hierarchical scoped reconstruction docs for path and domain scopes.
- Added `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` guidance for scope discovery, ownership, status, and external contracts.
- Added scoped-doc support to reconstruction, safe-change, and architecture-review workflows.
- Added modular safe-change reference docs for bug fixes, features, refactoring, risk fixes, preflight, docs updates, and scoped docs.
- Added workflow tutorial and troubleshooting documentation.
### Fixes
- Made scoped `README.md` files optional instead of required for each scope.
- Clarified scoped-doc fallback behavior and review/preflight wording.
## [0.1.1] - 2026-05-14
### Added
- None.
### Fixes
- Clarified consolidation disagreement handling so recon preserves disagreement evidence instead of silently deleting contradictions.
## [0.1.0] - 2026-05-14
### Added
- Added initial pi package for codebase workflow skills and prompt templates.
- Added `codebase-recon` workflow for bounded reconstruction passes, consolidation, ADRs, and risk-to-test planning.
- Added `safe-change` workflow for documented-codebase changes across bug fixes, features, refactors, risk fixes, test-only work, and docs-only work.
- Added `arch-code-review` workflow for architecture-aware review of diffs.
- Added prompt templates for reconstruction, safe-change implementation/design flows, risk fixes, and architecture review.
- Added README, package metadata, MIT license, and pi package configuration.
- Added focus/scope argument documentation across workflows and prompts.
- Added project credits.
### Fixes
- Fixed Mario Zechner credit links.
+2
-1
{
"name": "pi-agent-codebase-workflows",
"version": "0.3.0",
"version": "0.3.1",
"description": "Pi skills and prompt templates for safe greenfield starts, codebase reconstruction, architecture-aware review, and safe changes.",

@@ -32,2 +32,3 @@ "license": "MIT",

"README.md",
"CHANGELOG.md",
"LICENSE"

@@ -34,0 +35,0 @@ ],

@@ -14,2 +14,35 @@ ---

## Artifact Compatibility Contract
Architecture review accepts artifacts produced by both `safe-start` and `codebase-recon`.
Canonical repo-level docs may include:
```text
docs/agent/
REPO_INVENTORY.md
PROJECT_INTENT.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md
DATA_MODEL.md
INVARIANTS.md
DEPENDENCY_RULES.md
DESIGN_ISSUES.md
RISK_REGISTER.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md
SCOPES.md
```
Respect artifact headers when present:
```text
Status: current | partial | stale
Evidence: planned | observed | mixed
Last validated: unknown | <date>
```
Treat `planned` docs as design intent, not source evidence. Use source diff and observed docs as implementation truth. Report divergence from intent only when it is unacknowledged, risky, or violates current docs/contracts.
## Scoped Docs Discovery

@@ -28,4 +61,6 @@

- read top-level docs as fallback for missing categories and repo-wide rules
- safe-start scoped docs may include `PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `DATA_FLOW.md`, `TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, and `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`; read them only when relevant to changed files/behavior
- for cross-scope diffs, read relevant scoped `CONTRACTS.md` and `DEPENDENCY_RULES.md` from each touched owner/consumer scope
- verify matched source paths still exist before treating scoped docs as current
- when scoped docs are marked `planned`, use them as intent and verify implementation-sensitive claims against source evidence

@@ -38,5 +73,10 @@ ## Rules

- Read only relevant deeper docs:
- `docs/agent/CHANGE_GUIDE.md` when present
- `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` when present
- matched scoped `README.md` if present, and relevant scoped docs when present
- matching scoped `REPO_INVENTORY.md` or top-level `docs/agent/REPO_INVENTORY.md` when entry points, commands, or external boundaries matter
- matching scoped `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` or top-level `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` when build/test/tooling/validation behavior changes
- `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md` for scope, non-goals, users, journeys, or product-sensitive changes
- `docs/agent/ARCHITECTURE.md`
- `docs/agent/DATA_FLOW.md` for user journeys, pipelines, transformations, side effects, and error states
- `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`

@@ -46,3 +86,4 @@ - `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`

- `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`
- `docs/agent/CHANGE_GUIDE.md`
- `docs/agent/DESIGN_ISSUES.md` for known drift, deferred decisions, or refactor risks
- `docs/agent/TESTING_STRATEGY.md` for test coverage expectations and validation shape
- scoped `CONTRACTS.md` files for touched cross-scope APIs, shared types, schemas, events, generated clients, or persistence boundaries

@@ -58,10 +99,15 @@ - Prioritize correctness, architecture drift, data consistency, side-effect boundaries, public contracts, and tests.

- Does diff match documented architecture and dependency directions?
- Does diff preserve project intent/non-goals, or intentionally update them?
- Are invariants preserved or intentionally updated?
- Are data model/schema changes documented and tested?
- Are data-flow, transformation, side-effect, or error-state changes documented and tested?
- Are side effects kept at existing boundaries?
- Are public contracts/backward compatibility respected?
- Are known risk areas touched?
- Are tests sufficient for changed behavior?
- Are known risk areas or `DESIGN_ISSUES.md` items touched or worsened?
- Are tests sufficient for changed behavior and aligned with `TESTING_STRATEGY.md` when present?
- Are validation baseline commands still correct after build/test/tooling changes?
- If scoped docs exist, did diff update owner/consumer docs and `SCOPES.md` where ownership/contracts changed?
- Did implementation combine feature, bug fix, and refactoring accidentally?
- Are docs updated only for durable semantic changes?
- Are docs marked `planned` now backed by observed implementation, still valid as intent, or stale?

@@ -68,0 +114,0 @@ ## Output

@@ -24,5 +24,42 @@ ---

## Artifact Compatibility Contract
Codebase-recon artifacts must remain compatible with projects bootstrapped by `safe-start` and later changed by `safe-change`.
Canonical repo-level artifacts:
```text
AGENTS.md
docs/
agent/
REPO_INVENTORY.md
PROJECT_INTENT.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
DATA_MODEL.md
INVARIANTS.md
DEPENDENCY_RULES.md
DESIGN_ISSUES.md
RISK_REGISTER.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
adr/
0001-observed-architecture.md
```
Artifact header guidance when creating or updating durable docs:
```text
Status: current | partial | stale
Evidence: planned | observed | mixed
Last validated: unknown | <date>
```
Treat `safe-start` `planned` docs as intent until source evidence confirms them. Recon output should prefer `observed` evidence and should not silently delete intent docs; mark drift in `DESIGN_ISSUES.md` or `RISK_REGISTER.md` when intent and implementation disagree.
## Target Artifacts
Unscoped/repo-level artifacts:
Unscoped/repo-level artifacts required by recon passes:

@@ -46,3 +83,3 @@ ```text

Scoped artifacts, created only when a pass receives a focus argument:
Scoped artifacts, created only when a pass receives a focus argument. Safe-start-compatible scoped docs may contain additional intent/flow/test/validation artifacts; preserve them when present.

@@ -56,3 +93,5 @@ ```text

REPO_INVENTORY.md
PROJECT_INTENT.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
DATA_MODEL.md

@@ -64,6 +103,10 @@ INVARIANTS.md

CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
CONTRACTS.md
by-domain/<domain-slug>/
README.md # optional local index for large/complex scopes
PROJECT_INTENT.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
DATA_MODEL.md

@@ -75,2 +118,4 @@ INVARIANTS.md

CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md # preserve/update when present; create only when useful
CONTRACTS.md

@@ -118,3 +163,3 @@ ```

- Docs path
- Status: `partial` / `current` / `stale` / `deprecated`
- Status: `planned` / `partial` / `current` / `stale` / `deprecated`
- Owns

@@ -291,3 +336,3 @@ - External contracts

Read first: `docs/agent/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`, `docs/agent/DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`, `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`, `docs/agent/DESIGN_ISSUES.md`.
Read first: `docs/agent/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`, `docs/agent/DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`, `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`, `docs/agent/DESIGN_ISSUES.md`; when present, also read `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_FLOW.md`, `docs/agent/TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, and `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` only for operating guidance that affects future changes.

@@ -319,3 +364,3 @@ Task: write/update root `AGENTS.md`.

Read first: `docs/agent/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`, `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`, `docs/agent/DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`.
Read first: `docs/agent/ARCHITECTURE.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`, `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`, `docs/agent/DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`; when present, also read `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_FLOW.md`, `docs/agent/TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, and `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` for scope, data-flow tracing, test guidance, and validation commands.

@@ -333,3 +378,3 @@ Task: write/update `docs/agent/CHANGE_GUIDE.md`, or scoped `CHANGE_GUIDE.md` when focus is provided.

- How to avoid architecture drift
- Documentation update checklist
- Documentation update checklist, including compatible safe-start docs when present
- Final verification checklist

@@ -346,2 +391,3 @@

- Reconcile contradictions; do not silently delete disagreement evidence.
- Preserve compatible safe-start docs (`PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `DATA_FLOW.md`, `TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`) at top-level and scoped paths when present; update status/evidence headers and cross-links when source evidence proves them current/stale.
- Read `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` first when present; use it to select relevant scoped summaries and changed/relevant scoped docs.

@@ -356,2 +402,3 @@ - When scoped passes disagree, resolve from source evidence where possible, assign/clarify ownership for shared contracts where evidence supports it, or record the disagreement as a drift risk / `Known Unknown` with cited evidence.

- Ensure `RISK_REGISTER.md` contains actionable risks.
- Ensure `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`, when present, names commands and blockers rather than broad strategy.
- Preserve uncertainty markers where evidence incomplete.

@@ -378,3 +425,3 @@ - Add `Known Unknowns` where useful.

Read first: `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`, `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`, `docs/agent/CHANGE_GUIDE.md`.
Read first: `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`, `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`, `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md`, `docs/agent/CHANGE_GUIDE.md`; when present, also read `docs/agent/TESTING_STRATEGY.md` and `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` for test type and command guidance.

@@ -381,0 +428,0 @@ Task: select top 3–5 risks to convert into tests first.

@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ # Semantic Docs Update Rules

Update relevant top-level or scoped docs for changes to:
- architecture or dependency direction
- data model, persisted/serialized formats, schemas, API contracts, or shared types
- invariants, lifecycle rules, state transitions, validation, or ownership rules
- side-effect boundaries
- public/internal contracts between modules/packages/services
- known risks or risk status
- safe-change workflow guidance discovered during implementation
- `PROJECT_INTENT.md`: project intent, scope, non-goals, users, journeys, or constraints
- `REPO_INVENTORY.md`: entry points, validation commands, directories, or external boundaries
- `ARCHITECTURE.md` / `DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`: architecture or dependency direction
- `DATA_FLOW.md`: transformation pipelines, side-effect flows, or error states
- `DATA_MODEL.md`: persisted/serialized formats, schemas, API contracts, or shared types
- `INVARIANTS.md`: lifecycle rules, state transitions, validation, or ownership rules
- `CONTRACTS.md`: public/internal contracts between modules/packages/services
- `TESTING_STRATEGY.md` / `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`: test approach or known-good validation commands
- `RISK_REGISTER.md` / `DESIGN_ISSUES.md`: known risks, design issues, deferred decisions, or risk status
- `CHANGE_GUIDE.md`: safe-change workflow guidance discovered during implementation
When artifact headers exist, update `Status`, `Evidence`, or `Last validated` only when the change or validation materially affects planned/observed/currentness.
Do not update docs for:

@@ -25,3 +30,4 @@ - purely mechanical edits

- update consumer docs only for local usage/risk changes
- update `SCOPES.md` if scope status, ownership, contracts, or evidence changed
- update top-level docs only if repo-level summary/guidance changed
- leave broader reconciliation for codebase-recon Pass 8 when multiple scopes are affected

@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ # Universal Preflight

- `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` if present; then apply `references/scoped-docs.md`
- matching scoped `REPO_INVENTORY.md` or top-level `docs/agent/REPO_INVENTORY.md` if present, for entry points, commands, and external boundaries
- matching scoped `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` or top-level `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` if present, for known-good validation commands and blockers
If scoped docs match the task, read nearest scoped `README.md` only if present and only task-relevant scoped docs first. Then read only missing or repo-wide top-level docs relevant to task:
- `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md` or scoped `PROJECT_INTENT.md` for scope, non-goals, users, journeys, and product constraints
- `docs/agent/ARCHITECTURE.md` or scoped `ARCHITECTURE.md` for module/flow changes
- `docs/agent/DATA_FLOW.md` or scoped `DATA_FLOW.md` for user journeys, pipelines, transformations, side effects, and error states
- `docs/agent/DATA_MODEL.md` or scoped `DATA_MODEL.md` for data changes

@@ -17,4 +21,7 @@ - `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md` or scoped `INVARIANTS.md` for rule-sensitive changes

- `docs/agent/DESIGN_ISSUES.md` or scoped `DESIGN_ISSUES.md` for refactoring/design work
- `docs/agent/TESTING_STRATEGY.md` or scoped `TESTING_STRATEGY.md` for test design and validation approach
- scoped `CONTRACTS.md` files for touched cross-scope APIs, shared types, schemas, events, generated clients, or persistence boundaries
When artifact headers exist, treat `planned` docs as intent and verify implementation-sensitive claims against source evidence.
Before editing code, produce:

@@ -21,0 +28,0 @@ 1. Task classification: bug fix / feature / refactoring / risk-fix / test-only / docs-only

@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ # Scoped Docs Discovery

- read only task-relevant scoped docs, then top-level docs as fallback for missing categories or repo-wide rules
- standard scoped docs may include `REPO_INVENTORY.md`, `ARCHITECTURE.md`, `DATA_MODEL.md`, `INVARIANTS.md`, `DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`, `DESIGN_ISSUES.md`, `RISK_REGISTER.md`, `CHANGE_GUIDE.md`, and `CONTRACTS.md`
- safe-start scoped docs may also include `PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `DATA_FLOW.md`, `TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, and `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`; read them only when task-relevant
- before trusting a path scope, verify the scoped source path still exists; if not, treat scoped docs as historical/stale and fall back to top-level/source evidence
- when scoped docs are marked `planned`, use them as intent and verify implementation-sensitive claims against source evidence
- if multiple scopes match with equal confidence, read all relevant scope summaries and note ambiguity in preflight

@@ -17,0 +20,0 @@

@@ -26,2 +26,35 @@ ---

## Artifact Compatibility Contract
Safe-change accepts artifacts produced by both `safe-start` and `codebase-recon`.
Canonical repo-level docs may include:
```text
docs/agent/
REPO_INVENTORY.md
PROJECT_INTENT.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md
DATA_MODEL.md
INVARIANTS.md
DEPENDENCY_RULES.md
DESIGN_ISSUES.md
RISK_REGISTER.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md
SCOPES.md
```
Respect artifact headers when present:
```text
Status: current | partial | stale
Evidence: planned | observed | mixed
Last validated: unknown | <date>
```
Treat `planned` docs as design intent, not source evidence. Verify against code before relying on them for implementation-sensitive claims.
## Scoped Docs

@@ -47,5 +80,9 @@

- `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` if present; then apply `references/scoped-docs.md`
- matching scoped `REPO_INVENTORY.md` or top-level `docs/agent/REPO_INVENTORY.md` if present, for entry points, commands, and boundaries
- matching scoped `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` or top-level `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` if present, for known-good validation commands and blockers
Read only docs relevant to task:
- project intent for scope, user-goal, non-goal, or product-sensitive changes
- architecture docs for module/flow changes
- data-flow docs for changes to user journeys, pipelines, transformations, or side effects
- data model docs for data/schema/API/type changes

@@ -56,2 +93,3 @@ - invariant docs for rule-sensitive changes

- design issues for refactoring/design work
- testing strategy for new/changed tests or validation approach
- scoped `CONTRACTS.md` files for touched cross-scope APIs, shared types, schemas, events, generated clients, or persistence boundaries

@@ -58,0 +96,0 @@

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ ---

## Target Artifacts
## Artifact Compatibility Contract
Create/update these before or during scaffold as appropriate:
Safe-start artifacts must be compatible with later `safe-change` work and with `codebase-recon` consolidation.
Baseline repo-level artifacts:
```text

@@ -50,11 +52,13 @@ README.md

docs/agent/
REPO_INVENTORY.md
PROJECT_INTENT.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md
DATA_MODEL.md
INVARIANTS.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
DEPENDENCY_RULES.md
DESIGN_ISSUES.md
RISK_REGISTER.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md

@@ -74,2 +78,12 @@ adr/

Artifact header guidance for durable docs:
```text
Status: current | partial | stale
Evidence: planned | observed | mixed
Last validated: unknown | <date>
```
Use `planned` before scaffold/implementation exists. Update to `observed` or `mixed` after validation against real files and commands.
Rules:

@@ -80,3 +94,80 @@ - Project operating instructions stay at root `AGENTS.md`.

- Docs should describe durable semantics, not tutorial prose, except in Freshman mode where short teaching notes are allowed.
- Avoid duplicate source-of-truth facts: `AGENTS.md` stays short and operational; semantic docs hold durable detail; `CHANGE_GUIDE.md` holds workflow.
## Scope/Focus Arguments
Prompt arguments may include a target, focus, scope, domain, service, package, app, tool, or environment. Use these to limit a pass to one planned boundary while keeping repo-level docs as summary/fallback.
When a scope/focus is provided:
- define whether it is path-based (`apps/web`, `packages/sdk`, `infra/prod`) or domain-based (`billing`, `identity`, `plugin-system`)
- create/update `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` before writing scoped docs
- write detailed findings to matching scoped artifacts, not only top-level docs
- update top-level docs only with stable repo-level summary or cross-scope guidance
- identify owner/consumer contracts when the scope exposes APIs, shared types, events, schemas, generated clients, persistence formats, deployment interfaces, CLIs, SDKs, plugins, or infra modules
## Scoped Artifacts
Use scoped safe-start artifacts for monorepos, enterprise-grade systems, dev-tools platforms, infra/IaC repos, multi-service systems, or any project where one repo-level summary would hide ownership boundaries.
Scoped artifacts mirror `codebase-recon` scope layout:
```text
docs/agent/
SCOPES.md
scopes/
by-path/<repo-relative-path>/
README.md # optional local index for large/complex scopes
REPO_INVENTORY.md
PROJECT_INTENT.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md
DATA_MODEL.md
INVARIANTS.md
DEPENDENCY_RULES.md
DESIGN_ISSUES.md
RISK_REGISTER.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md
CONTRACTS.md # when scope owns cross-scope APIs/schemas/events
by-domain/<domain-slug>/
README.md # optional local index for large/complex scopes
PROJECT_INTENT.md
ARCHITECTURE.md
DATA_FLOW.md
DATA_MODEL.md
INVARIANTS.md
DEPENDENCY_RULES.md
DESIGN_ISSUES.md
RISK_REGISTER.md
CHANGE_GUIDE.md
TESTING_STRATEGY.md
VALIDATION_BASELINE.md
CONTRACTS.md
```
`docs/agent/SCOPES.md` is required when scoped artifacts exist. Suggested columns:
- Scope
- Kind: `path` / `domain`
- Docs path
- Status: `planned` / `partial` / `current` / `stale` / `deprecated`
- Owns
- External contracts
- Last validated evidence
When to introduce scopes:
- monorepo with apps/packages/services under separate paths
- enterprise codebase with independently owned domains or bounded contexts
- dev-tools repo with CLI, SDK, server, extension, plugin, or template surfaces
- infra repo with environments, modules, deployment pipelines, policy, or runtime ops boundaries
- cross-scope contracts exist: APIs, shared types, events, generated clients, persistence formats, deployment interfaces
Scope rules:
- Prefer `by-path` when source path is known or will be scaffolded.
- Use `by-domain` for business/platform domains before final paths exist.
- Every cross-scope contract should have one owner scope documented in `CONTRACTS.md`.
- Consumer scopes link to owner contracts and record local usage/risk only.
- Top-level docs remain repo-level summaries and fallback guidance; scope docs hold detailed local truth.
- Safe-start handoff must explain whether future `safe-change` work should use top-level docs, scoped docs, or both.
## Execution Modes

@@ -107,7 +198,7 @@

In all-in-one mode:
1. Capture intent and guidance level.
1. Capture intent, guidance level, and whether scoped artifacts are needed.
2. Produce data-first design and scaffold plan.
3. Stop for approval before writing files unless user explicitly requested implementation.
4. Scaffold, validate, implement first vertical slice if approved/requested.
5. Report validation and handoff status.
5. Report validation and handoff status, including whether future work should use scoped docs.

@@ -133,5 +224,8 @@ ## Approval Gates

- `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md`
- `docs/agent/REPO_INVENTORY.md` with planned/observed scaffold inventory, entry points, validation commands, and external boundaries
- `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` when scoped artifacts are needed
- matching scoped `PROJECT_INTENT.md` / `REPO_INVENTORY.md` when a focus or scope is in play
- initial `README.md` summary if creating files now
Required sections:
Required sections for `PROJECT_INTENT.md`:
- Product goal

@@ -145,5 +239,16 @@ - Target users

- Guidance level
- Scope model: unscoped repo, path scopes, domain scopes, or deferred
- Assumptions
- Open questions
Required sections for `REPO_INVENTORY.md`:
- Planned/observed project summary
- Planned/observed build and validation commands
- Planned/observed entry points
- Planned/observed major directories
- External dependencies/boundaries
- Scope registry summary when scoped artifacts exist
- Unknowns
- Next recommended design/scaffold targets
## Pass 2 — Data Flow Design

@@ -153,3 +258,3 @@

Read first: `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md` if present.
Read first: `docs/agent/PROJECT_INTENT.md` if present; `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` and matching scoped intent/inventory when scoped artifacts are in play.

@@ -162,2 +267,3 @@ Task: design data-first system shape.

- `docs/agent/INVARIANTS.md`
- matching scoped `DATA_FLOW.md`, `DATA_MODEL.md`, and `INVARIANTS.md` when a focus or scope is in play

@@ -182,3 +288,3 @@ Required sections:

Read first: project intent, data flow, data model, invariants.
Read first: project intent, data flow, data model, invariants, and `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` / matching scoped docs when scoped artifacts are in play.

@@ -190,4 +296,6 @@ Task: choose initial architecture after data shape is known.

- `docs/agent/DEPENDENCY_RULES.md`
- `docs/agent/DESIGN_ISSUES.md`
- `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`
- `docs/agent/adr/0001-initial-architecture.md`
- matching scoped artifacts when a focus or scope is in play

@@ -203,2 +311,3 @@ Required sections:

- Security/privacy basics
- Known design issues, deferred decisions, and drift risks
- Key risks and mitigations

@@ -211,3 +320,3 @@ - ADR with context, decision, alternatives, consequences

Read first: intent, data flow/model, architecture, dependency rules.
Read first: intent, data flow/model, architecture, dependency rules, and `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` / matching scoped docs when scoped artifacts are in play.

@@ -222,2 +331,3 @@ Task: create operational docs for future agents and developers.

- optional `docs/agent/CONTRACTS.md`, `SECURITY.md`, `DEPLOYMENT.md`
- matching scoped artifacts and owner `CONTRACTS.md` files when scoped artifacts are in play

@@ -227,7 +337,8 @@ Required content:

- Architecture rules
- Data model rules
- Data flow and data model rules
- Invariants not to violate
- How to discover matching scoped docs through `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` when present
- How to add/modify features
- How to validate changes
- Documentation update rules
- Documentation update rules, including planned/observed/status header updates when useful
- Freshman-friendly command explanations when guidance level is Freshman

@@ -239,3 +350,3 @@

Read first: all prior design docs.
Read first: all prior design docs, including `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` and matching scoped docs when scoped artifacts are in play.

@@ -270,6 +381,7 @@ Task: propose minimal file tree and tooling before writing project code.

Task: make baseline checks green before real feature depth.
Task: make baseline checks green before real feature depth. For scoped projects, validate repo-level commands plus independently runnable scope commands where practical.
Output/update:
- `docs/agent/VALIDATION_BASELINE.md`
- matching scoped `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` for independently validated apps/packages/services/tools/infra scopes

@@ -290,5 +402,5 @@ Required validations when applicable:

Read first: prior docs and validation baseline.
Read first: prior docs and validation baseline, including matching scoped docs when scoped artifacts are in play.
Task: implement one small end-to-end feature crossing real boundaries.
Task: implement one small end-to-end feature crossing real boundaries. In scoped projects, choose one scope or one owner/consumer contract path for the first slice unless the user explicitly asks for a broader enterprise scaffold.

@@ -315,2 +427,5 @@ Slice should include:

- `docs/agent/RISK_REGISTER.md`
- `docs/agent/REPO_INVENTORY.md`
- `docs/agent/DESIGN_ISSUES.md`
- `docs/agent/SCOPES.md` when scoped artifacts exist
- optional `docs/agent/BACKLOG.md`

@@ -320,7 +435,11 @@

- root `AGENTS.md` exists and is operational
- docs/agent artifacts cover architecture, data, invariants, dependency rules, tests, risks
- `REPO_INVENTORY.md` exists and reflects planned vs observed scaffold state
- `DESIGN_ISSUES.md` exists, even if it says no known issues/deferred decisions
- docs/agent artifacts cover architecture, data flow, data model, invariants, dependency rules, tests, risks, validation baseline
- `CHANGE_GUIDE.md` links or points to `PROJECT_INTENT.md`, `DATA_FLOW.md`, `TESTING_STRATEGY.md`, and `VALIDATION_BASELINE.md` when relevant
- validation baseline commands are known and recently run
- first slice is implemented or explicitly deferred
- scoped docs exist when repo complexity warrants them, with `SCOPES.md` identifying owners and contracts
- next work items are small enough for `safe-change`
Final note should say whether future work should use `safe-change`, and which docs to read first.
Final note should say whether future work should use `safe-change`, whether scoped docs should be read, and which docs to read first.