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slice 3.5c: seed 15 built-in skills across the 6 stacks
Hand-authored skill catalog anchored to real 2026-07 versions:
  - Rust 1.97.1 (stable), edition 2024
  - React 19.2.7, Server Components + Actions
  - TailwindCSS 4.3.3 (CSS-first config, Oxide engine)
  - three.js r185 (WebGPURenderer stable, BatchedMesh matured)
  - React Native 0.86 / Expo SDK 54+ (New Architecture default)
  - cargo-nextest 0.9.140, gitleaks 8.20+, cargo-audit 0.21+
  - Postgres 17 (18 in beta, don't rely on)
  - CUDA Blackwell, Metal Apple7+, ROCm CDNA3

Ships 15 skills across the categories:
  foundation/  workspace-repo-commit-protocol
               small-focused-commits
               tdd-red-green-refactor
               code-review-checklist
               int-xx-marker-protocol
               decompose-int-items
  rust/        write-rust-current-edition
               rust-error-handling
               cargo-test-driven-development
               rust-async-tokio-idioms
  backend/     postgres-migrations-forward-only
               postgres-index-selection
               api-pagination-day-1
  frontend/    react-19-server-components
               tailwind-v4-idioms
               component-4-state-model
  mobile/      expo-managed-vs-bare
               rn-flashlist-perf
  gpu/         gpu-coalescing-and-occupancy
               roofline-model
  threejs/     threejs-perf-and-teardown
  security/    cargo-audit-workflow
               secret-scanning-gitleaks

skills_loader.rs walks skills/**/*.md, parses YAML frontmatter
(name, description, when_to_use, tags), upserts via
skills_catalog::upsert_builtin. Idempotent per boot — bumps version
+ appends skill_versions row ONLY when body changes. Deterministic
sha256-derived ids so builtins are stable across boots.

Dockerfile copies skills/ to /etc/clawmates/skills. Server boot
task spawns loader alongside team_template_loader.

Follow-ups (Slice 3.5c continuation, future PRs):
  - 20-30 more skills (duckdb, shadcn composition, a11y, WebGPU
    migration, metal frame capture, rocprof, deep gitea forge
    integration, semgrep rulepacks)
  - Bind skills to team template roles (add [role.skills] refs to
    templates/teams/*.toml + wire template_role_skills population
    in team_template_loader)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <[email protected]>
2026-07-19 13:55:44 -07:00

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name, description, when_to_use, tags
name description when_to_use tags
int-xx-marker-protocol The literal line-based markers the mission loop parses to advance state — TASK, WORK, HANDOFF, TEST_PASS, REVIEW_APPROVE, COMPLETED. Pin on every coding role. Missing or malformed markers cause the mission to stall.
foundation
protocol

INT-XX marker protocol

Missions parse your turn output line-by-line for these markers. They must appear literally, with the colon, on their own line, no bold, no code fence.

The full ladder

TASK: INT-NN — <title>              # planner opens a new item
PLAN_COMPLETE: INT-NN                # planner is done specifying
WORK: INT-NN                         # coder starts implementing
HANDOFF: INT-NN                      # coder passes to tester/reviewer
TEST_PASS: INT-NN                    # tester confirms green
TEST_FAIL: INT-NN — <reason>         # tester failed the build; coder loops
REVIEW_APPROVE: INT-NN               # reviewer OKs the diff
REVIEW_BLOCK: INT-NN — <reason>      # reviewer requests changes
COMPLETED: INT-NN                    # committer pushed; loop advances

Rules

  1. Exactly one INT id per marker line. COMPLETED: INT-05, INT-06 won't parse.
  2. Emit at the end of your substantive turn, not the beginning. Otherwise the parser advances state before the work is real.
  3. Never emit a marker you can't back up. Emitting COMPLETED: INT-NN without a corresponding git push desynchronizes the mission from the repo.
  4. REORDER: <one-sentence rationale> if you're taking an INT out of order — the loop's review timeline logs these.

What the loop does with each

  • TASK + WORK + HANDOFF are observability only — they show up in the mission's task-card feed (Slice 5).
  • TEST_FAIL / REVIEW_BLOCK re-schedules the item back to the coder.
  • COMPLETED bumps mission_tasks.status = 'complete' and advances the loop's consumed_int_ids. Next iteration picks the next unconsumed INT.
  • REORDER writes a loop_reorder_event row — a reviewer can inspect why the order shifted.

Common failures

  • Marker in a code fence: \``COMPLETED: INT-05```` won't parse. Put it OUTSIDE the fence.
  • Marker with markdown emphasis: **COMPLETED: INT-05** won't parse.
  • Wrong dash: INT-NN — title uses en-dash; INT-NN - title also works. INT-NN title (em-dash) also works. Any dash-like char is fine; the parser trims whitespace around it.