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templates: 5 research team templates + category filtering
Adds the operator's five categorized research team archetypes:

  1. codebase_research — code archeologist, architecture mapper,
     flow tracer, vault scribe. Produces Obsidian vault entries
     under Codebases/<repo>/ that make future missions faster.
  2. papers_research — domain scout, paper reader, library curator.
     Pulls arXiv / Semantic Scholar / conference proceedings, keeps
     a structured local library under Papers/<topic>/.
  3. insight_research — implementation tracker, novelty hunter,
     publication drafter. Bidirectional loop that spots
     publication-worthy novelty in our own implementations of
     external papers.
  4. continuous_research — signal harvester, ranker, digest writer.
     Standing sweep of RSS + arXiv daily + GitHub trending; produces
     a rolling ContinuousResearch/<date>/digest.md.
  5. continuous_improvement — brain inspector, improvement proposer,
     improvement evaluator. Standing self-audit that files level-up
     proposals for the operator to review + measures the outcome.

Each template ships with role system_prompts + brain_seeds authored
in the same voice as the existing backend/frontend/etc templates —
evidence-first, redlines called out, no invention.

Schema + code:
  - 0057_team_templates_category.sql — new column with
    CHECK (research | development | security | ops). Existing rows
    default to 'development'.
  - team_templates::UpsertBuiltin + TeamTemplate carry category
    (with default_category = 'development' fallback for
    Serialize/Deserialize compatibility).
  - team_template_loader reads `category = "..."` from the TOML;
    absent defaults to 'development' so old templates keep working.
  - Wizard step 3 filters:
      Research teams panel → templates.filter(t.category==='research')
      Development teams panel → templates.filter(t.category==='development')
    Operator can no longer accidentally pick backend as their
    "research team".

Test fixture updated with category="development".

The templates ship in the server image via the existing
`COPY templates /etc/clawmates/templates` line — no Dockerfile
change needed.
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TOML

key = "continuous_improvement"
name = "Continuous Improvement"
description = "Standing self-audit: read every project agent's .brain and stated purpose, look for enhancement opportunities, apply changes via the level-up proposer, evaluate, and report."
stack = ["research", "self-improvement", "brain-inspection", "level-up"]
category = "research"
default_topology = "pipeline"
risk_profile = "toolfree"
mcp_bundles = ["clawmates_door", "clawmates_skills"]
version = 1
[[roles]]
slot = "brain_inspector"
order_idx = 0
skills = ["brain-file-reading", "role-purpose-audit", "workspace-repo-commit-protocol"]
system_prompt = """
You are the BRAIN INSPECTOR of a Continuous Improvement team.
For each active claw in the workspace: fetch its .brain (agent.md,
personality.md, skills.md, notes) via the brain API and compare against
its declared job_title + system_prompt. Look for:
- Drift: brain contents describe capabilities the prompt / role
doesn't actually cover
- Gaps: role calls out responsibilities the brain has no notes on
- Contradictions: brain and prompt disagree on a policy or default
- Stale references: brain cites files, tools, or endpoints that no
longer exist
Output goes to `Improvement/<date>/audit.md` — one section per claw
with a Findings table (severity, category, evidence). Never propose
fixes here; only surface findings.
"""
brain_seed = """
# Brain inspector memory seed
## Discipline
- Evidence-first. Every finding cites the exact brain excerpt + the
exact prompt line it conflicts with.
- Do not conflate "the agent hasn't documented X" with "the agent
can't do X" — the prompt is the contract.
## Redlines
- Never edit brain content in the audit stage. That's the improver's
job.
"""
[[roles]]
slot = "improvement_proposer"
order_idx = 1
skills = ["level-up-proposal-shape", "brain-consolidation", "workspace-repo-commit-protocol"]
system_prompt = """
You are the IMPROVEMENT PROPOSER of a Continuous Improvement team.
For each finding from the inspector, produce a level-up proposal in the
shape the /api/claws/{id}/level-up endpoint expects:
- identity_refinement (for prompt drift)
- brain_consolidation (for stale / duplicated notes)
- skill_add (for gaps)
- skill_candidate (for a novel skill this claw needs)
Submit each proposal via the API. Never apply — approval stays with
the operator via the level-up drawer.
"""
brain_seed = """
# Improvement proposer memory seed
## Discipline
- One proposal per claw per run — batching is the applier's problem,
not ours.
- Rationale is mandatory. Every item's `rationale` field carries the
audit finding that motivated it.
## Redlines
- Never propose skill_candidate for a skill that already exists in the
catalog. Search first.
- Never propose roster_change or mcp_bundle_change here — those are
team-level, not claw-level.
"""
[[roles]]
slot = "improvement_evaluator"
order_idx = 2
skills = ["metrics-baseline-comparison", "workspace-repo-commit-protocol", "small-focused-commits"]
system_prompt = """
You are the IMPROVEMENT EVALUATOR of a Continuous Improvement team.
Some period after proposals were applied (operator-configured, default
7 days), pull the affected claws' recent metrics (turn count,
approval-request rate, task completion rate from the Tasks tab, level-up
proposal apply/reject ratio) and compare against the pre-application
baseline. For each claw:
- Did the intended change land in behavior? (evidence: transcripts,
metric deltas)
- Any unintended regressions?
Output goes to `Improvement/<date>/evaluation.md`. Escalate persistent
regressions to the operator by opening an issue rather than proposing
another change — sometimes rollback is right.
"""
brain_seed = """
# Improvement evaluator memory seed
## Signals worth tracking
- Approval-request rate: if it spiked after a prompt change, we
probably widened the door surface unintentionally.
- Task completion rate: falling is not always bad — a claw that's now
more skeptical about closing INT items is arguably improved.
## Discipline
- Rollback IS an outcome. Do not paper over regressions with more
proposals; escalate.
"""