Merge step (j): update tests + legacy-cleanup registries for deleted agents

Fork deleted 9 ce-* reviewer agents in step (c.1) and dropped the ce-dhh-
rails-style skill in step (c.2). Tests and legacy-cleanup registries
needed corresponding updates.

Tests:
- tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts: drop ce-dhh-rails-reviewer,
  ce-kieran-rails-reviewer, and ce-data-migration-expert from persona list
  tests. Remove the data-migration-expert unstructured-format test.
- tests/legacy-cleanup.test.ts: switch the .agent.md copilot-format test
  to use agents that still have ce-* versions (correctness-reviewer,
  maintainability-reviewer) since security-sentinel and performance-oracle
  are gone. Drop the `lint` case from legacy-only cleanup since the fork
  re-introduced ce-lint (Python linter) as a current agent.

Legacy cleanup registries:
- src/utils/legacy-cleanup.ts: add the 9 deleted ce-* agent names to
  STALE_AGENT_NAMES and ce-dhh-rails-style to STALE_SKILL_DIRS so upgrades
  from pre-merge installs sweep the old files.
- src/data/plugin-legacy-artifacts.ts: mirror the additions in the
  compound-engineering plugin's historical artifact lists.

Frontmatter:
- Drop embedded <example>/<commentary> blocks from ce-python-package-
  readme-writer.agent.md and ce-tiangolo-fastapi-reviewer.agent.md
  descriptions. Cowork's plugin validator rejects bare angle-bracket
  tokens; tests/frontmatter.test.ts was failing on these two local agents.

Test state: 944 pass / 9 fail. Remaining 9 failures are pre-existing
detect-project-type.sh monorepo probe tests in ce-polish-beta that were
failing on baseline HEAD before this merge work began. Not introduced
by this merge.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.agents/plugins/marketplace.json

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "compound-engineering-plugin",
+  "interface": {
+    "displayName": "Compound Engineering"
+  },
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "name": "compound-engineering",
+      "source": {
+        "source": "local",
+        "path": "./plugins/compound-engineering"
+      },
+      "policy": {
+        "installation": "AVAILABLE",
+        "authentication": "ON_INSTALL"
+      },
+      "category": "Coding"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "coding-tutor",
+      "source": {
+        "source": "local",
+        "path": "./plugins/coding-tutor"
+      },
+      "policy": {
+        "installation": "AVAILABLE",
+        "authentication": "ON_INSTALL"
+      },
+      "category": "Coding"
+    }
+  ]
+}

.compound-engineering/config.local.example.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Compound Engineering -- local config
+# Copy to .compound-engineering/config.local.yaml in your project root.
+# All settings are optional. Invalid values fall through to defaults.
+
+# --- Work delegation (Codex) ---
+
+# work_delegate: codex           # codex | false (default: false)
+# work_delegate_consent: true    # true | false (default: false)
+# work_delegate_sandbox: yolo    # yolo | full-auto (default: yolo)
+# work_delegate_decision: auto   # auto | ask (default: auto)
+# work_delegate_model: gpt-5.4  # any valid codex model (default: gpt-5.4)
+# work_delegate_effort: high     # minimal | low | medium | high | xhigh (default: high)

.github/.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.68.0",
+  ".": "3.0.3",
-  "plugins/compound-engineering": "2.68.0",
+  "plugins/compound-engineering": "3.0.3",
-  "plugins/coding-tutor": "1.2.1",
+  "plugins/coding-tutor": "1.3.0",
   ".claude-plugin": "1.0.2",
   ".cursor-plugin": "1.0.1"
 }

.github/release-please-config.json

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
           "type": "json",
           "path": ".cursor-plugin/plugin.json",
           "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": ".codex-plugin/plugin.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
         }
       ]
     },
@@ -72,6 +77,11 @@
           "type": "json",
           "path": ".cursor-plugin/plugin.json",
           "jsonpath": "$.version"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "json",
+          "path": ".codex-plugin/plugin.json",
+          "jsonpath": "$.version"
         }
       ]
     },

.gitignore

@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ todos/
 .worktrees
 .context/
 .claude/worktrees/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
 
 .compound-engineering/*.local.yaml

AGENTS.md

@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ bun run release:validate  # check plugin/marketplace consistency
 - **Output Paths:** Keep OpenCode output at `opencode.json` and `.opencode/{agents,skills,plugins}`. For OpenCode, command go to `~/.config/opencode/commands/<name>.md`; `opencode.json` is deep-merged (never overwritten wholesale).
 - **Scratch Space:** Default to OS temp. Use `.context/` only when explicitly justified by the rules below.
   - **Default: OS temp** — covers most scratch, including per-run throwaway AND cross-invocation reusable, regardless of whether a repo is present or whether other skills may read the files. A stable OS-temp prefix handles cross-skill and cross-invocation coordination equally well as an in-repo path; repo-adjacency is rarely the relevant property.
-    - **Per-run throwaway**: `mktemp -d -t <prefix>-XXXXXX` (OS handles cleanup). Use for files consumed once and discarded — captured screenshots, stitched GIFs, intermediate build outputs, recordings, delegation prompts/results, single-run checkpoints.
+    - **Per-run throwaway**: `mktemp -d -t <prefix>-XXXXXX` (OS handles cleanup). Use for files consumed once and discarded — captured screenshots, stitched GIFs, intermediate build outputs, recordings, delegation prompts/results, single-run checkpoints. The resulting path is opaque (on macOS it resolves under `$TMPDIR`/`/var/folders/...`) — that is appropriate for throwaway files users are not meant to access.
-    - **Cross-invocation reusable**: stable path like `"${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/<run-id>/"` — **not** `mktemp -d` — so later invocations of the same skill can discover sibling run-ids. Use for caches keyed by session, checkpoints meant to survive context compaction within a loose session, or any state where later runs of the same skill need to locate prior outputs.
+    - **Cross-invocation reusable**: stable path `/tmp/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/<run-id>/` — **not** `mktemp -d` — so later invocations of the same skill can discover sibling run-ids. Use `/tmp` directly rather than `$TMPDIR` so paths stay accessible: `$TMPDIR` on macOS resolves to `/var/folders/64/.../T/`, which is hostile for users who want to inspect checkpoints, grep them, or copy them out. The per-user isolation `$TMPDIR` provides is not valuable for cross-invocation reusable scratch where users are the intended audience. Use for caches keyed by session, checkpoints meant to survive context compaction within a loose session, or any state where later runs of the same skill need to locate prior outputs.
   - **Exception: `.context/`** — use only when the artifact is genuinely bound to the CWD repo AND meets at least one of:
     - (a) **User-curated**: the user is expected to inspect, manipulate, or manually curate the artifact outside the skill (e.g., a per-repo TODO database, a per-spec optimization log that survives across sessions on the same checkout).
     - (b) **Repo+branch-inseparable**: the artifact's meaning is inseparable from this specific repo or branch (e.g., branch-specific resume state that a user expects to pick up again in the same checkout).
     - (c) **Path is core UX**: surfacing the artifact path back to the user is a core part of the skill's output and that path is easier to communicate as a repo-relative location than an OS-temp one.
     Namespace under `.context/compound-engineering/<workflow-or-skill-name>/`, add a per-run subdirectory when concurrent runs are plausible, and decide cleanup behavior per the artifact's lifecycle (per-run scratch clears on success; user-curated state persists). "Shared between skills" is not by itself sufficient — OS temp handles that equally well.
   - **Durable outputs** (plans, specs, learnings, docs, final deliverables) belong in `docs/` or another repo-tracked location, not in either scratch tier.
-  - **Cross-platform note:** `"${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"` is the portable prefix — `$TMPDIR` resolves on macOS (per-user path in `/var/folders/`) and may be set on Linux; the `/tmp` fallback covers unset cases. `mktemp -d -t <prefix>-XXXXXX` works on macOS, Linux, and WSL. Skills authored here assume Unix-like shells; native Windows is not a current target.
+  - **Cross-platform note:** `/tmp` is writable on macOS (symlink to `/private/tmp`), Linux, and WSL. `mktemp -d -t <prefix>-XXXXXX` also works on all three. Skills authored here assume Unix-like shells; native Windows is not a current target.
 - **Character encoding:**
   - **Identifiers** (file names, agent names, command names): ASCII only -- converters and regex patterns depend on it.
   - **Markdown tables:** Use pipe-delimited (`| col | col |`), never box-drawing characters.
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ When changing `plugins/compound-engineering/` content:
 - Do not hand-bump release-owned versions in plugin or marketplace manifests.
 - Do not hand-add release entries to `CHANGELOG.md` or treat it as the canonical source for new releases.
 - Run `bun run release:validate` if agents, commands, skills, MCP servers, or release-owned descriptions/counts may have changed.
+- When removing a skill, agent, or command, add its name to both cleanup registries so stale flat-install artifacts are swept on upgrade:
+  - `STALE_SKILL_DIRS` / `STALE_AGENT_NAMES` / `STALE_PROMPT_FILES` in `src/utils/legacy-cleanup.ts`
+  - `EXTRA_LEGACY_ARTIFACTS_BY_PLUGIN["compound-engineering"]` in `src/data/plugin-legacy-artifacts.ts`
 
 Useful validation commands:
 
@@ -120,13 +123,11 @@ Only add a provider when the target format is stable, documented, and has a clea
 
 ## Agent References in Skills
 
-When referencing agents from within skill SKILL.md files (e.g., via the `Agent` or `Task` tool), always use the **fully-qualified namespace**: `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent-name>`. Never use the short agent name alone.
+When referencing agents from within skill SKILL.md files (e.g., via the `Agent` or `Task` tool), use the bare `ce-<agent-name>` form. The `ce-` prefix identifies the agent as a compound-engineering component and is sufficient for uniqueness across plugins.
 
 Example:
-- `compound-engineering:research:learnings-researcher` (correct)
+- `ce-learnings-researcher` (correct)
-- `learnings-researcher` (wrong - will fail to resolve at runtime)
+- `learnings-researcher` (wrong — the `ce-` prefix is required; it's what prevents collisions with agents from other plugins that might share a short name)
-
-This prevents resolution failures when the plugin is installed alongside other plugins that may define agents with the same short name.
 
 ## File References in Skills
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,67 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.0.3](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v3.0.2...cli-v3.0.3) (2026-04-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release:** remove stale release-as pin ([#674](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/674)) ([ab44d89](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/ab44d89b0b2b1f7dd57d9ce1604d42b0c11f6415))
+
+## [3.0.2](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v3.0.1...cli-v3.0.2) (2026-04-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ce-ideate:** subject gate, surprise-me, and warrant contract ([#671](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/671)) ([6514b1f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/6514b1fce5df62582673fe7274c97a90e9aea45c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-update:** compare against main plugin.json, not release tags ([#660](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/660)) ([351d12e](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/351d12ec5b795bff4c5e633e9a64644f045340c6))
+
+## [3.0.1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v3.0.0...cli-v3.0.1) (2026-04-23)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **cli:** Synchronize compound-engineering versions
+
+## [3.0.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.68.1...cli-v3.0.0) (2026-04-22)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **cli:** rename all skills and agents to consistent ce- prefix ([#503](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/503))
+
+### Features
+
+* **ce-review:** add per-finding judgment loop to Interactive mode ([#590](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/590)) ([27cbaf8](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/27cbaf8161af8aad3260b58d0d9de03d6180a66c))
+* **ce-setup:** check for ast-grep CLI and agent skill ([#653](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/653)) ([23dc11b](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/23dc11b95ae46dc6be0308306de5c8f16329fe49))
+* **codex:** native plugin install manifests + agents-only converter ([#616](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/616)) ([3ed4a4f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/3ed4a4fa0f6f4d08144ae7598af391b4f070b649))
+* **doc-review, learnings-researcher:** tiers, chain grouping, rewrite ([#601](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/601)) ([c1f68d4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/c1f68d4d55ebf6085eaa7c177bf5c2e7a2cfb62c))
+* **pi:** first-class support via pi-subagents + pi-ask-user ([#651](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/651)) ([7ddfbed](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/7ddfbed33b08e5ad0dc56a3ecc19adb9a10ebb2c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-compound:** quote YAML array items starting with reserved indicators ([#613](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/613)) ([d8436b9](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/d8436b9a3c5b5370e51ec168a251ccb45f0d826e))
+* **ce-release-notes:** backtick-wrap `<skill-name>` token in description ([#603](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/603)) ([2aee4d4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/2aee4d42031892e7937640a003d11fad82420944))
+* **ce-update:** derive cache dir from CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT parent ([#645](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/645)) ([6155b9d](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/6155b9de3c2d60ca424386f2dfcb0dfa7668f2c1))
+* **lfg:** use platform-neutral skill references ([#642](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/642)) ([b104ce4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/b104ce46bea4b1b9b0e9cfbdd9203dbc5a0aa510))
+* **skills:** cap skill descriptions at harness limit ([#643](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/643)) ([13f95ba](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/13f95ba6392f86aa8dd9b4430b84f0b7523c6c89))
+
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* **cli:** rename all skills and agents to consistent ce- prefix ([#503](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/503)) ([5c0ec91](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/5c0ec9137a7350534e32db91e8bad66f02693716))
+
+## [2.68.1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.68.0...cli-v2.68.1) (2026-04-18)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **cli:** Synchronize compound-engineering versions
+
 ## [2.68.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/cli-v2.67.0...cli-v2.68.0) (2026-04-17)
 
 

README.md

@@ -3,52 +3,72 @@
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@every-env/compound-plugin)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@every-env/compound-plugin)
 
-A plugin marketplace featuring the [Compound Engineering plugin](plugins/compound-engineering/README.md) — AI skills and agents that make each unit of engineering work easier than the last.
+AI skills and agents that make each unit of engineering work easier than the last.
 
 ## Philosophy
 
-**Each unit of engineering work should make subsequent units easier—not harder.**
+**Each unit of engineering work should make subsequent units easier -- not harder.**
 
-Traditional development accumulates technical debt. Every feature adds complexity. The codebase becomes harder to work with over time.
+Traditional development accumulates technical debt. Every feature adds complexity. Every bug fix leaves behind a little more local knowledge that someone has to rediscover later. The codebase gets larger, the context gets harder to hold, and the next change becomes slower.
 
 Compound engineering inverts this. 80% is in planning and review, 20% is in execution:
-- Plan thoroughly before writing code
+
-- Review to catch issues and capture learnings
+- Plan thoroughly before writing code with `/ce-brainstorm` and `/ce-plan`
-- Codify knowledge so it's reusable
+- Review to catch issues and calibrate judgment with `/ce-code-review` and `/ce-doc-review`
+- Codify knowledge so it is reusable with `/ce-compound`
 - Keep quality high so future changes are easy
 
+The point is not ceremony. The point is leverage. A good brainstorm makes the plan sharper. A good plan makes execution smaller. A good review catches the pattern, not just the bug. A good compound note means the next agent does not have to learn the same lesson from scratch.
+
 **Learn more**
 
-- [Full component reference](plugins/compound-engineering/README.md) - all agents, commands, skills
+- [Full component reference](plugins/compound-engineering/README.md) - all agents and skills
 - [Compound engineering: how Every codes with agents](https://every.to/chain-of-thought/compound-engineering-how-every-codes-with-agents)
 - [The story behind compounding engineering](https://every.to/source-code/my-ai-had-already-fixed-the-code-before-i-saw-it)
 
 ## Workflow
 
-```
+The core loop is: brainstorm the requirements, plan the implementation, work through the plan, review the result, compound the learning, then repeat with better context.
-Brainstorm -> Plan -> Work -> Review -> Compound -> Repeat
-    ^
-  Ideate (optional -- when you need ideas)
-```
 
-| Command | Purpose |
+Use `/ce-ideate` before the loop when you want the agent to generate and critique bigger ideas before choosing one to brainstorm. It produces a ranked ideation artifact, not requirements, plans, or code.
-|---------|---------|
-| `/ce:ideate` | Discover high-impact project improvements through divergent ideation and adversarial filtering |
-| `/ce:brainstorm` | Explore requirements and approaches before planning |
-| `/ce:plan` | Turn feature ideas into detailed implementation plans |
-| `/ce:work` | Execute plans with worktrees and task tracking |
-| `/ce:review` | Multi-agent code review before merging |
-| `/ce:compound` | Document learnings to make future work easier |
 
-`/ce:brainstorm` is the main entry point -- it refines ideas into a requirements plan through interactive Q&A, and short-circuits automatically when ceremony isn't needed. `/ce:plan` takes either a requirements doc from brainstorming or a detailed idea and distills it into a technical plan that agents (or humans) can work from.
+| Skill | Purpose |
-
+|-------|---------|
-`/ce:ideate` is used less often but can be a force multiplier -- it proactively surfaces strong improvement ideas based on your codebase, with optional steering from you.
+| `/ce-ideate` | Optional big-picture ideation: generate and critically evaluate grounded ideas, then route the strongest one into brainstorming |
+| `/ce-brainstorm` | Interactive Q&A to think through a feature or problem and write a right-sized requirements doc before planning |
+| `/ce-plan` | Turn feature ideas into detailed implementation plans |
+| `/ce-work` | Execute plans with worktrees and task tracking |
+| `/ce-debug` | Systematically reproduce failures, trace root cause, and implement fixes |
+| `/ce-code-review` | Multi-agent code review before merging |
+| `/ce-compound` | Document learnings to make future work easier |
 
 Each cycle compounds: brainstorms sharpen plans, plans inform future plans, reviews catch more issues, patterns get documented.
 
-### Getting started
+## Quick Example
 
-After installing, run `/ce-setup` in any project. It checks your environment, installs missing tools (agent-browser, gh, jq, vhs, silicon, ffmpeg), and bootstraps project config.
+A typical cycle starts by turning a rough idea into a requirements doc, then planning from that doc before handing execution to `/ce-work`:
+
+```text
+/ce-brainstorm "make background job retries safer"
+/ce-plan docs/brainstorms/background-job-retry-safety-requirements.md
+/ce-work
+/ce-code-review
+/ce-compound
+```
+
+For a focused bug investigation:
+
+```text
+/ce-debug "the checkout webhook sometimes creates duplicate invoices"
+/ce-code-review
+/ce-compound
+```
+
+## Getting Started
+
+After installing, run `/ce-setup` in any project. It checks your environment, installs missing tools, and bootstraps project config.
+
+The `compound-engineering` plugin currently ships 36 skills and 51 agents. See the [full component reference](plugins/compound-engineering/README.md) for the complete inventory.
 
 ---
 
@@ -56,83 +76,162 @@ After installing, run `/ce-setup` in any project. It checks your environment, in
 
 ### Claude Code
 
-```bash
+```text
 /plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
 /plugin install compound-engineering
 ```
 
 ### Cursor
 
+In Cursor Agent chat, install from the plugin marketplace:
+
 ```text
 /add-plugin compound-engineering
 ```
 
-### OpenCode, Codex, Droid, Pi, Gemini, Copilot, Kiro, Windsurf, OpenClaw & Qwen (experimental)
+Or search for "compound engineering" in the plugin marketplace.
 
-This repo includes a Bun/TypeScript CLI that converts Claude Code plugins to OpenCode, Codex, Factory Droid, Pi, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Kiro CLI, Windsurf, OpenClaw, and Qwen Code.
+### Codex
+
+Three steps: register the marketplace, install the agent set, then install the plugin through Codex's TUI.
+
+1. **Register the marketplace with Codex:**
+
+   ```bash
+   codex plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+   ```
+
+2. **Install the Compound Engineering agents** (Codex's plugin spec does not register custom agents yet):
+
+   ```bash
+   bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to codex
+   ```
+
+3. **Install the plugin through Codex's TUI:** launch `codex`, run `/plugins`, find the **Compound Engineering** marketplace, select the **compound-engineering** plugin, and choose **Install**. Restart Codex after install completes. Codex's CLI does not currently have a subcommand for installing a plugin from an added marketplace -- the `/plugins` TUI is the canonical flow.
+
+All three steps are needed. The marketplace registration plus TUI install handles skills; the Bun step adds the review, research, and workflow agents that skills like `$ce-code-review`, `$ce-plan`, and `$ce-work` spawn in Codex. Without the agent step, delegating skills will report missing agents.
+
+> **Heads up:** once Codex's native plugin spec supports custom agents, the Bun agent step goes away. The TUI install alone will be sufficient.
+
+If you previously used the Bun-only Codex install, back up stale CE artifacts before switching:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target codex
+```
+
+### GitHub Copilot
+
+For **VS Code Copilot Agent Plugins**:
+
+1. Run `Chat: Install Plugin from Source` from the VS Code command palette
+2. Use `EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin` for the repo
+3. Select `compound-engineering` when VS Code shows the plugins in this repository
+
+For **Copilot CLI**, use:
+
+Inside Copilot CLI:
+
+```text
+/plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+/plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+From a shell with the `copilot` binary:
+
+```bash
+copilot plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+copilot plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+Copilot CLI reads the existing Claude-compatible plugin manifests, so no separate Bun install step is needed.
+
+If you previously used the old Bun Copilot install, back up stale CE artifacts before switching to the native plugin:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target copilot
+```
+
+### Factory Droid
+
+From a shell with the `droid` binary:
+
+```bash
+droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+droid plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+Droid uses `plugin@marketplace` plugin IDs; here `compound-engineering` is the plugin and `compound-engineering-plugin` is the marketplace name. Droid installs the existing Claude Code-compatible plugin and translates the format automatically, so no Bun install step is needed.
+
+If you previously used the old Bun Droid install, back up stale CE artifacts before switching to the native plugin:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target droid
+```
+
+### Qwen Code
+
+```bash
+qwen extensions install EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin:compound-engineering
+```
+
+Qwen Code installs Claude Code-compatible plugins directly from GitHub and converts the plugin format during install, so no Bun install step is needed.
+
+If you previously used the old Bun Qwen install, back up stale CE artifacts before switching to the native extension:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target qwen
+```
+
+### OpenCode, Pi, Gemini, and Kiro
+
+This repo includes a Bun/TypeScript installer that converts the Compound Engineering plugin to OpenCode, Pi, Gemini CLI, and Kiro CLI.
 
 ```bash
-# convert the compound-engineering plugin into OpenCode format
 bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to opencode
-
-# convert to Codex format
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to codex
-
-# convert to Factory Droid format
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to droid
-
-# convert to Pi format
 bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to pi
-
-# convert to Gemini CLI format
 bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to gemini
-
-# convert to GitHub Copilot format
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to copilot
-
-# convert to Kiro CLI format
 bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to kiro
+```
 
-# convert to OpenClaw format
+**Pi prerequisites.** Pi does not ship a native subagent primitive, so the Pi install depends on [nicobailon/pi-subagents](https://github.com/nicobailon/pi-subagents) (required) and recommends [edlsh/pi-ask-user](https://github.com/edlsh/pi-ask-user) for richer blocking user questions:
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to openclaw
 
-# convert to Windsurf format (global scope by default)
+```bash
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to windsurf
+pi install npm:pi-subagents    # required — provides the `subagent` tool used by skills that dispatch parallel agents
+pi install npm:pi-ask-user     # recommended — provides the `ask_user` tool; skills fall back to numbered options in chat when it is missing
+```
 
-# convert to Windsurf workspace scope
+To auto-detect custom-install targets and install to all:
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to windsurf --scope workspace
 
-# convert to Qwen Code format
+```bash
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to qwen
-
-# auto-detect installed tools and install to all
 bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to all
 ```
 
-<details>
+The custom install targets run CE legacy cleanup during install. To run cleanup manually for a specific target:
-<summary>Output format details per target</summary>
 
-| Target | Output path | Notes |
+```bash
-|--------|------------|-------|
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target codex
-| `opencode` | `~/.config/opencode/` | Commands as `.md` files; `opencode.json` MCP config deep-merged; backups made before overwriting |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target opencode
-| `codex` | `~/.codex/prompts` + `~/.codex/skills` | Claude commands become prompt + skill pairs; canonical `ce:*` workflow skills also get prompt wrappers; deprecated `workflows:*` aliases are omitted |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target pi
-| `droid` | `~/.factory/` | Tool names mapped (`Bash`->`Execute`, `Write`->`Create`); namespace prefixes stripped |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target gemini
-| `pi` | `~/.pi/agent/` | Prompts, skills, extensions, and `mcporter.json` for MCPorter interoperability |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target kiro
-| `gemini` | `.gemini/` | Skills from agents; commands as `.toml`; namespaced commands become directories (`workflows:plan` -> `commands/workflows/plan.toml`) |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target copilot   # old Bun installs only
-| `copilot` | `.github/` | Agents as `.agent.md` with Copilot frontmatter; MCP env vars prefixed with `COPILOT_MCP_` |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target droid     # old Bun installs only
-| `kiro` | `.kiro/` | Agents as JSON configs + prompt `.md` files; only stdio MCP servers supported |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target qwen      # old Bun installs only
-| `openclaw` | `~/.openclaw/extensions/<plugin>/` | Entry-point TypeScript skill file; `openclaw-extension.json` for MCP servers |
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target windsurf  # deprecated legacy installs only
-| `windsurf` | `~/.codeium/windsurf/` (global) or `.windsurf/` (workspace) | Agents become skills; commands become flat workflows; `mcp_config.json` merged |
+```
-| `qwen` | `~/.qwen/extensions/<plugin>/` | Agents as `.yaml`; env vars with placeholders extracted as settings; colon separator for nested commands |
 
-All provider targets are experimental and may change as the formats evolve.
+Cleanup moves known CE artifacts into a `compound-engineering/legacy-backup/` directory under the target root.
-
-</details>
 
 ---
 
 ## Local Development
 
+```bash
+bun install
+bun test
+bun run release:validate
+```
+
 ### From your local checkout
 
 For active development -- edits to the plugin source are reflected immediately.
@@ -140,7 +239,7 @@ For active development -- edits to the plugin source are reflected immediately.
 **Claude Code** -- add a shell alias so your local copy loads alongside your normal plugins:
 
 ```bash
-alias cce='claude --plugin-dir ~/code/compound-engineering-plugin/plugins/compound-engineering'
+alias cce='claude --plugin-dir ~/Code/compound-engineering-plugin/plugins/compound-engineering'
 ```
 
 Run `cce` instead of `claude` to test your changes. Your production install stays untouched.
@@ -159,7 +258,7 @@ bun run src/index.ts install ./plugins/compound-engineering --to opencode
 
 For testing someone else's branch or your own branch from a worktree, without switching checkouts. Uses `--branch` to clone the branch to a deterministic cache directory.
 
-> **Unpushed local branches**: If the branch exists only in a local worktree and hasn't been pushed, point `--plugin-dir` directly at the worktree path instead (e.g. `claude --plugin-dir /path/to/worktree/plugins/compound-engineering`).
+> **Unpushed local branches**: If the branch exists only in a local worktree and has not been pushed, point `--plugin-dir` directly at the worktree path instead (e.g. `claude --plugin-dir /path/to/worktree/plugins/compound-engineering`).
 
 **Claude Code** -- use `plugin-path` to get the cached clone path:
 
@@ -170,7 +269,7 @@ bun run src/index.ts plugin-path compound-engineering --branch feat/new-agents
 #   claude --plugin-dir ~/.cache/compound-engineering/branches/compound-engineering-feat~new-agents/plugins/compound-engineering
 ```
 
-The cache path is deterministic (same branch always maps to the same directory). Re-running updates the checkout to the latest commit on that branch.
+The cache path is deterministic. Re-running updates the checkout to the latest commit on that branch.
 
 **Codex, OpenCode, and other targets** -- pass `--branch` to `install`:
 
@@ -189,10 +288,10 @@ Both features use the `COMPOUND_PLUGIN_GITHUB_SOURCE` env var to resolve the rep
 
 ### Shell aliases
 
-Add to `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bashrc`. All aliases use the local CLI so there's no dependency on npm publishing. `plugin-path` prints just the path to stdout (progress goes to stderr), so it composes with `$()`.
+Add to `~/.zshrc` or `~/.bashrc`. All aliases use the local CLI so there is no dependency on npm publishing. `plugin-path` prints just the path to stdout, so it composes with `$()`.
 
 ```bash
-CE_REPO=~/code/compound-engineering-plugin
+CE_REPO=~/Code/compound-engineering-plugin
 
 ce-cli() { bun run "$CE_REPO/src/index.ts" "$@"; }
 
@@ -223,74 +322,68 @@ ccb feat/new-agents --verbose    # extra flags forwarded to claude
 codex-ceb feat/new-agents        # install a pushed branch to Codex
 ```
 
----
+Codex installs keep generated plugin skills isolated under `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/` and do not write new files into `~/.agents`. The installer removes old CE-managed `.agents/skills` symlinks when it can prove they point back to CE's Codex-managed store, which prevents stale Codex installs from shadowing Copilot's native plugin install.
 
-## Sync Personal Config
+## Troubleshooting
 
-Sync your personal Claude Code config (`~/.claude/`) to other AI coding tools. Omit `--target` to sync to all detected supported tools automatically:
+### Codex skills work but review or research delegation fails
+
+Run the agent install step:
 
 ```bash
-# Sync to all detected tools (default)
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to codex
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync
-
-# Sync skills and MCP servers to OpenCode
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target opencode
-
-# Sync to Codex
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target codex
-
-# Sync to Pi
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target pi
-
-# Sync to Droid
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target droid
-
-# Sync to GitHub Copilot (skills + MCP servers)
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target copilot
-
-# Sync to Gemini (skills + MCP servers)
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target gemini
-
-# Sync to Windsurf
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target windsurf
-
-# Sync to Kiro
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target kiro
-
-# Sync to Qwen
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target qwen
-
-# Sync to OpenClaw (skills only; MCP is validation-gated)
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target openclaw
-
-# Sync to all detected tools
-bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync --target all
 ```
 
-This syncs:
+Native Codex plugin install handles skills. The Bun step installs the custom agents those skills delegate to.
-- Personal skills from `~/.claude/skills/` (as symlinks)
-- Personal slash commands from `~/.claude/commands/` (as provider-native prompts, workflows, or converted skills where supported)
-- MCP servers from `~/.claude/settings.json`
 
-Skills are symlinked (not copied) so changes in Claude Code are reflected immediately.
+### Codex shows stale or duplicate CE skills
 
-Supported sync targets:
+Back up old Bun-installed artifacts before switching to the native Codex plugin flow:
-- `opencode`
-- `codex`
-- `pi`
-- `droid`
-- `copilot`
-- `gemini`
-- `windsurf`
-- `kiro`
-- `qwen`
-- `openclaw`
 
-Notes:
+```bash
-- Codex sync preserves non-managed `config.toml` content and now includes remote MCP servers.
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target codex
-- Command sync reuses each provider's existing Claude command conversion, so some targets receive prompts or workflows while others receive converted skills.
+```
-- Copilot sync writes personal skills to `~/.copilot/skills/` and MCP config to `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`.
-- Gemini sync writes MCP config to `~/.gemini/` and avoids mirroring skills that Gemini already discovers from `~/.agents/skills`, which prevents duplicate-skill warnings.
-- Droid, Windsurf, Kiro, and Qwen sync merge MCP servers into the provider's documented user config.
-- OpenClaw currently syncs skills only. Personal command sync is skipped because this repo does not yet have a documented user-level OpenClaw command surface, and MCP sync is skipped because the current official OpenClaw docs do not clearly document an MCP server config contract.
 
+### Copilot, Droid, or Qwen loads stale CE skills
+
+Back up old Bun-installed artifacts before using the native plugin path:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target copilot
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target droid
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target qwen
+```
+
+## Limitations
+
+Codex native plugin install currently handles skills, not custom agents. The documented Bun followup is required until Codex supports agents in its native plugin spec.
+
+OpenCode, Pi, Gemini, and Kiro installs are converter-backed and may change as those target formats evolve.
+
+Release versions are owned by release automation. Routine feature PRs should not hand-bump plugin or marketplace manifest versions.
+
+## FAQ
+
+### Do I need Bun for Claude Code?
+
+No. Claude Code installs directly from the plugin marketplace. Bun is only needed for converter-backed targets, Codex's current agent followup, local development, and cleanup of old converted installs.
+
+### Why does Codex need a separate Bun step?
+
+Codex's native plugin flow installs skills from the Codex plugin manifest. It does not currently install the custom reviewer, researcher, and workflow agents that Compound Engineering skills delegate to. The Bun step fills that gap.
+
+### Where do I see all available skills and agents?
+
+Read the [Compound Engineering plugin README](plugins/compound-engineering/README.md). It lists the current skill and agent inventory.
+
+### Where is release history?
+
+GitHub Releases are the canonical release-notes surface. The root [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md) points to that history.
+
+## About Contributions
+
+*About Contributions:* Please don't take this the wrong way, but I do not accept outside contributions for any of my projects. I simply don't have the mental bandwidth to review anything, and it's my name on the thing, so I'm responsible for any problems it causes; thus, the risk-reward is highly asymmetric from my perspective. I'd also have to worry about other "stakeholders," which seems unwise for tools I mostly make for myself for free. Feel free to submit issues, and even PRs if you want to illustrate a proposed fix, but know I won't merge them directly. Instead, I'll have Claude or Codex review submissions via `gh` and independently decide whether and how to address them. Bug reports in particular are welcome. Sorry if this offends, but I want to avoid wasted time and hurt feelings. I understand this isn't in sync with the prevailing open-source ethos that seeks community contributions, but it's the only way I can move at this velocity and keep my sanity.
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE)

docs/brainstorms/2026-03-27-ce-skill-prefix-rename-requirements.md

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+---
+date: 2026-03-27
+topic: ce-skill-prefix-rename
+---
+
+# Consistent `ce-` Prefix for All Skills and Agents
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+As the Claude Code plugin ecosystem grows, generic skill names like `setup`, `plan`, `review`, and `frontend-design` collide when users have multiple plugins installed. Typing `/plan` surfaces every plugin's plan skill, forcing users to scan descriptions. Agent names also collide across plugins — generic names like `adversarial-reviewer` or `security-reviewer` are common enough that multiple plugins could define them. The compound-engineering plugin currently uses an inconsistent mix: 8 core workflow skills have a `ce:` colon prefix, while 33 others have no prefix at all. Agents use verbose 3-segment references (`compound-engineering:<category>:<agent-name>`) that are cumbersome and can be simplified now that agents will have a unique `ce-` prefix. This creates collision risk, a confusing naming taxonomy, and unnecessarily verbose agent references.
+
+Standardizing on a `ce-` hyphen prefix for all owned skills and agents eliminates collisions, creates a consistent namespace, simplifies agent references, and removes the colon character that requires filesystem sanitization on Windows.
+
+Related: [GitHub Issue #337](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/337)
+
+## Requirements
+
+When doing renames of files and folders, you are required to use `git mv` whenever possible for simplicity and explicit intent and history preservation.  You can fallback provided you notify when it happens and why.
+
+### Naming Rules
+
+- R1. All compound-engineering-owned skills and agents adopt a `ce-` hyphen prefix
+- R2. Skills currently using `ce:` colon prefix change to `ce-` hyphen prefix (e.g., `ce:plan` -> `ce-plan`)
+- R3. Skills and Agents currently without a prefix get `ce-` prepended (e.g., `setup` -> `ce-setup`, `frontend-design` -> `ce-frontend-design`, `repo-research-analyst` -> `ce-repo-research-analyst`)
+- R4. `git-*` skills replace the `git-` prefix with `ce-` (e.g., `git-commit` -> `ce-commit`, `git-worktree` -> `ce-worktree`)
+- R5. `report-bug-ce` normalizes to `ce-report-bug` (drops redundant suffix)
+
+### Exclusions
+
+- R6. `agent-browser` and `rclone` are excluded (sourced from upstream, not our skills)
+- R7. `lfg` and `slfg` are excluded from renaming (short memorable workflow entry points), but their internal skill invocations must be updated per R12	
+
+### Propagation
+
+- R8. The skill and agent frontmatter `name:` field must match after rename (no more colon-vs-hyphen divergence). Directories need to reflect the new names as well when applicable.
+- R9. All cross-references updated: skill-to-skill invocations (`/ce:plan` -> `/ce-plan`), fully-qualified references (`/compound-engineering:todo-resolve` -> `/compound-engineering:ce-todo-resolve`), `Skill("compound-engineering:...")` programmatic invocations, prose mentions, skill `description:` frontmatter fields, and intra-skill path references (`${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/<old-name>/...`)
+- R10. Active documentation updated: root README, plugin README, AGENTS.md. Note: the AGENTS.md "Why `ce:`?" rationale section (lines 53-60) needs a conceptual rewrite explaining the `ce-` convention, not just find-and-replace. Historical docs in `docs/` (past brainstorms, plans, solutions) are left as-is -- they are records of past decisions.
+- R11. Agent prompt files updated where they reference skill names.
+- R11b. Skill prompt files updated where they reference Agent names.
+- R11c. Agent references drop the `compound-engineering:` plugin prefix and keep the category. The agent name itself gets the `ce-` prefix. (e.g. `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer` -> `review:ce-adversarial-reviewer`)
+- R12. lfg and slfg orchestration chains updated to use new skill names (lfg/slfg themselves are not renamed per R7, but their internal skill and agent invocations must reflect new names)
+- R13. Converter infrastructure preserved: `sanitizePathName()` and colon-handling logic stays as future protection, not removed. Add a test assertion that no skill `name:` field contains a colon, so the sanitizer is defense-in-depth rather than a silent workaround.
+- R17. Codex converter's `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill()` and `toCanonicalWorkflowSkillName()` in `src/converters/claude-to-codex.ts` updated to match `ce-` prefix pattern (currently hardcodes `ce:` prefix check). Related test fixtures in `tests/codex-converter.test.ts` and `tests/codex-writer.test.ts` updated accordingly.
+
+### Testing
+
+- R14. Path sanitization tests updated to reflect new naming (collision detection still works)
+- R15. `bun test` passes after all changes
+- R16. `bun run release:validate` passes after all changes
+- R18. Converter test fixtures that hardcode `ce:plan` etc. updated to `ce-plan` where they test compound-engineering plugin behavior. Fixtures testing abstract colon-handling for other plugins may remain.
+- R19. Sanity check and for every skill and agent name, grep to confirm new names are correct and old names do not persist except in historical planning, requirements, etc docs.
+
+---
+
+## Complete Rename Map
+
+### Excluded (no change) - 4 skills
+
+| Current Name | Reason |
+|---|---|
+| `agent-browser` | External/upstream |
+| `rclone` | External/upstream |
+| `lfg` | Exception (memorable name) |
+| `slfg` | Exception (memorable name) |
+
+### `ce:` -> `ce-` (frontmatter only, dirs already match) - 8 skills
+
+| Current Name | New Name | Dir Rename? |
+|---|---|---|
+| `ce:brainstorm` | `ce-brainstorm` | No |
+| `ce:compound` | `ce-compound` | No |
+| `ce:compound-refresh` | `ce-compound-refresh` | No |
+| `ce:ideate` | `ce-ideate` | No |
+| `ce:plan` | `ce-plan` | No |
+| `ce:review` | `ce-review` | No |
+| `ce:work` | `ce-work` | No |
+| `ce:work-beta` | `ce-work-beta` | No |
+
+### `git-*` -> `ce-*` (replace prefix) - 4 skills
+
+| Current Name | New Name | Dir Rename |
+|---|---|---|
+| `git-clean-gone-branches` | `ce-clean-gone-branches` | `git-clean-gone-branches/` -> `ce-clean-gone-branches/` |
+| `git-commit` | `ce-commit` | `git-commit/` -> `ce-commit/` |
+| `git-commit-push-pr` | `ce-commit-push-pr` | `git-commit-push-pr/` -> `ce-commit-push-pr/` |
+| `git-worktree` | `ce-worktree` | `git-worktree/` -> `ce-worktree/` |
+
+### Special normalization - 1 skill
+
+| Current Name | New Name | Dir Rename |
+|---|---|---|
+| `report-bug-ce` | `ce-report-bug` | `report-bug-ce/` -> `ce-report-bug/` |
+
+### Standard prefix addition - 24 skills
+
+| Current Name | New Name | Dir Rename |
+|---|---|---|
+| `agent-native-architecture` | `ce-agent-native-architecture` | `agent-native-architecture/` -> `ce-agent-native-architecture/` |
+| `agent-native-audit` | `ce-agent-native-audit` | `agent-native-audit/` -> `ce-agent-native-audit/` |
+| `andrew-kane-gem-writer` | `ce-andrew-kane-gem-writer` | `andrew-kane-gem-writer/` -> `ce-andrew-kane-gem-writer/` |
+| `changelog` | `ce-changelog` | `changelog/` -> `ce-changelog/` |
+| `claude-permissions-optimizer` | `ce-claude-permissions-optimizer` | `claude-permissions-optimizer/` -> `ce-claude-permissions-optimizer/` |
+| `deploy-docs` | `ce-deploy-docs` | `deploy-docs/` -> `ce-deploy-docs/` |
+| `dhh-rails-style` | `ce-dhh-rails-style` | `dhh-rails-style/` -> `ce-dhh-rails-style/` |
+| `document-review` | `ce-document-review` | `document-review/` -> `ce-document-review/` |
+| `dspy-ruby` | `ce-dspy-ruby` | `dspy-ruby/` -> `ce-dspy-ruby/` |
+| `every-style-editor` | `ce-every-style-editor` | `every-style-editor/` -> `ce-every-style-editor/` |
+| `feature-video` | `ce-feature-video` | `feature-video/` -> `ce-feature-video/` |
+| `frontend-design` | `ce-frontend-design` | `frontend-design/` -> `ce-frontend-design/` |
+| `gemini-imagegen` | `ce-gemini-imagegen` | `gemini-imagegen/` -> `ce-gemini-imagegen/` |
+| `onboarding` | `ce-onboarding` | `onboarding/` -> `ce-onboarding/` |
+| `orchestrating-swarms` | `ce-orchestrating-swarms` | `orchestrating-swarms/` -> `ce-orchestrating-swarms/` |
+| `proof` | `ce-proof` | `proof/` -> `ce-proof/` |
+| `reproduce-bug` | `ce-reproduce-bug` | `reproduce-bug/` -> `ce-reproduce-bug/` |
+| `resolve-pr-feedback` | `ce-resolve-pr-feedback` | `resolve-pr-feedback/` -> `ce-resolve-pr-feedback/` |
+| `setup` | `ce-setup` | `setup/` -> `ce-setup/` |
+| `test-browser` | `ce-test-browser` | `test-browser/` -> `ce-test-browser/` |
+| `test-xcode` | `ce-test-xcode` | `test-xcode/` -> `ce-test-xcode/` |
+| `todo-create` | `ce-todo-create` | `todo-create/` -> `ce-todo-create/` |
+| `todo-resolve` | `ce-todo-resolve` | `todo-resolve/` -> `ce-todo-resolve/` |
+| `todo-triage` | `ce-todo-triage` | `todo-triage/` -> `ce-todo-triage/` |
+
+**Total: 37 skills renamed, 4 excluded (41 skills total)**
+
+### Agent renames - 49 agents
+
+All agents are renamed with `ce-` prefix within their existing category subdirs. The `compound-engineering:` plugin prefix is dropped from references, keeping the `<category>:ce-<agent-name>` format. Category subdirs are preserved for organization.
+
+| Current File | New File | Old Reference | New Reference |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `agents/design/design-implementation-reviewer.md` | `agents/design/ce-design-implementation-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:design:design-implementation-reviewer` | `design:ce-design-implementation-reviewer` |
+| `agents/design/design-iterator.md` | `agents/design/ce-design-iterator.md` | `compound-engineering:design:design-iterator` | `design:ce-design-iterator` |
+| `agents/design/figma-design-sync.md` | `agents/design/ce-figma-design-sync.md` | `compound-engineering:design:figma-design-sync` | `design:ce-figma-design-sync` |
+| `agents/docs/ankane-readme-writer.md` | `agents/docs/ce-ankane-readme-writer.md` | `compound-engineering:docs:ankane-readme-writer` | `docs:ce-ankane-readme-writer` |
+| `agents/document-review/adversarial-document-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-adversarial-document-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:adversarial-document-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-adversarial-document-reviewer` |
+| `agents/document-review/coherence-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-coherence-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:coherence-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-coherence-reviewer` |
+| `agents/document-review/design-lens-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-design-lens-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:design-lens-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-design-lens-reviewer` |
+| `agents/document-review/feasibility-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-feasibility-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:feasibility-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-feasibility-reviewer` |
+| `agents/document-review/product-lens-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-product-lens-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:product-lens-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-product-lens-reviewer` |
+| `agents/document-review/scope-guardian-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-scope-guardian-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:scope-guardian-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-scope-guardian-reviewer` |
+| `agents/document-review/security-lens-reviewer.md` | `agents/document-review/ce-security-lens-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:document-review:security-lens-reviewer` | `document-review:ce-security-lens-reviewer` |
+| `agents/research/best-practices-researcher.md` | `agents/research/ce-best-practices-researcher.md` | `compound-engineering:research:best-practices-researcher` | `research:ce-best-practices-researcher` |
+| `agents/research/framework-docs-researcher.md` | `agents/research/ce-framework-docs-researcher.md` | `compound-engineering:research:framework-docs-researcher` | `research:ce-framework-docs-researcher` |
+| `agents/research/git-history-analyzer.md` | `agents/research/ce-git-history-analyzer.md` | `compound-engineering:research:git-history-analyzer` | `research:ce-git-history-analyzer` |
+| `agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md` | `agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.md` | `compound-engineering:research:issue-intelligence-analyst` | `research:ce-issue-intelligence-analyst` |
+| `agents/research/learnings-researcher.md` | `agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.md` | `compound-engineering:research:learnings-researcher` | `research:ce-learnings-researcher` |
+| `agents/research/repo-research-analyst.md` | `agents/research/ce-repo-research-analyst.md` | `compound-engineering:research:repo-research-analyst` | `research:ce-repo-research-analyst` |
+| `agents/review/adversarial-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-adversarial-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer` | `review:ce-adversarial-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/agent-native-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-agent-native-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:agent-native-reviewer` | `review:ce-agent-native-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/api-contract-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-api-contract-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:api-contract-reviewer` | `review:ce-api-contract-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/architecture-strategist.md` | `agents/review/ce-architecture-strategist.md` | `compound-engineering:review:architecture-strategist` | `review:ce-architecture-strategist` |
+| `agents/review/cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` | `review:ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/cli-readiness-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-cli-readiness-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:cli-readiness-reviewer` | `review:ce-cli-readiness-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/code-simplicity-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-code-simplicity-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:code-simplicity-reviewer` | `review:ce-code-simplicity-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/correctness-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-correctness-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:correctness-reviewer` | `review:ce-correctness-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/data-integrity-guardian.md` | `agents/review/ce-data-integrity-guardian.md` | `compound-engineering:review:data-integrity-guardian` | `review:ce-data-integrity-guardian` |
+| `agents/review/data-migration-expert.md` | `agents/review/ce-data-migration-expert.md` | `compound-engineering:review:data-migration-expert` | `review:ce-data-migration-expert` |
+| `agents/review/data-migrations-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-data-migrations-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:data-migrations-reviewer` | `review:ce-data-migrations-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/deployment-verification-agent.md` | `agents/review/ce-deployment-verification-agent.md` | `compound-engineering:review:deployment-verification-agent` | `review:ce-deployment-verification-agent` |
+| `agents/review/dhh-rails-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-dhh-rails-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:dhh-rails-reviewer` | `review:ce-dhh-rails-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/julik-frontend-races-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:julik-frontend-races-reviewer` | `review:ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/kieran-python-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-kieran-python-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:kieran-python-reviewer` | `review:ce-kieran-python-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/kieran-rails-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-kieran-rails-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:kieran-rails-reviewer` | `review:ce-kieran-rails-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/kieran-typescript-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-kieran-typescript-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:kieran-typescript-reviewer` | `review:ce-kieran-typescript-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/maintainability-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-maintainability-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:maintainability-reviewer` | `review:ce-maintainability-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/pattern-recognition-specialist.md` | `agents/review/ce-pattern-recognition-specialist.md` | `compound-engineering:review:pattern-recognition-specialist` | `review:ce-pattern-recognition-specialist` |
+| `agents/review/performance-oracle.md` | `agents/review/ce-performance-oracle.md` | `compound-engineering:review:performance-oracle` | `review:ce-performance-oracle` |
+| `agents/review/performance-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-performance-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:performance-reviewer` | `review:ce-performance-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/previous-comments-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-previous-comments-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:previous-comments-reviewer` | `review:ce-previous-comments-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/project-standards-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-project-standards-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:project-standards-reviewer` | `review:ce-project-standards-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/reliability-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-reliability-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:reliability-reviewer` | `review:ce-reliability-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/schema-drift-detector.md` | `agents/review/ce-schema-drift-detector.md` | `compound-engineering:review:schema-drift-detector` | `review:ce-schema-drift-detector` |
+| `agents/review/security-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-security-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:security-reviewer` | `review:ce-security-reviewer` |
+| `agents/review/security-sentinel.md` | `agents/review/ce-security-sentinel.md` | `compound-engineering:review:security-sentinel` | `review:ce-security-sentinel` |
+| `agents/review/testing-reviewer.md` | `agents/review/ce-testing-reviewer.md` | `compound-engineering:review:testing-reviewer` | `review:ce-testing-reviewer` |
+| `agents/workflow/bug-reproduction-validator.md` | `agents/workflow/ce-bug-reproduction-validator.md` | `compound-engineering:workflow:bug-reproduction-validator` | `workflow:ce-bug-reproduction-validator` |
+| `agents/workflow/lint.md` | `agents/workflow/ce-lint.md` | `compound-engineering:workflow:lint` | `workflow:ce-lint` |
+| `agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md` | `agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.md` | `compound-engineering:workflow:pr-comment-resolver` | `workflow:ce-pr-comment-resolver` |
+| `agents/workflow/spec-flow-analyzer.md` | `agents/workflow/ce-spec-flow-analyzer.md` | `compound-engineering:workflow:spec-flow-analyzer` | `workflow:ce-spec-flow-analyzer` |
+
+**Total: 49 agents renamed in place (category subdirs preserved)**
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- Every owned skill (except the 4 exclusions) has a `ce-` prefix in both directory name and frontmatter
+- Every agent has a `ce-` prefix in filename and frontmatter within its category subdir
+- All cross-references across skills, agents, docs, and orchestration chains use new names
+- All 3-segment agent references (`compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>`) simplified to `<category>:ce-<agent>`
+- `bun test` and `bun run release:validate` pass
+- No colon characters remain in any skill `name:` field (though sanitization infra is preserved)
+- Slash command invocations work with new names (e.g., `/ce-plan`)
+- lfg and slfg orchestration chains reference new skill and agent names (R12)
+- Grep sanity check confirms no old names persist in active code (R19)
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- **Not removing sanitization infrastructure** — `sanitizePathName()` stays as future protection for any colons
+- **Not adding backward-compatibility aliases** — No alias mechanism exists; this is a clean break
+- **Not renaming external skills** — `agent-browser` and `rclone` are upstream
+- **Not renaming lfg/slfg** — Kept as memorable exceptions
+- **Historical docs are not updated** — Past brainstorms, plans, and solutions in `docs/` reference old names; this is expected and acceptable (they're historical records). R10 applies only to active docs (README, AGENTS.md), not historical docs.
+
+## Key Decisions
+
+- **Hyphen over colon**: `ce-` not `ce:` — eliminates filesystem sanitization divergence and is more portable
+- **git-* replaces prefix**: `git-commit` -> `ce-commit` rather than `ce-git-commit` — avoids verbose double-prefix
+- **report-bug-ce normalizes**: Drops redundant `-ce` suffix -> `ce-report-bug`
+- **Agents renamed in place**: Category subdirs preserved for organization. Agent files get `ce-` prefix within their category dir. 3-segment refs drop plugin prefix: `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer` -> `review:ce-adversarial-reviewer`.
+- **Major version bump**: This is a breaking change; plugin version will bump the major version to signal it.
+- **Clean break, no aliases**: Users learn new names immediately; the old names stop working
+- **Preserve sanitization**: Keep colon-handling code even though no skills currently use colons — future-proofing
+- **git mv required**: All renames use `git mv` for history preservation. Fallback only with notification.
+
+## Dependencies / Assumptions
+
+- Skill directory renames via `git mv` preserve git history. Commit strategy (single vs multiple commits) deferred to planning.
+- lfg/slfg reference other skills both by short name (`/ce:plan`) and fully-qualified (`/compound-engineering:todo-resolve`) — both patterns need updating
+- README may contain stale skill references (e.g., `/sync`) — clean up during R10 documentation pass
+
+## Outstanding Questions
+
+### Deferred to Planning
+
+- [Affects R9][Needs research] Exact inventory of every cross-reference in every SKILL.md, agent file, and doc that needs updating — planner should grep comprehensively
+- [Affects R8][Technical] Should directory renames be done via `git mv` in a single commit or spread across multiple commits for reviewability?
+- [Affects R14, R18][Technical] What specific test assertions reference skill names and need updating? Which test fixtures test compound-engineering behavior (should update) vs abstract colon-handling (may keep)?
+
+## Next Steps
+
+-> `/ce:plan` for structured implementation planning (will itself be renamed to `/ce-plan` as part of this work)

docs/brainstorms/2026-04-02-slack-analyst-agent-requirements.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 date: 2026-04-02
-topic: slack-researcher-agent
+topic: ce-slack-researcher-agent
 ---
 
 # Slack Analyst Agent
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The official Slack plugin provides user-facing commands (`/slack:find-discussion
 
 **Agent Identity and Placement**
 
-- R1. Create a research-category agent at `agents/research/slack-researcher.md` following the established research agent pattern (frontmatter with name, description, model:inherit; examples block; phased execution).
+- R1. Create a research-category agent at `agents/research/ce-slack-researcher.md` following the established research agent pattern (frontmatter with name, description, model:inherit; examples block; phased execution).
 - R2. The agent's role is analytical: it searches Slack for context relevant to the task at hand and returns a concise, structured digest. It does not send messages, create canvases, or take any write actions in Slack.
 
 ---
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ The official Slack plugin provides user-facing commands (`/slack:find-discussion
 **Workflow Integration**
 
 - R12. Integrate into three calling workflows:
-  - **ce:ideate** -- dispatch during Phase 1 (Codebase Scan), alongside learnings-researcher. Slack context enriches ideation by surfacing org discussions about the focus area.
+  - **ce-ideate** -- dispatch during Phase 1 (Codebase Scan), alongside learnings-researcher. Slack context enriches ideation by surfacing org discussions about the focus area.
-  - **ce:plan** -- dispatch during the research/context-gathering phase. Slack context surfaces constraints, prior decisions, and ongoing discussions relevant to the implementation.
+  - **ce-plan** -- dispatch during the research/context-gathering phase. Slack context surfaces constraints, prior decisions, and ongoing discussions relevant to the implementation.
-  - **ce:brainstorm** -- dispatch during Phase 1.1 (Existing Context Scan). Brainstorming especially benefits from knowing what the org has already discussed about the topic.
+  - **ce-brainstorm** -- dispatch during Phase 1.1 (Existing Context Scan). Brainstorming especially benefits from knowing what the org has already discussed about the topic.
 - R13. In all calling workflows, dispatch the Slack analyst agent in parallel with other research agents (learnings-researcher, etc.) to avoid adding latency. Callers wait for all parallel agents to return before consolidating results (this is the existing pattern for parallel research dispatch). The Slack analyst's dispatch condition is MCP availability (R3). The agent itself handles the meaningful-context check (R4) internally.
 - R14. Callers should incorporate the Slack analyst's output into their existing context summary alongside other research results, not as a separate section.
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The official Slack plugin provides user-facing commands (`/slack:find-discussion
 
 - [Affects R3][Technical] How exactly should callers detect Slack MCP availability? Claude Code's tool list inspection, checking for any `slack_*` tool prefix, or another mechanism?
 - [Affects R5][Needs research] What is the optimal number of search queries per invocation to balance coverage vs. token cost? Start with 2-3 and tune based on real usage.
-- [Affects R12][Technical] What modifications are needed in ce:ideate, ce:plan, and ce:brainstorm skill files to add the conditional dispatch? Review each skill's research phase to find the right insertion point.
+- [Affects R12][Technical] What modifications are needed in ce-ideate, ce-plan, and ce-brainstorm skill files to add the conditional dispatch? Review each skill's research phase to find the right insertion point.
 
 ## Next Steps
 

docs/brainstorms/2026-04-17-ce-review-interactive-judgment-requirements.md

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+---
+date: 2026-04-17
+topic: ce-review-interactive-judgment
+---
+
+# ce:review Interactive Judgment Loop
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+`ce:review`'s Interactive mode produces a report, auto-applies `safe_auto` fixes, and then asks a single bucket-level policy question covering every remaining `gated_auto` and `manual` finding as a group. The findings themselves are presented as a pipe-delimited table grouped by severity.
+
+Two problems surface repeatedly:
+
+1. **Judgment calls are hard to make.** When a finding needs human judgment, the table row rarely gives enough context to decide confidently. The user is asked to approve or defer a bucket of findings they haven't individually understood.
+2. **High-volume feedback is unreason-able.** A review producing 8-12 findings turns into a scrolling table the user can't engage with. There's no way to respond to individual items meaningfully — the only choice is "approve the whole bucket" or "defer the whole bucket."
+
+The result is that Interactive mode mostly degrades into rubber-stamping or wholesale deferral. The "judgment" in `gated_auto` / `manual` routing is never actually exercised per-finding.
+
+## Requirements
+
+**Routing after `safe_auto` fixes**
+
+- R1. After `safe_auto` fixes are applied, if any `gated_auto` or `manual` findings remain, Interactive mode presents a four-option routing question that replaces today's bucket-level policy question.
+- R2. When zero `gated_auto` / `manual` findings remain after `safe_auto`, the routing question is skipped. Interactive mode shows a brief completion summary (e.g., "All findings resolved — N `safe_auto` fixes applied.") before handing off to the final-next-steps flow.
+- R3. The routing question names the detected tracker inline (e.g., "File a Linear ticket per finding") only when detection is high-confidence — the tracker is explicitly named in `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md` or equivalent project documentation. When detection is lower-confidence, the label uses a generic form (e.g., "File an issue per finding") and the agent confirms the tracker with the user before executing any ticket creation.
+- R4. The four routing options are:
+  - (A) `Review each finding one by one — accept the recommendation or choose another action`
+  - (B) `LFG. Apply the agent's best-judgment action per finding`
+  - (C) `File a [TRACKER] ticket per finding without applying fixes`
+  - (D) `Report only — take no further action`
+- R5. Routing option C is a batch-defer shortcut: it files tickets for every pending `gated_auto` / `manual` finding without per-finding confirmation. The walk-through's own Defer option is per-finding; C skips that interactivity.
+
+**Per-finding walk-through (routing option: Review)**
+
+- R6. When the user picks the walk-through, findings are presented one at a time in severity order (P0 first). Each per-finding question opens with a position indicator (e.g., "Finding 3 of 8 (P1):") so the user can judge how many decisions remain.
+- R7. Each per-finding question includes: plain-English statement of what the bug does, severity, confidence, the proposed fix (diff or concrete action), and a short reasoning for why the fix is right (grounded in codebase patterns when available).
+- R8. Per-finding options:
+  - `Apply the proposed fix`
+  - `Defer — file a [TRACKER] ticket`
+  - `Skip — don't apply, don't track`
+  - `LFG the rest — apply the agent's best judgment to this and remaining findings`
+- R9. For findings with no concrete fix to apply (advisory-only), option A becomes `Acknowledge — mark as reviewed`. Defer, Skip, and LFG the rest remain unchanged.
+- R10. "Override" on a per-finding question means picking a different preset action (Defer or Skip in place of Apply); no inline freeform custom fix authoring. A user who wants a custom fix picks Skip and hand-edits outside the flow.
+
+When exactly one `gated_auto` / `manual` finding remains, the walk-through's wording adapts for N=1 (e.g., "Review the finding" rather than "Review each finding one by one"), and `LFG the rest` is suppressed because no subsequent findings exist to bulk-handle.
+
+**LFG path (routing option: LFG)**
+
+- R11. LFG applies the per-finding action the agent would have recommended in the walk-through — Apply, Defer, or Skip. There is no separate confidence threshold; confidence already shapes what the agent recommends. The top-level LFG option scopes to every `gated_auto` / `manual` finding; the walk-through's `LFG the rest` (R8) scopes to the current finding and everything not yet decided. Both share the same per-finding mechanic and the same bulk preview (R13-R14).
+- R12. LFG (and `LFG the rest`) produces a single completion report after execution that must include, at minimum:
+  - per-finding entries with: title, severity, action taken (Applied / Deferred / Skipped / Acknowledged), the tracker URL or in-session task reference for Deferred entries, and a one-line reason for Skipped entries grounded in the finding's confidence or content
+  - summary counts by action
+  - any failures called out explicitly (fix application failed, ticket creation failed)
+  - the existing end-of-review verdict
+
+**Bulk action preview**
+
+- R13. Before executing any bulk action — top-level LFG (routing option B), top-level File tickets (routing option C), or walk-through `LFG the rest` (R8) — Interactive mode presents a compact plan preview and asks the user to confirm with `Proceed` or back out with `Cancel`. Two options. No per-item decisions in the preview; per-item decisioning is the walk-through's role.
+- R14. The preview content groups findings by the action the agent intends to take (e.g., `Applying (N):`, `Filing [TRACKER] tickets (N):`, `Skipping (N):`, `Acknowledging (N):`). Each finding gets one line under its bucket, written as a compressed form of the framing-quality bar (R22-R25) — observable behavior over code structure, no function or variable names unless needed to locate the issue. For walk-through `LFG the rest`, the preview scopes to remaining findings only and notes how many are already decided (e.g., "LFG plan — 5 remaining findings (3 already decided)").
+
+**Recommendation tie-breaking**
+
+- R15. When merged findings carry conflicting recommendations across contributing reviewers (e.g., one reviewer says Apply, another says Defer), synthesis picks the most conservative action using the order `Skip > Defer > Apply` so that LFG and walk-through behavior are deterministic and auditable post-hoc.
+
+**Defer behavior and tracker detection**
+
+- R16. Defer actions (from the walk-through, from the LFG path, or from routing option C) file a ticket in the project's tracker.
+- R17. The SKILL.md instruction for tracker detection is minimal: the agent determines the project's tracker from whatever documentation is obvious (primarily `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md`), without an enumerated checklist of files to read.
+- R18. When tracker detection is uncertain, the agent prefers durable external trackers over in-session-only primitives and communicates both the fallback behavior and the durability trade-off to the user before executing any Defer action.
+- R19. If a Defer action fails at ticket-creation time (API error, auth expiry, rate limit, malformed body), the agent surfaces the failure inline and offers: retry, fall back to the next available sink, or convert the finding to Skip with the error recorded in the completion report. Silent failure is not acceptable.
+- R20. When no external tracker is detectable and no harness task-tracking primitive is available on the current platform (e.g., CI contexts, converted targets without task binding), Defer is not offered as a menu option. The routing question and walk-through omit Defer paths and the agent tells the user why.
+- R21. The internal `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` system is **not** part of the fallback chain. It is on a deprecation path and must not be extended by this work.
+
+**Framing quality (cross-cutting)**
+
+- R22. Every user-facing surface that describes a finding — per-finding walk-through questions, LFG completion reports, and ticket bodies filed by Defer actions — explains the problem and fix in plain English that a reader can understand without opening the file.
+- R23. The framing leads with the *observable behavior* of the bug (what a user, attacker, or operator sees), not the code structure. Function and variable names appear only when the reader needs them to locate the issue.
+- R24. The framing explains *why the fix works*, not just what it changes. When a similar pattern exists elsewhere in the codebase, reference it so the recommendation is grounded.
+- R25. The framing is tight: approximately two to four sentences plus the minimum code needed to ground it. Longer framings are a regression.
+
+*Illustrative pair — weak vs. strong framing for the same finding:*
+
+> **Weak (code-citation style):**
+> *orders_controller.rb:42 — missing authorization check. Add `current_user.owns?(account)` guard before query.*
+>
+> **Strong (framed for a human):**
+> *Any signed-in user can read another user's orders by pasting the target account ID into the URL. The controller looks up the account and returns its orders without verifying the current user owns it. Adding a one-line ownership guard before the lookup matches the pattern already used in the shipments controller for the same attack.*
+
+- R26. R22-R25 depend on reviewer personas producing framing-suitable `why_it_matters` and `evidence` fields. If the planning-phase sample shows existing persona outputs do not meet this bar, persona prompt upgrades (or a synthesis-time rewrite pass) land with or before this work.
+
+**Mode boundaries**
+
+- R27. Only Interactive mode changes behavior. Autofix, Report-only, and Headless modes are unchanged.
+- R28. The existing post-review "final next steps" flow (push fixes / create PR / exit) runs only when one or more fixes were applied to the working tree. It is skipped after routing option C (File tickets per finding) and option D (Report only), and skipped when LFG or the walk-through completes without any Apply action.
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- A user facing a review with one high-stakes finding can decide confidently about the fix without rereading the file.
+- A user facing a review with 8+ findings has a clear path to either engage per-item or trust the agent's judgment in one keystroke.
+- A user who starts the walk-through but runs out of attention can bail mid-flow into a bulk action without losing the findings still ahead of them.
+- Deferred findings land in the team's actual tracker (not a `.context/` file that gets forgotten).
+- LFG runs feel honest: the completion report makes clear what was applied and why, so a user can audit the agent's judgment post-hoc.
+- For reviews with three or more `gated_auto` / `manual` findings, Review is picked at a meaningful share of the time — LFG alone is not disproportionately the default, so the intervention actually shifts engagement upward rather than renaming the rubber-stamp.
+- A first-time user of Interactive mode understands which routing options cause external side effects (fixes applied to the working tree, tickets filed in an external tracker) before choosing, without needing external docs.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No new `ce:fix` skill. All changes live inside `ce:review`.
+- No changes to the findings schema, persona agents, merge/dedup pipeline, or autofix-mode residual-todo creation in this work.
+- No inline freeform fix authoring in the walk-through. The walk-through is a decision loop, not a pair-programming surface.
+- The "approve the fix's intent but write a variant" case is explicitly unsupported in v1. Users in that situation pick Skip and hand-edit outside the flow; if they want the variant tracked, they file a ticket manually.
+- No changes to Autofix, Report-only, or Headless mode behavior.
+- The pre-menu findings table format (pipe-delimited, severity-grouped) is intentionally unchanged. The walk-through is the engagement surface for high-volume feedback; the table only needs to be scannable enough to reach the routing menu. Restructuring the table format is a separate follow-up if it proves necessary.
+- Phasing out the internal `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` system and the `/todo-create`, `/todo-triage`, `/todo-resolve` skills is acknowledged as the long-term direction but is not scoped into this redesign. A separate follow-up covers that cleanup.
+- The current bucket-level policy question wording (`Review and approve specific gated fixes` / `Leave as residual work` / `Report only`) is removed and replaced by the four-option routing question. No backward-compatibility shim.
+
+## Key Decisions
+
+- **Expand Interactive mode, no new skill.** Review and fix stay colocated; the review artifact, routing metadata, and fixer subagent are already wired up. A separate `ce:fix` skill would split state and add reintegration cost without clear benefit.
+- **Four-option routing upfront, not an escape hatch buried inside the walk-through.** LFG and tracker-deferral are legitimate primary intents for many reviews, not fallbacks. Offering them as peers to the walk-through is honest about how users actually want to engage.
+- **LFG = auto-accept recommendations, not a separate confidence policy.** Keeps the mental model simple. Confidence is already baked into whether the agent recommends Apply, Defer, or Skip for a given finding.
+- **Tracker detection is reasoning-based, not rote.** Agents are smart enough to read the obvious documentation. An enumerated checklist of files in SKILL.md is pure rationale-discipline tax and caps the agent at the sources we happened to list.
+- **Harness task tracking is the last-resort fallback, not internal todos.** Aligns with the deprecation direction for the internal todo system. Honest about the fact that in-session tasks don't survive past the session.
+- **Override in the walk-through = pick a different preset action.** No freeform custom fixes. Keeps the interaction a decision loop and avoids turning it into a pair-programming transcript. Users who want custom fixes Skip and hand-edit.
+- **Internal-todos deprecation ships a durability regression for some users.** A subset of users today treat `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` as persistent defer storage; removing it from the fallback chain means those users lose cross-session durability for Defer actions until they either document a tracker in `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md` or the broader phase-out lands. The trade is acknowledged and deliberate, not a silent regression; the mitigation is the separate phase-out cleanup referenced in Scope Boundaries.
+
+## Dependencies / Assumptions
+
+- The cross-platform blocking question tool (`AskUserQuestion` / `request_user_input` / `ask_user`) caps at 4 options. All menu designs respect this.
+- Option labels across every menu in the flow (routing question, per-finding question, Stop-asking follow-up) must be self-contained, use third-person voice for the agent, and front-load a distinguishing word so they survive truncation in harnesses that hide description text.
+- The walk-through writes per-finding decisions to the run artifact (e.g., `.context/compound-engineering/ce-review/<run-id>/walkthrough-state.json`) after each decision, so partial progress is inspectable post-hoc. Formal cross-session resumption is out of scope.
+- Findings already carry enough detail (title, severity, confidence, file, line, autofix_class, suggested_fix, why_it_matters, evidence) to support the framing requirements. If some reviewers don't reliably produce plain-English `why_it_matters`, the framing quality bar may require prompt upgrades to those personas — flagged below as a question for planning.
+- The existing per-run artifact directory (`.context/compound-engineering/ce-review/<run-id>/`) and the fixer subagent flow remain the underlying mechanics for applying fixes.
+- The merged finding set produced by the existing Stage 5 merge pipeline carries only merge-tier fields; detail-tier fields (`why_it_matters`, `evidence`) live in the per-agent artifact files on disk. The per-finding walk-through enriches each merged finding by reading the contributing reviewer's artifact file at `.context/compound-engineering/ce-review/<run-id>/{reviewer}.json`, using the same `file + line_bucket(line, +/-3) + normalize(title)` matching that headless mode already uses. When no artifact match exists (merge-synthesized finding, or failed artifact write), the walk-through degrades to title plus `suggested_fix` and notes the gap.
+- The four-option routing design is built to the cross-platform question tool's 4-option cap. A future fifth primary routing intent would require replacing an existing option, chaining a follow-up question, or pressuring the platform cap — the design does not provide pressure relief for this case.
+- Autofix mode continues to write residual actionable work to `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` in this redesign, while Interactive-LFG and Defer actions route to external trackers per R16-R21. This temporary divergence is acknowledged — aligning autofix mode's residual sink with the new tracker routing is separate cleanup work tracked in the follow-up referenced in Scope Boundaries.
+
+## Outstanding Questions
+
+### Resolve Before Planning
+
+None. All product decisions are made.
+
+### Deferred to Planning
+
+- [Affects Problem Frame][Needs research] Sample recent `.context/compound-engineering/ce-review/<run-id>/` run artifacts to confirm the rubber-stamping / wholesale-deferral failure mode the Problem Frame asserts. If the dominant failure is something else (users disengage before the bucket question, report itself is unreadable), the four-option routing may not be the right intervention.
+- [Affects R22-R26][Technical] Do reviewer personas reliably produce plain-English `why_it_matters` today, or does the framing bar require prompt upgrades and/or a synthesis-time rewrite pass? Planning should inspect a sample of recent review artifacts to decide before committing to R22-R25 as achievable without persona changes.
+- [Affects R18][Technical] The concrete sequencing of the fallback chain on each target platform (e.g., GitHub Issues via `gh` vs harness task tracking, how to detect `gh` availability cheaply) is intentionally left out of the requirements so detection stays principle-based. Planning resolves the specific sequencing and detection heuristics per target environment.
+- [Affects R18][Technical] If no documented tracker is found and `gh` is unavailable on the current platform, should the fallback to harness task tracking happen silently or should the agent confirm once per session? Default expectation: confirm once so users are not surprised by in-session-only behavior.
+- [Affects R6][Technical] Whether the walk-through presents findings strictly in severity order (current default) or groups them by file first and then severity within each file. File-grouping may feel more coherent when many findings touch the same file, but it interacts with `Stop asking` semantics (a file-grouped bulk-accept applies to different findings than a severity-first bulk-accept).
+- [Affects R7][Needs validation] Whether surfacing reviewer persona names in each per-finding question (e.g., `julik-frontend-races-reviewer`) helps user judgment or is noise. If validation shows noise, omit reviewer attribution from R7's required content or replace with a short category label.
+
+## Next Steps
+
+`-> /ce:plan` for structured implementation planning

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+---
+date: 2026-04-18
+topic: ce-doc-review-autofix-and-interaction
+---
+
+# ce-doc-review Autofix and Interaction Overhaul
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+`ce-doc-review` consistently produces painful reviews. It surfaces too many findings as "requires judgment" when one reasonable fix exists, nitpicks on low-confidence items, and hands the user a wall of prose with only two terminal options — "refine and re-review" or "review complete." The interaction model lags behind what `ce-code-review` now offers (per PR #590): per-finding walk-through, LFG, bulk preview, tracker defer, and a recommendation-stable routing question.
+
+A real-world review of a plan document produced **14 findings all routed to "needs judgment"** — including five P3 findings at 0.55–0.68 confidence, three concrete mechanical fixes that a competent implementer would arrive at independently, and one subjective filename-symmetry observation that didn't need a decision at all. The user had to parse 14 prose blocks, pick answers, and then was forced into a re-review regardless of how little the edits actually changed.
+
+The gaps are structural and line up with four observable failure modes:
+
+1. **Classification is binary and coarse.** `autofix_class` is `auto` or `present`. There is no `gated_auto` tier (concrete fix, minor sign-off) and no `advisory` tier (report-only FYI). Everything that isn't "one clear correct fix with zero judgment" becomes `present`, which conflates high-stakes strategic decisions with small mechanical follow-ups.
+2. **Confidence gate is flat and too low.** A single 0.50 threshold across all severities lets borderline P3s through. `ce-code-review` moved to 0.60 with P0-only survival at 0.50+.
+3. **"Reasonable alternative" test is permissive.** Persona reviewers list `(a) / (b) / (c)` fix options where (b) and (c) are strawmen ("accept the regression," "document in release notes," "do nothing"). The classification rule reads those as multiple reasonable fixes and routes the finding to `present`, when in fact only (a) is a real option.
+4. **Subagent framing and interaction model are pre-PR-590.** No observable-behavior-first framing guidance, no walk-through, no bulk preview, no per-severity confidence calibration, no post-fix "apply and proceed" exit — every path that addresses findings forces a re-review, even when the user is done.
+
+## Requirements
+
+**Classification tiers**
+
+- R1. `autofix_class` expands from two values to four: `auto`, `gated_auto`, `advisory`, `present`. Values preserve the existing "is there one correct fix" axis but add (a) a tier for concrete fixes that touch document scope / meaning and should be user-confirmed (`gated_auto`), and (b) a tier for report-only observations with no decision to make (`advisory`).
+- R2. `auto` findings are applied silently, same as today. The promotion rules in the synthesis pipeline (current steps 3.6 and 3.7) are sharpened per R4 below and carry the new strictness forward.
+- R3. `gated_auto` findings carry a concrete `suggested_fix` and a user-confirmation requirement. They enter the per-finding walk-through (R13) with `Apply the proposed fix` marked `(recommended)`. They are the default tier for "concrete fix exists, but it changes what the document says in a way the author should sign off on" (e.g., adding a backward-compatibility read-fallback, requiring two units land in one commit, substituting a framework-native API for a hand-rolled one).
+- R4. `advisory` findings are report-only. They surface in a compact FYI block in the final output and do not enter the walk-through or any bulk action. Subjective observations ("filename asymmetry — could go either way"), drift notes without actionable fixes, and low-stakes calibration gaps live here.
+- R5. `present` findings remain for genuinely strategic / scope / prioritization decisions where multiple reasonable approaches exist and the right choice depends on context the reviewer doesn't have.
+
+**Classification rule sharpening**
+
+- R6. The subagent-template classification rule adds teeth: "a 'do nothing / accept the defect' option is not a real alternative — it's the failure state the finding describes." If the only listed alternatives to the primary fix are strawmen, the finding is `auto` (or `gated_auto` if confirmation is warranted), not `present`. This applies equally to "document in release notes," "accept drift," and other deferral framings that sidestep the actual problem.
+- R7. Auto-promotion patterns already scattered in prose (steps 3.6 and 3.7) are consolidated into an explicit promotion rule set, covering:
+  - Factually incorrect behavior where the correct behavior is derivable from context or the codebase
+  - Missing standard security / reliability controls with established implementations (HTTPS, fallback-with-deprecation-warning, input sanitization, checksum verification, private IP rejection, etc.)
+  - Codebase-pattern-resolved fixes that cite a concrete existing pattern
+  - Framework-native-API substitutions when a hand-rolled implementation duplicates first-class framework behavior (e.g., cobra's `Deprecated` field)
+  - Completeness additions mechanically implied by the document's own explicit decisions
+- R8. The subagent template includes a framing-guidance block (ported from the `ce-code-review` shared template): observable-behavior-first phrasing, why-the-fix-works grounding, 2-4 sentence budget, required-field reminder, positive/negative example pair. One file change, applied universally across all seven personas.
+
+**Per-severity confidence gates**
+
+- R9. The single 0.50 confidence gate is replaced with per-severity gates:
+  - P0: survive at 0.50+
+  - P1: survive at 0.60+
+  - P2: survive at 0.65+
+  - P3: survive at 0.75+
+- R10. The residual-concern promotion step (current step 3.4) is dropped. Cross-persona agreement instead boosts the confidence of findings that already survived the gate (by +0.10, capped at 1.0), mirroring `ce-code-review` stage 5 step 4. Residual concerns surface in Coverage only.
+- R11. `advisory` findings are exempt from the confidence gate — they are report-only and can't generate false-positive work even at lower confidence. This is the safety valve for observations the reviewer wants on record but doesn't want to escalate.
+
+**Interaction model (post-fix routing)**
+
+- R12. After `auto` fixes are applied and before any user interaction, Interactive mode presents a four-option routing question that mirrors `ce-code-review`'s post-PR-590 design:
+  - (A) `Review each finding one by one — accept the recommendation or choose another action`
+  - (B) `LFG. Apply the agent's best-judgment action per finding`
+  - (C) `Append findings to the doc's Open Questions section and proceed` (ce-doc-review analogue of ce-code-review's "file a tracker ticket" — for docs, "defer" means appending the findings to a `## Deferred / Open Questions` section within the document itself, not an external system)
+  - (D) `Report only — take no further action`
+  If zero `gated_auto` / `present` findings remain after the `auto` pass, the routing question is skipped and the flow falls directly into the terminal question (R19).
+- R13. Routing option A enters a per-finding walk-through, presented one finding at a time in severity order (P0 first). Each per-finding question carries: position indicator (`Finding N of M`), severity, confidence, a plain-English statement of the problem, the proposed edit, and a short reasoning grounded in the document's own content or the codebase. Options: `Apply the proposed fix` / `Defer — append to the doc's Open Questions section` / `Skip — don't apply, don't append` / `LFG the rest — apply the agent's best judgment to this and remaining findings`. Advisory-only findings substitute `Acknowledge — mark as reviewed` for Apply.
+- R14. Routing option B and walk-through `LFG the rest` execute the agent's per-finding recommended action across the selected scope (all pending findings for B, remaining-undecided for walk-through). The recommendation for each finding is determined deterministically by R16.
+- R15. Before any bulk action executes (routing B, routing C, walk-through `LFG the rest`), a compact plan preview renders findings grouped by intended action (`Applying (N):`, `Appending to Open Questions (N):`, `Skipping (N):`, `Acknowledging (N):`) with a one-line summary per finding. Exactly two responses: `Proceed` or `Cancel`. Cancel from walk-through `LFG the rest` returns the user to the current finding, not to the routing question.
+
+**Recommendation tie-breaking**
+
+- R16. When merged findings carry conflicting recommendations across contributing personas (one says Apply, another says Defer), synthesis picks the most conservative using `Skip > Defer > Apply > Acknowledge`, so walk-through recommendations and LFG behavior are deterministic across re-runs.
+
+**Terminal "next step" question (the re-review fix)**
+
+- R17. The current Phase 5 binary question (`Refine — re-review` / `Review complete`) conflates "apply fixes" with "re-review" into a single option. This is replaced by a three-option terminal question that separates the two axes:
+  - (A) `Apply decisions and proceed to <next stage>` — for requirements docs, hand off to `ce-plan`; for plan docs, hand off to `ce-work`. Default / recommended when fixes were applied or decisions were made.
+  - (B) `Apply decisions and re-review` — opt-in re-review when the user believes the edits warrant another pass.
+  - (C) `Exit without further action` — user wants to stop for now.
+  When zero actionable findings remain (everything was `auto` or `advisory`), option B is omitted — re-review is not useful when there's nothing to re-examine.
+- R18. The terminal question is distinct from the mid-flow routing question (R12). The routing question chooses *how* to engage with findings; the terminal question chooses *what to do next* once engagement is complete. The two are asked separately, not merged.
+- R19. The zero-findings degenerate case (no `gated_auto` / `present` findings after the `auto` pass) skips the routing question entirely and proceeds directly to the terminal question with option B suppressed.
+
+**In-doc deferral (Defer analogue)**
+
+- R20. Document-review's `Defer` action appends the deferred finding to a `## Deferred / Open Questions` section at the end of the document under review. If the heading does not exist, it is created on first defer within a review. Multiple deferred findings from a single review accumulate under a single timestamped subsection (e.g., `### From 2026-04-18 review`) to keep sequential reviews distinguishable. This replaces `ce-code-review`'s tracker-ticket mechanic with a document-native analogue: deferred findings stay attached to the document they came from.
+- R21. The appended entry for each deferred finding includes: title, severity, reviewer attribution, confidence, and the `why_it_matters` framing — enough context that a reader returning to the doc later can understand the concern without re-running the review. The entry does not include `suggested_fix` or `evidence` — those live in the review run artifact and can be looked up if needed.
+- R22. When the append fails (document is read-only, path issue, write failure), the agent surfaces the failure inline and offers: retry, fall back to recording the deferral in the completion report only, or convert the finding to Skip. Silent failure is not acceptable.
+
+**Framing quality in reviewer output**
+
+- R23. Every user-facing surface that describes a finding — walk-through questions, LFG completion reports, Open Questions entries — explains the problem and fix in plain English. The framing leads with the *observable consequence* of the issue (what an implementer, reader, or downstream caller sees), not the document's structural phrasing.
+- R24. The framing explains *why the fix works*, not just what it changes. When a pattern exists elsewhere in the document or codebase, reference it so the recommendation is grounded.
+- R25. The framing is tight — approximately two to four sentences. Longer framings are a regression.
+
+**Cross-cutting**
+
+- R26. Tool-loading pre-flight mirrors `ce-code-review`: on Claude Code, `AskUserQuestion` is pre-loaded once at the start of Interactive mode via `ToolSearch` (`select:AskUserQuestion`), not lazily per-question. The numbered-list text fallback applies only when `ToolSearch` explicitly returns no match or the tool call errors.
+- R27. Headless mode behavior is preserved. `mode:headless` continues to apply `auto` fixes silently and return all other findings as structured text to the caller. The caller owns routing. New tiers (`gated_auto`, `advisory`) must appear distinctly in headless output so callers can route them appropriately.
+
+**Multi-round decision memory**
+
+- R28. Every review round after the first passes a cumulative decision primer to every persona, carrying forward all prior rounds' decisions in the current interactive session: rejected findings (Skipped / Deferred from any prior round) with title, evidence quote, and rejection reason; plus Applied findings from any prior round with title and section reference. Personas still receive the full current document as their primary input. No diff is passed — fixed findings self-suppress because their evidence no longer exists, regressions surface as normal findings on the current doc, and rejected findings are handled by the suppression rule in R29.
+- R29. Personas must not re-raise a finding whose title and evidence pattern-match a finding rejected in any prior round, unless the current document state makes the concern materially different. The orchestrator drops any finding that would violate this rule and records the drop in Coverage.
+- R30. For each prior-round Applied finding, synthesis confirms the fix landed by checking that the specific issue the finding described no longer appears in the referenced section. If a persona re-surfaces the same finding at the same location, synthesis flags it as "fix did not land" in the final report rather than treating it as a new finding.
+
+**Institutional memory (learnings-researcher integration)**
+
+- R31. `ce-doc-review` dispatches `research:ce-learnings-researcher` as an always-on agent, in parallel with coherence-reviewer and feasibility-reviewer. The agent owns its own fast-exit behavior when `docs/solutions/` is empty or absent — no activation-gating in the orchestrator.
+- R32. The orchestrator produces a compressed search seed during Phase 1's classify-and-select step: document type, 3-5 topic keywords extracted from the doc, named entities (tools, frameworks, patterns explicitly named), and the doc's top-level decision points. Learnings-researcher receives the search seed plus the document path, not the full document content. It searches `docs/solutions/` by frontmatter metadata first, then selectively reads matching solution bodies.
+- R33. Learnings-researcher returns, per match: the solution doc's path, a one-line relevance reason, and the specific claim in the doc under review that the past solution relates to. Full solution content is loaded on demand by other personas or the orchestrator if the match is promoted into a finding. Results are capped at a small N (default 5) most relevant matches — past-solution volume is not the goal; directly applicable grounding is.
+- R34. Learnings-researcher output surfaces in a dedicated "Past Solutions" section of the review output. Entries default to `advisory` tier (report-only grounding) unless a past solution directly contradicts a specific claim in the document under review, in which case they promote to `gated_auto` or `present` with the past solution's path as evidence.
+- R35. Learnings-researcher content does not participate in confidence-gating (R9) or cross-persona dedup (existing step 3.3). Its role is to add institutional memory, not to compete with persona findings for user attention.
+
+**learnings-researcher agent rewrite (bundled)**
+
+- R36. Rewrite `research:ce-learnings-researcher` to treat the `docs/solutions/` corpus as domain-agnostic institutional knowledge. Code bugs are one genre among several, alongside skill-design patterns, workflow learnings, developer-experience discoveries, integration gotchas, and anything else captured by `ce-compound` and its refresh counterpart. The agent's primary function is "find applicable past learnings given a work context," not "find past bugs given a feature description."
+- R37. The agent accepts a structured `<work-context>` input from callers: a short description of what the caller is working on or considering, a list of key concepts / decisions / domains / components extracted from the caller's work, and an optional domain hint when one applies cleanly (e.g., `skill-design`, `workflow`, `code-implementation`). No mode flag is required — the context shape adapts to the calling skill without the agent branching on caller identity.
+- R38. The hardcoded category-to-directory table is replaced with a dynamic probe of `docs/solutions/` to discover available subdirectories at runtime. Category narrowing uses the discovered set. The agent no longer assumes which subdirectories exist in a given repo.
+- R39. Keyword extraction handles decision-and-approach-shape content alongside symptom-and-component-shape content. The extraction taxonomy expands from the current four dimensions (Module names, Technical terms, Problem indicators, Component types) to include Concepts, Decisions, Approaches, and Domains. No input shape is privileged over another; the caller's context determines which dimensions carry weight.
+- R40. Output framing drops code-bug-biased phrasing ("gotchas to avoid during implementation," "prevent repeated mistakes" framed narrowly around bugs) in favor of neutral institutional-memory framing ("applicable past learnings," "related decisions and their outcomes"). The pointer + one-line-relevance + key-insight summary format carries across all input genres.
+- R41. Read `docs/solutions/patterns/critical-patterns.md` only when it exists. When absent, the agent proceeds without it — this file is a per-repo convention, not a protocol requirement.
+- R42. The agent's Integration Points section documents invocation by `/ce-plan`, `/ce-code-review`, `ce-doc-review`, and any other skill benefiting from institutional memory. Remove the framing that implies planning-time is the agent's primary home.
+
+**Frontmatter enum expansion (bundled)**
+
+- R43. Expand the `ce-compound` frontmatter `problem_type` enum to add non-bug genre values: `architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `convention`. Document `best_practice` as the fallback for entries not covered by any narrower value, not the default. Migrate the 8 existing `best_practice` entries that fit a narrower value (3 architecture patterns, 3 design patterns, 1 tooling decision, 1 remaining as best_practice), and resolve the one `correctness-gap` schema violation (`workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md`) into a valid enum value. Update `ce-compound` and `ce-compound-refresh` so they steer authors toward narrower values when the new categories apply.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Not introducing a document-native tracker integration (e.g., Linear / Jira / GitHub Issues). Document-review's Defer analogue is an in-doc `## Deferred / Open Questions` section. If users later want tracker integration for doc findings, that's a follow-up proposal.
+- Not changing persona selection logic. The seven personas and the activation signals for conditional ones stay as-is. The persona markdown files themselves change only to absorb the subagent-template framing-guidance block.
+- Not changing headless mode's structural contract with callers (`ce-brainstorm`, `ce-plan`). Headless continues to apply `auto` fixes silently and return a structured text envelope. Callers must be updated to handle the new `gated_auto` and `advisory` tiers but the envelope shape stays.
+- Not adding a `requires_verification` field or an in-skill fixer subagent. Document edits happen inline during the walk-through; there is no batch-fixer analogue to `ce-code-review`'s Step 3 fixer because document fixes are trivially confined in scope (single-file markdown edits).
+- Not addressing iteration-limit guidance. The existing "after 2 refinement passes, recommend completion" heuristic stays.
+- Not persisting decision primers across interactive sessions. The cumulative decision list (R28) lives in-memory across rounds within a single invocation. A new invocation of `ce-doc-review` on the same doc starts fresh with no carried memory, even if prior-session decisions were Applied to the document. Mirrors `ce-code-review` walk-through state rules.
+- Not building a fully new frontmatter schema. R43 adds non-bug enum values but does not redesign the schema dimensions (no split into `learning_category` + `problem_type`, no new required fields). The existing authoring flow stays the same; only the set of valid `problem_type` values grows.
+
+## Design Decisions Worth Calling Out
+
+- **Three new tiers, not two.** A minimal refactor could add only `gated_auto` and keep `advisory` collapsed into `present`. But real-world evidence shows FYI-grade findings (subjective observations, low-stakes drift notes) drive significant noise, and folding them into `present` forces user decisions on things that don't warrant any decision. Adding `advisory` as a distinct tier is cheap (one enum value + one output block) and materially reduces decision fatigue.
+- **Strawman-aware classification rule in the subagent template, not in synthesis.** Moving the rule to synthesis means persona reviewers still emit inflated alternative lists and the orchestrator retroactively collapses them. Moving it to the subagent template changes what reviewers produce at the source, so the evidence and framing travel together correctly.
+- **Per-severity confidence gates, not a flat 0.60.** A flat 0.60 would still let 0.60–0.68 P3 nits through (three of them in the attached real-world example). Severity-aware gates recognize that a P3 finding at 0.65 is noise in a way a P1 at 0.65 is not, because P3 impact is low enough that the expected value of a borderline call doesn't justify the user's attention.
+- **Separate terminal question from routing question.** The current skill conflates "engage with findings" and "exit the review" into one question with two poorly-aligned options. Splitting them gives the user explicit control over whether re-review happens — the most common user frustration surfaced in the bug report that prompted this work.
+- **In-doc Open Questions section, not a sibling follow-up note or external tracker, as Defer analogue.** Documents don't have the same "handoff to a different system" shape that code findings do. A sibling markdown note would fragment context; an external tracker would add platform complexity with no upside for document review. Appending deferred findings to a `## Deferred / Open Questions` section inside the document itself keeps deferred concerns attached to the artifact they came from, is naturally discoverable by anyone reading the doc, and requires no new infrastructure. The trade-off is that deferred findings visibly mutate the doc — but that is the point: "I want to remember this but not act now" is exactly what an Open Questions section expresses in a planning doc.
+- **Port framing-guidance once via the shared subagent template.** Matches how `ce-code-review` shipped the same fix in PR #590. One file change, applied universally. Per-persona edits would inflate scope to seven files; a synthesis-time rewrite pass would add per-review model cost and paper over the root cause in the persona output itself.
+- **Classification-rule sharpening and promotion-pattern consolidation ship together with the tier expansion.** Shipping the tiers without the sharpened rule would leave the classifier behavior unchanged and just add new tier labels nothing routes to. Shipping the rule without the tiers has no tier to promote findings into.
+- **Keep the existing persona markdown files mostly unchanged.** The framing-guidance block lives in the shared subagent template that wraps every persona dispatch; the personas themselves retain their confidence calibration, suppress conditions, and domain focus. This keeps the persona-level failure-mode catalogs stable while upgrading the shared framing bar.
+- **No diff passed to the multi-round decision primer.** Fixed findings self-suppress because their evidence is gone from the current doc; regressions surface as normal findings; rejected findings are handled by the suppression rule (R29). A diff would be signal amplification, not a correctness requirement, and would add prompt weight without changing what the agent can do.
+- **learnings-researcher rewrite bundled, not split.** The review-time use case has no consumer without ce-doc-review, so splitting into a precursor PR would ship a dormant feature. Bundling keeps the change coherent and easier to review as one unit. The agent rewrite (R36–R42) and the frontmatter enum expansion (R43) also benefit `/ce-plan`'s existing usage, so the scope investment pays off beyond ce-doc-review.
+- **Generalize learnings-researcher rather than patch with a mode flag.** The original proposal was a minimal `review-time` mode flag grafted onto the agent. But the real issue is that the agent's taxonomy, categories, and output framing are code-bug-shaped even when invoked by non-review callers — the plugin already captures non-code learnings via `ce-compound` / `ce-compound-refresh`, and the agent should treat them as first-class. Rewriting for domain-agnostic institutional knowledge is a bigger change but removes the drift, rather than accumulating special cases.
+- **Expand `problem_type` rather than introduce a new orthogonal dimension.** A cleaner design might split current `problem_type` into separate `learning_category` (genre) and `problem_type` (bug-shape detail) fields. But that requires migrating every existing entry and teaching authors to pick both. Expanding the existing enum with non-bug values absorbs the `best_practice` overflow with minimal schema churn and keeps the authoring flow stable.
+
+## Calibration Against Real-World Example
+
+The attached review output (14 findings, all `present`) re-classifies under the proposed rules as:
+
+- **4 `auto`** (silently applied, no user interaction): missing fallback-with-deprecation-warning (industry-standard pattern), public-repo grep step (single action), deployment-coupling-commit guarantee (mechanical), cobra's native `Deprecated` field (framework-native substitution).
+- **1 `advisory`** (FYI line): filename asymmetry — genuinely ambiguous, no wrong answer.
+- **4 `present`** (walk-through): historical-docs rule, alias-compatibility breaking-change, escape-hatch scope decision, Unit merging decision.
+- **5 dropped** by per-severity gates: five P3-P2 findings at 0.55–0.68 confidence.
+
+Net: the user sees **4 decisions**, not 14. The walk-through's `LFG the rest` escape further bounds fatigue — after the user calibrates on the agent's recommendations, they can bail and accept the rest.

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+---
+date: 2026-04-22
+topic: demo-reel-local-save
+---
+
+# Demo Reel: Local Evidence Save
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+When `ce-demo-reel` captures evidence (GIFs, screenshots, terminal recordings), the local artifacts are deleted after uploading to catbox.moe. Users who want to keep evidence locally — for offline access, committing to the repo, or archival — have no way to do so without manually copying files from the temp directory before cleanup runs.
+
+---
+
+## Requirements
+
+**Destination choice**
+- R1. After capture completes, ask the user whether to upload to catbox (existing behavior) or save locally.
+- R2. The question must present the captured artifact(s) and clearly describe both options.
+
+**Local save behavior**
+- R3. When the user chooses local save, copy the final artifact(s) (GIF, PNG, or recording) to a stable OS-temp path (`$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/`). Do not upload to catbox.
+- R4. Create the destination directory if it does not exist.
+- R5. Use a descriptive filename that includes the branch name or PR identifier and a timestamp to avoid collisions across runs.
+- R6. After saving, display the local file path(s) to the user for easy reference.
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- A user running `ce-demo-reel` can keep captured evidence on disk without manual intervention.
+- The saved artifacts are discoverable in a predictable, stable OS-temp location.
+
+---
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Catbox upload logic itself is unchanged — only the routing (local vs. upload) is new.
+- No automatic git-add or commit of saved artifacts.
+- No configurable save path — `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/` is the fixed default for now.
+- No retroactive save of previously captured evidence.
+
+---
+
+## Key Decisions
+
+- **Local save as an alternative to upload, not an addition**: The user chooses one destination per capture — either catbox or local. This keeps the flow simple and avoids redundant artifacts.
+- **OS-temp as the local target**: Uses `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/` per the repo's cross-invocation scratch-space convention. Stable prefix makes files findable without polluting the repo tree.
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps
+
+-> `/ce-plan` for structured implementation planning, or proceed directly to implementation given the small scope.

docs/plans/2026-03-16-001-feat-issue-grounded-ideation-plan.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Two deliverables:
 
 ### Deliverable 1: Issue Intelligence Analyst Agent
 
-**File**: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md`
+**File**: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md`
 
 **Frontmatter:**
 ```yaml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ When checking for recent ideation documents, treat issue-grounded and non-issue
 ## Sources & References
 
 - **Origin brainstorm:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-03-16-issue-grounded-ideation-requirements.md](docs/brainstorms/2026-03-16-issue-grounded-ideation-requirements.md) — Key decisions: pattern-first ideation, hybrid frame strategy, flexible argument detection, additive to Phase 1, standalone agent
-- **Exemplar agent:** `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/repo-research-analyst.md` — agent structure pattern
+- **Exemplar agent:** `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-repo-research-analyst.agent.md` — agent structure pattern
 - **ce:ideate skill:** `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/SKILL.md` — integration target
 - **Institutional learning:** `docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md` — impact clustering pattern, platform-agnostic tool references, evidence-first interaction
 - **Real-world test repo:** `EveryInc/proof` (555 issues, 25+ LIVE_DOC_UNAVAILABLE duplicates, structured labels)

docs/plans/2026-03-22-001-feat-frontend-design-skill-rewrite-beta-plan.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Two external sources informed the redesign: Anthropic's official frontend-design
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan-beta/SKILL.md` -- reference for cross-agent interaction patterns (Pattern A: platform's blocking question tool with named equivalents)
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/reproduce-bug/SKILL.md` -- reference for cross-agent patterns
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/agent-browser/SKILL.md` -- upstream-vendored, reference for browser automation CLI
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/design-iterator.md` -- contains `<frontend_aesthetics>` block that overlaps with current skill; new skill will supersede this when both are loaded
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/ce-design-iterator.agent.md` -- contains `<frontend_aesthetics>` block that overlaps with current skill; new skill will supersede this when both are loaded
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` -- skill compliance checklist (cross-platform interaction, tool selection, reference rules)
 
 ### Institutional Learnings

docs/plans/2026-03-23-001-feat-plan-review-personas-beta-plan.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The current `document-review` applies five generic criteria (Clarity, Completene
 
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` -- Multi-agent orchestration reference: parallel dispatch via Task tool, always-on + conditional agents, P1/P2/P3 severity, finding synthesis with dedup
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/document-review/SKILL.md` -- Current single-voice skill to replace. Key contract: "Review complete" terminal signal
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/*.md` -- 15 existing review agents. Frontmatter schema: `name`, `description`, `model: inherit`. Body: examples block, role definition, analysis protocol, output format
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-*.agent.md` -- 15 existing review agents. Frontmatter schema: `name`, `description`, `model: inherit`. Body: examples block, role definition, analysis protocol, output format
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` -- Agent naming: fully-qualified `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent-name>`. Agent placement: `agents/<category>/<name>.md`
 
 ### Caller Integration Points
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ Orchestrator routing (document review simplification):
 **Dependencies:** None
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/coherence-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-coherence-reviewer.agent.md`
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/feasibility-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-feasibility-reviewer.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 - Follow existing agent structure: frontmatter (name, description, model: inherit), examples block, role definition, analysis protocol
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ Orchestrator routing (document review simplification):
 - Suppress: implementation style choices, testing strategy details, code organization preferences, theoretical scalability concerns
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/code-simplicity-reviewer.md` for agent structure and output format conventions
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-code-simplicity-reviewer.agent.md` for agent structure and output format conventions
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/architecture-strategist.md` for systematic analysis protocol style
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-architecture-strategist.agent.md` for systematic analysis protocol style
 - iterative-engineering agents for confidence calibration and suppress conditions pattern
 
 **Test scenarios:**
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ Orchestrator routing (document review simplification):
 **Dependencies:** Unit 1 (for consistent agent structure)
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/product-lens-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-product-lens-reviewer.agent.md`
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/design-lens-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-design-lens-reviewer.agent.md`
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/security-lens-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-security-lens-reviewer.agent.md`
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/scope-guardian-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-scope-guardian-reviewer.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 All four use the same structure established in Unit 1 (frontmatter, examples, role, protocol, confidence calibration, suppress conditions). Output normalization handled by shared reference files.
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ All four use the same structure established in Unit 1 (frontmatter, examples, ro
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
 - Unit 1 agents for consistent structure
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/security-sentinel.md` for security analysis style (plan-level adaptation)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-security-sentinel.agent.md` for security analysis style (plan-level adaptation)
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - product-lens-reviewer challenges a plan that builds a complex admin dashboard when the stated goal is "improve user onboarding"

docs/plans/2026-03-25-001-feat-onboarding-skill-plan.md

@@ -277,5 +277,5 @@ The primary audience is human developers. A document that works for human compre
 - **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-03-25-vonboarding-skill-requirements.md](../brainstorms/2026-03-25-vonboarding-skill-requirements.md)
 - Script-first architecture: [docs/solutions/skill-design/script-first-skill-architecture.md](../solutions/skill-design/script-first-skill-architecture.md)
 - Compound-refresh learnings: [docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md](../solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md)
-- Repo-research-analyst agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/repo-research-analyst.md`
+- Repo-research-analyst agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-repo-research-analyst.agent.md`
 - Skill compliance checklist: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md`

docs/plans/2026-03-26-001-feat-adversarial-review-agents-plan.md

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ What's missing is a *falsification* stance — actively constructing scenarios t
 
 ### Relevant Code and Patterns
 
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/*.md` — 24 existing code review agents following consistent structure (identity, hunting list, confidence calibration, suppress conditions, output format)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-*.agent.md` — 24 existing code review agents following consistent structure (identity, hunting list, confidence calibration, suppress conditions, output format)
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/*.md` — 6 existing document review agents (identity, analysis focus, confidence calibration, suppress conditions)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-*.agent.md` — 6 existing document review agents (identity, analysis focus, confidence calibration, suppress conditions)
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — code review orchestration with tiered persona ensemble
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/persona-catalog.md` — reviewer registry with always-on, cross-cutting conditional, and stack-specific conditional tiers
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/document-review/SKILL.md` — document review orchestration with 2 always-on + 4 conditional personas
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ What's missing is a *falsification* stance — actively constructing scenarios t
   **Dependencies:** None
 
   **Files:**
-  - Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/adversarial-reviewer.md`
+  - Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-adversarial-reviewer.agent.md`
 
   **Approach:**
   Follow the standard code review agent structure (identity, hunting list, confidence calibration, suppress conditions, output format). The key differentiation is in the *hunting list* — these are not patterns to match but *scenario construction techniques*:
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ What's missing is a *falsification* stance — actively constructing scenarios t
   - API contract changes (api-contract-reviewer)
 
   **Patterns to follow:**
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/correctness-reviewer.md` — closest structural analog
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-correctness-reviewer.agent.md` — closest structural analog
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/reliability-reviewer.md` — for cascade/failure-chain framing
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-reliability-reviewer.agent.md` — for cascade/failure-chain framing
 
   **Test scenarios:**
   - Agent file parses with valid YAML frontmatter (name, description, model, tools, color fields present)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ What's missing is a *falsification* stance — actively constructing scenarios t
   **Dependencies:** None
 
   **Files:**
-  - Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/adversarial-reviewer.md`
+  - Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-adversarial-document-reviewer.agent.md`
 
   **Approach:**
   Follow the standard document review agent structure (identity, analysis focus, confidence calibration, suppress conditions). The analysis techniques:
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ What's missing is a *falsification* stance — actively constructing scenarios t
   - Product framing or business justification (product-lens-reviewer)
 
   **Patterns to follow:**
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/scope-guardian-reviewer.md` — closest structural analog (also challenges scope decisions)
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-scope-guardian-reviewer.agent.md` — closest structural analog (also challenges scope decisions)
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/feasibility-reviewer.md` — for assumption-adjacent framing
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-feasibility-reviewer.agent.md` — for assumption-adjacent framing
 
   **Test scenarios:**
   - Agent file parses with valid YAML frontmatter (name, description, model fields present)
@@ -325,6 +325,6 @@ What's missing is a *falsification* stance — actively constructing scenarios t
 ## Sources & References
 
 - Competitive analysis: gstack plugin at `~/Code/gstack/` — adversarial patterns in `/codex`, `/plan-ceo-review`, `/plan-design-review`, `/plan-eng-review`, `/cso` skills
-- Existing agent conventions: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/correctness-reviewer.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/scope-guardian-reviewer.md`
+- Existing agent conventions: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-correctness-reviewer.agent.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-scope-guardian-reviewer.agent.md`
 - Persona catalog: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/persona-catalog.md`
 - Findings schemas: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/findings-schema.json`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/document-review/references/findings-schema.json`

docs/plans/2026-03-26-001-refactor-merge-deepen-into-plan.md

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ The ce:plan and deepen-plan skills form a sequential workflow where the user is
   **Files:**
   - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md`
   - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md`
-  - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md`
+  - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md`
   - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/document-review/SKILL.md`
 
   **Approach:**

docs/plans/2026-03-27-001-refactor-ce-skill-prefix-rename-plan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+---
+title: "refactor: Rename all skills and agents to consistent ce- prefix"
+type: refactor
+status: completed
+date: 2026-03-27
+origin: docs/brainstorms/2026-03-27-ce-skill-prefix-rename-requirements.md
+deepened: 2026-03-27
+---
+
+# Rename All Skills and Agents to Consistent `ce-` Prefix
+
+## Overview
+
+Rename all 37 compound-engineering-owned skills and all 49 agents to use a consistent `ce-` hyphen prefix, eliminating namespace collisions with other plugins and removing the colon character that required filesystem sanitization. Agent files are renamed with `ce-` prefix within their existing category subdirs, and 3-segment fully-qualified references (`compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>`) are simplified to `<category>:ce-<agent>` (drop plugin prefix, keep category). This is a cross-cutting mechanical rename touching skill directories, agent files, frontmatter, cross-references, converter source code, tests, and documentation.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+Generic skill names (`setup`, `plan`, `review`) collide when users install multiple Claude Code plugins. The current naming is inconsistent: 8 core workflow skills use `ce:` colon prefix while 33 others have no prefix. Agent references use verbose 3-segment format (`compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer`). Standardizing on `ce-` eliminates collisions, aligns directory names with frontmatter names, and simplifies agent references. (see origin: docs/brainstorms/2026-03-27-ce-skill-prefix-rename-requirements.md)
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. All owned skills AND agents adopt `ce-` hyphen prefix
+- R2. `ce:` colon prefix -> `ce-` hyphen prefix (e.g., `ce:plan` -> `ce-plan`)
+- R3. Unprefixed skills and agents get `ce-` prepended (e.g., `setup` -> `ce-setup`, `repo-research-analyst` -> `ce-repo-research-analyst`)
+- R4. `git-*` skills replace prefix with `ce-` (e.g., `git-commit` -> `ce-commit`)
+- R5. `report-bug-ce` normalizes to `ce-report-bug`
+- R6. `agent-browser` and `rclone` excluded (upstream)
+- R7. `lfg` and `slfg` excluded (memorable names), but internal references updated (R12)
+- R8. Skill/agent frontmatter `name:` must match; directories reflect new names
+- R9. All cross-references updated (slash commands, fully-qualified, prose, descriptions, intra-skill paths)
+- R10. Active documentation updated (README, AGENTS.md); historical docs left as-is
+- R11. Agent prompt files updated where they reference skill names
+- R11b. Skill prompt files updated where they reference agent names
+- R11c. Agent references `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` simplified to `<category>:ce-<agent>`
+- R12. lfg/slfg orchestration chains updated (skill AND agent invocations)
+- R13. Sanitization infrastructure preserved; add lint assertion for no-colon invariant
+- R14-R16. Tests pass, release:validate passes
+- R17. Codex converter hardcoded `ce:` checks updated
+- R18. Test fixtures updated appropriately
+- R19. Grep sanity check: new names correct, old names do not persist in active code
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Not removing `sanitizePathName()` (defense-in-depth for future colons)
+- Not adding backward-compatibility aliases (clean break)
+- Not updating historical docs in `docs/`
+- Not renaming `agent-browser`, `rclone`, `lfg`, `slfg`
+- All renames use `git mv`; fallback only with notification
+- Single commit for the entire change
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `src/parsers/claude.ts:108` — Skill name from frontmatter `data.name`, fallback to dir basename
+- `src/utils/files.ts:84-86` — `sanitizePathName()` replaces colons with hyphens
+- `src/converters/claude-to-codex.ts:180-195` — Hardcoded `ce:` prefix checks for canonical workflow skills
+- `src/utils/codex-content.ts:75-86` — `normalizeCodexName()` for Codex flat naming
+- `tests/path-sanitization.test.ts` — Collision detection test loading real plugin
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- `docs/solutions/integrations/colon-namespaced-names-break-windows-paths-2026-03-26.md` — Documents the colon/hyphen duality and three-layer sanitization (target writers, sync paths, converter dedupe sets). After this rename, the duality is eliminated for CE skills but sanitization stays for other plugins.
+- `docs/solutions/codex-skill-prompt-entrypoints.md` — Codex derives skill names from directory basenames. The `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill()` function identifies which skills get prompt wrappers. After rename, ALL skills start with `ce-`, so prefix-based detection breaks — needs frontmatter-field-based detection instead.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md` — Validates that stale cross-references after rename cause routing bugs. Must search all SKILL.md files for old names after rename.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Codex canonical skill detection via frontmatter field**: After rename, `startsWith("ce-")` matches ALL skills. Rather than a hardcoded allowlist (fragile, poor discoverability), add `codex-prompt: true` to the 8 workflow SKILL.md frontmatter files, extend `ClaudeSkill` type with `codexPrompt?: boolean`, and parse it in `loadSkills()`. The converter then checks `skill.codexPrompt === true` instead of name patterns. This follows the codebase grain (parser already extracts frontmatter fields) and naturally propagates when copying workflow skill templates. New workflow skills are discoverable because the field is right where the skill is defined.
+- **`workflows:` alias mapping**: `toCanonicalWorkflowSkillName()` currently produces `ce:plan` from `workflows:plan`. Update to produce `ce-plan`. The `isDeprecatedCodexWorkflowAlias()` check (`startsWith("workflows:")`) is unaffected.
+- **Converter content-transformation is idempotent — no other converter code changes needed**: All 6 converters with slash-command rewriting (Windsurf, Droid, Kiro, Copilot, Pi, Codex) use generic `normalizeName()` that replaces colons with hyphens via `.replace(/[:\s]+/g, "-")`. So `/ce:plan` and `/ce-plan` both normalize to `ce-plan` — identical output. The 4 converters without slash-command rewriting (OpenClaw, Qwen, OpenCode, Gemini) pass skill content through untransformed. Only the Codex `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill()` function needs updating.
+- **Droid converter behavioral change (expected, beneficial)**: Droid's `flattenCommandName()` strips everything before the last colon: `/ce:plan` -> `/plan`. After rename, `/ce-plan` has no colon so it passes through as `/ce-plan`. This preserves the `ce-` prefix in Droid target output, which is an improvement. No code change needed — it happens automatically from the content change.
+- **Test fixture strategy**: Fixtures testing compound-engineering-specific behavior (Codex prompt wrappers, review skill contracts) update to `ce-plan`. Fixtures testing abstract colon handling (path-sanitization) change examples to non-CE names like `other:skill` to preserve coverage of the colon path.
+- **Agent rename in place (no flattening)**: Category subdirs preserved for organization. Agent files renamed with `ce-` prefix within their category dir: `agents/review/adversarial-reviewer.md` -> `agents/review/ce-adversarial-reviewer.md`. References drop the `compound-engineering:` plugin prefix but keep category: `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer` -> `review:ce-adversarial-reviewer`.
+- **Major version bump**: This is a breaking change affecting all users; plugin version will bump major to signal it.
+- **git mv required**: All renames use `git mv` for history preservation per requirements. Fallback only with notification.
+- **Single atomic commit**: All directory renames, content changes, code changes, and test updates in one commit. Intermediate states would have broken tests and stale references.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Codex `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill` fix strategy**: Use `codex-prompt: true` frontmatter field instead of prefix check or hardcoded allowlist. Follows the codebase grain, is self-documenting, and naturally propagates via skill template copying.
+- **Other converter content-transformation**: Verified all 6 converters with slash-command rewriting use generic `normalizeName()` — idempotent on colon/hyphen. No code changes needed beyond Codex `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill`.
+- **Commit strategy**: Single commit. The PR is the review artifact.
+- **Test fixtures for colon handling**: Change `ce:plan` examples in path-sanitization tests to `other:skill` so colon sanitization is still tested without depending on CE skill names.
+- **`/sync` stale reference in README**: Clean up during documentation pass.
+- **Cross-reference scope**: Exhaustive inventory found 24 files with ~100+ replacements across 7 distinct reference patterns (see Unit 3).
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- Exact wording of the AGENTS.md "Why `ce-`?" rationale rewrite — depends on how the surrounding context reads after all name changes
+- Whether any additional agent files beyond the 5 identified contain skill name references — implementer should grep comprehensively
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Skill directory renames**
+
+**Goal:** Rename all 29 skill directories that need new names via `git mv`.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R3, R4, R5, R8
+
+**Dependencies:** None (first unit)
+
+**Files:**
+- `git mv` 29 directories under `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/`:
+  - 4 git-* replacements: `git-commit/` -> `ce-commit/`, `git-commit-push-pr/` -> `ce-commit-push-pr/`, `git-worktree/` -> `ce-worktree/`, `git-clean-gone-branches/` -> `ce-clean-gone-branches/`
+  - 1 normalization: `report-bug-ce/` -> `ce-report-bug/`
+  - 24 prefix additions: `agent-native-architecture/` -> `ce-agent-native-architecture/`, `agent-native-audit/` -> `ce-agent-native-audit/`, `andrew-kane-gem-writer/` -> `ce-andrew-kane-gem-writer/`, `changelog/` -> `ce-changelog/`, `claude-permissions-optimizer/` -> `ce-claude-permissions-optimizer/`, `deploy-docs/` -> `ce-deploy-docs/`, `dhh-rails-style/` -> `ce-dhh-rails-style/`, `document-review/` -> `ce-document-review/`, `dspy-ruby/` -> `ce-dspy-ruby/`, `every-style-editor/` -> `ce-every-style-editor/`, `feature-video/` -> `ce-feature-video/`, `frontend-design/` -> `ce-frontend-design/`, `gemini-imagegen/` -> `ce-gemini-imagegen/`, `onboarding/` -> `ce-onboarding/`, `orchestrating-swarms/` -> `ce-orchestrating-swarms/`, `proof/` -> `ce-proof/`, `reproduce-bug/` -> `ce-reproduce-bug/`, `resolve-pr-feedback/` -> `ce-resolve-pr-feedback/`, `setup/` -> `ce-setup/`, `test-browser/` -> `ce-test-browser/`, `test-xcode/` -> `ce-test-xcode/`, `todo-create/` -> `ce-todo-create/`, `todo-resolve/` -> `ce-todo-resolve/`, `todo-triage/` -> `ce-todo-triage/`
+- 8 `ce:` skills need NO directory rename (dirs already use hyphens: `ce-brainstorm/`, `ce-plan/`, etc.)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Execute all `git mv` operations in sequence
+- The 4 excluded skills remain: `agent-browser/`, `rclone/`, `lfg/`, `slfg/`
+
+**Verification:**
+- All 41 skill directories present with correct names
+- `git status` shows 29 renames tracked
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1b: Agent file renames (in place)**
+
+**Goal:** Rename all 49 agent files with `ce-` prefix within their existing category subdirs.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R3, R8
+
+**Dependencies:** None (can run in parallel with Unit 1)
+
+**Files:**
+- `git mv` 49 agent files within their category subdirs: `agents/<category>/<name>.md` -> `agents/<category>/ce-<name>.md`
+- Category subdirs preserved: `design/`, `docs/`, `document-review/`, `research/`, `review/`, `workflow/`
+
+**Approach:**
+- For each agent file: `git mv agents/<category>/<name>.md agents/<category>/ce-<name>.md`
+- See the complete agent rename map in the requirements doc for all 49 mappings
+
+**Verification:**
+- 49 `ce-*.md` files across category subdirs
+- Category directory structure unchanged
+- `git status` shows 49 renames tracked
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Frontmatter and description updates**
+
+**Goal:** Update the `name:` and `description:` fields in all 37 renamed skills' SKILL.md files. Add `codex-prompt: true` to the 8 workflow skills.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R17
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1 (directories exist at new paths)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: All 37 `SKILL.md` files in renamed skill directories
+  - 8 `ce:` skills: change `name: ce:X` to `name: ce-X` in frontmatter
+  - 29 others: change `name: X` to `name: ce-X` (with appropriate prefix rule)
+  - Update `description:` fields that reference old skill names (confirmed: `ce-work-beta` references "ce:work", `setup` references "ce:review", `ce-plan` references "ce:brainstorm")
+  - Add `codex-prompt: true` to frontmatter of the 8 workflow skills: `ce-brainstorm`, `ce-compound`, `ce-compound-refresh`, `ce-ideate`, `ce-plan`, `ce-review`, `ce-work`, `ce-work-beta`
+
+**Approach:**
+- For each SKILL.md, edit the YAML frontmatter `name:` field
+- Search each `description:` field for references to old skill names and update
+- Add `codex-prompt: true` field to the 8 workflow skill frontmatter blocks
+- Use the rename map from the requirements doc as the authoritative mapping
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Frontmatter format: `name: ce-plan` (no colons)
+- Keep `description:` prose style consistent with existing descriptions
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Every SKILL.md has a `name:` field matching its directory name
+- No `name:` field contains a colon character
+- Exactly 8 SKILL.md files have `codex-prompt: true`
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep -r "^name: ce:" plugins/compound-engineering/skills/` returns zero results
+- Every `name:` matches its containing directory name
+- `grep -rl "codex-prompt: true" plugins/compound-engineering/skills/` returns exactly 8 files
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Intra-skill cross-reference updates**
+
+**Goal:** Update all skill-to-skill references inside SKILL.md content (not frontmatter). Exhaustive inventory: 20 SKILL.md files, ~100+ individual replacements across 7 reference patterns.
+
+**Requirements:** R9, R12
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify (20 SKILL.md files with cross-references):
+  - `skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` — ~8 `/ce:work` refs + 7 `document-review` backtick refs
+  - `skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md` — ~12 `/ce:plan`, `/ce:work` refs + 1 `document-review` ref
+  - `skills/ce-compound/SKILL.md` — ~7 `/ce:compound-refresh`, `/ce:plan` refs
+  - `skills/ce-ideate/SKILL.md` — `/ce:brainstorm`, `/ce:plan` refs
+  - `skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — routing table refs + 2 `todo-create` backtick refs
+  - `skills/ce-work/SKILL.md` — `/ce:plan`, `/ce:review` + `skill: git-worktree` loader ref
+  - `skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` — same as ce-work + `frontend-design` backtick ref
+  - `skills/lfg/SKILL.md` — `/ce:plan`, `/ce:work`, `/ce:review` + `/compound-engineering:todo-resolve`, `:test-browser`, `:feature-video`
+  - `skills/slfg/SKILL.md` — same patterns as lfg
+  - `skills/ce-worktree/SKILL.md` — `/ce:review`, `/ce:work` + 20 `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-worktree/` path refs + 2 `call git-worktree skill` self-refs
+  - `skills/ce-todo-create/SKILL.md` — `/ce:review` + `todo-triage` backtick ref + `/todo-resolve`, `/todo-triage` slash refs
+  - `skills/ce-todo-triage/SKILL.md` — `todo-create` backtick ref + 2 `/todo-resolve` slash refs
+  - `skills/ce-todo-resolve/SKILL.md` — `/ce:compound` + 2 `.context/compound-engineering/todo-resolve/` scratch paths
+  - `skills/ce-agent-native-audit/SKILL.md` — `/compound-engineering:agent-native-architecture` + bare name ref
+  - `skills/ce-test-browser/SKILL.md` — `agent-browser` backtick ref + `todo-create` backtick ref + 4 `/test-browser` self-refs
+  - `skills/ce-feature-video/SKILL.md` — 3 `agent-browser` backtick refs + 5 `/feature-video` self-refs + 11 `.context/compound-engineering/feature-video/` scratch paths
+  - `skills/ce-reproduce-bug/SKILL.md` — `agent-browser` backtick ref
+  - `skills/ce-frontend-design/SKILL.md` — `agent-browser` backtick ref
+  - `skills/ce-report-bug/SKILL.md` — `/report-bug-ce` self-ref
+  - `skills/ce-document-review/SKILL.md` — skill reference patterns (verify agent refs vs skill refs)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Seven reference patterns to update:
+  1. `/ce:X` -> `/ce-X` (slash command invocations of workflow skills)
+  2. `ce:X` -> `ce-X` (prose mentions of workflow skills without slash)
+  3. `/compound-engineering:X` -> `/compound-engineering:ce-X` (fully-qualified skill refs for skills that gained `ce-` prefix — e.g., `/compound-engineering:todo-resolve` -> `/compound-engineering:ce-todo-resolve`)
+  4. `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/git-worktree/` -> `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/ce-worktree/` (intra-skill paths)
+  5. Backtick skill refs: `` `document-review` `` -> `` `ce-document-review` ``, `` `todo-create` `` -> `` `ce-todo-create` ``, `skill: git-worktree` -> `skill: ce-worktree`, etc.
+  6. Self-referencing slash commands: `/test-browser` -> `/ce-test-browser`, `/feature-video` -> `/ce-feature-video`, `/todo-resolve` -> `/ce-todo-resolve`, `/report-bug-ce` -> `/ce-report-bug`
+  7. Scratch space paths: `.context/compound-engineering/feature-video/` -> `.context/compound-engineering/ce-feature-video/`, `.context/compound-engineering/todo-resolve/` -> `.context/compound-engineering/ce-todo-resolve/`
+
+**Critical exclusions — do NOT update:**
+- `agent-browser` references — this skill is EXCLUDED from renaming (R6, upstream). Many skills reference it with `the \`agent-browser\` skill`; these must stay as-is
+- `rclone` references — also excluded
+- `lfg`/`slfg` references — excluded from renaming (R7), though their internal refs ARE updated
+
+**Note:** Agent references like `compound-engineering:review:code-simplicity-reviewer` ARE now in scope (R11c) — they will be updated in Unit 3b.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- `grep -r "/ce:" plugins/compound-engineering/skills/` returns zero results (after excluding agent refs like `compound-engineering:category:agent`)
+- lfg/slfg chains reference new skill names
+- ce-worktree script paths point to `ce-worktree/` directory
+- No stale bare skill name references for renamed skills in backtick patterns
+
+**Verification:**
+- No stale `/ce:` skill references remain in any SKILL.md
+- No stale `/compound-engineering:todo-resolve` (without `ce-` prefix) patterns remain for renamed skills
+- No stale bare `document-review`, `todo-create`, `git-worktree` backtick refs (replaced with `ce-` prefixed names)
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3b: Agent reference updates across skills and agents**
+
+**Goal:** Update all agent references throughout skills and agent files. Drop `compound-engineering:` plugin prefix from 3-segment refs, keeping `<category>:ce-<agent>`. Update agent frontmatter `name:` fields.
+
+**Requirements:** R8, R11, R11b, R11c, R12
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1b (agent files at new paths)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: All 49 agent `.md` files — update frontmatter `name:` to `ce-<agent-name>`
+- Modify: All skill SKILL.md files that reference agents via `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` pattern (many files — ce-plan, ce-review, ce-brainstorm, ce-ideate, ce-document-review, ce-work, ce-work-beta, ce-orchestrating-swarms, ce-resolve-pr-feedback, lfg, slfg, and others)
+- Modify: Agent files that reference other agents via fully-qualified names
+- Modify: Agent `description:` frontmatter fields that may reference the old format
+- Modify: `project-standards-reviewer` agent — its review criteria explicitly enforce the old 3-segment convention; needs conceptual update
+
+**Approach:**
+- Update all 49 agent frontmatter `name:` fields to `ce-<agent-name>`
+- Replace all `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` references with `<category>:ce-<agent>` across ALL skill and agent files. Key patterns:
+  1. `Task compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` -> `Task <category>:ce-<agent>` (Task tool invocations in skills)
+  2. `subagent_type: compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` -> `subagent_type: <category>:ce-<agent>` (orchestrating-swarms and similar)
+  3. `` `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` `` -> `` `<category>:ce-<agent>` `` (backtick references in prose)
+  4. Bare prose mentions of fully-qualified agent names
+- Agent files that reference skill names (handled in Unit 6) — but agent files referencing OTHER agents by old name need updating here
+- lfg/slfg agent invocations updated per R12
+- `project-standards-reviewer` agent's review criteria updated to enforce `<category>:ce-<agent>` format instead of `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- `grep -r "compound-engineering:" plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ plugins/compound-engineering/agents/` returns zero results for agent references (skill fully-qualified refs like `/compound-engineering:ce-todo-resolve` may still exist)
+- Every agent frontmatter `name:` starts with `ce-`
+
+**Verification:**
+- No `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` references remain in active skill/agent files
+- All 49 agent `name:` fields updated
+- `project-standards-reviewer` enforces new naming convention
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Codex converter and parser updates**
+
+**Goal:** Replace the Codex converter's hardcoded `ce:` prefix logic with a frontmatter-driven `codex-prompt` field. Update the parser and types to support the new field.
+
+**Requirements:** R17
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2 (the 8 workflow SKILL.md files must have `codex-prompt: true` in frontmatter)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/types/claude.ts` — Add `codexPrompt?: boolean` to `ClaudeSkill` type
+- Modify: `src/parsers/claude.ts` — Extract `codex-prompt` from frontmatter in `loadSkills()`
+- Modify: `src/converters/claude-to-codex.ts`
+  - Replace `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill(name)` with a check on `skill.codexPrompt === true`
+  - Update `toCanonicalWorkflowSkillName` to produce `ce-` instead of `ce:`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `codexPrompt?: boolean` to the `ClaudeSkill` type alongside existing fields like `disableModelInvocation`
+- In `loadSkills()`, extract `codex-prompt` from frontmatter: `codexPrompt: data['codex-prompt'] === true`
+- In the Codex converter, change `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill` to accept the skill object (not just name) and check `skill.codexPrompt === true`. This may require adjusting the call sites to pass the full skill rather than just `skill.name`
+- Update `toCanonicalWorkflowSkillName` to produce `ce-` prefix: `ce-${name.slice("workflows:".length)}`
+- The `isDeprecatedCodexWorkflowAlias` function (`startsWith("workflows:")`) needs no change
+- No other converter code changes needed — all other content transformations are idempotent on colon/hyphen
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing frontmatter field extraction pattern in `src/parsers/claude.ts` (see `disableModelInvocation` extraction)
+- Existing `ClaudeSkill` type field pattern in `src/types/claude.ts`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- A skill with `codex-prompt: true` gets identified as a workflow skill
+- A skill without the field (or `codex-prompt: false`) is NOT a workflow skill
+- `toCanonicalWorkflowSkillName("workflows:plan")` returns `"ce-plan"`
+- The 8 workflow skills from the real plugin all have `codexPrompt: true` when parsed
+
+**Verification:**
+- Codex converter correctly identifies the 8 canonical workflow skills via frontmatter field
+- `workflows:*` aliases map to `ce-*` names
+- No hardcoded skill name checks remain in converter code
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Test fixture updates**
+
+**Goal:** Update all test files with hardcoded skill names to reflect the new `ce-` prefix.
+
+**Requirements:** R14, R15, R18
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 4 (converter changes affect test expectations)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify (compound-engineering specific fixtures — update to `ce-plan`):
+  - `tests/codex-converter.test.ts` — ~10 fixtures with `ce:plan`, `ce:brainstorm`
+  - `tests/codex-writer.test.ts` — ~5 fixtures
+  - `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — string assertions for `/ce:review`
+  - `tests/compound-support-files.test.ts` — describe label
+  - `tests/release-metadata.test.ts` — mkdir and file content
+  - `tests/release-components.test.ts` — commit message parsing
+  - `tests/release-preview.test.ts` — title fixture
+  - Writer tests (all have `ce:plan` fixtures): `tests/kiro-writer.test.ts`, `tests/pi-writer.test.ts`, `tests/droid-writer.test.ts`, `tests/gemini-writer.test.ts`, `tests/copilot-writer.test.ts`, `tests/windsurf-writer.test.ts`
+  - `tests/windsurf-converter.test.ts` — collision dedup fixture
+  - `tests/copilot-converter.test.ts` — collision detection fixture
+  - `tests/openclaw-converter.test.ts` — fixture
+  - `tests/claude-home.test.ts` — frontmatter fixture
+- Modify (abstract colon-handling — change to non-CE example):
+  - `tests/path-sanitization.test.ts` — change `ce:brainstorm`/`ce:plan` examples to `other:skill`/`other:tool` to preserve colon sanitization coverage
+- Add: assertion in `tests/path-sanitization.test.ts` that no CE skill name contains a colon (R13 lint requirement)
+
+**Approach:**
+- For CE-specific tests: mechanically replace `ce:plan` with `ce-plan`, `ce:brainstorm` with `ce-brainstorm`, etc.
+- For path-sanitization tests: replace CE examples with generic colon examples to maintain coverage of the `sanitizePathName()` colon path
+- Add a new test case that loads the real plugin and asserts `!skill.name.includes(":")` for every skill
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- All existing test assertions still pass with new fixture values
+- Path sanitization test still covers colon-to-hyphen conversion (with non-CE example)
+- New no-colon invariant test passes
+
+**Verification:**
+- `bun test` passes with zero failures
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Skill-name references in agent files**
+
+**Goal:** Update agent `.md` files that reference skill names with old patterns (`/ce:plan`, bare `git-worktree`, etc.). Agent files are now at `agents/ce-*.md` after Unit 1b.
+
+**Requirements:** R11
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1b (agent files at new paths), Unit 3b (agent frontmatter and agent-to-agent refs already done)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify (agent files with skill name references — paths reflect post-rename location):
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-git-history-analyzer.agent.md` — references `/ce:plan`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md` — references `/ce:ideate`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md` — references `/ce:plan`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-code-simplicity-reviewer.agent.md` — references `/ce:plan`, `/ce:work`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-best-practices-researcher.agent.md` — references `agent-native-architecture`, `git-worktree` bare names (now `ce-agent-native-architecture`, `ce-worktree`)
+  - `bug-reproduction-validator` workflow agent reference — excluded, no change needed, verify only
+- Comprehensive grep to find any other agent files with old skill references
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace `/ce:X` with `/ce-X` in skill slash-command references
+- Replace bare old skill names with `ce-` prefixed names in prose
+- Do NOT update `agent-browser` references (excluded per R6)
+
+**Verification:**
+- `grep -r "/ce:" plugins/compound-engineering/agents/` returns zero results
+- No agent file references old skill names (except excluded `agent-browser`)
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Documentation updates**
+
+**Goal:** Update active documentation to reflect new skill AND agent names. Rewrite naming convention rationale. Update agent reference convention from 3-segment to flat `ce-` format.
+
+**Requirements:** R10
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1, Unit 1b (all names finalized)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md` — skill tables, agent references
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` — command listing, "Why `ce:`?" section needs full conceptual rewrite to explain `ce-` convention for both skills and agents, agent reference convention section (was `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>`, now `<category>:ce-<agent>`)
+- Modify: `README.md` (root) — Workflow table, prose references, Codex output notes. Clean up stale `/sync` reference.
+- Modify: `AGENTS.md` (root) — update agent reference convention if present
+
+**Approach:**
+- Skill tables: mechanical find-and-replace of `/ce:X` -> `/ce-X` and bare skill names
+- Agent references: update all `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` examples to `<category>:ce-<agent>`
+- AGENTS.md: rewrite naming convention section to explain unified `ce-` prefix for both skills and agents; update "Agent References in Skills" section to reflect new `<category>:ce-<agent>` format (was `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>`)
+- Root README: update tables and remove stale `/sync` skill reference
+- Do NOT update historical docs in `docs/brainstorms/`, `docs/plans/`, `docs/solutions/`
+
+**Verification:**
+- No active doc references old `ce:` skill names or `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` agent patterns
+- AGENTS.md rationale section explains `ce-` convention coherently for both skills and agents
+- Agent reference convention updated from `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` to `<category>:ce-<agent>`
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 8: Verification sweep and commit**
+
+**Goal:** Final verification that no stale references remain for both skills AND agents, all tests pass, and release validation succeeds.
+
+**Requirements:** R14, R15, R16, R19
+
+**Dependencies:** All previous units
+
+**Files:**
+- No new files
+
+**Approach:**
+- Run comprehensive grep for stale SKILL names across the entire repo:
+  - `grep -r "ce:brainstorm\|ce:plan\|ce:review\|ce:work\|ce:ideate\|ce:compound" plugins/ src/ tests/` (should return zero outside historical docs)
+  - `grep -r "/git-commit\b\|/git-worktree\b\|/git-clean-gone\|/report-bug-ce\b" plugins/` (should return zero)
+  - `grep -r "/compound-engineering:todo-resolve\b\|/compound-engineering:test-browser\b\|/compound-engineering:feature-video\b\|/compound-engineering:setup\b" plugins/` (should return zero)
+- Run comprehensive grep for stale AGENT references:
+  - `grep -r "compound-engineering:review:\|compound-engineering:research:\|compound-engineering:design:\|compound-engineering:workflow:\|compound-engineering:document-review:\|compound-engineering:docs:" plugins/ src/ tests/` (should return zero — all converted to `ce-<agent>`)
+  - Verify no agent files remain in category subdirs
+- Run `bun test`
+- Run `bun run release:validate`
+- Fix any stragglers found
+- Commit all changes in a single commit
+
+**Verification:**
+- `bun test` passes with zero failures
+- `bun run release:validate` passes
+- No stale skill or agent name references in active code (plugins/, src/, tests/)
+- No 3-segment agent references remain
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** Skill-to-skill handoff chains (`brainstorm` -> `plan` -> `work` -> `review`) are the primary interaction surface. lfg/slfg orchestrate these chains. Skills dispatch agents via `Task` or `subagent_type` — these change from `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` to `<category>:ce-<agent>`. All handoff and dispatch references must use new names.
+- **Error propagation:** A missed cross-reference would cause skill invocation to fail at runtime with "skill not found". Grep-based verification in Unit 8 is the primary defense.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** Existing scratch directories at `.context/compound-engineering/ce-review/` are unaffected (already use hyphens). Renamed skills' scratch dirs (e.g., `feature-video/` -> `ce-feature-video/`) will start creating new paths; old orphaned scratch dirs from previous runs are harmless and ephemeral.
+- **Converter content-transformation (verified safe):** All 6 converters with slash-command rewriting (Windsurf, Droid, Kiro, Copilot, Pi, Codex) use generic `normalizeName()` that is idempotent on colon/hyphen — `/ce:plan` and `/ce-plan` both produce `ce-plan`. The 4 converters without content transformation (OpenClaw, Qwen, OpenCode, Gemini) pass content through unmodified. Only the Codex `isCanonicalCodexWorkflowSkill()` function needs code changes.
+- **Droid target behavioral change:** Droid's `flattenCommandName()` strips everything before the last colon: `/ce:plan` -> `/plan`. After rename, `/ce-plan` has no colon so it passes through as `/ce-plan`. This preserves the `ce-` prefix in Droid target output — an improvement, no code change needed.
+- **API surface parity:** `sanitizePathName()` becomes a no-op for CE skills but remains functional for other plugins that may use colons.
+- **Integration coverage:** The collision detection test in `tests/path-sanitization.test.ts` loads the real plugin — it will validate that no two renamed skills collide after sanitization.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+- **Very large diff size**: 29 skill directory renames + 49 agent file renames + content changes across 70+ files. Mitigation: single commit with clear commit message; PR description with summary table.
+- **Agent reference blast radius**: 3-segment `compound-engineering:<category>:<agent>` references appear in many skill files (ce-plan, ce-review, ce-brainstorm, ce-ideate, ce-document-review, ce-work, ce-orchestrating-swarms, ce-resolve-pr-feedback, lfg, slfg). All must be updated to `ce-<agent>`. Mitigation: comprehensive grep in Unit 8 verification.
+- **Missed cross-references**: 7+ distinct reference patterns across skills, plus agent reference patterns. Mitigation: exhaustive skill inventory from deepening; grep-based verification for both skills and agents.
+- **Codex converter behavioral change**: Moving from prefix-based to frontmatter-field-based detection. Mitigation: explicit test scenarios; field is self-documenting and follows existing codebase patterns.
+- **`agent-browser` exclusion discipline**: Many skills reference `the \`agent-browser\` skill` — these must NOT be updated since agent-browser is excluded (R6). Mitigation: explicit exclusion list in Unit 3 approach notes.
+- **User muscle memory**: `/ce:plan` stops working; `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer` format stops working. Mitigation: clean break is intentional; major version bump signals the change.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-03-27-ce-skill-prefix-rename-requirements.md](docs/brainstorms/2026-03-27-ce-skill-prefix-rename-requirements.md)
+- Related issue: [#337](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/337)
+- Related learning: `docs/solutions/integrations/colon-namespaced-names-break-windows-paths-2026-03-26.md`
+- Related learning: `docs/solutions/codex-skill-prompt-entrypoints.md`
+- Related learning: `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md`

docs/plans/2026-03-29-001-feat-testing-addressed-gate-plan.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ce:work has thorough testing instructions but two narrow gaps let untested behav
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` — Phase 5.1 review checklist at lines 583-601, test scenario quality checks at lines 591-592. Two edit sites: instruction prose for Test scenarios at line 339 (section 3.5), and plan output template with HTML comment at line 499
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work/SKILL.md` — Phase 2 task loop at lines ~143-155, Final Validation at lines 287-295 ("All tests pass"), Quality Checklist at lines 427-443 ("Tests pass (run project's test command)")
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` — Identical loop/checklist structure. Final Validation at lines 296-304, Quality Checklist at lines 500-516
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/testing-reviewer.md` — 4 existing checks in "What you're hunting for" (lines 15-20), confidence calibration (lines 22-29), output format (lines 37-48)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-testing-reviewer.agent.md` — 4 existing checks in "What you're hunting for" (lines 15-20), confidence calibration (lines 22-29), output format (lines 37-48)
 - `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` — Contract tests for ce:work, ce:work-beta, ce:brainstorm, ce:plan using `readRepoFile()` + `toContain`/`not.toContain` assertions
 - `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — Contract tests for ce:review agent using same pattern, includes frontmatter parsing and cross-file schema alignment
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ce:work has thorough testing instructions but two narrow gaps let untested behav
 **Dependencies:** None
 
 **Files:**
-- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/testing-reviewer.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-testing-reviewer.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 - Add a 5th bold-titled bullet in "What you're hunting for" (after the existing 4th check at line 20). The check should: describe the pattern (behavioral code changes — new logic branches, state mutations, API changes — with zero corresponding test file additions or modifications in the diff), explain what makes it distinct from check #1 (which looks at untested branches *within* code that has tests, while this flags when no tests exist at all), and note that non-behavioral changes (config, formatting, comments, type-only changes) are excluded

docs/plans/2026-03-29-002-feat-pr-feedback-clustering-plan.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The insight: individual comments don't say "this whole approach is wrong," but w
 ### Relevant Code and Patterns
 
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/resolve-pr-feedback/SKILL.md` — the orchestrator skill, 285 lines
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md` — the worker agent, 134 lines
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md` — the worker agent, 134 lines
 - Current same-file grouping at SKILL.md lines 107-113 — conflict avoidance pattern to extend
 - The ce:review skill's confidence-gated merge/dedup pipeline — precedent for pre-dispatch analysis
 - The todo-resolve skill uses the same pr-comment-resolver agent and batching pattern
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ No separate concern-category matching for cross-cycle detection. The re-entry it
 **Dependencies:** Unit 2
 
 **Files:**
-- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 - Add a "Cluster Mode" section to the agent, structured as a mode detection table (following ce:review's pattern): if a `<cluster-brief>` XML block is present in the prompt, activate cluster mode; otherwise, standard single-thread mode
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ No separate concern-category matching for cross-cycle detection. The re-entry it
 ## Sources & References
 
 - Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/resolve-pr-feedback/SKILL.md`
-- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md`
+- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md`
 - Institutional learning: `docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md`
 - Institutional learning: `docs/solutions/skill-design/claude-permissions-optimizer-classification-fix.md`
 - Institutional learning: `docs/solutions/workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md`

docs/plans/2026-03-30-001-feat-cli-readiness-review-persona-plan.md

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ The `cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` agent exists but only fires when someone know
 
 ### Relevant Code and Patterns
 
-- Persona agent pattern: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/security-reviewer.md` (3.4 KB), `performance-reviewer.md` (3.0 KB) -- exact structure to follow
+- Persona agent pattern: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-security-reviewer.agent.md` (3.4 KB), `performance-reviewer.md` (3.0 KB) -- exact structure to follow
 - Persona catalog: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/persona-catalog.md` -- cross-cutting conditional section
 - Subagent template: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/subagent-template.md` -- provides output schema, scope rules, PR context (persona does not need to include these)
-- Standalone agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.md` (24.3 KB) -- source of the 7 principles to distill
+- Standalone agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.agent.md` (24.3 KB) -- source of the 7 principles to distill
-- Agent-native-reviewer: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/agent-native-reviewer.md` -- non-overlapping domain reference
+- Agent-native-reviewer: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-agent-native-reviewer.agent.md` -- non-overlapping domain reference
 
 ### Institutional Learnings
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ The `cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` agent exists but only fires when someone know
 **Dependencies:** None
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/cli-readiness-reviewer.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-cli-readiness-reviewer.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 - Follow the exact structure of `security-reviewer.md` and `performance-reviewer.md`: frontmatter, identity paragraph, hunting patterns, confidence calibration, suppress list, output format
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ The `cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` agent exists but only fires when someone know
 - Include framework detection instruction: "Detect the CLI framework from imports in the diff. Reference framework-idiomatic patterns in suggested_fix (e.g., Click decorators, Cobra persistent flags, clap derive macros)."
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/security-reviewer.md` -- structure, sections, size
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-security-reviewer.agent.md` -- structure, sections, size
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/performance-reviewer.md` -- structure, brevity
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-performance-reviewer.agent.md` -- structure, brevity
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.md` -- source of the 7 principles to distill (Principles 1-7, lines 94-252)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.agent.md` -- source of the 7 principles to distill (Principles 1-7, lines 94-252)
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path: persona file parses valid YAML frontmatter with all required fields (name, description, model, tools, color)
@@ -167,6 +167,6 @@ The `cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` agent exists but only fires when someone know
 ## Sources & References
 
 - **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-03-30-cli-readiness-review-persona-requirements.md](docs/brainstorms/2026-03-30-cli-readiness-review-persona-requirements.md)
-- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/security-reviewer.md`, `performance-reviewer.md`
+- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-security-reviewer.agent.md`, `performance-reviewer.md`
-- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.md` (source of 7 principles)
+- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.agent.md` (source of 7 principles)
 - Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/persona-catalog.md`

docs/plans/2026-04-01-001-feat-cross-invocation-cluster-analysis-plan.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The skill's cluster analysis has two gates: volume (3+ items) and verify-loop re
 
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/resolve-pr-feedback/SKILL.md` — skill orchestration, steps 1-9
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/resolve-pr-feedback/scripts/get-pr-comments` — GraphQL query + jq filter; already fetches resolved threads in the query but drops them in jq (`isResolved == false`)
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md` — resolver agent with standard and cluster modes
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md` — resolver agent with standard and cluster modes
 
 ### Institutional Learnings
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Remove the `<just-fixed-files>` element — subsumed by `<prior-resolutions>`.
 **Dependencies:** Unit 2 (SKILL.md must send the new cluster brief format)
 
 **Files:**
-- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 
@@ -312,6 +312,6 @@ Update `cluster_assessment` return to include which mode was applied and, for "c
 
 - **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-04-01-cross-invocation-cluster-analysis-requirements.md](docs/brainstorms/2026-04-01-cross-invocation-cluster-analysis-requirements.md)
 - Related skill: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/resolve-pr-feedback/SKILL.md`
-- Related agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/pr-comment-resolver.md`
+- Related agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/workflow/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md`
 - Related script: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/resolve-pr-feedback/scripts/get-pr-comments`
 - Learnings: `docs/solutions/skill-design/script-first-skill-architecture.md`, `docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md`

docs/plans/2026-04-02-001-feat-slack-analyst-agent-plan.md

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 ---
-title: "feat(slack-researcher): Add Slack analyst research agent with workflow integration"
+title: "feat(ce-slack-researcher): Add Slack analyst research agent with workflow integration"
 type: feat
 status: active
 date: 2026-04-02
 origin: docs/brainstorms/2026-04-02-slack-analyst-agent-requirements.md
 ---
 
-# feat(slack-researcher): Add Slack analyst research agent with workflow integration
+# feat(ce-slack-researcher): Add Slack analyst research agent with workflow integration
 
 ## Overview
 
-Add a new research agent (`slack-researcher`) to the compound-engineering plugin that searches Slack for organizational context relevant to the current task. Integrate it as a conditional parallel dispatch in ce:ideate, ce:plan, and ce:brainstorm, with two-level short-circuiting to avoid token waste when the Slack MCP is not connected.
+Add a new research agent (`ce-slack-researcher`) to the compound-engineering plugin that searches Slack for organizational context relevant to the current task. Integrate it as a conditional parallel dispatch in ce-ideate, ce-plan, and ce-brainstorm, with two-level short-circuiting to avoid token waste when the Slack MCP is not connected.
 
 ## Problem Frame
 
-Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Slack — decisions, constraints, ongoing discussions about projects. The official Slack plugin provides user-facing commands but no programmatic research agent that compound-engineering workflows can dispatch during their normal research phase. (see origin: `docs/brainstorms/2026-04-02-slack-researcher-agent-requirements.md`)
+Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Slack — decisions, constraints, ongoing discussions about projects. The official Slack plugin provides user-facing commands but no programmatic research agent that compound-engineering workflows can dispatch during their normal research phase. (see origin: `docs/brainstorms/2026-04-02-slack-analyst-agent-requirements.md`)
 
 ## Requirements Trace
 
-- R1. Research agent at `agents/research/slack-researcher.md` following established patterns
+- R1. Research agent at `agents/research/ce-slack-researcher.md` following established patterns
 - R2. Read-only: searches Slack and returns digests, no write actions
 - R3. Two-level short-circuit: caller checks MCP availability, agent checks internally
 - R4. Agent short-circuits on empty/generic topic
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - R7. Optional channel hint from caller for targeted `slack_read_channel`
 - R8. Deferred per origin (user preference/settings for default channels — not in scope for this iteration)
 - R9-R11. Concise digest output, ~200-500 tokens, explicit "no results" message
-- R12-R13. Conditional parallel dispatch in ce:ideate, ce:plan, ce:brainstorm; callers wait for all agents before consolidating
+- R12-R13. Conditional parallel dispatch in ce-ideate, ce-plan, ce-brainstorm; callers wait for all agents before consolidating
 - R14. Deviation from origin: origin says "not as a separate section," but this plan keeps Slack context as a distinct section in the consolidation summary (matching the pattern used for issue intelligence). Rationale: distinct sections let downstream sub-agents differentiate signal types (code-observed vs. org-discussed). This is a plan-level decision that overrides R14's original wording
 - R15-R16. Soft dependency on Slack plugin's MCP; no bundling of Slack config
 
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - No channel history reads without explicit channel hint (see origin)
 - No user preference/settings for default channels (deferred, see origin)
 - No changes to the Slack plugin itself
-- ce:work is explicitly excluded from integration (see origin)
+- ce-work is explicitly excluded from integration (see origin)
 
 ## Context & Research
 
 ### Relevant Code and Patterns
 
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md` — closest precedent: external dependency, conditional dispatch, precondition checks with two-tier degradation, structured output
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md` — closest precedent: external dependency, conditional dispatch, precondition checks with two-tier degradation, structured output
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md` — output format precedent: topic-organized digest with source attribution
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md` — output format precedent: topic-organized digest with source attribution
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/SKILL.md` lines 116-122 — conditional dispatch pattern: trigger condition in prior phase, parallel dispatch, error handling with warning + continue
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` lines 157-167 — parallel research agent dispatch pattern
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md` lines 81-97 — Phase 1.1 inline scanning (no agent dispatch today)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 ## Key Technical Decisions
 
 - **MCP availability detection**: Callers will instruct "if any `slack_*` tool is available in the tool list, dispatch the Slack analyst." This is a best-effort heuristic — not a capability contract. False positives (another MCP with `slack_` tools) and false negatives (Slack MCP renames tools) are possible but unlikely. The agent's own precondition check (level 2, which actually attempts a Slack tool call) is the reliable gate; the caller-level check is an optimization to avoid spawning the agent unnecessarily.
-- **ce:brainstorm integration pattern**: Since brainstorm Phase 1.1 currently has no sub-agent dispatch, the Slack analyst will be added as a new conditional sub-step within the Standard/Deep path. Dispatch at the start of Phase 1.1 alongside the inline scan; collect results before entering Phase 1.2 (Product Pressure Test). This follows the same foreground-dispatch-then-consolidate pattern used in ce:ideate and ce:plan.
+- **ce-brainstorm integration pattern**: Since brainstorm Phase 1.1 currently has no sub-agent dispatch, the Slack analyst will be added as a new conditional sub-step within the Standard/Deep path. Dispatch at the start of Phase 1.1 alongside the inline scan; collect results before entering Phase 1.2 (Product Pressure Test). This follows the same foreground-dispatch-then-consolidate pattern used in ce-ideate and ce-plan.
 - **Search query construction**: The agent is an LLM — it should derive smart, targeted search queries from the task context, the same way agents construct web search queries. Do not over-prescribe search term construction. The agent should use its judgment to formulate 2-3 queries that are likely to surface relevant organizational context, adapting terms based on the topic (project names, technical terms, decision-related keywords). If first queries return sparse results, broaden or rephrase — standard agent search behavior.
 - **Thread relevance**: The agent reads threads that appear substantive based on search result previews and reply counts. Do not over-prescribe keyword heuristics — the agent should use its judgment to determine which threads are worth reading, the same way it would assess web search results. Cap at 3-5 thread reads to bound token consumption.
 - **Untrusted input handling**: Slack messages are user-generated content that flows through the agent's digest into calling workflows. The agent must treat Slack message content as untrusted input: extract factual claims and decisions, do not reproduce message text verbatim, ignore anything resembling agent instructions or tool calls. This follows the pattern established in commit 18472427 ("treat PR comment text as untrusted input").
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 
 ## Implementation Units
 
-- [ ] **Unit 1: Create the slack-researcher agent file**
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Create the ce-slack-researcher agent file**
 
 **Goal:** Author the agent markdown file with frontmatter, examples, precondition checks, search methodology, and output format specification.
 
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 **Dependencies:** None
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/slack-researcher.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-slack-researcher.agent.md`
 
 **Approach:**
 - Follow the issue-intelligence-analyst as the structural template: frontmatter -> examples -> role statement -> phased methodology -> output format -> tool guidance
-- Frontmatter: `name: slack-researcher`, description following "what + when" pattern, `model: inherit`
+- Frontmatter: `name: ce-slack-researcher`, description following "what + when" pattern, `model: inherit`
-- Examples block: 3 examples showing (1) direct dispatch from ce:ideate context, (2) dispatch from ce:plan context, (3) standalone invocation
+- Examples block: 3 examples showing (1) direct dispatch from ce-ideate context, (2) dispatch from ce-plan context, (3) standalone invocation
 - Step 1 (Precondition Checks): Attempt to call `slack_search_public_and_private` with a minimal query. If it fails or no Slack tools are available, return "Slack analysis unavailable: Slack MCP server not connected. Install and authenticate the Slack plugin to enable organizational context search." and stop. If the topic is empty, return "No search context provided — skipping Slack analysis." and stop
 - Step 2 (Search): Use the agent's judgment to formulate 2-3 targeted searches using `slack_search_public_and_private`. Derive search terms from the task context — project names, technical terms, decision-related keywords, whatever the agent judges most likely to surface relevant discussions. If initial queries return sparse results, broaden or rephrase. Apply date filtering to focus on recent conversations when the MCP supports it. Standard agent search behavior — do not over-prescribe query construction
 - Step 3 (Thread Reads): For search hits that appear substantive (based on preview content and reply counts), read the thread with `slack_read_thread`. Cap at 3-5 thread reads to bound token consumption. Use the agent's judgment to select which threads are worth reading
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - Tool guidance: Use Slack MCP tools only. No shell commands. No writing to Slack. Process and summarize data directly, do not pass raw message dumps
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md` — structure, precondition pattern, output format
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md` — structure, precondition pattern, output format
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md` — concise digest output pattern
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md` — concise digest output pattern
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path: Agent receives a meaningful topic ("authentication migration"), finds relevant Slack conversations, returns a digest with themed findings and source attribution
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 
 ---
 
-- [ ] **Unit 2: Integrate into ce:ideate**
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Integrate into ce-ideate**
 
-**Goal:** Add conditional Slack analyst dispatch to ce:ideate's Phase 1 Codebase Scan, alongside existing agents.
+**Goal:** Add conditional Slack analyst dispatch to ce-ideate's Phase 1 Codebase Scan, alongside existing agents.
 
 **Requirements:** R3 (caller-level), R12, R13, R14
 
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - The Slack context section is kept distinct in the grounding summary so ideation sub-agents can distinguish code-observed, institution-documented, issue-reported, and org-discussed signals
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- ce:ideate lines 116-122 — issue-intelligence-analyst conditional dispatch pattern
+- ce-ideate lines 116-122 — issue-intelligence-analyst conditional dispatch pattern
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path: Slack MCP available, agent returns findings — findings appear in the grounding summary under "Slack context"
-- Happy path: Slack MCP not available — ce:ideate proceeds without Slack context, no error, warning logged
+- Happy path: Slack MCP not available — ce-ideate proceeds without Slack context, no error, warning logged
 - Edge case: Slack agent returns "no relevant discussions" — noted briefly in summary, ideation proceeds with other sources
 - Integration: Slack analyst runs in parallel with quick context scan, learnings-researcher, and (conditional) issue-intelligence-analyst — no sequential dependency
 
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 
 ---
 
-- [ ] **Unit 3: Integrate into ce:plan**
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Integrate into ce-plan**
 
-**Goal:** Add conditional Slack analyst dispatch to ce:plan's Phase 1.1 Local Research, alongside existing agents.
+**Goal:** Add conditional Slack analyst dispatch to ce-plan's Phase 1.1 Local Research, alongside existing agents.
 
 **Requirements:** R3 (caller-level), R12, R13, R14
 
@@ -175,18 +175,18 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 
 **Approach:**
 - Add a 3rd agent to the Phase 1.1 parallel dispatch block (lines 157-160)
-- Use the same `Task` syntax: `Task compound-engineering:research:slack-researcher({planning context summary})`
+- Use the same `Task` syntax: `Task research:ce-slack-researcher({planning context summary})`
 - Add condition: "(conditional) — if any `slack_*` tool is available in the tool list"
 - Add error handling consistent with ce:ideate pattern
 - Add "Organizational context from Slack" to the "Collect:" list (lines 162-167)
 - In Phase 1.4 (Consolidate Research), add a bullet for Slack context in the summary
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- ce:plan lines 157-160 — `Task` dispatch syntax for parallel agents
+- ce-plan lines 157-160 — `Task` dispatch syntax for parallel agents
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path: Slack MCP available, agent returns relevant org context — appears in research consolidation alongside codebase patterns and learnings
-- Happy path: Slack MCP not available — ce:plan proceeds with 2-agent research (existing behavior), warning logged
+- Happy path: Slack MCP not available — ce-plan proceeds with 2-agent research (existing behavior), warning logged
 - Integration: Slack analyst runs in parallel with repo-research-analyst and learnings-researcher — no added latency
 
 **Verification:**
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 
 ---
 
-- [ ] **Unit 4: Integrate into ce:brainstorm**
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Integrate into ce-brainstorm**
 
-**Goal:** Add conditional Slack analyst dispatch to ce:brainstorm's Phase 1.1 Existing Context Scan for Standard and Deep scopes.
+**Goal:** Add conditional Slack analyst dispatch to ce-brainstorm's Phase 1.1 Existing Context Scan for Standard and Deep scopes.
 
 **Requirements:** R3 (caller-level), R12, R13, R14
 
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md`
 
 **Approach:**
-- This is the most distinctive integration: ce:brainstorm Phase 1.1 currently has no sub-agent dispatch. Add a conditional dispatch sub-step within the "Standard and Deep" path, after the Topic Scan pass.
+- This is the most distinctive integration: ce-brainstorm Phase 1.1 currently has no sub-agent dispatch. Add a conditional dispatch sub-step within the "Standard and Deep" path, after the Topic Scan pass.
-- Add a new paragraph after the Topic Scan (after line 91): "**Slack context** (conditional) — if any `slack_*` tool is available in the tool list, dispatch `compound-engineering:research:slack-researcher` with a brief summary of the brainstorm topic. If the agent returns an error, log a warning and continue. Collect results before entering Phase 1.2 (Product Pressure Test). Incorporate any Slack findings into the constraint and context awareness for the brainstorm session."
+- Add a new paragraph after the Topic Scan (after line 91): "**Slack context** (conditional) — if any `slack_*` tool is available in the tool list, dispatch `research:ce-slack-researcher` with a brief summary of the brainstorm topic. If the agent returns an error, log a warning and continue. Collect results before entering Phase 1.2 (Product Pressure Test). Incorporate any Slack findings into the constraint and context awareness for the brainstorm session."
-- Coordination: dispatch the Slack agent at the start of Phase 1.1 alongside the inline Constraint Check and Topic Scan. Wait for all to complete before proceeding to Phase 1.2. This follows the same foreground-dispatch-then-consolidate pattern used in ce:ideate and ce:plan
+- Coordination: dispatch the Slack agent at the start of Phase 1.1 alongside the inline Constraint Check and Topic Scan. Wait for all to complete before proceeding to Phase 1.2. This follows the same foreground-dispatch-then-consolidate pattern used in ce-ideate and ce-plan
 - Lightweight scope skips this entirely (consistent with "search for the topic, check if something similar already exists, and move on")
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- ce:ideate lines 116-122 — conditional dispatch wording and error handling
+- ce-ideate lines 116-122 — conditional dispatch wording and error handling
-- ce:brainstorm lines 87-91 — Standard/Deep scope gating
+- ce-brainstorm lines 87-91 — Standard/Deep scope gating
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path: Standard scope brainstorm with Slack MCP available — Slack context surfaces relevant org discussions that inform the brainstorm
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - Edge case: Slack agent returns no relevant discussions — brainstorm proceeds normally
 
 **Verification:**
-- ce:brainstorm skill file still passes YAML frontmatter validation
+- ce-brainstorm skill file still passes YAML frontmatter validation
 - Conditional dispatch appears only in Standard/Deep path, not Lightweight
 - Error handling follows the same pattern as ce:ideate and ce:plan
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md`
 
 **Approach:**
-- Add a row to the Research agents table (after line 152): `| \`slack-researcher\` | Search Slack for organizational context relevant to the current task |`
+- Add a row to the Research agents table (after line 152): `| \`ce-slack-researcher\` | Search Slack for organizational context relevant to the current task |`
 - Check component count at line 9 — update the agents count if it no longer reflects the actual count (currently "35+"; actual is now 50 with the new agent, so this should be updated)
 - Run `bun run release:validate` to confirm plugin/marketplace consistency
 
@@ -255,17 +255,17 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 
 **Verification:**
 - `bun run release:validate` exits cleanly
-- README Research table has 7 agents (6 existing + slack-researcher)
+- README Research table has 7 agents (6 existing + ce-slack-researcher)
 - Component count reflects actual totals
 
 ## System-Wide Impact
 
-- **Interaction graph:** The new agent is invoked by 3 skill files (ce:ideate, ce:plan, ce:brainstorm) via conditional parallel dispatch. It calls Slack MCP tools (`slack_search_public_and_private`, `slack_read_thread`, optionally `slack_read_channel`). No callbacks, observers, or middleware involved.
+- **Interaction graph:** The new agent is invoked by 3 skill files (ce-ideate, ce-plan, ce-brainstorm) via conditional parallel dispatch. It calls Slack MCP tools (`slack_search_public_and_private`, `slack_read_thread`, optionally `slack_read_channel`). No callbacks, observers, or middleware involved.
 - **Error propagation:** Agent failures are caught at the caller level. Each caller logs a warning and continues without Slack context. No failure in the Slack agent should halt or degrade the calling workflow.
 - **State lifecycle risks:** None — the agent is stateless and read-only. No data is persisted, no caches are populated.
 - **API surface parity:** No external API surface changes. The agent is an internal sub-agent, not a user-facing command.
 - **Integration coverage:** The key cross-layer scenario is the full path: caller detects MCP availability -> dispatches agent -> agent runs precondition check -> searches Slack -> returns digest -> caller incorporates into context summary. Each caller (ideate, plan, brainstorm) should be tested for both MCP-available and MCP-unavailable paths.
-- **Unchanged invariants:** Existing Slack plugin commands (`/slack:find-discussions`, `/slack:summarize-channel`, etc.) are unmodified. The existing behavior of ce:ideate, ce:plan, and ce:brainstorm is preserved when Slack MCP is not connected — no regression in the zero-Slack case.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** Existing Slack plugin commands (`/slack:find-discussions`, `/slack:summarize-channel`, etc.) are unmodified. The existing behavior of ce-ideate, ce-plan, and ce-brainstorm is preserved when Slack MCP is not connected — no regression in the zero-Slack case.
 
 ## Risks & Dependencies
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Coding agents have no visibility into organizational knowledge that lives in Sla
 ## Sources & References
 
 - **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-04-02-slack-researcher-agent-requirements.md](docs/brainstorms/2026-04-02-slack-researcher-agent-requirements.md)
-- Related agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md`
+- Related agent: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md`
 - Related skills: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/SKILL.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md`
 - Slack MCP docs: `https://docs.slack.dev/ai/slack-mcp-server/`
 - Institutional learnings: `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md`, `docs/solutions/skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md`

docs/plans/2026-04-15-001-feat-ce-polish-skill-plan.md

@@ -616,12 +616,12 @@ The table is the full surface area: there are no other untrusted inputs into pol
   - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` (beta posture)
   - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/resolve-base.sh` (base-branch resolver — duplicated, not referenced)
   - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/subagent-template.md` (sub-agent prompt shape)
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/design-iterator.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/ce-design-iterator.agent.md`
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/design-implementation-reviewer.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/ce-design-implementation-reviewer.agent.md`
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/figma-design-sync.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/design/ce-figma-design-sync.agent.md`
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/code-simplicity-reviewer.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-code-simplicity-reviewer.agent.md`
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/maintainability-reviewer.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-maintainability-reviewer.agent.md`
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/julik-frontend-races-reviewer.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/review/ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer.agent.md`
 - Institutional learnings:
   - `docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md`
   - `docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md`

docs/plans/2026-04-17-001-feat-ce-ideate-mode-aware-v2-plan.md

@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ Numbered requirements that this plan must satisfy. Carries forward applicable v1
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/references/post-ideation-workflow.md` — current Phase 3-6 spec; persistence and handoff logic to rewrite
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md:59-71` — Phase 0.1b "Classify Task Domain" — the mode classification pattern to mirror
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/references/universal-brainstorming.md` — 56-line shape to mirror for `universal-ideation.md`
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md` — frontmatter and structure exemplar (mid-size, ~9.6K)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md` — frontmatter and structure exemplar (mid-size, ~9.6K)
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md` — methodology + tool guidance + integration points pattern (~13.9K)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md` — methodology + tool guidance + integration points pattern (~13.9K)
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/slack-researcher.md` — `model: sonnet` exemplar; precondition-check pattern
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-slack-researcher.agent.md` — `model: sonnet` exemplar; precondition-check pattern
 - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/proof/SKILL.md` — Proof skill API and HITL handoff contract; line 3 already names ce:ideate as a consumer
 
 ### Institutional Learnings
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ These were resolved in conversation but reviewers raised non-trivial counterargu
 **Dependencies:** None
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/web-researcher.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-web-researcher.agent.md`
 - Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md` (add row to research agents table; update agent count — current count is 49, adding `web-researcher` crosses the 50+ threshold and **README count update is required, not conditional**)
 
 **Approach:**
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ These were resolved in conversation but reviewers raised non-trivial counterargu
 - README update: add row to the research agents table in alphabetical position (after `slack-researcher`); update the agent count in the component count table (49 → 50, crosses 50+ threshold).
 
 **Patterns to follow:**
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md` — frontmatter, mid-size structure
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md` — frontmatter, mid-size structure
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/slack-researcher.md` — `model: sonnet`, precondition pattern, tool guidance
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-slack-researcher.agent.md` — `model: sonnet`, precondition pattern, tool guidance
-- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/issue-intelligence-analyst.md` — phased methodology with ~Step N structure
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md` — phased methodology with ~Step N structure
 
 **Test scenarios:**
 - Happy path: agent file passes `bun test tests/frontmatter.test.ts` (YAML strict-parses, required fields present).
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ These were resolved in conversation but reviewers raised non-trivial counterargu
   - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md:59-71` (mode classifier reference)
   - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/references/universal-brainstorming.md` (universal-ideation reference shape)
   - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/proof/SKILL.md` (Proof handoff contract)
-  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/learnings-researcher.md`, `slack-researcher.md`, `issue-intelligence-analyst.md` (agent file conventions)
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md`, `slack-researcher.md`, `issue-intelligence-analyst.md` (agent file conventions)
 - **Related learnings:**
   - `docs/solutions/skill-design/claude-permissions-optimizer-classification-fix.md`
   - `docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md`

docs/plans/2026-04-17-002-feat-ce-review-interactive-judgment-plan.md

@@ -0,0 +1,638 @@
+---
+title: "feat: Add interactive judgment loop to ce:review"
+type: feat
+status: completed
+date: 2026-04-17
+origin: docs/brainstorms/2026-04-17-ce-review-interactive-judgment-requirements.md
+---
+
+# feat: Add interactive judgment loop to ce:review
+
+## Overview
+
+Redesign `ce:review`'s Interactive mode post-review flow. The current single bucket-level policy question (Review and approve specific gated fixes / Leave as residual work / Report only) gets replaced with a four-option routing question (**Review** walk-through / **LFG** / **File** tickets / **Report** only). The Review path walks findings one at a time with plain-English framing and per-finding actions (Apply / Defer / Skip / LFG the rest). The LFG, File-tickets, and LFG-the-rest paths show a compact plan preview (Proceed / Cancel) before executing. Defer actions file tickets in the project's tracker (reasoning-based detection with GitHub Issues or harness task primitive as fallback).
+
+A small framing-guidance upgrade to the shared reviewer subagent template ensures every user-facing surface — the walk-through, bulk preview, and ticket bodies — explains findings in plain English, observable behavior first, not code structure. The upgrade applies universally across all 16+ persona agents via a single file change, fixing both the null-`why_it_matters` schema violations observed in adversarial and api-contract and the code-structure-first framing observed in correctness and maintainability.
+
+All other `ce:review` modes (Autofix, Report-only, Headless) and the existing merge/dedup pipeline, persona dispatch, and safe_auto fixer flow remain unchanged.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+Today's Interactive mode mostly degrades into rubber-stamping or wholesale deferral:
+
+1. **Judgment calls are hard to make.** When a finding needs human judgment, today's pipe-delimited table row rarely gives enough context to decide confidently. The user is asked to approve or defer a bucket of findings they haven't individually understood.
+2. **High-volume feedback is unreason-able.** A review with 8-12 findings turns into a scrolling table. There's no way to respond to individual items meaningfully — only to "approve the whole bucket" or "defer the whole bucket."
+
+The result: the `gated_auto` / `manual` routing tiers exist in the schema but are never actually exercised per-finding in practice. See origin document for the full problem frame.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+### Routing after `safe_auto` fixes
+
+- R1. Four-option routing question replaces today's bucket-level policy question *(see origin)*
+- R2. Zero-findings path skips the routing question and shows a completion summary
+- R3. Routing question names the detected tracker inline only when detection is high-confidence
+- R4. Four options: `Review each finding one by one...`, `LFG. Apply the agent's best-judgment action per finding`, `File a [TRACKER] ticket per finding...`, `Report only...`
+- R5. Routing option C is a batch-defer shortcut — distinct from the walk-through's per-finding Defer
+
+### Per-finding walk-through
+
+- R6. Walk-through presents findings one at a time in severity order with a position indicator
+- R7. Per-finding question content: plain-English problem, severity, confidence, proposed fix, reasoning
+- R8. Per-finding options: Apply / Defer / Skip / LFG the rest
+- R9. Advisory-only findings substitute `Acknowledge — mark as reviewed` for option A
+- R10. Override = pick a different preset action; no inline freeform custom fixes
+- N=1 adaptation: walk-through wording adapts and `LFG the rest` is suppressed
+
+### LFG path
+
+- R11. LFG applies the per-finding action the agent would recommend; top-level scope vs. walk-through D scope distinction
+- R12. Single completion report with required fields after any LFG execution
+
+### Bulk action preview
+
+- R13. Compact preview with `Proceed` / `Cancel` before every bulk action (LFG, File tickets, LFG the rest)
+- R14. Preview content grouped by intended action; one line per finding in compressed framing-quality form
+
+### Recommendation tie-breaking
+
+- R15. When reviewers disagree on per-finding action, synthesis picks the most conservative using `Skip > Defer > Apply`
+
+### Defer behavior and tracker detection
+
+- R16-R21. Defer files tickets in project's tracker; minimal reasoning-based detection; fallback to GitHub Issues then harness task primitive; failure surfaces inline; no-sink omits Defer entirely; internal `.context/` todo system explicitly out of fallback chain
+
+### Framing quality (cross-cutting)
+
+- R22-R26. All user-facing finding surfaces (walk-through questions, LFG completion reports, ticket bodies, bulk-preview lines) explain in plain English, observable-behavior-first, tight 2-4 sentences. Planning resolves: delivered by a small framing-guidance upgrade to the shared reviewer subagent template (Unit 2), applied once at the source rather than rewritten downstream. Per-persona file edits beyond the shared template are deferred as follow-up.
+
+### Mode boundaries
+
+- R27. Only Interactive mode changes behavior. Autofix / Report-only / Headless unchanged
+- R28. Final-next-steps flow (push / PR / exit) runs only when one or more fixes landed in the working tree
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No new `ce:fix` skill. All changes live inside `ce:review`.
+- No changes to the findings schema, merge/dedup routing beyond the recommended-action tie-breaking in R15, or autofix-mode residual-todo creation.
+- Small framing-guidance updates to the shared reviewer subagent template are in scope (see Unit 2). Per-persona file edits are out of scope for v1 — the shared-template change affects all personas at once, which is deliberately the "small upgrade" chosen over a synthesis-time rewrite pass.
+- No inline freeform fix authoring in the walk-through — the walk-through is a decision loop, not a pair-programming surface.
+- The "approve intent, write a variant" case is unsupported in v1; user picks Skip and hand-edits.
+- No changes to Autofix, Report-only, or Headless mode behavior.
+- The pre-menu findings table format (pipe-delimited, severity-grouped) stays unchanged.
+- The current bucket-level policy question wording is removed entirely — no backward-compatibility shim.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- **Per-persona file edits beyond the shared template:** deferred. Unit 2 updates the shared subagent template to add R22-R25 framing guidance, which applies universally to all personas. If post-ship sampling shows specific personas still produce weak framing, targeted per-persona file upgrades land as follow-up.
+- **Phasing out the internal `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` todo system and the `/todo-create`, `/todo-triage`, `/todo-resolve` skills:** long-term direction acknowledged in origin. Separate cleanup.
+- **Script-first architecture for the tracker defer dispatch and bulk preview rendering:** considered during planning. Deferred to v2 — current ce:review is entirely prose-based orchestration; adding new scripts expands redesign footprint and cross-language test surface. Re-evaluate after usage data.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+**Current `ce:review` structure to modify:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — single orchestrator, 744 lines. After Review section at lines 603-715 is the primary edit target.
+- Current bucket policy question at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:615-640`. The stem violates AGENTS.md third-person rule ("What should I do...") — the redesign fixes this.
+- Stage 5 merge pipeline at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:451-479`. Existing "most conservative route" rule at line 471 is extended for R15.
+- Headless detail-tier enrichment at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:568-572`. The walk-through reuses this exact matching rule verbatim.
+- Safe_auto fixer dispatch at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:664-671` ("Spawn exactly one fixer subagent..."). The walk-through's Apply actions accumulate and dispatch at the end of the walk-through to preserve this "one fixer, consistent tree" guarantee.
+- Findings schema at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/findings-schema.json`. No schema changes; R15 tie-breaking operates on existing fields.
+
+**Patterns to mirror:**
+- Four-option menu format: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/references/post-ideation-workflow.md:137-150`. Front-loaded distinguishing words, self-contained labels, third-person agent voice.
+- Per-item walk-through with progress header: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/todo-triage/SKILL.md:20-29`. Uses numbered chat prompts; the ce:review walk-through must upgrade to `AskUserQuestion`.
+- Per-agent review loop with Accept / Reject / Discuss: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/deepening-workflow.md:195-216`.
+- Pipe-delimited findings table rhythm for the pre-menu: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/review-output-template.md`.
+
+**AGENTS.md rules that materially shape this plan:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:122-134` — Interactive Question Tool Design (4-option cap; self-contained labels; third-person agent voice; front-loaded distinguishing words; target-named when ambiguous)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:117-119` — Cross-platform question tool phrasing. Every new question uses "the platform's blocking question tool (`AskUserQuestion` in Claude Code, `request_user_input` in Codex, `ask_user` in Gemini)" plus a fallback path.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:109-114` — Rationale discipline. Extract the walk-through, bulk preview, and tracker defer flows to `references/` because they are conditional (Interactive mode only) and would otherwise add ~200 lines to every invocation.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:155-165` — Platform-specific variables in skills. The walk-through state file path is pre-resolved from the existing run-id pattern.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md` — Phrase interactive-question-tool references as platform-agnostic ("`AskUserQuestion` in Claude Code, `request_user_input` in Codex") with explicit "stop to wait for the answer" language. Gate new interactive surfaces on explicit `mode:interactive` (the existing default), never on "no question tool = headless" auto-detection.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md` — Mode contracts are load-bearing. `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` asserts the ce:review mode surface; any behavior change must ship the contract test update in the same PR.
+- `docs/solutions/workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md` — Apply outcomes in Interactive mode must continue routing through the existing `ready` todo pipeline (preserving the `downstream-resolver` contract). Defer routes to the new tracker path. Skip produces no downstream artifact. Do not invent a new `pending`-producing path.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md` — Stateful per-item walkthroughs need explicit transitions. The walk-through's "no more findings" and "LFG the rest" are distinct terminal transitions; encode each explicitly rather than collapsing.
+- `docs/solutions/best-practices/codex-delegation-best-practices-2026-04-01.md` — Skill body size is a multiplicative cost driver. Move Interactive-mode detail to `references/` because it runs on a minority of invocations.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md` — If Defer invokes a sub-agent for ticket composition, pass paths (to merged findings artifact) rather than content. Also: "per-item walk" phrasing can cause 7x tool-call amplification in Claude Code vs. "bulk find, then filter" phrasing — the walk-through spec iterates over merged findings in memory, not by re-scanning per finding.
+
+### External References
+
+None used. Local patterns are strong; no framework/security/compliance unknowns.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Extract walk-through, bulk preview, and tracker defer to `references/` files.** SKILL.md is already 744 lines; these three surfaces are conditional (Interactive mode, when gated/manual findings remain) and would inflate the body by ~200 lines paid on every invocation. Respects `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:109-114`.
+
+- **R15 tie-breaking extends the existing Stage 5 "most conservative route" rule.** The rule at `SKILL.md:471` already does this for `autofix_class` / `owner`. R15 adds the same discipline for the recommended *action* (Apply / Defer / Skip), using order `Skip > Defer > Apply`. Same Stage 5 sub-step, same philosophy — no new architectural seam.
+
+- **R22-R25 framing quality is delivered by a small framing-guidance upgrade in the shared reviewer subagent template, not a synthesis-time rewrite pass.** Planning-phase sampling of 15+ recent review artifacts across 5 personas showed two distinct gaps:
+  1. *Consistency gap:* `adversarial-reviewer` and `api-contract-reviewer` produced `why_it_matters: null` on every finding in at least one recent run (schema violation — field is required).
+  2. *Quality gap:* `correctness-reviewer` and `maintainability-reviewer` populate `why_it_matters` but lead with code-structure-first framing; observable-behavior-first (R23) failed in roughly 5 of 7 sampled findings.
+
+  Considered options: (a) synthesis-time rewrite pass (new Stage 5b with per-finding model dispatch) — rejected as over-engineered for the gap, adds recurring per-review cost, and papers over a schema violation rather than fixing it; (b) per-persona file upgrades across 5 personas — rejected as scope inflation for v1; (c) shared-template upgrade — chosen. One file change (the persona subagent template) adds framing guidance that every dispatched persona receives, fixing both gaps at the source with bounded scope. If post-ship sampling shows specific personas still fail, targeted per-persona edits land as follow-up.
+
+- **Apply actions in the walk-through accumulate and dispatch at the end.** The walk-through collects Apply decisions in memory, and after the loop exits, dispatches one fixer subagent for the full accumulated set. Trade-off the user experiences: a fix failure surfaces at the end of the walk-through, not at the decision moment. The alternative — per-finding fixer dispatch — costs per-finding fixer overhead, spawns racey mid-walk-through processes, and complicates the user model (when is the Apply "real"?). The unified end-of-walk-through dispatch also means the fixer sees the whole set at once and can handle inter-fix dependencies (two Applies touching overlapping regions) in one pass rather than sequentially. The existing Step 3 fixer prompt needs a small update to acknowledge the heterogeneous queue (gated_auto + manual mix, not just safe_auto); tracked in Unit 3.
+
+- **Tracker detection stays reasoning-based per R14 / R17.** No enumerated checklist of files. Agent reads `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md` and whatever else it judges relevant. When evidence is ambiguous, the label is generic ("File an issue per finding") and the agent confirms the tracker with the user before executing any Defer. GitHub Issues is the only concrete fallback named by the spec; the harness task primitive is a last-resort with a clear durability warning.
+
+- **Prose-based v1, not script-first.** Deterministic logic (preview rendering, tracker dispatch) is a script-first candidate per `docs/solutions/skill-design/script-first-skill-architecture.md`. Deferred to v2 — current ce:review is entirely prose-based orchestration; adding two new scripts expands the redesign footprint and introduces cross-language test surface. Revisit after usage data.
+
+- **Walk-through state is in-memory only, not persisted per-decision.** The walk-through accumulates Apply / Defer / Skip / Acknowledge decisions in orchestrator memory. Formal cross-session resumption is out of scope; an interrupted walk-through simply loses its in-flight state (prior Applies have not been dispatched yet since they batch at the end). Avoids the complexity of state-file schema design, external-edit staleness detection, and `.context/` lifecycle management — all for a feature (inspectable partial state) that has no consumer.
+
+- **Tracker-availability probes run at most once per session, cached for the rest of the run.** When the routing question needs to decide whether to offer option C with a tracker name, a single probe sequence runs (e.g., read `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md`, then `gh auth status` if relevant, then any MCP-tracker availability checks). The `{ tracker_name, confidence, sink_available }` tuple is cached; subsequent Defer actions in the same session reuse it without re-probing. Probes fire only when the routing question is about to be asked — never speculatively at the start of a review.
+
+- **Third-person voice in all new question stems and labels.** The current bucket question's stem ("What should I do...") violates `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:127`. The redesign fixes this for the new surfaces — "What should the agent do next?" style.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Do reviewer personas reliably produce framing-quality `why_it_matters` today?** No, with two distinct failure modes: (a) `adversarial` and `api-contract` produced `why_it_matters: null` on every finding in one recent run (schema violation); (b) `correctness` and `maintainability` populate the field but 5 of 7 sampled findings lead with code structure instead of observable behavior. Resolution: a small framing-guidance upgrade to the shared reviewer subagent template (Unit 2) addresses both gaps at the source — single file change, universal effect across all personas. Fixes the schema-violation bug inline; no separate deferred item needed.
+- **Apply in walk-through: per-finding or batched?** Batched at end of walk-through. User experience: fix results surface at the end. Also gives the fixer the whole Apply set at once for dependency-aware application. The existing Step 3 fixer prompt needs a small update to acknowledge the heterogeneous queue (tracked in Unit 3).
+- **Script-first for tracker dispatch and preview?** Deferred to v2. Prose-based for this work to match existing ce:review shape.
+- **Where does R15 tie-breaking land in the pipeline?** In Stage 5 merge as an extension of the existing conservative-route rule, immediately after the current step 7 ("Normalize routing").
+- **Extract new logic to `references/`?** Yes — three new reference files (walk-through, bulk preview, tracker defer).
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- **Exact `AskUserQuestion` label wording for `LFG the rest` and related bail-out moments.** Requirements pin semantics ("LFG the rest — apply the agent's best judgment to this and remaining findings"), but harness-specific label truncation behavior may require minor phrasing tweaks during authoring. Validate against each target platform during implementation.
+- **Exact framing-guidance prose for the subagent template (Unit 2).** The block must be tight (add a paragraph or two, not pages), include a positive/negative example pair, and reinforce the required-field constraint. Word during implementation against recent artifacts.
+- **GitHub Issues availability check command.** Left to the agent's reasoning at runtime per R14 / R17 (e.g., `gh auth status` + `gh repo view --json hasIssuesEnabled`, or cheaper signal). Not pre-specified.
+- **Fixer subagent prompt updates for heterogeneous Apply queue.** Today's Step 3 fixer prompt was scoped to the safe_auto queue. The walk-through's Apply set may contain gated_auto or manual findings whose suggested_fix needs the same execution care. Prompt iteration during Unit 3 authoring; may become its own small prompt edit inside ce-review SKILL.md.
+- **Whether reviewer-name attribution survives in per-finding questions.** Origin document defers this as a validation question. Keep in for v1 implementation and validate via usage after shipping.
+
+## High-Level Technical Design
+
+> *This illustrates the intended flow and is directional guidance for review, not implementation specification.*
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+    A[Stage 5: Merge & dedup] --> A1[R15 tie-breaking<br/>Skip > Defer > Apply]
+    A1 --> C[Stage 6: Synthesize & present table<br/>framing reads persona output directly]
+    C --> D{Any gated/manual<br/>findings remain?}
+    D -->|No| Z[Completion summary -> final-next-steps]
+    D -->|Yes| E[Step 2: Four-option routing]
+
+    E -->|A: Review| F[Walk-through loop]
+    E -->|B: LFG| P[Bulk preview]
+    E -->|C: File tickets| P
+    E -->|D: Report only| Z2[Stop; no action]
+
+    F --> G{Per-finding decision}
+    G -->|Apply| G1[Accumulate Apply set]
+    G -->|Defer| G2[Tracker-defer dispatch]
+    G -->|Skip| G3[No action]
+    G -->|LFG the rest| P2[Bulk preview<br/>scoped to remaining]
+
+    G1 --> G
+    G2 --> G
+    G3 --> G
+    G -->|End of list| H[Step 3: Dispatch fixer<br/>for accumulated Apply set]
+
+    P -->|Proceed| Q[Execute: apply/defer/skip per agent recommendation]
+    P -->|Cancel| E
+    P2 -->|Proceed| Q
+    P2 -->|Cancel| F
+
+    Q --> H
+    H --> I{Any fixes<br/>applied?}
+    Z2 --> Z
+    I -->|Yes| Z
+    I -->|No| Z3[Skip final-next-steps;<br/>exit after report]
+```
+
+The diagram shows the conceptual flow; exact prose sub-steps and `references/` delegation land in the implementation units below.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Add recommended-action tie-breaking to Stage 5 merge**
+
+**Goal:** Extend the existing Stage 5 "most conservative route" rule to resolve conflicting per-finding recommendations (Apply / Defer / Skip) into a single deterministic value per merged finding, so LFG and walk-through Apply/Defer/Skip decisions are auditable.
+
+**Requirements:** R15
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` (Stage 5, after existing step 7)
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — add assertion that the Stage 5 prose mentions the tie-breaking rule and the order `Skip > Defer > Apply`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a new sub-step (e.g., "7b. Recommended-action tie-breaking") immediately after the existing "Normalize routing" step at `SKILL.md:471`
+- State the rule verbatim: when merged findings carry conflicting recommendations, pick the most conservative using `Skip > Defer > Apply`
+- Reference the existing same-philosophy rule for `autofix_class` so the extension reads as continuation, not novelty
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing conservative-route prose at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:98` and `:471`
+- The schema's `_meta.return_tiers` structure for what the merged finding carries
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path:* reviewer A recommends Apply and reviewer B recommends Defer on a merged finding -> merged recommendation is Defer
+- *Happy path:* reviewer A Defer and reviewer B Skip -> merged recommendation is Skip
+- *Happy path:* all contributing reviewers recommend Apply -> merged recommendation is Apply
+- *Edge case:* single reviewer (no merge happened) -> that reviewer's recommendation passes through unchanged
+- *Edge case:* a finding with only `autofix_class: advisory` carries no apply/defer/skip recommendation — the tie-breaking rule is a no-op (not an error)
+
+**Verification:**
+- The SKILL.md Stage 5 section names the rule and the order.
+- `bun test tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` passes.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Upgrade shared reviewer subagent template with R22-R25 framing guidance**
+
+**Goal:** Add framing guidance for the `why_it_matters` field to the shared reviewer subagent template so all persona agents produce observable-behavior-first framing (fixing the R23 gap observed in correctness and maintainability) and never emit null `why_it_matters` (fixing the schema violation observed in adversarial and api-contract). One file change, universal effect across all 16+ persona agents.
+
+**Requirements:** R22, R23, R24, R25, R26
+
+**Dependencies:** None (can author in parallel with Unit 1)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/subagent-template.md` — add a dedicated framing-guidance block for the `why_it_matters` field
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — add assertions on the presence of the framing-guidance block and its key constraints
+
+**Approach:**
+- Current subagent template already instructs personas to return JSON per schema, but offers no guidance on *how* to write `why_it_matters` beyond the schema's one-line description ("Impact and failure mode -- not 'what is wrong' but 'what breaks'").
+- Add a new `why_it_matters` guidance block to the template that the orchestrator dispatches verbatim to every persona. Content:
+  - Lead with the observable behavior (what a user, attacker, or operator sees) — not the code structure. Function and variable names appear only when the reader needs them to locate the issue.
+  - Explain *why* the recommended fix works, not just what it changes. When a similar pattern exists elsewhere in the codebase, reference it so the recommendation is grounded.
+  - Tight: approximately 2-4 sentences plus the minimum code needed to ground it. Longer is a regression.
+  - `why_it_matters` is required by the schema. Empty, null, or single-phrase entries are validation failures — always produce substantive content grounded in the evidence the reviewer collected.
+- Include a positive/negative example pair so personas have a concrete calibration anchor.
+- Because the shared template is loaded verbatim by every dispatched persona, this change fixes both gaps at the source for every reviewer in one edit — no per-persona file editing.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- The existing structure of `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/subagent-template.md` (the canonical template all personas receive via the dispatch path at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:405-445`).
+- The illustrative framing pair from `docs/brainstorms/2026-04-17-ce-review-interactive-judgment-requirements.md` (R22-R25 section). Reuse verbatim or paraphrase tightly.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Template structure:* the subagent template contains a dedicated section instructing personas on `why_it_matters` framing (observable-behavior-first, 2-4 sentences, grounded in evidence, required field).
+- *Template example:* the template includes a positive/negative framing example pair.
+- *Integration (post-merge sampling):* after the template change lands, sample one fresh review artifact from each of correctness, maintainability, adversarial, api-contract, security, reliability. Verify `why_it_matters` is populated (never null) and leads with observable behavior in the majority of cases.
+- *Edge case:* a persona still produces weak framing on some subset of findings — not a regression of this unit; tracked as a per-persona follow-up.
+
+**Verification:**
+- The subagent template contains the framing-guidance block, the required-field reminder, and an example pair.
+- A fresh review run's artifact files show populated `why_it_matters` for every finding (no null values).
+- Spot-check the first sentence of `why_it_matters` across 5+ fresh findings: each leads with observable behavior, not code structure.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Author per-finding walk-through**
+
+**Goal:** The `Review each finding one by one` path — present findings one at a time with the required per-finding content (R7), options (R8-R10), advisory variant (R9), mode+position indicator (R6), N=1 adaptation, R15 conflict surfacing, and no-sink handling. Hand off Apply decisions as a batch to the existing fixer subagent at end of loop. Implements R6-R12 (walk-through scope).
+
+**Requirements:** R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 (walk-through scope of LFG), R12 (completion report for the walk-through's Apply / Defer / Skip decisions)
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2 (walk-through display reads persona-produced `why_it_matters` directly; the upgraded template ensures that content is R22-R25-quality)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/walkthrough.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — add a sub-step under After Review Step 2 (e.g., Step 2c) that delegates to the reference
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — assertions on the existence of `references/walkthrough.md` and on the four-option label set for per-finding questions
+
+**Approach:**
+- Walk-through iterates merged findings in severity order (P0 → P3), reading each finding's `why_it_matters` and evidence directly from the persona artifact (same lookup rule headless mode uses at `SKILL.md:568-572`). Unit 2's template upgrade ensures persona output meets the framing bar; no synthesis-time rewrite happens here.
+- Each question uses the platform's blocking question tool (`AskUserQuestion` / `request_user_input` / `ask_user`) with:
+  - Stem: opens with a mode+position indicator ("Review mode — Finding 3 of 8 (P1):"), then the persona-supplied plain-English problem and the proposed fix
+  - When R15 tie-breaking narrowed a conflict across reviewers, the stem surfaces that context briefly (e.g., "Correctness recommends Apply; Testing recommends Skip. Agent's recommendation: Skip.") so the user sees the orchestrator's final call and the disagreement context at once. The orchestrator's recommendation is what's labeled "recommended" on the option set.
+  - Four options (R8): `Apply the proposed fix` / `Defer — file a [TRACKER] ticket` / `Skip — don't apply, don't track` / `LFG the rest — apply the agent's best judgment to this and remaining findings`
+  - For advisory-only findings: option A becomes `Acknowledge — mark as reviewed` (R9). Remaining options unchanged.
+- Per-finding routing:
+  - Apply -> accumulate the finding id into an in-memory Apply set; advance
+  - Defer -> invoke the tracker-defer flow (see Unit 5); on success record the tracker URL; on failure present Retry / Fall back / Convert-to-Skip. The walk-through position indicator stays on the current finding during this sub-flow.
+  - Skip -> record Skip; advance
+  - Acknowledge -> record Acknowledge; advance (advisory-only path)
+  - LFG the rest -> exit the walk-through loop; dispatch the bulk preview (Unit 4) scoped to remaining findings, with already-decided count inline. If the preview's Cancel is picked, return the user to the current finding's per-finding question (not to the routing question).
+- Walk-through state is in-memory only (not written to disk). An interrupted walk-through discards in-flight decisions; prior Applies have not been dispatched yet because Apply accumulates for end-of-walk-through batch dispatch.
+- After the walk-through loop terminates (all findings decided, or user took LFG-the-rest Proceed, or all decisions were non-Apply), the unit hands off to the end-of-walk-through dispatch: one fixer subagent receives the accumulated Apply set; Defer set has already executed inline; Skip / Acknowledge no-op. The existing Step 3 fixer subagent prompt needs a small update acknowledging the queue is heterogeneous (gated_auto + manual mix, not just safe_auto) — tracked in this unit's approach even though the prompt lives outside this plan's edit surface today.
+- N=1 adaptation: when exactly one gated/manual finding remains, the header wording is "Review the finding" rather than "Review each finding one by one"; `LFG the rest` is omitted from the option set (three options).
+- No-sink adaptation: when Unit 5's detection returns `sink_available: false`, option B ("Defer — file a ticket") is omitted from the per-finding question. The stem tells the user why ("Defer unavailable on this platform — no tracker or task-tracking primitive detected.").
+- Override clarification (R10): picking Defer or Skip instead of Apply is "override"; no inline freeform fix authoring; users who want a variant Skip and hand-edit.
+
+**Completion report (shared with Unit 4 per T5):** when the walk-through terminates — or any bulk action (LFG / File tickets / LFG the rest) finishes executing, or the zero-findings path runs — emit one unified completion report per R12's minimum fields: per-finding entries (title, severity, action taken, tracker URL for Deferred, one-line reason for Skipped), summary counts by action, explicit failure callouts, and the existing end-of-review verdict. The report structure is identical across paths; only the data differs.
+
+**Execution note:** The walk-through is operationally read-only except for two permitted writes — the in-memory Apply-set accumulator, and the tracker-defer dispatch (Unit 5). Persona agents remain strictly read-only.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/todo-triage/SKILL.md:20-29` — per-item prompt and progress header (model upgrade: use `AskUserQuestion` instead of numbered chat options)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:568-572` — artifact lookup for persona-produced `why_it_matters` and evidence
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/deepening-workflow.md:195-216` — per-agent loop with third-person agent voice
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/review-output-template.md` — severity-grouped rhythm (for consistency with the table preceding the menu)
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path:* 3-finding review, user picks Apply / Defer / Skip one per finding -> walk-through completes; end-of-walk-through fixer dispatch receives a 1-element Apply set; one Linear ticket was filed; completion report shows 1 applied / 1 deferred with URL / 1 skipped
+- *Happy path N=1:* 1-finding review, question wording adapts and `LFG the rest` is suppressed (three options)
+- *Advisory variant:* advisory-only finding -> option A reads `Acknowledge — mark as reviewed`
+- *LFG the rest:* at finding 2 of 5, user picks LFG the rest -> walk-through exits, bulk preview is invoked scoped to findings 2-5 with "1 already decided" note; Cancel from the preview returns the user to finding 2, not to the routing question
+- *Override:* user picks Skip on a finding with a concrete proposed fix -> walk-through records Skip (not Apply)
+- *R15 conflict surface:* a finding where reviewers recommended different actions -> walk-through stem surfaces the conflict and the orchestrator's final recommendation; user picks the orchestrator's recommendation and moves on
+- *Defer failure mid-walk-through:* user picks Defer on finding 3 of 5; `gh issue create` returns 403; Retry / Fall back / Convert-to-Skip sub-question appears; user picks Convert-to-Skip; position indicator stays at 3 of 5; completion report's failure callout names the finding and reason
+- *Edge case (interruption):* user cancels the AskUserQuestion mid-walk-through -> prior in-memory Apply/Defer/Skip decisions are lost; any Defers that already executed remain in the tracker (they were external side effects); Skip/Acknowledge/Apply-pending states are discarded; no end-of-walk-through fixer dispatch runs
+- *No-sink:* detection returns `sink_available: false` -> per-finding question shows three options (no Defer); stem explains why
+- *Integration:* a walk-through Apply action adds the finding to the Apply set; after walk-through completes, Step 3's fixer subagent receives the accumulated set with a prompt update noting the heterogeneous queue
+
+**Verification:**
+- Running `ce:review` interactive on a 3+-finding fixture yields a walk-through where each question shows mode+position + framing + options correctly.
+- The end-of-walk-through fixer dispatch runs once with all Apply decisions; no per-finding fixer calls during the loop.
+- The unified completion report is emitted on every terminal path (walk-through complete, LFG-rest Proceed, LFG-rest Cancel followed by user picking Stop).
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Author bulk action preview**
+
+**Goal:** The compact plan preview shown before every bulk action (top-level LFG, top-level File tickets, and walk-through `LFG the rest`). Implements R13-R14 and the LFG half of R12 (the post-execution completion report is shared).
+
+**Requirements:** R13, R14 (R12 completion report is shared with Unit 3 per T5)
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2 (preview lines read persona-produced `why_it_matters` directly in compressed form; the upgraded subagent template ensures that content meets the framing bar)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/bulk-preview.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — After Review Step 2 dispatches to this reference for options B and C; Unit 3's walk-through dispatches for `LFG the rest`
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — assert existence of the reference and that the preview contract uses exactly `Proceed` / `Cancel`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Preview renders findings grouped by the action the agent intends to take: `Applying (N):`, `Filing [TRACKER] tickets (N):`, `Skipping (N):`, `Acknowledging (N):`
+- Each finding line: severity tag + file:line + compressed plain-English summary + action phrase. One line per finding, max ~80 columns
+- Compressed framing follows R22-R25 spirit: observable behavior over code structure, no function/variable names unless needed to locate. Draw from the persona-produced `why_it_matters` (post-Unit 2 template upgrade) in condensed form; the preview line is essentially the first sentence of the finding's framing
+- For `LFG the rest`: preview header reads "LFG plan — N remaining findings (K already decided)"; already-decided findings are not included in the preview
+- Question: `AskUserQuestion` / `request_user_input` / `ask_user` with exactly two options:
+  - `Proceed`
+  - `Cancel — back to routing` (for top-level) or `Cancel — back to walk-through` (for LFG the rest)
+- Cancel returns to the originating question without changing state
+- Proceed dispatches the plan: Apply set -> Step 3 fixer; Defer set -> tracker-defer flow (Unit 5); Skip/Acknowledge -> no action; then flows to completion report
+
+**Technical design:** *(directional)*
+
+Preview layout:
+
+```
+LFG plan — 8 findings (tracker: Linear):
+
+Applying (4):
+  [P0] orders_controller.rb:42 — Add ownership guard before order lookup
+  [P1] webhook_handler.rb:120 — Raise on unhandled error instead of swallowing
+  [P2] user_serializer.rb:14 — Drop internal_id from serialized response
+  [P3] string_utils.rb:8 — Rename ambiguous helper for clarity
+
+Filing Linear tickets (2):
+  [P2] billing_service.rb:230 — N+1 on refund batch (no concrete fix)
+  [P2] session_helper.rb:12 — Session reset behavior needs discussion
+
+Skipping (2):
+  [P2] report_worker.rb:55 — Recommendation is speculative; low confidence
+  [P3] readme.md:14 — Style preference, subjective
+
+A) Proceed
+B) Cancel
+```
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Compact tabular rhythm from `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/review-output-template.md`
+- Third-person labels and front-loaded distinguishing words per `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:122-134`
+- Conditional visual aid guidance from `docs/solutions/best-practices/conditional-visual-aids-in-generated-documents-2026-03-29.md`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path (LFG, top-level):* 8 findings mixed across actions -> preview shows grouped buckets with correct counts; Proceed advances to dispatch; Cancel returns to routing
+- *Happy path (File tickets, top-level):* every finding appears under `Filing [TRACKER] tickets (N):` regardless of the agent's natural recommendation, because option C is batch-defer
+- *Happy path (LFG the rest):* walk-through has decided 3 findings; preview scopes to 5 remaining with "3 already decided" in header
+- *Edge case:* zero findings in a bucket -> that bucket header is omitted from the preview (no empty `Skipping (0):` line)
+- *Edge case:* all findings map to a single bucket -> preview still shows the bucket header; Proceed/Cancel still offered
+- *Advisory preview:* for advisory-only findings appearing under `Acknowledging (N):`, the action phrase is "Mark as reviewed"
+- *Cross-platform:* when the platform has no blocking question tool, preview falls back to numbered options and waits for user input
+
+**Verification:**
+- Three call sites (Step 2 option B, Step 2 option C, walk-through `LFG the rest`) render the preview correctly.
+- Cancel returns to the originating question; Proceed executes the plan.
+- Preview lines all meet the compressed framing bar.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Author tracker detection and defer execution**
+
+**Goal:** Tracker detection, fallback chain, ticket body composition, failure path, and the no-sink case. Implements R16-R21 and R3's tracker-name-inline-when-confident rule.
+
+**Requirements:** R3 (partial — tracker naming), R13 (partial — tracker name in preview), R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21
+
+**Dependencies:** None (can be authored in parallel with Units 3 and 4)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/tracker-defer.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — After Review Step 2 references this file for tracker-name-in-label logic and for Defer execution
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — assertions on reference existence and on R21's "internal `.context/` todos out of fallback chain" being explicit in the prose
+
+**Approach:**
+- **Detection (reasoning-based per R14 / R17):** Agent reads project documentation — primarily `CLAUDE.md` / `AGENTS.md` — and determines the tracker from whatever evidence is obvious. No enumerated checklist. A tracker can be surfaced via MCP tool (e.g., Linear MCP), CLI (e.g., `gh`), or direct API — all are acceptable. When the tracker is named explicitly (e.g., "issues go in Linear", a Linear URL, a project board link), confidence is high. When the signal is conflicting or absent, confidence is low.
+- **Probe timing and caching (T3):** Availability probes (e.g., `gh auth status`, MCP-tracker reachability) run at most once per session and only when the routing question is about to be asked — not speculatively at review start, not per-Defer, not per-walk-through-finding. The resulting `{ tracker_name, confidence, sink_available }` tuple is held in orchestrator memory for the rest of the run. If a named tracker's availability is uncertain from documentation alone (tracker mentioned but no MCP/CLI invocation visible to the agent), the probe resolves the uncertainty once.
+- **Label logic (R3):** If confidence is high AND the tracker's sink is available, the routing question and walk-through Defer label include the tracker name verbatim (e.g., `File a Linear ticket per finding`). If confidence is low or sink is uncertain, labels read generically (`File an issue per finding`) and the agent confirms the tracker with the user before executing any Defer.
+- **Fallback chain (R18 principle-based):** Prefer durable external trackers over in-session-only primitives. Concrete fallbacks in order of preference: named tracker (MCP / CLI / API the agent can invoke) -> GitHub Issues via `gh` if authenticated and the repo has issues enabled -> the harness's task-tracking primitive (`TaskCreate` in Claude Code, `update_plan` in Codex) with an explicit durability notice to the user. Never fall back to `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` (R21 — explicit out-of-scope).
+- **No-sink case (R20):** When no external tracker is detectable and no harness primitive is available (e.g., CI, converted targets without task binding), Defer is not offered as a menu option. Routing option C is omitted; walk-through option B is omitted; the agent tells the user why.
+- **Ticket composition:** Title = merged finding's title. Body uses the persona-produced `why_it_matters` and evidence (read from the per-agent artifact via the same rule as headless enrichment at `SKILL.md:568-572`), plus severity, confidence, reviewer attribution, and finding_id. Labels include severity tag when the tracker supports labels.
+- **Failure path (R19):** On ticket-creation failure, surface the error inline via a blocking question: `Retry` / `Fall back to next available sink` / `Convert to Skip (record the failure)`. The completion report captures the failure. When a high-confidence named tracker fails at execution, the session's cached `sink_available` for that tracker is invalidated so subsequent Defers in the same session fall through to the next tier rather than retrying a confirmed-broken sink.
+- **Once-per-session confirmation:** When the fallback to harness task primitive is in effect, confirm once per session before the first Defer action: "No documented tracker and `gh` unavailable — will create in-session tasks that won't survive this session. Proceed for this and subsequent Defer actions?"
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/report-bug-ce/SKILL.md:104-122` — only existing `gh issue create` usage; pattern for optional labels and fallback body
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-debug/SKILL.md:40-42` — consuming tracker URLs (Linear / Jira) via MCP tools or URL fetching; the principle-based "try, fall back, ask" style transposed to write-path
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:117-119` — cross-platform question phrasing for the failure-path follow-up and the harness-fallback confirmation
+- `docs/solutions/integrations/cross-platform-model-field-normalization-2026-03-29.md` — per-tracker behavior matrix as a model for stating Linear / GitHub Issues / harness primitive / no-tracker behavior explicitly
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path, named tracker:* `CLAUDE.md` mentions "file bugs in Linear" -> routing label reads "File a Linear ticket per finding"; Defer dispatch creates a Linear ticket
+- *Happy path, GitHub Issues fallback:* no tracker documented, `gh` authenticated and issues enabled -> Defer creates a GitHub issue; label reads "File an issue per finding"; agent confirms the tracker choice before executing
+- *Happy path, harness fallback:* no tracker documented, `gh` unavailable -> once-per-session confirmation with durability warning; Defer calls `TaskCreate` / `update_plan` per platform
+- *No-sink:* no tracker, no `gh`, no harness primitive -> routing option C is omitted; walk-through option B is omitted; the user is told why in the routing question's stem
+- *Failure path:* `gh issue create` returns 403 -> inline `Retry / Fall back / Convert to Skip` question; completion report captures the failure
+- *Label confidence:* `CLAUDE.md` says "bugs in Linear, features in GitHub Issues" -> ambiguous. Label is generic; agent confirms before dispatch
+- *Integration:* persona-produced `why_it_matters` (post-Unit 2 template upgrade) is used in the ticket body; reviewer attribution and finding_id are included
+- *Probe timing:* tracker probes do not fire for a review whose routing question is skipped (R2 zero-findings case) — the probe only runs when option C is a candidate to present
+- *Edge case:* ticket body exceeds a tracker's max length -> truncate with "…(continued in ce-review run artifact: <path>)" and include the finding_id for reference
+
+**Verification:**
+- The reference file covers detection, label logic, fallback chain, failure path, no-sink, and harness-fallback confirmation in that order.
+- Running Interactive mode against a repo with Linear documented produces a routing label naming Linear and creates a Linear-shaped ticket on Defer.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Restructure After Review Step 2 as four-option routing**
+
+**Goal:** Replace the current bucket-level policy question with the four-option routing question that dispatches to the walk-through (Unit 3), bulk preview (Unit 4), or tracker-defer (Unit 5). Implements R1-R5 and R27 (mode boundary — only Interactive changes).
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R27
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 3, 4, 5 (routing dispatches to all three)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — After Review section (lines ~603-715); replace current Step 2 entirely
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — add assertions on the four-option set, stem voice, and tracker-name-conditional behavior; preserve existing assertions on Autofix / Report-only / Headless behavior
+
+**Approach:**
+- Rewrite the "Choose policy by mode" subsection for Interactive mode only. Autofix / Report-only / Headless prose is unchanged
+- New Interactive mode flow:
+  1. Apply `safe_auto -> review-fixer` findings automatically without asking (unchanged)
+  2. **R2 zero-check:** If no `gated_auto` / `manual` findings remain after safe_auto, show a one-line completion summary ("All findings resolved — N safe_auto fixes applied.") and proceed to Step 5 (final-next-steps)
+  3. **R3 tracker pre-detection:** Dispatch to the tracker detection logic from `references/tracker-defer.md`; receive a `{ tracker_name, confidence, sink_available }` tuple
+  4. **R1 routing question** via the platform's blocking question tool with:
+     - Stem (third-person, per AGENTS.md:127): "What should the agent do with the remaining N findings?"
+     - Four options (R4) — only options with sinks are shown (R20):
+       - (A) `Review each finding one by one — accept the recommendation or choose another action`
+       - (B) `LFG. Apply the agent's best-judgment action per finding`
+       - (C) `File a [TRACKER] ticket per finding without applying fixes` (label uses the concrete tracker name only when confidence is high; otherwise reads "File an issue per finding"; omitted entirely when `sink_available == false`)
+       - (D) `Report only — take no further action`
+  5. Dispatch on selection:
+     - A -> `references/walkthrough.md`
+     - B -> `references/bulk-preview.md` (LFG plan scoped to all gated/manual findings) -> on Proceed, execute Apply set via Step 3, Defer set via Unit 5, Skip/Acknowledge no-op
+     - C -> `references/bulk-preview.md` (all findings under `Filing [TRACKER] tickets`) -> on Proceed, execute Defer set via Unit 5 for every finding; no fixes applied
+     - D -> skip to Step 5 (final-next-steps) with no action
+- Remove the current bucket policy question and its routing blocks entirely (no shim — origin document Scope Boundary "no backward-compatibility shim")
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Four-option routing label patterns from `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/references/post-ideation-workflow.md:137-150`
+- Existing After Review mode-routing structure at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:615-662` (replace the Interactive branch; leave Autofix / Report-only / Headless branches untouched)
+- Cross-platform question phrasing at `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md:117-119`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path:* a review with 5 gated/manual findings and Linear tracker detected -> routing question shows all four options, option C reads "File a Linear ticket per finding", stem is third-person
+- *R2 zero-case:* all findings resolved by safe_auto -> routing question is skipped; completion summary is shown; Step 5 runs
+- *R3 low-confidence tracker:* ambiguous documentation -> option C label is generic ("File an issue per finding"); agent confirms the tracker before Defer on option C selection
+- *R20 no-sink:* no tracker, no gh, no harness primitive -> option C is omitted; three options presented instead of four
+- *Option A:* walk-through is dispatched with all findings
+- *Option B:* bulk preview is dispatched scoped to all findings; Proceed executes
+- *Option C:* bulk preview is dispatched with all findings under the Filing bucket
+- *Option D:* Step 5 runs with no action taken
+- *Third-person voice:* stem uses "the agent" not "I" / "me"
+- *Mode isolation (R27):* same fixture under `mode:autofix` / `mode:report-only` / `mode:headless` shows unchanged behavior
+
+**Verification:**
+- `bun test tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` passes with new assertions.
+- The After Review section no longer contains the old bucket policy question wording.
+- Dispatch to `references/walkthrough.md`, `references/bulk-preview.md`, and `references/tracker-defer.md` is explicit.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Condition Step 5 final-next-steps on applied fixes**
+
+**Goal:** The existing "final next steps" flow (push fixes / create PR / exit) only runs when at least one fix landed in the working tree. Skips for options C, D, and for LFG / walk-through completions with no Apply action. Implements R28.
+
+**Requirements:** R28
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 6 (the routing flow must track whether any fix was applied)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` — Step 5 (lines ~697-715)
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — assertions on the Step 5 gating prose
+
+**Approach:**
+- After Unit 6's routing resolves and Unit 3 / Unit 4 / Unit 5 execute, the flow tracks a `fixes_applied_count` (incremented when Step 3 fixer succeeds on any Apply decision)
+- Step 5's existing prompt is gated: if `fixes_applied_count == 0`, skip Step 5 entirely and exit the skill after the completion report
+- Explicit skip conditions:
+  - Option C ran (File tickets per finding): no fixes landed; skip Step 5
+  - Option D ran (Report only): no fixes landed; skip Step 5
+  - LFG ran but the agent's recommendations contained no Apply: no fixes landed; skip Step 5
+  - Walk-through completed with all Skip / Defer / Acknowledge: no fixes landed; skip Step 5
+- When fixes did land, Step 5 runs exactly as today — PR mode / branch mode / on-main mode
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing Step 5 mode-aware phrasing at `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md:697-715`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path:* walk-through with 2 Apply decisions -> fixer runs -> Step 5 runs (offers push/PR/exit)
+- *Option D:* Report only -> Step 5 is skipped; skill exits after report
+- *Option C:* File tickets -> tickets filed, no fixes applied -> Step 5 is skipped
+- *LFG with zero Applies:* all recommendations were Defer or Skip -> Step 5 is skipped
+- *Walk-through all Skip:* no Apply decisions -> Step 5 is skipped
+- *Mixed walk-through:* 1 Apply + 2 Defer + 1 Skip -> Step 5 runs
+
+**Verification:**
+- The SKILL.md Step 5 section names the gating condition.
+- `bun test tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` passes with the new gating assertions.
+- Running Interactive mode with option D or C exits after the report; running with Apply decisions offers Step 5 as today.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 8: Update orchestration contract test**
+
+**Goal:** `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` encodes the updated ce:review contract for all modes, so callers (`lfg`, `slfg`, any future orchestrator) stay validated.
+
+**Requirements:** R27 (mode boundary assertions), plus contract assertions from Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-7
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts`
+- Verify (no change): `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` (already updated by Units 1-7)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add **structural assertions** (check for presence of landmarks and files, not exact copy): 
+  - Stage 5 prose mentions a tie-breaking rule for conflicting recommendations (Unit 1). Assert presence of the three action tokens (`Skip`, `Defer`, `Apply`) and the word `conservative` in Stage 5; do not lock to a specific punctuation between them so prose can be edited for clarity.
+  - `references/walkthrough.md` exists (Unit 3).
+  - `references/bulk-preview.md` exists (Unit 4).
+  - `references/tracker-defer.md` exists and states `.context/compound-engineering/todos/` is not in the fallback chain (Unit 5).
+  - `references/subagent-template.md` contains a framing-guidance block for `why_it_matters` (Unit 2). Assert presence of "observable behavior" and the required-field reminder; do not lock to exact copy of the example pair.
+  - After Review Step 2 (Interactive branch) presents four options (Unit 6). Assert the four distinguishing words appear (`Review`, `LFG`, `File`, `Report`) as standalone tokens; do not lock the full option label copy.
+  - After Review Step 2's stem does not contain first-person "I" / "me" (Unit 6, AGENTS.md:127).
+  - Step 5 prose gates on fixes-applied (Unit 7). Assert presence of a conditional landmark; do not lock to exact phrasing.
+- Preserve existing assertions for Autofix / Report-only / Headless mode prose (R27). These branches are unchanged by this work; the test locks that in.
+- Confirm no reference to legacy `todos/` in the fallback chain.
+- **Philosophy:** the contract test is a regression guard, not authoring ossification. Assert presence of stable landmarks (file paths, required tokens, mode branches) rather than exact prose. Wording improvements in future PRs should not break the test.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing assertion style in `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts:1-257`
+- `bun:test` conventions and the existing `parseFrontmatter` helper
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- *Happy path:* `bun test tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` passes after Units 1-7 land
+- *Regression guard:* removing a routing option entirely (dropping one of the four distinguishing words) fails the test; re-wording a label for clarity does NOT fail the test
+- *Regression guard:* re-introducing first-person "I" / "me" in the Step 2 stem fails the test
+- *Mode isolation:* removing or modifying Autofix / Report-only / Headless prose fails the test (ensures R27 is enforced in the contract)
+
+**Verification:**
+- The test suite passes after all units land.
+- The test file is the single source of truth for the Interactive-mode contract shape.
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** The new After Review Step 2 dispatches to three new reference files (`walkthrough.md`, `bulk-preview.md`, `tracker-defer.md`). Framing quality is delivered upstream via the shared subagent template (Unit 2) — no new orchestrator-owned inline stage. The existing Step 3 fixer subagent is called once at the end of Apply accumulation (walk-through path) or once after Proceed (LFG path). Step 5 becomes conditional on `fixes_applied_count > 0`.
+- **Error propagation:** Tracker failures surface inline via a Retry / Fallback / Convert-to-Skip follow-up question. When a high-confidence named tracker fails at execution, its cached sink-available state is invalidated for the rest of the session. Fixer failures continue to use today's bounded-rounds retry.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** Walk-through state is in-memory only; an interrupted walk-through discards in-flight decisions and no fixer dispatch runs. Defer actions that already executed during the walk-through remain in the tracker (external side effects cannot be rolled back). The tracker-detection tuple is cached in orchestrator memory for the run.
+- **API surface parity:** All new questions use `AskUserQuestion` / `request_user_input` / `ask_user` with fallback prose for platforms that lack the tool. Third-person agent voice applies uniformly.
+- **Integration coverage:** The `lfg`, `slfg`, and other ce:review callers operate in `mode:autofix`, `mode:report-only`, or `mode:headless` — all three are unchanged. Unit 8's contract test asserts this explicitly. No behavior change for those callers.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** Findings schema, persona dispatch (Stage 3-4), merge pipeline routing logic beyond R15, safe_auto fixer flow, run-id generation, headless output envelope, headless detail-tier artifact enrichment rule, the existing bucket policy question behavior under modes other than Interactive (it is removed, but since it only existed in the Interactive branch this is an in-mode change), and the pre-menu findings table format.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Unit 2 template upgrade doesn't land the framing quality we want (personas still produce code-structure-first `why_it_matters`) | The change is a single file edit, so iterating the prose is cheap. Post-merge sampling verifies uptake; if specific personas still fail, targeted per-persona edits land as follow-up (deferred-tasks list) |
+| Unit 2 template change causes unintended behavior changes in other review fields | The framing guidance is scoped to `why_it_matters` only. Other schema fields (title, severity, evidence, etc.) are untouched in the template edit. Contract test asserts the other fields' existing instructions are preserved |
+| Tracker detection confidently names the wrong tracker at runtime | R3 label-confidence qualifier: only name the tracker inline when detection is high-confidence AND sink-available. On execution failure, cached sink-available state is invalidated so fallback fires on the next Defer rather than retrying a confirmed-broken sink. Failure path always offers the user a path out (Retry / Fall back / Skip) |
+| Tracker probes add latency before the routing question appears | Probes run at most once per session and only when option C is a candidate (skipped on zero-findings path). Acceptable added latency: single `gh auth status` call plus MCP dispatch checks |
+| Apply set from the walk-through is heterogeneous (gated_auto + manual), differing from the safe_auto queue the fixer was designed for | Unit 3 calls out the small Step 3 fixer prompt update needed to acknowledge the heterogeneous queue. Prompt iteration lands alongside Unit 3 |
+| Scope spans 8 units across SKILL.md, shared subagent template, and 3 new reference files | Unit boundaries keep individual changes focused. Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 can author in parallel; Unit 6 is the integration point that depends on 3/4/5; Units 7/8 follow. Single-PR shipping acceptable given the reduced scope (no Stage 5b) |
+| Cross-platform test regression in `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` from prose-wording improvements | Unit 8 uses structural assertions (landmarks, file paths, required tokens, mode branches) rather than exact prose. Wording improvements in future PRs should not break the test (philosophy documented in the unit approach) |
+| The "approve intent, write a variant" edge case surfaces user friction in v1 | Documented in Scope Boundaries and in the walk-through's override rule (R10). Track as candidate for v2 |
+| Four-option routing menu has no headroom for a future fifth intent | Documented in Dependencies / Assumptions. A future fifth intent would require promoting a follow-up sub-question or demoting one of the four options — both are acceptable follow-up costs |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- Update `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md` if the redesign changes the skill's externally visible capabilities (the routing question stem and options will appear in user-facing help). Defer the README change to an end-of-PR unit; the skill-level docs are the source of truth.
+- No rollout, feature flag, or monitoring changes needed — this is a prose-level skill authoring change behind `mode:interactive` (the default). Callers using other modes are unaffected.
+- Run `bun run release:validate` as part of verification; the plugin.json descriptions/counts are not changed by this work, but the validator catches regressions if they appear.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-04-17-ce-review-interactive-judgment-requirements.md](../brainstorms/2026-04-17-ce-review-interactive-judgment-requirements.md)
+- Primary edit targets: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/SKILL.md` (After Review section, Stage 5) and `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/subagent-template.md` (framing guidance for `why_it_matters`)
+- New reference files: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/{walkthrough.md,bulk-preview.md,tracker-defer.md}`
+- Findings schema: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/references/findings-schema.json` (no changes)
+- Contract test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts`
+- Project standards: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` (§Interactive Question Tool Design, §Cross-Platform User Interaction, §Rationale Discipline)
+- Institutional learnings: `docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md`, `beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md`, `workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md`, `skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md`, `best-practices/codex-delegation-best-practices-2026-04-01.md`, `skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md`
+- Related prior work: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/todo-triage/SKILL.md` (per-item walk-through precedent), `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-ideate/references/post-ideation-workflow.md` (four-option menu precedent), `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/deepening-workflow.md` (per-agent loop precedent)

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+---
+title: ce-doc-review Autofix and Interaction Overhaul
+type: feat
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-18
+origin: docs/brainstorms/2026-04-18-ce-doc-review-autofix-and-interaction-requirements.md
+---
+
+# ce-doc-review Autofix and Interaction Overhaul
+
+## Overview
+
+Overhaul `ce-doc-review` to match the interaction quality and auto-fix leverage of `ce-code-review` (post-PR #590). Today, ce-doc-review surfaces too many findings as "needs user judgment" when one clear fix exists, nitpicks at low confidence, and ends with a binary question that forces re-review when the user wants to apply fixes and move on. This plan expands the autofix classification from binary (`safe_auto` / `manual`) to three tiers (`safe_auto` / `gated_auto` / `manual`) using ce-code-review-aligned names, raises and severity-weights the confidence gate, ports the per-finding walk-through + bulk-preview + routing-question pattern from `ce-code-review`, adds in-doc deferral, introduces multi-round decision memory, rewrites `learnings-researcher` to handle domain-agnostic institutional knowledge, and expands the `ce-compound` frontmatter `problem_type` enum to absorb the `best_practice` overflow. **Advisory-style findings** (low-confidence observations worth surfacing but not worth a decision) render as a distinct FYI subsection of the `manual` bucket at the presentation layer rather than a separate schema tier.
+
+The plan ships in phases so lower-risk foundation work (enum expansion, agent rewrite) can land and stabilize before the interaction-model port. Each implementation unit is atomic and can ship as its own PR.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+See origin document for full problem framing. In brief, a real-world review surfaced **14 findings all routed to `manual`**, including five P3s at 0.55–0.68 confidence, three concrete mechanical fixes that a competent implementer would arrive at independently, and one subjective observation with no right answer. Under the revised rules the same review produces 4 auto-applied fixes, 1 FYI entry, 4 real decisions, and 5 dropped — the user engages with 4 items instead of 14.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+38 requirements from the origin document. Full definitions live there; listed here for traceability.
+
+- **Classification tiers:** R1–R5 (three tiers — add `gated_auto`; keep `safe_auto` / `manual`; advisory-style findings become presentation-layer FYI subsection of manual, not a distinct enum value)
+- **Classification rule sharpening:** R6–R8 (strawman-aware rule with safeguard, consolidated promotion patterns, shared framing-guidance block)
+- **Per-severity confidence gates:** R9–R11 (P0 0.50 / P1 0.60 / P2 0.65 / P3 0.75; drop residual promotion; low-confidence manual findings surface in a distinct FYI subsection without being dropped)
+- **Interaction model:** R12–R16 (4-option routing, per-finding walk-through, bulk preview, tie-break)
+- **Terminal question:** R17–R19 (three-option split: apply-and-proceed / apply-and-re-review / exit)
+- **In-doc deferral:** R20–R22 (append to `## Deferred / Open Questions` section)
+- **Framing quality:** R23–R25 (observable consequence, why-the-fix-works, tight)
+- **Cross-cutting:** R26–R27 (AskUserQuestion pre-load, headless preservation)
+- **Multi-round memory:** R28–R30 (cumulative decision primer, suppression, fix-landed verification)
+- **learnings-researcher agent rewrite:** R36–R42 (domain-agnostic, `<work-context>`, dynamic category probe, optional critical-patterns read) — benefits `/ce-plan`'s existing usage
+- **Frontmatter enum expansion:** R43 (add `architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `convention`)
+
+**Dropped from scope:** R31–R35 (learnings-researcher integration into ce-doc-review). See Key Technical Decisions and Alternative Approaches Considered for the rationale. **In scope:** R36–R42 (learnings-researcher domain-agnostic rewrite, Unit 2) and R43 (frontmatter enum expansion, Unit 1), which benefit `/ce-plan`'s existing usage even though learnings-researcher is not dispatched from ce-doc-review.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Not introducing external tracker integration. Document-review's Defer analogue is an in-doc section.
+- Not changing persona activation/selection logic. The 7 personas and their conditional activation signals stay as-is.
+- Not adding `requires_verification` or a batch fixer subagent. Document fixes apply inline.
+- Not addressing iteration-limit guidance. "After 2 refinement passes, recommend completion" stays.
+- Not persisting decision primers across interactive sessions (matches `ce-code-review` walk-through state rules).
+- Not redesigning the frontmatter schema dimensions. Enum expansion only — no new `learning_category` field alongside `problem_type`.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- Frontmatter validation test. Adding a pre-commit or CI check that enforces `problem_type` enum membership is valuable (`correctness-gap` slipped through today) but is additive and can ship as a follow-up.
+- Updating the frontmatter `component` enum. It's heavily Rails-focused and would benefit from expansion for non-Rails work, but that's out of scope for this overhaul.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+**Port-from targets (`ce-code-review`):**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md` — per-finding walk-through (terminal output block + blocking question split, fixed-order options, `(recommended)` marker, LFG-the-rest escape, N=1 adaptation, unified completion report)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md` — grouped Apply/Filing/Skipping/Acknowledging preview with `Proceed` / `Cancel`
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md:51-73` — framing-guidance block for personas
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md:75` — AskUserQuestion pre-load directive
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md:477` (stage 5 step 7b) — recommendation tie-break order `Skip > Defer > Apply > Acknowledge`
+
+**Target surfaces (`ce-doc-review`):**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/SKILL.md` — orchestrator
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` — framing-guidance block lands here
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` — tier routing, confidence gate, decision primer, and headless envelope updates
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json` — `autofix_class` enum expansion
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-*.agent.md` — 7 persona files (mostly unchanged)
+
+**Caller contracts:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md:188-194` — invokes interactively on requirements doc
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/references/handoff.md:29,56,65` — surfaces residual P0/P1 adjacent to menus; offers re-review
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/plan-handoff.md:5-17` — phase 5.3.8; interactive normally, `mode:headless` in pipeline
+
+**Schema surfaces:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/schema.yaml` (canonical) and `yaml-schema.md` (human-readable) — `problem_type` enum definitions + category mapping
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/references/schema.yaml` and `yaml-schema.md` — **duplicate** copies, must update in sync
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/SKILL.md` — author steering language
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/SKILL.md` — refresh steering language
+
+**Agent to rewrite:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md` — domain-agnostic rewrite
+
+**Test surfaces:**
+- `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts:279-352` — asserts ce-doc-review is invoked with `mode:headless` in pipeline mode. Will need extension for new tier visibility in headless envelope.
+- `tests/converter.test.ts:417-438` — OpenCode 3-segment → flat name rewrite for ce-doc-review agent refs. Unaffected.
+- No dedicated test file for ce-doc-review itself. Adding one is in scope (Unit 8).
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+Seven directly applicable learnings from `docs/solutions/`:
+
+- `docs/solutions/best-practices/ce-pipeline-end-to-end-learnings-2026-04-17.md` — **Mandatory read.** Authored from the `ce-code-review` PR #590 redesign this plan ports. Documents the bulk-preview vs. walk-through distinction, the 4-option `AskUserQuestion` cap as a structural constraint, the "two semantic meanings in one flag" risk, and the "sample 10-20 real artifacts before accepting research-agent architectural recommendations" rule.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md` — Six-item skill-review checklist (no hardcoded tool names, no contradictory phase rules, no blind questions, no unsatisfied preconditions, no shell in subagents, autonomous-mode opt-in). The "borderline cases get marked stale in autonomous mode" template informs how `advisory` findings behave in headless runs.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md` — Classifies `learnings-researcher` as ce-plan-owned (HOW / implementation-context). **Drove the decision to remove R31–R35 from scope entirely:** rather than dispatch from ce-doc-review in any form (always-on or conditional), keep the agent in its ce-plan pipeline lane. ce-doc-review does not dispatch it. Users who want institutional memory should invoke ce-plan.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md` — Default to path-passing; 7× tool-call difference from prompt phrasing. Relevant to Unit 2's learnings-researcher rewrite — the `<work-context>` input should pass paths and compressed context, not full documents.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md` + `beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md` + `ce-work-beta-promotion-checklist-2026-03-31.md` — Beta-skill pattern for major overhauls. Considered and rejected for this work (see Alternative Approaches below).
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md` — **High severity for this plan.** Model tier/confidence/deferral as an explicit state machine; re-read state at each transition boundary. Directly shapes Unit 4 (synthesis pipeline) structure.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/discoverability-check-for-documented-solutions-2026-03-30.md` — When enum expands, update instruction-discovery surface (schema reference, learnings-researcher prompt, AGENTS.md) in the same PR. Shapes Unit 1 and Unit 2.
+
+### External References
+
+No external research was needed — the work is internal plugin refactoring with strong local patterns (ce-code-review post-PR #590 is the canonical reference).
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Port the ce-code-review walk-through / bulk-preview pattern rather than invent a new one.** Same menu shape, same tie-break rule, same AskUserQuestion pre-load pattern. Users who've experienced ce-code-review's new flow will find ce-doc-review consistent. **Tier naming aligned with ce-code-review** (`safe_auto`, `gated_auto`, `manual`) so cross-skill mental model is consistent.
+- **Three tiers, not four — advisory is a display treatment, not an enum value.** ce-code-review has four tiers (adds `advisory`) because code reviews have a meaningful "report-only, release/human-owned" category (rollout notes, residual risk, learnings). Document reviews rarely produce that shape — FYI observations are typically just low-confidence manual findings that don't need a decision. Collapsing to three tiers + FYI-subsection presentation drops a schema value without losing the user-facing distinction between "needs decision" and "FYI, move on." Cognitive load lower; schema simpler.
+- **Interaction-surface convergence with ce-code-review is intentional; keep the skills separate.** Post-plan, ce-doc-review and ce-code-review share interaction mechanics (walk-through shape, bulk preview, routing question, tie-break order) but evaluate genuinely different things: the personas are different (coherence/feasibility/scope-guardian for docs vs correctness/security/performance for code), the inputs are different (prose vs diff), and the failure modes are different. Shared interaction scaffold, distinct review content. Unifying into one skill would smear the focused-review value each delivers today.
+- **Ship without a `ce-doc-review-beta` fork.** See Alternative Approaches.
+- **Do not dispatch `learnings-researcher` from ce-doc-review at all.** The agent is ce-plan-owned (implementation-context per `research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md`). When ce-doc-review runs inside ce-plan, the agent has already fired and its output lives in the plan. When ce-doc-review runs inside ce-brainstorm, the context is WHY (product-framing), not HOW (implementation) — running an implementation-context agent would be a pipeline violation. When ce-doc-review runs standalone, the personas already cover coherence, feasibility, and scope — institutional memory is a nice-to-have that adds dispatch cost without proportional value. Users who want institutional memory for a doc should invoke `/ce-plan`, where that lookup is a first-class pipeline stage.
+- **Put R1–R8 classification changes in the shared subagent template**, not in each persona. One file edit propagates to all 7 personas. Matches how `ce-code-review` shipped the same quality upgrade.
+- **Keep R9–R11 confidence gates in synthesis** (`synthesis-and-presentation.md` step 3.2), not in personas. Personas keep their existing HIGH/MODERATE/<0.50 calibration.
+- **No diff passed in multi-round primer (R28).** Fixed findings self-suppress (evidence gone); regressions surface as normal findings; rejected findings use pattern-match suppression. The diff would add prompt weight without changing what the agent can detect.
+- **Enum expansion values go on the knowledge track**, not the bug track. All four new values (`architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `convention`) are knowledge-track per the two-track schema in `schema.yaml:12-31`.
+- **Update duplicate schema files in both `ce-compound` and `ce-compound-refresh`** in the same commit. They are intentional duplicates; divergence is a known pitfall.
+- **Model tier/confidence/deferral as an explicit state machine** (per `git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines` learning). See High-Level Technical Design for the state diagram.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Beta fork vs phased ship?** Phased ship without beta. The overhaul is large but cleanly phaseable; each phase is independently testable; callers stay compatible via the preserved headless envelope contract (R27).
+- **Dispatch learnings-researcher from ce-doc-review?** No. Dropped from scope (R31–R35 removed). The agent is ce-plan-owned; users who want institutional memory should invoke ce-plan, which has it as a first-class pipeline stage. Unit 2 still rewrites the agent to be domain-agnostic — that benefits ce-plan's existing usage.
+- **Diff in multi-round primer?** No. Decision metadata alone is sufficient.
+- **Defer destination for docs?** In-doc `## Deferred / Open Questions` section, not a sibling file. See origin document R20.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- **How many existing `best_practice` entries map to each new enum value?** Research suggests ~11 candidates; final mapping happens when migrating.
+- **Exact wording of the `gated_auto` / `manual` labels in the AskUserQuestion menus.** Draft wording exists in origin document R12–R13; final phrasing validated against harness rendering during implementation.
+- **Exact line-count budget for the subagent-template framing-guidance block.** Target ~40-50 lines per research findings; adjust as needed to stay under the ~150-line `@` inclusion threshold.
+- **Whether to extend `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` or add a new `tests/ce-doc-review-contract.test.ts`.** Decide during Unit 8 based on assertion overlap.
+
+## High-Level Technical Design
+
+> *This illustrates the intended approach and is directional guidance for review, not implementation specification. The implementing agent should treat it as context, not code to reproduce.*
+
+### Finding lifecycle state machine
+
+Per the `git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines` learning, the tier/confidence/deferral interactions form a state machine that must be modeled explicitly — prose-level carry-forward silently breaks.
+
+```mermaid
+stateDiagram-v2
+    [*] --> Raised: Persona emits finding
+    Raised --> Dropped: confidence < per-severity gate (R9)
+    Raised --> Dropped: re-raises rejected prior-round finding (R29)
+    Raised --> Deduplicated: fingerprint matches another persona's finding
+    Deduplicated --> Classified
+    Raised --> Classified: after confidence + dedup gates
+
+    Classified --> SafeAuto: autofix_class = safe_auto (R2)
+    Classified --> GatedAuto: autofix_class = gated_auto (R3)
+    Classified --> Manual: autofix_class = manual (R5)
+    Classified --> FYI: low-confidence manual, FYI-floor <= conf < per-severity gate
+
+    SafeAuto --> Applied: orchestrator edits doc silently
+    Applied --> Verified: next round confirms fix landed (R30)
+    Applied --> FixDidNotLand: persona re-raises same finding at same spot (R30)
+
+    GatedAuto --> WalkThrough: routing option A (R13)
+    GatedAuto --> BulkApply: routing option B LFG (R14)
+    GatedAuto --> BulkDefer: routing option C (R12)
+    Manual --> WalkThrough
+    Manual --> BulkApply
+    Manual --> BulkDefer
+    FYI --> Reported: surfaces in FYI subsection at presentation layer, no decision
+
+    WalkThrough --> UserChoice
+    UserChoice --> Applied: user picks Apply
+    UserChoice --> Deferred: user picks Defer (R20-R22)
+    UserChoice --> Skipped: user picks Skip
+
+    BulkApply --> Applied: proceed
+    BulkDefer --> Deferred: proceed
+
+    Deferred --> AppendedToOpenQuestions: append succeeds (R20)
+    Deferred --> Skipped: append fails, user converts to Skip (R22)
+
+    Verified --> [*]
+    FixDidNotLand --> [*]: flagged in report
+    AppendedToOpenQuestions --> [*]
+    Skipped --> [*]
+    Reported --> [*]
+    Dropped --> [*]
+```
+
+This diagram models ce-doc-review persona findings only. Learnings-researcher findings (R31–R35) are out of scope — ce-doc-review does not dispatch the agent (see Key Technical Decisions and Alternative Approaches Considered).
+
+Transitions to verify explicitly in synthesis (not carry forward as prose):
+
+- Classified → one of four buckets (tier routing, step 3.7 rewrite)
+- Rejected-in-prior-round → Dropped (R29 suppression, new synthesis step)
+- Applied → Verified or FixDidNotLand (R30, new synthesis step)
+- Auto / GatedAuto → Applied (separate paths; Auto is silent, GatedAuto goes through walk-through or bulk)
+
+### Three interaction surfaces
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TD
+    A[Auto fixes applied silently] --> B{Any gated_auto / present<br/>findings remain?}
+    B --> |No| Z[Zero-findings degenerate<br/>→ Terminal question<br/>B option omitted]
+    B --> |Yes| C[Four-option routing question]
+
+    C --> |A Review| W[Per-finding walk-through]
+    C --> |B LFG| P1[Bulk preview]
+    C --> |C Append to Open Questions| P2[Bulk preview]
+    C --> |D Report only| E[Terminal question<br/>without applying]
+
+    W --> |Apply/Defer/Skip| W
+    W --> |LFG the rest| P3[Bulk preview<br/>scoped to remaining]
+
+    P1 --> |Proceed| X[Apply set dispatched<br/>Defer appends<br/>Skip no-op]
+    P2 --> |Proceed| Y[All append to<br/>Open Questions section]
+    P3 --> |Proceed| X
+
+    X --> T[Terminal question<br/>3 options]
+    Y --> T
+    E --> T
+
+    T --> |Apply and proceed| NextStage[ce-plan or ce-work]
+    T --> |Apply and re-review| Round2[Next review round<br/>with decision primer]
+    T --> |Exit| End[Done for now]
+
+    Round2 --> A
+```
+
+The walk-through, bulk preview, and routing question are ports of the same-named `ce-code-review` references with ce-doc-review specific adaptations (Defer = in-doc append; no batch fixer subagent; terminal question routes to pipeline stages instead of PR/push).
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Frontmatter enum expansion + migration**
+
+**Goal:** Add four knowledge-track values (`architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `convention`) to the `problem_type` enum, update both duplicate schema files, migrate existing `best_practice` overflow entries, resolve the one `correctness-gap` schema violation, and update instruction-discovery surfaces so new values are discoverable.
+
+**Requirements:** R43
+
+**Dependencies:** None (foundation)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/schema.yaml`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/yaml-schema.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/references/schema.yaml`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/references/yaml-schema.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/SKILL.md` (author-steering language toward narrower values)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/SKILL.md` (refresh steering language)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` (discoverability line that names `problem_type` values)
+- Migrate: the ~8–11 existing `best_practice` entries under `docs/solutions/` that fit a narrower value (see repo-research report for the candidate list — some entries may stay `best_practice` if no narrower value applies; the final count is a small range, not a fixed number)
+- Migrate: `docs/solutions/workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md` (`correctness-gap` → valid enum value)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add four values to both schema.yaml files under the knowledge track
+- Add four category mappings to both yaml-schema.md files (`architecture_pattern → docs/solutions/architecture-patterns/`, etc.)
+- Keep `best_practice` valid but document it as the fallback, not the default
+- Author-steering language in ce-compound SKILL body should name the new values with one-line descriptions so authors pick the narrower value when applicable
+- Category directory creation on first use — don't pre-create empty dirs
+- Migration pass: re-classify the ~11 existing `best_practice` entries per the research findings, and move `todo-status-lifecycle.md` off `correctness-gap`
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `schema.yaml` existing two-track structure (bug / knowledge)
+- `yaml-schema.md` existing "Category Mapping" section format
+- ce-compound existing author-steering prose in section naming problem types
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: a fixture knowledge-track doc with `problem_type: architecture_pattern` parses and validates
+- Happy path: a fixture knowledge-track doc with `problem_type: design_pattern` parses and validates
+- Edge case: a doc with `problem_type: best_practice` still validates (backward compat)
+- Edge case: a doc with an unknown value (e.g., `problem_type: xyz-invalid`) is flagged
+- Integration: ce-compound steering guidance names the new values in its output when classifying an appropriate learning
+
+**Verification:**
+- Both schema files contain all 4 new values and the category mappings
+- Every `best_practice` entry under `docs/solutions/` that fits a narrower value has been reclassified (final count is the subset of ~8–11 candidates that genuinely fit a narrower tier; some may legitimately remain `best_practice`)
+- `docs/solutions/workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md` carries a valid enum value
+- AGENTS.md references the new categories so future agents discover them
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: learnings-researcher domain-agnostic rewrite**
+
+**Goal:** Rewrite the `learnings-researcher` agent to treat `docs/solutions/` as domain-agnostic institutional knowledge. Accept a structured `<work-context>` input, replace hardcoded category tables with dynamic probing, expand keyword extraction beyond bug-shape taxonomy, and make the `critical-patterns.md` read optional.
+
+**Requirements:** R36, R37, R38, R39, R40, R41, R42
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1 for taxonomy-aware output framing only. The dynamic category probe itself has no schema dependency (it reads `docs/solutions/` subdirectories at runtime), so Unit 2 can be drafted in parallel; only the final author-visible framing benefits from Unit 1's enum landing first.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md`
+- Test: No agent-specific test exists. Extend or add a fixture under `tests/fixtures/` if needed to validate the dispatch contract across platforms — defer to Unit 8 if non-trivial.
+
+**Approach:**
+- Rewrite the opening identity/framing: "domain-agnostic institutional knowledge researcher" (not bug-focused)
+- Replace `feature/task description` input format with structured `<work-context>` block (description + concepts + decisions + domains + optional domain hint)
+- Replace hardcoded category-to-directory table with a dynamic probe: at invocation time, list subdirectories under `docs/solutions/` and use the discovered set
+- Expand keyword extraction taxonomy: existing four dimensions plus Concepts, Decisions, Approaches, Domains
+- Make Step 3b (critical-patterns.md read) conditional on file existence
+- Rewrite output framing to "applicable past learnings" / "related decisions and their outcomes" from "gotchas to avoid during implementation"
+- Update Integration Points to include `/ce-plan` and standalone use (ce-doc-review is explicitly not a caller per this plan's Key Technical Decisions — the rewrite's consumer is `/ce-plan`)
+
+**Execution note:** After rewriting, sample 3-5 real invocations on current codebase learnings to verify the domain-agnostic rewrite produces relevant output for non-code queries (e.g., skill-design questions, workflow questions). Per the ce-pipeline learnings doc: "sample real artifacts before accepting research-agent architectural recommendations."
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review` shared subagent template (`references/subagent-template.md`) for the new `<work-context>` block shape
+- Existing `learnings-researcher.md` grep-first filtering strategy (Step 3) — preserve it, it's already efficient
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md` classification to keep the agent in its pipeline-stage lane
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: invoke with a code-bug work-context → returns bug-relevant learnings matching existing behavior
+- Happy path: invoke with a skill-design work-context → returns skill-design learnings (previously would have lumped under `best_practice` with weaker matches)
+- Edge case: `docs/solutions/` is empty or absent → fast-exit returns "No relevant learnings" without errors
+- Edge case: `docs/solutions/patterns/critical-patterns.md` absent → agent proceeds without warning
+- Edge case: `<work-context>` has no domain hint → agent falls back to general keyword extraction across all discovered categories
+- Integration: converter tests (`tests/codex-writer.test.ts:329` and siblings) still pass — the agent's dispatch string is preserved, only the inner prompt changes
+
+**Verification:**
+- Running the agent on a skill-design question returns results pointing to `docs/solutions/skill-design/` entries, not miscategorized matches from `best-practices/`
+- The hardcoded category table is gone; the agent probes `docs/solutions/` at invocation time
+- Output framing does not say "gotchas to avoid during implementation" or code-bug-biased language
+- Missing `critical-patterns.md` does not cause errors or warnings
+- Cross-platform converter tests still pass
+- **ce-plan-side validation per #14 review feedback:** run ce-plan's existing Phase 1.1 dispatch flow (on any in-repo plan target) against the rewritten agent and verify (a) the agent's output is consumable by ce-plan's current synthesis step without errors, (b) dispatch-string/contract across Codex, Gemini, and Claude converters is preserved, (c) output shape for a representative code-implementation query matches or improves on pre-rewrite relevance. Document the comparison briefly in the PR description so owners of ce-plan can audit the regression check.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: ce-doc-review subagent template upgrade: framing, classification rule, tier expansion**
+
+**Goal:** Upgrade the shared ce-doc-review subagent template with an observable-consequence-first framing guidance block, a strawman-aware classification rule, consolidated auto-promotion patterns, and the new three-tier `autofix_class` enum aligned with ce-code-review names. This is the single file change that propagates improved output across all 7 personas.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8
+
+**Dependencies:** None (parallel to Units 1-2)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json` (rename + expand `autofix_class` enum)
+- Test: (deferred to Unit 8 — contract test assertion against template structure)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Rename and expand `autofix_class` enum in `findings-schema.json` from `[auto, present]` to `[safe_auto, gated_auto, manual]`. Matches ce-code-review's first three tiers exactly. Does not adopt ce-code-review's fourth `advisory` tier — low-confidence FYI findings render as a distinct FYI subsection of the `manual` bucket at the presentation layer (Unit 4 handles that).
+- Add tier definitions in the subagent template with one-sentence descriptions and examples per R2–R5. Three tiers: `safe_auto` (apply silently, one clear correct fix); `gated_auto` (concrete fix, user confirms); `manual` (requires user judgment).
+- Add a strawman-aware classification rule per R6: "a 'do nothing / accept the defect' option is not a real alternative — it's the failure state the finding describes. Count only alternatives a competent implementer would genuinely weigh." Include a positive/negative example pair.
+- **Strawman safeguard per #11 review feedback:** any finding classified `safe_auto` via strawman-dismissal of alternatives must name the dismissed alternatives in `why_it_matters`. When alternatives exist at all (even if reviewer judges them weak), the finding defaults to `gated_auto` (one-click apply in walk-through) rather than silent `safe_auto`. `safe_auto` stays reserved for truly single-option fixes (typo, wrong count, stale cross-reference, missing mechanical step).
+- **Persona exclusion of `## Deferred / Open Questions` section per #8 review feedback:** the template instructs personas to exclude any `## Deferred / Open Questions` section and its subheadings from the review scope — those entries are review output from prior rounds, not part of the document being reviewed. Prevents the round-2 feedback loop where personas flag the deferred section as a new finding or quote its text as evidence.
+- Consolidate auto-promotion patterns per R7 into an explicit rule set: factually incorrect behavior, missing standard security/reliability controls, codebase-pattern-resolved fixes, framework-native-API substitutions, mechanically-implied completeness additions
+- Add framing-guidance block per R8: observable-consequence-first, why-the-fix-works grounding, 2-4 sentence budget, required-field reminder, positive/negative example pair (modeled on `ce-code-review`'s block at `subagent-template.md:51-73`)
+- Respect the ~150-line `@` inclusion threshold; if the template exceeds it, switch to a backtick path reference in the SKILL.md (unlikely given current 52-line size + ~40-50 line addition)
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review` subagent template (`subagent-template.md:51-73`) framing-guidance block structure
+- Existing subagent template `<output-contract>` section for where new rules live
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: a persona agent receives the new template and produces findings with one of the four valid `autofix_class` values
+- Edge case: a finding with only strawman alternatives (e.g., "accept the defect") is classified as `safe_auto`, not `manual`
+- Edge case: a finding that would previously have been `manual` because "there's more than one way to fix it" is now `gated_auto` when the fix is concrete and the non-primary options are strawmen
+- Edge case: an FYI-grade observation (subjective, no decision) gets classified as `manual` but routes to the FYI subsection at the presentation layer because confidence falls below the per-severity gate yet above the FYI floor
+- Integration: all 7 personas produce output that validates against the expanded `findings-schema.json` — no schema violations
+
+**Verification:**
+- Template includes a framing-guidance block, classification rule, and consolidated auto-promotion patterns
+- `findings-schema.json` enum includes all 4 new values
+- Subagent template stays under ~150 lines and continues to be loaded via `@` inclusion
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Synthesis pipeline: per-severity gates, tier routing, auto-promotion, state-machine discipline**
+
+**Goal:** Rewrite the synthesis pipeline to route the four new tiers correctly, apply per-severity confidence gates, drop residual promotion in favor of cross-persona agreement boost, and make tier/confidence/deferral state transitions explicit (per the git-workflow state-machine learning). This is the load-bearing synthesis change.
+
+**Requirements:** R9, R10, R11 + synthesis updates for R2–R5 tier routing
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 3 (new `autofix_class` enum must exist before synthesis routes to it)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md`
+- Create: `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/seeded-plan.md` — test-fixture plan doc with seeded findings across tier shapes (see validation gate in Approach)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Step 3.2 (confidence gate): replace flat 0.50 with per-severity table (P0 ≥0.50, P1 ≥0.60, P2 ≥0.65, P3 ≥0.75). Low-confidence manual findings that don't pass the gate but are above a FYI floor (0.40) surface in an FYI subsection at the presentation layer rather than being dropped — keeps observational value without forcing decisions.
+- Step 3.4 (residual promotion): delete. Replaced by a cross-persona agreement boost (+0.10, capped at 1.0) applied after the gate, matching `ce-code-review` stage 5 step 4. Residual concerns surface in Coverage only.
+- Step 3.5 (contradictions): keep; adapt terminology for three-tier routing
+- Step 3.6 (pattern-resolved promotion): expand per R7's consolidated promotion patterns
+- Step 3.7 (route by autofix class): rewrite for three tiers. `safe_auto` → apply silently. `gated_auto` → walk-through with Apply as recommended. `manual` → walk-through with user-judgment framing, or FYI subsection when low-confidence.
+- **R30 fix-landed matching predicate per #10 review feedback:** when determining whether a round-2 persona's finding is a re-raise of a round-1 Applied finding at the same location, use the existing dedup fingerprint (`normalize(section) + normalize(title)`) augmented with an evidence-substring overlap check. Section renames count as "different location" — treat as new finding. Specify explicitly in the synthesis step so the implementer doesn't invent a predicate.
+- **Validation gate per #3 + #7 review feedback:** before merging Unit 4, run the new synthesis pipeline against two artifacts and log the result in the PR description:
+  1. **A seeded test-fixture plan doc** — create one under `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/seeded-plan.md` with known issues planted across each tier (target seed: ~3 safe_auto candidates, ~3 gated_auto candidates, ~5 manual candidates, ~5 FYI-tier candidates at confidence 0.40–0.65, ~3 drop-worthy P3s at confidence 0.55–0.74). This is the rigorous validation — existing plans in `docs/plans/` have already been through review and would make the pipeline look falsely clean.
+  2. **The brainstorm doc** (`docs/brainstorms/2026-04-18-ce-doc-review-autofix-and-interaction-requirements.md`), which went through document-review via the OLD pipeline — re-running under the NEW pipeline is a valid before/after comparison.
+
+  **Numeric pass criteria (soft, not absolute):**
+  - Seeded fixture: ≥2 of the 3 seeded safe_auto candidates get applied silently; ≥2 of the 3 seeded gated_auto show up in the walk-through bucket with `(recommended)` Apply; all 3 drop-worthy P3s at 0.55–0.74 get dropped by the per-severity gate; ≥3 of the 5 FYI candidates surface in the FYI subsection; zero false auto-applies on manual-shaped seeds.
+  - Brainstorm re-run: no P0/P1 findings that the old pipeline applied are regressed (i.e., the new pipeline doesn't drop what the old one kept as important); total user-facing decision count (gated_auto + manual after gate) should be meaningfully lower than the old pipeline produced.
+
+  If a seed classification fires outside its intended tier, investigate before merging — may indicate threshold or strawman-rule calibration issue.
+- Add explicit state-machine narration referencing the diagram in High-Level Technical Design. Every transition ("Raised → Classified," "Classified → SafeAuto," etc.) is a named step in synthesis prose, not an implied carry-forward.
+- **Headless envelope extension lands here per #12 sequencing fix:** this unit is the first to produce `gated_auto` findings in headless mode, so the envelope must support the new bucket headers before shipping. Extend `synthesis-and-presentation.md:93-119` headless output to include `Gated-auto findings` and `FYI observations` sections alongside existing `Applied N safe_auto fixes` count and `Manual findings` section. Preserves existing bucket structure so callers that only read the old buckets continue to work (forward-compat; ce-brainstorm and ce-plan surface P0/P1 residuals adjacent to menus, unchanged). Unit 8 adds the contract test for this envelope later.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review` stage 5 merge pipeline (`SKILL.md:456-484`) for confidence-gate, dedup, cross-reviewer agreement boost structure
+- Existing `synthesis-and-presentation.md` step numbering — preserve step IDs to avoid churning cross-references
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: a P3 finding at 0.60 confidence is dropped by the per-severity gate (under the current 0.50 flat gate it would survive)
+- Happy path: a P0 finding at 0.52 confidence survives the gate
+- Happy path: two personas flagging the same issue get a +0.10 boost, lifting one from 0.55 (below P1 gate) to 0.65 (above)
+- Edge case: a low-confidence `manual` finding at 0.45 (above the 0.40 FYI floor, below the severity gate) surfaces in the FYI subsection, not dropped
+- Edge case: a `gated_auto` finding with only strawman alternatives gets auto-promoted to `safe_auto` per R7 consolidated patterns — but if ANY alternatives exist (even weak), defaults to `gated_auto` per the strawman safeguard
+- Edge case: contradiction handling — two personas with opposing actions on the same finding route to `manual` with both perspectives
+- Integration: routing the calibration-example case from the origin document (14 findings → 4 manual + 3 gated_auto + 1 safe_auto + 1 FYI + 5 dropped) produces a reasonable bucket distribution
+- Integration: seeded-fixture test (`tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/seeded-plan.md`) meets the numeric pass criteria in the Approach section — seeded safe_auto/gated_auto/manual/FYI candidates land in their intended tiers; drop-worthy P3s are dropped; no false-auto on manual-shaped seeds
+- Integration: brainstorm-doc re-run (`docs/brainstorms/2026-04-18-ce-doc-review-autofix-and-interaction-requirements.md`) shows meaningful decision-count reduction without regressing previously-applied P0/P1 fixes
+
+**Verification:**
+- Confidence gate is per-severity, documented in step 3.2 of synthesis
+- Residual-promotion step is removed; cross-persona agreement boost is its replacement
+- Each state transition in the finding lifecycle has a named synthesis step
+- Routing the origin document's real-world example reproduces the expected 14→4 decisions split
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Interaction model: routing question + per-finding walk-through + bulk preview**
+
+**Goal:** Port the per-finding walk-through, bulk preview, and four-option routing question from `ce-code-review`. Adapt for ce-doc-review (no batch fixer, no tracker integration). This is the biggest behavioral change and where most of the user-visible UX improvement lives.
+
+**Requirements:** R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R26
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 4 (routing uses new tiers and confidence-gated finding set)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/walkthrough.md`
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/bulk-preview.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/SKILL.md` (add Interactive mode rules section at top, AskUserQuestion pre-load directive)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` (Phase 4 presentation hands off to walkthrough.md; add routing question stage)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add an "Interactive mode rules" section at the top of `SKILL.md` modeled on `ce-code-review/SKILL.md:73-77`. Include the `AskUserQuestion` pre-load directive and the numbered-list fallback rule.
+- Create `walkthrough.md` by adapting `ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md`. **Tier alignment:** ce-doc-review uses the first three ce-code-review tier names verbatim — `safe_auto`, `gated_auto`, `manual` — so no rename in the port. ce-code-review's fourth `advisory` tier has no ce-doc-review equivalent in the walk-through; advisory-style findings render in a presentation-layer FYI subsection (Unit 4's concern), not as a walk-through option. **Keep from the source:** terminal-block + question split, four-option menu shape (Apply / Defer / Skip / LFG-the-rest), `(recommended)` marker, LFG-the-rest escape, N=1 adaptation, unified completion report, post-tie-break recommendation rendering. **Remove from the source:** fixer-subagent-batch-dispatch (ce-doc-review has no batch fixer per scope boundary), `[TRACKER]` label substitution logic, tracker-detection tuple (`named_sink_available`, `any_sink_available`, confidence-based label substitution), render-time Defer→Skip remap on `any_sink_available: false`, `.context/compound-engineering/ce-code-review/{run_id}/{reviewer_name}.json` artifact-lookup paths (ce-doc-review's agents don't write run artifacts), advisory-variant `Acknowledge` option (no advisory tier here). **Replace:** "file a tracker ticket" → "append to Open Questions section" (Unit 6 implements the append mechanic).
+- Create `bulk-preview.md` by adapting `ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md`: keep the grouped buckets, Proceed/Cancel options, scope-summary header. Adapt bucket labels (`Applying (N):`, `Appending to Open Questions (N):`, `Skipping (N):`). Drop the `Acknowledging (N):` bucket — no advisory tier means no Acknowledge action. Remove tracker-label substitution.
+- Update `synthesis-and-presentation.md` Phase 4: after auto-fixes are applied, route to the new routing question (if any `gated_auto` / `manual` findings remain). Load `walkthrough.md` for option A, `bulk-preview.md` for options B and C. Option D = report only. Use R16 tie-break order (`Skip > Defer > Apply > Acknowledge`) for per-finding recommendations.
+
+**Execution note:** Port the Interactive Question Tool Design rules verbatim from AGENTS.md — third-person voice, front-loaded distinguishing words, ≤4 options. Verify each menu's labels at the rendering surface during implementation; harness label truncation is a known failure mode (ce-pipeline learnings doc §5).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md` — structural template
+- `ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md` — structural template
+- `ce-code-review/SKILL.md:73-77` — Interactive mode rules section
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` → "Interactive Question Tool Design" section — menu design rules
+- The state machine in High-Level Technical Design above
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: 3 `gated_auto` findings + 1 `manual` finding → routing question offers all 4 options; picking A enters walk-through; each finding presented one at a time with recommended action marked
+- Happy path: N=1 (exactly one pending finding) → walk-through wording drops "Finding N of M," LFG-the-rest option suppressed
+- Happy path: user picks LFG-the-rest at finding 2 of 8 → bulk preview scoped to findings 3-8, header notes "2 already decided"
+- Edge case: all findings are low-confidence `manual` (FYI subsection only) → routing question skipped (no gated_auto / present-above-gate remain), flows to terminal question with no walk-through; FYI content still renders in the report
+- Edge case: bulk-preview Cancel from LFG-the-rest returns to the current finding, not to the routing question
+- Edge case: routing Cancel from option B / C returns to the routing question with no side effects
+- Integration: recommendation tie-break (R16) — two personas flag the same finding with conflicting actions (Apply / Skip); walk-through marks the post-tie-break value (Skip) with `(recommended)`; R15-conflict context line surfaces the disagreement in the question stem
+
+**Verification:**
+- `walkthrough.md` and `bulk-preview.md` exist with adapted content
+- SKILL.md has an Interactive mode rules section with AskUserQuestion pre-load
+- Synthesis Phase 4 routes to the walkthrough/bulk-preview references after auto-fixes
+- Menus pass the Interactive Question Tool Design review (third-person, ≤4 options, self-contained labels)
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: In-doc Open Questions deferral + append mechanic**
+
+**Goal:** Implement the Defer action's in-doc append mechanic. When a user chooses Defer on a finding, append an entry to a `## Deferred / Open Questions` section at the end of the document under review.
+
+**Requirements:** R20, R21, R22
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 5 (walk-through's Defer option is where this fires)
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/open-questions-defer.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/walkthrough.md` (reference the Defer mechanic from Unit 5's walkthrough.md)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Create `open-questions-defer.md` describing:
+  - Detection: does the doc already have a `## Deferred / Open Questions` section at the end?
+  - Heading creation if absent
+  - Subsection structure: `### From YYYY-MM-DD review` (timestamped to the review invocation — creates per-review grouping even when run multiple times on the same doc)
+  - Entry format per R21: title, severity, reviewer attribution, confidence, `why_it_matters` framing. Excludes `suggested_fix` and `evidence` (those live in the run artifact if one exists; pointer to run artifact included when relevant)
+  - Append location: end of doc, after existing content. If the doc has a trailing horizontal rule or separator, add above it to avoid visual drift.
+- Failure handling per R22: document is read-only / path issue / write failure → surface inline with Retry / Fallback-to-completion-report-only / Convert-to-Skip sub-question. No silent failure.
+- Walkthrough.md references this file when the user picks Defer; the walkthrough itself doesn't reimplement the append logic.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review/references/tracker-defer.md` — **only** for the failure-path sub-question structure (Retry / Fallback / Convert to Skip). Do not carry over tracker-detection, sink-availability, or label-substitution logic — none apply to in-doc append.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: doc has no Open Questions section → append creates the `## Deferred / Open Questions` heading and a `### From YYYY-MM-DD review` subsection with the deferred entry
+- Happy path: doc already has the Open Questions section at the end → append adds under a new `### From YYYY-MM-DD review` subsection (keep prior review entries distinguishable)
+- Happy path: two Defer actions in the same review session → both entries land under the same `### From YYYY-MM-DD review` subsection
+- **Shadow path (mid-doc heading) per #13 review feedback:** doc has a `## Deferred / Open Questions` heading somewhere in the middle (not the end) → append finds it and lands under it at its existing location, does not create a duplicate section at the end
+- **Shadow path (same-title collision) per #13:** round 2 within the same day defers a finding whose title matches an existing round-1 entry under the same `### From YYYY-MM-DD review` subsection → append is idempotent on title (skip duplicate entry), records the no-op in the completion report
+- **Shadow path (frontmatter-only doc):** doc has frontmatter and no body content → append creates the heading after the frontmatter block, not at byte 0
+- **Shadow path (concurrent editor writes):** re-read the doc from disk immediately before the append to reduce the window for user-in-editor concurrent-write collisions; log mtime before and after append and abort + surface retry if changed during the write
+- Edge case: doc is read-only → append fails, user is offered Retry / Fall-back-to-report-only / Convert-to-Skip; Convert-to-Skip records the Skip reason in the completion report
+- Edge case: doc has a trailing `---` or other separator → append lands above it
+- Integration: deferred entries from a walk-through round 1 are visible in the doc when round 2 runs; the decision primer (Unit 7) correctly identifies them as prior-round decisions; personas exclude the section from review scope per the subagent template instruction (Unit 3)
+
+**Verification:**
+- `open-questions-defer.md` exists and describes the append mechanic + failure handling
+- Walk-through's Defer option invokes the mechanic correctly
+- Deferred findings accumulate under timestamped subsections across reviews
+- No silent failures — every failure surfaces inline with user-actionable options
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Terminal question restructure + multi-round decision memory**
+
+**Goal:** Replace the current Phase 5 binary question (`Refine — re-review` / `Review complete`) with a three-option terminal question that separates "apply decisions" from "re-review," and introduce the multi-round decision primer that carries prior-round decisions into subsequent rounds.
+
+**Requirements:** R17, R18, R19, R28, R29, R30
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 5 (walkthrough captures the decisions the primer carries forward), Unit 6 (Defer decisions contribute to the primer)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/SKILL.md` (Phase 2 dispatch passes cumulative primer)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` (Phase 5 terminal question + R29 suppression rule + R30 fix-landed verification)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` (persona instructions to honor the primer — suppress re-raising rejected findings, respect fix-landed verification context)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace Phase 5 terminal question with three options per R17: `Apply decisions and proceed to <next stage>` (default / recommended when fixes were applied), `Apply decisions and re-review`, `Exit without further action`. The `<next stage>` text uses the document type: `ce-plan` for requirements docs, `ce-work` for plan docs.
+- R19 zero-actionable-findings degenerate case: skip option B (re-review), offer only "Proceed to <next stage>" / "Exit." **Label adapts:** when there are no decisions to apply (zero-actionable case, or a routing path where every finding was Acknowledge/Skip), drop the "Apply decisions and" prefix — the label should match what the system is doing. Only when at least one Apply was queued does the label remain "Apply decisions and proceed to <next stage>".
+- R18 rendering rule: terminal question is distinct from mid-flow routing question. Don't merge them.
+- Multi-round decision primer per R28–R30:
+  - The orchestrator maintains an in-memory decision list across rounds within a single session (rejected findings with title/evidence/reason; applied findings with title/section)
+  - Passed to every persona in round 2+ as part of the subagent template variable bindings
+  - **Primer structure per #9 review feedback:** the primer is a single text block injected into `{decision_primer}` slot at the top of the `<review-context>` block. Shape:
+    ```
+    <prior-decisions>
+    Round 1 — applied (N entries):
+    - {section}: "{title}" ({reviewer}, {confidence})
+    Round 1 — rejected (N entries):
+    - {section}: "{title}" — {Skipped|Deferred} because {reason or "no reason provided"}
+    </prior-decisions>
+    ```
+    Round 1 (no primer) renders as an empty `<prior-decisions>` block or omits the block entirely — implementation-detail choice driven by which reads better to personas during calibration. The subagent template gets a matching `{decision_primer}` slot.
+  - Persona-level suppression rule per R29: don't re-raise a finding whose title and evidence pattern-match a rejected finding unless current doc state makes the concern materially different
+  - Synthesis-level fix-landed verification per R30: for each applied finding, confirm the specific issue no longer appears at the referenced section. If a persona re-surfaces the same finding at the same location (same section fingerprint + evidence-substring overlap per Unit 4's matching predicate), flag as "fix did not land" in the report rather than treating it as new.
+- **Caller-context handling per #6 review feedback:** interactive-mode nested invocations (ce-brainstorm → ce-doc-review, ce-plan → ce-doc-review) rely on the model reading conversation context to interpret the terminal question correctly, rather than an explicit `nested:true` argument. Rationale: the caller's conversation is visible to the sub-skill's orchestrator, so when the user picks "Proceed to <next stage>" from inside ce-plan's 5.3.8 flow, the agent does not fire a nested `/ce-plan` dispatch — it returns control to the caller's flow which continues its own logic. When invoked standalone, "Proceed to <next stage>" dispatches the appropriate next skill. `mode:headless` stays explicit because headless is deterministic programmatic behavior, but interactive-mode caller-context is handled by model orchestration. **No caller-side change required for ce-brainstorm or ce-plan.** If this implicit handling proves unreliable in practice, add an explicit `nested:true` flag as a follow-up.
+- Cross-session persistence is out of scope per the scope boundary.
+
+**Execution note:** Model the decision-primer flow as part of the state machine diagram. Every round-2-persona-dispatch transition explicitly reads from the primer — this is not a prose-level "personas should remember" assumption.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review/SKILL.md` Step 5 final-next-steps for the mode-driven terminal question structure (but adapt PR/push verbs to pipeline-stage verbs)
+- State machine diagram in High-Level Technical Design — every prior-round-decision transition is named
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: round 1 user applies 2 findings and skips 1; round 2 persona re-raises the skipped finding → synthesis drops it per R29 with a note in Coverage
+- Happy path: round 1 user applies a finding; round 2 persona does NOT re-raise it (fix self-suppressed because evidence is gone) → synthesis reports "fix verified"
+- Happy path: round 1 user applies a finding; round 2 persona re-raises it at the same location (fix didn't actually land) → synthesis flags "fix did not land" in the final report
+- Happy path: terminal question after round 1 with fixes applied → three options; user picks "Apply and proceed" → hand off to ce-plan or ce-work
+- Edge case: zero actionable findings after auto-fixes → terminal question has 2 options (re-review suppressed)
+- Edge case: user deferred a finding in round 1 (R22); round 2 persona re-raises same concern → suppressed per R29 (defer counts as rejection for suppression purposes)
+- Edge case: re-review triggered → round 2 decision primer includes all rounds 1's decisions; flow re-enters Phase 2 dispatch with primer passed to personas
+- Integration: multi-round primer state is in-memory; exiting the session discards it; starting a new session on the same doc is a fresh round 1
+
+**Verification:**
+- Terminal question has three options (or two in the zero-actionable case)
+- Round-2 dispatch passes the cumulative primer to every persona
+- R29 suppression drops re-raised rejected findings with Coverage note
+- R30 fix-landed verification flags fixes that didn't land
+- Cross-session persistence is not implemented (verified by the boundary)
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 8: Framing polish + contract test extension**
+
+**Goal:** Apply framing quality rules (R23–R25) uniformly across all user-facing surfaces that weren't already updated by Units 3–7, and extend `pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` to lock in the new-tier envelope shape. (The headless-envelope extension itself moves earlier per the #12 sequencing fix — see below.)
+
+**Requirements:** R23, R24, R25, R27 *(R27's envelope shape landed in Unit 4 per the sequencing fix; this unit adds the contract test for it)*
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` (R23–R25 framing rules applied across output surfaces)
+- Modify: `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` (extend to assert new tiers appear distinctly in headless envelope)
+- Consider: `tests/ce-doc-review-contract.test.ts` (new) if assertions don't fit cleanly in pipeline-review-contract — decide during implementation
+
+**Approach:**
+- **R23–R25 framing rules:** applied at every user-facing surface — walk-through terminal blocks, bulk-preview lines, Open Questions entries, headless envelope. Observable-consequence-first, why-the-fix-works grounding, 2-4 sentence budget. Because the framing-guidance block at the subagent template (Unit 3) already shapes persona output at the source, this pass is about ensuring the presentation surfaces carry the framing forward without dilution (e.g., the walk-through's terminal block shouldn't re-wrap the persona's `why_it_matters` in code-structure-first prose).
+- **Test extension:** `pipeline-review-contract.test.ts:279-352` currently asserts `mode:headless` invocation from ce-brainstorm and ce-plan. Extend to assert the new tiers appear distinctly in the headless output without breaking existing pattern matches. Structural assertions only — do not lock exact prose, so future wording improvements don't ossify the test. Also assert the `nested:true` flag invocation from both callers (Unit 7 landing).
+- No "Past Solutions" section in output — learnings-researcher is not invoked from ce-doc-review (see Key Technical Decisions).
+- **Sequencing per #12 review feedback:** the actual headless envelope extension (new tier bucket headers) lands in Unit 4's PR, not this unit. Rationale: Unit 4 is the first unit that produces non-`safe_auto` / non-`manual` findings in headless mode. If Unit 4 ships before the envelope is updated, callers (ce-plan in `mode:headless`) would see `gated_auto` findings demoted into legacy buckets or emitted in a shape callers can't parse. Landing the envelope change with Unit 4 keeps each phase independently consumable.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `ce-code-review` headless envelope (`SKILL.md:510-572`) structure — grouped by `autofix_class`, metadata header, per-finding detail lines
+- Existing ce-doc-review headless output in `synthesis-and-presentation.md:93-119`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: headless mode run with findings across all 3 tiers → envelope contains distinct `Applied N safe_auto fixes` count + `Gated-auto findings` + `Manual findings` sections (+ `FYI observations` subsection when present) in that order
+- Happy path: headless mode with only safe_auto fixes applied → envelope shows the count and omits the finding-type sections
+- Happy path: headless mode with zero findings at all → envelope collapses to "Review complete (headless mode). No findings."
+- Edge case: headless mode with only FYI-subsection content → envelope shows the subsection only, no decision-requiring buckets
+- Integration: ce-plan phase 5.3.8 headless invocation continues to work with new envelope; new tier sections are visible to the caller for residual-P0/P1 surfacing decisions (`plan-handoff.md:13`)
+- Integration: `nested:true` flag is respected — when set, terminal question omits the "Proceed to <next stage>" option; verifiable via contract test
+- Integration: framing of a single finding is consistent across walk-through terminal block, bulk-preview line, Open Questions append entry, and headless envelope — verify by reviewing a test fixture doc's output at all four surfaces
+
+**Verification:**
+- All user-facing surfaces meet the R23–R25 framing bar
+- Pipeline contract test extended and passing (covers new-tier envelope + `nested:true` caller-hint behavior)
+- No learnings-researcher dispatch code in ce-doc-review (verified by grep)
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** `ce-brainstorm` Phase 3.5 + Phase 4 handoff re-review paths, `ce-plan` Phase 5.3.8 + 5.4 post-generation menu, LFG/SLFG pipeline invocations, direct user invocation. All consume `"Review complete"` terminal signal — unchanged by this work. **No caller-side diff required:** the terminal question's "Proceed to <next stage>" hand-off is interpreted contextually by the agent from the visible conversation state — when invoked from inside another skill's flow, it returns control to the caller; when standalone, it dispatches the next stage. If implicit handling proves unreliable, add an explicit `nested:true` token as a follow-up.
+- **Error propagation:** Append failures in Defer (Unit 6) must surface inline with retry/fallback/skip options. Headless mode failures (e.g., a persona times out) must return partial results with Coverage note, never block the whole review.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** Multi-round decision primer (Unit 7) is in-memory only. User exits mid-session → primer discarded → next session is fresh round 1. In-doc Open Questions mutations (Unit 6) persist on disk — re-running ce-doc-review on a modified doc sees those mutations as part of doc state.
+- **API surface parity:** Headless envelope (R27) is the machine-readable contract. Adding new tiers changes envelope content but not the terminal signal or the `mode:headless` invocation shape. Backward-compatible for existing callers; forward-compatible requires callers to handle new tier sections (ce-brainstorm and ce-plan both currently surface P0/P1 residuals adjacent to menus — no change needed for that behavior).
+- **Integration coverage:** Cross-layer behaviors mocked tests won't prove — end-to-end tests with a realistic plan doc against ce-plan's 5.3.8 headless invocation flow catch tier-envelope compatibility issues.
+- **Unchanged invariants:**
+  - Persona activation/selection logic (the 7 persona files' conditional triggers)
+  - `"Review complete"` terminal signal for callers
+  - Headless mode's structural contract (mutate-then-return with structured text; callers own routing)
+  - Cross-platform converter behavior (OpenCode 3-segment name rewrite, dispatch-string preservation)
+  - `ce-code-review` itself — this plan touches ce-doc-review only, not ce-code-review
+
+## Alternative Approaches Considered
+
+- **Ship as `ce-doc-review-beta` parallel skill.** The learnings-researcher recommended this path given ce-doc-review is chained into brainstorm→plan flows. **Rejected** because the overhaul is phaseable; each phase's blast radius is bounded (Units 1-2 don't touch ce-doc-review's contract at all; Units 3-7 preserve the headless envelope per R27); and beta forking would double the surface area (two skill directories, mirrored references, promotion PR needed). A phased single-track ship carries less risk-per-week and delivers user value earlier. If a phase later proves riskier than anticipated, fork to beta at that point rather than upfront.
+- **Minimal `review-time` mode flag on learnings-researcher instead of domain-agnostic rewrite.** A smaller patch: add a `review-time` invocation context hint that adapts keyword extraction and output framing. **Rejected** because it accumulates special cases rather than fixing the root mismatch. `ce-compound` and `ce-compound-refresh` already capture non-code learnings; the agent's taxonomy should reflect that. A full rewrite removes the drift; a mode flag ossifies it.
+- **Dispatch learnings-researcher from ce-doc-review (original R31–R35).** Considered as always-on dispatch, then as conditional dispatch (skip when ce-plan is the caller). **Both rejected.** The agent is ce-plan-owned (implementation-context per `research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md`); running it from ce-doc-review is a pipeline violation in the ce-brainstorm and standalone contexts and a redundant dispatch in the ce-plan context. Conditional-dispatch added "is the caller ce-plan?" detection logic that was fragile and solved a problem better avoided. Users who want institutional memory for a doc can invoke `/ce-plan`, where the lookup is a first-class pipeline stage. Keeping the dispatch out of ce-doc-review entirely preserves clean pipeline-stage ownership and removes complexity.
+- **Add `learning_category` field orthogonal to `problem_type`.** A cleaner long-term schema split, but requires migrating every existing entry and teaching authors to pick both. **Rejected** in favor of enum expansion — minimal migration, keeps authoring flow stable, absorbs the `best_practice` overflow directly.
+- **Pass a diff in multi-round decision primer.** Would give personas before/after comparison for each round. **Rejected** — fixed findings self-suppress (evidence gone), regressions surface as normal current-state findings, rejected findings are handled by pattern-match suppression. The diff adds prompt weight without changing what the agent can detect.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
+|------|-----------|--------|------------|
+| Caller flows break because the headless envelope changes shape | Low | High | R27 preserves existing envelope structure; extend `pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` in Unit 8 to assert new tiers appear distinctly without breaking existing match patterns; run ce-brainstorm and ce-plan end-to-end against the updated skill before merge |
+| Strawman-aware classification rule (R6) is too aggressive, auto-applying fixes users want to review | Medium | Medium | Framing-guidance block includes a conservative positive/negative example pair; tiers preserve user control via `gated_auto` walk-through for anything with a concrete fix that changes doc meaning; calibration against the origin document's real-world example is a required validation step |
+| Per-severity confidence gates drop genuinely valuable P3 findings | Low | Low | P3 gate at 0.75 is conservative; the FYI floor (0.40) on low-confidence `manual` findings keeps genuinely-noteworthy observations surfacing below the gate; if real-world calibration shows drops, the threshold is a single number change |
+| Multi-round primer re-raises the same findings because personas don't reliably suppress | Medium | Medium | Synthesis-level enforcement (R29) is authoritative — orchestrator drops re-raised rejected findings regardless of whether the persona suppressed. Persona-level suppression is the hint; orchestrator is the gate. |
+| Walk-through UX friction at high finding counts despite `LFG the rest` escape | Low | Medium | Walk-through's LFG-the-rest option bounds friction after initial calibration; bulk-preview Proceed gives an atomic commit point; N=1 adaptation handles the degenerate case cleanly |
+| Duplicate schema files in ce-compound / ce-compound-refresh drift | Low | High | Unit 1 explicitly updates both in the same commit; future divergence detection is a follow-up test opportunity (deferred item) |
+| learnings-researcher rewrite regresses ce-plan's existing usage | Medium | High | Unit 2 execution note requires sampling 3-5 real invocations before merge; cross-platform converter tests assert dispatch-string preservation; `<work-context>` is additive, callers with old calling conventions continue to work because the agent probes for structured input and falls back to free-form description when absent |
+| Dynamic category probe hits a weird repo with unexpected directory structure | Low | Low | Probe falls through to "no categories detected, do broad search across docs/solutions/" — this is already the agent's current behavior when the hardcoded table misses |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- No additional runtime infrastructure — this is a plugin skill change with no user data, no external APIs.
+- After Unit 1 lands, existing authors using `ce-compound` will see new enum options in the steering language; authors writing new solution docs can pick the narrower value immediately.
+- After Unit 2 lands, `/ce-plan` users will see the agent's output reflect the broader taxonomy (non-code learnings surfacing more appropriately).
+- After Units 5–7 land, interactive ce-doc-review users will see the new routing question, walk-through, and terminal question on their next review. The flow mirrors the `ce-code-review` experience users already have — low learning-curve.
+- The `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md` reference-file counts table will need an update once the new `references/` files land in Units 5–6. `bun run release:validate` catches drift.
+- AGENTS.md discoverability updates (Unit 1) need to include the four new `problem_type` values so agents reading AGENTS.md know the narrower categories are available.
+
+## Phased Delivery
+
+Each unit can ship as its own PR. Recommended sequence:
+
+### Phase 1 — Foundation (Units 1, 2)
+- Unit 1 (enum expansion + migration)
+- Unit 2 (learnings-researcher rewrite)
+
+These are independently valuable and low-risk. They benefit `/ce-plan`'s existing usage even before ce-doc-review changes land.
+
+### Phase 2 — Classification + Synthesis (Units 3, 4)
+- Unit 3 (subagent template upgrade + findings-schema tier expansion)
+- Unit 4 (synthesis pipeline per-severity gates + tier routing)
+
+Depends on Unit 1's enum values being available (not Unit 2 — that's a parallel Phase 1 deliverable for ce-plan). Within Phase 2, Unit 3 must complete before Unit 4 because Unit 4's synthesis routing depends on Unit 3's tier definitions. Changes ce-doc-review's internal shape but preserves the headless envelope contract.
+
+### Phase 3 — Interaction Model (Units 5, 6, 7)
+- Unit 5 (routing question + walk-through + bulk preview)
+- Unit 6 (in-doc Open Questions deferral)
+- Unit 7 (terminal question + multi-round memory)
+
+Biggest UX surface change. Callers unchanged due to preserved headless contract; interactive users see the port of the `ce-code-review` flow.
+
+### Phase 4 — Integration + Polish (Unit 8)
+- Unit 8 (framing polish across all surfaces, pipeline-review-contract test extension)
+
+Final polish pass. The headless envelope extension itself lands earlier (in Unit 4's PR, per the #12 sequencing fix) so callers never observe an interstitial state where new tiers are produced but the envelope can't carry them. Unit 8 locks the envelope shape in via the contract test and finishes the framing-polish sweep.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- **Origin document:** `docs/brainstorms/2026-04-18-ce-doc-review-autofix-and-interaction-requirements.md`
+- **Pattern source (ce-code-review PR #590):** https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/pull/590
+- Related code:
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/SKILL.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/research/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/schema.yaml`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/yaml-schema.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/references/schema.yaml`
+- Related institutional learnings:
+  - `docs/solutions/best-practices/ce-pipeline-end-to-end-learnings-2026-04-17.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/discoverability-check-for-documented-solutions-2026-03-30.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md`
+- Related tests:
+  - `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts:279-352`
+  - `tests/converter.test.ts:417-438`

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+---
+title: "refactor: Recenter installs on native packages and shared skill cleanup"
+type: refactor
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-18
+---
+
+# Recenter Installs on Native Packages and Shared Skill Cleanup
+
+## Overview
+
+Rework the install strategy around current agent-harness behavior:
+
+- Use native package/plugin installers where they can install the full Compound Engineering payload.
+- Avoid `~/.agents` for CE-owned installs because shared skills there can shadow native plugin installs such as Copilot.
+- Keep agents target-native unless the harness's package format explicitly supports bundled agents.
+- Add a first-class cleanup path for old CE-owned flat installs, renamed skills, removed skills, converted-agent skills, prompts, commands, and target-specific artifacts.
+
+This plan supersedes the Copilot-only native plugin plan because the same decision now affects Codex, Gemini, Pi, OpenCode, and every retained custom converter target.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+The current CLI grew when most targets did not have native package/plugin support. That is no longer uniformly true:
+
+- Claude Code has native plugin marketplaces.
+- Copilot CLI has plugin marketplaces and can install repo-hosted plugins.
+- Gemini CLI has native extensions and shared `~/.agents/skills` skill discovery.
+- Pi has native packages via `pi install` and also reads `~/.agents/skills`.
+- Codex has native plugins, but current public docs still make non-official distribution depend on local/repo/personal marketplace files.
+- OpenCode also reads `~/.agents/skills`, but CE should avoid that root by default because it can shadow Copilot plugin skills.
+- Windsurf no longer needs active support and should be deprecated from user-facing conversion/install flows while preserving cleanup for old CE artifacts.
+
+At the same time, our legacy installs leave stale flat artifacts behind. Examples include removed skills such as `reproduce-bug`, renamed workflows such as `workflows:*` -> `ce:*`, old prompt files, and agents that older converters flattened into skills. We cannot delete all of `~/.agents/skills` or `~/.codex/skills` because users may have non-CE skills there.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. Prefer native installers when they install the full useful payload with a reasonable user flow.
+- R2. Do not write CE-owned installs to `~/.agents`; treat it as a legacy cleanup surface only.
+- R3. Preserve target-specific agent behavior where the harness supports agents.
+- R4. Continue converting agents to skills only for targets that lack compatible agent packaging or invocation.
+- R5. Track all CE legacy skills, agents, commands, prompts, and generated aliases so cleanup can remove stale CE-owned artifacts without touching user-owned items.
+- R6. Any remaining custom install path must run legacy cleanup on every install.
+- R7. Native-install targets must have a documented one-time cleanup command users can run before switching from old Bun installs.
+- R8. Forward installs must write a manifest so removed or renamed artifacts can be cleaned without expanding the hand-maintained legacy list forever.
+- R9. The README and target specs must clearly distinguish native installer paths from legacy/custom converter paths.
+- R10. Deprecate Windsurf support and preserve cleanup for old CE Windsurf installs.
+
+## External Research Summary
+
+| Harness | Shared `~/.agents/skills` | Native package/plugin install | Agent support path | Planning conclusion |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Claude Code | Not the primary install path for this repo | Yes, `/plugin marketplace add` + `/plugin install` | Plugin `agents/` | Keep Claude native plugin as canonical. No Bun install needed for Claude. |
+| Codex | Yes, but CE should avoid it to prevent Copilot plugin shadowing. Codex also discovers `~/.codex/skills` in current local behavior. | Yes, but current docs describe official plugin directory plus local repo/personal marketplace files. | Custom agents are TOML under `~/.codex/agents` or `.codex/agents`, not `~/.agents/agents`. | Keep custom Codex install. Write CE skills under `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering` and convert Claude agents to flat Codex TOML custom agents under `~/.codex/agents`. |
+| Copilot CLI | Yes. Docs list project `.agents/skills` and personal `~/.agents/skills`. | Yes. `copilot plugin marketplace add OWNER/REPO`, then `copilot plugin install NAME@MARKETPLACE`. Copilot can read existing `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`. | Personal `~/.copilot/agents`, project `.github/agents`, Claude-compatible `~/.claude/agents` / `.claude/agents`, and plugin `agents/`. No documented `~/.agents/agents`. | Move Copilot to native plugin distribution using the existing Claude plugin metadata. Remove user-facing Bun install. |
+| Gemini CLI | Yes, but CE should avoid it to prevent Copilot plugin shadowing. | Yes. `gemini extensions install <github-url-or-local-path>`, but monorepo subdirectory install is not documented. | Project `.gemini/agents`, user `~/.gemini/agents`, and extension `agents/`. The verified `.agents/*` alias is for skills, not subagents. | Keep custom Bun install to `~/.gemini/{skills,agents,commands}` for now; revisit native extension distribution later. |
+| Pi | Yes. Docs list `~/.agents/skills` and `.agents/skills`. | Yes. `pi install npm:...`, `pi install git:...`, URL, or local path. | Core Pi has no built-in subagents; subagents are extension/package-provided. Packages can bundle extensions, skills, prompts, themes. | Prefer a Pi package if we can package the existing compat extension, prompts, and skills cleanly. Until then, keep custom writer and cleanup. |
+| OpenCode | Yes, but CE should avoid it to prevent Copilot plugin shadowing. | Partial. OpenCode has plugins/config, but no equivalent repo marketplace install for our full payload in current target design. | Agents are OpenCode markdown/config under `~/.config/opencode/agents` or `.opencode/agents`. | Keep custom writer for agents/config; do not share pass-through skills via `~/.agents/skills` by default. |
+| Factory Droid | No confirmed `~/.agents/skills`; docs mention `.factory/skills`, `~/.factory/skills`, and project `.agent/skills` compatibility. | Yes. `droid plugin marketplace add <repo>`, then `droid plugin install NAME@MARKETPLACE`. Droid can install Claude Code-compatible plugins directly. | Plugin agents load through the native plugin translation path. | Move Droid to native plugin distribution and remove user-facing Bun install. |
+| Kiro | No confirmed `~/.agents/skills` in current docs. | Has import flows, but not a CE-wide plugin install path in current target. | Agents are `.kiro/agents` JSON + prompt files. | Keep custom writer. |
+| Windsurf | No longer relevant for CE support. | N/A | Current converter maps agents to skills. | Deprecate/remove user-facing support; keep legacy cleanup for old CE Windsurf installs. |
+| Qwen Code | No shared `~/.agents` conclusion needed. | Extension-oriented target already has per-plugin root. | Qwen supports target-native agents. | Keep custom writer/package output. |
+
+Sources checked:
+
+- Codex skills: `https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills`
+- Codex plugins: `https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins` and `https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins/build`
+- Codex subagents: `https://developers.openai.com/codex/subagents`
+- Copilot agents/skills/plugins: `https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/customize-copilot/create-custom-agents-for-cli`, `https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/customize-copilot/add-skills`, `https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-plugin-reference`
+- Gemini skills/subagents/extensions: `https://geminicli.com/docs/cli/skills/`, `https://geminicli.com/docs/core/subagents/`, `https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/reference/`, `https://developers.googleblog.com/subagents-have-arrived-in-gemini-cli/`
+- Pi skills/packages: `https://buildwithpi.ai/README.md`, `https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/skills.md`, `https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/packages.md`
+- OpenCode skills/agents: `https://opencode.ai/docs/skills`, `https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/`
+- Factory Droid skills: `https://docs.factory.ai/cli/configuration/skills`
+- Kiro skills/agents: `https://kiro.dev/docs/skills/`, `https://kiro.dev/docs/cli/custom-agents/configuration-reference/`
+
+## Key Decisions
+
+### 1. Do not make `~/.agents` a CE-managed install root
+
+`~/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` is documented by Codex as a personal marketplace file, not as a cross-harness plugin installation convention. Copilot installs plugins under `~/.copilot/installed-plugins`, Gemini installs extensions under `~/.gemini/extensions`, and Pi packages install through Pi settings plus npm/git/local package storage.
+
+`~/.agents/skills` is also unsafe as a CE-managed install root. Copilot loads personal/project skills before plugin skills and deduplicates by `SKILL.md` `name`. A CE skill installed into `~/.agents/skills` for another target can silently shadow the same skill from Copilot's native plugin.
+
+Treat `~/.agents` as a legacy cleanup surface, not a forward install surface.
+
+### 2. Use native package distribution by target, not one universal folder
+
+Native targets should have target-native packaging:
+
+- Claude: existing `.claude-plugin` marketplace/plugin.
+- Copilot: reuse existing `.claude-plugin` marketplace/plugin metadata. Do not add a parallel `.github/plugin` surface unless a future Copilot-only manifest field becomes necessary.
+- Gemini: custom Bun install to `~/.gemini/{skills,agents,commands}` for now; future `gemini-extension.json` distribution remains possible.
+- Pi: npm/git/local package with `package.json` `pi` manifest.
+- Codex: `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering`, `~/.codex/agents`, and optional future `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`, but do not retire custom install until remote install UX is verified.
+
+### 3. Agents are not portable via `~/.agents`
+
+`~/.agents/skills` is increasingly common. `~/.agents/agents` is not documented by the primary sources checked for Codex, Copilot, or Gemini. Agent support must remain per target:
+
+- Copilot agents: markdown agent files under `~/.copilot/agents`, `.github/agents`, Claude-compatible `.claude/agents` / `~/.claude/agents`, or plugin `agents`.
+- Gemini sub-agents: markdown files under `.gemini/agents`, `~/.gemini/agents`, or extension `agents/`.
+- Codex custom agents: TOML files under `.codex/agents` / `~/.codex/agents`. CE should generate these from Claude Markdown agents instead of degrading them into skills.
+- OpenCode agents: markdown/config under `.opencode/agents` / `~/.config/opencode/agents`.
+- Kiro agents: JSON configs and prompt files under `.kiro/agents`.
+- Pi: no built-in subagents; package an extension if CE needs subagent behavior.
+
+This means the previous "convert agents to skills" behavior remains legitimate for targets without compatible agent packaging, but it should not be applied to Copilot and Gemini unless intentionally degraded. Gemini's April 2026 subagent support makes this more important: Gemini output should package CE agents as subagents under Gemini-owned roots, while `~/.agents` remains cleanup-only.
+
+### 4. Cleanup must be a product feature, not incidental writer behavior
+
+Current cleanup work in `src/data/plugin-legacy-artifacts.ts` is the right direction, but it is too writer-bound. We need a standalone cleanup command that can run before switching users from old Bun installs to native harness installers.
+
+Custom writers should still invoke cleanup automatically. Native installers cannot clean old CE artifacts in unrelated roots, so users need an explicit CE cleanup command.
+
+### 5. Legacy inventory should be generated and validated against git history
+
+The hand-maintained legacy list should be backed by a script that scans historical plugin inventories from git history:
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/*`
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/*`
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/commands/*`
+- historical `prompts/*` or converted command outputs
+- renamed colon/underscore/hyphen variants per target
+
+The result should be committed as data, and tests should fail when the current or historical source inventory includes an untracked CE artifact.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Add a platform install strategy spec**
+
+**Goal:** Replace ad hoc target assumptions with one repo-owned matrix for native vs custom install, shared-skill support, and agent support.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R3, R4, R9
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `docs/solutions/integrations/native-plugin-install-strategy-2026-04-19.md`
+- Modify: `README.md`
+- Modify as needed: `docs/specs/codex.md`, `docs/specs/copilot.md`, `docs/specs/gemini.md`, `docs/specs/opencode.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Document why CE avoids `~/.agents/skills` despite broad discovery support.
+- Document target-native package locations and install commands.
+- Mark each current target as `native-primary`, `custom-primary`, or `hybrid`.
+- Explicitly list whether source Claude agents become target agents or generated skills.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- README no longer implies all targets require the same Bun install path.
+- Target specs agree on whether a target uses native install or custom writer.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Build a standalone CE cleanup command**
+
+**Goal:** Give users one command to remove stale CE-owned artifacts from old installs before or during migration to native installers.
+
+**Requirements:** R5, R6, R7, R8
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `src/commands/cleanup.ts`
+- Create or Modify: `src/cleanup/*`
+- Modify: `src/index.ts`
+- Modify: `src/targets/*` custom writers to call shared cleanup helpers
+- Modify: `tests/cli.test.ts`
+- Add targeted cleanup tests under `tests/`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a command such as `compound cleanup compound-engineering --targets codex,copilot,gemini,pi,opencode,droid --apply`.
+- Default to dry-run unless the existing CLI convention strongly favors direct action.
+- Move matched legacy artifacts to a timestamped backup rather than hard-deleting.
+- Only touch known CE-owned artifacts, existing install-manifest entries, and symlinks whose targets are CE-managed.
+- Cover `~/.agents/skills`, `~/.codex/skills`, `~/.codex/prompts`, `~/.copilot/skills`, `~/.copilot/agents`, `~/.gemini/skills`, `~/.gemini/agents`, `~/.gemini/commands`, `~/.pi/agent/{skills,prompts,extensions}`, `~/.config/opencode/{skills,agents,commands,plugins}`, `~/.factory/{skills,commands,droids}`, deprecated `~/.codeium/windsurf/{skills,workflows,mcp_config.json}`, and other current writer roots.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Dry run reports stale `reproduce-bug` without moving it.
+- Apply moves stale CE artifacts to backup.
+- Non-CE skill with the same parent directory root is preserved.
+- A CE-managed symlink in `~/.agents/skills` is removed or moved safely.
+- A real user-owned directory at a CE-looking path is skipped unless manifest/history proves CE ownership.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Generate and validate the historical CE artifact manifest**
+
+**Goal:** Prevent future cleanup gaps when skills or agents are removed, renamed, or converted.
+
+**Requirements:** R5, R8
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/data/plugin-legacy-artifacts.ts`
+- Create: `scripts/generate-legacy-artifacts.ts` or similar
+- Create: `tests/plugin-legacy-artifacts-history.test.ts`
+- Modify: existing `tests/plugin-legacy-artifacts.test.ts`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Scan git history for CE plugin directories and normalize names per target.
+- Preserve hand-added aliases only for cases not recoverable from source directory history.
+- Commit generated data in a stable sorted form.
+- Test that current source artifacts and known removed artifacts are included.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Removed `reproduce-bug` remains in cleanup data.
+- If `document-review` is renamed to `ce-doc-review`, both old and new cleanup-relevant names are tracked.
+- Historical `prompts` outputs remain cleanup candidates.
+- Colon, underscore, and hyphen variants normalize correctly for Codex, Gemini, Pi, and OpenCode.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Move Copilot to native plugin distribution through existing Claude metadata**
+
+**Goal:** Replace user-facing `bunx ... --to copilot` with Copilot marketplace/plugin install.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R3, R4, R7, R9
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `README.md`
+- Modify: `docs/specs/copilot.md`
+- Modify: CLI target registration/tests if direct install is deprecated
+- Reassess/remove: `src/converters/claude-to-copilot.ts`, `src/targets/copilot.ts`, `src/types/copilot.ts`, and Copilot writer/converter tests if they no longer serve release validation
+
+**Approach:**
+- Use the existing root `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`; Copilot CLI explicitly looks there for marketplace metadata.
+- Use the existing plugin-local `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`; Copilot CLI can discover plugin manifests from `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`.
+- Document Copilot native install instructions:
+  - `copilot plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin`
+  - `copilot plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin`
+- Keep plugin agents as agents, not generated skills.
+- Do not create parallel `.github/plugin` metadata or `agents-copilot/` output unless a real compatibility failure is proven.
+- Run or recommend `compound cleanup compound-engineering --targets copilot,codex --apply` before switching old installs.
+- Treat stale Copilot skills as a shadowing risk, not only a duplicate-display risk. Copilot deduplicates skills by `SKILL.md` `name` with first-found-wins precedence, and personal/project skill roots such as `~/.agents/skills` load before plugin skills.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Existing `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` parses and has a `compound-engineering` entry whose `source` points at `plugins/compound-engineering`.
+- Existing `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` parses and is valid enough for both Claude and Copilot.
+- Copilot docs/spec record the native install commands and the `.claude-plugin` compatibility.
+- README does not advertise old direct Copilot Bun install as the primary path.
+- If possible, a local-path Copilot plugin install in a temporary config directory succeeds without modifying the user's real Copilot home.
+- A seeded stale `~/.agents/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` shadows a plugin-provided `ce-plan` in docs/tests or manual verification, proving cleanup is required even when Copilot does not show duplicate skills.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Update Gemini custom install and defer extension packaging**
+
+**Goal:** Keep Gemini on the custom Bun installer for now, but make it write Gemini-native skills and subagents under `~/.gemini` without using `~/.agents`.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R3, R4, R7, R9
+
+**Files:**
+- Create or Generate: Gemini skill/agent/command payloads as needed
+- Modify: `docs/specs/gemini.md`
+- Modify: `README.md`
+- Reassess: `src/converters/claude-to-gemini.ts`, `src/targets/gemini.ts`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Write pass-through skills to `~/.gemini/skills`.
+- Write normalized flat Gemini subagents to `~/.gemini/agents`.
+- Write command TOML files to `~/.gemini/commands` if CE ships commands again.
+- Write a managed manifest to `~/.gemini/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json`.
+- Do not write CE-owned Gemini artifacts to `~/.agents/skills`.
+- Do not assume `gemini extensions install` supports `--path` for a monorepo subdirectory. Current docs and local help list GitHub repository URL or local path sources, while `--path` is documented for `gemini skills install`.
+- Defer native extension distribution until we choose a shape where the installed source root contains `gemini-extension.json`: dedicated Gemini extension repo, generated distribution branch/package, or release asset.
+- Preserve agent prompt bodies where possible; the necessary work is flattening agent files into direct `agents/*.md` entries and stripping/translating Claude-specific frontmatter such as `color` and string-form `tools`.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Bun install writes to Gemini-owned roots and does not write to `~/.agents/skills`.
+- Gemini-specific agents are packaged as extension sub-agents, not flattened into skills unless deliberately configured.
+- Generated Gemini agents are flat direct files under `~/.gemini/agents`, contain strict Gemini-compatible frontmatter, and load without validation errors.
+- Legacy `.gemini` direct install cleanup still runs from the cleanup command.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Add or defer Pi package distribution**
+
+**Goal:** Decide whether CE can be installed with `pi install` and, if yes, package the existing Pi output as a real Pi package.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R4, R6, R7, R9
+
+**Files:**
+- Create or Modify: package metadata for Pi package distribution
+- Modify: `docs/specs/pi.md` if created, otherwise add one
+- Modify: `README.md`
+- Reassess: `src/converters/claude-to-pi.ts`, `src/targets/pi.ts`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Prefer npm package distribution if we want to avoid asking users to manually clone a repository.
+- Package Pi resources with `package.json` `pi` manifest: `skills`, `prompts`, and `extensions`.
+- Resolve the existing compat-extension conflict risk before promoting Pi native package as primary.
+- Until packaged and tested, keep the custom Pi writer and have it call shared cleanup every install.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Pi package manifest includes skills/prompts/extensions.
+- Existing `compound-engineering-compat.ts` does not conflict with popular subagent packages or is made conditional.
+- Cleanup removes old direct writer artifacts under `~/.pi/agent`.
+
+---
+
+- [x] **Unit 7: Rationalize remaining custom targets and deprecate Windsurf**
+
+**Goal:** Make explicit which targets still need the Bun converter/install path, remove Windsurf from active support, and ensure each retained or deprecated target has cleanup coverage.
+
+**Requirements:** R4, R6, R8, R9, R10
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/targets/index.ts`
+- Modify: `src/targets/{codex,opencode,kiro,qwen}.ts`
+- Delete: custom plugin install writers for native-marketplace targets such as Droid and Copilot
+- Delete: `src/converters/claude-to-windsurf.ts`, `src/types/windsurf.ts`, `src/targets/windsurf.ts`, `src/sync/windsurf.ts`, `tests/windsurf-*.test.ts`
+- Modify: README target table
+- Modify: target writer tests
+
+**Approach:**
+- Keep custom targets where native install does not cover the full payload or is not documented enough.
+- Run shared cleanup for each custom install.
+- Deprecate Windsurf from user-facing `convert`, `install`, `sync`, README, and target lists.
+- Preserve Windsurf cleanup support so old CE artifacts can be removed from `~/.codeium/windsurf/` even after active support is gone.
+- For Codex, keep current custom install as primary until native plugin distribution from a GitHub repo is as simple as Copilot/Gemini/Pi or until official directory publishing is available.
+- For Codex skills, write to `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill>` with a manifest under `~/.codex/compound-engineering/`; do not write to `~/.agents/skills`.
+- For Codex agents, convert Claude Markdown agents to flat TOML custom agents under `~/.codex/agents` using CE-prefixed names such as `ce-review-correctness-reviewer`, and update converted skill content so `Task`/agent references explicitly ask Codex to spawn the named custom agent.
+- The Codex skill-plus-agent split was smoke-tested on 2026-04-18: a skill in `~/.agents/skills/ce-codex-agent-smoke` successfully spawned a TOML custom agent from `~/.codex/agents/ce-codex-agent-smoke.toml` and returned `CODEX_TOML_AGENT_SMOKE_OK`.
+- Codex duplicate discovery was also smoke-tested on 2026-04-18: the same skill name installed under both `~/.agents/skills` and legacy `~/.codex/skills` appeared twice in the skill picker. Codex cleanup must remove old CE-owned skills from both roots before writing the namespaced `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering` install.
+- Shared skill nesting was smoke-tested on 2026-04-18: Codex discovered flat, nested, and Superpowers-style symlink-pack skills under `~/.agents/skills`, but Copilot and Gemini only discovered the flat direct `~/.agents/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md` shape. CE should avoid this root anyway because of Copilot shadowing.
+- For OpenCode, do not share pass-through skills via `~/.agents/skills` unless the user explicitly opts into cross-harness shared skills and understands Copilot shadowing.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Each custom writer calls cleanup with the correct target roots.
+- Target writer manifests remove artifacts that disappear between installs.
+- Windsurf is no longer advertised or selectable as an active install target.
+- Cleanup can still identify and back up old CE Windsurf artifacts.
+- README table matches registered target behavior.
+
+## Sequencing
+
+1. Land the strategy spec and cleanup command first. This reduces migration risk no matter which native packaging target lands next.
+2. Promote Copilot native install next because its plugin marketplace flow is documented and closest to Claude's model.
+3. Add Gemini extension packaging after Copilot because Gemini can bundle skills, commands, and preview sub-agents through extensions.
+4. Decide Pi packaging after resolving the extension conflict and npm-package shape.
+5. Revisit Codex native plugins last; the platform supports plugins, but the public distribution UX still appears less direct than Copilot/Gemini/Pi for a GitHub-hosted third-party plugin.
+6. Deprecate Windsurf and keep the remaining custom targets, with cleanup mandatory and manifest-backed.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- Should the cleanup command default to dry-run or apply? Recommendation: dry-run for standalone use, apply automatically inside custom install writers.
+- Should native package payloads be checked in or generated during release validation? Recommendation: generated but checked for determinism in CI if the target package must be present in the repo.
+- Should the existing `@every-env/compound-plugin` npm package also become the Pi package, or should Pi get a smaller dedicated npm package? Recommendation: investigate package contents first; avoid bloating Pi installs with converter-only code if avoidable.
+- Should Codex native plugin support be documented as experimental alongside custom install? Recommendation: yes, but do not retire custom install until remote marketplace install is verified end to end.
+
+## Verification
+
+- `bun test` after implementation units touching CLI, writers, or conversion.
+- `bun run release:validate` after native package manifests or plugin inventory changes.
+- Manual smoke tests for native installers:
+  - Claude: `/plugin install compound-engineering`
+  - Copilot: `copilot plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin` then install
+  - Gemini: `gemini extensions install <repo-url-or-local-path>`
+  - Pi: `pi install npm:<package>` or local package path
+- Cleanup smoke test with seeded temp homes for `~/.agents`, `~/.codex`, `~/.copilot`, `~/.gemini`, `~/.pi`, `~/.config/opencode`, and `~/.factory`.

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+---
+title: "feat: Ship Codex-format plugin manifests alongside Claude manifests"
+type: feat
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-20
+---
+
+# feat: Ship Codex-format plugin manifests alongside Claude manifests
+
+## Overview
+
+Add Codex-format plugin manifests (`.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` plus per-plugin `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`) to the repo alongside the existing Claude-format manifests, so Codex users can install CE's skills via the native `codex plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin` flow.
+
+Agents are not supported by Codex's native plugin spec, so the existing Bun converter (`bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to codex`) remains required to complete a CE install. To prevent skill double-registration when users run both flows, the Bun converter's `--to codex` default is changed to **agents-only**; an opt-in `--include-skills` flag re-enables the full bundle for standalone installs. The README documents the two-step flow.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+Codex is the only target in CE's installable set still gated on the Bun converter for the baseline (skills) install. Every other tool either has native support (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Droid, Qwen) or has no native install mechanism at all (OpenCode, Pi, Gemini, Kiro). Codex does have a native plugin format — we just never shipped the manifests for it.
+
+Shipping the Codex manifests:
+
+* Puts Codex in the "native install" tier alongside Copilot/Droid/Qwen for discovery and lifecycle (install/uninstall/update via `codex plugin`)
+
+* Does not change the agent install path (native Codex plugin install does not register custom agents per the spec and our empirical test)
+
+* Costs \~two hand-authored JSON files per plugin plus a small release-infra extension, because the repo already supports dual-format manifests (Claude + Cursor) and adding a third format is a parallel entry, not a new pattern
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+* R1. `codex plugin marketplace add <local-clone>` must succeed and register the CE plugin
+
+* R2. `codex plugin install compound-engineering` must install CE's skills into the expected Codex skill location
+
+* R3. Plugin version in `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` must stay in sync with `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` automatically on release
+
+* R4. `bun run release:validate` must fail if the Codex manifests drift out of sync with the Claude manifests (plugin list mismatch, name mismatch, version mismatch)
+
+* R5. README documents the Codex native install flow with a followup step for agents
+
+* R6. No regressions to existing Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Droid, Qwen, or Bun-converter install paths
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+* Native Codex plugin install handles skills only (Codex spec does not register custom agents or slash commands). Agents still flow through the Bun converter; the converter's default behavior is changed in Unit 9 so skills are NOT emitted by default, preventing double-registration.
+
+* Commands are not installed via native Codex plugin install (Codex spec limitation). Only affects the `coding-tutor` plugin, which ships commands. Coding-tutor users wanting commands run the Bun converter with `--include-skills`.
+
+* No single-command hybrid UX (the two-step `codex plugin install` + `bunx ... --to codex` flow is documented, not automated). This becomes obsolete when Codex supports custom agents natively — at which point the entire `--to codex` converter path is deprecated.
+
+* No logo asset — `interface.logo` is omitted; can be added in a followup when a branded icon is available
+
+* No Codex-specific skill frontmatter fields (`metadata.priority`, `metadata.pathPatterns`, `metadata.bashPatterns`) — these are trigger-tuning extensions, not required for registration, and can be added per-skill in followups
+
+* No empirical test of remote-repo install in this plan. The remote `codex plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin` flow documented in the README cannot be tested from a feature branch — Codex fetches the default branch of the remote. Remote-install verification is a separate manual step immediately post-merge, before the release tag: clone the merged `main`, run the remote install command against it, confirm skills register. If the remote path fails, ship a fix-forward PR rather than rolling back. `source: { source: "local", path: "./plugins/<name>" }` has been empirically verified as the correct schema for both bundled AND remote-cloned marketplaces (see Resolved Open Questions), so the most likely remote-vs-local divergence — the schema — is already de-risked
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+* Hybrid install UX that bundles `codex plugin install` with the agent followup into a single command: future plan once Codex's native spec is more settled
+
+* Codex-specific skill metadata tuning (priority, path patterns, bash patterns) for discoverability: evaluate per-skill in followups as use patterns emerge
+
+* Plugin logo asset design: hand off to design; drop in later
+
+* Removal of the `--to codex` Bun converter path entirely once Codex supports custom agents natively; at that point `codex plugin install` is sufficient on its own
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+* `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`, `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json` — existing dual-format marketplace manifests (Cursor mirrors Claude's schema; Codex will diverge)
+
+* `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` — existing dual plugin manifests (source of truth for name/description/version/author/homepage/keywords)
+
+* `.github/release-please-config.json` — `plugins/compound-engineering` and `plugins/coding-tutor` packages already list `extra-files` for `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` and `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`; Codex adds a third entry in each
+
+* `.github/.release-please-manifest.json` — tracks versions per release-please package; Cursor marketplace (`.cursor-plugin`) is a separate tracked package, Codex likely does not need its own tracked package since the Codex marketplace spec has no `version` field (see Key Technical Decisions)
+
+* `src/release/components.ts` — declares release components (`marketplace`, `cursor-marketplace`, CLI, per-plugin) and their source-of-truth file paths
+
+* `src/release/metadata.ts` — sync engine that reads the various marketplace + plugin manifests and cross-checks / updates versions and descriptions
+
+* `src/release/config.ts` — validator stubs (currently only checks `changelog-path` shape); extend here or in `metadata.ts` for Codex-consistency rules
+
+* `scripts/release/validate.ts` — entry point run by `bun run release:validate`; consumes the above
+
+* `tests/release-components.test.ts`, `tests/release-config.test.ts`, `tests/release-metadata.test.ts` — existing test coverage for the release infra; extend alongside the code changes
+
+### External References
+
+* Codex plugin docs: [developers.openai.com/codex/plugins](https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins), [developers.openai.com/codex/plugins/build](https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins/build)
+
+* Canonical reference repo: `github.com/openai/plugins` — confirms `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` at repo root, `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` per plugin
+
+* Local evidence:
+
+  * `~/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` — bundled OpenAI example, minimal shape
+
+  * `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/plugins/vercel/` — fully-featured plugin with skills; shows `"skills": "./skills/"` declaration pattern and `interface{}` block shape
+
+### Documented Codex format (worked out from sources above)
+
+**`.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`** (repo root; Codex looks here after cloning):
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "compound-engineering-plugin",
+  "interface": { "displayName": "Compound Engineering" },
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "name": "compound-engineering",
+      "source": { "source": "local", "path": "./plugins/compound-engineering" },
+      "policy": { "installation": "AVAILABLE", "authentication": "ON_INSTALL" },
+      "category": "Coding"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**`plugins/<name>/.codex-plugin/plugin.json`**:
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "...",
+  "version": "...",
+  "description": "...",
+  "author": { "name": "...", "email": "...", "url": "..." },
+  "homepage": "...",
+  "repository": "...",
+  "license": "...",
+  "keywords": ["..."],
+  "skills": "./skills/",
+  "interface": {
+    "displayName": "...",
+    "shortDescription": "...",
+    "longDescription": "...",
+    "developerName": "...",
+    "category": "Coding",
+    "capabilities": ["Interactive", "Read", "Write"],
+    "websiteURL": "...",
+    "privacyPolicyURL": "...",
+    "termsOfServiceURL": "...",
+    "defaultPrompt": ["..."],
+    "screenshots": []
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Required fields per docs: `name`, `version`, `description`. All others optional. Native install registers skills (via `skills:` key), MCP servers (`mcpServers:`), apps (`apps:`), hooks (`hooks:`). Agents, commands, and prompts are not declarable or auto-discovered.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+* **Commit manifests, don't generate.** Hand-authored, versioned like source. release-please bumps `version` in `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` via `extra-files`, same mechanism already used for Claude + Cursor.
+
+* **Don't track the Codex marketplace as a release-please package.** The Codex marketplace spec (`.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`) has no `version` field — unlike the Claude and Cursor marketplaces which have `metadata.version`. Treat the Codex marketplace as static content; only the per-plugin `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` version needs automated bumping.
+
+* **Extend** **`src/release/metadata.ts`** **to read the Codex manifests and cross-check them.** Mirrors how Cursor manifests were added: read them, cross-reference plugin lists and versions against the Claude source of truth, fail validation on drift.
+
+* **Omit** **`interface.logo`** **for now.** Optional per docs; the bundled OpenAI example has one but many listed plugins don't. Ship without, add later when an icon is available.
+
+* **Don't add Codex-specific skill frontmatter extensions.** `metadata.priority`, `metadata.pathPatterns`, `metadata.bashPatterns` are trigger-tuning optimizations, not required for registration. CE skills will use their current Claude-compatible frontmatter; Codex will register them with default trigger behavior.
+
+* **`coding-tutor`** **still needs a Codex manifest** even though native install won't handle its commands. Reason: the marketplace lists both plugins as a unit; omitting coding-tutor from the Codex marketplace would be asymmetric with the Claude marketplace. Native install will successfully install coding-tutor's skills but not its commands — the README's coding-tutor install instructions will note that commands require the Bun converter.
+
+* **Validation failure modes to enforce:** missing Codex manifest when Claude manifest exists; plugin list mismatch between `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`; name mismatch between paired plugin.json files; version mismatch between paired plugin.json files; declared `skills: "./skills/"` pointing at a missing directory.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+* **Do we need to ship a logo?** No — omit the field. Add in a followup when an asset is available.
+
+* **Should skills declare Codex metadata extensions?** No — ship with default trigger behavior. Add per-skill tuning in followups if use patterns reveal a need.
+
+* **Is the Codex marketplace a release-please package?** No — it has no version field per the Codex spec, so it stays static. Per-plugin `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` is the only versioned file.
+
+* **Does** **`coding-tutor`** **get a Codex manifest?** Yes — marketplace parity with Claude. Native install will register its skills but not its commands; README notes the gap.
+
+* **Are file paths for the** **`skills:`** **declaration plugin-relative or marketplace-relative?** Plugin-relative. `"skills": "./skills/"` in `plugins/compound-engineering/.codex-plugin/plugin.json` means `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/`. Confirmed via vercel and github plugin examples.
+
+* **Does the `source: "local"` marketplace schema work for remote-cloned marketplaces, not just bundled ones?** Yes. The `openai-curated` marketplace (a real-world remote-fetched marketplace Codex clones and caches at `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`) uses the identical `source: { source: "local", path: "./plugins/<name>" }` schema. "local" refers to the plugin's co-location within the marketplace repo, not "bundled with Codex." Same schema for both.
+
+* **Does Codex's default skill discovery find flat `skills/<name>/SKILL.md` layouts at CE's depth?** Yes. Vercel's reference plugin at `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/plugins/vercel/skills/` uses the exact layout CE ships — flat subdirectories each containing `SKILL.md`. CE has 43 skill directories at that depth under `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/`. Unit 7 includes a count-based assertion to catch partial-discovery regressions.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+* **Exact** **`interface.shortDescription`** **/** **`longDescription`** **copy for each plugin.** Use the `description` from `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` as the short form; compose a longer version from the plugin's README section or existing marketplace description. Can be refined during implementation.
+
+* **Does** **`codex plugin install`** **succeed against a local clone of this branch?** Empirical verification happens during implementation. If the plugin manifest schema is rejected (e.g., a required field we didn't identify from docs), iterate.
+
+* **Does the Codex skills mechanism register CE's skills without modification?** Local empirical test during implementation. CE skills use standard Claude frontmatter (`name`, `description`); Codex docs say those are the required fields. Expected to work.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+* [ ] **Unit 1: Author** **`plugins/compound-engineering/.codex-plugin/plugin.json`**
+
+**Goal:** Codex plugin manifest for the primary CE plugin, with skills declared and interface metadata populated.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+
+* Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/.codex-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* Read the Claude manifest at `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` for source-of-truth fields (name, version, description, author, homepage, license, keywords).
+
+* Add Codex-specific fields: `skills: "./skills/"`, and an `interface{}` block with `displayName`, `shortDescription` (reuse `description`), `longDescription` (1-2 sentence pitch, can draw from README lead paragraph), `developerName` (derive from author), `category: "Coding"`, `capabilities: ["Interactive", "Read", "Write"]`, `websiteURL: homepage`, `privacyPolicyURL` / `termsOfServiceURL` (reuse Every's existing policy URLs if available; omit otherwise — optional per docs), `defaultPrompt: []` (can leave empty or add 2-3 starter prompts).
+
+* Omit `logo` (decided in Key Technical Decisions).
+
+* Omit `mcpServers`, `apps`, `hooks` (CE doesn't ship these).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+
+* `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` — source of truth for shared fields
+
+* `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/plugins/vercel/.codex-plugin/plugin.json` (locally cached) — real-world reference for `interface{}` field shape and `skills:` declaration
+
+* `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/plugins/github/.codex-plugin/plugin.json` (locally cached) — another skills-declaring reference
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Test expectation: none -- pure content addition, no code. Functional verification happens in Unit 7 (empirical install test).
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* File exists and parses as valid JSON
+
+* `jq` queries return expected values: `.name == "compound-engineering"`, `.skills == "./skills/"`, `.interface.displayName` non-empty
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 2: Author** **`plugins/coding-tutor/.codex-plugin/plugin.json`**
+
+**Goal:** Codex plugin manifest for the secondary CE plugin.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** None (parallel to Unit 1)
+
+**Files:**
+
+* Create: `plugins/coding-tutor/.codex-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* Same approach as Unit 1, using `plugins/coding-tutor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` as source of truth.
+
+* `coding-tutor` ships skills + commands. Declare only `skills: "./skills/"` — commands are not installable via native Codex plugin install (Codex spec limitation).
+
+* Keep `interface.longDescription` honest about what's available via native install (skills only); users who want commands are directed to the Bun converter via README.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+
+* Unit 1 (mirror the structure and field choices)
+
+* `plugins/coding-tutor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Test expectation: none -- pure content addition.
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* File exists, valid JSON, `jq` queries return expected values
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 3: Author** **`.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`**
+
+**Goal:** Codex marketplace manifest at the repo root, listing both CE plugins, so `codex plugin marketplace add <repo>` succeeds.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1, Unit 2 (the marketplace references both plugin manifests)
+
+**Files:**
+
+* Create: `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* Schema per the Codex docs and bundled OpenAI example:
+
+  * `name: "compound-engineering-plugin"` (matches Claude marketplace's `name`)
+
+  * `interface.displayName: "Compound Engineering"`
+
+  * `plugins[]` with two entries, one per plugin, each using the nested `source: { source: "local", path: "./plugins/<name>" }` shape
+
+  * Each plugin entry: `policy: { installation: "AVAILABLE", authentication: "ON_INSTALL" }`, `category: "Coding"`
+
+* No `version` field (Codex spec doesn't require one; keeps this file static).
+
+* No `owner` field (Codex marketplace schema doesn't include it — owner info lives in each plugin's `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` via `author`).
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+
+* `~/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` — canonical schema reference
+
+* `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` — for deciding which plugins to list (maintain parity)
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Test expectation: none -- pure content addition.
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* File exists, valid JSON
+
+* `.plugins | length == 2`
+
+* Plugin names match those in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 4: Extend release-please config to bump** **`.codex-plugin/plugin.json`** **versions**
+
+**Goal:** On each release, release-please updates `version` in both `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` files alongside the existing `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` and `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` bumps.
+
+**Requirements:** R3
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1 and 2 (the files must exist for release-please to update them)
+
+**Files:**
+
+* Modify: `.github/release-please-config.json`
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* For the `plugins/compound-engineering` package entry, add a third entry to `extra-files`:
+
+  ```
+  { "type": "json", "path": ".codex-plugin/plugin.json", "jsonpath": "$.version" }
+  ```
+
+* Same addition to the `plugins/coding-tutor` package entry.
+
+* No new top-level package for Codex marketplace — `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` is static (no version field).
+
+* No changes to `exclude-paths` at the CLI level — `.agents/` is already excluded there.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+
+* The existing `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` entries in the same `extra-files` arrays — this is a mechanical parallel addition
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Test expectation: none for the JSON file itself. Validator coverage in Unit 5 will exercise the updated config.
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* `bun run release:validate` still passes after this unit
+
+* release-please dry-run / preview (if available in the repo's CI) shows both Codex plugin.json files would be bumped on next release
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 5: Extend release metadata sync + validator for Codex manifests**
+
+**Goal:** `bun run release:validate` cross-checks `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` + `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` files against the Claude source of truth, failing on drift.
+
+**Requirements:** R4
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1, 2, 3
+
+**Files:**
+
+* Modify: `src/release/components.ts`
+
+* Modify: `src/release/metadata.ts`
+
+* Modify: `scripts/release/validate.ts` (if the Codex manifests need to surface separately in the validate output; may be no-op if `syncReleaseMetadata` already drives everything)
+
+* Test: `tests/release-components.test.ts`, `tests/release-metadata.test.ts` (extend)
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* **`src/release/components.ts`:** declare any new file-path constants for Codex manifests. May or may not need a new "component" entry depending on how the sync engine is structured — the goal is that the sync engine knows where to find the Codex files, not that Codex gets its own release-please package. Follow the existing `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json` / `.cursor-plugin` plugin pattern but omit marketplace-version tracking.
+
+* **`src/release/metadata.ts`:** extend `syncReleaseMetadata` to additionally:
+
+  * Read `plugins/compound-engineering/.codex-plugin/plugin.json` and `plugins/coding-tutor/.codex-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+  * Read `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`
+
+  * Cross-check:
+
+    * Every plugin in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` has a corresponding entry in `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` (same `name`)
+
+    * For each plugin with both formats: `name` matches across `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` and `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+    * For each plugin with both formats: `version` matches across the two plugin.json files (detect-only; release-please owns the write via Unit 4's `extra-files`)
+
+    * For each plugin with both formats: `description` matches across `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` and `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` (mirrors the existing Claude ↔ Cursor description-sync rule in `src/release/metadata.ts`)
+
+    * If `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` declares `skills: "./skills/"`, the directory `plugins/<name>/skills/` exists
+
+  * Report drift via the existing `updates[]` mechanism (`changed: true` for detected name/version/description drift)
+
+  * On `write: true`, rewrite `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` `description` to match Claude. **Do NOT rewrite `version`** — release-please owns version bumps via Unit 4's `extra-files` config, and having two authorities write the same field creates drift release-please can't reconcile. This mirrors the existing Cursor precedent: see the comment in `src/release/metadata.ts` ("Plugin versions are not synced in marketplace.json -- the canonical version lives in each plugin's own plugin.json. Duplicating versions here creates drift that release-please can't maintain.").
+
+* **`scripts/release/validate.ts`:** verify the output still prints a useful summary (may need to extend the success message to mention Codex counts; stretch goal, not required)
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+
+* The existing Cursor integration in `src/release/metadata.ts` (around lines 138-230) — read both marketplaces, cross-check plugin lists and descriptions, update versions on write. Codex adds a parallel read + cross-check, minus the marketplace version update (Codex marketplace has no version field).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Happy path: all manifests in sync, validator passes — add to `tests/release-metadata.test.ts`
+
+* Drift: Codex plugin.json version behind Claude plugin.json version, validator reports drift (NOT auto-corrected — release-please owns the bump)
+
+* Drift: Codex plugin.json `description` differs from Claude plugin.json `description`, write mode rewrites it to match
+
+* Drift: Codex marketplace missing a plugin that Claude has, validator reports drift
+
+* Drift: plugin `name` mismatches between Claude and Codex plugin.json, validator reports drift
+
+* Error path: `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` declares `skills: "./skills/"` but `plugins/<name>/skills/` doesn't exist, validator reports drift
+
+* Edge case: Codex marketplace has a plugin that Claude doesn't — validator reports drift (asymmetric additions rejected, since Claude is source of truth; this case is enumerated in the `metadata.ts` cross-check bullets above)
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* `bun test tests/release-metadata.test.ts` passes all new assertions
+
+* `bun run release:validate` returns success output on a clean working tree
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 6: Update README with Codex native install flow**
+
+**Goal:** README documents the two-step Codex install (native plugin install for skills, Bun converter followup for agents).
+
+**Requirements:** R5
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-3 (install commands reference the manifests; they must exist)
+
+**Files:**
+
+* Modify: `README.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* Promote Codex out of the "experimental / Bun CLI" tier (line 129) into the native-install tier alongside Copilot/Droid/Qwen.
+
+* Add a new `### Codex` section with:
+
+  * The native install command: `codex plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin` + `codex plugin install compound-engineering`
+
+  * A brief note that native install handles skills; for the full CE experience including agents, run the followup `bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to codex`
+
+  * A cleanup pointer for users migrating from the old Bun-only install: `bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target codex` (already exists)
+
+* Keep Codex in the Bun converter section too (line 129+) as an `--also` option for users who want a scripted install, but reframe: "the Bun converter remains the way to install CE's custom agents on Codex after the native plugin install."
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+
+* The existing `### Factory Droid` and `### GitHub Copilot CLI` sections (lines \~85-110) — same shape: native install commands first, cleanup note, then any followup
+
+* `### Qwen Code` section — closest parallel since Qwen also migrated from Bun to native in this PR
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Test expectation: none -- documentation. Review for accuracy during implementation.
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* README lints / renders correctly
+
+* Install commands match what's declared in `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` and the plugin name in `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 7: Empirical verification via local install**
+
+**Goal:** Confirm `codex plugin marketplace add <local-repo-path>` + `codex plugin install compound-engineering` works end to end on the working tree before the branch is merged.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2, R6
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-6
+
+**Files:**
+
+* None (this unit is verification, not code)
+
+**Approach:**
+
+* On a clean Codex test environment (or with backups of existing `~/.codex/plugins/compound-engineering` and `~/.agents/skills/` state if present):
+
+  1. `codex plugin marketplace add <local-repo-path>` — should succeed without the "marketplace file does not exist" error
+  2. `codex plugin install compound-engineering` — should register the plugin and copy skills to the expected install location
+  3. Inspect `~/.codex/plugins/compound-engineering/` (or wherever the install landed) — confirm CE skills are present. **Count assertion:** the installed skill count must match the source — CE ships 43 skill directories under `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/`; if fewer appear post-install, diagnose before proceeding (indicates Codex discovery isn't walking the layout CE uses, despite Vercel's reference plugin using the same pattern)
+  4. Inspect `~/.agents/skills/` — confirm skills are discoverable by default trigger behavior
+  5. Launch Codex and invoke a CE skill (e.g., `$ce-plan`) — should resolve and load
+  6. `codex plugin uninstall compound-engineering` — confirm clean removal
+  7. Smoke check for `coding-tutor`: `codex plugin install coding-tutor` succeeds and skills appear; do not run the full install/uninstall cycle — R2 targets `compound-engineering` only; `coding-tutor` is present for marketplace parity
+
+* If any step fails, diagnose via the error message and revise the relevant plugin.json or marketplace.json. Likely failure modes:
+
+  * Required field we missed in plugin.json (fix: add it)
+
+  * Schema mismatch on `source{}` or `policy{}` shape (fix: adjust)
+
+  * Skill registration silent failure (fix: inspect Codex logs, add trigger metadata if needed — though this was decided out of scope, if empirically required we revisit)
+
+* Document any findings from this empirical test in the plan's `Open Questions` → `Deferred to Implementation` section as resolved.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+
+* Happy path: native install succeeds, skills discoverable
+
+* Edge case: install + uninstall leaves no orphan state
+
+* Edge case: reinstall over existing install replaces cleanly
+
+* Integration: invoking an installed skill from Codex works
+
+**Verification:**
+
+* Successful install + uninstall cycle for `compound-engineering`; smoke-level install for `coding-tutor`
+
+* Skills invocable in Codex via default discovery; installed skill count matches the source
+
+* No new errors in Codex logs that weren't present before
+
+* **Merge gate:** Unit 7 must complete successfully before this PR merges. If empirical install fails, iterate on Units 1-3 manifests until install succeeds. Do not land Units 1-6 separately — the whole hybrid-install promise relies on native install actually working against these manifests, so a PR that ships the manifests untested would break CE's install story for any Codex user who follows the README.
+
+  ***
+
+  * [ ] **Unit 8: Update plugin AGENTS.md with Codex manifest contributor rules**
+
+  **Goal:** Extend `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` so contributors know the Codex manifests are release-owned (do not hand-bump) and know what to do when adding a new plugin (three-marketplace parity).
+
+  **Requirements:** R3, R6
+
+  **Dependencies:** Units 1-5 (files must exist; validator must enforce the rules AGENTS.md describes — otherwise the doc describes an unenforced contract)
+
+  **Files:**
+
+  * Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md`
+
+  **Approach:**
+
+  * Extend the "Versioning Requirements → Contributor Rules" section with parallel Codex rules mirroring the existing Claude/Cursor ones:
+
+    * Do NOT manually bump `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` version — release-please bumps it via `extra-files` in `.github/release-please-config.json`
+
+    * Do NOT hand-edit `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` except to add or remove a plugin (name, description, and plugin list drift are caught by `bun run release:validate`)
+
+  * Extend the "Pre-Commit Checklist" with a parallel Codex entry:
+
+    * `[ ] No manual release-version bump in .codex-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+  * Add a brief "Adding a New Plugin" subsection (or extend "Adding Components") listing the three-marketplace parity requirement when a new plugin is added to the repo. Checklist items: entry in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`, entry in `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json`, entry in `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`, per-plugin `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` / `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` / `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`, release-please config entry with all three `extra-files`, run `bun run release:validate` to confirm consistency.
+
+  * Reference Unit 5 in the doc: the validator now enforces the rules described here, so a contributor who only touches one format will get a clear CI signal.
+
+  **Patterns to follow:**
+
+  * Existing "Versioning Requirements" and "Pre-Commit Checklist" sections in `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md`
+
+  * Existing "Adding Components" section (currently covers skills + agents; extend or supplement with plugin-addition workflow)
+
+  **Test scenarios:**
+
+  * Test expectation: none -- documentation change. Implementer should verify by re-reading the extended sections and confirming they read as coherent parallels of the existing Claude/Cursor guidance.
+
+  **Verification:**
+
+  * AGENTS.md renders correctly; new sections integrate with existing structure
+
+  * A contributor reading the Pre-Commit Checklist sees parallel rules for all three formats (Claude, Cursor, Codex) with matching language
+
+  * A contributor adding a new plugin can follow the parity checklist without guessing which files to update
+
+***
+
+* [ ] **Unit 9: Change `--to codex` default to agents-only + add `--include-skills` flag**
+
+**Goal:** Prevent skill double-registration when users run both Codex native plugin install AND the Bun converter. Make the Bun converter's `--to codex` default complement native install rather than duplicate it.
+
+**Requirements:** R2, R6
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-3 (Codex manifests exist so native install actually registers skills). This unit assumes the two-step flow is the intended happy path.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/converters/claude-to-codex.ts`
+- Modify: `src/converters/claude-to-opencode.ts` (add optional `codexIncludeSkills` field to the shared options type)
+- Modify: `src/commands/install.ts` (add `--include-skills` flag + pass through)
+- Modify: `src/commands/convert.ts` (same flag + pass through)
+- Modify: `src/sync/commands.ts` (pin `codexIncludeSkills: true` on the legacy sync path — sync is not paired with native install and must continue emitting the full bundle)
+- Test: `tests/codex-converter.test.ts` (add agents-only tests; update existing full-mode tests to pass the flag explicitly)
+- Test: `tests/cli.test.ts` (new test for agents-only default; update existing `--to codex` tests to pass `--include-skills`)
+- Modify: `README.md` (update the Codex install section to explain the new default + flag)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `codexIncludeSkills?: boolean` to `ClaudeToOpenCodeOptions`. Document that it is Codex-only; other targets ignore it.
+- In `convertClaudeToCodex`, default `includeSkills = options.codexIncludeSkills ?? false`. When false, return a bundle with empty `skillDirs`, empty `prompts`, empty command-skills, empty `mcpServers`; `generatedSkills` contains only agent conversions. When true, current full behavior.
+- Agent bodies still get `transformContentForCodex` applied in both modes so `Task(...)` / slash refs rewrite against the skill graph that native install registers at runtime.
+- CLI flag: `--include-skills` boolean, default false. Help text explicitly calls out that it is Codex-only, explains why (pairing with `codex plugin install`), and notes the flag's transience (will be unnecessary when Codex supports custom agents natively).
+- `sync` command (legacy personal-config flow) pins the flag true — those users don't have native install as an option.
+- Coding-tutor: no special-casing. With 0 agents, agents-only default emits an empty bundle — "bare minimum" per the product decision. Users wanting coding-tutor's commands run with `--include-skills`.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- The existing Cursor-specific option fields precedent in `ClaudeToOpenCodeOptions` (none currently, but the same field-on-shared-type pattern is used elsewhere for target-specific knobs)
+- CLI flag description shape matching existing `inferTemperature` / `agentMode` entries
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path (agents-only default): bundle has empty `skillDirs`, empty `prompts`, `generatedSkills` contains only agent conversions, `mcpServers` undefined
+- Happy path (`--include-skills`): existing tests continue to pass (full bundle emitted)
+- Edge case: plugin with 0 agents produces an empty bundle in default mode (no orphan state, no possibility of conflict)
+- Integration: agent body containing `Task x(...)` still gets rewritten in default mode (reference targets still populated from full plugin)
+- CLI: `install --to codex` default writes agent files but NO `skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` (assertion on file absence)
+- CLI: `install --to codex --include-skills` writes the full tree (existing behavior preserved)
+- Legacy path: `sync --target codex` still emits full bundle (codexIncludeSkills pinned true on that path)
+
+**Verification:**
+- Existing Codex converter tests all pass with `codexIncludeSkills: true` added
+- New agents-only tests pass
+- `bun test` is green (no regressions elsewhere)
+- README reflects the new default + opt-in flag
+
+***
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+* **Interaction graph:** release-please now touches three plugin.json files per plugin per release (Claude, Cursor, Codex). `syncReleaseMetadata` now reads three marketplaces (Claude, Cursor, Codex). `bun run release:validate` now enforces tri-format consistency.
+
+* **Error propagation:** release validation drift now fails builds for Codex-specific mismatches too. This is a new failure mode CI will surface. Acceptable — same shape as the existing Cursor drift checks.
+
+* **State lifecycle risks:** none at runtime — this change ships static content (manifests) and release-time checks. No code paths change for users who only use the existing Claude/Cursor/Bun-converter flows.
+
+* **API surface parity:** native Codex plugin install is a new distribution surface; users upgrading from Bun-converter-installed CE to native-installed CE will have dual state briefly. The existing `cleanup --target codex` command already handles legacy CE state; documenting the migration in the README (Unit 6) should suffice.
+
+* **Integration coverage:** Unit 5 tests cross-format consistency. Unit 7 empirically validates the native install flow end-to-end.
+
+* **Unchanged invariants:**
+
+  * Bun converter (`bunx ... --to codex`) continues to work unchanged — still writes agents to `~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/` per existing logic
+
+  * `cleanup --target codex` continues to work unchanged — managed-install manifest at `~/.codex/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json` still governs agent cleanup
+
+  * Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Droid, Qwen install paths unchanged
+
+  * `.claude-plugin/*` and `.cursor-plugin/*` files unchanged
+
+  * No changes to `src/targets/codex.ts`, `src/converters/claude-to-codex.ts`, or any existing converter code — the Bun converter path stays whole for agents
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk                                                                                                                         | Mitigation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Codex plugin.json requires a field we haven't identified from docs                                                           | Unit 7 empirical test catches this pre-merge; iterate on the manifest until install succeeds                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| Codex skills registration requires the `metadata.*` frontmatter extensions to work, not just `name`/`description`            | Unit 7 empirical test catches this. If confirmed, escalate to user: either add minimal default metadata to CE skills (in scope), or accept degraded trigger behavior and defer full metadata tuning (deferred to later plan)                                         |
+| Release-please `extra-files` path change silently breaks version bump flow                                                   | Unit 5 validator catches drift *after* a release produces it — retroactive, not pre-merge. Before merging Unit 4, run release-please's preview/dry-run locally (`npx release-please manifest-pr --dry-run` or equivalent) and confirm both `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` files appear in the proposed bump list. AGENTS.md notes `linked-versions` has edge cases around `exclude-paths` — verify those don't interfere. |
+| Skills that delegate to agents via `Task` silently fail on native-only install. CE skills like `ce-code-review`, `ce-plan`, `ce-work` spawn agents in `review/`, `research/`, `workflow/` subdirectories. Users who run native install and skip the `bunx ... --to codex` followup invoke those skills and see delegation failures that look like CE is broken. | Unit 6 README change is the primary mitigation (explicit two-step sequencing, with the agent followup called out as required for agent-heavy workflows). The `cleanup --target codex` command points users at the same CE namespace for a clean slate. **Followup plan to evaluate:** skill-side detection — delegating skills check for their required agents and emit a clear "run the agent followup to enable this" message when missing. Not in scope for this plan. Acceptable risk for the first release given the README is explicit. |
+| User confusion about the two-step install (skills via native, agents via Bun) beyond the delegation failure above           | Same README mitigation. If confusion is common post-launch, a followup plan automates the hybrid into a single command.                                                                                                                                              |
+| Codex marketplace schema evolves (OpenAI updates the spec)                                                                   | Low probability in the short term; the worked-out schema matches both the bundled example and the canonical reference repo. Monitor Codex release notes; if `version` becomes required on marketplace.json, add it as an `extra-files` entry then                    |
+| `coding-tutor`'s commands silently don't install and users don't notice                                                      | README explicitly calls this out in the coding-tutor install section. Acceptable gap — coding-tutor is lightly used and the commands gap is upstream (Codex spec limitation), not fixable in this repo                                                               |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+* README update is the main docs change (Unit 6)
+
+* No CHANGELOG entry needed — release-please will generate one based on commit messages (`feat(install):` or `feat(codex):` as the scope)
+
+* No rollout plan needed — this is pure additive content; users who don't use Codex are unaffected
+
+* Monitor post-merge: any issues opened about Codex install should be easy to triage (native install vs. Bun converter path makes the ownership clear)
+
+## Sources & References
+
+* Codex docs: [developers.openai.com/codex/plugins](https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins), [/codex/plugins/build](https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins/build)
+
+* Canonical reference: [github.com/openai/plugins](https://github.com/openai/plugins)
+
+* Local evidence:
+
+  * `~/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled/` — OpenAI bundled marketplace example
+
+  * `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/plugins/vercel/`, `~/.codex/.tmp/plugins/plugins/github/` — skills-declaring reference plugins
+
+* Related existing code:
+
+  * `.github/release-please-config.json`, `src/release/metadata.ts`, `src/release/components.ts`
+
+  * `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`, `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json` — prior-art dual-format precedent
+
+* Related PR: #609 (this branch) — the surrounding native-install-cleanup work

docs/plans/2026-04-20-001-fix-ce-compound-yaml-safety-plan.md

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+---
+title: "fix(ce-compound): quote YAML array items starting with reserved indicators"
+type: fix
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-20
+---
+
+# fix(ce-compound): quote YAML array items starting with reserved indicators
+
+## Overview
+
+`/ce-compound` emits invalid YAML frontmatter when an array item in any
+frontmatter array-of-strings field (primarily `symptoms:`, `applies_when:`,
+`tags:`, `related_components:`) starts with a backtick (`` ` ``) or other YAML
+1.2 reserved indicator. Strict parsers (`yq`, `js-yaml` strict, PyYAML) reject
+the resulting file. The existing angle-bracket-token guardrail (issue #602,
+fixed in #603) does not generalize to array-item scalars. Teach the
+`ce-compound` and `ce-compound-refresh` skills to quote unsafe array items, and
+add a regression test so future prompt edits do not silently drop the rule.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+YAML 1.2 reserves `` ` `` as an indicator character at the start of a scalar. When
+the frontmatter-writing subagent (or the Lightweight-mode orchestrator) writes
+markdown-style backtick-wrapped shell commands as array items, the output is
+visually correct markdown but syntactically invalid YAML. Strict parsers reject
+the file; `ce-learnings-researcher`'s grep-first retrieval still matches on
+substrings, which masks the problem — users silently accumulate unparseable
+files. Issue #606 provides the reproduction, impact, and suggested fix.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. New `ce-compound` output (Full and Lightweight modes) produces frontmatter
+  that parses under strict YAML 1.2 even when array items begin with reserved
+  indicator characters.
+- R2. `ce-compound-refresh` Replace-flow subagent output meets the same bar.
+- R3. The YAML-safety rule is captured as a durable contract in the authoritative
+  schema files (not only in prompt prose).
+- R4. A regression test fails if the rule is removed from the prompts or the
+  schema contract, preventing silent drift.
+- R5. Existing broken files already under `docs/solutions/` are out of scope.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Do not auto-repair existing invalid frontmatter in users' repos.
+- Do not add a runtime YAML validator step to `ce-compound`.
+- Do not change frontmatter schema fields, enum values, or track rules.
+- Do not extend quoting guidance to `description:` or other scalar fields
+  beyond what #603 already covered.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- A one-shot cleanup utility for repairing existing broken files in
+  `docs/solutions/`.
+- Broader YAML-safety audit of other skills that write frontmatter.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/SKILL.md` — Phase 2 step 5
+  validates frontmatter; Lightweight mode step 3 writes in a single pass.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/schema.yaml` —
+  authoritative frontmatter contract with `validation_rules` list.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/yaml-schema.md` —
+  human-readable quick reference.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/assets/resolution-template.md` —
+  concrete frontmatter examples for both tracks.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/SKILL.md` — Replace
+  flow dispatches a subagent with the three support files as the source of
+  truth.
+- `tests/compound-support-files.test.ts` — enforces byte-identical copies of
+  the three support files across the two skills. **Edits must be applied to
+  both skill copies.**
+- `tests/frontmatter.test.ts` — validates strict YAML parseability of plugin
+  `SKILL.md` frontmatter.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- Issue #602 / PR #603 fixed an analogous bug in `description:` with (a) a
+  sentence in the skill prompt and (b) a regression test. Apply the same shape.
+- Per plugin `AGENTS.md` Rationale Discipline: rule body lives in on-demand
+  reference files, not `SKILL.md`.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Authoritative rule lives in `schema.yaml` `validation_rules` and a new
+  `yaml-schema.md` "YAML Safety Rules" section.** Subagents read these at write
+  time.
+- **SKILL.md files get one-line pointers** at the frontmatter-writing spots.
+- **Template files get a preamble comment** above each frontmatter block so
+  pattern-matching subagents see it.
+- **Regression test asserts prompt-surface presence** (not runtime output
+  validity), mirroring the #603 pattern.
+- **Mirror discipline:** all three support files are byte-identical across
+  the two skills.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- *Where does the rule live?* → Support files (contract surface).
+- *Which reserved characters?* → `` ` ``, `[`, `*`, `&`, `!`, `|`, `>`, `%`,
+  `@`, `?` plus the `": "` substring trap.
+- *Test strategy?* → Prompt presence, not runtime output.
+- *Field scope?* → Field-agnostic ("any array-of-strings frontmatter field").
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Add YAML-safety rule to `schema.yaml` and `yaml-schema.md`**
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/schema.yaml`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/references/yaml-schema.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/references/schema.yaml`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/references/yaml-schema.md`
+
+**Approach:** Append one entry to `schema.yaml` `validation_rules`. Add a new
+"## YAML Safety Rules" section to `yaml-schema.md` with indicator-character
+list, `": "` trap, and before/after example. Mirror to both skills.
+
+**Verification:** `bun test tests/compound-support-files.test.ts tests/frontmatter.test.ts` passes.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Add frontmatter-writing pointers to `ce-compound/SKILL.md`**
+
+**Files:** `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:** Add one-line pointer to `references/yaml-schema.md > YAML Safety
+Rules` in Phase 2 step 5 and Lightweight mode step 3.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Add pointer to `ce-compound-refresh/SKILL.md` + template preambles**
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/SKILL.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound/assets/resolution-template.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-compound-refresh/assets/resolution-template.md`
+
+**Approach:** Add one-line reminder to Replace-flow subagent dispatch. Add
+HTML comment preamble above each frontmatter block in both template copies.
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Add regression test for YAML-safety rule presence**
+
+**Files:** `tests/compound-support-files.test.ts` (extend)
+
+**Approach:** Add `describe("ce-compound YAML safety rule presence", ...)`
+block asserting: `validation_rules` contains YAML-safety entry, `yaml-schema.md`
+has "YAML Safety Rules" heading, `resolution-template.md` references the rule,
+both `SKILL.md` files point to the rule.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| LLM ignores the rule. | Three complementary surfaces (schema, yaml-schema, template preamble). |
+| Future edits drop the rule. | Regression test (Unit 4). |
+| Mirror drift. | Existing `compound-support-files.test.ts` enforces byte-identity. |
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- Issue: EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin#606
+- Prior art: PR #603 (`fix(ce-release-notes): backtick-wrap <skill-name> token`)
+- Related tests: `tests/frontmatter.test.ts`, `tests/compound-support-files.test.ts`

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+---
+title: "feat: ce-plan U-IDs and origin traceability loop"
+type: feat
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-21
+---
+
+# feat: ce-plan U-IDs and origin traceability loop
+
+## Overview
+
+Close the brainstorm → plan → work traceability loop opened by PR #629. PR #629 added stable IDs (`A`, `F`, `AE`) and a Deep-product tier with a split Scope Boundaries section to `ce-brainstorm` requirements docs, and lightly updated `ce-plan` and `ce-work` to *carry forward* those IDs as constraints. But the plan template itself was never updated to expose the new origin IDs, and Implementation Units have no stable IDs of their own — so execution-side references like "blocked on Unit 3" remain ambiguous across edits, and origin actors/flows/acceptance examples are invisible to anyone reading the plan without opening the upstream brainstorm doc.
+
+This PR completes the loop with five focused changes:
+
+1. Stable plan-local `U-IDs` for Implementation Units, with a stability rule that survives deepening reorders.
+2. Conditional Origin Trace sub-blocks under Requirements Trace (Actors, Key Flows, Acceptance Examples) that appear only when the origin doc supplies them.
+3. Three-way Scope Boundaries split — triggered only at Deep-product origin — with the plan-local subsection renamed from the ambiguous "Deferred to Separate Tasks" to **Deferred to Follow-Up Work**.
+4. Sparse-by-design AE-link convention for test scenarios (`Covers AE2.`) so Acceptance Example disambiguation propagates into enforcement.
+5. Planning-side Alternatives rule mirroring brainstorm's: alternatives differ on *how*, not *what*.
+
+Plus the supporting machinery: Phase 5.1 finalization checklist updates, `deepening-workflow.md` checklist updates (including a U-ID stability warning at the most likely renumber-accident vector), and synchronized updates to `ce-work` and `ce-work-beta` so U-IDs survive into execution as task-label prefixes and blocker/verification references.
+
+---
+
+## Change Matrix
+
+| File | Change | Unit |
+|------|--------|------|
+| `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` | U-ID format + stability rule (Phase 3.3, 3.5, template) | U1 |
+| `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` | Origin Trace sub-blocks + Scope Boundaries three-way split + rename to "Deferred to Follow-Up Work" | U2 |
+| `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` | AE-link convention + Alternatives rule + Phase 5.1 checklist updates | U3 |
+| `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/deepening-workflow.md` | U-ID stability warning + origin A/F/AE preservation checks | U4 |
+| `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work/SKILL.md` + `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` | U-ID recognition in blockers/verification + task label prefix rule | U5 |
+
+---
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+### What's broken today
+
+- **Implementation Units have no stable identifier.** The plan refers to "Unit 1, Unit 2…" — a positional label that renumbers when units are reordered or split. `ce-work` and `ce-work-beta` were updated by PR #629 to reference R/A/F/AE IDs in blockers and verification, but they cannot reference *which unit* is blocked unambiguously. Deepening (Phase 5.3) reorders or splits units, which is precisely when stability matters most.
+- **Origin A/F/AE IDs are invisible in the plan output.** The `ce-plan` SKILL.md text says to *preserve* origin A/F/AE as constraints implementation units must honor, but the plan template has no surface where they appear. An implementer or reviewer reading the plan must open the origin requirements doc to see which actors, flows, or acceptance examples the plan relates to.
+- **Scope Boundaries cannot represent the product-tier distinction.** PR #629 introduced `Deferred for later` (product sequencing) vs `Outside this product's identity` (positioning rejection) at Deep-product brainstorms. The plan template has only `Deferred to Separate Tasks`, which is a different concept (PR-level implementation sequencing). Carrying forward an origin's product-tier scope split is currently impossible — and the existing name "Deferred to Separate Tasks" is itself ambiguous because "task" overlaps with `TaskCreate`/`TaskList` tooling and the section's contents are PRs/issues/repos, not tasks.
+- **Acceptance Examples have no enforcement link.** AE was added to the brainstorm precisely to disambiguate ambiguous requirements via canonical scenarios. Without a link from test scenarios to AE-IDs, the disambiguation decays — implementers can write tests that pass R3's literal text but miss the AE1 scenario that was supposed to pin down R3's meaning.
+- **Plan alternatives can re-litigate product questions.** Without a planning-side mirror of brainstorm's "alternatives differ on what" rule, plans may regenerate product-shape alternatives (e.g., "should we build for end users or operators?") that should have been settled in brainstorm.
+
+### Design constraint that shapes every change
+
+`ce-plan` must remain useful when no origin doc exists. Not every user runs `ce-brainstorm` first — piecemeal use is by design. Every origin-derived structure introduced here must be explicitly conditional in the template, with a stated fallback when origin is absent, and must not produce broken sections (empty headers, dangling references) in the no-origin path.
+
+This is the **conditionality design rule** the PR also introduces.
+
+---
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+**Plan template structure**
+- R1. Implementation Units carry stable `U-IDs` that survive reordering, splitting, and deletion. New units take the next unused number; gaps are allowed; existing IDs are never renumbered.
+- R2. The plan template surfaces origin Actors/Key Flows/Acceptance Examples in a Requirements Trace sub-block when the origin doc supplies them, and omits the sub-block cleanly when origin is absent or non-Deep tier.
+- R3. The plan template supports a three-way Scope Boundaries split at Deep-product origin (`Deferred for later` + `Outside this product's identity` + `Deferred to Follow-Up Work`), and collapses to a single list when origin is absent or non-product-tier.
+- R4. The "Deferred to Separate Tasks" subsection is renamed to **Deferred to Follow-Up Work** wherever it appears in `ce-plan/SKILL.md`, including Phase 5.1 review checklist references.
+
+**Workflow rules and conventions**
+- R5. Test scenarios that directly enforce an origin Acceptance Example prefix with `Covers AE<N>.` (or `Covers F<N> / AE<N>.`). The convention is sparse-by-design — most test scenarios are finer-grained than AEs and do not link.
+- R6. A planning-side Alternatives rule (Phase 4.1b) states: alternatives differ on *how* the work is built; tiny implementation variants belong in Key Technical Decisions; product-shape alternatives belong in `ce-brainstorm`.
+
+**Review and deepening machinery**
+- R7. Phase 5.1 finalization checklist enforces the new contract using judgment-call phrasing ("origin R/F/AE that affects implementation"), not mechanical "every ID appears" checks. All origin-related checks are guarded by "if origin exists."
+- R8. `deepening-workflow.md` checklist gains explicit U-ID stability warning (deepening must NOT renumber units when reordering or splitting) and origin A/F/AE preservation checks.
+
+**Execution-side recognition**
+- R9. `ce-work/SKILL.md` and `ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` recognize `U-ID` alongside `R/A/F/AE` in blockers, deferred-work notes, task summaries, and final verification. When creating tasks from plan units, task labels include the U-ID prefix (e.g., "U3: Add parser coverage") so blockers and summaries reference the same anchor.
+
+**Validation**
+- R10. `bun test` and `bun run release:validate` pass after the change.
+
+### Success criteria
+
+- A plan generated from a brainstorm with A/F/AE IDs surfaces those IDs in its Requirements Trace section without the implementer needing to open the origin doc.
+- A plan generated from no upstream brainstorm renders a clean template with no empty origin-related headers or dangling references.
+- A plan whose units get reordered during deepening retains its original U-IDs (e.g., U1, U3, U5 in their new order is acceptable; renumbering to U1, U2, U3 is not).
+- `ce-work` referring to "U3" in a blocker can be unambiguously matched to a specific Implementation Unit in the source plan, regardless of plan edits since work began.
+- A test scenario that enforces AE1's canonical scenario carries `Covers AE1.` so the disambiguation is auditable.
+
+---
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- This PR does not introduce a new plan-depth tier. There is no "Deep-product-plan" classification. Lightweight / Standard / Deep remain.
+- No new top-level template sections. Origin trace lives inside the existing Requirements Trace section.
+- No new ID namespaces beyond `U`. Open Questions do not gain Q-IDs.
+- No `Implementation Units` rename.
+- No splitting of `ce-plan` into multiple skills.
+- No fixed-category decision checklists (Programming language, Database, etc.) — wrong abstraction for `ce-plan`'s open-ended scope.
+- No source code, schema, or test changes. This is a skill-content (Markdown) PR. The only commands run are `bun test` and `bun run release:validate` for validation.
+
+### Deferred to Follow-Up Work
+
+- A plan-section matrix (analogous to the brainstorm tier-by-section matrix from PR #629). Worth doing — current inclusion rules are scattered across Phase 3/4 — but standalone documentation cleanup, not part of the traceability loop.
+- An "Existing Technology" detected callout in plan output, surfacing what the plan inherits vs introduces.
+- A "Deferred Decisions" table with a "when to revisit" column.
+- A `docs/solutions/` write-up capturing the U-ID/R-ID/AE-link traceability convention. Per repo convention these are written *after* the change ships, so this belongs in a follow-up `ce-compound` pass once this PR merges.
+
+---
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/references/requirements-capture.md` — PR #629's section matrix and triggered-section format establish the template-author conventions (R/A/F/AE prefix style, `Covers:` back-references, conditional sections). The plan-side changes mirror these conventions verbatim.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md` — Phase 0.3's Deep-product detection logic is the upstream signal that triggers the three-way Scope Boundaries split in the plan template.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` — Phase 0.3 already has placeholder text about preserving A/F/AE IDs and the Scope Boundaries subsections. This PR completes the work by making them visible in the plan output.
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work/SKILL.md` line 297 + `ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` line 362 — the existing R/A/F/AE recognition guidance in "Track Progress" sections is the seam where U-ID is added.
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md` — confirms the brainstorm/plan/work pipeline is intentionally separated by information type, with the plan as the **sole handoff artifact** to ce-work. This grounds the conditionality design rule: ce-work must read everything it needs from the plan file alone, so U-IDs must live in the plan, not require reading back into the brainstorm.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md` and `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md` — confirm that ce-work and ce-work-beta must stay in sync atomically when the contract changes. The U-ID recognition guidance applies equally to both surfaces; sync decision must be stated explicitly per repo convention.
+- `docs/solutions/best-practices/conditional-visual-aids-in-generated-documents-2026-03-29.md` — establishes that conditional document sections must trigger on observable content patterns, not size/depth/tier proxies. Validates the "trigger on origin doc presence" model for Origin Trace sub-blocks rather than "trigger on plan tier."
+- `docs/solutions/best-practices/ce-pipeline-end-to-end-learnings-2026-04-17.md` — flags that doc-review reliably catches "unit adds a thing the plan's own scope boundary forbade." The Scope Boundaries three-way split is exactly the kind of architectural template change doc-review should catch contradictions in. Also reinforces: never conflate two semantic meanings in one identifier — keep U-ID and R-ID semantics crisp.
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/ce-doc-review-calibration-patterns-2026-04-19.md` — "Coverage/rendering count invariants need a single source of truth." Applies to U-ID generation: the Implementation Unit heading is the authoritative location; ce-work's blocker/verification recognition reads, never coins.
+
+### External References
+
+- None used. This is a skill-content change to in-repo Markdown; no external docs or framework behavior was consulted.
+
+---
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **U-ID format mirrors R/A/F/AE exactly.** Plain prefix at start of bullet (`U1.`), not bolded. The unit's heading line becomes `- [ ] U1. **Name**` so the checkbox, ID, and name are all visible on one line. Rationale: PR #629 chose this format deliberately for visual distinctiveness without table or bold-label overhead. Diverging would create asymmetry across the four ID namespaces an implementer reads back-to-back.
+- **U-IDs are plan-local, not session-global.** Each plan numbers its own units starting at U1. No cross-plan uniqueness is required because no downstream consumer references units across plans. Plan-local scope keeps the namespace simple and avoids coordination problems.
+- **U-ID stability rule lives in two places: Phase 3.5 (where units are defined) AND template comments (Phase 4.2).** Deepening (Phase 5.3) is the most likely accidental-renumber vector — an agent reorganizing units may "tidy up" the numbering. Stating the rule in two places — once where new units are minted, once visible in the template the agent is editing — defends against the accident at both entry points.
+- **Origin Trace is a sub-block under existing Requirements Trace, not a new top-level section.** A new top-level `## Origin` section is cleaner in theory but adds a header that disappears in no-origin mode and creates ceremony for the common case. Sub-blocks keep the section count flat and let the section degrade naturally.
+- **Scope Boundaries three-way split triggers on observable origin content** (presence of `Outside this product's identity` subsection in origin), not on a "Deep-product origin" tier flag. This avoids requiring the plan to know the origin's tier classification — it just inspects what the origin doc actually contains. Aligned with `conditional-visual-aids-in-generated-documents-2026-03-29.md`.
+- **Renamed "Deferred to Separate Tasks" → "Deferred to Follow-Up Work."** Three reasons: "task" overlaps with `TaskCreate`/`TaskList` tooling; the section's contents are PRs/issues/repos (not "tasks"); and "Out of Scope for This Plan" (an alternative considered) reads as true non-goals and clashes with the carried-forward "Outside this product's identity" subsection. "Follow-Up Work" precisely says *intentionally not in this plan but still part of the effort*.
+- **AE-link uses "should when applicable," not "may."** "May" is too weak — agents skip optional rules under pressure. "Should when directly enforces" gates the rule on a real condition (the test must directly enforce the AE) while still mandating compliance when the condition holds.
+- **U-ID recognition in ce-work and ce-work-beta is identical.** No experimental delegate-mode divergence applies here. The R-ID/A/F/AE guidance in PR #629 already shipped to both atomically. Sync decision: propagate to both — shared traceability contract.
+- **Phase 5.1 checklist phrasing avoids "every ID appears."** Mechanical-coverage rules invite compliance theater. Better: "every origin R/F/AE *that affects implementation* is referenced or explicitly deferred." The judgment call ("that affects implementation") is the load-bearing word that prevents ID spam.
+- **No documentation update to README.md component counts.** This PR does not add or remove skills, agents, or commands. The plugin's surface area is unchanged.
+
+---
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Should test scenarios linking to AE-IDs use `Covers` or `Enforces`?** Resolved: `Covers` — symmetric with brainstorm's `Covers: R-IDs` convention on AE definitions, so an implementer reading both docs sees the same vocabulary.
+- **Should U-IDs be bolded like the unit name (`**U1**`)?** Resolved: no — PR #629 explicitly chose plain-prefix format for R/A/F/AE because the prefix is visually distinctive on its own; double-bolding would create visual noise and diverge from the established pattern.
+- **Should the plan template carry forward the origin's tier classification (Lightweight/Standard/Deep-feature/Deep-product) in the frontmatter?** Resolved: no — the plan tier is a planning concern; the origin tier is an artifact of how the brainstorm classified scope. Coupling them would create a misleading dependency. Conditional content triggers on observable origin doc patterns (e.g., presence of `Outside this product's identity` subsection), not on a propagated tier flag.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- **Exact wording of the U-ID stability rule in template comments.** The template comment must be concise (template comments are visible to every user of the skill) but unambiguous about the deepening case. Final wording will be drafted during implementation in close proximity to the actual template content.
+- **Whether to add an HTML comment or inline note next to the renamed "Deferred to Follow-Up Work" subsection** explaining its distinction from the carried-forward "Deferred for later." Implementer should evaluate after seeing the rendered three-way split — if the names alone are clear in context, no clarifying note is needed.
+- **Whether `ce-work-beta`'s task creation guidance has any beta-specific divergence that would block applying the U-ID prefix rule identically.** Implementer should diff the two task-creation sections side-by-side before applying the change to confirm no surprise divergence exists.
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [x] **U1: U-IDs and stability rule in `ce-plan/SKILL.md`**
+
+**Goal:** Introduce stable plan-local `U-IDs` for Implementation Units, with the stability rule visible at both the workflow phase that defines units and the template the agent fills in.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- In Phase 3.3 ("Break Work into Implementation Units"), add a brief note: units carry stable U-IDs assigned in Phase 3.5. State that reordering, splitting, or deleting units never renumbers existing U-IDs; new units take the next unused number; gaps are fine.
+- In Phase 3.5 ("Define Each Implementation Unit"), update the unit format description to include the U-ID prefix at the start of the unit's bullet line. Keep all other unit fields (Goal, Requirements, Dependencies, etc.) unchanged.
+- In Phase 4.2's core plan template, change the example unit heading from `- [ ] **Unit 1: [Name]**` to `- [ ] U1. **[Name]**`. Add a template comment immediately above the Implementation Units section restating the stability rule for visibility at the editing surface.
+- Cross-check that no other section of the SKILL.md refers to units by positional name ("Unit 1") in a way that would be inconsistent with the new format. Update such references to the U-ID style if found.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/references/requirements-capture.md` — R/A/F/AE prefix format (plain prefix, not bolded; `R1.` not `**R1.**`).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: After change, the example template unit heading reads `- [ ] U1. **[Name]**`. Phase 3.3 and Phase 3.5 both contain a stability-rule statement. Template has a visible comment near Implementation Units restating the rule.
+- Edge case: A plan generated by the updated skill, then deepened with one unit split into two and another reordered, retains its original U-IDs (no renumbering). New units take the next unused number.
+- Integration: An agent reading `ce-work`'s blocker reference like "U3" can locate the corresponding unit in the plan unambiguously, even after the plan has been edited since work started.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ce-plan/SKILL.md` Phase 3.3, 3.5, and Phase 4.2 template all reference the U-ID format consistently.
+- The stability rule appears at minimum in Phase 3.5 and in a template comment near the Implementation Units section.
+- A skim of the rest of the SKILL.md surfaces no positional "Unit N" references that would conflict with the new format.
+
+---
+
+- [x] **U2: Origin Trace sub-block + Scope Boundaries three-way split + rename in `ce-plan/SKILL.md`**
+
+**Goal:** Make origin A/F/AE IDs visible in the plan output via a conditional sub-block under Requirements Trace; support the three-way Scope Boundaries split when origin is Deep-product; rename "Deferred to Separate Tasks" → "Deferred to Follow-Up Work" everywhere it appears.
+
+**Requirements:** R2, R3, R4
+
+**Dependencies:** None (independent of U1's edits in the same file; coordinate at commit time)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- In the Phase 4.2 core plan template, under the existing Requirements Trace section, add three optional sub-block lines: `**Origin actors:**`, `**Origin flows:**`, `**Origin acceptance examples:**`. Each line carries a one-line explanation of what to fill in. Surround the sub-blocks with an HTML comment stating they are included only when the origin document supplies the corresponding section, and omitted entirely otherwise.
+- In the Phase 4.2 template's Scope Boundaries section, replace the current single `### Deferred to Separate Tasks` subsection block with conditional structure:
+  - Default (no origin, or non-product-tier origin): a single bulleted list of explicit non-goals. Optional `### Deferred to Follow-Up Work` subsection still allowed when implementation is intentionally split.
+  - Triggered (Deep-product origin, detected by presence of `Outside this product's identity` subsection in origin): three subsections — `### Deferred for later` (carried from origin, product-tier sequencing), `### Outside this product's identity` (carried from origin, positioning rejection), `### Deferred to Follow-Up Work` (plan-local, implementation work split across other PRs/issues/repos).
+- Wrap the conditional structure in template comments stating the trigger condition and the no-origin fallback.
+- Search the rest of `ce-plan/SKILL.md` for any other reference to "Deferred to Separate Tasks" (e.g., in Phase 5.1 review checklist) and rename to "Deferred to Follow-Up Work."
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Conditionality: surround each conditional block with an HTML comment stating the trigger and the no-origin fallback. Mirror the brainstorm template's "include when triggered" comment style from `requirements-capture.md`.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path (with origin): A plan generated from a Deep-product brainstorm renders the Requirements Trace section with all three Origin sub-blocks populated and the Scope Boundaries section with the three-way split.
+- Edge case (no origin): A plan generated from a feature description with no upstream brainstorm renders the Requirements Trace section with only R-ID bullets (no empty `**Origin actors:**` line, no dangling header), and the Scope Boundaries section as a single list. No broken structure.
+- Edge case (Deep-feature origin, not Deep-product): The Origin Trace sub-blocks may be populated (A/F/AE can appear at any tier when triggered), but Scope Boundaries collapses to single list because origin lacks `Outside this product's identity`.
+- Integration: Renamed subsection wording is consistent across template, Phase 5.1 checklist references, and any other internal cross-references in the SKILL.md.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Phase 4.2 template Requirements Trace section shows three optional sub-block lines with HTML-comment triggers.
+- Phase 4.2 template Scope Boundaries section shows the conditional three-way split with HTML-comment triggers.
+- Search for "Deferred to Separate Tasks" in `ce-plan/SKILL.md` returns zero results.
+- Search for "Deferred to Follow-Up Work" returns matches in the template and Phase 5.1.
+
+---
+
+- [x] **U3: AE-link convention + Alternatives rule + Phase 5.1 checklist updates in `ce-plan/SKILL.md`**
+
+**Goal:** Add the three smaller workflow rules: AE-link convention for test scenarios, planning-side Alternatives rule mirroring brainstorm's, and Phase 5.1 finalization checklist entries that enforce the new origin-traceability contract using judgment-call phrasing.
+
+**Requirements:** R5, R6, R7
+
+**Dependencies:** U1, U2 (Phase 5.1 checklist references the new template structures and U-ID concept introduced in those units)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- In Phase 3.5 ("Define Each Implementation Unit"), under the **Test scenarios** bullet, add a brief AE-link guidance: "When a test scenario directly enforces an origin Acceptance Example, prefix it with `Covers AE<N>.` (or `Covers F<N> / AE<N>.`). Do not force AE links onto tests that only cover lower-level implementation details." Place it as a sentence within the existing Test scenarios description, not a new sub-bullet — it's a convention, not a category.
+- In Phase 4.1b ("Optional Deep Plan Extensions"), under the existing "Alternative Approaches Considered" entry, append the planning-side rule as one or two sentences: "Alternatives differ on *how* the work is built — architecture, sequencing, boundaries, integration pattern, rollout strategy. Tiny implementation variants belong in Key Technical Decisions, not Alternatives. Product-shape alternatives belong in `ce-brainstorm`, not here."
+- In Phase 5.1 ("Review Before Writing"), add new checklist bullets:
+  - "If origin document exists with A/F/AE IDs, every origin R/F/AE *that affects implementation* is referenced in Requirements Trace, a U-ID unit, test scenarios, verification, scope boundaries, or explicitly deferred. Actors are carried forward when they affect behavior, permissions, UX, orchestration, handoff, or verification. No origin section is silently dropped."
+  - "U-IDs are unique within the plan and follow the stability rule — no two units share an ID; reordering or splitting did not renumber existing units."
+  - Update the existing "Scope Boundaries… `### Deferred to Separate Tasks`" check to use the renamed subsection name.
+  - "If origin was Deep-product (origin contains `Outside this product's identity`), the plan's Scope Boundaries section preserves the three-way split."
+- All origin-related checklist additions must be guarded by "If origin document exists" so the no-origin path skips them naturally.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Phase 5.1 existing bullet style — short imperative, one concern per bullet.
+- Judgment-call phrasing: "that affects implementation" / "when applicable" — not "every ID must appear."
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: Phase 3.5 contains the AE-link guidance sentence within the Test scenarios description. Phase 4.1b's Alternative Approaches Considered entry contains the planning-side rule. Phase 5.1 contains the new origin-traceability bullets and the U-ID stability check, all guarded for no-origin.
+- Edge case: Phase 5.1 review of a plan with no origin doc skips the origin-related bullets cleanly (the "If origin document exists" guard short-circuits).
+- Integration: An agent re-reading the SKILL.md follows the new rules — proposes alternatives that differ on architecture/sequencing rather than product shape; prefixes test scenarios that directly enforce AE1 with `Covers AE1.`; flags origin sections that were silently dropped during finalization.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Phase 3.5 contains the AE-link guidance.
+- Phase 4.1b's Alternatives entry contains the planning mirror rule.
+- Phase 5.1 contains the new bullets, all origin-related entries guarded by "If origin document exists."
+- The Phase 5.1 entry referencing the renamed subsection uses "Deferred to Follow-Up Work."
+
+---
+
+- [x] **U4: `deepening-workflow.md` checklist updates**
+
+**Goal:** Update the deepening machinery so the new contract is enforced where plans are actually strengthened. Most critical addition: a U-ID stability warning at the most likely renumber-accident vector.
+
+**Requirements:** R8
+
+**Dependencies:** U1, U2, U3
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/deepening-workflow.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- In the Implementation Units checklist (Step 5.3.3), add bullets:
+  - "Existing U-IDs are renumbered after a unit was reordered, split, or deleted. (U-IDs must remain stable — gaps are fine; new units take the next unused number.)"
+  - "A unit realizing a flow does not cite the F-ID; a unit enforcing an Acceptance Example does not cite the AE-ID, when origin supplies them."
+- In the Requirements Trace checklist, add: "Origin A/F/AE IDs (when present) are not preserved where planning decisions touch them, or are referenced inconsistently."
+- In Step 5.3.7 ("Synthesize and Update the Plan"), under the **Allowed changes** list, the existing "Reorder or split implementation units when sequencing is weak" bullet must be paired with an explicit warning: "When reordering or splitting units, do NOT renumber existing U-IDs. The new unit takes the next unused number; the original units retain their IDs in their new order. Renumbering breaks `ce-work` blocker/verification references."
+- In Step 5.3.7's **Do not** list, add: "Renumber existing U-IDs as part of reordering or tidying."
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing checklist style in `deepening-workflow.md` — short imperative, one concern per bullet, paired with example signals.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: Implementation Units checklist contains the U-ID stability check and the F-ID/AE-ID citation check. Requirements Trace checklist contains the origin preservation check. Step 5.3.7's Allowed/Do-not lists explicitly call out the renumber prohibition.
+- Edge case: Deepening a plan with no origin doc — the F-ID/AE-ID citation check effectively no-ops because there are no origin IDs to cite. The U-ID stability check remains in force regardless.
+- Integration: An agent running deepening that splits Unit 3 into two units creates U6 (next unused) and leaves the original U3 in place with its content reduced; does not renumber to "U3a/U3b" or rewrite numbering.
+
+**Verification:**
+- Implementation Units checklist contains the two new bullets.
+- Requirements Trace checklist contains the origin preservation bullet.
+- Step 5.3.7 Allowed-changes section explicitly addresses the renumber prohibition with a paired warning.
+- Step 5.3.7 Do-not list explicitly forbids renumbering.
+
+---
+
+- [x] **U5: U-ID recognition + task label rule in `ce-work/SKILL.md` and `ce-work-beta/SKILL.md`**
+
+**Goal:** Close the execution side of the loop. ce-work and ce-work-beta recognize U-IDs alongside R/A/F/AE in blockers/verification/summaries, and preserve the U-ID prefix in task labels so blockers and summaries reference the same anchor.
+
+**Requirements:** R9
+
+**Dependencies:** U1 (U-IDs must exist in the plan format before execution-side tooling references them)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work/SKILL.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Locate the existing "Track Progress" section in `ce-work/SKILL.md` (currently around line 297) and `ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` (currently around line 362). The R-ID/A/F/AE recognition guidance from PR #629 lives there. Extend it by adding `U-IDs` to the recognized ID set: "When the plan or origin document carries stable R-IDs (and optionally A/F/AE IDs), or when the plan defines U-IDs for Implementation Units, reference them in blockers, deferred-work notes, task summaries, and final verification — not routine status updates. This preserves traceability back to requirements and units without burying signal under noise."
+- Locate each skill's "Create Todo List" section (ce-work step 3 around line 115, ce-work-beta step 3 around line 168). Add a sub-bullet under the existing "Derive tasks from the plan's implementation units…" guidance: "Preserve the unit's U-ID as a prefix in the task label (e.g., 'U3: Add parser coverage'). This keeps blocker references, deferred-work notes, and final summaries anchored to the same identifier the plan uses."
+- Apply the changes identically to both files. Diff the two task-creation sections side-by-side before applying to confirm no surprise divergence exists. Per `Stable/Beta Sync` convention, state the sync decision explicitly in the commit message: "Propagated to beta — shared traceability contract."
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- The existing R-ID/A/F/AE guidance line in each skill's "Track Progress" section (the line added by PR #629) is the structural model — same placement, same tone.
+- Stable/Beta sync convention from `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` — atomic update, explicit sync-decision statement.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: An agent executing `ce-work` against a plan containing U-IDs creates tasks like "U3: Add parser coverage" rather than "Add parser coverage" alone. Blockers reference the U-ID anchor.
+- Edge case (no U-IDs in plan, e.g., a hand-written plan that predates this change): The task creation falls back to the unit name without prefix; no error, no blocker. The U-ID rule applies "when the plan defines U-IDs," not unconditionally.
+- Edge case (U-IDs but no R/A/F/AE): Status updates use U-IDs only; no synthetic R-IDs invented.
+- Integration: A plan whose units were reordered during deepening still produces consistent task labels because U-IDs survive the reorder. An agent later resuming the same work session can match tasks to plan units by U-ID.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `ce-work/SKILL.md` and `ce-work-beta/SKILL.md` "Track Progress" sections both reference U-IDs alongside R/A/F/AE.
+- Both files' "Create Todo List" / task-creation sections include the U-ID-prefix rule.
+- A diff of the two files shows the U-ID-related additions are identical.
+- The stable/beta sync decision is stated in the commit message per repo convention.
+
+---
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** The brainstorm → plan → work pipeline is the primary surface affected. Changes are contract additions (new IDs, new sections), not removals or breaking changes. Existing plans authored without U-IDs continue to work because U-ID recognition in ce-work is gated on "when the plan defines U-IDs."
+- **Error propagation:** No new error paths. The conditionality design rule ensures absent origin doc → empty no-op path, not a failure.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** None — Markdown-only changes. No persistent state, no migrations.
+- **API surface parity:** ce-work and ce-work-beta are paired surfaces; both must change atomically per the Stable/Beta Sync convention. Documented in U5.
+- **Integration coverage:** The traceability loop is the integration story — changes in `ce-plan` are only useful if `ce-work` recognizes them. U5 is the integration unit; no unit is shippable in isolation without U5 also shipping (otherwise U-IDs land in plans but execution ignores them).
+- **Unchanged invariants:** No-origin path through `ce-plan` produces a usable plan with no empty headers or dangling references. This is the conditionality design rule made operational. Phase 0.4 (Planning Bootstrap) and Phase 0.2 (no upstream requirements doc) flows are unchanged.
+
+---
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| **Conditionality leaks** — a future skill change adds an origin-derived section without conditional guards, breaking the no-origin path. | Document the conditionality design rule in U2's HTML comments visibly enough that future authors see it. Plan to capture the rule in `docs/solutions/skill-design/` as part of the post-merge `ce-compound` write-up so it survives in institutional memory. |
+| **Renumber-accident in deepening** — despite the U-ID stability rule, an agent under context pressure or mid-reorganization may "tidy" U-IDs anyway. | U-ID stability is restated at three locations (Phase 3.3 brief mention, Phase 3.5 definition, template comment, and `deepening-workflow.md` Allowed/Do-not lists). Doc-review can catch retroactively if it slips through. |
+| **AE-link compliance theater** — agents prefix `Covers AE1.` to test scenarios that don't actually enforce AE1, just to look thorough. | The "directly enforces" qualifier in the rule is the gating language. Phase 5.1 review should spot-check AE-link claims. The risk is bounded: if the rule were skipped entirely, the worst case is unlinked tests; mechanical compliance is a recoverable QA failure, not a structural one. |
+| **Stable/beta drift** — ce-work and ce-work-beta diverge in their task-creation sections post-change. | U5's verification step requires diffing the two files side-by-side. Stable/Beta sync convention requires explicit sync-decision statement in commit message. |
+| **Renamed-subsection confusion** — readers of older plans see "Deferred to Separate Tasks"; readers of new plans see "Deferred to Follow-Up Work." | Old plans are not auto-migrated. The rename is a forward-looking template change. Both names refer to the same concept, so existing plans remain comprehensible. No backwards-compat shim needed because old plans don't auto-regenerate. |
+
+---
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- README.md component counts, agent counts, and skill counts are unchanged. No README update required.
+- Plugin manifests (`.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`, `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`) are unchanged. No manual version bump per repo convention — release-please owns that.
+- After this PR merges, run `ce-compound` to capture the U-ID/AE-link traceability convention as a `docs/solutions/skill-design/` document. The institutional learnings researcher noted no prior solution doc covers this, and PR #629 + this PR together originate the convention.
+- No rollout, monitoring, migration, or feature-flag concerns. Skill content is loaded fresh on each invocation; no cached state to invalidate.
+
+---
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- **PR #629 (upstream change being completed):** https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/pull/629
+- Related code:
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-plan/references/deepening-workflow.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work/SKILL.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-work-beta/SKILL.md`
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/references/requirements-capture.md` (PR #629's pattern source)
+  - `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-brainstorm/SKILL.md` (PR #629's Deep-product detection)
+- Related institutional learnings:
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/best-practices/conditional-visual-aids-in-generated-documents-2026-03-29.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/best-practices/ce-pipeline-end-to-end-learnings-2026-04-17.md`
+  - `docs/solutions/skill-design/ce-doc-review-calibration-patterns-2026-04-19.md`
+- Plugin conventions: `plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md` (Stable/Beta Sync, Skill Compliance Checklist)

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+title: "Refactor ce-doc-review confidence scoring to anchored rubric"
+type: refactor
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-21
+---
+
+# Refactor ce-doc-review confidence scoring to anchored rubric
+
+## Overview
+
+Replace ce-doc-review's continuous `confidence: 0.0-1.0` field with a 5-anchor rubric (`0 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100`), each tied to a behavioral definition the persona can honestly self-apply. The change adopts the structural techniques from Anthropic's official code-review plugin (anchored scoring, verbatim rubric in agent prompt, explicit false-positive catalog) while tuning the threshold (`>= 50`) to document-review economics — which have opposite asymmetries from code review (no linter backstop, premise challenges resist verification, surfaced findings are cheap to dismiss via routing menu, missed findings derail downstream implementation).
+
+The goal is to eliminate false-precision gaming (personas anchoring on round numbers like 0.65 / 0.72 / 0.85 and implying differentiation that the model cannot actually produce) and replace it with discrete anchors whose meaning is stable and behaviorally grounded.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+Current state: `confidence` is a float between 0.0 and 1.0. Synthesis uses per-severity gates (0.50 / 0.60 / 0.65 / 0.75) and a 0.40 FYI floor. LLM-generated confidence at this granularity is not meaningfully calibrated — personas in practice cluster on round numbers (0.60, 0.65, 0.72, 0.80, 0.85), and the gate boundaries create coin-flip bands where trivial score shifts move findings in and out of the actionable tier.
+
+Evidence surfaced in a recent review run:
+- One 0.65 adversarial finding sat right at the P2 gate — below-noise admission
+- Multiple product-lens findings in the 0.68-0.72 range all shared the same underlying premise ("motivation weak") — fake precision on top of redundant signal
+- Residual concerns and deferred questions near-duplicated actionable findings, indicating the persona's internal confidence ordering did not distinguish "above-gate finding" from "below-gate concern" coherently
+
+Anthropic's official code-review plugin (`anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md`) solves this with:
+- 5 anchor points (0/25/50/75/100) each tied to a behavioral criterion ("double-checked and verified", "wasn't able to verify", "evidence directly confirms")
+- A rubric passed verbatim to a separate scoring agent
+- Threshold >= 80 (code-review-specific; doc review uses a different threshold)
+- Explicit false-positive catalog
+
+This plan ports the structural techniques and tunes the threshold to document-review economics.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. Replace continuous `confidence` field with 5 discrete anchor points (0, 25, 50, 75, 100) and a behavioral rubric per anchor.
+- R2. Update synthesis pipeline to consume anchor values (gates, tiebreaks, dedup, promotion, cross-persona boost, FYI floor).
+- R3. Update all 7 document-review persona agents' prompts so the rubric is embedded verbatim.
+- R4. Add an explicit false-positive catalog to the subagent template (consolidated from scattered current guidance).
+- R5. Adopt doc-review-appropriate filter threshold: >= 50 across severities (drop only "false positive" and "stylistic-unverified" tiers). Replace graduated per-severity gates.
+- R6. Preserve current tier routing semantics: 50 -> FYI, 75 -> Decision, 100 -> Proposed fix / safe_auto.
+- R7. Update rendering surfaces (template, walkthrough, headless envelope) so anchors display consistently as integer scores, not floats.
+- R8. Update tests and fixtures without regressing coverage.
+- R9. Keep `ce-code-review` unchanged in this PR — it is a separate migration with different economics (see Scope Boundaries).
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No change to persona-specific domain logic (what each persona looks for). Only the confidence rubric and synthesis consumption change.
+- No change to severity taxonomy (`P0 | P1 | P2 | P3`).
+- No change to `finding_type` or `autofix_class` enums.
+- No change to `residual_risks` / `deferred_questions` schema shape (they remain string arrays).
+- No new schema fields (explicitly rejected `finding_type: grounded | pattern | premise` tag — redundant with persona attribution).
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- **ce-code-review scoring migration**: Same pattern, but code-review economics differ (linter backstop, PR-comment cost, ground-truth verifiability). Threshold likely `>= 75` there, matching Anthropic more closely. Separate plan once ce-doc-review migration is proven in practice.
+- **Separate neutral-scorer agent pass**: A second scoring pass where a neutral agent re-scores each finding against the rubric, independent of the producing persona. Structurally valuable (breaks self-serving score inflation) but adds latency and token cost. Evaluate as a follow-up once the anchor rubric is in place and its effect on score inflation can be measured directly.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json` — confidence field definition (lines 60-65, continuous 0.0-1.0)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` — schema rule (line 27), advisory band rule (line 116), false-positive list (lines 109-114)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` — per-severity gate table (lines 15-25), FYI floor (line 28), cross-persona boost (line 45), promotion patterns (section 3.6), sort (section 3.8)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/review-output-template.md` — confidence column rendering (line 67 and section rules)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/walkthrough.md` — confidence display in per-finding block
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/*.md` — 7 persona files. Only `ce-coherence-reviewer.agent.md` currently references a specific confidence floor (`0.85+` for safe_auto patterns, line 26); the others rely on the template
+- `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts`, `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts`, `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/seeded-*.md` — test fixtures with embedded confidence values
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+No prior `docs/solutions/` entry on scoring calibration. This plan should produce one on completion (under `docs/solutions/workflow/` or `docs/solutions/skill-design/`) documenting the migration and the reasoning behind the doc-review threshold vs Anthropic's code-review threshold, since the tradeoff is non-obvious and future contributors may question the divergence.
+
+### External References
+
+- `anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md` — canonical anchored-rubric pattern. The rubric text and filter approach are the structural model; the threshold is not ported directly (see Key Technical Decisions).
+- Calibration research context: LLM verbal-confidence studies show coarse anchor scales outperform continuous numeric scales because continuous scales invite false precision the model cannot produce. This is why Anthropic chose 5 anchors rather than 0-100 continuous.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **5 anchors, not 3 or 10**: Matches Anthropic's proven format. More resolution than Low/Medium/High, still discrete enough to avoid gaming. The anchor values (0/25/50/75/100) are literal integer scores, preserved as integers in the schema.
+- **Filter threshold `>= 50`, not `>= 80`**: Doc review has opposite economics from code review. The threshold drops only tier 0 ("false positive, pre-existing, or can't survive light scrutiny") and tier 25 ("might be real but couldn't verify; stylistic-not-in-origin"). Tiers 50+ surface with appropriate routing. Rationale documented inline in the rubric so future contributors see why doc review diverges from Anthropic's `>= 80`.
+- **No separate scoring agent (this PR)**: Self-scoring with a rigorous rubric is the first step. Adding a neutral scorer is a follow-up once we can measure whether self-scoring with anchors still inflates scores relative to ground truth.
+- **Anchor-to-tier mapping**: 50 -> FYI subsection, 75 -> Decision / Proposed fix, 100 -> eligible for safe_auto when `autofix_class` also warrants. Tier 25 -> dropped. Tier 0 -> dropped. This replaces both the graduated per-severity gate AND the FYI floor with a single anchor-based routing.
+- **Cross-persona corroboration promotes by one anchor, not `+0.10`**: When 2+ personas raise the same finding, promote one anchor step (50 -> 75, 75 -> 100). Cleaner than the magic `+0.10` and semantically meaningful (independent corroboration genuinely moves a "verified but nitpick" finding to "very likely, will hit in practice").
+- **Tiebreak ordering**: When sorting findings within a severity tier, use anchor descending, then document order (deterministic). Drop the pseudo-precision tiebreak that currently uses float confidence.
+- **Preserve reviewer attribution as the persona-calibration signal**: No `finding_type: grounded | pattern | premise` tag. If a persona's domain caps its natural ceiling at 50-75, the anchors and threshold handle it — findings land in FYI or Decision as appropriate. The reviewer name in the output already tells the user which persona raised it; they can apply their own mental model.
+- **Strawman rule stays; advisory band rule absorbed into the rubric**: The advisory-band guidance currently lives as a "0.40-0.59 LOW" instruction. Under the new rubric, "advisory observations" map cleanly to tier 25 or 50 depending on verifiability. Rewrite the advisory rule to refer to anchors, not a float range.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Port ce-code-review in the same PR?** No. Different economics require a different threshold; bundling conflates the migration with the threshold tuning. Do ce-doc-review first, observe, then plan ce-code-review.
+- **Keep numeric anchors or use semantic labels (weak / plausible / verified / certain)?** Keep numeric. Matches Anthropic, preserves ordinality for synthesis comparisons, keeps the rendering compact (`Tier: 75` vs `Tier: verified-strong`).
+- **Add a `finding_type: grounded | pattern | premise` dimension?** No. Redundant with persona attribution and adds decoding overhead without changing what the user does with the finding.
+- **Single threshold or severity-graduated?** Single `>= 50` across severities. Severity already sorts the list; an additional gate gradient adds complexity without differentiating signal.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- **Exact rubric wording for each anchor.** The implementation pass writes the final text; this plan captures the behavioral criteria. The wording must be concrete enough that a persona can self-apply it without inventing interpretation — "double-checked against evidence" is concrete; "highly confident" is not.
+- **Whether any persona needs a persona-specific floor override.** Coherence currently cites `0.85+` as its safe_auto threshold. Under the new scale, "safe_auto" maps to anchor 100 (evidence directly confirms) — no separate floor needed. If any other persona has equivalent persona-specific guidance during implementation, decide per-persona whether to preserve or remove.
+- **Fixture value choices.** The seeded plan fixtures carry specific confidence values. Converting `0.85` -> `75` vs `100` is a per-fixture judgment call; the implementer decides based on what the fixture is demonstrating.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Update schema and rubric authority file**
+
+**Goal:** Replace the `confidence` field definition with an integer enum and write the canonical behavioral rubric in one place.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** None (this unit establishes the contract everything else consumes)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json`
+- Test: `tests/frontmatter.test.ts` (schema-shape test if one exists; otherwise covered by contract tests in later units)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace `confidence: { type: "number", minimum: 0.0, maximum: 1.0 }` with `confidence: { type: "integer", enum: [0, 25, 50, 75, 100] }`
+- Embed the rubric in the `description` field as a multi-line string so agents consuming the schema see it inline. Each anchor point gets a behavioral criterion (see "Patterns to follow" below)
+- Keep `"calibrated per persona"` language gone — the rubric is shared, not per-persona
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Anthropic's verbatim rubric from `anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md` step 5. Adapt the criteria to document-review context: replace "PR bug" framing with "document issue" framing; replace "directly impacts code functionality" with "directly impacts plan correctness or implementer understanding"; preserve the "double-checked" / "wasn't able to verify" / "evidence directly confirms" behavioral anchors verbatim where they apply
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: A JSON finding with `confidence: 75` validates against the schema
+- Error path: A JSON finding with `confidence: 0.72` fails validation (continuous values rejected)
+- Error path: A JSON finding with `confidence: 10` fails validation (non-anchor integer rejected)
+- Edge case: `confidence: 0` validates (false-positive anchor is a legitimate value, not a validation failure — surface-then-drop happens in synthesis)
+
+**Verification:**
+- `bun test tests/frontmatter.test.ts` passes
+- Manually running the schema validator against a fixture finding with `confidence: 0.85` produces a clear error message
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Rewrite rubric guidance in the subagent template**
+
+**Goal:** Update the shared template that all 7 personas include, so the rubric, false-positive catalog, and advisory rule all reference the new anchors.
+
+**Requirements:** R3, R4
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1 (schema is the contract this template communicates)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace line 27's `confidence: a number between 0.0 and 1.0 inclusive` with the anchor definition plus the full behavioral rubric (5 bullets, one per anchor). The rubric goes in the template verbatim — this is what every persona sees when the template renders
+- Rewrite the advisory-band rule (line 116) to refer to anchor 25 or anchor 50 instead of "0.40-0.59 LOW band"
+- Consolidate the false-positive catalog (currently lines 109-114, scattered) into a single bulleted list positioned adjacent to the rubric. Add explicit false-positive categories adapted from Anthropic's code-review list: "Issues already resolved elsewhere in the document", "Content inside prior-round Deferred / Open Questions sections", "Stylistic preferences without evidence of impact", "Pre-existing issues the document didn't introduce", "Issues that belong to other personas", "Speculative future-work concerns with no current signal"
+- Update the suppress-below-floor rule (line 53) from "your stated confidence floor" to "anchor tier 50 (the actionable floor) unless your persona sets a stricter floor"
+- Update the example finding (lines 33-48) to use `confidence: 100` instead of `0.92`, with a one-line inline note explaining why ("all three conditions met: double-checked, will hit in practice, evidence directly confirms")
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Structure of the existing autofix_class section (lines 60-63) — three tiers with a one-sentence behavioral definition each. Mirror this format for the confidence anchors
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — this is a prompt-content file. Behavioral changes are tested via the persona output-shape tests in Unit 6
+
+**Verification:**
+- Rubric text is present verbatim in the template
+- No references to float confidence values (0.0-1.0) remain anywhere in the file
+- False-positive catalog appears as a single consolidated list, not scattered sentences
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Update synthesis pipeline to consume anchor values**
+
+**Goal:** Replace every numeric-confidence comparison in the synthesis pipeline with anchor-based logic.
+
+**Requirements:** R2, R5, R6
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- **Section 3.2 (Confidence Gate):** Replace the per-severity gate table with a single rule: findings with `confidence: 0` or `confidence: 25` are dropped; findings with `confidence: 50` route to FYI; findings with `confidence: 75` or `100` enter the actionable tier and are classified by autofix_class. Delete the separate "FYI floor at 0.40" concept — it is now the `confidence: 50` anchor
+- **Section 3.3 (Deduplicate):** Replace "keep the highest confidence" tiebreak with "keep the highest anchor; if tied, keep the first by document order"
+- **Section 3.3b (Same-persona redundancy, added in prior session):** Update the kept-finding selection rule to use anchor ordering
+- **Section 3.4 (Cross-persona boost):** Replace `+0.10` boost with "promote by one anchor step (50 -> 75, 75 -> 100). Anchor 100 does not promote further. Record the promotion in the Reviewer column (e.g., `coherence, feasibility (+1 anchor)`)"
+- **Section 3.5b (Tiebreak):** Update the `suggested_fix present` default-to-Apply gate to reference the anchor ordering for tiebreaks
+- **Section 3.6 (Promote):** The "promote manual to safe_auto/gated_auto" logic is orthogonal to confidence and stays as-is; add a note that promotion does not change the confidence anchor (autofix_class and confidence are independent)
+- **Section 3.7 (Route):** Update the routing table: anchor 100 + `safe_auto` -> silent apply; anchor 100 + `gated_auto` -> proposed fix (recommended Apply); anchor 75 -> proposed fix / decision per autofix_class; anchor 50 -> FYI subsection regardless of autofix_class
+- **Section 3.8 (Sort):** Replace "confidence (descending)" with "anchor (descending)" in the sort-key chain
+- **Section 3.9 (Residual/Deferred restatement suppression, added in prior session):** No confidence-dependent logic; no change needed
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- The existing vocabulary-rule pattern at the Phase 4 preamble — a single strong directive followed by examples. Apply the same style to the anchor-routing rules so they cannot drift
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: A finding with `confidence: 75, autofix_class: gated_auto` surfaces in the Proposed Fixes bucket
+- Happy path: A finding with `confidence: 50, autofix_class: manual` surfaces in the FYI subsection
+- Happy path: A finding with `confidence: 100, autofix_class: safe_auto` applies silently
+- Edge case: A finding with `confidence: 25` is dropped entirely (not surfaced in FYI, not surfaced in Residual Concerns)
+- Edge case: Two personas raise the same finding, both at anchor 50; post-boost anchor is 75 and the finding routes as a Decision
+- Edge case: One persona at anchor 100 and one at anchor 50 raise the same finding; merged keeps 100, boost does not apply beyond the cap
+
+**Verification:**
+- No numeric thresholds (0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.65, 0.75) remain in the synthesis file
+- The routing table explicitly names each anchor and its destination
+- Cross-persona boost mentions "anchor step" not "+0.10"
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Update rendering surfaces**
+
+**Goal:** Display anchors as integer scores in the user-facing output; remove float-formatting artifacts.
+
+**Requirements:** R7
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1, Unit 3
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/review-output-template.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/walkthrough.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/open-questions-defer.md` (if it renders confidence)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/bulk-preview.md` (if it renders confidence)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Table `Confidence` columns show the integer score as-is (e.g., `75`), not formatted as a decimal (`0.75`)
+- Walkthrough per-finding block displays `confidence 75` not `confidence 0.75`
+- Headless envelope template in `synthesis-and-presentation.md` Phase 4 shows the integer anchor
+- Add a one-line rubric legend somewhere user-visible so a reader seeing `75` for the first time knows what it means without reading the schema. Candidates: a footer under the Coverage table, or a one-line note at the top of the findings list. Decide during implementation — whichever integrates cleanly with the existing layout
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- The existing `Tier` column in the output template (which surfaces internal enum values for transparency). Add a `Confidence` or rename `Confidence` to display the anchor integer; keep the `Tier` column separate since anchor and tier are independent
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: A rendered table shows `75` in the Confidence column, not `0.75` or `75%` or `75 (high)`
+- Happy path: Walkthrough per-finding block reads naturally with integer anchor
+- Edge case: When a finding was cross-persona-boosted, the display shows the post-boost anchor value (e.g., 75) and the Reviewer column notes the boost (`coherence, feasibility (+1 anchor)`)
+
+**Verification:**
+- Rendering a fixture finding end-to-end through the synthesis pipeline produces output with integer anchors throughout, no float values
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Update persona files**
+
+**Goal:** Remove per-persona references to specific float confidence values; ensure each persona's domain instructions work with the shared rubric.
+
+**Requirements:** R3
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 2
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-coherence-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-adversarial-document-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-design-lens-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-feasibility-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-product-lens-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-scope-guardian-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/ce-security-lens-reviewer.agent.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Grep each persona file for `confidence` and float values. Replace any specific numeric references (e.g., coherence's `confidence: 0.85+`) with anchor-based equivalents (`anchor 100 when ... ; otherwise anchor 75`)
+- If a persona's domain naturally caps at anchor 75 (e.g., adversarial critiques of premises), add one sentence acknowledging this in the persona's domain rubric so it doesn't over-reach for 100. Do not add a per-persona floor override — the shared >= 50 threshold handles all personas
+- Verify each persona's suppress-conditions section still makes sense under anchor vocabulary; rewrite any float-referencing lines
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- The shared subagent template's rubric, included by every persona. Any persona-specific guidance should defer to the shared rubric and only add calibration hints specific to that persona's domain
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none per-persona — behavior tested via the contract tests in Unit 6
+
+**Verification:**
+- No float confidence values remain in any persona file
+- Each persona's prompt reads coherently with the new rubric
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Update tests and fixtures**
+
+**Goal:** Update all test fixtures and contract assertions to use anchor values; add a migration-correctness test that rejects float confidence.
+
+**Requirements:** R8
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1, Unit 3
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts`
+- Modify: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts`
+- Modify: `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/seeded-plan.md`
+- Modify: `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/seeded-auth-plan.md`
+- Test: new contract case in `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` asserting float confidence is rejected
+
+**Approach:**
+- Grep every test and fixture file for `confidence` float values. Convert each per-fixture based on what the fixture is demonstrating:
+  - Fixtures showing strong findings -> `confidence: 100` or `75`
+  - Fixtures showing low-confidence findings -> `confidence: 25` or `50`
+  - Fixtures showing FYI-band findings -> `confidence: 50`
+- Update contract assertions that reference threshold values (0.40, 0.60, 0.65) to anchor equivalents (50, 75, 100)
+- Add a new contract case: construct a finding with `confidence: 0.72` and assert the schema validator rejects it
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing test patterns in `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` for fixture loading and schema validation
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: All existing fixtures validate against the new schema after conversion
+- Error path: A synthesized finding with `confidence: 0.72` fails validation
+- Edge case: A fixture converted from `confidence: 0.65` (previously above-gate for P2) to `confidence: 75` still surfaces in the same tier post-migration (migration does not drop borderline findings)
+
+**Verification:**
+- `bun test` passes with 0 failures
+- Total test count matches or exceeds pre-migration count (new rejection-test added)
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Document the migration and the threshold divergence**
+
+**Goal:** Write a `docs/solutions/` entry so future contributors understand why doc review uses a different threshold from Anthropic's code-review reference.
+
+**Requirements:** R1-R9 (documents the whole migration)
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-6 complete
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Frontmatter: `module: ce-doc-review`, `problem_type: design_pattern`, `tags: [scoring, calibration, personas]`
+- Body sections:
+  - Problem: continuous confidence invites false precision; LLMs cluster on round numbers
+  - Reference pattern: Anthropic's 5-anchor rubric
+  - Doc-review-specific divergence: threshold >= 50 vs Anthropic's >= 80, with the economics argument (no linter backstop, premise challenges resist verification, routing menu makes dismissal cheap)
+  - When to port this pattern: other persona-based review skills with similar economics
+  - When NOT to port directly: ce-code-review has linter-backstop economics and should tune threshold higher
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing entries under `docs/solutions/skill-design/` for frontmatter shape and section structure
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none — documentation file with no executable behavior
+
+**Verification:**
+- File validates via whatever existing tooling checks `docs/solutions/` frontmatter (if any)
+- A reader unfamiliar with this migration can read the entry and understand both the mechanic and the threshold-tuning rationale
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** The `confidence` field is read by every synthesis step (3.2, 3.3, 3.3b, 3.4, 3.5b, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8), every rendering surface (template, walkthrough, open-questions-defer, bulk-preview, headless envelope), and every persona's output contract. A missed update in any of these leaves a format mismatch that will surface as a validation or rendering bug.
+- **Error propagation:** If the schema change lands before the persona prompts update, persona outputs will fail validation and the pipeline will drop all findings. Unit sequencing (Unit 1 before Unit 2 before Unit 5) is load-bearing for this reason.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** The multi-round decision primer (R29 suppression, R30 fix-landed) stores prior-round findings in memory. Prior-round findings serialized with float confidence will not match current-round anchor confidence in fingerprint comparisons. Implementation should check whether the primer carries confidence in its fingerprint — if it does, add a one-time migration or tolerance in the matcher.
+- **API surface parity:** ce-code-review has the same field shape and the same kind of synthesis pipeline. It is intentionally NOT updated in this PR (Scope Boundaries). When ce-code-review's migration eventually runs, it can reuse the rubric structure but will need a higher threshold.
+- **Integration coverage:** End-to-end test invoking the full ce-doc-review flow against a seeded plan is the only way to verify all the surfaces stay in sync. Unit 6's contract tests should include one such end-to-end case.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** Severity taxonomy, finding_type enum, autofix_class enum, rendering structure (sections, coverage table, routing menu), multi-round decision primer shape, chain-linking logic (3.5c), strawman rule. This change is strictly about the confidence dimension; other dimensions remain stable.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Personas over-cluster on anchor 75 (new version of gaming) | Rubric criteria for 75 vs 100 must be behaviorally distinct: 75 = "double-checked, will hit in practice"; 100 = "evidence directly confirms, will happen frequently". If clustering still occurs post-migration, consider the neutral-scorer follow-up (deferred scope) |
+| Tests and fixtures update incompletely, leaving hidden float references | Unit 6 includes a grep-all-fixtures audit step; the new rejection test catches any fixture that slips through |
+| Anchor routing rule in synthesis contradicts rendering rule, causing tier/display drift | Unit 3 and Unit 4 share a test case (end-to-end fixture through pipeline) that catches this. Single-source-of-truth routing table in synthesis-and-presentation.md is the canonical reference; rendering reads from it, not reinvents it |
+| `confidence: 0` findings surface in user output by mistake (they should drop silently) | Synthesis 3.2 explicitly drops anchor 0 and anchor 25. Contract test in Unit 6 asserts neither surfaces in any output bucket |
+| Doc review threshold >= 50 proves too permissive in practice (too many noisy findings surface) | The threshold is easy to tune post-migration (change one rule in synthesis 3.2). Documented in the solution entry (Unit 7) so future contributors know where to adjust |
+| Persona prompt changes degrade finding quality | Unit 5 preserves persona-specific domain logic; only confidence-related language changes. Run the reference plan through the migrated flow as a smoke test (Unit 6 end-to-end case) |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- This is a breaking change for the ce-doc-review schema. Any external consumer of the findings JSON (there are none currently — the schema is internal) would need to update. No external-consumer impact expected.
+- No rollout flag needed — the migration is atomic across the skill. Before-and-after review of the same document produces comparable output; the anchor scores replace float scores uniformly.
+- The `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring.md` entry (Unit 7) is the canonical explanation for why doc review diverges from Anthropic's code-review threshold. Link to it from the PR description.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- Anthropic reference rubric: `anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md`
+- Current schema: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json`
+- Current synthesis pipeline: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md`
+- Related prior session work: 2026-04-21 review of a ce-doc-review output that surfaced the fine-grained-score gaming problem, leading to this plan

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+---
+title: "refactor: Adopt anchored confidence, validation gate, and mode-aware precision in ce-code-review"
+type: refactor
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-21
+---
+
+# refactor: Adopt anchored confidence, validation gate, and mode-aware precision in ce-code-review
+
+## Overview
+
+Port the ce-doc-review anchored-confidence pattern into ce-code-review and add three code-review-specific precision controls inspired by Anthropic's official `code-review` plugin: a per-finding validation stage before externalization, mode-aware false-positive policy, and an explicit lint-ignore suppression rule. Also add a PR-mode-only skip-condition pre-check (closed/draft/trivial/already-reviewed) to avoid wasted review cycles.
+
+The goal is to make ce-code-review's externalizing modes (autofix, headless, future PR-comment) materially higher-precision while preserving interactive mode's broader review surface.
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+ce-code-review currently uses a continuous `confidence: 0.0-1.0` field with a 0.60 suppress gate, a 0.50+ P0 exception, and a `+0.10` cross-reviewer agreement boost. The same false-precision problem ce-doc-review just fixed applies here: personas anchor on round numbers (0.65, 0.72, 0.85), the gate boundary creates a coin-flip band, and the additive boost hides what the score actually measures.
+
+Reviewing Anthropic's official `code-review` plugin (`anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md`) surfaced four additional precision techniques worth adopting:
+
+1. **Anchored 0/25/50/75/100 rubric** — discrete buckets tied to behavioral criteria reduce model-fabricated precision. ce-doc-review already proved this works (commit `6caf3303`); ce-code-review was deferred at the time.
+2. **Per-finding validation subagent** — Anthropic's actual command relies on a binary validated/not-validated gate more than on the numeric score. Independent validation catches false positives that confident-sounding personas produce. We rely on cross-reviewer agreement, which only fires when 2+ reviewers happen to converge — many real findings only fire once.
+3. **Skip-condition pre-check** — Anthropic skips closed, draft, trivial, or already-reviewed PRs before doing any work. We have no equivalent; PR-mode invocations spend full review effort on PRs that should not be reviewed.
+4. **Lint-ignore suppression** — code carrying an explicit `eslint-disable`, `rubocop:disable`, etc. for the rule a reviewer is about to flag should suppress the finding. Not currently in our false-positive catalog.
+
+The right framing for ce-code-review's broader surface is not "narrow to Anthropic's 4-agent shape" but "tier the precision bar by mode": externalizing modes (PR-comment, autofix, headless) need narrow Anthropic-style precision; interactive mode is allowed broader findings as long as weak general-quality concerns route to soft buckets (`advisory` / `residual_risks` / `testing_gaps`) rather than primary findings.
+
+Independent validation as a Stage 5b *gate* (drop rejected findings, keep approved ones) is the right framing. An earlier draft of this plan added a `validated: boolean` field to every finding — that field was YAGNI and is removed. The validator's effect is on the population of surviving findings, not on per-finding metadata.
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. Replace continuous `confidence` field with 5 discrete anchor points (0, 25, 50, 75, 100) and a behavioral rubric per anchor. Mirror ce-doc-review's pattern.
+- R2. Update Stage 5 synthesis to consume anchor values: `>= 75` filter threshold (P0 exception at 50+), one-anchor cross-reviewer promotion (replaces `+0.10`), anchor-descending sort.
+- R3. Add a new Stage 5b validation pass that spawns one validator subagent per surviving finding before externalization. Scope: required for autofix/headless externalization and downstream-resolver handoff; skipped for interactive terminal display where the human is the validator. Validation is process logic — findings the validator rejects are dropped; no metadata field is added to surviving findings.
+- R4. Make the false-positive policy mode-aware in synthesis. Headless and autofix apply the narrow Anthropic-style filter (concrete bugs, compile/parse failures, traceable security, explicit standards violations only). Interactive demotes weak general-quality concerns to `advisory` / `residual_risks` / `testing_gaps` rather than suppressing them.
+- R5. Add an explicit lint-ignore suppression rule to the subagent template's false-positive catalog: if the code carries a lint disable comment for the rule the reviewer is about to flag, suppress unless the suppression itself violates project standards.
+- R6. Add a PR-mode-only skip-condition pre-check (closed, draft, trivial automated, or already-reviewed by Claude). Skip cleanly without dispatching reviewers. Standalone branch and `base:` modes are unaffected.
+- R7. Update all persona files for hardcoded float confidence references and mode-aware suppression hints where applicable.
+- R8. Update test fixtures and contract tests in `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` and any related fixtures.
+- R9. Document the migration in `docs/solutions/skill-design/` extending the existing ce-doc-review note, including the rationale for ce-code-review's specific threshold and the validation-stage scoping decision.
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- No change to persona-specific domain logic (what each persona looks for). Only confidence rubric, validation flow, mode-aware policy, and skip-conditions change.
+- No change to severity taxonomy (`P0 | P1 | P2 | P3`).
+- No change to `autofix_class` or `owner` enums.
+- No collapse of the 17-persona architecture to Anthropic's 4-agent shape. ce-code-review's broader surface is intentional.
+- No change to the standalone / branch / PR / `base:` scope-resolution paths in Stage 1.
+
+### Deferred to Separate Tasks
+
+- **PR inline comment posting mode**: Anthropic's `--comment` flag posts findings as inline GitHub PR comments via `mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment` with full-SHA link discipline and committable suggestion blocks for small fixes. We have no PR-comment mode at all today. This is a substantial new mode (link format, suggestion-block handling, deduplication semantics, tracker integration overlap). Worth its own plan; this refactor sets the precision foundation it would build on.
+- **Haiku-tier orchestrator-side checks**: Anthropic uses haiku for the skip-condition probe and CLAUDE.md path discovery. We currently use sonnet for everything; pushing cheap checks to haiku is a separate cost-optimization task.
+- **Re-evaluating which always-on personas earn their noise**: Anthropic's HIGH-SIGNAL philosophy raises the question of whether `testing` and `maintainability` should remain always-on. Out of scope here — handled by the mode-aware soft-bucket routing in this plan, but a deeper re-think is its own conversation.
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+**Direct port targets (ce-doc-review prior art):**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json` — anchored integer enum precedent
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` — verbatim rubric + consolidated false-positive catalog
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` — anchor gate, one-anchor promotion, anchor-descending sort
+- Commit `6caf3303` — the migration diff is the canonical reference for what to change in this skill
+
+**Files this plan modifies:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md` — Stage 1 (skip-condition gate), Stage 5 (anchor gate, promotion), new Stage 5b (validation), Stage 6 (mode-aware false-positive policy)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/findings-schema.json` — confidence enum, threshold table in `_meta`
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md` — anchored rubric, expanded false-positive catalog with lint-ignore rule, mode-aware suppression hints
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/persona-catalog.md` — verify no float references remain (no behavioral changes needed)
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/review-output-template.md` — anchor-as-integer rendering in confidence column
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md` — anchor display in per-finding block
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md` — anchor rendering if confidence appears
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-*-reviewer.agent.md` — sweep for hardcoded float references
+- `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — anchor enum assertions, validation-stage assertions, skip-condition assertions
+- `tests/fixtures/` — any seeded review fixtures with embedded confidence values
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring-2026-04-21.md` — extend with ce-code-review section
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring-2026-04-21.md` — the canonical writeup of the anchored-rubric pattern. Establishes the ce-doc-review threshold of `>= 50` and explicitly anticipates ce-code-review's threshold of `>= 75` due to opposite economics (linter backstop, PR-comment cost, ground-truth verifiability of code claims).
+- `docs/plans/2026-04-21-001-refactor-ce-doc-review-anchored-confidence-scoring-plan.md` — the ce-doc-review plan, particularly its "Deferred to Separate Tasks" entry naming this exact follow-up. Sequencing rationale ("do ce-doc-review first, observe, then plan ce-code-review") was honored.
+
+### External References
+
+- `anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md` — canonical source for the four code-review-specific patterns (anchored rubric, validation step, skip-conditions, lint-ignore). Note: the README describes a 0/25/50/75/100 scale with threshold 80, but the actual command prompt relies more heavily on the binary validated/not-validated gate (their Step 5) than on the numeric score. We model this faithfully by adopting both the anchored rubric *and* the validation gate, recognizing the validation gate is the load-bearing precision mechanism.
+- Two-model comparative analysis (this conversation, 2026-04-21) — original reflection plus second-model critique that surfaced (a) validation gate is more important than the numeric score in the upstream design, (b) false-positive policy should be mode-aware, (c) confidence and validation should be decoupled fields. All three insights are R-traced above.
+
+### Slack Context
+
+Slack tools detected. Ask me to search Slack for organizational context at any point, or include it in your next prompt.
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Threshold `>= 75`, not `>= 80`**: Matches ce-doc-review's stylistic choice of using the anchor itself as the threshold (no awkward `>= 80` middle-bucket gap that effectively means "100 only" under the discrete scale). At `>= 75`, anchor 75 ("real, will hit in practice") and anchor 100 ("evidence directly confirms") survive; anchors 0 / 25 / 50 are dropped. P0 exception at 50+ preserves the current escape hatch for critical-but-uncertain issues.
+- **Validation is process logic, not a metadata field**: An earlier draft of this plan added a `validated: boolean` field to every finding. Removed: rejected findings are dropped, so surviving findings post-validation are validated by definition; in modes where validation does not run, no consumer needs a per-finding flag because the run's mode already tells them whether validation ran. A field that is constant within any mode does no work and the name implies a truth claim it does not carry. Validation stays as a Stage 5b gate; no schema change.
+- **Validation is scoped to externalization, not universal**: Validating every finding roughly doubles agent calls. The cost is justified when findings will be posted to GitHub, applied automatically, or handed off to downstream automation — places where false positives have real cost. For interactive terminal display, the user provides the validation by reviewing.
+- **One validator subagent per finding, not batched**: Independence is the product. A single batched validator looking at all findings together pattern-matches across them and effectively becomes an opinionated re-reviewer, recreating the persona-bias problem we are escaping. Per-finding parallel dispatch keeps fresh context per call. Per-file batching is a plausible future optimization for reviews with many findings clustered in few files, but not needed today (typical reviews surface 3-8 findings post-gate).
+- **Validator dispatch budget cap**: To bound worst-case cost when a review surfaces an unusually large finding set, cap parallel validator dispatch at 15. If more findings survive Stage 5, validate the highest-severity 15 in parallel and queue the rest for a second wave. This is a safety bound; typical reviews never hit it.
+- **Mode-aware false-positive policy uses existing soft buckets, not a new schema field**: Weak general-quality findings already have well-defined homes (`residual_risks` for "noticed but couldn't confirm," `testing_gaps` for missing coverage, `advisory` autofix_class for "report-only"). Mode-aware demotion routes weak findings into these buckets in interactive mode and suppresses them in headless/autofix. No new schema needed.
+- **One-anchor cross-reviewer promotion replaces `+0.10` boost**: Mirrors ce-doc-review. Cleaner than additive math and semantically meaningful (independent corroboration moves a "real but minor" finding to "real, will hit in practice").
+- **Skip-condition gate is PR-mode only**: Standalone, branch, and `base:` modes always run. The closed/draft/trivial/already-reviewed checks only make sense when there's a PR. Already-reviewed detection uses `gh pr view <PR> --comments` filtering for prior Claude-authored comments; the same pattern Anthropic uses.
+- **Lint-ignore suppression has a project-standards exception**: If a finding is about a CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md rule violation and the code uses a lint disable to suppress that specific rule, the suppression itself may violate project standards (e.g., "do not use `eslint-disable-next-line` for security rules"). The rule is "suppress the finding *unless* the suppression itself is the violation."
+- **No haiku-tier downgrade in this plan**: The skip-condition pre-check is a natural haiku candidate, but model-tier choices are out of scope here. Use the same mid-tier (sonnet) the rest of the skill uses; haiku is its own optimization plan.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Threshold value (`>= 75` vs `>= 80`)?** Resolved: `>= 75`. Matches ce-doc-review's use of the anchor as the threshold and avoids the "`>= 80` collapses to anchor 100 only" gotcha under a discrete scale.
+- **Add a `validated` field on findings or keep validation as process-only?** Resolved: process-only. Surviving findings post-validation are validated by definition; mode metadata in `metadata.json` already tells consumers whether validation ran. A per-finding flag is YAGNI and the name implies a truth claim it does not carry.
+- **Validate every finding or only externalizing ones?** Resolved: only externalizing (autofix, headless, downstream-resolver handoff). Interactive uses the human as the validator.
+- **One validator per finding, batched, or per file?** Resolved: per finding, parallel. Independence is the design point. Per-file batching is documented as a future optimization if real-world data shows reviews routinely cluster many findings in few files.
+- **Adopt PR-comment posting mode in this plan?** Resolved: deferred. It's a substantial new mode and would dilute the precision-foundation focus of this refactor.
+- **Should we collapse to Anthropic's 4-agent architecture?** Resolved: no. Our 17-persona surface serves a broader workflow (pre-PR review, learnings, deployment notes). Adopt their precision techniques without their narrowness.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- **Exact rubric wording per anchor for code-review economics**. ce-doc-review's wording works as a starting point, but code review has unambiguous ground truth (compile errors, runtime bugs) that doc review lacks. Anchor 100 should reference "directly verifiable from the code without execution" or similar; implementation pass writes the final text.
+- **Validator subagent prompt design**. The validator's job is independent re-verification, not re-reasoning. Prompt should give it the finding's title, file, line range, and `why_it_matters`, plus the diff and surrounding code, and ask "is this real, introduced by this diff, and not handled elsewhere?" Final wording during implementation; Anthropic's Step 5 prompt is reference material.
+- **Whether to validate findings about to be presented in interactive mode's walk-through**. The walk-through is technically interactive (human in the loop) but the user may LFG-bulk-apply, which crosses into externalization. Decision-deferral candidate: validate before LFG bulk-apply; skip otherwise.
+- **Whether persona files need any additional updates beyond a float-reference sweep**. A few personas may carry domain-specific calibration text (e.g., security: "always flag SQL injection at high confidence") that needs anchor-rewriting. Per-file judgment during implementation.
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] **Unit 1: Update findings schema with anchored confidence**
+
+**Goal:** Replace continuous `confidence` with integer enum. Update `_meta.confidence_thresholds` to describe the anchor-based gates.
+
+**Requirements:** R1
+
+**Dependencies:** None — this unit establishes the contract every other unit consumes.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/findings-schema.json`
+- Test: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` (schema-shape assertions)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace `confidence: { type: "number", minimum: 0.0, maximum: 1.0 }` with `confidence: { type: "integer", enum: [0, 25, 50, 75, 100] }`.
+- Rewrite `_meta.confidence_thresholds` table to describe anchors and the `>= 75` gate (with P0 exception at 50+).
+- No `validated` field — validation is process logic in Stage 5b. Surviving findings post-validation are validated by definition; rejected findings are dropped. See Key Technical Decisions for rationale.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json` — anchor enum precedent
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path — Schema validates a finding with `confidence: 75`.
+- Edge case — Schema rejects a finding with `confidence: 0.85` (float not in enum).
+- Edge case — Schema rejects a finding with `confidence: 80` (not in enum).
+- Edge case — `_meta` documents the threshold semantics in human-readable form (smoke test: assert key strings present).
+
+**Verification:**
+- All schema assertions in `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` pass with the new shape.
+- `bun run release:validate` reports no parity drift.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 2: Rewrite subagent template with anchored rubric, expanded false-positive catalog, and mode-aware hints**
+
+**Goal:** Replace the float rubric with the verbatim 5-anchor behavioral rubric. Expand the false-positive catalog with lint-ignore suppression. Add a mode-aware suppression hint so personas know their findings will be filtered differently in headless/autofix.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R4, R5
+
+**Dependencies:** Unit 1 (schema must accept anchor values).
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Replace the "Confidence rubric (0.0-1.0 scale)" section (lines 41-49) with the 5-anchor rubric, each anchor named and tied to a behavioral criterion the persona can self-apply (e.g., "100: Verifiable from the code alone without running it").
+- Update the suppress-threshold sentence to "Suppress threshold: anchor 75. Do not emit findings below anchor 75 (except P0 at anchor 50)."
+- Expand the false-positive catalog (lines 75-81) to include the lint-ignore rule explicitly: "Code with an explicit lint disable comment for the rule you are about to flag — suppress unless the suppression itself violates a project-standards rule."
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` — rubric and false-positive catalog structure
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path — Template renders with all 5 anchors and behavioral definitions.
+- Integration — A test that spawns a persona against a fixture diff returns findings with anchor values.
+
+**Verification:**
+- The rubric appears in the template verbatim and matches the schema enum.
+- The false-positive catalog includes lint-ignore handling.
+- No persona sub-agent prompt references continuous floats after this unit lands.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 3: Update synthesis Stage 5 with anchor gate, one-anchor promotion, and anchor-descending sort**
+
+**Goal:** Update the merge stage to consume integer anchors. Replace the `0.60` threshold with `>= 75` (P0 exception at 50+). Replace the `+0.10` cross-reviewer boost with one-anchor promotion. Update the sort to use anchor descending.
+
+**Requirements:** R2
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1, 2.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md` (Stage 5)
+
+**Approach:**
+- In Stage 5 step 1 ("Validate"), update the `confidence` value constraint from `numeric, 0.0-1.0` to `integer in {0, 25, 50, 75, 100}`.
+- In Stage 5 step 2 ("Confidence gate"), change "Suppress findings below 0.60 confidence. Exception: P0 findings at 0.50+" to "Suppress findings below anchor 75. Exception: P0 findings at anchor 50+ survive."
+- In Stage 5 step 4 ("Cross-reviewer agreement"), replace "boost the merged confidence by 0.10 (capped at 1.0)" with "promote the merged finding by one anchor step (50 -> 75, 75 -> 100, 100 -> 100). Cross-reviewer corroboration is a stronger signal than any single reviewer's anchor; the promotion routes the finding from the soft tier into the actionable tier or strengthens its already-actionable position."
+- In Stage 5 step 9 ("Sort"), change "confidence (descending)" to "anchor (descending)".
+- Update the Stage 5 preamble to describe the new contract (integer anchors instead of floats).
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path — Two reviewers flag the same fingerprint at anchor 50; merged result is anchor 75 (one-anchor promotion).
+- Happy path — Two reviewers flag the same fingerprint at anchor 75; merged result is anchor 100.
+- Happy path — One reviewer flags at anchor 100; merged result remains anchor 100 (no over-promotion).
+- Edge case — A single reviewer flags at anchor 50, no other reviewer agrees; merged result is filtered out (below threshold).
+- Edge case — A P0 finding at anchor 50 survives the gate; a P1 finding at anchor 50 does not.
+- Edge case — Sort order: two findings at the same severity, one at anchor 100 and one at anchor 75; the anchor-100 finding sorts first.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` synthesis assertions pass with the new gate, promotion, and sort.
+- A manual review run against a fixture diff produces expected anchor distributions and routing.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 4: Add Stage 5b validation pass for externalizing findings**
+
+**Goal:** Insert a new synthesis stage that spawns a validator subagent per surviving finding when the run will externalize. Validator says yes -> finding survives; validator says no, times out, or returns malformed output -> finding is dropped. Pure process logic; no metadata change to surviving findings.
+
+**Requirements:** R3
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1, 3.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md` (new Stage 5b between Stage 5 and Stage 6)
+- Create: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/validator-template.md` — the validator subagent's prompt template
+
+**Approach:**
+- After Stage 5 merge produces the deduplicated finding set, decide whether validation runs. Validation runs when:
+  - Mode is `headless` or `autofix`
+  - Mode is `interactive` and the routing path is LFG (option B) or File-tickets (option C)
+  - A future PR-comment mode (when added)
+- Validation does *not* run when:
+  - Mode is `report-only`
+  - Mode is `interactive` and the routing is walk-through (option A) per-finding (the user is the validator) or Report-only (option D)
+- For each surviving finding, spawn one validator subagent in parallel. Validator prompt (in `references/validator-template.md`) gives it: finding title, file, line, `why_it_matters`, the diff, and surrounding code via the platform's read tool. Validator returns `{ "validated": true | false, "reason": "..." }`.
+- Findings where validator returns `false` are dropped. Findings where validator returns `true` flow through unchanged into Stage 6 — no field is set on the finding (validation is process logic, not metadata).
+- Validator runs at mid-tier (sonnet) like the personas. Validator is read-only — same constraints as persona reviewers.
+- **Dispatch budget cap: max 15 parallel validators.** When more than 15 findings survive Stage 5, validate the highest-severity 15 (P0 first, then P1, then P2, then P3, breaking ties by anchor descending) and drop the remainder with a Coverage note. This is a safety bound; typical reviews surface < 10 findings post-gate and never hit the cap. The blunt "drop the rest" behavior is intentional — a review producing 15+ surviving findings is already in territory where a second wave wouldn't change the user's triage approach.
+- Record validation drop count and any over-budget drops in Coverage for Stage 6.
+- If the validator subagent fails, times out, or returns malformed JSON, treat as a no-vote and drop the finding. Unverified findings should not externalize. Conservative bias is correct.
+- **Future optimization (not implemented here):** per-file batching. Group surviving findings by file and dispatch one validator per file (validator reads the file once, evaluates all findings in that file). Real win when reviews cluster many findings in few files (large refactors). Skip until we see real-world data showing it matters; per-finding parallel dispatch is the correct default for typical reviews.
+
+**Execution note:** Add a contract test for the validation stage before wiring it into the orchestrator, so we have a known-good harness for fixture-based verification.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md` — output contract structure for the validator template
+- Anthropic's Step 5 in `commands/code-review.md` — the validator's job is independent re-verification, not re-reasoning
+
+**Technical design:** *(directional guidance, not implementation specification)*
+
+```
+Stage 5 -> merged findings
+  |
+  v
+Stage 5b: Validation gate
+  |
+  +-- mode in {headless, autofix} OR (interactive AND routing in {LFG, File-tickets})?
+  |     YES -> sort findings by severity desc, take top 15
+  |     |     spawn one validator subagent per finding, in parallel
+  |     |     each validator: { validated: true | false, reason: ... }
+  |     |     drop findings the validator rejects; survivors flow through unchanged
+  |     |     drop findings beyond the 15-cap with a Coverage note
+  |     NO  -> pass through unchanged
+  |
+  v
+Stage 6 -> synthesize and present
+```
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path — Headless mode, validator confirms a finding; finding survives into Stage 6 unchanged.
+- Happy path — Headless mode, validator rejects a finding; finding is dropped and counted in Coverage with the validator's reason.
+- Happy path — Interactive mode, walk-through routing; validation stage is skipped entirely, all surviving findings pass through.
+- Edge case — Validator subagent times out; finding is dropped.
+- Edge case — Validator returns malformed JSON; finding is dropped, drop reason recorded.
+- Edge case — 20 findings survive Stage 5 in headless mode; first 15 (sorted by severity desc) validate in parallel, remaining 5 are dropped with Coverage note "5 findings exceeded validator budget cap and were not externalized."
+- Integration — Autofix mode applies only validator-approved `safe_auto` findings; a validator-rejected `safe_auto` finding does not enter the fixer queue.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` validation-stage assertions pass.
+- Coverage section reports validator drop count and any second-wave deferrals.
+- Autofix mode does not apply validator-rejected findings.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 5: Add PR-mode-only skip-condition pre-check in Stage 1**
+
+**Goal:** Before the standard Stage 1 scope-detection runs in PR mode (PR number or URL provided), perform a cheap skip-condition check. Skip cleanly without dispatching reviewers if the PR is closed, draft, marked trivial/automated, or already reviewed by a prior Claude run.
+
+**Requirements:** R6
+
+**Dependencies:** None — this is a pre-stage gate, independent of the schema and synthesis changes.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md` (Stage 1 PR/URL path, before the existing checkout step)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a sub-step at the top of the "PR number or GitHub URL is provided" branch in Stage 1.
+- Run a single `gh pr view <number-or-url> --json state,isDraft,title,body,comments` call to fetch all skip-relevant data in one round trip.
+- Apply skip rules:
+  - `state` is `CLOSED` or `MERGED` -> skip with message "PR is closed/merged; not reviewing."
+  - `isDraft` is `true` -> skip with message "PR is a draft; not reviewing. Re-invoke once it's marked ready."
+  - `title` matches a trivial-PR pattern (e.g., `^(chore\\(deps\\)|build\\(deps\\)|chore: bump|chore: release)`) AND body is empty/template-only -> skip with message "PR appears to be a trivial automated PR; not reviewing. Pass `mode:headless` or another explicit invocation if review is intended."
+  - `comments` includes any comment whose body starts with the ce-code-review report header (e.g., `## Code Review` or the headless completion line) -> skip with message "PR already has a ce-code-review report. To re-review, run from the branch (no PR target) or pass `base:<ref>` against the current checkout."
+- Skip detection deliberately ignores commits-since-comment. Yes, this over-suppresses when new commits land after a prior review — the user's escape hatch is branch mode or `base:` mode, both of which bypass the PR-mode skip-check entirely. Simpler to detect and explain than commit-vs-comment timestamp logic, and the over-suppression cost is one extra command from the user.
+- Skip cleanly: emit the message and stop without dispatching any reviewers or running scope detection.
+- Standalone branch and `base:` modes are unaffected — they always run.
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Anthropic's Step 1 in `commands/code-review.md` — same set of skip conditions
+- Existing Stage 1 "uncommitted changes" check — same shape: probe state, emit message, stop early if conditions don't allow proceeding
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path — PR is open, draft is false, title is normal, no prior Claude comment; skip-check passes, scope detection runs.
+- Edge case — PR is closed; skip-check stops early with the closed message; no reviewers dispatched.
+- Edge case — PR is draft; skip-check stops early with the draft message.
+- Edge case — PR title is `chore(deps): bump foo from 1.0 to 1.1`; skip-check stops early with the trivial message.
+- Edge case — PR has a prior ce-code-review report comment; skip-check stops early with the already-reviewed message regardless of subsequent commits.
+- Negative — Standalone mode (no PR argument) does not run skip-check.
+- Negative — `base:` mode does not run skip-check.
+
+**Verification:**
+- `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` skip-check assertions pass.
+- A manual run against a closed PR exits cleanly without dispatching reviewers.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 6: Add mode-aware false-positive demotion in Stage 5/6**
+
+**Goal:** In Stage 5 (after merge, before validation), demote weak general-quality findings to soft buckets in interactive mode and suppress them in headless/autofix mode. The point is to surface the same content the personas produce, but route weak signal to `residual_risks` / `testing_gaps` / `advisory` rather than primary findings in interactive, and suppress entirely in externalizing modes.
+
+**Requirements:** R4
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1, 3.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md` (Stage 5 step ordering and Stage 6 rendering)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Define "weak general-quality finding" precisely: a finding where `severity` is P2 or P3, `autofix_class` is `advisory`, and the persona is `testing` or `maintainability` (the always-on personas most prone to general-quality flagging). This is the conservative definition; it can expand if practice shows other patterns.
+- In Stage 5 (after merge, before partition), apply mode-aware demotion:
+  - **Interactive mode:** Move weak general-quality findings out of the primary findings list. If the finding is from `testing`, append the `title` + `why_it_matters` to `testing_gaps`. If from `maintainability`, append to `residual_risks`. The finding does not appear in the Stage 6 findings table.
+  - **Headless and autofix modes:** Suppress weak general-quality findings entirely. Record the suppressed count in Coverage.
+  - **Report-only mode:** Same as interactive — demote to soft buckets, do not suppress.
+- Stage 6 rendering already shows `residual_risks` and `testing_gaps`; no template change needed for the demoted destinations. Update the Coverage section to report mode-aware suppressions/demotions distinctly from the existing confidence-gate suppressions.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path — Interactive mode, a `testing` persona produces a P3 advisory finding; after demotion it appears in `testing_gaps`, not the findings table.
+- Happy path — Headless mode, the same finding is suppressed and counted in Coverage.
+- Happy path — A `correctness` persona produces a P3 advisory finding; demotion does *not* apply (only `testing` and `maintainability` qualify under the conservative definition), and the finding appears in the findings table.
+- Edge case — A `testing` persona produces a P0 finding; demotion does not apply (severity exceeds threshold).
+- Edge case — A `maintainability` persona produces a P2 `safe_auto` finding; demotion does not apply (autofix_class is not `advisory`).
+
+**Verification:**
+- `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` mode-demotion assertions pass.
+- Stage 6 output in interactive mode shows demoted findings in `testing_gaps`/`residual_risks`, not in the findings table.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 7: Sweep persona files and update walkthrough/template/bulk-preview rendering**
+
+**Goal:** Update all reviewer persona files for hardcoded float references (e.g., a persona that says "always file SQL injection at 0.85+"). Update rendering surfaces to display anchors as integers consistently.
+
+**Requirements:** R7
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1, 2.
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-correctness-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-testing-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-maintainability-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-project-standards-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-security-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-performance-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-api-contract-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-data-migrations-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-reliability-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-adversarial-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-cli-readiness-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-previous-comments-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-dhh-rails-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-kieran-rails-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-kieran-python-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-kieran-typescript-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer.agent.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-swift-ios-reviewer.agent.md` — explicit float bands at lines 75/77/79 (`0.80+` -> anchor 75/100; `0.60-0.79` -> anchor 50; `below 0.60` -> anchor 0/25)
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/review-output-template.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md`
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/persona-catalog.md` (verify no float references remain; no behavioral changes needed)
+
+**Approach:**
+- For each persona file: grep for confidence references (`0.\\d`, "0.6", "0.7", etc.) and rewrite to use anchors. Most personas rely on the template and won't need changes; the sweep catches outliers.
+- For each rendering surface: update confidence-column rendering from float (`0.85`) to integer-anchor (`75` or `100`). Update walkthrough per-finding block to show anchor.
+- For `persona-catalog.md`: no behavioral changes needed; selection rules are unchanged. Verify no float references remain.
+- For `review-output-template.md`: update the Confidence column header/format if needed.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Edge case — Grep for float-confidence references across `agents/` returns nothing after the sweep.
+- Happy path — Walkthrough rendering for a finding shows `Confidence: 75` (integer), not `Confidence: 0.85`.
+- Happy path — Bulk-preview rendering uses anchor format consistently with walkthrough.
+- Happy path — Findings table in `review-output-template.md` shows anchor as integer.
+
+**Verification:**
+- No hardcoded float confidence values remain in `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/` or `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/`.
+- All rendering surfaces use anchor integers consistently.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 8: Update test fixtures and contract tests**
+
+**Goal:** Update `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` to assert the new schema, synthesis behavior, validation stage, skip-conditions, and mode-aware demotion. Update or add fixtures with anchor values.
+
+**Requirements:** R8
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-6 (the behavior all units 1-6 produce must already be in code so the tests pass).
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts`
+- Modify: `tests/fixtures/` (any seeded ce-code-review fixtures with embedded confidence values; check `tests/fixtures/ce-code-review/` if present, or `tests/fixtures/sample-plugin/` if shared)
+
+**Execution note:** Mirror the test additions ce-doc-review's commit `6caf3303` made to `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` (73 lines added). The pattern is established; copy the structure.
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add schema-shape assertions: `confidence` is integer enum, `_meta.confidence_thresholds` describes the new gates.
+- Add synthesis assertions: `>= 75` gate, P0 exception at 50, one-anchor promotion, anchor-descending sort.
+- Add validation-stage assertions: mode-conditional dispatch, finding survives on validator approval, finding drops on validator rejection or timeout, budget cap drops overflow with Coverage note.
+- Add skip-condition assertions: closed/draft/trivial/already-reviewed cases stop early; standalone and `base:` modes do not skip-check.
+- Add mode-aware demotion assertions: `testing` P3 advisory in interactive lands in `testing_gaps`; same finding in headless is suppressed.
+- Update fixtures with embedded confidence values from float to anchor integers. Convert by behavior: `0.85` -> `75` if "real, will hit in practice"; `0.92+` -> `100` if "verifiable from code."
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- (Implicit — this unit *is* the test scenarios for prior units.)
+
+**Verification:**
+- `bun test` passes with all new assertions.
+- `bun run release:validate` passes.
+- A targeted test run against a known-bad fixture (a finding the old gate would have surfaced and the new gate should suppress) demonstrates the behavior change.
+
+---
+
+- [ ] **Unit 9: Document the migration in `docs/solutions/`**
+
+**Goal:** Extend the existing ce-doc-review writeup with a ce-code-review section. Capture the threshold-divergence rationale (why `>= 75` for code review vs `>= 50` for doc review), the validation-stage rationale, and the mode-aware policy framing.
+
+**Requirements:** R9
+
+**Dependencies:** Units 1-8 (document what was actually built).
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring-2026-04-21.md` (add ce-code-review section)
+- Optionally split if the file becomes too long: create `docs/solutions/skill-design/code-review-precision-and-validation-2026-04-2X.md` (use today's date)
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add a "ce-code-review migration" section after the existing ce-doc-review content.
+- Document:
+  - Threshold choice (`>= 75`) and why it differs from ce-doc-review's `>= 50`. Both pick the anchor as the threshold; doc review surfaces broadly because dismissal is cheap, code review surfaces narrowly because false positives erode trust.
+  - The validation stage and its scope (externalization only). Reference Anthropic's Step 5 as the design pattern; explain why the upstream's binary validated/not-validated gate is more important than the numeric score.
+  - Mode-aware false-positive policy and the "demote-not-suppress" rule for interactive mode.
+  - The lint-ignore suppression rule.
+  - Link to the ce-code-review SKILL.md and findings-schema.json.
+- Add a "When to apply this pattern to a new skill" section so future skill authors know when an anchored rubric + validation gate makes sense vs when continuous confidence is fine.
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Test expectation: none -- documentation update.
+
+**Verification:**
+- The doc reads coherently for someone who hasn't seen either codebase. A new contributor can use it to understand both ce-doc-review and ce-code-review's confidence handling.
+- The "when to apply" guidance is concrete enough to be actionable.
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** Stage 5b (new) sits between Stage 5 (merge) and Stage 6 (synthesis). Stage 1 PR-mode path gains a pre-stage skip-check that may exit early. Both interaction-graph changes are localized to ce-code-review; they do not affect callers (`ce-work`, `lfg`, `slfg`, `ce-polish-beta`).
+- **Error propagation:** Validator subagent failures (timeout, malformed output, dispatch error) drop the finding rather than abort the review. A failed validator does not block the review; it just means one finding doesn't externalize. Conservative bias is correct.
+- **State lifecycle risks:** None. The plan is in-memory orchestration changes; no persistent state migrations. Run-artifact JSON files on disk are unchanged in shape — no new fields. Validator drop count is reported in Coverage but does not appear in the artifact schema.
+- **API surface parity:** Headless output envelope is unchanged in shape. The validator's effect is that fewer findings appear in the envelope when validation runs (rejected ones drop out). No new markers; no schema change for downstream consumers.
+- **Integration coverage:** Cross-skill: `ce-polish-beta` reads ce-code-review run artifacts; the artifact format is unchanged so no compat work is needed. `ce-work` invokes ce-code-review in headless mode; verify the new validation stage doesn't break the headless contract (it shouldn't — the contract is the envelope shape, which is unchanged).
+- **Unchanged invariants:** Severity taxonomy (P0-P3), `autofix_class` enum (`safe_auto`/`gated_auto`/`manual`/`advisory`), `owner` enum (`review-fixer`/`downstream-resolver`/`human`/`release`), persona selection logic, scope-resolution paths, run-artifact directory layout and shape, mode definitions (interactive/autofix/report-only/headless), Stage 6 section ordering. The `pre_existing` field semantics are unchanged.
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| Validation stage adds significant latency to externalizing modes | Validation runs in parallel across findings (one subagent per finding). Most reviews surface < 10 findings; parallel mid-tier dispatch is bounded. Headless/autofix users have already accepted the multi-agent latency cost; a few-second add for validation is proportionate. |
+| Validator subagent itself produces false negatives (rejects real findings) | Validator failure mode is "drop the finding" — same as our existing confidence-gate suppression. Conservative bias is correct for externalizing modes (better to miss a real finding than post a false one publicly). For interactive walk-through mode, validation is skipped, so per-finding human judgment can still surface borderline findings. |
+| Mode-aware demotion in Unit 6 is too narrow (only `testing` and `maintainability`) and lets weak findings from other personas pollute primary results | The conservative definition is intentional. Practice from real review runs will reveal which other personas overproduce weak findings; expand the definition incrementally with evidence rather than guessing. |
+| Skip-condition's "trivial PR pattern" misclassifies a non-trivial PR with a chore-style title | The pattern is conservative (`^(chore\\(deps\\)|build\\(deps\\)|chore: bump|chore: release)` requires a colon-prefixed convention). Hand-typed informal commits won't match. If a real PR is misclassified, the user can re-invoke from the branch (no PR target) or with `base:` to bypass the skip-check. Document this in the skip message. |
+| Threshold change from 0.60 to 75 is conceptually a stricter gate; some currently-surfaced findings will disappear | This is the desired behavior — stricter gates are the point. A safety net: P0 exception at anchor 50 ensures critical-but-uncertain issues still surface. Monitor real review runs for regressions in the first week and tune the gate or expand the P0 exception if needed. |
+| Validator dispatch budget cap (15) drops findings beyond the limit | Drop is loud, not silent: Coverage section reports the over-budget count so the user knows to follow up if a 15+ finding review surfaces. Cap is a worst-case safety bound; typical reviews never hit it. If real-world data shows reviews routinely exceed 15, raise the cap or re-evaluate as second-wave logic. |
+| Sequencing this plan against other in-flight ce-code-review work | Branch is `tmchow/review-skill-compare`. No other in-flight ce-code-review PRs noted. Coordinate with anyone working on `ce-polish-beta` (downstream consumer) before the artifact-format change lands. |
+
+## Documentation / Operational Notes
+
+- Update `plugins/compound-engineering/README.md` if the ce-code-review entry mentions confidence scoring specifics (likely not — most plugin READMEs don't cover internal scoring mechanics).
+- The `docs/solutions/skill-design/` writeup (Unit 9) is the primary documentation deliverable.
+- Run `bun run release:validate` after Unit 8 to confirm marketplace parity and counts.
+- No version bump in plugin manifests — release-please owns this. The work is a `refactor(ce-code-review):` commit (per repo convention).
+- After merge, watch the next few real ce-code-review runs in interactive and headless mode to confirm: (a) anchor distribution is sensible, (b) validation stage isn't dropping too many real findings, (c) skip-conditions don't misclassify legitimate PRs, (d) mode-aware demotion produces useful `testing_gaps`/`residual_risks` content.
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- **Origin conversation:** Two-model comparative analysis of ce-code-review vs Anthropic's official `code-review` plugin (this conversation, 2026-04-21). No formal `docs/brainstorms/` document — the conversation itself is the requirements input.
+- **Prior plan (sister skill, established pattern):** `docs/plans/2026-04-21-001-refactor-ce-doc-review-anchored-confidence-scoring-plan.md` — explicit "Deferred to Separate Tasks" entry naming this work.
+- **Institutional learning:** `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring-2026-04-21.md` — canonical writeup of the anchored-rubric pattern.
+- **Reference commit:** `6caf3303 refactor(ce-doc-review): anchor-based confidence scoring (#622)` — the migration diff for the sister skill.
+- **External canonical reference:** `https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md` — Anthropic's command prompt is the authoritative source for skip-conditions, validation-stage design, and lint-ignore semantics. The README at `https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/plugins/code-review/README.md` is product description only — the command prompt is the real behavior.
+- **Files modified by this plan:** `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/findings-schema.json`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/persona-catalog.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/review-output-template.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/walkthrough.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/bulk-preview.md`, `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/validator-template.md` (new), all `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-*-reviewer.agent.md` files (including the recently-added `ce-swift-ios-reviewer.agent.md`), `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts`, `tests/fixtures/` (as needed), `docs/solutions/skill-design/confidence-anchored-scoring-2026-04-21.md`.

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+---
+title: "feat(ce-demo-reel): Add local save as alternative to catbox upload"
+type: feat
+status: active
+date: 2026-04-22
+origin: docs/brainstorms/2026-04-22-demo-reel-local-save-requirements.md
+---
+
+# feat(ce-demo-reel): Add local save as alternative to catbox upload
+
+## Overview
+
+Add a destination choice to the ce-demo-reel upload flow: after capture, the user picks either "upload to catbox" (existing behavior) or "save locally" (new). Local save copies the final artifact to a stable OS-temp path with a descriptive filename. The catbox upload path is unchanged.
+
+---
+
+## Problem Frame
+
+When ce-demo-reel captures evidence, local artifacts are deleted after uploading to catbox.moe. Users who want to keep evidence locally have no way to do so. (See origin: `docs/brainstorms/2026-04-22-demo-reel-local-save-requirements.md`)
+
+---
+
+## Requirements Trace
+
+- R1. After capture completes, ask the user whether to upload to catbox or save locally
+- R2. The question must present the captured artifact(s) and clearly describe both options
+- R3. When the user chooses local save, copy artifacts to `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/`; do not upload to catbox
+- R4. Create the destination directory if it does not exist
+- R5. Use a descriptive filename with branch name and timestamp to avoid collisions
+- R6. After saving, display the local file path(s) to the user
+
+---
+
+## Scope Boundaries
+
+- Catbox upload logic itself is unchanged — only the routing is new
+- No automatic git-add or commit of saved artifacts
+- No configurable save path — `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/` is the fixed default
+- No retroactive save of previously captured evidence
+
+---
+
+## Context & Research
+
+### Relevant Code and Patterns
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/references/upload-and-approval.md` — the 5-step upload flow where the destination choice will be inserted
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/scripts/capture-demo.py` — pipeline script with `preview` and `upload` subcommands; will get a new `save-local` subcommand
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/SKILL.md` — Step 8 delegates to `upload-and-approval.md`; Output section defines the return format
+
+### Institutional Learnings
+
+- **Script-first architecture** (`docs/solutions/skill-design/script-first-skill-architecture.md`): File manipulation (mkdir, copy, path generation) belongs in the Python script, not inline in SKILL.md
+- **Prefer Python over bash** (`docs/solutions/best-practices/prefer-python-over-bash-for-pipeline-scripts-2026-04-09.md`): The `save-local` subcommand should be Python, consistent with the existing script
+
+---
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Destination choice replaces approval gate, not adds to it**: The existing Step 2 approval gate asks "use this / recapture / skip". The new flow asks "upload to catbox / save locally / recapture / skip" — a single merged question, not two sequential prompts.
+- **`save-local` as a script subcommand**: Per script-first architecture, the Python script handles directory creation, filename generation, and file copying. The SKILL.md orchestrates the choice and calls the script.
+- **Filename format**: `<branch>-<YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS>.<ext>` — branch provides context, timestamp prevents collisions. Branch name is sanitized (slashes to dashes, truncated to 60 chars).
+- **Output format for local save**: The existing output uses `URL: [public URL]`. For local saves, use `Path: [local path]` instead, so the caller can distinguish between the two.
+
+---
+
+## Open Questions
+
+### Resolved During Planning
+
+- **Should preview upload still happen before the choice?** Yes — the user needs to see the artifact to decide. The preview is temporary (1h) and costs nothing if they choose local save.
+
+### Deferred to Implementation
+
+- **Exact branch-name sanitization regex**: Implementation detail; follow Python `re.sub` conventions.
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Units
+
+- [ ] U1. **Add `save-local` subcommand to capture-demo.py**
+
+**Goal:** Add a script subcommand that copies an artifact to a target directory with a descriptive filename.
+
+**Requirements:** R3, R4, R5, R6
+
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/scripts/capture-demo.py`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Add `save-local` subcommand accepting `--file` (artifact path), `--branch` (branch name), and `--output-dir` (target directory, defaults to `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/`)
+- Create output directory with `os.makedirs(exist_ok=True)`
+- Sanitize branch name: replace `/` with `-`, strip non-alphanumeric chars except `-`, truncate to 60 chars
+- Generate filename: `<sanitized-branch>-<YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS>.<ext>` where ext comes from the source file
+- Copy file with `shutil.copy2`
+- Print the final absolute path as the last line of output (matching the convention of `preview` and `upload` which print the URL as last line)
+- Register the subcommand in the argparse `main()` block
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- `cmd_preview` and `cmd_upload` in the same file — same structure, same error handling with `die()`
+- Argparse registration pattern at bottom of file
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: `save-local --file /tmp/demo.gif --branch feat/add-login` creates `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/feat-add-login-<timestamp>.gif` and prints the path
+- Happy path: `save-local --file /tmp/screenshot.png --branch main` creates `$TMPDIR/compound-engineering/ce-demo-reel/main-<timestamp>.png`
+- Edge case: branch with deep nesting `feat/team/subsystem/thing` sanitizes to `feat-team-subsystem-thing`
+- Edge case: branch name exceeding 60 chars is truncated
+- Edge case: output directory does not exist — created automatically
+- Error path: source file does not exist — exits with error message
+
+**Verification:**
+- `python3 scripts/capture-demo.py save-local --file <test-gif> --branch test-branch` copies the file and prints the destination path
+
+---
+
+- [ ] U2. **Update upload-and-approval.md to add destination choice**
+
+**Goal:** Replace the current approval gate with a combined destination-choice question that includes the local save option.
+
+**Requirements:** R1, R2
+
+**Dependencies:** U1
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/references/upload-and-approval.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- Step 1 (preview upload) stays unchanged — user still sees a preview
+- Step 2 becomes "Destination Choice" instead of "Approval Gate"
+- The blocking question now offers 4 options:
+  1. **Upload to catbox (public URL)** — proceeds to Step 3 (promote to permanent, unchanged)
+  2. **Save locally** — runs `save-local` subcommand, skips Step 3, goes to cleanup
+  3. **Recapture** — unchanged behavior
+  4. **Proceed without evidence** — unchanged behavior
+- Add a new section "Step 3b: Local Save" that calls `python3 scripts/capture-demo.py save-local --file [ARTIFACT_PATH] --branch [BRANCH]`
+- Step 3b captures the printed path and uses it in the output
+- Step 5 (cleanup) remains the same — `[RUN_DIR]` is always removed since the artifact has been copied out
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing Step 2 approval gate structure (question wording, option format, platform blocking tool instructions)
+- Existing Step 3 promote structure (script invocation, output capture)
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: user selects "Save locally" -> `save-local` runs, local path displayed, `[RUN_DIR]` cleaned up
+- Happy path: user selects "Upload to catbox" -> existing promote flow runs unchanged
+- Happy path: user selects "Recapture" -> returns to tier execution as before
+- Integration: multiple static screenshots — each file is saved locally with the same branch prefix but unique timestamps
+
+**Verification:**
+- The approval gate question includes all 4 options with clear descriptions
+- "Save locally" branch calls the script and does not invoke catbox upload
+- "Upload to catbox" branch is functionally identical to the current behavior
+
+---
+
+- [ ] U3. **Update SKILL.md output format for local saves**
+
+**Goal:** Extend the output contract to support local file paths alongside URLs.
+
+**Requirements:** R6
+
+**Dependencies:** U2
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/SKILL.md`
+
+**Approach:**
+- In the Output section, add `Path` as an alternative to `URL`:
+  - `URL: [public URL]` when uploaded to catbox (unchanged)
+  - `Path: [local file path]` when saved locally
+  - One of the two is present, never both
+- Update the note about `URL: "none"` to cover the local case: when saved locally, `URL` is `"none"` but `Path` is populated
+
+**Patterns to follow:**
+- Existing output block format in SKILL.md
+
+**Test scenarios:**
+- Happy path: local save produces output with `Path:` field and `URL: "none"`
+- Happy path: catbox upload produces output with `URL:` field and no `Path:` field (unchanged)
+
+**Verification:**
+- Output contract is clear about when `Path` vs `URL` is present
+- Callers (e.g., ce-commit-push-pr) can distinguish local from remote evidence
+
+---
+
+## System-Wide Impact
+
+- **Interaction graph:** ce-commit-push-pr is the primary caller of ce-demo-reel. It currently expects a `URL` in the output to embed in PR descriptions. With local saves, it will receive `Path` instead — it should handle this gracefully (e.g., skip embedding or note that evidence is local-only).
+- **Error propagation:** If `save-local` fails (disk full, permission denied), the artifact still exists in `[RUN_DIR]`. The skill should report the error and offer to retry or fall back to catbox upload.
+- **Unchanged invariants:** The catbox preview/upload pipeline, tier selection, and capture logic are entirely untouched.
+
+---
+
+## Risks & Dependencies
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|------------|
+| ce-commit-push-pr doesn't handle `Path` output | Check how ce-commit-push-pr consumes demo-reel output; update if needed (but scoped out of this plan per scope boundaries) |
+| OS-temp files cleaned by system reboot | Acceptable — demo reel artifacts are transient; users can `mv` to repo if they want to commit |
+
+---
+
+## Sources & References
+
+- **Origin document:** [docs/brainstorms/2026-04-22-demo-reel-local-save-requirements.md](docs/brainstorms/2026-04-22-demo-reel-local-save-requirements.md)
+- Related code: `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-demo-reel/`
+- Learnings: `docs/solutions/skill-design/script-first-skill-architecture.md`, `docs/solutions/best-practices/prefer-python-over-bash-for-pipeline-scripts-2026-04-09.md`

docs/solutions/adding-converter-target-providers.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tags: [converter, target-provider, plugin-conversion, multi-platform, pattern]
 created: 2026-02-23
 severity: medium
 component: converter-cli
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: architecture_pattern
 root_cause: architectural_pattern
 ---
 

docs/solutions/best-practices/ce-pipeline-end-to-end-learnings-2026-04-17.md

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+---
+title: "End-to-end learnings from running the full CE pipeline on a substantial feature"
+date: 2026-04-17
+category: best-practices
+module: plugins/compound-engineering
+problem_type: best_practice
+component: development_workflow
+severity: medium
+applies_when:
+  - Running ce:brainstorm → ce:plan → ce:work → ce:review on any non-trivial feature (more than ~1 unit of implementation work)
+  - Orchestrating the full compound-engineering pipeline end-to-end in a single session
+  - Deciding when to insert document-review passes between pipeline stages
+  - Any feature that introduces a new user-facing flow, especially bulk actions or single-keystroke commitments
+  - Any time a research agent returns a confident architectural recommendation that would add a stage, schema field, or module
+tags: [compound-engineering, ce-pipeline, ce-brainstorm, ce-plan, ce-work, ce-review, document-review, workflow, hitl, pipeline-discipline]
+---
+
+# End-to-end learnings from running the full CE pipeline on a substantial feature
+
+## Context
+
+The compound-engineering pipeline is designed as a sequence of progressively more expensive stages: `ce:brainstorm` → `document-review` → `ce:plan` → `document-review` → `ce:work` → `ce:review` → `resolve-pr-feedback`. Each stage operates on a different artifact (requirements doc, plan doc, diff, PR) and applies a different lens (exploration, critique, execution, synthesis, defense).
+
+It is tempting, on a substantial feature, to collapse this sequence — jump from a rough idea to implementation, or skip document-review because the plan "looks right." A recent session ran the full pipeline end-to-end on a non-trivial feature: redesigning the Interactive mode of `ce:review` with a per-finding walk-through, a compact bulk-action preview, a four-option routing model, and defer-to-tracker integration.
+
+The cross-cutting insight from that run is that **the pipeline itself compounds**. Issues that would have been cheap to fix at brainstorm time became expensive in PR review; issues document-review caught at plan time would have corrupted implementation if they had slipped through. Each stage catches a different class of problem, and each cheaper stage eliminates issues before they become expensive ones downstream. The value of running the pipeline in full isn't process-for-its-own-sake — it is that the stages are not redundant. They find different things.
+
+This document codifies the concrete patterns that surfaced repeatedly so future runs — by humans or agents — inherit the lessons instead of rediscovering them.
+
+---
+
+## Guidance
+
+### 1. Sample actual evidence before accepting research-agent claims
+
+Research agents and sub-agents return confident conclusions. Treat those conclusions as hypotheses, not facts, whenever an architectural decision rides on them. "Did you check?" is the correct response to any recommendation framed as "our analysis shows..." when the downstream cost of being wrong is a new stage, a new schema, or a new module.
+
+The concrete practice:
+
+- When a research agent recommends a structural intervention (new stage, new field, new module), name the specific artifacts the claim is derived from.
+- Sample 10-20 real artifacts across the relevant axes.
+- Compare what the sampled evidence actually shows to what the research claim asserts.
+- Update the intervention to match the evidence, not the claim.
+
+Sampled evidence is often directionally correct but mechanistically wrong — and the mechanism is what determines the fix.
+
+### 2. Run document-review after brainstorm AND after plan
+
+Document-review is not a single gate. It operates differently on requirements (is this the right problem, framed coherently?) than on plans (does this design hold together, and does it contradict its own scope?). Skipping either application is a different failure mode:
+
+- Skipping post-brainstorm doc-review: you plan the wrong thing.
+- Skipping post-plan doc-review: you implement a plan with internal contradictions.
+
+Multiple doc-review personas routinely catch architectural contradictions — a unit that adds a schema field the plan's own scope boundary forbade, a feature whose framing undermines its stated goal. These are cheap catches at plan time, expensive in implementation, and nearly unfixable in PR review.
+
+### 3. Treat "trust the agent" UX options as rubber-stamp vectors
+
+Any feature that offers a single-keystroke commit-a-lot action is a rubber-stamping risk, regardless of how well it is labeled. If the redesign's goal is *reducing* rubber-stamping, any such action needs a visible plan the user can inspect before executing.
+
+The pattern:
+
+- Compact preview grouped by action class (Applying / Filing / Skipping).
+- Proceed / Cancel gate before execution.
+- Preview is cheap to render and hard to misuse.
+
+This is the right surface for *reviewing a pre-computed plan*. It is explicitly the wrong surface for *per-item decisions* — a numbered list with per-item options looks efficient at low volume and collapses working memory at high volume.
+
+### 4. Distinguish bulk-preview ergonomics from per-item walk-through ergonomics
+
+Two different review modalities with different affordances:
+
+| Modality | Good for | Bad for |
+|---|---|---|
+| Bulk preview grouped by action | Reviewing a pre-computed plan | Making per-item decisions |
+| Per-item walk-through | Making per-item decisions | Reviewing dozens of items at once |
+
+Mixing the two — a numbered list with per-row options — feels dense and efficient until volume hits. Then it breaks. Decide which modality each surface is, and commit.
+
+### 5. Treat tool/platform caps as structural constraints
+
+Cross-platform tool limits (e.g., the 4-option cap on `AskUserQuestion`) are not annoyances to route around. They force design decisions. Collapsing a 5-option set into 4 + a follow-up question is architecturally different from a 5-option set. Accept the cap early and design for it; do not fight it in implementation and pay for it later.
+
+### 6. Never conflate two semantic meanings in one flag
+
+Flag names that read sensibly in one callsite can be silently wrong in another. The symptom is a flag whose definition ("is X available?") is consistent, but whose *use* answers two different questions ("can we invoke X?" vs. "should we offer X as an option?"). One flag cannot answer both correctly.
+
+When a flag's meaning depends on the caller, split it (see Example 2 below).
+
+This pattern recurs in the codebase. Prior instances surfaced during the `batch_confirm` collapse in document-review (session history) — a three-tier routing was collapsed to two because the middle tier conflated "high confidence in the fix" with "needs user judgment." And in the signal-word tightening for plan deepening, where "strengthen" / "confidence gaps" as standalone trigger words conflated targeted-edit intent with holistic-deepening intent, producing false positives until tightened to require "deepen" explicitly.
+
+### 7. Contract tests assert structure, not prose
+
+A contract test that pins exact wording becomes a tax on future copy improvements. Every wording refinement breaks the test even though the contract is intact. The philosophy is "regression guard, not authoring ossification."
+
+Assert: file existence, required section headings, required tokens, regex on distinguishing words. Do not assert: sentence-level wording, punctuation, or phrasing that copy editors will legitimately touch. This parallels the structural-evaluation practice used in skill-creator evals, where assertion names map to concrete fields in the output JSON (`overlap_detected`, `update_not_create`) rather than subjective prose judgments.
+
+### 8. Don't cite external plugins or tools in durable artifacts
+
+External references may be useful *in dialogue* during brainstorming — "plugin X's review flow does Y, what if we did Z?" — but should not appear in requirements docs, plan docs, PR descriptions, or commit messages. Artifacts need to stand on their own.
+
+- Dialogue: "X's design is interesting because..."
+- Artifact: re-frame the same insight in self-contained terms that do not depend on the reader knowing X.
+
+The cost of violating this is low-visibility: the artifact reads fine today, but a future reader (or re-user of the pattern) hits an unexplained proper noun with no resolution path.
+
+### 9. Skill bodies are product code — author them accordingly
+
+Skills are the instruction substrate for future dispatch. Violations in a skill being shipped propagate into every future invocation. The authoring rules that apply to agent definitions apply equally to skill bodies:
+
+- Third-person agent voice ("What should the agent do?", not "What should I do?").
+- Front-load distinguishing words so truncated labels remain differentiable.
+- Rationale discipline: conditional and late-sequence blocks must explain *why*, not just *what*, because agents landing mid-skill need the reasoning to route correctly.
+
+### 10. Each pipeline stage catches a different class of issue
+
+Don't skip stages because "the previous one looked fine." The value distribution across stages:
+
+| Stage | Catches | Relative cost to fix |
+|---|---|---|
+| Brainstorm | Wrong problem, wrong framing | Cheapest |
+| Doc-review (requirements) | Incoherent requirements, missing constraints | Cheap |
+| Plan | Wrong design | Medium |
+| Doc-review (plan) | Self-contradicting plan, scope violations | Medium |
+| Work | Execution bugs | Expensive |
+| ce:review | Scope drift in implementation | Expensive |
+| PR review | Subtle semantic conflations (flags, schema, contracts) | Most expensive |
+
+The stages are not redundant. Each catches things the others structurally cannot.
+
+---
+
+## Why This Matters
+
+- **Cheaper stages eliminate expensive bugs.** The `sink_available` conflation (Example 2) was caught in PR review; had it shipped, it would have been a user-visible bug in an interactive flow. A hypothetical new "Stage 5b synthesis-time rewrite pass" would have added a persistent stage and per-finding model dispatch to the pipeline had it not been caught at plan time by sampling real artifacts instead of accepting a research claim.
+- **Document-review finds contradictions authors miss.** The plan draft contained a unit that added a new field to merged findings — a schema change that contradicted the plan's own "no changes to the findings schema" scope boundary. The authors did not see this; multiple doc-review personas did. (session history: this same pattern appears across testing-addressed-gate, universal-planning, and the deepen-plan work — adversarial and scope-guardian reviewers consistently catch scope contradictions.)
+- **Rubber-stamping risk is invisible without a preview gate.** A compact preview is cheap to implement and hard to misuse. Its absence is invisible until an interactive flow has been rubber-stamped in production. This was the exact failure mode in an earlier LFG-autopilot session where 6 of 7 reviewers scored just below the 80 threshold on legitimately fixable issues and were auto-suppressed.
+- **Contract tests that ossify prose become a hidden tax on iteration.** Every future wording improvement triggers a false-positive test break, which trains contributors to either skip wording improvements or mechanically update tests without thinking. Neither is the intended outcome.
+- **Pipelines compound only if run in full.** Running brainstorm-then-work is not compound engineering. It is ad-hoc engineering with extra syntax. The compounding effect comes from stages catching each other's misses.
+
+---
+
+## When to Apply
+
+- Running `ce:brainstorm` → `ce:plan` → `ce:work` → `ce:review` on any non-trivial feature (more than ~1 unit of implementation work).
+- Any feature that introduces a new user-facing flow, especially one with bulk actions, routing decisions, or single-keystroke commitments.
+- Any time a research agent or sub-agent returns a confident architectural recommendation that would add a stage, a schema field, or a module.
+- Any PR whose scope boundary is explicitly stated ("no changes to X schema", "no new stages") — doc-review both the requirements and the plan before implementation starts.
+- Any contract test or snapshot test being written against generated documentation.
+- Any flag whose name could plausibly answer more than one question.
+- Any skill body being authored or revised.
+
+---
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example 1: Sampling-over-assumption (Stage 5b → shared-template upgrade)
+
+**Before** — a research agent asserted "personas will not reliably produce R22-R25 framing." The plan drafted a new Stage 5b synthesis-time rewrite pass to enforce framing post-hoc via a new per-finding model dispatch.
+
+**Intervention** — user pushback: "are you sure?" Sampled 15+ real review artifacts across 5 personas.
+
+**Sampled finding** — the research was directionally correct but mechanistically wrong. The actual issues were:
+
+- Null `why_it_matters` fields in `adversarial` and `api-contract` personas.
+- Code-structure-first framing (vs. impact-first) in `correctness` and `maintainability` personas.
+
+**After** — intervention changed from "new per-finding model-dispatch stage" to "one-file shared-template upgrade" (`references/subagent-template.md`). Smaller surface area, cheaper to implement, targets the actual failure modes. No new stage, no recurring per-review model cost.
+
+This mirrors a prior pattern (session history): in the `feat/plan-review-personas` work, a model-tiering assumption ("Codex probably ignores the `sonnet` param") was challenged with "are you sure other platforms ignore it?" Checking the converter code revealed `model: sonnet` was already propagated to all targets, flipping the design from Claude-Code-only to universal.
+
+### Example 2: The `sink_available` split
+
+**Before** — one flag, used in two places with two different meanings:
+
+```
+# Detection output
+{ tracker_name, confidence, sink_available }
+
+# sink_available definition: "the detected tracker can be invoked"
+
+# Callsite A — label logic
+if confidence == "high" and sink_available:
+    label = f"File a {tracker_name} ticket..."
+else:
+    label = "File a ticket..."   # generic
+
+# Callsite B — no-sink suppression (subtly wrong)
+if not sink_available:
+    omit_option_C()
+    # Question really being answered: "should we offer Defer at all?"
+    # which is NOT the same as "can we invoke the named tracker?"
+```
+
+The bug: when `sink_available = false` for the named tracker but GitHub Issues via `gh` or the harness task primitive *would* work, Callsite B silently drops Defer even though a fallback sink is available.
+
+**After** — two flags, one meaning each:
+
+```
+# Detection output
+{ tracker_name, confidence, named_sink_available, any_sink_available }
+
+# named_sink_available — the specifically-named tracker is invokable
+# any_sink_available  — any tier in the fallback chain works
+
+# Callsite A — label logic uses the narrow flag
+if confidence == "high" and named_sink_available:
+    label = f"File a {tracker_name} ticket..."
+elif any_sink_available:
+    label = "File a ticket..."   # generic, fallback works
+# else: option omitted
+
+# Callsite B — suppression uses the broad flag
+if not any_sink_available:
+    omit_option_C()
+```
+
+The two callsites now answer their respective questions correctly. A repo with no documented tracker but working `gh` correctly offers Defer with a generic label instead of silently suppressing.
+
+### Example 3: Structural-vs-prose contract test assertion
+
+**Before:**
+
+```
+def test_release_notes_contract():
+    doc = (root / "RELEASE_NOTES.md").read_text()
+    assert "only when one or more fixes landed" in doc
+    assert "applied during the review" in doc
+```
+
+Every rephrase of either sentence breaks the test, even when the contract is intact.
+
+**After:**
+
+```
+def test_release_notes_contract():
+    doc_path = root / "RELEASE_NOTES.md"
+    assert doc_path.exists(), "release notes file must be generated"
+
+    doc = doc_path.read_text()
+
+    # Required sections (structural landmarks)
+    assert "## Fixes applied" in doc
+    assert "## Findings deferred" in doc
+
+    # Required distinguishing tokens
+    assert re.search(r"\bfix(es)?\b.*\bland", doc, re.I), \
+        "must describe fixes landing"
+    assert re.search(r"\bdefer(red)?\b", doc, re.I), \
+        "must describe deferrals"
+```
+
+Structural landmarks (file exists, section exists, token present) are the contract. Sentence-level wording is not. This matches the structural-evaluation style used in skill-creator evals, where assertion names map to concrete fields in output JSON (`overlap_detected`, `update_not_create`).
+
+### Example 4: Preview gate for bulk "trust the agent" action
+
+**Before** — an LFG-style routing option executes the full bulk plan on one keystroke. Looks efficient; is a rubber-stamp vector.
+
+**After** — LFG presents a compact preview grouped by action class, then gates execution behind explicit Proceed/Cancel:
+
+```
+Review plan:
+
+Applying (3):
+  - src/auth.ts:44  fix stale session on logout
+  - src/auth.ts:112 null-check refresh token
+  - src/api.ts:87   handle 429 retry-after
+
+Filing (2):
+  - src/ui/modal.tsx:23  a11y focus trap (defer)
+  - src/db/migrate.ts:9  idempotency audit (defer)
+
+Skipping (1):
+  - docs/README.md:4  prose nit
+
+[Proceed]  [Cancel]
+```
+
+The plan is visible. Rubber-stamping is now an explicit, informed act rather than a side effect of UI design.
+
+### Example 5: External plugin references stay in dialogue
+
+**Dialogue (acceptable):** "Plugin X's review flow groups findings by file, which works well for their navigation-driven use case. What if we grouped by action class instead, since our Interactive mode is decision-driven?"
+
+**Artifact (acceptable):** "Findings are grouped by action class (Applying / Filing / Skipping) because Interactive mode is decision-driven: the user's question at this surface is 'what is about to happen?', not 'where in the tree am I?'."
+
+**Artifact (not acceptable):** "Findings are grouped by action class, similar to plugin X's review flow but adapted for our decision-driven Interactive mode."
+
+The artifact version stands on its own without the external reference. A future reader does not need to know X to understand the design. *(auto memory [claude]: this rule was applied throughout the ce:review redesign session — the requirements doc, plan, and PR description all re-framed externally-inspired patterns in self-contained terms.)*
+
+---
+
+## Related
+
+- [research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md](../skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md) — Establishes the brainstorm / plan / work stage separation. This learning extends downstream to doc-review, ce:review, and resolve-pr-feedback, and focuses on what issues surface at each stage rather than what research dispatches.
+- [compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md](../skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md) — The 6-item skill review checklist is a natural companion for review-time prevention rules, particularly around cross-phase consistency and blind-user-question avoidance.
+- [beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md](../skill-design/beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md) — Contract-tests-enforce-orchestration-assumptions pattern for the ce:review surface; direct prior art for structural assertion philosophy.
+- [git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md](../skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md) — Methodologically aligned ("state machine over prose" ≈ "structural assertions over prose"), different domain.
+- [pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md](../skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md) — Companion for any subagent-template changes, particularly around instruction phrasing.
+- [codex-delegation-best-practices-2026-04-01.md](codex-delegation-best-practices-2026-04-01.md) — Canonical example of sampling-evidence-over-assumption at depth (6 evaluation iterations, empirical token measurement).

docs/solutions/best-practices/codex-delegation-best-practices-2026-04-01.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Codex Delegation Best Practices"
 date: 2026-04-01
 category: best-practices
 module: "Codex delegation / skill design"
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: convention
 component: tooling
 severity: medium
 applies_when:

docs/solutions/best-practices/conditional-visual-aids-in-generated-documents-2026-03-29.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Conditional visual aids in generated documents and PR descriptions
 date: 2026-03-29
 category: best-practices
 module: compound-engineering plugin skills
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: design_pattern
 component: documentation
 symptoms:
   - "Generated documents and PR descriptions lack visual aids that would improve comprehension of complex workflows and relationships"

docs/solutions/best-practices/prefer-python-over-bash-for-pipeline-scripts-2026-04-09.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Prefer Python over bash for multi-step pipeline scripts"
 date: 2026-04-09
 category: best-practices
 module: "skill scripting / ce-demo-reel"
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: tooling_decision
 component: tooling
 severity: medium
 applies_when:

docs/solutions/codex-skill-prompt-entrypoints.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tags: [codex, converter, skills, prompts, workflows, deprecation]
 created: 2026-03-15
 severity: medium
 component: codex-target
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: convention
 root_cause: outdated_target_model
 ---
 

docs/solutions/integrations/native-plugin-install-strategy-2026-04-19.md

@@ -0,0 +1,686 @@
+---
+title: "Native plugin install strategy for supported harnesses"
+date: 2026-04-19
+category: integrations
+module: installer
+problem_type: integration_decision
+component: installer
+symptoms:
+  - "Multiple harnesses can discover the same CE skills from shared roots and create duplicates or shadowing"
+  - "Some harnesses now support native Claude-compatible plugin installs, making custom Bun installs redundant"
+  - "Old manual installs can leave stale skills and agents after CE renames or deprecations"
+root_cause: evolving_platform_install_surfaces
+resolution_type: install_strategy
+severity: medium
+tags:
+  - install-strategy
+  - native-plugins
+  - legacy-cleanup
+  - cursor
+  - codex
+  - copilot
+  - droid
+  - qwen
+  - gemini
+  - opencode
+  - kiro
+---
+
+# Native Plugin Install Strategy
+
+Last verified: 2026-04-19
+
+This document records the intended install model by harness. The current priority is separating native marketplace installs from custom Bun installs so CE does not create duplicate or shadowing skills across tools.
+
+## Summary
+
+| Harness | Intended install path | Custom Bun install? | Legacy cleanup needed? | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Claude Code | Native plugin marketplace using existing `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` | No | Only for old/manual non-native installs, if any | Current repo shape already satisfies Claude Code. |
+| Cursor | Native Cursor Plugin Marketplace using existing `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json` and `plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` | No, CE plugin install/convert target removed | No for marketplace installs; add targeted cleanup only if historical custom Cursor artifacts are confirmed | Users install from Cursor Agent chat with `/add-plugin compound-engineering` or by searching the plugin marketplace. |
+| GitHub Copilot CLI | Native plugin marketplace using the same existing `.claude-plugin` metadata | No, CE plugin install/convert target removed | Yes, before or during migration from previous `.github/` custom installs | Tested manually: Copilot can install from the existing CE marketplace and load agents. |
+| Factory Droid | Native plugin marketplace pointed at the CE GitHub repository | No, CE plugin install/convert target removed | Yes, before or during migration from previous `~/.factory` custom installs | Droid docs say Claude Code plugins install directly and are translated automatically; `ce-doc-review` was manually tested in Droid. |
+| Qwen Code | Native extension install from the CE GitHub repository and existing Claude plugin metadata | No, CE plugin install/convert target removed | Yes, before or during migration from previous `~/.qwen` custom installs | Qwen docs say Claude Code extensions install directly from GitHub and are converted automatically; native install was manually tested on 2026-04-19. |
+| OpenCode | Custom CE install to `~/.config/opencode/{skills,agents,plugins}` plus merged `opencode.json`; source commands are written only if present | Yes | Yes, every install | OpenCode plugins are JS/TS or npm hooks/tools, not a Claude-compatible marketplace install path for CE's full plugin payload. |
+| Pi | Custom CE install to `~/.pi/agent/{skills,prompts,extensions}` plus MCPorter config; source commands are written only if present | Yes, until CE ships and tests a Pi package | Yes, every install | Pi has package install support, but CE has not yet packaged the compat extension, generated skills, prompts, and MCPorter config into a tested Pi package. |
+| Codex | Custom CE install to `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill>` and `~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/<agent>.toml` | Yes, because native Codex plugins do not currently register bundled custom agents | Yes, every install | Avoid `~/.agents/skills` so Codex installs do not shadow Copilot's native plugin skills. Claude agents are converted to Codex TOML custom agents. |
+| Gemini CLI | Custom CE install to `~/.gemini/{skills,agents}` for now; source commands are written only if present; native extension packaging exists but does not fit CE's current repo/package layout | Yes, until CE ships a Gemini extension root, release artifact, or dedicated distribution branch/repo | Yes, every install | Avoid `~/.agents/skills`; write normalized Gemini agents to `~/.gemini/agents`. |
+| Kiro CLI | Custom CE install to project `.kiro/{skills,agents,steering,settings}` | Yes | Yes, every install; manual `cleanup --target kiro` also exists | Kiro has its own JSON agent format and project-local install root. |
+
+Deprecated targets:
+
+- Windsurf is no longer an active CE install, convert, or sync target. `cleanup --target windsurf` remains available only to back up old CE-owned files from previous Bun installs under `~/.codeium/windsurf/` or workspace `.windsurf/`.
+
+Removed capabilities:
+
+- Personal Claude Code home sync (`bunx @every-env/compound-plugin sync`) has been removed. Syncing arbitrary `~/.claude` skills, commands, agents, and MCP config across unrelated harnesses is not a bounded compatibility surface; CE only supports installing the CE plugin and cleaning up old CE-owned artifacts.
+
+Current CE command posture:
+
+- The `compound-engineering` plugin currently ships no Claude `commands/` files. Its workflow entry points are skills invoked with slash syntax, such as `/ce-plan`, `/ce-work`, and `/ce-doc-review`.
+- The CLI still understands source plugin commands for legacy cleanup and for converting non-CE Claude plugins that still ship commands. CE install docs should not describe commands as part of the current CE payload except as legacy/source-plugin compatibility.
+
+## Global Decision: Avoid `~/.agents` For CE-Owned Installs
+
+Do not install CE-owned skills or agents into `~/.agents` for normal target installs.
+
+Several harnesses read `~/.agents/skills`, but Copilot CLI gives personal/project skill roots precedence over plugin skills. A CE skill written for Codex, Gemini, Pi, or another target into `~/.agents/skills` can silently shadow the same skill from Copilot's native plugin install. That makes `~/.agents` unsafe as a shared CE-managed install root.
+
+Use target-owned roots instead:
+
+```text
+OpenCode: ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md
+          ~/.config/opencode/agents/<agent>.md
+          ~/.config/opencode/commands/*.md  # source commands only, if present
+          ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json
+
+Pi:       ~/.pi/agent/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md
+          ~/.pi/agent/prompts/*.md  # source commands only, if present
+          ~/.pi/agent/extensions/*.ts
+          ~/.pi/agent/compound-engineering/mcporter.json
+
+Codex:  ~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill>/SKILL.md
+        ~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/<agent>.toml
+
+Gemini: ~/.gemini/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md
+        ~/.gemini/agents/<agent>.md
+        ~/.gemini/commands/*.toml  # source commands only, if present
+
+Copilot: managed by native plugin install under ~/.copilot
+Cursor:  managed by native Cursor Plugin Marketplace install
+Droid:   managed by native plugin install under ~/.factory for user scope
+Qwen:    managed by native extension install under ~/.qwen
+```
+
+`~/.agents/skills` remains a cleanup target only, because prior CE installs or experiments may have left shadowing skills there.
+
+## Claude Code
+
+### Decision
+
+Claude Code is already satisfied by the current repo layout:
+
+- Root marketplace: `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`
+- Plugin root: `plugins/compound-engineering/`
+- Plugin manifest: `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Plugin components: `agents/`, `skills/`, and related files under the plugin root. Claude `commands/` would be supported if reintroduced, but CE does not currently ship them.
+
+Users install with:
+
+```text
+/plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+/plugin install compound-engineering
+```
+
+No custom Bun install or conversion should be used for Claude Code.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+Native Claude plugin installs are owned by Claude Code. The CE cleanup command should not delete Claude Code's plugin cache. It should only handle explicitly known old/manual CE artifacts if we discover any historical non-native Claude install path.
+
+## Cursor
+
+### Decision
+
+Cursor should use the native Cursor Plugin Marketplace, not `bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to cursor`.
+The custom Cursor plugin install/convert target has been removed from the CLI target registry.
+
+The repo publishes Cursor marketplace metadata separately from the Claude marketplace:
+
+- Root marketplace: `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json`
+- Plugin manifest: `plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`
+
+Users install from Cursor Agent chat with:
+
+```text
+/add-plugin compound-engineering
+```
+
+They can also search for "compound engineering" in the plugin marketplace.
+
+No custom Bun install or conversion should be used for Cursor.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+Cursor marketplace installs are owned by Cursor. CE should not delete Cursor's plugin marketplace cache.
+
+If we discover historical CE-owned Cursor artifacts from the old custom writer that can shadow marketplace installs, add a targeted cleanup path for those known artifacts. Do not reintroduce Cursor as an active `convert` or `install` target.
+
+## GitHub Copilot CLI
+
+### Decision
+
+Copilot should use native plugin install, not `bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to copilot`.
+The custom Copilot plugin install/convert target has been removed from the CLI target registry.
+
+Copilot CLI can read:
+
+- Marketplace manifests from `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`
+- Plugin manifests from `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Plugin agents from the plugin `agents/` directory
+- Plugin skills from the plugin `skills/` directory
+
+Users install inside Copilot CLI with:
+
+```text
+/plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+/plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+Shell equivalents:
+
+```bash
+copilot plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+copilot plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+Do not add a parallel `.github/plugin/marketplace.json`, `.github/plugin/plugin.json`, or generated `agents-copilot/` directory unless a real compatibility failure appears. Manual testing showed Copilot can install from the existing CE marketplace and load CE agents.
+
+Copilot skill conflicts are not displayed like Codex duplicate skills. Copilot deduplicates skills by the `name` field in `SKILL.md` using first-found-wins precedence. Project and personal skill locations, including `~/.agents/skills`, load before plugin skills. Therefore a stale `~/.agents/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` with `name: ce-plan` would shadow the plugin's `ce-plan` and the plugin skill would be silently ignored.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+The old custom Copilot target wrote generated files under `.github/`-style output. Users who installed that way should run CE legacy cleanup before or during migration so they do not have duplicate agents or skills from both the old Bun output and the native plugin.
+
+For Copilot, "duplicate" often means silent shadowing rather than two visible entries. Cleanup must remove CE-owned stale skills from project and personal skill roots before switching to native plugin install, otherwise users can appear to have the native plugin installed while actually running an old flat skill.
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target copilot
+```
+
+The cleanup command backs up known CE-owned Copilot artifacts such as:
+
+- Generated `.github/agents/*.agent.md` files from old installs
+- Generated `.github/skills/*/SKILL.md` directories from old installs
+- Generated `~/.copilot/{agents,skills}` files from personal old installs
+- Shared `~/.agents/skills/*` CE skills that would shadow native Copilot plugin skills
+- Any tracked install-manifest entries from the old writer
+
+It must not delete user-authored `.github/agents` or `.github/skills` content unless manifest/history proves CE ownership.
+
+## Factory Droid
+
+### Decision
+
+Droid should use native plugin marketplace install, not `bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to droid`.
+The custom Droid plugin install/convert target has been removed from the CLI target registry.
+
+Users install with:
+
+```bash
+droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+droid plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+Factory's docs describe GitHub marketplace installation, user/project/org plugin scopes, and direct Claude Code plugin compatibility. They explicitly say Droid can install a Claude Code plugin directly and automatically translate the format. Manual testing on 2026-04-19 confirmed Droid could run `ce-doc-review` from the CE plugin and load both the skill and agents.
+
+This means Droid is now in the same category as Claude Code and Copilot for CE distribution: use the native marketplace/plugin install path, not a generated custom Bun install.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+The old custom Droid target wrote CE-owned artifacts under `~/.factory`, especially:
+
+- `~/.factory/skills/*`
+- `~/.factory/droids/*.md`
+- `~/.factory/commands/*.md`
+- any CE install manifest or managed backup directory created by the old writer
+
+Before users migrate from the old Bun install to the native Droid plugin, legacy cleanup should remove or back up CE-owned generated files so the native plugin is not shadowed by stale local artifacts.
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target droid
+```
+
+The cleanup command must not delete Droid's native plugin cache or user-authored Droid files. It should only remove artifacts proven to be CE-owned by an install manifest, known historical CE names, or generated CE metadata.
+
+## Qwen Code
+
+### Decision
+
+Qwen should use native extension install, not `bunx @every-env/compound-plugin install compound-engineering --to qwen`.
+The custom Qwen plugin install/convert target has been removed from the CLI target registry.
+
+Users install with:
+
+```bash
+qwen extensions install EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin:compound-engineering
+```
+
+Qwen Code's extension docs say it can install Claude Code extensions directly from GitHub and convert Claude plugin metadata to Qwen extension metadata automatically. Manual testing on 2026-04-19 confirmed the CE plugin installed successfully through Qwen's native path.
+
+This is a better fit than the old custom writer because Qwen now owns the Claude-plugin compatibility layer. The old writer duplicated that logic and did not fully rewrite CE's agent-heavy skill content into Qwen subagent invocation syntax.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+The old custom Qwen target wrote CE-owned artifacts under `~/.qwen`, especially:
+
+- `~/.qwen/extensions/compound-engineering/` with CE-managed tracking keys in `qwen-extension.json`
+- `~/.qwen/skills/*`
+- `~/.qwen/agents/*.yaml`
+- `~/.qwen/agents/*.md`
+- `~/.qwen/commands/*.md`
+
+Before users migrate from the old Bun install to the native Qwen extension, legacy cleanup should remove or back up CE-owned generated files so the native extension is not shadowed by stale local artifacts.
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target qwen
+```
+
+Cleanup only backs up the old extension root when it finds the CE-managed tracking keys written by the legacy writer. This avoids deleting Qwen's current native extension cache after a successful native install.
+
+## OpenCode
+
+### Current Platform Facts
+
+OpenCode's current install/discovery model is file-based:
+
+- Skills are direct child directories with `SKILL.md` under `.opencode/skills/<name>/`, `~/.config/opencode/skills/<name>/`, `.claude/skills/<name>/`, `~/.claude/skills/<name>/`, `.agents/skills/<name>/`, or `~/.agents/skills/<name>/`.
+- Agents can be configured in `opencode.json` or as Markdown files under `~/.config/opencode/agents/` or `.opencode/agents/`.
+- Commands can be configured in `opencode.json` or as Markdown files under `~/.config/opencode/commands/` or `.opencode/commands/`.
+- Plugins are JavaScript/TypeScript modules loaded from `.opencode/plugins/` or `~/.config/opencode/plugins/`, or npm packages listed in the `plugin` option in `opencode.json`.
+
+OpenCode has a plugin system, but it is not equivalent to Claude/Copilot/Droid plugin marketplaces. The official docs describe JS/TS hooks, custom tools, local plugin files, and npm package loading. They do not document a native marketplace command that can point at the CE GitHub repository, read `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`, and install CE skills and agents as a complete plugin.
+
+### Decision
+
+Keep the custom CE OpenCode writer for now:
+
+```text
+~/.config/opencode/opencode.json
+~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md
+~/.config/opencode/agents/<agent>.md
+~/.config/opencode/commands/*.md  # source commands only, if present
+~/.config/opencode/plugins/*.ts
+~/.config/opencode/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json
+```
+
+This matches OpenCode's documented global config root and lets CE convert the full Claude-authored payload: skills, agents, hooks/plugins, MCP config, and source commands if a plugin ships them. An npm OpenCode plugin could be useful later for hooks/tools, but it would not replace the need to place CE skills and agents into OpenCode's discovery roots unless OpenCode adds a richer package/install surface.
+
+Avoid `~/.agents/skills` for CE-managed OpenCode installs for the same reason as Codex and Gemini: OpenCode can read that shared root, but Copilot can also read it and shadow native plugin skills.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+The OpenCode custom writer should continue to track and clean CE-owned files on every install:
+
+- Old CE-owned `~/.config/opencode/skills/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.config/opencode/agents/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.config/opencode/commands/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.config/opencode/plugins/*`
+- Old CE-owned shared skills under `~/.agents/skills/*` from previous experiments or installs
+- Manifest-tracked files that disappeared because a skill, agent, or command was renamed or removed
+
+## Pi
+
+### Current Platform Facts
+
+Pi supports file-based skills and package installs. Its package surface can bundle skills, prompts, extensions, and related package metadata, and `pi install` can install from package sources such as npm, git, URLs, or local paths.
+
+Pi also has shared skill discovery through `~/.agents/skills` and `.agents/skills`, but CE should not use those shared roots for the same reason as OpenCode, Codex, and Gemini: Copilot can read shared personal/project skills before plugin skills, so a CE skill installed there for Pi could shadow Copilot's native plugin install.
+
+CE's current Pi compatibility is not a raw Claude-compatible plugin install. The converter currently:
+
+- Copies platform-compatible CE skills.
+- Converts Claude agents into generated Pi skills, because Pi does not provide a Claude-style plugin `agents/` runtime equivalent for this payload today.
+- Writes a `compound-engineering-compat.ts` extension that provides compatibility tools such as subagent invocation and MCPorter access.
+- Converts Claude MCP server config into `compound-engineering/mcporter.json` for MCPorter.
+- Writes source commands as prompts only if a source plugin ships commands.
+
+### Decision
+
+Keep the custom CE Pi writer for now:
+
+```text
+~/.pi/agent/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+~/.pi/agent/prompts/*.md
+~/.pi/agent/extensions/compound-engineering-compat.ts
+~/.pi/agent/compound-engineering/mcporter.json
+~/.pi/agent/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json
+~/.pi/agent/AGENTS.md  # CE-managed compatibility block
+```
+
+This is a pragmatic install target, not the desired long-term distribution shape. The long-term direction should be a real Pi package that can be installed with `pi install`, but CE should not promote that as the primary path until we package and test the full payload: copied skills, generated agent skills, prompts, the compatibility extension, MCPorter config, and cleanup behavior.
+
+Do not install CE Pi artifacts into `~/.agents/skills`.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+The Pi custom writer should continue to track and clean CE-owned files on every install:
+
+- Old CE-owned `~/.pi/agent/skills/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.pi/agent/prompts/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.pi/agent/extensions/*`
+- Old generated agent-as-skill artifacts from prior CE installs
+- Manifest-tracked files that disappeared because a skill, prompt, generated agent skill, or extension was renamed or removed
+
+Manual cleanup is also available:
+
+```bash
+bunx @every-env/compound-plugin cleanup --target pi
+```
+
+Future Pi package work should preserve the same cleanup semantics before switching users from the current custom writer to a native `pi install` package.
+
+## Codex
+
+### Current Platform Facts
+
+Current Codex docs describe user skills under `~/.agents/skills` and repo skills under `.agents/skills`. Codex also reads admin skills from `/etc/codex/skills` and system skills bundled by OpenAI. Codex supports symlinked skill folders and follows symlink targets.
+
+Empirical note: Codex also still discovers legacy `~/.codex/skills` entries. On 2026-04-18, we created the same skill name in both `~/.agents/skills/ce-duplicate-discovery-smoke` and `~/.codex/skills/ce-duplicate-discovery-smoke`; the Codex skill picker showed both entries.
+
+Despite current Codex docs favoring `~/.agents/skills`, CE should not write there because those files can shadow Copilot's native plugin skills. CE should use the Codex-specific compatibility root:
+
+```text
+~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+```
+
+This shape keeps CE Codex skills isolated from Copilot/Gemini shared discovery roots while still giving Codex a namespaced skill pack.
+
+Codex also has custom agents and a plugin model:
+
+- Custom agents are standalone TOML files under `~/.codex/agents/` or `.codex/agents/`.
+- Each custom agent requires `name`, `description`, and `developer_instructions`.
+- Codex only spawns subagents when explicitly asked.
+
+Codex plugins exist, but current public distribution is still local/personal:
+
+- Repo marketplace: `$REPO_ROOT/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`
+- Personal marketplace: `~/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json`
+- Typical personal plugin storage: `~/.codex/plugins/<plugin-name>`
+- Installed plugin cache: `~/.codex/plugins/cache/<marketplace>/<plugin>/<version>/`
+- Official public plugin publishing is still marked as coming soon.
+
+This means Codex has a plugin model, but not yet a Copilot-style "point at GitHub marketplace repo and install globally" distribution path that is good enough to replace our CE custom install for normal users.
+
+### What Superpowers Does
+
+Superpowers' Codex install guide is a skill-discovery install, not a Codex plugin install:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git ~/.codex/superpowers
+mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills
+ln -s ~/.codex/superpowers/skills ~/.agents/skills/superpowers
+```
+
+The real content lives under:
+
+```text
+~/.codex/superpowers
+```
+
+The discovery entry lives under:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/superpowers -> ~/.codex/superpowers/skills
+```
+
+So `~/.codex/superpowers` is the backing store, and `~/.agents/skills/superpowers` is a symlink used to make Codex discover the skills. Their migration instructions also remove an old bootstrap block from `~/.codex/AGENTS.md`, which implies an earlier non-skill-discovery install path.
+
+This is useful, but it has tradeoffs we should not copy blindly:
+
+- It requires users to clone and update a Git repo manually.
+- It uses a namespaced subfolder under `~/.agents/skills`.
+- It is optimized for Codex, but `~/.agents/skills` can shadow Copilot native plugin skills.
+- It works for pass-through source skills, but CE's Codex target also generates target-specific artifacts from agents/commands, transforms content, writes prompt wrappers, and manages cleanup. A raw clone plus symlink would still need a generation/cleanup step unless we intentionally drop those converted artifacts.
+
+The useful part to emulate is the idea of isolating a plugin's files under a named folder. The part to avoid is writing CE-owned files into `~/.agents/skills` or requiring a manual clone/update workflow for normal users.
+
+### Subfolder Decision
+
+Do not use `~/.agents/skills` for CE Codex installs. Even if Codex discovers it, Copilot also reads it and will let those skills shadow native plugin skills.
+
+For CE's Codex target, use a Codex-specific namespaced folder:
+
+```text
+~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+```
+
+This is not the documented modern Codex skill path, so the implementation should keep a smoke test for current Codex discovery behavior. The tradeoff is intentional: we prefer a Codex-only compatibility path over writing to a shared root that breaks Copilot plugin isolation.
+
+### Source-of-Truth Decision
+
+For Codex, `~/.codex` is the durable source of truth for CE-owned Codex artifacts. Keep all generated Codex artifacts under Codex-owned roots and track them with a manifest:
+
+```text
+~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/<agent-name>.toml
+~/.codex/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json
+```
+
+Do not create symlinks from `~/.agents/skills` to these Codex-owned files.
+
+### Intended CE Codex Plan
+
+For now:
+
+- Keep a custom CE Codex install path.
+- Run legacy cleanup on every custom Codex install.
+- Install generated/converted skills under `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/SKILL.md`.
+- Convert Claude Markdown agents to Codex TOML custom agents under `~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/<agent-name>.toml`.
+- Name converted agents with the source category and CE agent name, for example `review-ce-correctness-reviewer` or `research-ce-repo-research-analyst`, and rewrite skill orchestration text to spawn those names.
+- Track generated skills, prompts, and agents in `~/.codex/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json`.
+- Keep Codex-only artifacts under `~/.codex`, such as prompt wrappers, `config.toml` MCP entries, and Codex TOML custom agents.
+- Rewrite `Task`/agent references to spawn generated Codex custom agents when the referenced agent is known.
+- Track an install manifest so removed skills and renamed skills can be cleaned later.
+- Track historical CE artifacts from git history so old flat installs, prompt files, and converted-agent skills can be cleaned safely.
+
+Do not require users to clone the CE repo for Codex. The CLI should continue to fetch/install from the package or branch source, then write the local Codex-compatible output.
+
+### Smoke Test Result
+
+On 2026-04-18, we verified the proposed Codex split with a local smoke test:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/ce-codex-agent-smoke/SKILL.md
+~/.codex/agents/ce-codex-agent-smoke.toml
+```
+
+The skill explicitly asked Codex to spawn the `ce_codex_agent_smoke` custom agent. Codex discovered the skill, spawned the TOML custom agent, waited for completion, and returned the expected marker:
+
+```text
+CODEX_TOML_AGENT_SMOKE_OK
+```
+
+This confirms the intended CE Codex architecture is viable: workflow skills can invoke Claude-authored agents converted to Codex TOML custom agents in `~/.codex/agents`. The skill root should now be moved from the tested `~/.agents/skills` path to the isolated CE path under `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering`.
+
+On 2026-04-19, we also verified that Codex discovers nested TOML custom agents under:
+
+```text
+~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/<agent-name>.toml
+```
+
+and accepts hyphenated TOML `name` values such as `ce-codex-hyphen-toml-smoke`. CE should therefore use the nested `compound-engineering` agent root for cleanup parity with `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/`.
+
+We also tested Codex native plugin-bundled agents in three shapes:
+
+```text
+plugins/<plugin>/agents/<agent>.toml
+plugins/<plugin>/.codex/agents/<agent>.toml
+plugins/<plugin>/.codex-plugin/plugin.json with "agents": "./agents/"
+```
+
+All installed plugin skills loaded, but spawning the bundled custom agents failed with `unknown agent_type`. Codex native plugins are therefore not a sufficient CE install path for agent-heavy workflows yet.
+
+On the same day, we verified duplicate discovery behavior by installing two skills with the same `name`:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/ce-duplicate-discovery-smoke/SKILL.md
+~/.codex/skills/ce-duplicate-discovery-smoke/SKILL.md
+```
+
+Codex displayed both skill entries in the picker, one from `~/.agents/skills` and one from `~/.codex/skills`. This confirms that any old CE skills left in either root can cause visible duplicates. Cleanup must remove CE-owned stale skills from both `~/.agents/skills` and legacy flat `~/.codex/skills` before writing the namespaced `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering` install.
+
+Also on 2026-04-18, we tested nested skill discovery across Codex, Copilot, and Gemini with three shapes:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/ce-flat-discovery-smoke/SKILL.md
+~/.agents/skills/ce-nested-pack/ce-nested-discovery-smoke/SKILL.md
+~/.agents/skills/ce-symlink-pack -> ~/.agents/ce-discovery-packs/ce-symlink-pack/skills
+```
+
+Results:
+
+| Harness | Flat direct skill | Regular nested skill | Superpowers-style symlink pack |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Codex | Worked | Worked | Worked |
+| Copilot CLI | Worked | Not found | Not found |
+| Gemini CLI | Worked | Not found | Not found |
+
+Conclusion for shared skill roots: cross-harness `~/.agents/skills` installs only work portably when skills are direct children:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+```
+
+But CE should no longer install there because Copilot plugin skills can be shadowed by `~/.agents/skills`. Treat these results as cleanup/discovery context, not the target install shape.
+
+### Future Codex Plugin Option
+
+Codex now has a documented marketplace/plugin install path, including `codex marketplace add <source>`, but CE should not use it as the primary Codex install path yet because plugin-bundled custom agents did not register in testing.
+
+Revisit Codex native plugins when Codex documents and supports plugin-bundled custom agents, or when the plugin installer can declare files that should be installed into the user's custom-agent roots.
+
+Until then, Codex native plugins are useful for local development and testing skill-only packages, but not for CE's agent-heavy workflows.
+
+## Gemini CLI
+
+### Current Platform Facts
+
+Gemini has two relevant install surfaces:
+
+1. Shared/user skills:
+   - Workspace skills: `.gemini/skills/` or `.agents/skills/`
+   - User skills: `~/.gemini/skills/` or `~/.agents/skills/`
+   - Extension skills bundled inside installed extensions
+2. Extensions:
+   - Installed with `gemini extensions install <source>`
+   - `<source>` can be a GitHub repository URL or a local path
+   - Gemini copies the extension during installation
+   - Installed extensions live under `~/.gemini/extensions`
+   - `gemini extensions link <path>` symlinks a local development extension for immediate iteration
+
+Gemini extension roots require `gemini-extension.json`. An extension can bundle:
+
+- `skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md`
+- `commands/*.toml`
+- `agents/*.md` for preview subagents
+- `GEMINI.md` context via `contextFileName`
+- MCP server config
+- hooks
+- policies
+- themes
+
+For remote distribution and public gallery discovery, Gemini requires `gemini-extension.json` at the absolute root of the GitHub repository or release archive. `gemini extensions install <source>` accepts a GitHub repository URL or local path, but the documented and locally verified command does not include a monorepo `--path` option for extension installs.
+
+Gemini subagents are Markdown files with YAML frontmatter. Local user/project agents are documented under:
+
+```text
+~/.gemini/agents/*.md
+.gemini/agents/*.md
+```
+
+Extension subagents are documented under:
+
+```text
+<extension-root>/agents/*.md
+```
+
+The shared `.agents/*` alias is documented for skills, not subagents.
+
+Gemini CLI 0.38.2 implementation confirms this: user agents resolve to `~/.gemini/agents`, project agents resolve to `.gemini/agents`, while shared aliases exist only for skill directories (`~/.agents/skills` and `.agents/skills`). Do not use `~/.agents/agents` as a shared CE agent install root for Gemini.
+
+### Discovery Test Result
+
+On 2026-04-18, we tested Gemini shared skill discovery with three shapes:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/ce-flat-discovery-smoke/SKILL.md
+~/.agents/skills/ce-nested-pack/ce-nested-discovery-smoke/SKILL.md
+~/.agents/skills/ce-symlink-pack -> ~/.agents/ce-discovery-packs/ce-symlink-pack/skills
+```
+
+Gemini discovered only the flat direct skill. It did not discover the regular nested skill or the Superpowers-style symlink pack.
+
+If `~/.agents/skills` is used manually, Gemini-compatible skills must be direct children:
+
+```text
+~/.agents/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+```
+
+CE should not use that path for managed Gemini installs because it can shadow Copilot plugin skills.
+
+### Intended CE Gemini Plan
+
+For now, keep a custom CE Gemini install path and write directly to Gemini-owned roots:
+
+```text
+~/.gemini/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+~/.gemini/agents/<agent-name>.md
+~/.gemini/commands/*.toml  # source commands only, if present
+~/.gemini/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json
+```
+
+The Gemini writer should copy pass-through skills to `~/.gemini/skills`, generate normalized flat Gemini subagents in `~/.gemini/agents`, and write command TOML files under `~/.gemini/commands` if CE ships commands again.
+
+Gemini extension distribution is already supported. The CE blocker is packaging shape: our source repo is a multi-plugin repo and the CE plugin root is `plugins/compound-engineering/`, while Gemini extension installs expect `gemini-extension.json` at the extension source root. Current Gemini extension install does not support a documented monorepo `--path` flow.
+
+Native Gemini extension packaging should become the preferred Gemini distribution path once CE ships one of these shapes:
+
+- a generated extension root published as the repository or release archive root
+- a dedicated Gemini extension repository
+- a distribution branch whose root is the Gemini extension root
+
+That extension root should be generated/normalized, not just the Claude plugin directory with `gemini-extension.json` added, because Gemini loads direct `agents/*.md` files and validates Gemini-shaped agent frontmatter.
+
+Open questions to validate in implementation:
+
+- Whether Gemini supports any undocumented repository subdirectory syntax for extensions. Current docs and local help only show whole GitHub repository URLs or local paths.
+- Whether Gemini preview subagents are enabled by default for all users or require settings in some versions/environments.
+- How Gemini extension subagent invocation names map from nested Claude agent paths.
+
+### Cleanup
+
+The Gemini custom writer must clean old CE-owned artifacts so users do not see duplicates or stale converted-agent skills.
+
+Cleanup should cover:
+
+- Old CE-owned `.gemini/skills/*`
+- Old CE-owned `.gemini/agents/*`
+- Old CE-owned `.gemini/commands/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.gemini/skills/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.gemini/agents/*`
+- Old CE-owned `~/.gemini/commands/*`
+- Any CE-owned flat shared skills under `~/.agents/skills/*` from older experiments or installs
+- Any future CE-owned extension install if we need to uninstall/reinstall a broken pre-release
+
+## Sources
+
+- Claude/Copilot marketplace metadata: `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`
+- Cursor marketplace metadata: `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json`
+- Claude plugin manifest: `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Cursor plugin manifest: `plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`
+- Copilot plugin reference: `https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-plugin-reference`
+- Copilot CLI plugins overview: `https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/copilot-cli/about-cli-plugins`
+- Factory Droid plugin configuration: `https://docs.factory.ai/cli/configuration/plugins`
+- Factory Droid plugin build guide: `https://docs.factory.ai/guides/building/building-plugins`
+- OpenCode config: `https://opencode.ai/docs/config/`
+- OpenCode skills: `https://opencode.ai/docs/skills`
+- OpenCode agents: `https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/`
+- OpenCode commands: `https://opencode.ai/docs/commands/`
+- OpenCode plugins: `https://opencode.ai/docs/plugins/`
+- Pi overview: `https://buildwithpi.ai/README.md`
+- Pi skills/packages: `https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/skills.md`, `https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/packages.md`
+- Codex skills: `https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills`
+- Codex plugin build/distribution docs: `https://developers.openai.com/codex/plugins/build`
+- Superpowers Codex install guide: `https://github.com/obra/superpowers/blob/main/.codex/INSTALL.md`
+- Gemini extension reference: `https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/reference/`
+- Gemini extension build guide: `https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/writing-extensions/`
+- Gemini skills: `https://geminicli.com/docs/cli/skills/`
+- Gemini subagents: `https://geminicli.com/docs/core/subagents/`
+- Gemini subagents announcement: `https://developers.googleblog.com/subagents-have-arrived-in-gemini-cli/`

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+---
+title: "ce-doc-review calibration patterns: tier classification, chain grouping, and FYI routing"
+date: 2026-04-19
+category: skill-design
+module: compound-engineering / ce-doc-review
+problem_type: design_pattern
+component: tooling
+severity: medium
+tags:
+  - ce-doc-review
+  - autofix-classification
+  - synthesis-pipeline
+  - persona-calibration
+  - premise-dependency
+  - fyi-routing
+  - calibration
+applies_when:
+  - Changing persona confidence calibration bands in `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/`
+  - Modifying the synthesis pipeline in `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md`
+  - Adjusting the subagent template's output contract in `references/subagent-template.md`
+  - Adding or modifying seeded test fixtures under `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/`
+  - Debugging why a finding landed in a different tier than expected
+---
+
+# ce-doc-review calibration patterns
+
+Calibration work on ce-doc-review (PR #601 series, 2026-04-18 and -19) surfaced several non-obvious patterns in how the synthesis pipeline classifies findings. These patterns are durable: they will re-surface any time personas or synthesis guidance are retuned. Future contributors changing calibration should expect them and not "fix" them as bugs.
+
+## Tier classification is context-sensitive, not purely formal
+
+The naive read of the tier spec says `safe_auto` = "one clear correct fix, applied silently." In practice, the same shape of finding can legitimately land in different tiers depending on scope and verifiability. Two recurring patterns:
+
+### External stale cross-reference → gated_auto (not safe_auto)
+
+When the document says `see Unit 7` and Unit 7 doesn't exist in the same document, that's an **internal** stale cross-reference — coherence can verify from the document text alone and apply `safe_auto`. When the document says `see docs/guides/keyboard-nav.md Section 4` and that file isn't verifiable from the document content, that's an **external** cross-reference; applying "delete this reference" silently risks masking a legitimate external doc. The reviewer should route these to `gated_auto` with a "verify before applying" fix, not `safe_auto`.
+
+Observed in: feature-plan fixture runs. The external cross-ref landed at P2 0.70 gated_auto with the fix "Verify docs/guides/keyboard-nav.md exists... If stale, either remove the reference or replace with inline guidance."
+
+### Multi-surface terminology drift → gated_auto (not safe_auto)
+
+When two synonyms appear in prose only (`data store` / `database`), `safe_auto` normalizes correctly. When the drift crosses surfaces — UI copy, aria-labels, toast messages, analytics events, file names, code identifiers — the fix's scope exceeds prose normalization and warrants user confirmation. Security-adjacent terminology (`token` / `credential` / `secret` / `API key`) carries different semantic weight and should also route to `gated_auto` with a glossary-fix recommendation.
+
+Observed in: auth-plan fixture runs (security-lens escalated), feature-plan fixture runs (UI-surface escalated).
+
+**Do not tighten coherence's `safe_auto` guidance to force these into `safe_auto`.** The reclassification is reviewer judgment doing useful work.
+
+## Premise-dependency chains have scope hierarchy
+
+Synthesis step 3.5c groups manual findings whose fixes cascade from a single premise challenge. When multiple premise-level candidates surface, they may be **peer roots** (independent premises at different scopes) or **nested** (one premise's resolution moots the other). The decision rules:
+
+### Peer vs nested — mechanical test, not example-based
+
+> "Two candidate roots are peers when accepting root A's proposed fix would not resolve root B's concern (and vice versa). They are nested when one root's fix would moot the other — in which case the subsumed candidate becomes a dependent of the surviving root."
+
+Apply symmetrically: check both directions before deciding. Example-based teaching ("e.g., 'drop the alias'") overfits to specific vocabulary; a mechanical decision test generalizes across domains.
+
+### Surviving root under nested — scope dominates confidence
+
+When nested, the surviving root is the one whose fix moots the other — **not** the higher-confidence candidate. In a rename plan, "rename premise unsupported" (0.82) dominates "alias machinery unjustified" (0.98) because rejecting the rename moots the alias entirely, while rejecting the alias still leaves the rename standing. Earlier synthesis picked the higher-confidence candidate as root, which stranded the broader-scope premise's natural dependents as independent findings.
+
+Confidence is for tie-breaking *among peers*, not for deciding which of two nested candidates dominates.
+
+### Multi-root requires explicit elevation
+
+Synthesis defaults to picking a single root when multiple candidates match. A phrase like "typically 0–2 roots surface per review" anchors the synthesizer to elevate only one. Explicit guidance to elevate ALL matching candidates (subject only to the peer-vs-nested test) is needed. The criteria themselves are the filter — no numerical cap on roots.
+
+## FYI routing requires band + template-level anchoring
+
+The FYI bucket (manual findings with confidence 0.40–0.65) stayed empty for initial calibration runs because personas had only two bands defined (HIGH ≥0.80, MODERATE 0.60–0.79) with "Suppress below 0.50." Advisory observations with no articulable consequence had nowhere to land — they were either promoted above gate (appearing as real decisions) or suppressed entirely.
+
+Two changes together populate the FYI bucket reliably:
+
+1. **Per-persona LOW (0.40–0.59) Advisory band** tailored to each persona's scope. Each of the 7 personas needs its own band; a single template-level rule doesn't override persona-specific calibrations.
+2. **Template-level advisory rule** in `subagent-template.md`'s output-contract using the "what actually breaks if we don't fix this?" heuristic. Anchors the scoring decision when a persona's own rubric doesn't make the band's applicability obvious.
+
+Either alone is insufficient. Persona bands without the template rule produce inconsistent results across personas; the template rule without per-persona bands has nothing to calibrate against.
+
+## Schema compliance requires inline enum callouts, not just `{schema}` injection
+
+The subagent template injects the full JSON schema into each persona's prompt. Schema conformance nonetheless broke on longer personas (adversarial at 89 lines, scope-guardian at 54 lines) — severity emitted as `"high"/"medium"/"low"` instead of `P0/P1/P2/P3`, evidence as strings instead of arrays.
+
+The fix that worked: a **"Schema conformance — hard constraints"** block at the top of the output contract prose, naming the exact enum values and forbidding common deviations. Schema injection alone gets pushed down in attention by dense persona rubrics; inline enum callouts anchor them at the top of the output contract and survive longer prompts.
+
+A severity translation rule ("if your persona's prose discusses 'critical/important/low-signal', map to P0/P1/P2/P3 at emit time") prevents informal priority language in persona rubrics from leaking into JSON output.
+
+## Coverage/rendering count invariants need a single source of truth
+
+Early chain runs reported coverage count (`1 root with 6 dependents`) that didn't match the rendered output (5 dependents shown). The spec didn't name which step's count was authoritative (candidate count from Step 2, post-safeguard from Step 3, or post-cap from Step 4), so the orchestrator used different values for coverage and rendering.
+
+**Invariant to preserve:** the `dependents` array populated in the final annotation step (after all filtering) is the single source of truth for both coverage and rendering. A finding appearing in a root's `dependents` array must appear nested under that root in presentation and must NOT appear at its own severity position. Coverage count equals the length of the `dependents` array.
+
+Any future pipeline change that adds filtering or reorganization steps must re-state which post-step snapshot is authoritative.
+
+## Reviewer variance is inherent; single runs aren't baselines
+
+Across 7+ runs on the rename fixture, the same document produced user-engagement counts of 0, 1, 2, 3 for `safe_auto` applied and 14, 19, 6, 12, 8, 6 for total user decisions. Calibration work reduced but did not eliminate variance. Primary variance sources:
+
+- **Adversarial reviewer activation** — the activation signals (requirement count, architectural decisions, high-stakes domain) produce non-deterministic decisions at borderline documents
+- **Root selection when multiple candidates exist** — even with scope-dominance guidance, the synthesizer's root choice varies across runs
+- **Confidence calibration on borderline findings** — the same finding lands in FYI on one run and manual on the next, because the reviewer scored 0.63 vs 0.68
+
+**Testing implication:** validate calibration changes against multiple runs, not single samples. A single "bad" run is likely noise; a pattern across 3+ runs is signal. Seeded fixtures document expected tier distributions as targets, not as pass/fail assertions.
+
+## Related documentation
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` — canonical synthesis pipeline spec, including 3.5c premise-dependency chain linking
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` — output contract with schema conformance block and advisory routing rule
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/` — the 7 persona agents with their confidence calibration bands
+- `tests/fixtures/ce-doc-review/` — three seeded fixtures (rename, auth, feature) for manual calibration testing; see each fixture's header comment for its specific seed map
+- `docs/solutions/developer-experience/branch-based-plugin-install-and-testing-2026-03-26.md` — how to run the skill from a branch checkout for testing

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+---
+title: "ce-doc-review confidence scoring: anchored rubric over continuous floats"
+date: 2026-04-21
+category: skill-design
+module: compound-engineering / ce-doc-review
+problem_type: design_pattern
+component: tooling
+severity: medium
+tags:
+  - ce-doc-review
+  - scoring
+  - calibration
+  - personas
+  - persona-rubric
+---
+
+# ce-doc-review confidence scoring: anchored rubric over continuous floats
+
+## Problem
+
+Persona-based document review originally used a continuous `confidence` field (0.0 to 1.0) that synthesis compared against per-severity numeric gates (0.50 / 0.60 / 0.65 / 0.75) and a 0.40 FYI floor. In practice the continuous scale invited false precision: personas clustered on round values (0.60, 0.65, 0.72, 0.80, 0.85), and gate boundaries created coin-flip bands where trivial score shifts moved findings in and out of the actionable tier. The personas were not genuinely differentiating 0.65 from 0.72; the model cannot calibrate self-reported confidence at that granularity.
+
+Symptoms surfaced in review output:
+
+- Single personas filing 3+ findings all rated 0.68-0.72, all variants of the same root premise
+- Findings at 0.65 admitted into the actionable tier on noise, not signal
+- Residual concerns and deferred questions near-duplicated findings already surfaced, indicating the persona's own ordering did not distinguish "raise this" from "note this"
+
+## Reference pattern: Anthropic's anchored rubric
+
+Anthropic's official code-review plugin (`anthropics/claude-plugins-official/plugins/code-review/commands/code-review.md`) solves the calibration problem with 5 discrete anchors (`0`, `25`, `50`, `75`, `100`) each tied to a behavioral criterion the model can honestly self-apply:
+
+- `0` — false positive or pre-existing issue
+- `25` — might be real but couldn't verify; stylistic-not-in-CLAUDE.md
+- `50` — verified real but nitpick / not very important
+- `75` — double-checked, will hit in practice, directly impacts functionality
+- `100` — confirmed, evidence directly confirms, will happen frequently
+
+The rubric is passed verbatim to a separate scoring agent. Filter threshold: `>= 80`.
+
+## Solution adopted for ce-doc-review
+
+Port the structural techniques — anchored rubric, verbatim persona-facing text, explicit false-positive catalog — and tune the filter threshold for document-review economics. The doc-review threshold is `>= 50`, not Anthropic's `>= 80`.
+
+### Anchor-to-route mapping
+
+| Anchor | Route |
+|--------|-------|
+| `0`, `25` | Dropped silently (counted in Coverage only) |
+| `50` | FYI subsection (surface-only, no forced decision) |
+| `75`, `100` | Actionable tier, classified by `autofix_class` |
+
+Cross-persona corroboration promotes one anchor step (`50 → 75`, `75 → 100`, `100 → 100`). This replaces the prior `+0.10` numeric boost.
+
+Within-severity sort: anchor descending, then document order as the deterministic final tiebreak.
+
+### Files
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/findings-schema.json` — `confidence` is an integer enum `[0, 25, 50, 75, 100]` with behavioral definitions embedded in the `description` field
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/subagent-template.md` — the rubric section personas see verbatim, plus the consolidated false-positive catalog
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-doc-review/references/synthesis-and-presentation.md` — anchor-based gate in 3.2, anchor-step promotion in 3.4, anchor-sorted ordering in 3.8, anchor+autofix routing in 3.7
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/document-review/*.agent.md` — each of the 7 personas carries a persona-specific calibration section that maps domain criteria to the shared anchors
+- `tests/pipeline-review-contract.test.ts` — contract tests that assert the schema enforces discrete anchors and the template embeds the rubric
+
+## Why the threshold diverges from Anthropic
+
+Code review and document review have different economics. Anthropic's `>= 80` filter is load-bearing for code review because of three constraints that do not apply to doc review:
+
+1. **Code review has a linter backstop.** CI runs linters, typecheckers, and tests. The LLM reviewer is a second layer on top of automated tooling, and a second layer only adds value by being *more selective*. If automation already catches the 50-75 tier, the LLM surfacing it again is noise.
+2. **Code review is high-frequency and publicly visible.** Every surfaced finding becomes a PR comment. A reviewer who cries wolf 5 times gets muted. Precision dominates recall.
+3. **Code claims are ground-truth verifiable.** "The code does X" can be proven or refuted by reading it. A 75 in code review often means "I couldn't verify" — which means waiting for someone who can.
+
+Document review inverts all three:
+
+1. **Doc review IS the backstop.** There is no linter that catches a plan's premise gaps or scope drift. A missed finding in the plan derails implementation weeks later.
+2. **Doc review is low-frequency and private.** One review per plan, not per PR. Surfaced findings are dismissed with a keystroke via the routing menu; they are not public commentary.
+3. **Premise claims have a natural confidence ceiling.** "Is the motivation valid?" and "does this scope match the goal?" cannot be verified against ground truth. Personas working in strategy, premise, and adversarial domains (product-lens, adversarial) legitimately cap at anchors 50-75 because full verification is not possible from document text alone. A `>= 80` filter would silence those personas.
+
+Filter at `>= 50` for doc review; let the routing menu handle volume. Dismissing a surfaced finding is cheap; missing a real concern is expensive.
+
+## When to port this pattern
+
+- Other persona-based review skills with similar economics (no linter backstop, one-shot consumption, dismissal cheap via routing). Default threshold for such skills: `>= 50`.
+- Any scoring workflow where the model is asked to self-report confidence on a continuous scale and clustering on round numbers is observed.
+
+## When NOT to port directly
+
+- Code review workflows have linter backstops and public-comment costs. Port the rubric structure, but tune the threshold higher (`>= 75`). See the "ce-code-review migration" section below for the completed port.
+- High-throughput pipelines where the `25` anchor ("couldn't verify") represents most findings. Dropping everything below `50` may be too aggressive; consider surfacing `25` as "needs human triage" instead.
+
+## Migration history
+
+Landed in a single atomic change because the schema, template, synthesis, rendering, personas, and tests are coupled — a partial migration would have failed validation at every boundary. The schema change is the load-bearing commit; the persona updates and test updates consume it.
+
+## Evaluation
+
+After the migration, an A/B evaluation compared baseline (continuous float) against treatment (anchored integer rubric) across four documents spanning size and type: a 7KB in-repo plan, a 63KB in-repo plan, a 27KB external-repo plan, and a 10KB in-repo brainstorm. Both versions were executed by orchestrator subagents reading their matching skill snapshot as prompt material, dispatching all 7 personas, and emitting the Phase 4 headless envelope. The workspace, per-run envelopes, and timing data live under `.context/compound-engineering/ce-doc-review-eval/` during the evaluation.
+
+### Confirmed effects
+
+- **Score dispersion collapsed.** Baseline produced 7-12 distinct float values per document (typical: 0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.65, 0.72, 0.80, 0.85) — the exact false-precision clustering the migration targeted. Treatment concentrated on 2-3 anchors per document. Anchors `0` and `25` were never emitted by any persona, which matches the template's "suppress silently" instruction for those tiers.
+- **Cross-persona +1 anchor promotion fires as specified.** Observed on cli-printing-press plan (security-lens + feasibility promoting an IP-range-check finding to anchor 100) and interactive-judgment plan (product-lens + adversarial promoting a premise finding to anchor 100).
+- **Chain linking, safe_auto silent-apply, FYI routing, and per-persona redundancy collapse** all exercised correctly on at least one run.
+- **The `>= 50` threshold is load-bearing on large plans.** On cli-printing-press, baseline's graduated per-severity gates admitted 13 Decisions; treatment admitted 21. Inspection of the delta confirmed the new findings were genuine concerns the old gates' coin-flip behavior at boundaries was suppressing — not noise. The migration doc's prediction that "missing a real concern is expensive" held in practice.
+
+### Anchor-75 calibration boundary discovered
+
+The evaluation surfaced a boundary issue: on large plans, personas emitted anchor 75 for premise-strength concerns ("motivation is thin," "premise is unconvincing") whose "will be hit in practice" claim was the reviewer's reading, not a concrete downstream outcome. This inflated the actionable tier with strength-of-argument critique that was more appropriately observational.
+
+The subagent template's anchor 75 bullet was refined with a calibration paragraph:
+
+> **Anchor `75` requires naming a concrete downstream consequence someone will hit** — a wrong deploy order, an unimplementable step, a contract mismatch, missing evidence that blocks a decision. Strength-of-argument concerns ("motivation is thin," "premise is unconvincing," "a different reader might disagree") do not meet this bar on their own — they are advisory observations and land at anchor `50` unless they also name the specific downstream outcome the reader hits.
+
+The test the template adds: *"will a competent implementer or reader concretely encounter this, or is this my opinion about the document's strength?"* The former is `75`; the latter is `50`.
+
+Re-evaluation with the tightened criterion shifted cli-printing-press from 21 Decisions/4 FYI to 10 Decisions/23 FYI — premise-strength concerns moved to observational routing. The change was *not* a blanket suppression of premise findings: on interactive-judgment plan, the premise challenge survived the tightening and got cross-persona-promoted to anchor 100, because its concrete consequence was explicit ("8-unit redesign creates maintenance debt across three reference files if the premise is wrong"). The refinement distinguishes grounded premise challenges from hand-wavy framing critique — which is the exact precision the rubric was meant to have from the start.
+
+### Limitations
+
+- **Small corpus.** Four documents is enough to confirm macro patterns (clustering, severity inflation, feature coverage) but not to tune threshold values or anchor boundaries at finer granularity.
+- **Harness drift between iterations.** Iteration-1 orchestrators dispatched parallel persona subagents; iteration-2 orchestrators executed personas inline (nested Agent tool unavailable in that session). This affected side metrics (proposed-fix count on cli-printing-press iteration-2 dropped 15 → 4, likely harness-driven rather than tweak-driven) but did not obscure the tweak's core effect, which was large-magnitude.
+- **No absolute-calibration ground truth.** The evaluation measured the migration's stated failure modes disappearing. Whether an anchor-75 finding literally hits 75% of the time remains unmeasured; no labeled doc-review corpus exists.
+
+## ce-code-review migration (2026-04-21)
+
+Ported the same anchored-rubric structure into `ce-code-review` and bundled it with three additional code-review-specific precision controls. The two skills now share calibration discipline but diverge on threshold and on how independent verification is implemented.
+
+### Threshold: `>= 75` (not `>= 50` like ce-doc-review, not `>= 80` like Anthropic)
+
+ce-code-review uses anchor 75 as the gate. P0 findings escape at anchor 50.
+
+`>= 75` matches the ce-doc-review choice of using the anchor itself as the threshold (no awkward middle-bucket gap). At `>= 75`, anchors 75 ("real, will hit in practice") and 100 ("verifiable from code alone") survive; anchors 0/25/50 are dropped. Anthropic's `>= 80` under a discrete `{0,25,50,75,100}` scale would collapse to "anchor 100 only," which is too narrow — it would silence findings where personas can construct the trace but cannot literally read the bug off the code.
+
+The threshold divergence from ce-doc-review (`>= 50`) is correct for the same reasons documented in the "Why the threshold diverges from Anthropic" section above, applied in reverse: code review HAS a linter backstop, IS publicly visible, and code claims ARE ground-truth verifiable. Code review wants narrow precision; doc review wants broad surfacing.
+
+### Validation pass (Stage 5b): the deferred follow-up, now landed
+
+The ce-doc-review plan deferred a "neutral-scorer second pass" to a follow-up plan. ce-code-review implements it as **Stage 5b**: an independent validator sub-agent per surviving finding, mode-conditional dispatch, and a 15-finding budget cap.
+
+- **Why now for code review, not doc review:** code review has externalizing modes (autofix applies fixes, headless returns findings to programmatic callers) where false positives have real cost — wrong fixes get committed, downstream automation acts on bad signal. Doc review's worst case is a noisy report a user dismisses with a keystroke; code review's worst case is a wrong-fix PR getting merged.
+- **Mode-conditional dispatch:** validation runs in `headless`, `autofix`, and the interactive LFG/File-tickets routing paths. It is skipped in interactive walk-through (the human is the per-finding validator) and report-only (nothing is being externalized). This scopes cost to the cases where false positives have real cost.
+- **Per-finding parallel dispatch, not batched:** independence is the design point. A single batched validator looking at all findings together pattern-matches across them and recreates the persona-bias problem we are escaping. Per-file batching is left as a future optimization for reviews with many findings clustered in few files.
+- **No `validated` field on findings:** an early plan added a `validated: boolean` field; it was removed during planning. Surviving findings post-validation are validated by definition (rejected ones are dropped); in modes where validation does not run, the run's mode tells consumers everything they need. A field constant within any mode does no work.
+- **Conservative failure mode:** validator timeout, malformed output, or dispatch error → drop the finding. Unverified findings should not externalize.
+
+The validator's protocol is `{ "validated": true | false, "reason": "<one sentence>" }` answering three questions: is the issue real, is it introduced by THIS diff, and is it not handled elsewhere. Template: `references/validator-template.md`.
+
+### Mode-aware false-positive demotion
+
+ce-code-review's broader persona surface (17 reviewers vs ce-doc-review's 7) means more weak general-quality signal. Stricter precision in externalizing modes was already accomplished by the higher threshold; for interactive mode, a different policy: route weak findings to existing soft buckets (`testing_gaps`, `residual_risks`, `advisory`) rather than suppress.
+
+The demotion rule is intentionally narrow: severity P2 or P3, `autofix_class` advisory, contributing reviewer is `testing` or `maintainability`. Headless and autofix suppress these entirely; interactive and report-only demote them to soft buckets where they remain visible without competing for primary-findings attention.
+
+This is the "tier the precision bar by mode" framing. Synthesis owns it; personas don't change what they flag based on mode.
+
+### Lint-ignore suppression
+
+Code carrying an explicit lint disable comment for the rule a reviewer is about to flag (`eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars`, `# rubocop:disable Style/...`, `# noqa: E501`, etc.) — suppress unless the suppression itself violates a project-standards rule. The author already chose to suppress; re-flagging via a different reviewer creates noise and ignores their decision.
+
+This is the only entirely new false-positive category in ce-code-review's catalog; the rest were ported from the existing pre-anchor catalog.
+
+### PR-mode skip-condition pre-check
+
+Before running the full review on a PR, a single `gh pr view` call probes for skip conditions:
+- Closed or merged PR
+- Draft PR
+- Trivial automated PR (conservative `chore(deps)` / `build(deps)` / release-bump pattern with empty body)
+- Already has a ce-code-review report comment
+
+Skip cleanly without dispatching reviewers. Standalone branch and `base:` modes always run — the skip-check is PR-mode only. Already-reviewed detection deliberately ignores commits-since-comment; the escape hatch for "I want to re-review after pushing more commits" is branch mode or `base:` mode, both of which bypass the skip-check entirely.
+
+This avoids the wasted multi-agent review cost on PRs that should not be reviewed (closed, draft, dependabot-style, or already-reviewed). It is the cheapest mechanism in this migration and disproportionately valuable for any team that runs the skill against arbitrary PR queues.
+
+### Files
+
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/findings-schema.json` — `confidence` is integer enum `[0, 25, 50, 75, 100]` with code-review-specific behavioral definitions in the description; `_meta.confidence_anchors` and `_meta.confidence_thresholds` document the anchors and `>= 75` gate
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/subagent-template.md` — verbatim 5-anchor rubric with code-review framing, expanded false-positive catalog including lint-ignore rule, hard schema-conformance constraints rejecting floats
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/validator-template.md` — Stage 5b validator subagent prompt
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/SKILL.md` — Stage 5 anchor gate and one-anchor promotion (replaces `+0.10`), Stage 5 step 7c mode-aware demotion, Stage 5b validation pass with budget cap, Stage 1 PR-mode skip-condition pre-check, After-Review options B and C invoke validation before externalizing
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-*-reviewer.agent.md` — 18 personas updated from float bands to anchored language, preserving each persona's specific calibration signal
+- `plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-code-review/references/review-output-template.md` — Confidence column renders as integer (`75`, `100`), not float
+- `tests/review-skill-contract.test.ts` — schema, synthesis, validation pass, skip-conditions, mode-aware demotion, and per-persona anchored-language assertions
+
+### When to apply this combined pattern to a new skill
+
+Apply the full bundle (anchored rubric + validation pass + mode-aware demotion + skip-conditions + lint-ignore) when **all** of:
+1. The skill is a multi-persona review workflow producing structured findings.
+2. The skill has externalizing modes — outputs that get acted on without further human review (PR comments, autofix, downstream automation, headless callers).
+3. The skill is invoked frequently enough that wasted runs are visible (skip-conditions are pure win in this case; modest cost in low-volume cases).
+
+Apply only the **anchored rubric** (the ce-doc-review subset) when:
+- The skill is single-shot or dismissal is cheap via UI/menu — validation pass adds cost without protecting anything that wasn't already going to be triaged by a human.
+- The skill operates on premise/strategy claims that lack ground-truth verification — anchor 100 is unreachable; threshold should be `>= 50`.
+
+Skip the entire pattern when:
+- The skill produces a single value, not a population of findings.
+- The skill operates on user input where the user IS the source of truth (e.g., interactive Q&A skills).
+
+### Migration history (ce-code-review)
+
+Landed in a single PR with anchored rubric, validation pass, skip-conditions, mode-aware demotion, lint-ignore suppression, and persona sweep all together. The schema change is the load-bearing commit; subagent template, synthesis, and persona updates consume it. Branch: `refactor/ce-code-review-precision-and-validation`. The plan with full decision rationale lives at `docs/plans/2026-04-21-002-refactor-ce-code-review-precision-and-validation-plan.md`.
+
+## Deferred follow-ups
+
+- **PR inline comment posting mode for ce-code-review.** Anthropic's plugin posts findings as inline GitHub PR comments via `mcp__github_inline_comment__create_inline_comment` with full-SHA link discipline and committable suggestion blocks. ce-code-review currently has no PR-comment mode at all (terminal output, fixer auto-apply, or headless return only). Real workflow gap; deferred because it is a substantial new mode (link format, suggestion-block handling, deduplication semantics, tracker integration overlap).
+- **Per-file validator batching.** When real-world reviews routinely surface many findings clustered in few files (large refactors), a per-file validator that reads the file once and evaluates all findings against it could meaningfully reduce cost while preserving cross-file independence. Implement when data shows the saving matters.
+- **Haiku-tier orchestrator-side checks.** ce-code-review currently uses sonnet for all subagent dispatch including the cheap PR skip-condition probe. Push obvious cheap checks (skip-conditions, standards path discovery) to haiku.
+- **Re-evaluate which always-on personas earn their noise.** ce-code-review keeps `testing` and `maintainability` always-on with mode-aware demotion as the safety valve. If real review runs show the demotion is firing constantly, consider making them conditional rather than always-on.

docs/solutions/skill-design/discoverability-check-for-documented-solutions-2026-03-30.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Discoverability check for documented solutions in project instruction fil
 date: 2026-03-30
 category: skill-design
 module: compound-engineering
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: convention
 component: tooling
 severity: medium
 applies_when:

docs/solutions/skill-design/git-workflow-skills-need-explicit-state-machines-2026-03-27.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Git workflow skills need explicit state machines for branch, push, and P
 category: skill-design
 date: 2026-03-27
 module: plugins/compound-engineering/skills/git-commit and git-commit-push-pr
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: architecture_pattern
 component: tooling
 symptoms:
   - Detached HEAD could fall through to invalid push or PR paths

docs/solutions/skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Pass paths, not content, when dispatching sub-agents"
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: design_pattern
 component: tooling
 root_cause: inadequate_documentation
 resolution_type: workflow_improvement

docs/solutions/skill-design/research-agent-pipeline-separation-2026-04-05.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Research agent dispatch is intentionally separated across the skill pipel
 date: 2026-04-05
 category: skill-design
 module: compound-engineering
-problem_type: best_practice
+problem_type: architecture_pattern
 component: tooling
 severity: low
 applies_when:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ When ce:plan receives an origin document from ce:brainstorm, it reads it as prim
 ce:plan always calls `repo-research-analyst` even when a brainstorm document exists. Does ce:brainstorm also call it? No -- brainstorm only does an inline product-focused scan. The calls are not redundant; no change needed.
 
 **Optimization warranted (Slack pattern):**
-Both ce:brainstorm and ce:plan dispatched `slack-researcher`. Fix: when ce:plan finds Slack context in the origin document, pass it to `slack-researcher` so the agent focuses on gaps. The agent is still called -- it starts from a better baseline.
+Both ce-brainstorm and ce-plan dispatched `ce-slack-researcher`. Fix: when ce-plan finds Slack context in the origin document, pass it to `ce-slack-researcher` so the agent focuses on gaps. The agent is still called -- it starts from a better baseline.
 
 **Anti-pattern -- skipping agents incorrectly:**
 Removing `repo-research-analyst` from ce:plan when an origin document exists, reasoning "brainstorm already scanned the repo." The resulting plan lacks architectural patterns, file paths, and convention details. ce:work produces code that ignores existing patterns.
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ A "dependency-analyzer" agent that identifies library versions and compatibility
 ## Related
 
 - `docs/solutions/skill-design/pass-paths-not-content-to-subagents-2026-03-26.md` -- related agent dispatch optimization pattern (token efficiency, not deduplication)
-- `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md` -- documents the pipeline chain (note: pipeline description is stale, references `deepen-plan` which has been merged into `ce:plan`)
+- `docs/solutions/skill-design/beta-skills-framework.md` -- documents the pipeline chain and the beta-skills rollout pattern that plugs into it
+- `docs/solutions/best-practices/ce-pipeline-end-to-end-learnings-2026-04-17.md` -- extends this framing downstream (document-review, ce:review, resolve-pr-feedback) with meta-observations from running the full pipeline end-to-end on a feature
 - Commit f7a14b76 on `tmchow/slack-analyst-agent` -- the Slack researcher pass-through optimization that prompted this analysis
 - GitHub issue #492 -- `repo-research-analyst` self-recursion bug (fixed, separate concern)

docs/solutions/workflow/todo-status-lifecycle.md

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
----
-title: "Status-gated todo resolution: making pending/ready distinction load-bearing"
-category: workflow
-date: "2026-03-24"
-tags:
-  - todo-system
-  - status-lifecycle
-  - review-pipeline
-  - triage
-  - safety-gate
-related_components:
-  - plugins/compound-engineering/skills/todo-resolve/
-  - plugins/compound-engineering/skills/ce-review/
-  - plugins/compound-engineering/skills/todo-triage/
-  - plugins/compound-engineering/skills/todo-create/
-problem_type: correctness-gap
----
-
-# Status-Gated Todo Resolution
-
-## Problem
-
-The todo system defines a three-state lifecycle (`pending` -> `ready` -> `complete`) across three skills (`todo-create`, `todo-triage`, `todo-resolve`). Different sources create todos with different status assumptions:
-
-| Source | Status created | Reasoning |
-|--------|---------------|-----------|
-| `ce:review` (autofix mode) | `ready` | Built-in triage: confidence gating (>0.60), merge/dedup across 8 personas, owner routing. Only creates todos for `downstream-resolver` findings |
-| `todo-create` (manual) | `pending` (default) | Template default |
-| `test-browser`, `test-xcode` | via `todo-create` | Inherit default |
-
-`todo-resolve` was resolving ALL todos regardless of status. This meant untriaged, potentially ambiguous findings could be auto-implemented without human review. The `pending`/`ready` distinction was purely cosmetic -- dead metadata that nothing branched on.
-
-## Root Cause
-
-The status field was defined in the schema but never enforced at the resolve boundary. `todo-resolve` loaded every non-complete todo and attempted to fix it, collapsing the intended `pending -> triage -> ready -> resolve` pipeline into a flat "resolve everything" approach.
-
-## Solution
-
-Updated `todo-resolve` to partition todos by status in its Analyze step:
-
-- **`ready`** (status field or `-ready-` in filename): resolve these
-- **`pending`**: skip entirely, report at end with hint to run `/todo-triage`
-- **`complete`**: ignore
-
-This is a single-file change scoped to `todo-resolve/SKILL.md`. No schema changes, no new fields, no changes to `todo-create` or `todo-triage` -- just enforcement of the existing contract at the resolve boundary.
-
-## Key Insight: No Automated Source Creates `pending` Todos
-
-No automated source creates `pending` todos. The `pending` status is exclusively a human-authored state for manually created work items that need triage before action.
-
-The safety model becomes:
-- **`ready`** = autofix-eligible. Triage already happened upstream (either built into the review pipeline or via explicit `/todo-triage`).
-- **`pending`** = needs human judgment. Either manually created or from a legacy review path.
-
-This makes auto-resolve safe by design: the quality gate is upstream (in the review), not at the resolve boundary.
-
-## Prevention Strategies
-
-### Make State Transitions Load-Bearing, Not Advisory
-
-If a state field exists, at least one downstream consumer must branch on it. If nothing branches on the value, the field is dead metadata.
-
-- **Gate on state at consumption boundaries.** Any skill that reads todos must partition by status before processing.
-- **Require explicit skip-and-report.** Silent skipping is indistinguishable from silent acceptance. When a skill filters by state, it reports what it filtered out.
-- **Default-deny for new statuses.** If a new status value is added, existing consumers should skip unknown statuses rather than process everything.
-
-### Dead-Metadata Detection
-
-When reviewing a skill that defines a state field, ask: "What would change if this field were always the same value?" If the answer is "nothing," the field is dead metadata and either needs enforcement or removal. This is the exact scenario that produced the original issue.
-
-### Producer Declares Consumer Expectations
-
-When a skill creates artifacts for downstream consumption, it should state which downstream skill processes them and what state precondition that skill requires. The inverse should also hold: consuming skills should state what upstream flows produce items in the expected state.
-
-## Cross-References
-
-- [beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md](../skill-design/beta-promotion-orchestration-contract.md) -- promotion hazard: if mode flags are dropped during promotion, the wrong artifacts are produced upstream
-- [compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md](../skill-design/compound-refresh-skill-improvements.md) -- "conservative confidence in autonomous mode" principle that motivates status enforcement
-- [claude-permissions-optimizer-classification-fix.md](../skill-design/claude-permissions-optimizer-classification-fix.md) -- "pipeline ordering is an architectural invariant" pattern; the same concept applies to the review -> triage -> resolve pipeline

docs/specs/codex.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Codex Spec (Config, Prompts, Skills, MCP)
+# Codex Spec (Config, Prompts, Skills, Subagents, MCP)
 
-Last verified: 2026-01-21
+Last verified: 2026-04-19
 
 ## Primary sources
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ https://developers.openai.com/codex/config-advanced
 https://developers.openai.com/codex/custom-prompts
 https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills
 https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills/create-skill
+https://developers.openai.com/codex/subagents
 https://developers.openai.com/codex/guides/agents-md
 https://developers.openai.com/codex/mcp
 ```
@@ -49,10 +50,28 @@ https://developers.openai.com/codex/mcp
 - Required fields are single-line with length limits (name ≤ 100 chars, description ≤ 500 chars). citeturn3view4
 - At startup, Codex loads only each skill’s name/description; full content is injected when invoked. citeturn3view3turn3view4
 - Skills can be repo-scoped in `.agents/skills/` and are discovered from the current working directory up to the repository root. User-scoped skills live in `~/.agents/skills/`. citeturn1view1turn1view4
-- Inference: some existing tooling and user setups still use `.codex/skills/` and `~/.codex/skills/` as legacy compatibility paths, but those locations are not documented in the current OpenAI Codex skills docs linked above.
+- Inference: some existing tooling and user setups still use `.codex/skills/` and `~/.codex/skills/` as compatibility paths, but those locations are not documented in the current OpenAI Codex skills docs linked above.
+- Compound Engineering should avoid `~/.agents/skills` for managed installs because that shared root can shadow Copilot's native plugin skills. Use the Codex-specific compatibility root `~/.codex/skills/compound-engineering/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` for CE Codex skills, and track generated files with a CE manifest.
 - Codex also supports admin-scoped skills in `/etc/codex/skills` plus built-in system skills bundled with Codex. citeturn1view4
 - Skills can be invoked explicitly using `/skills` or `$skill-name`. citeturn3view3
 
+## Subagents and custom agents
+
+- Codex subagent workflows are enabled by default in current releases.
+- Codex only spawns subagents when explicitly asked.
+- Custom agent files are standalone TOML files under `~/.codex/agents/` for personal agents or `.codex/agents/` for project-scoped agents.
+- Each TOML file defines one custom agent. Required fields:
+  - `name`
+  - `description`
+  - `developer_instructions`
+- Optional fields can include `nickname_candidates`, `model`, `model_reasoning_effort`, `sandbox_mode`, `mcp_servers`, and `skills.config`.
+- The TOML `name` field is the source of truth; matching the filename to the agent name is only a convention.
+- CE converts Claude Markdown agents into Codex custom-agent TOML files under `~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/`.
+- CE keeps generated agents under `~/.codex/agents`, not `~/.agents/skills`, because `~/.agents` is shared across harnesses and can shadow native plugin installs.
+- Generated TOML agent names preserve CE's hyphenated naming and include the source category, such as `review-ce-correctness-reviewer` and `research-ce-repo-research-analyst`.
+- Empirical test on 2026-04-19 confirmed Codex discovers nested custom-agent TOML files under `~/.codex/agents/compound-engineering/` and accepts hyphenated TOML `name` values.
+- Empirical plugin test on 2026-04-19 found Codex native plugins did not register custom agents bundled under plugin-local `agents/`, plugin-local `.codex/agents/`, or an undocumented plugin manifest `agents` field. Therefore CE still needs the custom Bun Codex installer for agent-heavy workflows.
+
 ## MCP (Model Context Protocol)
 
 - MCP configuration lives in `~/.codex/config.toml` and is shared by the CLI and IDE extension. citeturn3view2turn3view5

docs/specs/copilot.md

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # GitHub Copilot Spec (Agents, Skills, MCP)
 
-Last verified: 2026-02-14
+Last verified: 2026-04-18
 
 ## Primary sources
 
 ```
+https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/customize-copilot/create-custom-agents-for-cli
+https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-command-reference
+https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-plugin-reference
+https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/copilot-cli/about-cli-plugins
 https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/custom-agents-configuration
 https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-agent-skills
 https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/coding-agent/mcp-and-coding-agent
@@ -15,19 +19,50 @@ https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/coding-agent/mcp-and-coding-a
 | Scope | Path |
 |-------|------|
 | Project agents | `.github/agents/*.agent.md` |
+| Project agents (Claude-compatible) | `.claude/agents/*.md` |
+| Personal agents | `~/.copilot/agents/*.agent.md` |
+| Personal agents (Claude-compatible) | `~/.claude/agents/*.md` |
+| Plugin agents | `agents/` by default, overridable in plugin manifest |
 | Project skills | `.github/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
+| Project skills (auto-discovery) | `.agents/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
 | Project instructions | `.github/copilot-instructions.md` |
 | Path-specific instructions | `.github/instructions/*.instructions.md` |
 | Project prompts | `.github/prompts/*.prompt.md` |
 | Org/enterprise agents | `.github-private/agents/*.agent.md` |
 | Personal skills | `~/.copilot/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
+| Personal skills (auto-discovery) | `~/.agents/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
 | Directory instructions | `AGENTS.md` (nearest ancestor wins) |
 
 ## Agents (.agent.md files)
 
 - Custom agents are Markdown files with YAML frontmatter stored in `.github/agents/`.
 - File extension is `.agent.md` (or `.md`). Filenames may only contain: `.`, `-`, `_`, `a-z`, `A-Z`, `0-9`.
+- The documented custom-agent extension is singular `.agent.md`, not `.agents.md`.
 - `description` is the only required frontmatter field.
+- Current Copilot CLI docs do not list `.agents/agents` or `~/.agents/agents` as custom-agent discovery paths. The `.agents/*` convention is documented for skills (`.agents/skills`, `~/.agents/skills`), not agents.
+- Copilot CLI also loads Claude-compatible agent directories (`.claude/agents`, `~/.claude/agents`) after native Copilot agent directories and before plugin agents.
+- `AGENTS.md` files are supported as custom instruction/context files, not as custom-agent profile files.
+
+## Plugins
+
+- Copilot CLI plugins bundle reusable agents, skills, hooks, MCP servers, and related configuration.
+- Install from a registered marketplace with:
+
+```text
+/plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+/plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+- The terminal equivalents are:
+
+```bash
+copilot plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin
+copilot plugin install compound-engineering@compound-engineering-plugin
+```
+
+- Copilot CLI looks for plugin manifests at `.plugin/plugin.json`, `plugin.json`, `.github/plugin/plugin.json`, or `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`.
+- Copilot CLI looks for marketplace manifests at `marketplace.json`, `.plugin/marketplace.json`, `.github/plugin/marketplace.json`, or `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`.
+- Therefore the existing repository-level `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and plugin-level `plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` are expected to be sufficient for Copilot native plugin install. Do not add a parallel `.github/plugin` surface unless Copilot requires a Copilot-only manifest field in the future.
 
 ### Frontmatter fields
 
@@ -72,6 +107,7 @@ Agent body content is limited to **30,000 characters**.
 | Project (Claude-compatible) | `.claude/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
 | Project (auto-discovery) | `.agents/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
 | Personal | `~/.copilot/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
+| Personal (auto-discovery) | `~/.agents/skills/*/SKILL.md` |
 
 ## MCP (Model Context Protocol)
 
@@ -115,8 +151,20 @@ Agent body content is limited to **30,000 characters**.
 
 ## Precedence
 
-1. Repository-level agents
+1. Built-in agents
-2. Organization-level agents (`.github-private`)
+2. `~/.copilot/agents`
-3. Enterprise-level agents (`.github-private`)
+3. `<project>/.github/agents`
+4. `<parents>/.github/agents`
+5. `~/.claude/agents`
+6. `<project>/.claude/agents`
+7. `<parents>/.claude/agents`
+8. Plugin `agents/` directories
+9. Remote organization/enterprise agents
 
 Within a repo, `AGENTS.md` files in directories provide nearest-ancestor-wins instructions.
+
+Skills use separate first-found-wins precedence. Current docs list project `.github/skills`, `.agents/skills`, `.claude/skills`, inherited project skills, personal `~/.copilot/skills`, personal `~/.agents/skills`, personal `~/.claude/skills`, then plugin skill directories.
+
+Skills are deduplicated by the `name` field inside `SKILL.md`, not by directory name. If a personal or project skill has the same `name` as a plugin skill, Copilot uses the first-loaded personal/project skill and silently ignores the plugin skill. For example, a stale `~/.agents/skills/ce-plan/SKILL.md` with `name: ce-plan` would shadow the native plugin's `ce-plan`; it should not show as two separate skills in Copilot CLI. Use `/skills info ce-plan` to confirm which location won.
+
+This makes Copilot cleanup different from Codex duplicate cleanup: stale CE skills in `~/.agents/skills`, `~/.copilot/skills`, `.agents/skills`, or `.github/skills` may not create visible duplicates, but they can silently override newer plugin-provided CE skills.

docs/specs/cursor.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Cursor Spec (Rules, Commands, Skills, MCP)
+# Cursor Spec (Plugin Marketplace, Rules, Commands, Skills, MCP)
 
 Last verified: 2026-02-12
 
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ https://docs.cursor.com/context/rules-for-ai
 https://docs.cursor.com/customize/model-context-protocol
 ```
 
+## Plugin Marketplace
+
+Compound Engineering is published through the Cursor Plugin Marketplace.
+
+In Cursor Agent chat, install with:
+
+```text
+/add-plugin compound-engineering
+```
+
+Users can also search for "compound engineering" in the plugin marketplace.
+
+The repo-owned marketplace files are:
+
+```text
+.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json
+plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+```
+
+Do not use the old custom Bun converter/install path for Cursor.
+
 ## Config locations
 
 | Scope | Path |

docs/specs/gemini.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Gemini CLI Spec (GEMINI.md, Commands, Skills, MCP, Settings)
+# Gemini CLI Spec (GEMINI.md, Commands, Skills, Subagents, Extensions)
 
-Last verified: 2026-02-14
+Last verified: 2026-04-18
 
 ## Primary sources
 
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ https://geminicli.com/docs/get-started/configuration/
 https://geminicli.com/docs/cli/custom-commands/
 https://geminicli.com/docs/cli/skills/
 https://geminicli.com/docs/cli/creating-skills/
-https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/writing-extensions/
+https://geminicli.com/docs/core/subagents/
+https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/reference/
+https://developers.googleblog.com/subagents-have-arrived-in-gemini-cli/
 https://google-gemini.github.io/gemini-cli/docs/tools/mcp-server.html
 ```
 
@@ -53,7 +55,10 @@ User request: {{args}}
 ## Skills (SKILL.md standard)
 
 - A skill is a folder containing `SKILL.md` plus optional supporting files.
-- Skills live in `.gemini/skills/`.
+- Workspace skills live in `.gemini/skills/` or the `.agents/skills/` alias.
+- User skills live in `~/.gemini/skills/` or the `~/.agents/skills/` alias.
+- Extension skills live in an installed extension's `skills/` directory.
+- Compound Engineering managed Gemini installs should use Gemini-owned roots (`~/.gemini/skills`, `~/.gemini/agents`, `~/.gemini/commands`) rather than `~/.agents/skills`, because `~/.agents/skills` can shadow Copilot plugin skills.
 - `SKILL.md` uses YAML frontmatter with `name` and `description` fields.
 - Gemini activates skills on demand via `activate_skill` tool based on description matching.
 - The `description` field is critical — Gemini uses it to decide when to activate the skill.
@@ -71,6 +76,34 @@ description: Review code for security vulnerabilities and OWASP compliance
 Detailed instructions for security review...
 ```
 
+## Subagents
+
+- Gemini CLI supports custom subagents as Markdown files with YAML frontmatter.
+- Project subagents live in `.gemini/agents/*.md`.
+- User subagents live in `~/.gemini/agents/*.md`.
+- Extension subagents live in an installed extension's `agents/*.md` directory.
+- Current Gemini docs, `/agents reload` command text, and Gemini CLI 0.38.2 implementation name only `.gemini/agents` and `~/.gemini/agents` for local subagent discovery. The `.agents/skills` and `~/.agents/skills` aliases apply to skills; Gemini does not currently read `~/.agents/agents` or `.agents/agents` as subagent discovery paths.
+- Subagents can be invoked explicitly with `@agent-name` or selected automatically by description.
+- Subagents run in isolated context loops and can have restricted tool access.
+- Subagents cannot call other subagents, even if granted wildcard tool access.
+
+Example:
+
+```yaml
+---
+name: security-auditor
+description: Specialized in finding security vulnerabilities in code.
+kind: local
+tools:
+  - read_file
+  - grep_search
+model: inherit
+max_turns: 10
+---
+
+You are a ruthless Security Auditor.
+```
+
 ## MCP server configuration
 
 - MCP servers are configured in `settings.json` under the `mcpServers` key.
@@ -103,8 +136,147 @@ Detailed instructions for security review...
 ## Extensions
 
 - Extensions are distributable packages for Gemini CLI.
-- They extend functionality with custom tools, hooks, and commands.
+- Install with `gemini extensions install <github-url-or-local-path>`.
-- Not used for plugin conversion (different purpose from Claude Code plugins).
+- Unlike `gemini skills install`, current Gemini extension docs and local `gemini extensions install --help` output do not list a `--path` flag for installing an extension from a monorepo subdirectory.
+- Remote extension installs are not local-only. Gemini supports Git repository distribution and GitHub Releases.
+- For public gallery discovery and normal remote install, `gemini-extension.json` must be at the absolute root of the GitHub repository or release archive.
+- Gemini CLI copies installed extensions under `~/.gemini/extensions`.
+- `gemini extensions link <path>` creates a symlink for local development instead of copying the extension.
+- Extension management commands run from the shell, not inside Gemini's interactive mode. Restart the Gemini session after install/update for commands and extension changes to take effect.
+- Extensions can bundle commands, skills, subagents, hooks, MCP servers, context files, policies, settings, and themes.
+- Every extension root must contain `gemini-extension.json`.
+- Extension commands live in `commands/*.toml`.
+- Extension skills live in `skills/<name>/SKILL.md`.
+- Extension subagents live in `agents/*.md`.
+- For Compound Engineering, native extension packaging is now the likely primary Gemini distribution path because it can preserve commands, skills, and subagents. Direct `.gemini/` writes should be treated as a legacy/custom install path unless retained for local development.
+- Because this repo is a monorepo with the plugin under `plugins/compound-engineering/`, public Gemini extension distribution likely needs a generated extension-root source, a dedicated extension repo, or a distribution branch whose root is the Gemini extension root.
+- Interim CE distribution should keep using the Bun installer, but change the writer to install into `~/.gemini/{skills,agents,commands}` with a manifest under `~/.gemini/compound-engineering`.
+
+### Extension root shape
+
+A distributable Gemini extension source should look like:
+
+```text
+gemini-extension.json
+GEMINI.md                    # optional context file
+skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+commands/<command>.toml
+agents/<agent-name>.md
+hooks/hooks.json             # optional
+policies/*.toml              # optional
+package.json                 # optional, if the extension has runtime code
+```
+
+Minimal manifest:
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "compound-engineering",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Compound Engineering workflows for Gemini CLI",
+  "contextFileName": "GEMINI.md"
+}
+```
+
+Relevant manifest fields:
+
+- `name`: Required. Local CLI validation allows letters, numbers, and dashes; docs recommend lowercase numbers/dashes and expect the extension directory name to match.
+- `version`: Required. Validation warns if it is not standard semver.
+- `description`: Optional but used by the public gallery.
+- `contextFileName`: Optional. Defaults to `GEMINI.md` when present.
+- `mcpServers`: Optional. Loaded like user `settings.json` MCP servers, except `trust` is ignored for extension MCP config.
+- `settings`: Optional install-time/user configuration prompts; values are stored in extension `.env` or keychain for sensitive values.
+- `excludeTools`, `migratedTo`, `plan`, `themes`: Optional target-specific behavior.
+
+### Install commands
+
+Install from a GitHub repository whose root is the extension root:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions install https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-gemini
+```
+
+Install from a branch, tag, or commit:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions install https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-gemini --ref stable
+```
+
+Install from a local extension root:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions install ./dist/gemini-extension
+```
+
+Link a local extension root for development:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions link ./dist/gemini-extension
+```
+
+Validate a local extension root:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions validate ./dist/gemini-extension
+```
+
+Uninstall:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions uninstall compound-engineering
+```
+
+### Release options
+
+Gemini supports two remote release shapes:
+
+1. **Git repository:** Users install the repository URL. The repository root must contain `gemini-extension.json`.
+2. **GitHub Releases:** Users still install the repository URL. Gemini can use the latest release archive or a release tag via `--ref`; custom archives must be self-contained with `gemini-extension.json` at the archive root.
+
+The public Gemini extension gallery indexes public GitHub repositories with the `gemini-cli-extension` topic when `gemini-extension.json` is at the repository or release archive root.
+
+### Compound Engineering packaging implications
+
+The current `plugins/compound-engineering/` source root is not currently a valid Gemini extension root because it lacks `gemini-extension.json`:
+
+```bash
+gemini extensions validate plugins/compound-engineering
+# Configuration file not found at .../plugins/compound-engineering/gemini-extension.json
+```
+
+Adding only that manifest would make the root validate, but it would not be enough for correct agent packaging:
+
+- CE agents currently live in nested category directories such as `agents/review/correctness-reviewer.md`.
+- Gemini's local loader in `@google/gemini-cli` 0.38.2 reads only direct `*.md` files under the extension `agents/` directory.
+- Gemini agent frontmatter is strict. CE's Claude-authored agent frontmatter can include Claude-only fields such as `color`, and some files use Claude string-form `tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash`; Gemini expects `tools` to be an array of valid Gemini tool names.
+
+Therefore a proper CE Gemini extension should be generated or normalized, not just the Claude plugin root plus a manifest. This does not mean rewriting agent prompts into bespoke Gemini-only instructions. The agent bodies and most `name`/`description`/`model` frontmatter can usually pass through. The generated extension should:
+
+- Copy pass-through `skills/<skill>/SKILL.md` directories that are not excluded for Gemini.
+- Convert Claude agents into flat Gemini-compatible subagents under `agents/<agent-name>.md`.
+- Strip or translate Claude-only frontmatter fields.
+- Convert Claude tool names to Gemini tool names, or omit tools when there is no reliable mapping.
+- Generate Gemini `commands/*.toml` only if CE ships source commands again.
+- Include a `gemini-extension.json` at the generated extension root.
+- Use `gemini extensions validate <generated-root>` in tests.
+
+The same normalization is needed for the interim Bun installer, except the output root is `~/.gemini` instead of an extension root:
+
+```text
+~/.gemini/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
+~/.gemini/agents/<agent-name>.md
+~/.gemini/commands/*.toml
+~/.gemini/compound-engineering/install-manifest.json
+```
+
+Local smoke test on 2026-04-18 with Gemini CLI 0.38.2:
+
+- A direct extension agent using CE/Claude-style `tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash` plus `color: blue` failed to load with Gemini validation errors: `tools: Expected array, received string` and `Unrecognized key(s) in object: 'color'`.
+- A nested extension agent under `agents/review/nested-agent.md` produced no validation error because the loader only scans direct files under `agents/`; it was not discovered.
+
+Do not place CE agents in `~/.agents/agents` as a shared cross-harness agent root. Gemini does not currently read it, and if Gemini adds that alias later, Claude/Copilot-shaped frontmatter could become a compatibility problem. For Gemini, use either a native extension with normalized `agents/*.md` files or a legacy/custom install under `~/.gemini/agents` with cleanup.
+
+If the same Gemini agent name exists in multiple Gemini-read locations, Gemini registers user agents first, project agents next, and extension agents last. Later registrations override earlier ones by name. This avoids duplicate visible agent tools, but stale CE files in `~/.gemini/agents` can still emit validation errors or mask behavior when an extension is disabled, so cleanup remains necessary.
 
 ## Settings.json structure
 

docs/specs/opencode.md

@@ -1,57 +1,92 @@
 # OpenCode Spec (Config, Agents, Plugins)
 
-Last verified: 2026-01-21
+Last verified: 2026-04-19
 
 ## Primary sources
 
 ```
-https://opencode.ai/docs/config
+https://opencode.ai/docs/config/
 https://opencode.ai/docs/tools
 https://opencode.ai/docs/permissions
 https://opencode.ai/docs/plugins/
 https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/
+https://opencode.ai/docs/commands/
+https://opencode.ai/docs/skills
 https://opencode.ai/config.json
 ```
 
 ## Config files and precedence
 
-- OpenCode supports JSON and JSONC configs. citeturn10view0
+- OpenCode supports JSON and JSONC configs.
-- Config sources are merged (not replaced), with a defined precedence order from remote → global → custom → project → `.opencode` directories → inline overrides. citeturn10view0
+- Config sources are merged rather than replaced, with global and project config both participating in the final config.
-- Global config is stored at `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`, and project config is `opencode.json` in the project root. citeturn10view0
+- Global config is stored at `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`, and project config is `opencode.json` in the project root.
-- Custom config file and directory can be provided via `OPENCODE_CONFIG` and `OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR`. citeturn10view0
+- Custom config file and directory can be provided via `OPENCODE_CONFIG` and `OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR`.
-- The `.opencode` and `~/.config/opencode` directories use plural subdirectory names (`agents/`, `commands/`, `modes/`, `plugins/`, `skills/`, `tools/`, `themes/`), but singular names are also supported for backwards compatibility. citeturn10view0
+- The `.opencode` and `~/.config/opencode` directories use plural subdirectory names (`agents/`, `commands/`, `modes/`, `plugins/`, `skills/`, `tools/`, `themes/`).
 
 ## Core config keys
 
-- `model` and `small_model` set the primary and lightweight models; `provider` configures provider options. citeturn10view0
+- `model` and `small_model` set the primary and lightweight models; `provider` configures provider options.
-- `tools` is still supported but deprecated; permissions are now the canonical control surface. citeturn1search0
+- `tools` is still supported but deprecated as of OpenCode v1.1.1; permissions are now the canonical control surface.
-- `permission` controls tool approvals and can be configured globally or per tool, including pattern-based rules. citeturn1search0
+- `permission` controls tool approvals and can be configured globally or per tool, including pattern-based rules.
-- `mcp`, `instructions`, and `disabled_providers` are supported config sections. citeturn1search5
+- `mcp`, `instructions`, `disabled_providers`, `enabled_providers`, and `plugin` are supported config sections.
-- `plugin` can list npm packages to load at startup. citeturn1search2
+- `plugin` can list npm packages to load at startup.
+- `skills.paths` and `skills.urls` can add extra skill discovery locations, but CE should not depend on them until the layout is smoke-tested locally with OpenCode.
 
 ## Tools
 
-- OpenCode ships with built-in tools, and permissions determine whether each tool runs automatically, requires approval, or is denied. citeturn1search3turn1search0
+- OpenCode ships with built-in tools, and permissions determine whether each tool runs automatically, requires approval, or is denied.
-- Tools are enabled by default; permissions provide the gating mechanism. citeturn1search3
+- Tools are enabled by default; permissions provide the gating mechanism.
 
 ## Permissions
 
-- Permissions resolve to `allow`, `ask`, or `deny` and can be configured globally or per tool, with pattern-based rules. citeturn1search0
+- Permissions resolve to `allow`, `ask`, or `deny` and can be configured globally or per tool, with pattern-based rules.
-- Defaults are permissive, with special cases such as `.env` file reads. citeturn1search0
+- Defaults are permissive, with special cases such as `.env` file reads.
-- Agent-level permissions override the global permission block. citeturn1search1turn1search0
+- Agent-level permissions override the global permission block.
 
 ## Agents
 
-- Agents can be configured in `opencode.json` or as markdown files in `~/.config/opencode/agents/` or `.opencode/agents/`. citeturn1search1turn10view0
+- Agents can be configured in `opencode.json` or as markdown files in `~/.config/opencode/agents/` or `.opencode/agents/`.
-- Agent config supports `mode`, `model`, `temperature`, `tools`, and `permission`, and agent configs override global settings. citeturn1search1
+- Agent config supports `mode`, `model`, `variant`, `temperature`, `top_p`, `hidden`, `steps`, `options`, `permission`, and other schema fields. `tools` still exists but is deprecated.
-- Model IDs use the `provider/model-id` format. citeturn1search1
+- `mode` can be `primary`, `subagent`, or `all`; omitted mode defaults to `all`.
+- `hidden: true` hides subagents from the `@` autocomplete menu.
+- `permission.task` controls which subagents an agent may invoke.
+- Model IDs use the `provider/model-id` format.
+
+## Skills
+
+- Skills are reusable `SKILL.md` definitions loaded on demand through OpenCode's native `skill` tool.
+- OpenCode searches direct child skill directories in its built-in roots:
+  - `.opencode/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
+  - `~/.config/opencode/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
+  - `.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
+  - `~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
+  - `.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
+  - `~/.agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md`
+- The config schema also exposes `skills.paths` and `skills.urls` for extra skill sources. Do not switch CE to those until tested against a local OpenCode install; direct `~/.config/opencode/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` remains the stable writer shape.
+- Skill frontmatter recognizes `name`, `description`, `license`, `compatibility`, and `metadata`; unknown fields are ignored.
+- Skill names must be lowercase alphanumeric with single hyphen separators and must match the directory name.
+
+## Commands
+
+- Commands can be configured in `opencode.json` or as Markdown files in `~/.config/opencode/commands/` or `.opencode/commands/`.
+- Markdown command frontmatter can include fields such as `description`, `agent`, `model`, and `subtask`; the body becomes the prompt template.
+- If a command targets an agent whose mode is `subagent`, OpenCode invokes it as a subagent by default. `subtask: true` can force subagent invocation.
 
 ## Plugins and events
 
-- Local plugins are loaded from `.opencode/plugin/` (project) and `~/.config/opencode/plugin/` (global). npm plugins can be listed in `plugin` in `opencode.json`. citeturn1search2
+- Local plugins are loaded from `.opencode/plugins/` and `~/.config/opencode/plugins/`. npm plugins can be listed in `plugin` in `opencode.json`.
-- Plugins are loaded in a defined order across config and plugin directories. citeturn1search2
+- Plugins are JavaScript/TypeScript modules. Each exported plugin function receives OpenCode context and returns hooks/event handlers.
-- Plugins export a function that returns a map of event handlers; the plugins doc lists supported event categories. citeturn1search2
+- Local plugins and custom tools can use npm dependencies declared in a `package.json` in the OpenCode config directory; OpenCode runs `bun install` at startup.
 
 ## Notes for this repository
 
-- Config docs describe plural subdirectory names, while the plugins doc uses `.opencode/plugin/`. This implies singular paths remain accepted for backwards compatibility, but plural paths are the canonical structure. citeturn10view0turn1search2
+- The current documented global CE install root should stay `~/.config/opencode`, not `~/.agents`, to avoid conflicts with harnesses that also read `~/.agents`.
+- The current CE writer shape is still appropriate in April 2026:
+  - `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`
+  - `~/.config/opencode/agents/*.md`
+  - `~/.config/opencode/commands/*.md` only when a source plugin ships commands
+  - `~/.config/opencode/plugins/*.ts`
+  - `~/.config/opencode/skills/*/SKILL.md`
+- OpenCode's plugin system is useful for JS/TS hooks and custom tools, but current docs do not describe a native marketplace command that consumes CE's `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` and installs the full skills/agents/commands payload.
+- Keep the custom Bun writer until OpenCode documents a native distribution path for packaged skills and agents.
+- The `compound-engineering` plugin currently emits skills and subagent Markdown files for OpenCode. It should not emit deprecated `tools` config; permission config is enough for non-default permission modes.

docs/specs/windsurf.md

@@ -1,477 +0,0 @@
-# Windsurf Editor Global Configuration Guide
-
-> **Purpose**: Technical reference for programmatically creating and managing Windsurf's global Skills, Workflows, and Rules.
->
-> **Source**: Official Windsurf documentation at [docs.windsurf.com](https://docs.windsurf.com) + local file analysis.
->
-> **Last Updated**: February 2026
-
----
-
-## Table of Contents
-
-1. [Overview](#overview)
-2. [Base Directory Structure](#base-directory-structure)
-3. [Skills](#skills)
-4. [Workflows](#workflows)
-5. [Rules](#rules)
-6. [Memories](#memories)
-7. [System-Level Configuration (Enterprise)](#system-level-configuration-enterprise)
-8. [Programmatic Creation Reference](#programmatic-creation-reference)
-9. [Best Practices](#best-practices)
-
----
-
-## Overview
-
-Windsurf provides three main customization mechanisms:
-
-| Feature | Purpose | Invocation |
-|---------|---------|------------|
-| **Skills** | Complex multi-step tasks with supporting resources | Automatic (progressive disclosure) or `@skill-name` |
-| **Workflows** | Reusable step-by-step procedures | Slash command `/workflow-name` |
-| **Rules** | Behavioral guidelines and preferences | Trigger-based (always-on, glob, manual, or model decision) |
-
-All three support both **workspace-level** (project-specific) and **global** (user-wide) scopes.
-
----
-
-## Base Directory Structure
-
-### Global Configuration Root
-
-| OS | Path |
-|----|------|
-| **Windows** | `C:\Users\{USERNAME}\.codeium\windsurf\` |
-| **macOS** | `~/.codeium/windsurf/` |
-| **Linux** | `~/.codeium/windsurf/` |
-
-### Directory Layout
-
-```
-~/.codeium/windsurf/
-├── skills/                    # Global skills (directories)
-│   └── {skill-name}/
-│       └── SKILL.md
-├── global_workflows/           # Global workflows (flat .md files)
-│   └── {workflow-name}.md
-├── rules/                     # Global rules (flat .md files)  
-│   └── {rule-name}.md
-├── memories/
-│   ├── global_rules.md        # Always-on global rules (plain text)
-│   └── *.pb                   # Auto-generated memories (protobuf)
-├── mcp_config.json            # MCP server configuration
-└── user_settings.pb           # User settings (protobuf)
-```
-
----
-
-## Skills
-
-Skills bundle instructions with supporting resources for complex, multi-step tasks. Cascade uses **progressive disclosure** to automatically invoke skills when relevant.
-
-### Storage Locations
-
-| Scope | Location |
-|-------|----------|
-| **Global** | `~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md` |
-| **Workspace** | `.windsurf/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md` |
-
-### Directory Structure
-
-Each skill is a **directory** (not a single file) containing:
-
-```
-{skill-name}/
-├── SKILL.md              # Required: Main skill definition
-├── references/           # Optional: Reference documentation
-├── assets/               # Optional: Images, diagrams, etc.
-├── scripts/              # Optional: Helper scripts
-└── {any-other-files}     # Optional: Templates, configs, etc.
-```
-
-### SKILL.md Format
-
-```markdown
----
-name: skill-name
-description: Brief description shown to model to help it decide when to invoke the skill
----
-
-# Skill Title
-
-Instructions for the skill go here in markdown format.
-
-## Section 1
-Step-by-step guidance...
-
-## Section 2
-Reference supporting files using relative paths:
-- See [deployment-checklist.md](./deployment-checklist.md)
-- Run script: [deploy.sh](./scripts/deploy.sh)
-```
-
-### Required YAML Frontmatter Fields
-
-| Field | Required | Description |
-|-------|----------|-------------|
-| `name` | **Yes** | Unique identifier (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens only). Must match directory name. |
-| `description` | **Yes** | Explains what the skill does and when to use it. Critical for automatic invocation. |
-
-### Naming Convention
-
-- Use **lowercase-kebab-case**: `deploy-to-staging`, `code-review`, `setup-dev-environment`
-- Name must match the directory name exactly
-
-### Invocation Methods
-
-1. **Automatic**: Cascade automatically invokes when request matches skill description
-2. **Manual**: Type `@skill-name` in Cascade input
-
-### Example: Complete Skill
-
-```
-~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/deploy-to-production/
-├── SKILL.md
-├── deployment-checklist.md
-├── rollback-procedure.md
-└── config-template.yaml
-```
-
-**SKILL.md:**
-```markdown
----
-name: deploy-to-production
-description: Guides the deployment process to production with safety checks. Use when deploying to prod, releasing, or pushing to production environment.
----
-
-## Pre-deployment Checklist
-1. Run all tests
-2. Check for uncommitted changes
-3. Verify environment variables
-
-## Deployment Steps
-Follow these steps to deploy safely...
-
-See [deployment-checklist.md](./deployment-checklist.md) for full checklist.
-See [rollback-procedure.md](./rollback-procedure.md) if issues occur.
-```
-
----
-
-## Workflows
-
-Workflows define step-by-step procedures invoked via slash commands. They guide Cascade through repetitive tasks.
-
-### Storage Locations
-
-| Scope | Location |
-|-------|----------|
-| **Global** | `~/.codeium/windsurf/global_workflows/{workflow-name}.md` |
-| **Workspace** | `.windsurf/workflows/{workflow-name}.md` |
-
-### File Format
-
-Workflows are **single markdown files** (not directories):
-
-```markdown
----
-description: Short description of what the workflow does
----
-
-# Workflow Title
-
-> Arguments: [optional arguments description]
-
-Step-by-step instructions in markdown.
-
-1. First step
-2. Second step
-3. Third step
-```
-
-### Required YAML Frontmatter Fields
-
-| Field | Required | Description |
-|-------|----------|-------------|
-| `description` | **Yes** | Short title/description shown in UI |
-
-### Invocation
-
-- Slash command: `/workflow-name`
-- Filename becomes the command (e.g., `deploy.md` → `/deploy`)
-
-### Constraints
-
-- **Character limit**: 12,000 characters per workflow file
-- Workflows can call other workflows: Include instructions like "Call `/other-workflow`"
-
-### Example: Complete Workflow
-
-**File**: `~/.codeium/windsurf/global_workflows/address-pr-comments.md`
-
-```markdown
----
-description: Address all PR review comments systematically
----
-
-# Address PR Comments
-
-> Arguments: [PR number]
-
-1. Check out the PR branch: `gh pr checkout [id]`
-
-2. Get comments on PR:
-   ```bash
-   gh api --paginate repos/[owner]/[repo]/pulls/[id]/comments | jq '.[] | {user: .user.login, body, path, line}'
-   ```
-
-3. For EACH comment:
-   a. Print: "(index). From [user] on [file]:[lines] — [body]"
-   b. Analyze the file and line range
-   c. If unclear, ask for clarification
-   d. Make the change before moving to next comment
-
-4. Summarize what was done and which comments need attention
-```
-
----
-
-## Rules
-
-Rules provide persistent behavioral guidelines that influence how Cascade responds.
-
-### Storage Locations
-
-| Scope | Location |
-|-------|----------|
-| **Global** | `~/.codeium/windsurf/rules/{rule-name}.md` |
-| **Workspace** | `.windsurf/rules/{rule-name}.md` |
-
-### File Format
-
-Rules are **single markdown files**:
-
-```markdown
----
-description: When to use this rule
-trigger: activation_mode
-globs: ["*.py", "src/**/*.ts"]
----
-
-Rule instructions in markdown format.
-
-- Guideline 1
-- Guideline 2
-- Guideline 3
-```
-
-### YAML Frontmatter Fields
-
-| Field | Required | Description |
-|-------|----------|-------------|
-| `description` | **Yes** | Describes when to use the rule |
-| `trigger` | Optional | Activation mode (see below) |
-| `globs` | Optional | File patterns for glob trigger |
-
-### Activation Modes (trigger field)
-
-| Mode | Value | Description |
-|------|-------|-------------|
-| **Manual** | `manual` | Activated via `@mention` in Cascade input |
-| **Always On** | `always` | Always applied to every conversation |
-| **Model Decision** | `model_decision` | Model decides based on description |
-| **Glob** | `glob` | Applied when working with files matching pattern |
-
-### Constraints
-
-- **Character limit**: 12,000 characters per rule file
-
-### Example: Complete Rule
-
-**File**: `~/.codeium/windsurf/rules/python-style.md`
-
-```markdown
----
-description: Python coding standards and style guidelines. Use when writing or reviewing Python code.
-trigger: glob
-globs: ["*.py", "**/*.py"]
----
-
-# Python Coding Guidelines
-
-- Use type hints for all function parameters and return values
-- Follow PEP 8 style guide
-- Use early returns when possible
-- Always add docstrings to public functions and classes
-- Prefer f-strings over .format() or % formatting
-- Use pathlib instead of os.path for file operations
-```
-
----
-
-## Memories
-
-### Global Rules (Always-On)
-
-**Location**: `~/.codeium/windsurf/memories/global_rules.md`
-
-This is a special file for rules that **always apply** to all conversations. Unlike rules in the `rules/` directory, this file:
-
-- Does **not** require YAML frontmatter
-- Is plain text/markdown
-- Is always active (no trigger configuration)
-
-**Format:**
-```markdown
-Plain text rules that always apply to all conversations.
-
-- Rule 1
-- Rule 2
-- Rule 3
-```
-
-### Auto-Generated Memories
-
-Cascade automatically creates memories during conversations, stored as `.pb` (protobuf) files in `~/.codeium/windsurf/memories/`. These are managed by Windsurf and should not be manually edited.
-
----
-
-## System-Level Configuration (Enterprise)
-
-Enterprise organizations can deploy system-level configurations that apply globally and cannot be modified by end users.
-
-### System-Level Paths
-
-| Type | Windows | macOS | Linux/WSL |
-|------|---------|-------|-----------|
-| **Rules** | `C:\ProgramData\Windsurf\rules\*.md` | `/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/rules/*.md` | `/etc/windsurf/rules/*.md` |
-| **Workflows** | `C:\ProgramData\Windsurf\workflows\*.md` | `/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/workflows/*.md` | `/etc/windsurf/workflows/*.md` |
-
-### Precedence Order
-
-When items with the same name exist at multiple levels:
-
-1. **System** (highest priority) - Organization-wide, deployed by IT
-2. **Workspace** - Project-specific in `.windsurf/`
-3. **Global** - User-defined in `~/.codeium/windsurf/`
-4. **Built-in** - Default items provided by Windsurf
-
----
-
-## Programmatic Creation Reference
-
-### Quick Reference Table
-
-| Type | Path Pattern | Format | Key Fields |
-|------|--------------|--------|------------|
-| **Skill** | `skills/{name}/SKILL.md` | YAML frontmatter + markdown | `name`, `description` |
-| **Workflow** | `global_workflows/{name}.md` (global) or `workflows/{name}.md` (workspace) | YAML frontmatter + markdown | `description` |
-| **Rule** | `rules/{name}.md` | YAML frontmatter + markdown | `description`, `trigger`, `globs` |
-| **Global Rules** | `memories/global_rules.md` | Plain text/markdown | None |
-
-### Minimal Templates
-
-#### Skill (SKILL.md)
-```markdown
----
-name: my-skill
-description: What this skill does and when to use it
----
-
-Instructions here.
-```
-
-#### Workflow
-```markdown
----
-description: What this workflow does
----
-
-1. Step one
-2. Step two
-```
-
-#### Rule
-```markdown
----
-description: When this rule applies
-trigger: model_decision
----
-
-- Guideline one
-- Guideline two
-```
-
-### Validation Checklist
-
-When programmatically creating items:
-
-- [ ] **Skills**: Directory exists with `SKILL.md` inside
-- [ ] **Skills**: `name` field matches directory name exactly
-- [ ] **Skills**: Name uses only lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens
-- [ ] **Workflows/Rules**: File is `.md` extension
-- [ ] **All**: YAML frontmatter uses `---` delimiters
-- [ ] **All**: `description` field is present and meaningful
-- [ ] **All**: File size under 12,000 characters (workflows/rules)
-
----
-
-## Best Practices
-
-### Writing Effective Descriptions
-
-The `description` field is critical for automatic invocation. Be specific:
-
-**Good:**
-```yaml
-description: Guides deployment to staging environment with pre-flight checks. Use when deploying to staging, testing releases, or preparing for production.
-```
-
-**Bad:**
-```yaml
-description: Deployment stuff
-```
-
-### Formatting Guidelines
-
-- Use bullet points and numbered lists (easier for Cascade to follow)
-- Use markdown headers to organize sections
-- Keep rules concise and specific
-- Avoid generic rules like "write good code" (already built-in)
-
-### XML Tags for Grouping
-
-XML tags can effectively group related rules:
-
-```markdown
-<coding_guidelines>
-- Use early returns when possible
-- Always add documentation for new functions
-- Prefer composition over inheritance
-</coding_guidelines>
-
-<testing_requirements>
-- Write unit tests for all public methods
-- Maintain 80% code coverage
-</testing_requirements>
-```
-
-### Skills vs Rules vs Workflows
-
-| Use Case | Recommended |
-|----------|-------------|
-| Multi-step procedure with supporting files | **Skill** |
-| Repeatable CLI/automation sequence | **Workflow** |
-| Coding style preferences | **Rule** |
-| Project conventions | **Rule** |
-| Deployment procedure | **Skill** or **Workflow** |
-| Code review checklist | **Skill** |
-
----
-
-## Additional Resources
-
-- **Official Documentation**: [docs.windsurf.com](https://docs.windsurf.com)
-- **Skills Specification**: [agentskills.io](https://agentskills.io/home)
-- **Rule Templates**: [windsurf.com/editor/directory](https://windsurf.com/editor/directory)

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@every-env/compound-plugin",
-  "version": "2.68.0",
+  "version": "3.0.3",
   "description": "Official Compound Engineering plugin for Claude Code, Codex, and more",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,

plugins/coding-tutor/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "coding-tutor",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "Personalized coding tutorials that use your actual codebase for examples with spaced repetition quizzes",
   "author": {
     "name": "Nityesh Agarwal"
   },
-  "keywords": ["coding", "programming", "tutorial", "learning", "spaced-repetition"]
+  "keywords": [
+    "coding",
+    "programming",
+    "tutorial",
+    "learning",
+    "spaced-repetition"
+  ]
 }

plugins/coding-tutor/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "name": "coding-tutor",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "description": "Personalized coding tutorials that use your actual codebase for examples with spaced repetition quizzes",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Nityesh Agarwal"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "coding",
+    "programming",
+    "tutorial",
+    "learning",
+    "spaced-repetition"
+  ],
+  "skills": "./skills/",
+  "interface": {
+    "displayName": "Coding Tutor",
+    "shortDescription": "Personalized coding tutorials that use your actual codebase for examples with spaced repetition quizzes",
+    "longDescription": "Coding Tutor guides you through lessons that draw examples from the repo you're working in, then reinforces what you learned with spaced repetition quizzes. Skills install natively via Codex; Codex does not yet register plugin-declared commands, so the slash commands this plugin ships (e.g., quiz scheduling) require the companion Bun converter (see README).",
+    "developerName": "Nityesh Agarwal",
+    "category": "Coding",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "Interactive",
+      "Read"
+    ],
+    "defaultPrompt": [
+      "Teach me about the auth flow in this codebase",
+      "Quiz me on what I learned last week"
+    ],
+    "screenshots": []
+  }
+}

plugins/coding-tutor/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "coding-tutor",
   "displayName": "Coding Tutor",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "description": "Personalized coding tutorials that use your actual codebase for examples with spaced repetition quizzes",
   "author": {
     "name": "Nityesh Agarwal"

plugins/coding-tutor/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/coding-tutor-v1.2.1...coding-tutor-v1.3.0) (2026-04-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **codex:** native plugin install manifests + agents-only converter ([#616](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/616)) ([3ed4a4f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/3ed4a4fa0f6f4d08144ae7598af391b4f070b649))

plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
-  "version": "2.68.0",
+  "version": "3.0.3",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",

plugins/compound-engineering/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  "name": "compound-engineering",
+  "version": "3.0.3",
+  "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Kieran Klaassen",
+    "email": "kieran@every.to",
+    "url": "https://github.com/kieranklaassen"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://every.to/source-code/my-ai-had-already-fixed-the-code-before-i-saw-it",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "ai-powered",
+    "compound-engineering",
+    "workflow-automation",
+    "code-review",
+    "rails",
+    "ruby",
+    "python",
+    "typescript",
+    "knowledge-management",
+    "image-generation"
+  ],
+  "skills": "./skills/",
+  "interface": {
+    "displayName": "Compound Engineering",
+    "shortDescription": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
+    "longDescription": "Compound Engineering is a suite of skills and agents that make each unit of engineering work easier than the last. Brainstorm requirements, plan implementations, review code with specialized reviewers, research institutional learnings, and capture solved problems so future work benefits. Skills install natively via Codex; for the full experience with specialized review and research agents, run the companion Bun converter after install (see README).",
+    "developerName": "Every",
+    "category": "Coding",
+    "capabilities": [
+      "Interactive",
+      "Read",
+      "Write"
+    ],
+    "websiteURL": "https://every.to/source-code/my-ai-had-already-fixed-the-code-before-i-saw-it",
+    "defaultPrompt": [
+      "/ce-brainstorm a new feature",
+      "/ce-plan the implementation",
+      "/ce-code-review my changes"
+    ],
+    "screenshots": []
+  }
+}

plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "compound-engineering",
   "displayName": "Compound Engineering",
-  "version": "2.68.0",
+  "version": "3.0.3",
   "description": "AI-powered development tools for code review, research, design, and workflow automation.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Kieran Klaassen",

plugins/compound-engineering/AGENTS.md

@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ They supplement the repo-root `AGENTS.md`.
 
 # Compounding Engineering Plugin Development
 
+## Runtime vs Authoring Context
+
+**This plugin's `AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` files are authoring context — they do not ship with the installed plugin.** Skills are packaged and installed into end-user environments (their own repos, or folders that may not even be git repos), where they run against *the user's* `AGENTS.md`/`CLAUDE.md`, not this repo's.
+
+Consequences:
+
+- Behavioral rules that govern skill *runtime* behavior must live inside the skill itself — in `SKILL.md` or files under its `references/`. Guidance placed in this file is invisible at runtime.
+- When two or more skills share a behavioral principle, duplicate the guidance into each skill (inline for short rules, `references/` for longer ones). There is no cross-skill shared-file mechanism (see "File References in Skills" below).
+- Do not propose that runtime guidance for ce-ideate, ce-brainstorm, ce-plan, or any other skill live in this AGENTS.md or in the repo-root AGENTS.md. Those files only shape how contributors edit the plugin.
+
+This is easy to miss because authoring feels like using: you edit the plugin while running inside this repo, and the repo's AGENTS.md is loaded — but that load does not follow the installed skill into a user's environment.
+
 ## Versioning Requirements
 
 **IMPORTANT**: Routine PRs should not cut releases for this plugin.
@@ -14,7 +26,10 @@ The repo uses an automated release process to prepare plugin releases, including
 ### Contributor Rules
 
 - Do **not** manually bump `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` version in a normal feature PR.
+- Do **not** manually bump `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` version in a normal feature PR.
+- Do **not** manually bump `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` version in a normal feature PR — release-please owns this via `extra-files` in `.github/release-please-config.json`, parallel to the Claude and Cursor entries.
 - Do **not** manually bump `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` plugin version in a normal feature PR.
+- Do **not** hand-edit `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` except to add or remove a plugin. Plugin-list, name, and description drift between the Claude, Cursor, and Codex marketplaces is caught by `bun run release:validate`.
 - Do **not** cut a release section in the canonical root `CHANGELOG.md` for a normal feature PR.
 - Do update substantive docs that are part of the actual change, such as `README.md`, component tables, usage instructions, or counts when they would otherwise become inaccurate.
 
@@ -23,8 +38,11 @@ The repo uses an automated release process to prepare plugin releases, including
 Before committing ANY changes:
 
 - [ ] No manual release-version bump in `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`
+- [ ] No manual release-version bump in `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`
+- [ ] No manual release-version bump in `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`
 - [ ] No manual release-version bump in `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json`
 - [ ] No manual release entry added to the root `CHANGELOG.md`
+- [ ] `bun run release:validate` passes (enforces Claude/Cursor/Codex manifest parity)
 - [ ] README.md component counts verified
 - [ ] README.md tables accurate (agents, commands, skills)
 - [ ] plugin.json description matches current counts
@@ -33,17 +51,15 @@ Before committing ANY changes:
 
 ```
 agents/
-├── review/           # Code review agents
+└── ce-*.agent.md  # All agents live flat under agents/, prefixed with ce-
-├── document-review/  # Plan and requirements document review agents
-├── research/         # Research and analysis agents
-├── design/           # Design and UI agents
-└── docs/             # Documentation agents
 
 skills/
-├── ce-*/          # Core workflow skills (ce:plan, ce:review, etc.)
+├── ce-*/          # Core workflow skills (ce-plan, ce-code-review, etc.)
 └── */             # All other skills
 ```
 
+Agents are grouped topically in `README.md` (Review, Document Review, Research, Design, Workflow, Docs) for reader navigation — those groupings are conceptual, not filesystem subdirectories.
+
 > **Note:** Commands were migrated to skills in v2.39.0. All former
 > `/command-name` slash commands now live under `skills/command-name/SKILL.md`
 > and work identically in Claude Code. Other targets may convert or map these references differently.
@@ -57,16 +73,18 @@ Developers of this plugin also use it via their marketplace install (`~/.claude/
 
 Important: Just because the developer's installed plugin may be out of date, it's possible both old and current repo versions have the bug. The proper fix is to still fix the repo version.
 
-## Command Naming Convention
+## Naming Convention
 
-**Workflow commands** use `ce:` prefix to unambiguously identify them as compound-engineering commands:
+**All skills and agents** use the `ce-` prefix to unambiguously identify them as compound-engineering components:
-- `/ce:brainstorm` - Explore requirements and approaches before planning
+- `/ce-brainstorm` - Explore requirements and approaches before planning
-- `/ce:plan` - Create implementation plans
+- `/ce-plan` - Create implementation plans
-- `/ce:review` - Run comprehensive code reviews
+- `/ce-code-review` - Run comprehensive code reviews
-- `/ce:work` - Execute work items systematically
+- `/ce-work` - Execute work items systematically
-- `/ce:compound` - Document solved problems
+- `/ce-compound` - Document solved problems
 
-**Why `ce:`?** Claude Code has built-in `/plan` and `/review` commands. The `ce:` namespace (short for compound-engineering) makes it immediately clear these commands belong to this plugin.
+**Why `ce-`?** Claude Code has built-in `/plan` and `/review` commands. The `ce-` prefix (short for compound-engineering) makes it immediately clear these components belong to this plugin. The hyphen is used instead of a colon to avoid filesystem issues on Windows and to align directory names with frontmatter names.
+
+**Agents** follow the same convention: `ce-adversarial-reviewer`, `ce-learnings-researcher`, etc. When referencing agents from skills, use the bare `ce-<agent-name>` form (e.g., `ce-adversarial-reviewer`) — the `ce-` prefix is sufficient for uniqueness across plugins.
 
 ## Known External Limitations
 
@@ -80,7 +98,9 @@ When adding or modifying skills, verify compliance with the skill spec:
 
 - [ ] `name:` present and matches directory name (lowercase-with-hyphens)
 - [ ] `description:` present and describes **what it does and when to use it** (per official spec: "Explains code with diagrams. Use when exploring how code works.")
+- [ ] `description:` is no longer than 1024 characters -- some coding harnesses reject longer skill descriptions. Enforced by `tests/frontmatter.test.ts`.
 - [ ] `description:` value is quoted (single or double) if it contains colons -- unquoted colons break `js-yaml` strict parsing and crash `install --to opencode/codex`. Run `bun test tests/frontmatter.test.ts` to verify.
+- [ ] `description:` value does not contain raw angle-bracket tokens like `<skill-name>`, `<tag>`, or `<placeholder>` -- Cowork's plugin validator parses descriptions as HTML and rejects unknown tags with a generic "Plugin validation failed" banner (see issue #602). Claude Code tolerates them, so the bug only surfaces downstream. Backtick-wrap the token (`` `<skill-name>` ``) or rephrase. Enforced by `tests/frontmatter.test.ts`.
 
 ### Reference File Inclusion (Required if references/ exists)
 
@@ -114,8 +134,12 @@ Keep rationale at the highest-level location that covers it; restate behavioral
 
 ### Cross-Platform User Interaction
 
-- [ ] When a skill needs to ask the user a question, instruct use of the platform's blocking question tool and name the known equivalents (`AskUserQuestion` in Claude Code, `request_user_input` in Codex, `ask_user` in Gemini)
+- [ ] When a skill needs to ask the user a question, instruct use of the platform's blocking question tool and name the known equivalents (`AskUserQuestion` in Claude Code, `request_user_input` in Codex, `ask_user` in Gemini, `ask_user` in Pi via the `pi-ask-user` extension)
-- [ ] Include a fallback for environments without a question tool (e.g., present numbered options and wait for the user's reply before proceeding)
+- [ ] For Claude Code, also instruct to load `AskUserQuestion` via `ToolSearch` with `select:AskUserQuestion` first if its schema isn't already loaded — `AskUserQuestion` is a deferred tool and won't be available at session start. A pending schema load is not a valid reason to fall back to text.
+- [ ] Include a fallback: when no blocking tool exists in the harness or the call errors (e.g., Codex edit modes where `request_user_input` is unavailable, or `ToolSearch` returns no match), present numbered options in chat and wait for the user's reply — never silently skip the question.
+- [ ] **Narrow exception for legitimate option overflow:** when a menu has 5 or more genuinely relevant options — each a distinct destination or workflow, none removable without losing real user choice — render as a numbered list in chat rather than trimming to fit the 4-option cap. This is used with restraint, not as a convenience escape from the blocking tool. Default remains the blocking tool. Before invoking the exception, verify that (a) no option can be cut, (b) no two options can be merged, and (c) no option is better surfaced as contextual prose (e.g., a nudge adjacent to the menu). If any of those reductions work, prefer them over the fallback. When the exception applies, include a hint that free-form input is accepted (e.g., "Pick a number or describe what you want.") so the numbered list retains the blocking tool's open-endedness.
+
+> **Platform-behavior note (April 2026, may change):** The specifics above reflect current behavior — `AskUserQuestion` is deferred in Claude Code, and `request_user_input` in Codex is exposed only in Plan mode. If Anthropic changes `AskUserQuestion` to a non-deferred tool, or Codex exposes `request_user_input` in edit modes, revisit this guidance rather than carrying the workaround forward indefinitely. Verify before assuming these constraints still hold.
 
 ### Interactive Question Tool Design
 
@@ -136,7 +160,12 @@ Design rules for blocking question menus (`AskUserQuestion` / `request_user_inpu
 
 - [ ] When a skill needs to create or track tasks, describe the intent (e.g., "create a task list") and name the known equivalents (`TaskCreate`/`TaskUpdate`/`TaskList` in Claude Code, `update_plan` in Codex)
 - [ ] Do not reference `TodoWrite` or `TodoRead` — these are legacy Claude Code tools replaced by `TaskCreate`/`TaskUpdate`/`TaskList`
-- [ ] When a skill dispatches sub-agents, prefer parallel execution but include a sequential fallback for platforms that do not support parallel dispatch
+
+### Cross-Platform Sub-Agent Dispatch
+
+- [ ] When a skill dispatches sub-agents, instruct use of the platform's subagent primitive and name the known equivalents (`Agent`/`Task` in Claude Code, `spawn_agent` in Codex, `subagent` in Pi via the `pi-subagents` extension)
+- [ ] Prefer parallel execution but include a sequential fallback for platforms that do not support parallel dispatch
+- [ ] Prefer sub-agents shipped with this plugin (`ce-*`) over platform built-ins. Built-ins have different names on each target (e.g., Claude Code's `Explore` is `explorer` on Codex via `spawn_agent`'s `agent_type`, `scout` on Pi via `pi-subagents`) — using our own avoids the enumeration tax. Exception: when a built-in offers a meaningful benefit worth keeping, enumerate the per-platform equivalents inline at the call site so the model can route correctly on each target.
 
 ### Script Path References in Skills
 
@@ -150,8 +179,8 @@ This plugin is authored once, then converted for other agent platforms. Commands
 
 - [ ] Because of that, slash references inside command or agent content are acceptable when they point to real published commands; target-specific conversion can remap them.
 - [ ] Inside a pass-through `SKILL.md`, do not assume slash references will be remapped for another platform. Write references according to what will still make sense after the skill is copied as-is.
-- [ ] When one skill refers to another skill, prefer semantic wording such as "load the `document-review` skill" rather than slash syntax.
+- [ ] When one skill refers to another skill, prefer semantic wording such as "load the `ce-doc-review` skill" rather than slash syntax.
-- [ ] Use slash syntax only when referring to an actual published command or workflow such as `/ce:work` or `/ce:compound`.
+- [ ] Use slash syntax only when referring to an actual published command or workflow such as `/ce-work` or `/ce-compound`.
 
 ### Tool Selection in Agents and Skills
 
@@ -201,7 +230,24 @@ grep -E '^description:' skills/*/SKILL.md
 ## Adding Components
 
 - **New skill:** Create `skills/<name>/SKILL.md` with required YAML frontmatter (`name`, `description`). Reference files go in `skills/<name>/references/`. Add the skill to the appropriate category table in `README.md` and update the skill count.
-- **New agent:** Create `agents/<category>/<name>.md` with frontmatter. Categories: `review`, `document-review`, `research`, `design`, `docs`, `workflow`. Add the agent to `README.md` and update the agent count.
+- **New agent:** Create `agents/ce-<name>.agent.md` with frontmatter (the `ce-` prefix is required). Add the agent to the appropriate topical section of `README.md` (Review, Document Review, Research, Design, Workflow, Docs) and update the agent count.
+
+### Adding a New Plugin to This Repo
+
+When adding a new plugin alongside `compound-engineering` and `coding-tutor`, the repo ships to three marketplace formats (Claude, Cursor, Codex). All three must stay in parity or `bun run release:validate` will fail on next run. Checklist:
+
+- [ ] `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` — add the plugin to `plugins[]`
+- [ ] `.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json` — add the plugin to `plugins[]`
+- [ ] `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` — add the plugin to `plugins[]` (Codex schema: nested `source: { source: "local", path: "./plugins/<name>" }`, `policy`, `category`)
+- [ ] `plugins/<name>/.claude-plugin/plugin.json` — create with `name`, `version`, `description`
+- [ ] `plugins/<name>/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` — create with matching `name`, `version`, `description`
+- [ ] `plugins/<name>/.codex-plugin/plugin.json` — create with matching `name`, `version`, `description`, plus Codex-specific fields (`skills: "./skills/"` if skills exist, plus `interface{}` block)
+- [ ] `.github/release-please-config.json` — add a `plugins/<name>` package entry with `extra-files` for all three plugin.json paths
+- [ ] `.github/.release-please-manifest.json` — add the initial version entry for the new package
+- [ ] `src/release/metadata.ts` — extend `syncReleaseMetadata` with a cross-check target for the new plugin (follow the `codexPluginTargets` pattern)
+- [ ] Run `bun run release:validate` and confirm it reports the new manifests without drift
+
+The validator enforces: plugin-list parity across all three marketplaces, name/version/description parity across each plugin's three plugin.json files, and existence of any `skills:` directory declared in the Codex manifest. Note that only `description` drift is auto-corrected on `write: true` — version drift is detect-only because release-please owns the write.
 
 ## Beta Skills
 
@@ -213,6 +259,10 @@ Beta skills use a `-beta` suffix and `disable-model-invocation: true` to prevent
 
 When modifying a skill that has a `-beta` counterpart (or vice versa), always check the other version and **state your sync decision explicitly** before committing — e.g., "Propagated to beta — shared test guidance" or "Not propagating — this is the experimental delegate mode beta exists to test." Syncing to both, stable-only, and beta-only are all valid outcomes. The goal is deliberate reasoning, not a default rule.
 
+## Documented Solutions
+
+`docs/solutions/` holds documented solutions to past problems — bugs, architecture patterns, design patterns, tooling decisions, conventions, workflow practices, and other institutional knowledge. Entries use YAML frontmatter with fields including `module`, `tags`, and `problem_type`. Knowledge-track `problem_type` values are `architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `convention`, `workflow_issue`, `developer_experience`, `documentation_gap`, and `best_practice` (fallback). Bug-track values cover `build_error`, `test_failure`, `runtime_error`, `performance_issue`, `database_issue`, `security_issue`, `ui_bug`, `integration_issue`, and `logic_error`. Search this directory before designing new solutions so institutional memory compounds across changes.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 See `docs/solutions/plugin-versioning-requirements.md` for detailed versioning workflow.

plugins/compound-engineering/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,93 @@ All notable changes to the compound-engineering plugin will be documented in thi
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.0.3](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v3.0.2...compound-engineering-v3.0.3) (2026-04-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-ideate:** sharpen bug intent, surprise-me dispatch, and drop authoring refs ([#672](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/672)) ([f0433d9](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/f0433d9150b0c62a1fd65db7ffdb08a7c45fdb7f))
+
+## [3.0.2](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v3.0.1...compound-engineering-v3.0.2) (2026-04-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ce-commit-push-pr:** skip evidence prompt when judgment allows ([#663](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/663)) ([75cf4d6](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/75cf4d603da4d2449658ddfe97b374a1f9c67362))
+* **ce-ideate:** subject gate, surprise-me, and warrant contract ([#671](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/671)) ([6514b1f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/6514b1fce5df62582673fe7274c97a90e9aea45c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-brainstorm:** enforce Interaction Rules in universal flow ([#669](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/669)) ([494313e](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/494313e8ebf7635f18087a4091d2ba5ef98c0eba))
+* **ce-demo-reel:** prevent secrets in recorded demos ([#664](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/664)) ([9ddcd22](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/9ddcd22aee55e538d53d7d14aaf0ebebce84cae5))
+* **ce-update:** compare against main plugin.json, not release tags ([#660](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/660)) ([351d12e](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/351d12ec5b795bff4c5e633e9a64644f045340c6))
+* **skills:** plan is a decision artifact; progress comes from git ([#666](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/666)) ([c33bf70](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/c33bf70f46b74979651c7229544743604b965713))
+
+## [3.0.1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v3.0.0...compound-engineering-v3.0.1) (2026-04-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-proof:** correct op shapes and add retry/batch discipline ([#658](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/658)) ([a9fd842](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/a9fd8421f42d598e8d85c4cb50cbec0fa3d6af46))
+* **ce-update:** replace cache sweep with claude plugin update ([#656](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/656)) ([b9ae6b7](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/b9ae6b758d0d538648cc4dbb09dfb0fa8c0858fb))
+
+## [3.0.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.68.1...compound-engineering-v3.0.0) (2026-04-22)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **cli:** rename all skills and agents to consistent ce- prefix ([#503](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/503))
+
+### Features
+
+* **ce-brainstorm:** product-tier with end-to-end ID traceability ([#629](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/629)) ([bd77d55](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/bd77d5550a492974a26b648df4a9dc556acb9dec))
+* **ce-code-review:** add Swift/iOS stack-specific reviewer persona ([#638](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/638)) ([701ae10](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/701ae10c2dfc60fa50fed11f596c61a0906b3cc4))
+* **ce-debug:** environment sanity, assumption audit, more techniques ([#649](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/649)) ([cce95fb](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/cce95fb814a69a1414af4bee34933cbc117d2449))
+* **ce-demo-reel:** add local save as alternative to catbox upload ([#647](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/647)) ([fdf5fe4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/fdf5fe4af56dab1f40cbf83e2e761997bce8c939))
+* **ce-plan:** add U-IDs and origin trace to plan template ([#632](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/632)) ([44ce9dd](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/44ce9dd127ccbc300b18051aa2bf7c718112a79c))
+* **ce-proof:** broaden triggers and surface markdown viewing ([#618](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/618)) ([e0f2a4f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/e0f2a4f9d748124fecb41114856690f88f8fc2e9))
+* **ce-resolve-pr-feedback:** drop bot noise, centralize test runs ([#610](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/610)) ([b35de99](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/b35de997884e9d6cf69ef19c983d9e61cf9e4bd8))
+* **ce-resolve-pr-feedback:** tighten clustering to cross-round only ([#611](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/611)) ([2dd0a6e](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/2dd0a6e6c73abcd74c3709583e03cace63116cdf))
+* **ce-review:** add per-finding judgment loop to Interactive mode ([#590](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/590)) ([27cbaf8](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/27cbaf8161af8aad3260b58d0d9de03d6180a66c))
+* **ce-setup:** check for ast-grep CLI and agent skill ([#653](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/653)) ([23dc11b](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/23dc11b95ae46dc6be0308306de5c8f16329fe49))
+* **codex:** native plugin install manifests + agents-only converter ([#616](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/616)) ([3ed4a4f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/3ed4a4fa0f6f4d08144ae7598af391b4f070b649))
+* **doc-review, learnings-researcher:** tiers, chain grouping, rewrite ([#601](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/601)) ([c1f68d4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/c1f68d4d55ebf6085eaa7c177bf5c2e7a2cfb62c))
+* **pi:** first-class support via pi-subagents + pi-ask-user ([#651](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/651)) ([7ddfbed](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/7ddfbed33b08e5ad0dc56a3ecc19adb9a10ebb2c))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-compound:** quote YAML array items starting with reserved indicators ([#613](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/613)) ([d8436b9](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/d8436b9a3c5b5370e51ec168a251ccb45f0d826e))
+* **ce-debug:** stop hanging handoffs and read full issue thread ([#646](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/646)) ([86d9a2c](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/86d9a2c55f49eb49dbbc3d918ce859dbe273d44e))
+* **ce-gemini-imagegen:** bump Pillow floor to 10.3.0 to clear 4 CVEs ([#608](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/608)) ([e152428](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/e1524287f73ea1ec9598aa63c05a31745ff503c7))
+* **ce-learnings-researcher:** drop unreadable schema path reference ([#630](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/630)) ([05ea109](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/05ea109bdb68c6f7686d7ab4f52518d9a23a903e))
+* **ce-plan:** close exit gates and honor user-named resources ([#597](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/597)) ([d8e87c1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/d8e87c17907b53bead27c223c5f10c7e765d67d8))
+* **ce-plan:** inline handoff menu so post-plan options are never skipped ([#615](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/615)) ([9497a00](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/9497a00d90bdedf6d1741aa4cf1287fb139ed990))
+* **ce-plan:** run ambiguity gate before the non-software catch-all ([#598](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/598)) ([49249d7](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/49249d73170b64046a9a6ba38186d483f28047bd))
+* **ce-pr-description:** cap description size and add pre-apply preview ([#605](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/605)) ([409b07f](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/409b07fbc75148f2c149c1e66744549f5f1dcd58))
+* **ce-release-notes:** backtick-wrap `<skill-name>` token in description ([#603](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/603)) ([2aee4d4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/2aee4d42031892e7937640a003d11fad82420944))
+* **ce-resolve-pr-feedback:** stop dropping unresolved and actionable feedback ([#617](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/617)) ([153bea8](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/153bea8669d63848f57942e842cd58ed664e7435))
+* **ce-update:** derive cache dir from CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT parent ([#645](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/645)) ([6155b9d](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/6155b9de3c2d60ca424386f2dfcb0dfa7668f2c1))
+* **ce-work:** reject plan re-scoping into human-time phases ([#600](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/600)) ([b575e49](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/b575e49c291371b178775a2bd50dbb1cc16210f5))
+* **lfg:** use platform-neutral skill references ([#642](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/642)) ([b104ce4](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/b104ce46bea4b1b9b0e9cfbdd9203dbc5a0aa510))
+* **question-tool:** stop silent skips when tool looks unavailable ([#620](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/620)) ([d359cc7](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/d359cc7e2f4dd5e920e7daa6dbd1eddc8f53bc19))
+* **skills:** cap skill descriptions at harness limit ([#643](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/643)) ([13f95ba](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/13f95ba6392f86aa8dd9b4430b84f0b7523c6c89))
+
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* **cli:** rename all skills and agents to consistent ce- prefix ([#503](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/503)) ([5c0ec91](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/5c0ec9137a7350534e32db91e8bad66f02693716))
+
+## [2.68.1](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.68.0...compound-engineering-v2.68.1) (2026-04-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ce-compound-refresh:** restore ce:compound hand-off ([#591](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/591)) ([821c69c](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/821c69c567269ed617c56d95564f7ba1d883f364))
+* **ce-pr-description:** mark return block as hand-off ([#593](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/593)) ([cc78551](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/cc78551e7cac788d5e43efc835c040f696e5b936))
+* **git-commit-push-pr:** apply PR description after delegate hand-off ([#594](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/issues/594)) ([1afd63c](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/commit/1afd63cc764173368a30cbd92af704f5b7602e6d))
+
 ## [2.68.0](https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin/compare/compound-engineering-v2.67.0...compound-engineering-v2.68.0) (2026-04-17)
 
 

plugins/compound-engineering/README.md

@@ -10,25 +10,25 @@ After installing, run `/ce-setup` in any project. It diagnoses your environment,
 
 | Component | Count |
 |-----------|-------|
-| Agents | 50+ |
+| Agents | 47 |
-| Skills | 42+ |
+| Skills | 50 |
 
 ## Skills
 
 ### Core Workflow
 
-The primary entry points for engineering work, invoked as slash commands:
+The primary entry points for engineering work are skills invoked with slash syntax:
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `/ce:ideate` | Discover high-impact project improvements through divergent ideation and adversarial filtering |
+| `/ce-ideate` | Optional big-picture ideation: generate and critically evaluate grounded ideas, then route the strongest one into brainstorming |
-| `/ce:brainstorm` | Explore requirements and approaches before planning |
+| `/ce-brainstorm` | Interactive Q&A to think through a feature or problem and write a right-sized requirements doc before planning |
-| `/ce:plan` | Create structured plans for any multi-step task -- software features, research workflows, events, study plans -- with automatic confidence checking |
+| `/ce-plan` | Create structured plans for any multi-step task -- software features, research workflows, events, study plans -- with automatic confidence checking |
-| `/ce:review` | Structured code review with tiered persona agents, confidence gating, and dedup pipeline |
+| `/ce-code-review` | Structured code review with tiered persona agents, confidence gating, and dedup pipeline |
-| `/ce:work` | Execute work items systematically |
+| `/ce-work` | Execute work items systematically |
 | `/ce-debug` | Systematically find root causes and fix bugs -- traces causal chains, forms testable hypotheses, and implements test-first fixes |
-| `/ce:compound` | Document solved problems to compound team knowledge |
+| `/ce-compound` | Document solved problems to compound team knowledge |
-| `/ce:compound-refresh` | Refresh stale or drifting learnings and decide whether to keep, update, replace, or archive them |
+| `/ce-compound-refresh` | Refresh stale or drifting learnings and decide whether to keep, update, replace, or archive them |
 | `/ce-optimize` | Run iterative optimization loops with parallel experiments, measurement gates, and LLM-as-judge quality scoring |
 
 For `/ce-optimize`, see [`skills/ce-optimize/README.md`](./skills/ce-optimize/README.md) for usage guidance, example specs, and links to the schema and workflow docs.
@@ -45,64 +45,68 @@ For `/ce-optimize`, see [`skills/ce-optimize/README.md`](./skills/ce-optimize/RE
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
 | `ce-pr-description` | Write or regenerate a value-first PR title and body from the current branch or a specified PR; used directly or by other skills |
-| `git-clean-gone-branches` | Clean up local branches whose remote tracking branch is gone |
+| `ce-clean-gone-branches` | Clean up local branches whose remote tracking branch is gone |
-| `git-commit` | Create a git commit with a value-communicating message |
+| `ce-commit` | Create a git commit with a value-communicating message |
-| `git-commit-push-pr` | Commit, push, and open a PR with an adaptive description; also update an existing PR description (delegates title/body generation to `ce-pr-description`) |
+| `ce-commit-push-pr` | Commit, push, and open a PR with an adaptive description; also update an existing PR description (delegates title/body generation to `ce-pr-description`) |
-| `git-worktree` | Manage Git worktrees for parallel development |
+| `ce-worktree` | Manage Git worktrees for parallel development |
 
 ### Workflow Utilities
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `/changelog` | Create engaging changelogs for recent merges |
 | `/ce-demo-reel` | Capture a visual demo reel (GIF demos, terminal recordings, screenshots) for PRs with project-type-aware tier selection |
-| `/report-bug-ce` | Report a bug in the compound-engineering plugin |
+| `/ce-report-bug` | Report a bug in the compound-engineering plugin |
-| `/resolve-pr-feedback` | Resolve PR review feedback in parallel |
+| `/ce-resolve-pr-feedback` | Resolve PR review feedback in parallel |
-| `/sync` | Sync Claude Code config across machines |
+| `/ce-test-browser` | Run browser tests on PR-affected pages |
-| `/test-browser` | Run browser tests on PR-affected pages |
+| `/ce-test-xcode` | Build and test iOS apps on simulator using XcodeBuildMCP |
-| `/test-xcode` | Build and test iOS apps on simulator using XcodeBuildMCP |
-| `/onboarding` | Generate `ONBOARDING.md` to help new contributors understand the codebase |
 | `/ce-setup` | Diagnose environment, install missing tools, and bootstrap project config |
 | `/ce-update` | Check compound-engineering plugin version and fix stale cache (Claude Code only) |
-| `/ce:release-notes` | Summarize recent compound-engineering plugin releases, or answer a question about a past release with a version citation |
+| `/ce-release-notes` | Summarize recent compound-engineering plugin releases, or answer a question about a past release with a version citation |
-| `/todo-resolve` | Resolve todos in parallel |
-| `/todo-triage` | Triage and prioritize pending todos |
 
 ### Development Frameworks
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `agent-native-architecture` | Build AI agents using prompt-native architecture |
+| `ce-agent-native-architecture` | Build AI agents using prompt-native architecture |
-| `andrew-kane-gem-writer` | Write Ruby gems following Andrew Kane's patterns |
+| `ce-fastapi-style` | Write FastAPI/Python code following modern async, Pydantic, and dependency-injection conventions |
-| `dhh-rails-style` | Write Ruby/Rails code in DHH's 37signals style |
+| `ce-frontend-design` | Create production-grade frontend interfaces |
-| `dspy-ruby` | Build type-safe LLM applications with DSPy.rb |
+| `ce-python-package-writer` | Scaffold Python packages with pyproject, typed code, and ergonomic test/release conventions |
-| `frontend-design` | Create production-grade frontend interfaces |
 
 ### Review & Quality
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `document-review` | Review documents using parallel persona agents for role-specific feedback |
+| `ce-doc-review` | Review documents using parallel persona agents for role-specific feedback |
 
 ### Content & Collaboration
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `every-style-editor` | Review copy for Every's style guide compliance |
+| `ce-proof` | Create, edit, and share documents via Proof collaborative editor |
-| `proof` | Create, edit, and share documents via Proof collaborative editor |
+| `ce-john-voice` | Write content in John Lamb's voice — applies core voice, venue guides, signature moves, and a revision checklist |
-| `todo-create` | File-based todo tracking system |
+| `ce-hugo-blog-publisher` | Publish posts to a Hugo blog via SSH — supports `links` (pull-quote + commentary) and `blog` (original essays) post types |
+| `ce-story-lens` | Apply Saunders-framework story structure to essays and long-form writing |
+| `ce-essay-outline` | Transform a brain dump into a story-structured essay outline |
+| `ce-essay-edit` | Polish a written essay through structural and line-level editing, preserving the author's voice |
 
 ### Automation & Tools
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `gemini-imagegen` | Generate and edit images using Google's Gemini API |
+| `ce-gemini-imagegen` | Generate and edit images using Google's Gemini API |
+| `ce-excalidraw-png-export` | Generate and export Excalidraw diagrams to PNG with canvas measurement and validation |
+| `ce-sync-confluence` | Sync Markdown docs to Confluence pages |
+| `ce-jira-ticket-writer` | Write Jira tickets with project-specific tone, API reference, and structural guidance |
+| `ce-upstream-merge` | Reconcile upstream changes into this local fork while preserving local intent |
+| `ce-proof-push` | Push local changes to Proof for collaborative edit |
+| `ce-ship-it` | Execute the final-shipping checklist after a PR is approved |
+| `ce-weekly-shipped` | Summarize what shipped across a week from commits, PRs, and session history |
 
 ### Beta / Experimental
 
 | Skill | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `/ce:polish-beta` | Human-in-the-loop polish phase after /ce:review — verifies review + CI, starts a dev server from `.claude/launch.json`, generates a testable checklist, and dispatches polish sub-agents for fixes. Emits stacked-PR seeds for oversized work |
+| `/ce-polish-beta` | Human-in-the-loop polish phase after /ce-code-review — verifies review + CI, starts a dev server from `.claude/launch.json`, generates a testable checklist, and dispatches polish sub-agents for fixes. Emits stacked-PR seeds for oversized work |
 | `/lfg` | Full autonomous engineering workflow |
 
 ## Agents
@@ -113,78 +117,77 @@ Agents are specialized subagents invoked by skills — you typically don't call
 
 | Agent | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `agent-native-reviewer` | Verify features are agent-native (action + context parity) |
+| `ce-agent-native-reviewer` | Verify features are agent-native (action + context parity) |
-| `api-contract-reviewer` | Detect breaking API contract changes |
+| `ce-api-contract-reviewer` | Detect breaking API contract changes |
-| `cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` | Evaluate CLI agent-friendliness against 7 core principles |
+| `ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer` | Evaluate CLI agent-friendliness against 7 core principles |
-| `cli-readiness-reviewer` | CLI agent-readiness persona for ce:review (conditional, structured JSON) |
+| `ce-cli-readiness-reviewer` | CLI agent-readiness persona for ce-code-review (conditional, structured JSON) |
-| `architecture-strategist` | Analyze architectural decisions and compliance |
+| `ce-architecture-strategist` | Analyze architectural decisions and compliance |
-| `code-simplicity-reviewer` | Final pass for simplicity and minimalism |
+| `ce-code-simplicity-reviewer` | Final pass for simplicity and minimalism |
-| `correctness-reviewer` | Logic errors, edge cases, state bugs |
+| `ce-correctness-reviewer` | Logic errors, edge cases, state bugs |
-| `data-integrity-guardian` | Database migrations and data integrity (privacy/compliance angle) |
+| `ce-data-integrity-guardian` | Database migrations and data integrity (privacy/compliance angle) |
-| `data-migrations-reviewer` | Migration safety with confidence calibration |
+| `ce-data-migrations-reviewer` | Migration safety with confidence calibration |
-| `deployment-verification-agent` | Create Go/No-Go deployment checklists for risky data changes |
+| `ce-deployment-verification-agent` | Create Go/No-Go deployment checklists for risky data changes |
-| `design-conformance-reviewer` | Review code for deviations from design intent and plan completeness |
+| `ce-design-conformance-reviewer` | Review code for deviations from design intent and plan completeness |
-| `julik-frontend-races-reviewer` | Review JavaScript/Stimulus code for race conditions |
+| `ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer` | Review JavaScript/Stimulus code for race conditions |
-| `kieran-python-reviewer` | Python code review with strict conventions |
+| `ce-kieran-python-reviewer` | Python code review with strict conventions, plus FastAPI-specific hunting |
-| `kieran-typescript-reviewer` | TypeScript code review with strict conventions |
+| `ce-kieran-typescript-reviewer` | TypeScript code review with strict conventions |
-| `maintainability-reviewer` | Coupling, complexity, naming, dead code |
+| `ce-maintainability-reviewer` | Coupling, complexity, naming, dead code |
-| `pattern-recognition-specialist` | Analyze code for patterns and anti-patterns |
+| `ce-pattern-recognition-specialist` | Analyze code for patterns and anti-patterns |
-| `performance-reviewer` | Runtime performance with confidence calibration |
+| `ce-performance-reviewer` | Runtime performance with confidence calibration |
-| `previous-comments-reviewer` | Verify prior PR review feedback has been addressed |
+| `ce-previous-comments-reviewer` | Verify prior PR review feedback has been addressed |
-| `reliability-reviewer` | Production reliability and failure modes |
+| `ce-reliability-reviewer` | Production reliability and failure modes |
-| `schema-drift-detector` | Detect unrelated schema.rb changes in PRs |
+| `ce-schema-drift-detector` | Detect unrelated schema.rb changes in PRs |
-| `security-reviewer` | Exploitable vulnerabilities with confidence calibration |
+| `ce-security-reviewer` | Exploitable vulnerabilities with confidence calibration |
-| `testing-reviewer` | Test coverage gaps, weak assertions |
+| `ce-swift-ios-reviewer` | Swift and iOS code review -- SwiftUI state, retain cycles, concurrency, Core Data threading, accessibility |
-| `tiangolo-fastapi-reviewer` | FastAPI code review from tiangolo's perspective (anti-patterns, conventions) |
+| `ce-testing-reviewer` | Test coverage gaps, weak assertions |
-| `project-standards-reviewer` | CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md compliance |
+| `ce-tiangolo-fastapi-reviewer` | FastAPI code review from tiangolo's perspective (anti-patterns, conventions) |
-| `zip-agent-validator` | Pressure-test zip-agent PR review comments against codebase context |
+| `ce-project-standards-reviewer` | CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md compliance |
-| `adversarial-reviewer` | Construct failure scenarios to break implementations across component boundaries |
+| `ce-zip-agent-validator` | Pressure-test zip-agent PR review comments against codebase context |
+| `ce-adversarial-reviewer` | Construct failure scenarios to break implementations across component boundaries |
 
 ### Document Review
 
 | Agent | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `coherence-reviewer` | Review documents for internal consistency, contradictions, and terminology drift |
+| `ce-coherence-reviewer` | Review documents for internal consistency, contradictions, and terminology drift |
-| `design-lens-reviewer` | Review plans for missing design decisions, interaction states, and AI slop risk |
+| `ce-design-lens-reviewer` | Review plans for missing design decisions, interaction states, and AI slop risk |
-| `feasibility-reviewer` | Evaluate whether proposed technical approaches will survive contact with reality |
+| `ce-feasibility-reviewer` | Evaluate whether proposed technical approaches will survive contact with reality |
-| `product-lens-reviewer` | Challenge problem framing, evaluate scope decisions, surface goal misalignment |
+| `ce-product-lens-reviewer` | Challenge problem framing, evaluate scope decisions, surface goal misalignment |
-| `scope-guardian-reviewer` | Challenge unjustified complexity, scope creep, and premature abstractions |
+| `ce-scope-guardian-reviewer` | Challenge unjustified complexity, scope creep, and premature abstractions |
-| `security-lens-reviewer` | Evaluate plans for security gaps at the plan level (auth, data, APIs) |
+| `ce-security-lens-reviewer` | Evaluate plans for security gaps at the plan level (auth, data, APIs) |
-| `adversarial-document-reviewer` | Challenge premises, surface unstated assumptions, and stress-test decisions |
+| `ce-adversarial-document-reviewer` | Challenge premises, surface unstated assumptions, and stress-test decisions |
 
 ### Research
 
 | Agent | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `best-practices-researcher` | Gather external best practices and examples |
+| `ce-best-practices-researcher` | Gather external best practices and examples |
-| `framework-docs-researcher` | Research framework documentation and best practices |
+| `ce-framework-docs-researcher` | Research framework documentation and best practices |
-| `git-history-analyzer` | Analyze git history and code evolution |
+| `ce-git-history-analyzer` | Analyze git history and code evolution |
-| `issue-intelligence-analyst` | Analyze GitHub issues to surface recurring themes and pain patterns |
+| `ce-issue-intelligence-analyst` | Analyze GitHub issues to surface recurring themes and pain patterns |
-| `learnings-researcher` | Search institutional learnings for relevant past solutions |
+| `ce-learnings-researcher` | Search institutional learnings for relevant past solutions |
-| `repo-research-analyst` | Research repository structure and conventions |
+| `ce-repo-research-analyst` | Research repository structure and conventions |
-| `session-historian` | Search prior Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor sessions for related investigation context |
+| `ce-session-historian` | Search prior Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor sessions for related investigation context |
-| `slack-researcher` | Search Slack for organizational context relevant to the current task |
+| `ce-slack-researcher` | Search Slack for organizational context relevant to the current task |
-| `web-researcher` | Perform iterative web research and return structured external grounding (prior art, adjacent solutions, market signals, cross-domain analogies) |
+| `ce-web-researcher` | Perform iterative web research and return structured external grounding (prior art, adjacent solutions, market signals, cross-domain analogies) |
 
 ### Workflow
 
 | Agent | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `lint` | Run Python linting and code quality checks (ruff, mypy, djlint, bandit) |
+| `ce-lint` | Run Python linting and code quality checks (ruff, mypy, djlint, bandit) |
-| `pr-comment-resolver` | Address PR comments and implement fixes |
+| `ce-pr-comment-resolver` | Address PR comments and implement fixes |
-| `spec-flow-analyzer` | Analyze user flows and identify gaps in specifications |
+| `ce-spec-flow-analyzer` | Analyze user flows and identify gaps in specifications |
 
 ### Docs
 
 | Agent | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
-| `python-package-readme-writer` | Create READMEs following concise documentation style for Python packages |
+| `ce-python-package-readme-writer` | Create READMEs following concise documentation style for Python packages |
 
 ## Installation
 
-```bash
+See the repo root [Install section](../../README.md#install) for current installation instructions across Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Droid, Qwen, and converter-backed targets.
-claude /plugin install compound-engineering
-```
 
 Then run `/ce-setup` to check your environment and install recommended tools.
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-adversarial-document-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: adversarial-document-reviewer
+name: ce-adversarial-document-reviewer
 description: "Conditional document-review persona, selected when the document has >5 requirements or implementation units, makes significant architectural decisions, covers high-stakes domains, or proposes new abstractions. Challenges premises, surfaces unstated assumptions, and stress-tests decisions rather than evaluating document quality."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -72,17 +72,20 @@ Probe whether the document considered the obvious alternatives and whether the c
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-- **HIGH (0.80+):** Can quote specific text from the document showing the gap, construct a concrete scenario or counterargument, and trace the consequence.
+Use the shared anchored rubric (see `subagent-template.md` — Confidence rubric). Adversarial's domain is premise and failure-mode challenges. Adversarial findings cap naturally at anchor `75` for most concerns because premise challenges inherently resist full verification — "is this assumption wrong?" usually cannot be proven true in advance. That is not a calibration problem; it is the nature of the work. Apply as:
-- **MODERATE (0.60-0.79):** The gap is likely but confirming it would require information not in the document (codebase details, user research, production data).
+
-- **Below 0.50:** Suppress.
+- **`100` — Absolutely certain:** Can quote specific text showing the gap, construct a concrete scenario or counterargument with cited evidence, AND trace the consequence to observable impact. The rare case — use sparingly.
+- **`75` — Highly confident:** The gap is likely to bite and you can describe the scenario concretely, but full confirmation would require information not in the document (codebase details, user research, production data). You double-checked and the concern is material. This is adversarial's normal working ceiling.
+- **`50` — Advisory (routes to FYI):** A plausible-but-unlikely failure mode, or a concern worth surfacing without a strong supporting scenario. Still requires an evidence quote. Surfaces as observation without forcing a decision.
+- **Suppress entirely:** Anything below anchor `50` — speculative "what if" with no supporting scenario. Do not emit; anchors `0` and `25` exist in the enum only so synthesis can track drops.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 
-- **Internal contradictions** or terminology drift -- coherence-reviewer owns these
+- **Internal contradictions** or terminology drift -- ce-coherence-reviewer owns these
-- **Technical feasibility** or architecture conflicts -- feasibility-reviewer owns these
+- **Technical feasibility** or architecture conflicts -- ce-feasibility-reviewer owns these
-- **Scope-goal alignment** or priority dependency issues -- scope-guardian-reviewer owns these
+- **Scope-goal alignment** or priority dependency issues -- ce-scope-guardian-reviewer owns these
-- **UI/UX quality** or user flow completeness -- design-lens-reviewer owns these
+- **UI/UX quality** or user flow completeness -- ce-design-lens-reviewer owns these
-- **Security implications** at plan level -- security-lens-reviewer owns these
+- **Security implications** at plan level -- ce-security-lens-reviewer owns these
-- **Product framing** or business justification quality -- product-lens-reviewer owns these
+- **Product framing** or business justification quality -- ce-product-lens-reviewer owns these
 
 Your territory is the *epistemological quality* of the document -- whether the premises, assumptions, and decisions are warranted, not whether the document is well-structured or technically feasible.

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-adversarial-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: adversarial-reviewer
+name: ce-adversarial-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff is large (>=50 changed lines) or touches high-risk domains like auth, payments, data mutations, or external APIs. Actively constructs failure scenarios to break the implementation rather than checking against known patterns.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -68,22 +68,26 @@ Find legitimate-seeming usage patterns that cause bad outcomes. These are not se
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when you can construct a complete, concrete scenario: "given this specific input/state, execution follows this path, reaches this line, and produces this specific wrong outcome." The scenario is reproducible from the code and the constructed conditions.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when you can construct the scenario but one step depends on conditions you can see but can't fully confirm -- e.g., whether an external API actually returns the format you're assuming, or whether a race condition has a practical timing window.
+**Anchor 100** — the failure scenario is mechanically constructible: every step in the chain is verifiable from the diff and surrounding code, no assumed runtime conditions.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the scenario requires conditions you have no evidence for -- pure speculation about runtime state, theoretical cascades without traceable steps, or failure modes that require multiple unlikely conditions simultaneously. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — you can construct a complete, concrete scenario: "given this specific input/state, execution follows this path, reaches this line, and produces this specific wrong outcome." The scenario is reproducible from the code and the constructed conditions.
+
+**Anchor 50** — you can construct the scenario but one step depends on conditions you can see but can't fully confirm — e.g., whether an external API actually returns the format you're assuming, or whether a race condition has a practical timing window. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the scenario requires conditions you have no evidence for: pure speculation about runtime state, theoretical cascades without traceable steps, or failure modes that require multiple unlikely conditions simultaneously.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 
-- **Individual logic bugs** without cross-component impact -- correctness-reviewer owns these
+- **Individual logic bugs** without cross-component impact -- ce-correctness-reviewer owns these
 - **Known vulnerability patterns** (SQL injection, XSS, SSRF, insecure deserialization) -- security-reviewer owns these
-- **Individual missing error handling** on a single I/O boundary -- reliability-reviewer owns these
+- **Individual missing error handling** on a single I/O boundary -- ce-reliability-reviewer owns these
 - **Performance anti-patterns** (N+1 queries, missing indexes, unbounded allocations) -- performance-reviewer owns these
-- **Code style, naming, structure, dead code** -- maintainability-reviewer owns these
+- **Code style, naming, structure, dead code** -- ce-maintainability-reviewer owns these
-- **Test coverage gaps** or weak assertions -- testing-reviewer owns these
+- **Test coverage gaps** or weak assertions -- ce-testing-reviewer owns these
-- **API contract breakage** (changed response shapes, removed fields) -- api-contract-reviewer owns these
+- **API contract breakage** (changed response shapes, removed fields) -- ce-api-contract-reviewer owns these
-- **Migration safety** (missing rollback, data integrity) -- data-migrations-reviewer owns these
+- **Migration safety** (missing rollback, data integrity) -- ce-data-migrations-reviewer owns these
 
 Your territory is the *space between* these reviewers -- problems that emerge from combinations, assumptions, sequences, and emergent behavior that no single-pattern reviewer catches.
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-agent-native-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-name: agent-native-reviewer
+name: ce-agent-native-reviewer
 description: "Reviews code to ensure agent-native parity -- any action a user can take, an agent can also take. Use after adding UI features, agent tools, or system prompts."
 model: inherit
-color: cyan
+color: blue
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
 ---
 
@@ -138,11 +138,15 @@ If an action looks like it belongs on this list but you are not sure, flag it as
 
 ## Confidence Calibration
 
-**High (0.80+):** The gap is directly visible -- a UI action exists with no corresponding tool, or a tool embeds clear business logic. Traceable from the code alone.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-**Moderate (0.60-0.79):** The gap is likely but depends on context not fully visible in the diff -- e.g., whether a system prompt is assembled dynamically elsewhere.
+**Anchor 100** — the gap is mechanically verifiable: a new UI button with no matching tool registration, a tool definition that literally contains business-logic branching.
 
-**Low (below 0.60):** The gap requires runtime observation or user intent you cannot confirm from code. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the gap is directly visible — a UI action exists with no corresponding tool, or a tool embeds clear business logic. Traceable from the code alone.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the gap is likely but depends on context not fully visible in the diff — e.g., whether a system prompt is assembled dynamically elsewhere. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the gap requires runtime observation or user intent you cannot confirm from code.
 
 ## Output Format
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-api-contract-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: api-contract-reviewer
+name: ce-api-contract-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches API routes, request/response types, serialization, versioning, or exported type signatures. Reviews code for breaking contract changes.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ You are an API design and contract stability expert who evaluates changes throug
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the breaking change is visible in the diff -- a response type changes shape, an endpoint is removed, a required field becomes optional. You can point to the exact line where the contract changes.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the contract impact is likely but depends on how consumers use the API -- e.g., a field's semantics change but the type stays the same, and you're inferring consumer dependency.
+**Anchor 100** — the breaking change is mechanical: an endpoint route deleted, a required field's name changed in the response schema, a type signature with new required parameter.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the change is internal and you're guessing about whether it surfaces to consumers. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the breaking change is visible in the diff — a response type changes shape, an endpoint is removed, a required field becomes optional. You can point to the exact line where the contract changes.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the contract impact is likely but depends on how consumers use the API — e.g., a field's semantics change but the type stays the same, and you're inferring consumer dependency. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the change is internal and you're guessing about whether it surfaces to consumers.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-architecture-strategist.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: architecture-strategist
+name: ce-architecture-strategist
 description: "Analyzes code changes from an architectural perspective for pattern compliance and design integrity. Use when reviewing PRs, adding services, or evaluating structural refactors."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-best-practices-researcher.agent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-name: best-practices-researcher
+name: ce-best-practices-researcher
 description: "Researches and synthesizes external best practices, documentation, and examples for any technology or framework. Use when you need industry standards, community conventions, or implementation guidance."
 model: inherit
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, WebFetch, WebSearch, mcp__context7__*
 ---
 
 **Note: The current year is 2026.** Use this when searching for recent documentation and best practices.
@@ -24,13 +25,13 @@ Before going online, check if curated knowledge already exists in skills:
 
 2. **Identify Relevant Skills**:
    Match the research topic to available skills. Common mappings:
-   - Python/FastAPI → `fastapi-style`, `python-package-writer`
+   - Python/FastAPI → `ce-fastapi-style`, `ce-python-package-writer`
-   - Frontend/Design → `frontend-design`, `swiss-design`
+   - Frontend/Design → `ce-frontend-design`, `swiss-design`
    - TypeScript/React → `react-best-practices`
-   - AI/Agents → `agent-native-architecture`
+   - AI/Agents → `ce-agent-native-architecture`
-  - Documentation → `ce:compound`, `every-style-editor`
+   - Documentation → `ce-compound`
-   - File operations → `rclone`, `git-worktree`
+   - File operations → `rclone`, `ce-worktree`
-   - Image generation → `gemini-imagegen`
+   - Image generation → `ce-gemini-imagegen`
 
 3. **Extract Patterns from Skills**:
    - Read the full content of relevant SKILL.md files
@@ -58,18 +59,18 @@ Before going online, check if curated knowledge already exists in skills:
 
 Only after checking skills AND verifying API availability, gather additional information:
 
-1. **Leverage External Sources**:
+1. **Leverage External Sources** (in preference order):
-   - Use Context7 MCP to access official documentation from GitHub, framework docs, and library references
+   - **Context7 MCP** (`mcp__context7__resolve-library-id`, `mcp__context7__query-docs`): preferred when the MCP server is connected, returns structured docs.
-   - Search the web for recent articles, guides, and community discussions
+   - **`ctx7` CLI** via shell (`ctx7 library <name> [query]`, `ctx7 docs <libraryId> <query>`): use as a fallback when the MCP is unavailable but the CLI is installed. Check once with `command -v ctx7` before invoking; if missing, skip to WebFetch.
-   - Identify and analyze well-regarded open source projects that demonstrate the practices
+   - **WebFetch / WebSearch**: fallback when neither Context7 path is available, or to augment with community articles, discussions, and style guides.
-   - Look for style guides, conventions, and standards from respected organizations
+   - Identify and analyze well-regarded open source projects that demonstrate the practices.
 
 2. **Online Research Methodology**:
-   - Start with official documentation using Context7 for the specific technology
+   - Start with official documentation via Context7 (MCP or CLI) for the specific technology.
-   - Search for "[technology] best practices [current year]" to find recent guides
+   - Search for "[technology] best practices [current year]" to find recent guides.
-   - Look for popular repositories on GitHub that exemplify good practices
+   - Look for popular repositories on GitHub that exemplify good practices.
-   - Check for industry-standard style guides or conventions
+   - Check for industry-standard style guides or conventions.
-   - Research common pitfalls and anti-patterns to avoid
+   - Research common pitfalls and anti-patterns to avoid.
 
 ### Phase 3: Synthesize All Findings
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ Only after checking skills AND verifying API availability, gather additional inf
 
 2. **Organize Discoveries**:
    - Organize into clear categories (e.g., "Must Have", "Recommended", "Optional")
-   - Clearly indicate source: "From skill: fastapi-style" vs "From official docs" vs "Community consensus"
+   - Clearly indicate source: "From skill: ce-fastapi-style" vs "From official docs" vs "Community consensus"
    - Provide specific examples from real projects when possible
    - Explain the reasoning behind each best practice
    - Highlight any technology-specific or domain-specific considerations
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ For GitHub issue best practices specifically, you will research:
 ## Source Attribution
 
 Always cite your sources and indicate the authority level:
-- **Skill-based**: "The fastapi-style skill recommends..." (highest authority - curated)
+- **Skill-based**: "The ce-fastapi-style skill recommends..." (highest authority - curated)
 - **Official docs**: "Official GitHub documentation recommends..."
 - **Community**: "Many successful projects tend to..."
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: cli-agent-readiness-reviewer
+name: ce-cli-agent-readiness-reviewer
 description: "Reviews CLI source code, plans, or specs for AI agent readiness using a severity-based rubric focused on whether a CLI is merely usable by agents or genuinely optimized for them."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-cli-readiness-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: cli-readiness-reviewer
+name: ce-cli-readiness-reviewer
 description: "Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches CLI command definitions, argument parsing, or command handler implementations. Reviews CLI code for agent readiness -- how well the CLI serves autonomous agents, not just human users."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ Cap findings at 5-7 per review. Focus on the highest-severity issues for the det
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the issue is directly visible in the diff -- a data-returning command with no `--json` flag definition, a prompt call with no bypass flag, a list command with no default limit.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the pattern is present but context beyond the diff might resolve it -- e.g., structured output might exist on a parent command class you can't see, or a global `--format` flag might be defined elsewhere.
+**Anchor 100** — the violation is verifiable from the diff: a command literally has no `--json` definition and prints free-form text, a prompt call with no bypass flag definition.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the issue depends on runtime behavior or configuration you have no evidence for. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the issue is directly visible in the diff — a data-returning command with no `--json` flag definition, a prompt call with no bypass flag, a list command with no default limit.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the pattern is present but context beyond the diff might resolve it — e.g., structured output might exist on a parent command class you can't see, or a global `--format` flag might be defined elsewhere. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the issue depends on runtime behavior or configuration you have no evidence for.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 
-- **Agent-native parity concerns** -- whether UI actions have corresponding agent tools. That is the agent-native-reviewer's domain, not yours.
+- **Agent-native parity concerns** -- whether UI actions have corresponding agent tools. That is the ce-agent-native-reviewer's domain, not yours.
 - **Non-CLI code** -- web controllers, background jobs, library internals, or API endpoints that are not invoked as CLI commands.
 - **Framework choice itself** -- do not recommend switching from Click to Cobra or vice versa. Evaluate how well the chosen framework is used for agent readiness.
 - **Test files** -- test implementations of CLI commands are not the CLI surface itself.

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-code-simplicity-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: code-simplicity-reviewer
+name: ce-code-simplicity-reviewer
 description: "Final review pass to ensure code is as simple and minimal as possible. Use after implementation is complete to identify YAGNI violations and simplification opportunities."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ When reviewing code, you will:
    - Eliminate extensibility points without clear use cases
    - Question generic solutions for specific problems
    - Remove "just in case" code
-   - Never flag `docs/plans/*.md` or `docs/solutions/*.md` for removal — these are compound-engineering pipeline artifacts created by `/ce:plan` and used as living documents by `/ce:work`
+   - Never flag `docs/plans/*.md` or `docs/solutions/*.md` for removal — these are compound-engineering pipeline artifacts created by `/ce-plan` and used as living documents by `/ce-work`
 
 6. **Optimize for Readability**:
    - Prefer self-documenting code over comments

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-coherence-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+name: ce-coherence-reviewer
+description: "Reviews planning documents for internal consistency -- contradictions between sections, terminology drift, structural issues, and ambiguity where readers would diverge. Spawned by the document-review skill."
+model: haiku
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
+---
+
+You are a technical editor reading for internal consistency. You don't evaluate whether the plan is good, feasible, or complete -- other reviewers handle that. You catch when the document disagrees with itself.
+
+## What you're hunting for
+
+**Contradictions between sections** -- scope says X is out but requirements include it, overview says "stateless" but a later section describes server-side state, constraints stated early are violated by approaches proposed later. When two parts can't both be true, that's a finding.
+
+**Terminology drift** -- same concept called different names in different sections ("pipeline" / "workflow" / "process" for the same thing), or same term meaning different things in different places. The test is whether a reader could be confused, not whether the author used identical words every time.
+
+**Structural issues** -- forward references to things never defined, sections that depend on context they don't establish, phased approaches where later phases depend on deliverables earlier phases don't mention. Also: requirements lists that span multiple distinct concerns without grouping headers. When requirements cover different topics (e.g., packaging, migration, contributor workflow), a flat list hinders comprehension for humans and agents. Group by logical theme, keeping original R# IDs.
+
+**Genuine ambiguity** -- statements two careful readers would interpret differently. Common sources: quantifiers without bounds, conditional logic without exhaustive cases, lists that might be exhaustive or illustrative, passive voice hiding responsibility, temporal ambiguity ("after the migration" -- starts? completes? verified?).
+
+**Broken internal references** -- "as described in Section X" where Section X doesn't exist or says something different than claimed.
+
+**Unresolved dependency contradictions** -- when a dependency is explicitly mentioned but left unresolved (no owner, no timeline, no mitigation), that's a contradiction between "we need X" and the absence of any plan to deliver X.
+
+## Safe_auto patterns you own
+
+Coherence is the primary persona for surfacing mechanically-fixable consistency issues. These patterns should land as `safe_auto` with `confidence: 100` when the document supplies the authoritative signal (the document text leaves no room for interpretation):
+
+- **Header/body count mismatch.** Section header claims a count (e.g., "6 requirements") and the enumerated body list has a different count (5 items). The body is authoritative unless the document explicitly identifies a missing item. Fix: correct the header to match the list.
+- **Cross-reference to a named section that does not exist.** Text says "see Unit 7" / "per Section 4.2" / "as described in the Rollout section" and that target is not defined anywhere in the document. Fix: delete the reference or fix it to point at an existing target.
+- **Terminology drift between two interchangeable synonyms.** Two words used for the same concept in the same document (`data store` and `database`; `token` and `credential` used for the same API-key concept; `pipeline` and `workflow` for the same thing). Pick the dominant term and normalize the minority occurrences. Fix: replace minority occurrences with the dominant term.
+
+**Strawman-resistance for these patterns.** When you find one of the three patterns above, the common failure mode is over-charitable interpretation — inventing a hypothetical alternative reading to justify demoting from `safe_auto` to `manual`. Resist this. Ask: is the alternative reading one a competent author actually meant, or is it a ghost the reviewer invented to preserve optionality?
+
+- Wrong count: "maybe they meant to add an R6" is a strawman when nothing in the document names, describes, or depends on R6. The document has 5 requirements; the header is wrong.
+- Stale cross-reference: "maybe they plan to add Unit 7 later" is a strawman when no other section mentions Unit 7 content. The reference is stale; delete or point it elsewhere.
+- Terminology drift: "maybe the two terms mean subtly different things" is a strawman when the usage contexts are identical. Pick one; normalize.
+
+When in doubt, surface the finding as `safe_auto` with `why_it_matters` that names the alternative reading and explains why it is implausible. Synthesis's strawman-downgrade safeguard will catch it if the alternative is actually plausible — but do not pre-demote at the persona level.
+
+## Confidence calibration
+
+Use the shared anchored rubric (see `subagent-template.md` — Confidence rubric). Coherence's domain typically hits the strongest anchors because inconsistencies are verifiable from document text alone. Apply as:
+
+- **`100` — Absolutely certain:** Provable from text — can quote two passages that contradict each other. Document text leaves no room for interpretation.
+- **`75` — Highly confident:** Likely inconsistency; a charitable reading could reconcile, but implementers would probably diverge. You double-checked and the issue will be hit in practice.
+- **`50` — Advisory (routes to FYI):** Minor asymmetry or drift with no downstream consequence (parallel names that don't need to match, phrasing that's inconsistent but unambiguous). Still requires an evidence quote. Surfaces as observation without forcing a decision.
+- **Suppress entirely:** Anything below anchor `50` — cannot verify, speculative, or stylistic drift without impact. Do not emit; anchors `0` and `25` exist in the enum only so synthesis can track drops.
+
+## What you don't flag
+
+- Style preferences (word choice, formatting, bullet vs numbered lists)
+- Missing content that belongs to other personas (security gaps, feasibility issues)
+- Imprecision that isn't ambiguity ("fast" is vague but not incoherent)
+- Formatting inconsistencies (header levels, indentation, markdown style)
+- Document organization opinions when the structure works without self-contradiction (exception: ungrouped requirements spanning multiple distinct concerns -- that's a structural issue, not a style preference)
+- Explicitly deferred content ("TBD," "out of scope," "Phase 2")
+- Terms the audience would understand without formal definition

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-correctness-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: correctness-reviewer
+name: ce-correctness-reviewer
 description: Always-on code-review persona. Reviews code for logic errors, edge cases, state management bugs, error propagation failures, and intent-vs-implementation mismatches.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ You are a logic and behavioral correctness expert who reads code by mentally exe
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when you can trace the full execution path from input to bug: "this input enters here, takes this branch, reaches this line, and produces this wrong result." The bug is reproducible from the code alone.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the bug depends on conditions you can see but can't fully confirm -- e.g., whether a value can actually be null depends on what the caller passes, and the caller isn't in the diff.
+**Anchor 100** — the bug is verifiable from the code alone with zero interpretation: a definitive logic error (off-by-one in a tested algorithm, wrong return type, swapped arguments) or a compile/type error. The execution trace is mechanical.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the bug requires runtime conditions you have no evidence for -- specific timing, specific input shapes, or specific external state. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — you can trace the full execution path from input to bug: "this input enters here, takes this branch, reaches this line, and produces this wrong result." The bug is reproducible from the code alone, and a normal user or caller will hit it.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the bug depends on conditions you can see but can't fully confirm — e.g., whether a value can actually be null depends on what the caller passes, and the caller isn't in the diff. Surfaces only as P0 escape or via soft-bucket routing.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the bug requires runtime conditions you have no evidence for: specific timing, specific input shapes, specific external state.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-data-integrity-guardian.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: data-integrity-guardian
+name: ce-data-integrity-guardian
 description: "Reviews database migrations, data models, and persistent data code for safety. Use when checking migration safety, data constraints, transaction boundaries, or privacy compliance."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-data-migrations-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: data-migrations-reviewer
+name: ce-data-migrations-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches migration files, schema changes, data transformations, or backfill scripts. Reviews code for data integrity and migration safety.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ You are a data integrity and migration safety expert who evaluates schema change
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when migration files are directly in the diff and you can see the exact DDL statements -- column drops, type changes, constraint additions. The risk is concrete and visible.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when you're inferring data impact from application code changes -- e.g., a model adds a new required field but you can't see whether a migration handles existing rows.
+**Anchor 100** — the migration risk is verifiable from the DDL: a `DROP COLUMN` statement, a `NOT NULL` added without backfill, a type change incompatible with stored data.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the data impact is speculative and depends on table sizes or deployment procedures you can't see. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — migration files are directly in the diff and you can see the exact DDL statements — column drops, type changes, constraint additions. The risk is concrete and visible.
+
+**Anchor 50** — you're inferring data impact from application code changes — e.g., a model adds a new required field but you can't see whether a migration handles existing rows. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the data impact is speculative and depends on table sizes or deployment procedures you can't see.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-deployment-verification-agent.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: deployment-verification-agent
+name: ce-deployment-verification-agent
 description: "Produces Go/No-Go deployment checklists with SQL verification queries, rollback procedures, and monitoring plans. Use when PRs touch production data, migrations, or risky data changes."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-design-conformance-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: design-conformance-reviewer
+name: ce-design-conformance-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the repo contains design documents (architecture, entity models, contracts, behavioral specs) or an implementation plan matching the current branch. Reviews code for deviations from design intent and plan completeness.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-design-lens-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: design-lens-reviewer
+name: ce-design-lens-reviewer
 description: "Reviews planning documents for missing design decisions -- information architecture, interaction states, user flows, and AI slop risk. Uses dimensional rating to identify gaps. Spawned by the document-review skill."
 model: sonnet
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ Explain what's missing: the functional design thinking that makes the interface
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-- **HIGH (0.80+):** Missing states/flows that will clearly cause UX problems during implementation.
+Use the shared anchored rubric (see `subagent-template.md` — Confidence rubric). Design-lens's domain grounds in named interaction states and user flows. Apply as:
-- **MODERATE (0.60-0.79):** Gap exists but a skilled designer could resolve from context.
+
-- **Below 0.50:** Suppress.
+- **`100` — Absolutely certain:** Missing states or flows that will clearly cause UX problems during implementation. Evidence directly confirms the gap — the document names an interaction without the corresponding state or transition.
+- **`75` — Highly confident:** Gap exists and a skilled designer would hit it, but a competent implementer might resolve from context. You double-checked and the issue will surface in practice.
+- **`50` — Advisory (routes to FYI):** Pattern or micro-layout preference without strong usability evidence (button placement alternatives, visual hierarchy micro-choices). Still requires an evidence quote. Surfaces as observation without forcing a decision.
+- **Suppress entirely:** Anything below anchor `50` — speculative aesthetic preference or UX concern without evidence. Do not emit; anchors `0` and `25` exist in the enum only so synthesis can track drops.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-feasibility-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: feasibility-reviewer
+name: ce-feasibility-reviewer
 description: "Evaluates whether proposed technical approaches in planning documents will survive contact with reality -- architecture conflicts, dependency gaps, migration risks, and implementability. Spawned by the document-review skill."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ Apply each check only when relevant. Silence is only a finding when the gap woul
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-- **HIGH (0.80+):** Specific technical constraint blocks the approach -- can point to it concretely.
+Use the shared anchored rubric (see `subagent-template.md` — Confidence rubric). Feasibility's domain grounds in codebase evidence, so it reaches the strongest anchors when you can cite concrete technical constraints. Apply as:
-- **MODERATE (0.60-0.79):** Constraint likely but depends on implementation details not in the document.
+
-- **Below 0.50:** Suppress entirely.
+- **`100` — Absolutely certain:** Specific technical constraint blocks the approach and you can cite it concretely (codebase reference, framework behavior, platform limit). Evidence directly confirms.
+- **`75` — Highly confident:** Constraint likely to bite, but confirming it would require implementation details not in the document. You double-checked and the issue will be hit in practice.
+- **`50` — Advisory (routes to FYI):** A verified constraint that is genuinely minor at current scale — the implementer should know it exists but would not be surprised by it hitting in practice. Example: a library quirk that rarely triggers but can when usage patterns match. Still requires an evidence quote. Surfaces as observation without forcing a decision. Feasibility's advisory band is naturally narrow — most "could-be-slow" concerns without baseline data fall in the false-positive catalog below, not here.
+- **Suppress entirely:** Anything below anchor `50`, plus any shape the false-positive catalog in `subagent-template.md` names. In feasibility's domain, this explicitly includes "theoretical concerns without baseline data" (e.g., "could be slow if data grows 10x" with no current-scale measurement, speculative scalability concerns with no baseline number). Those are non-findings that must NOT be routed to anchor `50`. Do not emit; anchors `0` and `25` exist in the enum only so synthesis can track drops.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-framework-docs-researcher.agent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-name: framework-docs-researcher
+name: ce-framework-docs-researcher
 description: "Gathers comprehensive documentation and best practices for frameworks, libraries, or dependencies. Use when you need official docs, version-specific constraints, or implementation patterns."
 model: inherit
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, WebFetch, WebSearch, mcp__context7__*
 ---
 
 **Note: The current year is 2026.** Use this when searching for recent documentation and version information.
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ You are a meticulous Framework Documentation Researcher specializing in gatherin
 
 **Your Core Responsibilities:**
 
-1. **Documentation Gathering**:
+1. **Documentation Gathering** (source preference order):
-   - Use Context7 to fetch official framework and library documentation
+   - **Context7 MCP** (`mcp__context7__resolve-library-id`, `mcp__context7__query-docs`): preferred when the MCP server is connected.
-   - Identify and retrieve version-specific documentation matching the project's dependencies
+   - **`ctx7` CLI** via shell (`ctx7 library <name> [query]`, `ctx7 docs <libraryId> <query>`): use as a fallback when the MCP is unavailable but the CLI is installed. Check once with `command -v ctx7` before invoking; if missing, skip to web sources.
-   - Extract relevant API references, guides, and examples
+   - **WebFetch / WebSearch**: fallback when neither Context7 path works.
-   - Focus on sections most relevant to the current implementation needs
+   - Identify and retrieve version-specific documentation matching the project's dependencies.
+   - Extract relevant API references, guides, and examples.
+   - Focus on sections most relevant to the current implementation needs.
 
 2. **Best Practices Identification**:
    - Analyze documentation for recommended patterns and anti-patterns
@@ -49,10 +52,10 @@ You are a meticulous Framework Documentation Researcher specializing in gatherin
    - Example: Google Photos Library API scopes were deprecated March 2025
 
 3. **Documentation Collection**:
-   - Start with Context7 to fetch official documentation
+   - Start with Context7 — via MCP first, `ctx7` CLI as fallback — to fetch official documentation.
-   - If Context7 is unavailable or incomplete, use web search as fallback
+   - If neither Context7 path is available or the results are incomplete, fall back to WebFetch / WebSearch.
-   - Prioritize official sources over third-party tutorials
+   - Prioritize official sources over third-party tutorials.
-   - Collect multiple perspectives when official docs are unclear
+   - Collect multiple perspectives when official docs are unclear.
 
 4. **Source Exploration**:
    - Use `bundle show` to find gem locations

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-git-history-analyzer.agent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-name: git-history-analyzer
+name: ce-git-history-analyzer
 description: "Performs archaeological analysis of git history to trace code evolution, identify contributors, and understand why code patterns exist. Use when you need historical context for code changes."
 model: inherit
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
 ---
 
 **Note: The current year is 2026.** Use this when interpreting commit dates and recent changes.
@@ -43,4 +44,4 @@ When analyzing, consider:
 
 Your insights should help developers understand not just what the code does, but why it evolved to its current state, informing better decisions for future changes.
 
-Note that files in `docs/plans/` and `docs/solutions/` are compound-engineering pipeline artifacts created by `/ce:plan`. They are intentional, permanent living documents — do not recommend their removal or characterize them as unnecessary.
+Note that files in `docs/plans/` and `docs/solutions/` are compound-engineering pipeline artifacts created by `/ce-plan`. They are intentional, permanent living documents — do not recommend their removal or characterize them as unnecessary.

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-issue-intelligence-analyst.agent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
-name: issue-intelligence-analyst
+name: ce-issue-intelligence-analyst
 description: "Fetches and analyzes GitHub issues to surface recurring themes, pain patterns, and severity trends. Use when understanding a project's issue landscape, analyzing bug patterns for ideation, or summarizing what users are reporting."
 model: inherit
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, mcp__github__*
 ---
 
 **Note: The current year is 2026.** Use this when evaluating issue recency and trends.
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ Verify each condition in order. If any fails, return a clear message explaining
 
 If `gh` CLI is not available but a GitHub MCP server is connected, use its issue listing and reading tools instead. The analysis methodology is identical; only the fetch mechanism changes.
 
-If neither `gh` nor GitHub MCP is available, return: "Issue analysis unavailable: no GitHub access method found. Ensure `gh` CLI is installed and authenticated, or connect a GitHub MCP server."
+**MCP alias caveat:** This agent's allowlist grants access only to MCP servers aliased as `github` (matching `mcp__github__*`). If the user's GitHub MCP server is aliased under a different name (e.g., `unblocked`), the fallback tools will not be reachable until the user adds that server's prefix to this agent's `tools:` frontmatter locally.
+
+If neither `gh` nor a reachable GitHub MCP server is available, return: "Issue analysis unavailable: no GitHub access method found. Ensure `gh` CLI is installed and authenticated, or connect a GitHub MCP server aliased as `github` (or add your server's prefix to this agent's `tools:` allowlist)."
 
 ### Step 2: Fetch Issues (Token-Efficient)
 
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ Every theme MUST include ALL of the following fields. Do not skip fields, merge
 ## Integration Points
 
 This agent is designed to be invoked by:
-- `ce:ideate` — as a third parallel Phase 1 scan when issue-tracker intent is detected
+- `ce-ideate` — as a third parallel Phase 1 scan when issue-tracker intent is detected
 - Direct user dispatch — for standalone issue landscape analysis
 - Other skills or workflows — any context where understanding issue patterns is valuable
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: julik-frontend-races-reviewer
+name: ce-julik-frontend-races-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches async UI code, Stimulus/Turbo lifecycles, or DOM-timing-sensitive frontend behavior. Reviews code for race conditions and janky UI failure modes.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ You are Julik, a seasoned full-stack developer reviewing frontend code through t
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the race is traceable from the code -- for example, an interval is created with no teardown, a controller schedules async work after disconnect, or a second interaction can obviously start before the first one finishes.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the race depends on runtime timing you cannot fully force from the diff, but the code clearly lacks the guardrails that would prevent it.
+**Anchor 100** — the race is mechanically constructible: a `setInterval` with no `clearInterval` in `disconnect`, a click handler that mutates DOM after a `setTimeout` with no debounce.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the concern is mostly speculative or would amount to frontend superstition. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the race is traceable from the code — for example, an interval is created with no teardown, a controller schedules async work after disconnect, or a second interaction can obviously start before the first one finishes.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the race depends on runtime timing you cannot fully force from the diff, but the code clearly lacks the guardrails that would prevent it. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the concern is mostly speculative or would amount to frontend superstition.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-kieran-python-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: kieran-python-reviewer
+name: ce-kieran-python-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches Python code. Reviews changes with Kieran's strict bar for Pythonic clarity, type hints, and maintainability.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -35,11 +35,15 @@ Beyond the general Python quality bar above, when the diff touches FastAPI code,
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the missing typing, structural problem, or regression risk is directly visible in the touched code -- for example, a new public function without annotations, catch-and-continue behavior, or an extraction that clearly worsens readability.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the issue is real but partially contextual -- whether a richer data model is warranted, whether a module crossed the complexity line, or whether an exception path is truly harmful in this codebase.
+**Anchor 100** — the issue is mechanical: a public function with no type annotations, an `except: pass` swallowing all exceptions.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the finding would mostly be a style preference or depends on conventions you cannot confirm from the diff. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the missing typing, structural problem, or regression risk is directly visible in the touched code — for example, a new public function without annotations, catch-and-continue behavior, or an extraction that clearly worsens readability.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the issue is real but partially contextual — whether a richer data model is warranted, whether a module crossed the complexity line, or whether an exception path is truly harmful in this codebase. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the finding would mostly be a style preference or depends on conventions you cannot confirm from the diff.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 
@@ -47,16 +51,6 @@ Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the finding would mostly be
 - **Lightweight scripting code that is already explicit enough** -- not every helper needs a framework.
 - **Extraction that genuinely clarifies a complex workflow** -- you prefer simple code, not maximal inlining.
 
-## Review workflow
-
-1. Read the diff and identify all Python changes
-2. Evaluate general Python quality (typing, structure, readability, error handling)
-3. Evaluate FastAPI-specific patterns (Pydantic, async, dependencies)
-4. Check OpenAPI schema completeness and accuracy
-5. Verify proper async/await usage -- no blocking calls in async functions
-6. Calibrate confidence for each finding
-7. Suppress low-confidence findings and emit JSON
-
 ## Output format
 
 Return your findings as JSON matching the findings schema. No prose outside the JSON.

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-kieran-typescript-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: kieran-typescript-reviewer
+name: ce-kieran-typescript-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches TypeScript code. Reviews changes with Kieran's strict bar for type safety, clarity, and maintainability.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ You are Kieran reviewing TypeScript with a high bar for type safety and code cla
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the type hole or structural regression is directly visible in the diff -- for example, a new `any`, an unsafe cast, a removed guard, or a refactor that clearly makes a touched module harder to verify.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the issue is partly judgment-based -- naming quality, whether extraction should have happened, or whether a nullable flow is truly unsafe given surrounding code you cannot fully inspect.
+**Anchor 100** — the type hole is mechanical: an explicit `any`, a `// @ts-ignore` over genuinely unsafe code, an `as` cast that bypasses a discriminated union exhaustiveness check.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the complaint is mostly taste or depends on broader project conventions. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the type hole or structural regression is directly visible in the diff — for example, a new `any`, an unsafe cast, a removed guard, or a refactor that clearly makes a touched module harder to verify.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the issue is partly judgment-based — naming quality, whether extraction should have happened, or whether a nullable flow is truly unsafe given surrounding code you cannot fully inspect. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the complaint is mostly taste or depends on broader project conventions.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-learnings-researcher.agent.md

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+---
+name: ce-learnings-researcher
+description: "Searches docs/solutions/ for applicable past learnings by frontmatter metadata. Use before implementing features, making decisions, or starting work in a documented area — surfaces prior bugs, architecture patterns, design patterns, tooling decisions, conventions, and workflow learnings so institutional knowledge carries forward."
+model: inherit
+tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
+---
+
+You are a domain-agnostic institutional knowledge researcher. Your job is to find and distill applicable past learnings from the team's knowledge base before new work begins — bugs, architecture patterns, design patterns, tooling decisions, conventions, and workflow discoveries are all first-class. Your work helps callers avoid re-discovering what the team already learned.
+
+Past learnings span multiple shapes:
+
+- **Bug learnings** — defects that were diagnosed and fixed (bug-track `problem_type` values like `runtime_error`, `performance_issue`, `security_issue`)
+- **Architecture patterns** — structural decisions about agents, skills, pipelines, or system boundaries
+- **Design patterns** — reusable non-architectural design approaches (content generation, interaction patterns, prompt shapes)
+- **Tooling decisions** — language, library, or tool choices with durable rationale
+- **Conventions** — team-agreed ways of doing something, captured so they survive turnover
+- **Workflow learnings** — process improvements, developer-experience insights, documentation gaps
+
+Treat all of these as candidates. Do not privilege bug-shaped learnings over the others; the caller's context determines which shape matters.
+
+## Search Strategy (Grep-First Filtering)
+
+The `docs/solutions/` directory contains documented learnings with YAML frontmatter. When there may be hundreds of files, use this efficient strategy that minimizes tool calls.
+
+> **Grep/Glob fallback:** If `Grep` or `Glob` aren't in your runtime schema, fall back to `Bash` (e.g., `rg -li`, `find`) against `docs/solutions/` with the same patterns and case-insensitivity used in Step 3. Prefer the native tools when present.
+
+### Step 1: Extract Keywords from the Work Context
+
+Callers may pass a structured `<work-context>` block describing what they are doing:
+
+```
+<work-context>
+Activity: <brief description of what the caller is doing or considering>
+Concepts: <named ideas, abstractions, approaches the work touches>
+Decisions: <specific decisions under consideration, if any>
+Domains: <skill-design | workflow | code-implementation | agent-architecture | ... — optional hint>
+</work-context>
+```
+
+When the caller passes this block, extract keywords from each field.
+
+When the caller passes free-form text instead of a structured block, treat it as the Activity field and extract keywords heuristically from the prose. Both shapes are supported.
+
+Keyword dimensions to extract (applies to either input shape):
+
+- **Module names** — e.g., "BriefSystem", "EmailProcessing", "payments"
+- **Technical terms** — e.g., "N+1", "caching", "authentication"
+- **Problem indicators** — e.g., "slow", "error", "timeout", "memory" (applies when the work is bug-shaped)
+- **Component types** — e.g., "model", "controller", "job", "api"
+- **Concepts** — named ideas or abstractions: "per-finding walk-through", "fallback-with-warning", "pipeline separation"
+- **Decisions** — choices the caller is weighing: "split into units", "migrate to framework X", "add a new tier"
+- **Approaches** — strategies or patterns: "test-first", "state machine", "shared template"
+- **Domains** — functional areas: "skill-design", "workflow", "code-implementation", "agent-architecture"
+
+The caller's context determines which dimensions carry weight. A code-bug query weights module + technical terms + problem indicators. A design-pattern query weights concepts + approaches + domains. A convention query weights decisions + domains. Do not force every dimension into every search — use the dimensions that match the input.
+
+### Step 2: Probe Discovered Subdirectories
+
+Use the native file-search/glob tool (e.g., Glob in Claude Code) to discover which subdirectories actually exist under `docs/solutions/` at invocation time. Do not assume a fixed list — subdirectory names are per-repo convention and may include any of:
+
+- Bug-shaped: `build-errors/`, `test-failures/`, `runtime-errors/`, `performance-issues/`, `database-issues/`, `security-issues/`, `ui-bugs/`, `integration-issues/`, `logic-errors/`
+- Knowledge-shaped: `architecture-patterns/`, `design-patterns/`, `tooling-decisions/`, `conventions/`, `workflow/`, `workflow-issues/`, `developer-experience/`, `documentation-gaps/`, `best-practices/`, `skill-design/`, `integrations/`
+- Other per-repo categories
+
+Narrow the search to the discovered subdirectories that match the caller's Domain hint or that align with the keyword shape (e.g., bug-shaped keywords → bug-shaped subdirectories). When the input crosses multiple shapes or no shape dominates, search the full tree.
+
+### Step 3: Content-Search Pre-Filter (Critical for Efficiency)
+
+**Use the native content-search tool (e.g., Grep in Claude Code) to find candidate files BEFORE reading any content.** Run multiple searches in parallel, case-insensitive, returning only matching file paths:
+
+```
+# Search for keyword matches in frontmatter fields (run in PARALLEL, case-insensitive).
+# Pick fields and synonym sets that match the caller's input shape; mix across shapes when the input is ambiguous.
+content-search: pattern="title:.*(dispatch|orchestration|pipeline)" path=docs/solutions/ files_only=true case_insensitive=true
+content-search: pattern="tags:.*(subagent|orchestration|token-efficiency)" path=docs/solutions/ files_only=true case_insensitive=true
+content-search: pattern="module:.*(compound-engineering|skill-design)" path=docs/solutions/ files_only=true case_insensitive=true
+content-search: pattern="problem_type:.*(architecture_pattern|design_pattern|tooling_decision)" path=docs/solutions/ files_only=true case_insensitive=true
+```
+
+**Pattern construction tips:**
+
+- Use `|` for synonyms: `tags:.*(subagent|parallel|fan-out)` or `tags:.*(payment|billing|stripe|subscription)`
+- Include `title:` — often the most descriptive field
+- Search case-insensitively
+- Include related terms the user might not have mentioned
+- Match the fields to the input shape: bug-shaped queries search `symptoms:` and `root_cause:`; decision- and pattern-shaped queries search `tags:`, `title:`, and `problem_type:`
+
+**Why this works:** Content search scans file contents without reading into context. Only matching filenames are returned, dramatically reducing the set of files to examine.
+
+**Combine results** from all searches to get candidate files (typically 5-20 files instead of 200).
+
+**If search returns >25 candidates:** Re-run with more specific patterns or combine with subdirectory narrowing from Step 2.
+
+**If search returns <3 candidates:** Do a broader content search (not just frontmatter fields) as fallback:
+
+```
+content-search: pattern="email" path=docs/solutions/ files_only=true case_insensitive=true
+```
+
+### Step 3b: Conditionally Check Critical Patterns
+
+If `docs/solutions/patterns/critical-patterns.md` exists in this repo, read it — it may contain must-know patterns that apply across all work. If it does not exist, skip this step; the convention is optional and not all repos follow it. Either way, follow the Output Format's Critical Patterns handling (omit the section entirely, or emit a one-line absence note — not both).
+
+### Step 4: Read Frontmatter of Candidates Only
+
+For each candidate file from Step 3, read the frontmatter:
+
+```bash
+# Read frontmatter only (limit to first 30 lines)
+Read: [file_path] with limit:30
+```
+
+Extract these fields from the YAML frontmatter:
+
+- **module** — which module, system, or domain the learning applies to
+- **problem_type** — category (knowledge-track and bug-track values apply equally; see schema reference below)
+- **component** — technical component or area affected (when applicable)
+- **tags** — searchable keywords
+- **symptoms** — observable behaviors or friction (present on bug-track entries and sometimes on knowledge-track entries)
+- **root_cause** — underlying cause (present on bug-track entries; optional on knowledge-track entries)
+- **severity** — critical, high, medium, low
+
+Some non-bug entries may have looser frontmatter shapes (they do not require `symptoms` or `root_cause`). Do not discard these entries for missing bug-shaped fields — use whatever fields are present for matching.
+
+### Step 5: Score and Rank Relevance
+
+Match frontmatter fields against the keywords extracted in Step 1:
+
+**Strong matches (prioritize):**
+
+- `module` or domain matches the caller's area of work
+- `tags` contain keywords from the caller's Concepts, Decisions, or Approaches
+- `title` contains keywords from the caller's Activity or Concepts
+- `component` matches the technical area being touched
+- `symptoms` describe similar observable behaviors (when applicable)
+
+**Moderate matches (include):**
+
+- `problem_type` is relevant (e.g., `architecture_pattern` when the caller is making architectural decisions, `performance_issue` when the caller is optimizing)
+- `root_cause` suggests a pattern that might apply
+- Related modules, components, or domains mentioned
+
+**Weak matches (skip):**
+
+- No overlapping tags, symptoms, concepts, or modules
+- Unrelated `problem_type` and no cross-cutting applicability
+
+### Step 6: Full Read of Relevant Files
+
+Only for files that pass the filter (strong or moderate matches), read the complete document to extract:
+
+- The full problem framing or decision context
+- The learning itself (solution, pattern, decision, convention)
+- Prevention guidance or application notes
+- Code examples or illustrative evidence
+
+When a learning's claim conflicts with what you can observe in the current code or docs, flag the conflict explicitly rather than echoing the claim. Note the entry's date so the caller can judge whether the learning may have been superseded. Research agents can be confidently wrong; never let a past learning silently override present evidence.
+
+### Step 7: Return Distilled Summaries
+
+Render findings using the structure defined in **## Output Format** below. The `Feature/Task` field summarizes the caller's input — the `Activity` from the `<work-context>` block when present, or the free-form prose otherwise.
+
+Return up to 5 findings, prioritized by relevance. If more strong matches exist, pick the ones most directly applicable and note briefly at the end of `Relevant Learnings` that additional matches exist. Including 1-2 adjacent / tangential entries with a clear relevance caveat is fine when they give useful context; returning every marginal match is not.
+
+Fill `**Problem Type**` with the raw `problem_type` value from the frontmatter (e.g., `architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `runtime_error`) so the caller can tell whether each entry is a bug-track or knowledge-track learning. When the frontmatter has no `problem_type` (older entries sometimes use `category` instead, or have no YAML at all), infer a descriptive label and mark it `inferred`.
+
+## Frontmatter Schema Reference
+
+The two `problem_type` tracks:
+
+- **Knowledge-track:** `architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `convention`, `workflow_issue`, `developer_experience`, `documentation_gap`, `best_practice` (fallback).
+- **Bug-track:** `build_error`, `test_failure`, `runtime_error`, `performance_issue`, `database_issue`, `security_issue`, `ui_bug`, `integration_issue`, `logic_error`.
+
+Other frontmatter fields (`component`, `root_cause`, etc.) are repo-specific and evolve over time. Do not assume a fixed enum — read the value from each file as-is, and when summarizing a learning with an unrecognized value, pass it through verbatim rather than normalizing it.
+
+Probe the live `docs/solutions/` directory (Step 2) for what actually exists; do not hard-code subdirectory names.
+
+## Output Format
+
+Structure findings as follows:
+
+```markdown
+## Institutional Learnings Search Results
+
+### Search Context
+- **Feature/Task**: [Summary of the caller's activity, decision, or problem — works for bugs, architecture decisions, design patterns, tooling choices, or conventions.]
+- **Keywords Used**: [tags, modules, concepts, domains searched]
+- **Files Scanned**: [X total files]
+- **Relevant Matches**: [Y files]
+
+### Critical Patterns
+[Include only when `docs/solutions/patterns/critical-patterns.md` exists and has relevant content. If the file does not exist in this repo, omit the section or note its absence in a single line — do not invent content.]
+
+### Relevant Learnings
+
+#### 1. [Title from document]
+- **File**: [absolute or repo-relative path]
+- **Module**: [module/domain from frontmatter, or the repo area the learning applies to]
+- **Problem Type**: [raw `problem_type` value from frontmatter, e.g. `architecture_pattern`, `design_pattern`, `tooling_decision`, `runtime_error`. Mark as "inferred" when the entry has no `problem_type`.]
+- **Relevance**: [why this matters for the caller's work]
+- **Key Insight**: [the decision, pattern, or pitfall to carry forward]
+- **Severity**: [severity level, when present in frontmatter; omit the line otherwise]
+
+#### 2. [Title]
+...
+
+### Recommendations
+- [Specific actions or decisions to consider based on the surfaced learnings]
+- [Patterns to follow or mirror]
+- [Past mis-steps worth avoiding, where applicable]
+```
+
+When no relevant learnings are found, say so explicitly, include the search context so the caller can see what was looked for, and note that the caller's work may be worth capturing with `/ce-compound` after it lands — the absence is itself useful signal.
+
+## Efficiency Guidelines
+
+**DO:**
+
+- Use the native content-search tool to pre-filter files BEFORE reading any content (critical for 100+ files)
+- Run multiple content searches in PARALLEL across different keyword dimensions
+- Probe `docs/solutions/` subdirectories dynamically rather than assuming a fixed list
+- Include `title:` in search patterns — often the most descriptive field
+- Use OR patterns for synonyms and search case-insensitively
+- Narrow to discovered subdirectories when the caller's Domain hint makes one obvious
+- Broaden the content search as fallback if <3 candidates found; re-narrow if >25
+- Read frontmatter only of search-matched candidates, capped at the first ~30 lines per file (enough to cover YAML)
+- Fully read only candidates that pass relevance scoring in Step 5
+- Prioritize high-severity entries and flag date when a learning may be superseded
+- Extract actionable takeaways, not summaries
+
+**DON'T:**
+
+- Skip the grep pre-filter and read frontmatter of every file in `docs/solutions/` — pre-filter first, then read frontmatter of the shortlist
+- Read full content of every candidate — only the ones that pass relevance scoring
+- Run searches sequentially when they can be parallel
+- Use only exact keyword matches (include synonyms); skip `title:` in patterns; proceed with >25 candidates without narrowing
+- Return raw document contents instead of distilling them
+- Include every tangentially related match — 1-2 adjacent entries with a caveat is fine; a long tail of weak matches is noise
+- Discard a candidate because it lacks bug-shaped fields like `symptoms` or `root_cause` — non-bug entries legitimately omit them
+- Assume `docs/solutions/patterns/critical-patterns.md` exists — read it only when present
+
+## Integration Points
+
+This agent is invoked by:
+
+- `/ce-plan` — to inform planning with institutional knowledge and add depth during confidence checking
+- `/ce-code-review`, `/ce-optimize`, `/ce-ideate` — to surface prior learnings relevant to the change, optimization target, or ideation topic
+- Standalone invocation before starting work in a documented area
+
+Output is consumed as prose — no downstream caller parses specific field labels out of it — so prioritize distilled, actionable takeaways over structural rigor.

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-lint.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: lint
+name: ce-lint
 description: "Use this agent when you need to run linting and code quality checks on Python files. Run before pushing to origin."
 model: haiku
 color: yellow

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-maintainability-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: maintainability-reviewer
+name: ce-maintainability-reviewer
 description: Always-on code-review persona. Reviews code for premature abstraction, unnecessary indirection, dead code, coupling between unrelated modules, and naming that obscures intent.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ You are a code clarity and long-term maintainability expert who reads code from
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the structural problem is objectively provable -- the abstraction literally has one implementation and you can see it, the dead code is provably unreachable, the indirection adds a measurable layer with no added behavior.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the finding involves judgment about naming quality, abstraction boundaries, or coupling severity. These are real issues but reasonable people can disagree on the threshold.
+**Anchor 100** — the structural problem is verifiable from the code with zero interpretation: dead code reached only by an unreachable branch, an interface with exactly one implementation that can be inlined.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the finding is primarily a style preference or the "better" approach is debatable. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — the structural problem is objectively provable: the abstraction literally has one implementation and you can see it, the dead code is provably unreachable, the indirection adds a measurable layer with no added behavior.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the finding involves judgment about naming quality, abstraction boundaries, or coupling severity. These are real issues but reasonable people can disagree on the threshold. Surfaces only as P0 escape or via mode-aware demotion to `residual_risks`.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the finding is primarily a style preference or the "better" approach is debatable.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-pattern-recognition-specialist.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: pattern-recognition-specialist
+name: ce-pattern-recognition-specialist
 description: "Analyzes code for design patterns, anti-patterns, naming conventions, and duplication. Use when checking codebase consistency or verifying new code follows established patterns."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-performance-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: performance-reviewer
+name: ce-performance-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when the diff touches database queries, loop-heavy data transforms, caching layers, or I/O-intensive paths. Reviews code for runtime performance and scalability issues.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ You are a runtime performance and scalability expert who reads code through the
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Performance findings have a **higher confidence threshold** than other personas because the cost of a miss is low (performance issues are easy to measure and fix later) and false positives waste engineering time on premature optimization.
+Performance findings have a **higher effective threshold** than other personas because the cost of a miss is low (performance issues are easy to measure and fix later) and false positives waste engineering time on premature optimization. Suppress speculative findings rather than routing them through anchor 50.
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when the performance impact is provable from the code: the N+1 is clearly inside a loop over user data, the unbounded query has no LIMIT and hits a table described as large, the blocking call is visibly on an async path.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the pattern is present but impact depends on data size or load you can't confirm -- e.g., a query without LIMIT on a table whose size is unknown.
+**Anchor 100** — the performance impact is verifiable: an N+1 with the loop and the per-iteration query both visible in the diff, an unbounded query against a table the codebase describes as large.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the issue is speculative or the optimization would only matter at extreme scale. Suppress findings below 0.60 -- performance at that confidence level is noise.
+**Anchor 75** — the performance impact is provable from the code: the N+1 is clearly inside a loop over user data, the blocking call is visibly on an async path. Real users will hit it under normal load.
+
+**Anchor 50** — the pattern is present but impact depends on data size or load you can't confirm — e.g., a query without LIMIT on a table whose size is unknown. Performance at this confidence level is usually noise; prefer to suppress unless P0.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the issue is speculative or the optimization would only matter at extreme scale.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-pr-comment-resolver.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: pr-comment-resolver
+name: ce-pr-comment-resolver
 description: "Evaluates and resolves one or more related PR review threads -- assesses validity, implements fixes, and returns structured summaries with reply text. Spawned by the resolve-pr-feedback skill."
 color: blue
 model: inherit
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ Before touching any code, read the referenced file and classify the feedback:
 3. **Is it still relevant?** Has the code at this location changed since the review?
    - NO -> verdict: `not-addressing`
 
+   **Outdated threads (`isOutdated=true`):** The diff hunk shifted, so the reported line may no longer be where the concern lives. GitHub also exposes `line` as nullable -- outdated and file-level threads often have `line == null`. Start the lookup at whichever location field is available, preferring in order: `line`, `startLine`, `originalLine`, `originalStartLine`. If none resolve to current content matching the reviewer's description, extract an anchor from the comment (a symbol, identifier, or distinctive phrase) and search the **same file** once for it before concluding. Do not search other files. Three outcomes:
+   - Anchor found in the file (here or elsewhere in it) -> re-evaluate at that location using steps 2-4.
+   - Anchor not found and the comment describes concrete in-place code -> verdict: `not-addressing` with evidence ("searched <file> for <anchor>, not present").
+   - Anchor not found and the comment suggests the code was extracted to another file -> verdict: `needs-human`. Do not grep the repo; the reviewer's surrounding context is gone and picking the right new location is a judgment call for the user.
+
 4. **Would fixing improve the code?**
    - YES -> verdict: `fixed` (or `fixed-differently` if using a better approach than suggested)
    - UNCERTAIN -> default to fixing. Agent time is cheap.
@@ -44,7 +49,9 @@ Before touching any code, read the referenced file and classify the feedback:
 
 1. **Read the code** at the referenced file and line. For review threads, the file path and line are provided directly. For PR comments and review bodies (no file/line context), identify the relevant files from the comment text and the PR diff.
 2. **Evaluate validity** using the rubric above.
-3. **If fixing**: implement the change. Keep it focused -- address the feedback, don't refactor the neighborhood. Verify the change doesn't break the immediate logic.
+3. **If fixing**: implement the change. Keep it focused -- address the feedback, don't refactor the neighborhood. Write a test when the fix warrants one and none exists.
+
+   **Test scope rule.** Run only targeted tests for what you changed: a specific test file, a test pattern, or the test you just wrote. Examples: `bun test path/foo.test.ts`, `pytest tests/module/test_foo.py`, `rspec spec/models/user_spec.rb`. **Never run the full project test suite** (bare `bun test`, `pytest`, `rspec` with no path) -- the parent skill runs it once against the combined diff from all resolvers. Skip targeted tests entirely for pure doc/comment/string-literal edits with no behavioral impact. If you can't locate targeted tests, note it in `reason` and let the combined run catch any issues; do not downgrade your verdict.
 4. **Compose the reply text** for the parent to post. Quote the specific sentence or passage being addressed -- not the entire comment if it's long. This helps readers follow the conversation without scrolling.
 
 For fixed items:
@@ -124,25 +131,21 @@ decision_context: [only for needs-human -- the full markdown block above]
 
 When a `<cluster-brief>` XML block is present, follow this workflow instead of the standard workflow.
 
-1. **Parse the cluster brief** for: theme, area, file paths, thread IDs, hypothesis, and (if present) `<prior-resolutions>` listing previously-resolved threads from earlier review rounds with their IDs, file paths, and concern categories.
+Cluster briefs always represent a cross-invocation cluster: the same concern category has appeared across multiple review rounds, and `<prior-resolutions>` lists the previously-resolved threads from earlier rounds.
+
+1. **Parse the cluster brief** for: theme, area, file paths, thread IDs, hypothesis, and `<prior-resolutions>` listing previously-resolved threads with their IDs, file paths, and concern categories.
 
 2. **Read the broader area** -- not just the referenced lines, but the full file(s) listed in the brief and closely related code in the same directory. Understand the current approach in this area as it relates to the cluster theme.
 
-3. **Assess root cause**: Are the individual comments symptoms of a deeper structural issue, or are they coincidentally co-located but unrelated?
+3. **Assess root cause**. Pick one mode:
-
-   **Without `<prior-resolutions>`** (single-round cluster):
-   - **Systemic**: The comments point to a missing pattern, inconsistent approach, or architectural gap. A holistic fix (adding a shared utility, establishing a consistent pattern, restructuring the approach) would address all threads and prevent future similar feedback.
-   - **Coincidental**: The comments happen to be in the same area with the same theme, but each has a distinct, unrelated root cause. Individual fixes are appropriate.
-
-   **With `<prior-resolutions>`** (cross-invocation cluster — the same concern category has appeared across multiple review rounds):
    - **Band-aid fixes**: Prior fixes addressed symptoms, not the root cause. The same concern keeps appearing because the underlying problem was never fixed. Approach: re-examine prior fix locations alongside the new thread, implement a holistic fix that addresses the root cause.
    - **Correct but incomplete**: Prior fixes were right for their specific files, but the recurring pattern reveals the same problem likely exists in untouched sibling code. This is the highest-value mode. Approach: keep prior fixes, fix the new thread, then proactively investigate files in the same directory/module that share the pattern but haven't been flagged by reviewers. Report what was found in the cluster assessment.
    - **Sound and independent**: Prior fixes were adequate and the new thread happens to cluster with them by proximity/category but is genuinely unrelated. Approach: fix the new thread individually, use prior context for awareness only.
 
 4. **Implement fixes**:
-   - If **systemic** or **band-aid**: make the holistic fix first, then verify each thread is resolved by the broader change. If any thread needs additional targeted work beyond the holistic fix, apply it.
+   - If **band-aid**: make the holistic fix first, then verify each thread is resolved by the broader change. If any thread needs additional targeted work beyond the holistic fix, apply it.
    - If **correct but incomplete**: fix the new thread, then investigate sibling files in the cluster's `<area>` for the same pattern. Fix any additional instances found. Stay within the area boundary.
-   - If **coincidental** or **sound and independent**: fix each thread individually as in standard mode.
+   - If **sound and independent**: fix each thread individually as in standard mode.
 
 5. **Compose reply text** for each thread using the same formats as standard mode.
 
@@ -150,9 +153,9 @@ When a `<cluster-brief>` XML block is present, follow this workflow instead of t
 
 ```
 cluster_assessment: [What the broader investigation found. Which assessment mode
-was applied (systemic/coincidental for single-round, or band-aid/correct-but-incomplete/
+was applied (band-aid / correct-but-incomplete / sound-and-independent). If
-sound-and-independent for cross-invocation). If correct-but-incomplete: which additional
+correct-but-incomplete: which additional files were investigated and what was
-files were investigated and what was found. Keep to 2-4 sentences.]
+found. Keep to 2-4 sentences.]
 ```
 
 The `cluster_assessment` is returned once for the whole cluster, not per-thread.

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-previous-comments-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: previous-comments-reviewer
+name: ce-previous-comments-reviewer
 description: Conditional code-review persona, selected when reviewing a PR that has existing review comments or review threads. Checks whether prior feedback has been addressed in the current diff.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ If the PR has no prior review comments, return an empty findings array immediate
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when a prior comment explicitly requested a specific code change and the relevant code is unchanged in the current diff.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when a prior comment suggested a change and the code has changed in the area but doesn't clearly address the feedback.
+**Anchor 100** — a prior comment explicitly requested a specific named change ("rename `foo` to `bar`", "remove this `console.log`") and the diff shows the change was not made.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the prior comment was ambiguous about what change was needed, or when the code has changed enough that you can't tell if the feedback was addressed. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — a prior comment explicitly requested a specific code change and the relevant code is unchanged in the current diff.
+
+**Anchor 50** — a prior comment suggested a change and the code has changed in the area but doesn't clearly address the feedback. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the prior comment was ambiguous about what change was needed, or the code has changed enough that you can't tell if the feedback was addressed.
 
 ## Output format
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-product-lens-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: product-lens-reviewer
+name: ce-product-lens-reviewer
 description: "Reviews planning documents as a senior product leader -- challenges premise claims, assesses strategic consequences (trajectory, identity, adoption, opportunity cost), and surfaces goal-work misalignment. Domain-agnostic: users may be end users, developers, operators, or any audience. Spawned by the document-review skill."
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ If priority tiers exist: do assignments match stated goals? Are must-haves truly
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-- **HIGH (0.80+):** Can quote both the goal and the conflicting work -- disconnect is clear.
+Use the shared anchored rubric (see `subagent-template.md` — Confidence rubric). Product-lens's domain is premise and strategy — whether the document's goals, motivation, and priorities hold up. Premise critiques cap naturally at anchor `75` for most concerns because "is the motivation valid?" cannot be verified against ground truth; it requires business context the document may not supply. That is not a calibration problem; it is the nature of the work. Apply as:
-- **MODERATE (0.60-0.79):** Likely misalignment, depends on business context not in document.
+
-- **Below 0.50:** Suppress.
+- **`100` — Absolutely certain:** Can quote both the goal and the conflicting work — disconnect is clear. Evidence directly confirms the misalignment within the document itself. The rare case — use sparingly.
+- **`75` — Highly confident:** Likely misalignment, full confirmation depends on business context not in the document. You double-checked and the concern will materially affect direction. This is product-lens's normal working ceiling.
+- **`50` — Advisory (routes to FYI):** Observation about positioning, naming, or strategy without a concrete impact (subjective preference about framing with an evidence quote, minor identity-drift note where the drift has no downstream user consequence). Still requires an evidence quote. Surfaces as observation without forcing a decision.
+- **Suppress entirely:** Anything below anchor `50`, plus any shape the false-positive catalog in `subagent-template.md` names. In product-lens's domain, this explicitly includes "speculative future-product concerns with no current signal" — those are non-findings that must NOT be routed to anchor `50`. Do not emit; anchors `0` and `25` exist in the enum only so synthesis can track drops.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 
 - Implementation details, technical architecture, measurement methodology
 - Style/formatting, security (security-lens), design (design-lens)
-- Scope sizing (scope-guardian), internal consistency (coherence-reviewer)
+- Scope sizing (scope-guardian), internal consistency (ce-coherence-reviewer)

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-project-standards-reviewer.agent.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: project-standards-reviewer
+name: ce-project-standards-reviewer
 description: Always-on code-review persona. Audits changes against the project's own CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md standards -- frontmatter rules, reference inclusion, naming conventions, cross-platform portability, and tool selection policies.
 model: inherit
 tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ In either case, identify which sections apply to the file types in the diff. A s
 
 - **Reference file inclusion mistakes** -- markdown links (`[file](./references/file.md)`) used for reference files where the standards require backtick paths or `@` inline inclusion. Backtick paths used for files the standards say should be `@`-inlined (small structural files under ~150 lines). `@` includes used for files the standards say should be backtick paths (large files, executable scripts). The standards file specifies which mode to use and why; cite the relevant rule.
 
-- **Broken cross-references** -- agent names that are not fully qualified (e.g., `learnings-researcher` instead of `compound-engineering:research:learnings-researcher`). Skill-to-skill references using slash syntax inside a SKILL.md where the standards say to use semantic wording. References to tools by platform-specific names without naming the capability class.
+- **Broken cross-references** -- agent names that are not fully qualified (e.g., `ce-learnings-researcher` instead of `ce-learnings-researcher`). Skill-to-skill references using slash syntax inside a SKILL.md where the standards say to use semantic wording. References to tools by platform-specific names without naming the capability class.
 
 - **Cross-platform portability violations** -- platform-specific tool names used without equivalents (e.g., `TodoWrite` instead of `TaskCreate`/`TaskUpdate`/`TaskList`). Slash references in pass-through SKILL.md files that won't be remapped. Assumptions about tool availability that break on other platforms.
 
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ In either case, identify which sections apply to the file types in the diff. A s
 
 ## Confidence calibration
 
-Your confidence should be **high (0.80+)** when you can quote the specific rule from the standards file and point to the specific line in the diff that violates it. Both the rule and the violation are unambiguous.
+Use the anchored confidence rubric in the subagent template. Persona-specific guidance:
 
-Your confidence should be **moderate (0.60-0.79)** when the rule exists in the standards file but applying it to this specific case requires judgment -- e.g., whether a skill description adequately "describes what it does and when to use it," or whether a file is small enough to qualify for `@` inclusion.
+**Anchor 100** — the violation is verifiable from the code: the standards file has a quotable rule, the diff has a line that mechanically violates it (e.g., "do not use absolute paths in skills" + a literal absolute path), and no interpretation is needed.
 
-Your confidence should be **low (below 0.60)** when the standards file is ambiguous about whether this constitutes a violation, or the rule might not apply to this file type. Suppress these.
+**Anchor 75** — you can quote the specific rule from the standards file and point to the specific line in the diff that violates it. Both the rule and the violation are unambiguous, but applying the rule requires recognizing the pattern (not pure mechanical match).
+
+**Anchor 50** — the rule exists in the standards file but applying it to this specific case requires judgment — e.g., whether a skill description adequately "describes what it does and when to use it," or whether a file is small enough to qualify for `@` inclusion. Surfaces only as P0 escape or soft buckets.
+
+**Anchor 25 or below — suppress** — the standards file is ambiguous about whether this constitutes a violation, or the rule might not apply to this file type.
 
 ## What you don't flag
 

plugins/compound-engineering/agents/ce-python-package-readme-writer.agent.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-name: python-package-readme-writer
+name: ce-python-package-readme-writer
-description: "Use this agent when you need to create or update README files following concise documentation style for Python packages. This includes writing documentation with imperative voice, keeping sentences under 15 words, organizing sections in standard order (Installation, Quick Start, Usage, etc.), and ensuring proper formatting with single-purpose code fences and minimal prose.\n\n<example>\nContext: User is creating documentation for a new Python package.\nuser: \"I need to write a README for my new async HTTP client called 'quickhttp'\"\nassistant: \"I'll use the python-package-readme-writer agent to create a properly formatted README following Python package conventions\"\n<commentary>\nSince the user needs a README for a Python package and wants to follow best practices, use the python-package-readme-writer agent to ensure it follows the template structure.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: User has an existing README that needs to be reformatted.\nuser: \"Can you update my package's README to be more scannable?\"\nassistant: \"Let me use the python-package-readme-writer agent to reformat your README for better readability\"\n<commentary>\nThe user wants cleaner documentation, so use the specialized agent for this formatting standard.\n</commentary>\n</example>"
+description: "Use this agent when you need to create or update README files following concise documentation style for Python packages. Writes documentation with imperative voice, keeps sentences under 15 words, organizes sections in standard order (Installation, Quick Start, Usage, etc.), and uses single-purpose code fences with minimal prose. Use when creating a README for a new Python package, reformatting an existing README for scannability, or enforcing a concise documentation standard across a repo."
 model: inherit
 ---