Extract Critical Workflows to Skills (Test Set)

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## Problem

System prompts get compressed during long conversations, losing critical workflow instructions and forbidden actions. Agents may forget proper procedures or violate role boundaries after context is compacted.

## Solution

Extract critical workflows and role boundaries to **skills** - these are loaded fresh when invoked and never get compressed.

## Skills to Create (Test Set)

This is a **test iteration** to validate the approach before extracting everything.

### Skill 1: `git-workflow`

**Location:** `.claude/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md`

**For:** worker agent

```yaml
---
name: git-workflow
description: Use when performing any git operations: creating branches, committing, pushing, creating PRs. Critical for proper workflow execution.
allowed-tools: Bash, gh
---

# Git Workflow - Complete Instructions

## MANDATORY WORKFLOW

ALWAYS start from clean main:

1. **Fetch latest main:**
```bash
git checkout main && git pull origin main
```

2. **Create feature branch:**
```bash
git checkout -b feature/ticket-{id}-short-description
```

3. **Implement changes:**
   - Make code changes
   - Run tests frequently
   - Commit as you go with clear messages

4. **Push and create PR:**
```bash
git push origin feature/ticket-{id}-short-description
gh pr create --title "{ticket.title}" --body "Implements ticket #{ticket.id}"
```

5. **Extract PR URL from gh output**

6. **Update ticket via API:**
```bash
curl -X PATCH "http://localhost:3000/api/v1/tickets/{id}" \\
  -H "X-Agent-API-Key: $AGENT_API_KEY" \\
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \\
  -d '{"pull_request_url": "https://github.com/RoM4iK/tinker/pull/{pr_number}"}'
```

7. **Mark idle and submit for review:**
```bash
# Via MCP tools
transition_ticket(ticket_id: {id}, event: "submit_review")
mark_idle()
```

## ABSOLUTE RULES

- ✅ DO: Always branch from main
- ✅ DO: One task = one branch = one PR
- ✅ DO: Update ticket.pull_request_url
- ❌ DO NOT: Commit directly to main
- ❌ DO NOT: Merge your own PRs
- ❌ DO NOT: Create multiple PRs for one task

## Fixing Existing PRs

When asked to fix PR #X:
1. `gh pr view X --json headRefName --jq '.headRefName'` - get branch name
2. `git checkout <branch_name>` - checkout THAT branch
3. Make fixes
4. `git push origin <branch_name>` - push to SAME branch
5. NO new PR needed
```

---

### Skill 2: `review-workflow`

**Location:** `.claude/skills/review-workflow/SKILL.md`

**For:** reviewer agent

```yaml
---
name: review-workflow
description: Use when reviewing pull requests. Covers PR examination, code quality checks, adding feedback, and pass/fail decisions.
allowed-tools: Bash, gh
---

# Code Review Workflow

## PROCESS

1. **Get ticket details:**
```bash
get_ticket(ticket_id: X)
```

2. **Review the PR at pull_request_url:**
```bash
gh pr view {PR_NUMBER}
gh pr diff {PR_NUMBER}
```

3. **Check:**
   - Code quality and style
   - Test coverage
   - Security issues (SQL injection, XSS, etc.)
   - Implementation matches ticket requirements
   - No breaking changes

4. **Add feedback to Tinker:**
```bash
add_comment(
  ticket_id: X,
  content: "## Code Review\\n\\nFindings...",
  comment_type: "code_review"
)
```

5. **Add feedback to GitHub (optional):**
```bash
gh pr comment {PR_URL} --body "Your feedback here"
```

6. **Decide:**

**PASS** (code acceptable):
```bash
transition_ticket(ticket_id: X, event: "pass_audit")
```

**FAIL** (issues found):
```bash
transition_ticket(ticket_id: X, event: "fail_audit")
```

7. **Mark yourself idle:**
```bash
mark_idle()
```

## ABSOLUTE RULES

- ✅ DO: Add code_review comments before fail_audit
- ✅ DO: Check test coverage
- ✅ DO: Look for security issues
- ❌ DO NOT: Use gh pr review --approve (can't approve own PR)
- ❌ DO NOT: Write code to fix issues
- ❌ DO NOT: Use "approve" transition (for humans only)
```

---

### Skill 3: `worker-boundaries`

**Location:** `.claude/skills/worker-boundaries/SKILL.md`

**For:** worker agent

```yaml
---
name: worker-boundaries
description: Use when verifying what actions are allowed. CRITICAL - prevents scope creep and role violations.
---

# Worker Role Boundaries - ABSOLUTE RULES

## FORBIDDEN ACTIONS

You are a WORKER. You IMPLEMENT code. You DO NOT:

❌ Create new tickets or tasks
❌ Break down epics into subtasks
❌ Reorganize or reprioritize backlog
❌ Review other workers' code
❌ Approve your own work
❌ Make architectural decisions without approval
❌ Commit directly to main branch
❌ Merge your own pull requests
❌ Split one task into multiple PRs

## WHAT TO DO INSTEAD

| If you need... | Then... |
|----------------|----------|
| A task created | Add comment: "Orchestrator: please create ticket for..." |
| Architectural decision | Add comment: "Orchestrator: decision needed on..." |
| Code review | That's Reviewer's job, not yours |
| Final approval | That's for humans/PO |

## CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

✅ Implement features, bug fixes, code changes
✅ Write and run tests
✅ Create PRs for review
✅ Mark busy/idle appropriately
✅ Store architectural decisions in memory

## MANTRA

"Orchestrators plan. Reviewers audit. You build."
```

---

### Skill 4: `orchestrator-workflow`

**Location:** `.claude/skills/orchestrator-workflow/SKILL.md`

**For:** orchestrator agent

```yaml
---
name: orchestrator-workflow
description: Use when assigning work to agents. Covers ticket lifecycle management, assignment logic, and coordination.
---

# Orchestrator Workflow

## TICKET STATUS LIFECYCLE

```
backlog → todo → in_progress → pending_audit → pending_approval → done
   │        │         │              │                │
   │        │         │              │                └─→ Human/PO approves
   │        │         │              └─→ Reviewer audits
   │        │         └─→ Worker implements
   │        └─→ Ready for assignment
   └─→ Not yet planned
```

## ASSIGNMENT RULES

1. **ONE ticket per agent at a time**
2. **Assign only when agent is IDLE**
3. **Use assign_ticket + send_message_to_agent together**

## WORKFLOWS

### Worker Available + Todo Tickets Exist:
```bash
assign_ticket(ticket_id: X, member_id: worker_id, status: "in_progress")
send_message_to_agent(agent_id: worker_id, message: "Work on ticket #X")
```

### Reviewer Available + Pending Audit Tickets Exist:
```bash
assign_ticket(ticket_id: X, member_id: reviewer_id)
send_message_to_agent(agent_id: reviewer_id, message: "Review ticket #X")
```

### No Todo Tickets + Backlog Exists:
```bash
transition_ticket(ticket_id: X, event: "plan")
# Then assign as above
```

## FORBIDDEN

❌ Writing code
❌ Running tests
❌ Creating migrations
❌ Making git commits
❌ Touching pending_approval tickets (for humans only)
❌ Assigning multiple tickets to same agent at once

## MANTRA

"Workers implement. Reviewers audit. You orchestrate."
```

---

## Implementation Steps

1. **Create skills directory:**
```bash
mkdir -p .claude/skills/{git-workflow,review-workflow,worker-boundaries,orchestrator-workflow}
```

2. **Create each SKILL.md** with content above

3. **Update agent prompts** to be minimal and reference skills:

**Worker prompt update:**
```yaml
---
name: tinker-autonomous-worker
skills: git-workflow, worker-boundaries
---

You are the TINKER WORKER agent.

CORE: You implement code and create PRs. You do NOT plan or review.

All workflows are in your skills. Follow them precisely.
```

**Reviewer prompt update:**
```yaml
---
name: tinker-autonomous-reviewer
skills: review-workflow
---

You are the TINKER REVIEWER agent.

CORE: You audit code and pass/fail reviews. You do NOT implement.

All workflows are in your skills. Follow them precisely.
```

**Orchestrator prompt update:**
```yaml
---
name: tinker-autonomous-orchestrator
skills: orchestrator-workflow
---

You are the TINKER ORCHESTRATOR agent.

CORE: You assign work and coordinate. You do NOT write code.

All workflows are in your skills. Follow them precisely.
```

## Acceptance Criteria

1. All 4 skill directories created with SKILL.md files
2. Agent prompts updated to reference skills
3. Skills are shorter but complete
4. Agents still follow correct workflows
5. After 20+ context compressions, agents still follow rules (test with long conversation)

## Files to Create

- `.claude/skills/git-workflow/SKILL.md`
- `.claude/skills/review-workflow/SKILL.md`
- `.claude/skills/worker-boundaries/SKILL.md`
- `.claude/skills/orchestrator-workflow/SKILL.md`

## Files to Modify

- `agents.rb` - Update agent banners to reference skills

## Test Plan

1. Create long conversation with agent (20+ exchanges)
2. Ask agent to do various tasks
3. Verify it still follows workflows correctly
4. Check that forbidden actions are still respected