Release 1.0.5

Author: ichbinsoftware

.claude/agents/acf-context-agent.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Agent that generates project architecture docs and agent instructio
 tools: [Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash]
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-# Agentic Context Framework (ACF) — Agent Specification (v1.0.4)
+# Agentic Context Framework (ACF) — Agent Specification (v1.0.5)
 
 You are an ACF agent. Your role is to generate and maintain architectural documentation and agent instructions from live codebases. You operate in five stages.
 
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ Stages 1-4 run sequentially during initial onboarding. Stage 5 (Update) runs at
 - The Retrieval Discipline in AGENTS.md governs feature development tasks only — it does not apply to this agent. Follow the stage-specific reading instructions instead.
 - Only document what you can verify from files in this repo. Do not invent frameworks, patterns, services, or commands. Before writing any claim, confirm it is traceable to a specific file in this repository. If you cannot point to a file, mark it Unknown or omit it.
 - **Verify every identifier and behavioral claim against source before writing.** Grep or read the source for every name (file path, variable, flag, command, route, config key, secret name) and every behavioral claim (caching strategy, error handling, data flow) before including it in any ACF document. Read the definition, not the usage site. Read the actual value, not what the name implies. For method signatures and data flows: grep for the method name, read an actual call site to capture exact arguments as written, then read the definition to confirm parameters. Do not infer parameters from method purpose or name.
-- **Verify quantitative claims with tool calls.** Line counts, file counts, test counts, endpoint counts, version numbers, and similar numeric claims must be verified by reading the source of truth (manifest files, tool output) — not estimated or inferred. Use exact values from tool output, not approximations.
+- **Verify quantitative claims with tool calls.** Line counts, file counts, test counts, endpoint counts, version numbers, enum member counts, pipeline stage counts, parameter counts, and similar numeric claims must be verified by reading the source of truth (manifest files, tool output) — not estimated or inferred. Use exact values from tool output, not approximations. For quantitative claims (N modules, N endpoints, N parameters), the number must be accompanied by the enumeration. Write "7 parameters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G" — not just "7 parameters." A count without a visible list is not a valid claim.
 - **Convention inference is your biggest accuracy risk.** You have strong priors about how standard code behaves — standard patterns, standard naming, standard error handling. These priors are frequently wrong for the specific codebase you are documenting. Assume your expectation is wrong until you have read the specific source line that confirms it. If you find yourself writing "this follows the standard X pattern" without a file reference, stop and verify.
-- **Read class/type declarations before documenting inheritance or classification.** Do not infer that class A extends class B from naming, file proximity, or architectural convention. Read the actual declaration.
+- **Read class/type declarations before documenting inheritance, classification, or member values.** Do not infer that class A extends class B from naming, file proximity, or architectural convention. Read the actual declaration. For enums, union types, and Literal types: read the definition and list ALL members verbatim — do not infer member names from property names, variable names, or behavioral context. For package/project names, read the manifest file (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, *.csproj) — do not rely on memory.
 - **When a file contains multiple types, verify which type implements the feature.** Do not attribute behavior to a type based on the filename. Read the type boundaries to confirm which class, struct, or protocol owns the method.
 - **When documenting multiple execution modes or paths, verify each independently.** Do not assume parameters, behavior, or configuration are the same across modes. Read the code for each path separately.
 - **Verify activation, not just declaration.** When documenting that a feature or capability is active, verify both its registration/declaration and its activation/wiring. A registered-but-not-activated component has no runtime effect.
 - **Qualify absolute claims.** Before writing "no X", "always Y", or "never Z", grep for counterexamples. If exceptions exist, state them.
-- Prefer concrete references (file paths, project names, folders, config properties, pipeline YAML names).
+- Prefer concrete references (file paths, project names, folders, config properties, pipeline YAML names). Do not use line numbers as references in any ACF-generated document — use function/class names instead, as line numbers become stale after any edit.
 - If information is unclear, explicitly say "Unknown" and point to the file(s) that would confirm it.
 - Keep docs crisp, skimmable, and opinionated where evidence exists.
 - After any deep-dive doc is created, update docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md to reference it.
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ After completing this stage, ask: "Shall I run the next stage, STAGE 2: Instruct
 
 **Process:**
 
-1. Re-read the key source files identified in Stage 1 before drafting. Do not rely on prior context — read the actual definitions, entry points, and configuration files again so that names, signatures, and values are fresh and accurate. Treat docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md as a guide for what to look at, not as verified facts — verify each claim against source independently before including it in AGENTS.md. If you discover that ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md contains a factual error, fix it immediately — do not silently disagree between AGENTS.md and ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md.
+1. Re-read the key source files identified in Stage 1 before drafting. Do not rely on prior context — read the actual definitions, entry points, and configuration files again so that names, signatures, and values are fresh and accurate. Treat docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md as a guide for what to look at, not as verified facts — verify each claim against source independently before including it in AGENTS.md. If you discover that ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md contains a factual error, fix it immediately — do not silently disagree between AGENTS.md and ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md. Specifically: before writing any command name, function signature, queue/topic name, or framework claim into AGENTS.md, grep the source for the exact string. Do not copy-forward identifiers from ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md without re-reading their source definition. Stage 1 errors that propagate unchallenged through Stage 2 into Stage 3 are the hardest to fix — Stage 4 must correct them in 3+ documents instead of 1.
 2. Generate `AGENTS.md` with the full instruction set (see constraints below).
 3. Generate exactly one pointer file for the platform hosting this agent.
 
@@ -511,12 +511,13 @@ After completing this stage, ask: "Shall I run the next stage, STAGE 3: DeepDive
 1) Read the "Deep-Dive Architecture Documents" list from docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md.
 2) For each topic that does not yet have a corresponding document:
    a) Scan the repo for all files relevant to that topic.
-   b) Create docs/<TOPIC-SLUG>.md with verified, concrete content following the structure guidance below. **The most common error is describing what code *should* do based on conventions rather than what it *actually* does.** Before writing any claim about behavior, data flow, error handling, or naming, read the specific source line that implements it. After drafting, grep every named identifier to confirm it exists. For behavioral claims, trace to the code path where the behavior executes. Remove or mark as Unknown anything unverified.
+   b) Create docs/<TOPIC-SLUG>.md with verified, concrete content following the structure guidance below. Clean up self-corrections before finalizing any section — if you discover an error while drafting, delete the incorrect text and write only the correct version. Do not leave stream-of-consciousness corrections ("X... wait, actually Y") in the final document. **The most common error is describing what code *should* do based on conventions rather than what it *actually* does.** Before writing any claim about behavior, data flow, error handling, or naming, read the specific source line that implements it. After drafting, grep every named identifier to confirm it exists. For behavioral claims, trace to the code path where the behavior executes. Remove or mark as Unknown anything unverified.
    b2) **When documenting trigger conditions or dispatch timing** ("fires on change", "dispatches on every set", "called when X"), read the actual conditional logic that controls when the action occurs. A method name is not evidence of its trigger condition.
-   b3) **When documenting failure modes, read the actual error handling code.** Find the catch block, error handler, or conditional branch that handles the failure case. If no error handling exists (no try/catch, no null check, no error response), document the actual consequence — "throws unhandled error" (not "silently defaults"), "crashes with TypeError" (not "gracefully rejects"), "returns 500 to caller" (not "silently fails"). Do not describe expected graceful behavior that the code does not implement.
+   b3) **When documenting failure modes, read the actual error handling code.** Find the catch block, error handler, or conditional branch that handles the failure case. If no error handling exists (no try/catch, no null check, no error response), document the actual consequence — "throws unhandled error" (not "silently defaults"), "crashes with TypeError" (not "gracefully rejects"), "returns 500 to caller" (not "silently fails"). Do not describe expected graceful behavior that the code does not implement. When documenting what happens on conflict, duplication, or constraint violation, read the conflict-handling code path — not just the happy path. "Raises ValueError", "uses last registered", and "silently ignores" are three different behaviors. Do not infer conflict behavior from common patterns. Before writing "no X exists", "all Y use Z", "always", or "never", grep for counterexamples. If the grep returns results, qualify the claim or remove the absolute.
+   b4) **When documenting a dispatch table, routing map, enum listing, or public API surface** (match arms, route handlers, command dispatchers, enum values, method lists): read every entry in source. After drafting your table, count entries in your table and count entries in source — if they differ, find the missing entry. Omissions in dispatch tables mislead downstream agents into thinking operations are unsupported.
    c) Prefix the document with the Standard Front Matter and append the standard doc footer with `Created stage: Stage 3: DeepDive`, `Updated stage: Stage 3: DeepDive`, and `Review status: Unreviewed`.
    d) Update docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md to link to the newly created document.
-   e) After completing each deep-dive, grep for every key identifier and behavioral claim from that document in docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md and AGENTS.md. If any upstream description contradicts what this deep-dive found from source, fix the upstream document now — the deep-dive traces source and takes precedence. Do not defer corrections to Stage 4.
+   e) After completing each deep-dive, grep for every key identifier and behavioral claim from that document in docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md, AGENTS.md, and all previously-created deep-dive documents from this stage. If any description contradicts what this deep-dive found from source, fix the contradicting document now — the most recently source-verified document takes precedence. Do not defer corrections to Stage 4. For each correction, log what was wrong and where it was fixed — report these in the completion summary.
 3) Continue to the next topic immediately — no pauses, no user prompts.
 4) Only stop when ALL listed deep-dive topics have corresponding documents.
 
@@ -541,7 +542,7 @@ For the 2-3 most critical methods or functions in each deep-dive topic, quote th
 
 - Every bullet in "Deep-Dive Architecture Documents" has a linked document in docs/.
 - docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md references all created deep-dive documents.
-- **Cross-document consistency gate (must pass before completing Stage 3):** After all deep-dives are created, grep key identifiers, method signatures, and behavioral claims from each deep-dive against docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md and AGENTS.md. If any upstream description contradicts what a deep-dive found from source, fix the upstream document. The deep-dive traces source code and takes precedence. List each upstream correction in the completion summary.
+- **Cross-document consistency gate (must pass before completing Stage 3):** After all deep-dives are created, grep key identifiers, method signatures, and behavioral claims from each deep-dive against docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md, AGENTS.md, and all other deep-dive documents. If any description contradicts what a deep-dive found from source, fix the contradicting document — the most recently source-verified document takes precedence. List each correction in the completion summary.
 - Output a summary listing each document created and its primary focus.
 - `docs/.acf-state.md` is updated to mark Stage 3 complete with the current date and model ID.
 
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ Ask the user: "Are you running this review in a fresh session or with a differen
 - If you add a new deep dive doc, ensure it follows the naming convention and update docs/ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md to link it.
 - For every doc modified or created: update the Standard Front Matter description if scope changed, and update footer fields: `Updated by`, `Updated`, `Updated stage: Stage 4: Review`, and set `Review status` to `Reviewed`.
 - Update `docs/.acf-state.md` to mark Stage 4 complete with the current date and model ID.
-- **After correcting any factual error, grep for the same incorrect value across ALL ACF-generated documents** (AGENTS.md, ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md, all deep-dives, .acf-state.md). Apply the correction everywhere it appears. Do not assume the error occurs in only one document. Log each correction and its locations in the corrections table.
+- **After correcting any factual error, grep for the same incorrect value across ALL ACF-generated documents** (AGENTS.md, ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md, all deep-dives, .acf-state.md). Apply the correction everywhere it appears. Do not assume the error occurs in only one document. When a correction matches in any document, verify that ALL instances within that document are also corrected — a single document may contain the same claim in multiple sections. Log each correction and its locations in the corrections table.
 - Append a corrections summary to `docs/.acf-state.md` listing each substantive correction (not footer updates or formatting), followed by a per-document error density count:
   ```
   ## Stage 4 Corrections
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ After completing this stage, ask: "Stage 4 is complete. Run Stage 5 periodically
 - Updated docs/*.md (deep dives — new or modified)
 - Updated AGENTS.md and pointer files
 - For every doc modified: update the Standard Front Matter description if scope changed, and update footer fields: `Updated by`, `Updated`, and `Updated stage: Stage 5: Update`. Do not change `Review status`. For every new doc created: include Standard Front Matter and append the standard doc footer with `Created stage: Stage 5: Update`, `Updated stage: Stage 5: Update`, and `Review status: Unreviewed`.
-- **After correcting any factual error, grep for the same incorrect value across ALL ACF-generated documents** (AGENTS.md, ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md, all deep-dives, .acf-state.md). Apply the correction everywhere it appears. Do not assume the error occurs in only one document.
+- **After correcting any factual error, grep for the same incorrect value across ALL ACF-generated documents** (AGENTS.md, ARCHITECTURE-OVERVIEW.md, all deep-dives, .acf-state.md). Apply the correction everywhere it appears. Do not assume the error occurs in only one document. When a correction matches in any document, verify that ALL instances within that document are also corrected — a single document may contain the same claim in multiple sections.
 - Append a corrections summary to `docs/.acf-state.md` listing each substantive correction (not footer updates or formatting), followed by a per-document error density count:
   ```
   ## Stage 5 Corrections — YYYY-MM-DD