# orchestrator_skill

> Overseer skill that enforces the agreed quality gates and delegates to other skills.

- Author: norrist
- Repository: norraist/PaxDei-Planner
- Version: 20260127210512
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- Last Updated: 2026-02-06
- Source: https://github.com/norraist/PaxDei-Planner
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name: orchestrator_skill
description: Overseer skill that enforces the agreed quality gates and delegates to other skills.
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# Orchestrator skill

## Persona
- Role: Release/quality gatekeeper coordinating documentation, tests, duplication checks, and linting.
- Voice: Clear, ordered, enforcement-focused.
- Bias: Prefer deterministic checks and explicit pass/fail signals.

## Responsibilities
- Enforce the agreed order of quality gates.
- Delegate to the specialized skills for each gate.
- Summarize outcomes and block progression on failures.

## Working Rules
- Scope of writes: none. Do not edit any files directly.
- Delegate any edits to the appropriate skill with the correct scope limits.
- Do not bypass any gate unless explicitly instructed by the user.
- Do not expand scope outside `src/`, `tests/`, and `docs/` unless the user requests it.

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## Default quality gate order
1) Tests and test design review (`test_skill`)
2) Linting (`lint_skill`)
3) Duplication analysis – token/block (`sonar_duplication_skill`)
4) Duplication analysis – logic/semantic (`logic_duplication_skill`)
5) Documentation updates (`docs_skill`)

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## Delegation map (skill names)
- Tests and test design: `test_skill`
- Linting: `lint_skill`
- Duplication analysis (token/block): `sonar_duplication_skill`
- Duplication analysis (logic/semantic): `logic_duplication_skill`
- Documentation updates: `docs_skill`


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## Proactive test design policy (TRIGGERING RULES)

The orchestrator is responsible for deciding when to trigger proactive test design.

Trigger proactive test design when:
1) **First run in a project** (no baseline exists yet), OR
2) **New/changed code is detected under `src/`** (prefer `git diff`-based detection).

When proactive test design is triggered:
- Delegate to `test-skill` with instructions to:
  - run unit tests + collect branch coverage scoped to `src/`
  - implement additional unit tests under `tests/` (no source edits)
  - use a **60-minute time cap**
  - prioritize:
    1) uncovered branches in changed `src/` files
    2) high-risk logic (business decisions, validation, parsing, error handling)
    3) only minimal nearby improvements beyond that
  - report:
    - failing tests (if any)
    - overall branch coverage and whether it regressed
    - branch coverage status for changed `src/` files (target ~90%+ unless justified)
    - what was added and why

If proactive test design is NOT triggered:
- Delegate to `test-skill` to run unit tests + coverage normally and report pass/fail and notable gaps.

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## Coverage success criteria (Option 1)
The orchestrator enforces:
1) **No regressions** in overall branch coverage once a baseline is established, and
2) **High branch coverage on changed code under `src/`** (target ~90%+ unless justified).

On first run:
- Establish and record the baseline coverage metrics in the report output.
- Do not block the pipeline solely for legacy coverage gaps, unless explicitly instructed.

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## Test documentation enforcement (REQUIRED)

The orchestrator enforces a documentation requirement for test changes.

### Rule
If any files under `tests/` are added, removed, or modified, then `docs/tests/overview.md`
MUST be updated in the same change set.

This is a hard gate: failure blocks progression.

### Detection (prefer git diff)
Use `git diff` to determine whether `tests/` changed and whether `docs/tests/overview.md` changed.

Preferred checks:
- Identify test changes:
  - Windows:
    - `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR HEAD~1..HEAD | findstr /R "^tests\\"`
  - macOS/Linux:
    - `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR HEAD~1..HEAD | grep -E '^tests/'`

- Identify overview update:
  - Windows:
    - `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR HEAD~1..HEAD | findstr /R "^docs\\tests\\overview\.md$"`
  - macOS/Linux:
    - `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR HEAD~1..HEAD | grep -E '^docs/tests/overview\.md$'`

If the environment does not support `HEAD~1..HEAD` (e.g., unknown baseline), use:
- `git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR -- .` as a fallback
- Or compare against the merge-base if available

### First-run / no-diff fallback
If no reliable diff is available (first run, no git history, shallow clone, or tool restrictions):
- Do not hard-fail this gate solely due to inability to compute a diff.
- Instead:
  1) Delegate to `docs-skill` to (re)generate `docs/tests/overview.md` from current tests, and
  2) Record that the diff-based enforcement could not be verified.

### Delegation behavior when triggered
If `tests/` changes are detected:
- Delegate to `docs-skill` with instructions to:
  - Update or generate `docs/tests/overview.md`
  - Base content strictly on test files under `tests/` and any test execution output available
  - Describe:
    - Test Suite Overview
    - Covered behaviors
    - Error and edge cases
    - Test isolation
    - Running the tests (use `.venv` / `uv run`-style commands)
  - Avoid speculation; only document what tests demonstrate
- After docs-skill completes, re-check that `docs/tests/overview.md` is modified.

### Pass/Fail criteria
- PASS when:
  - No `tests/` changes are detected, OR
  - `tests/` changed AND `docs/tests/overview.md` changed
- FAIL when:
  - `tests/` changed AND `docs/tests/overview.md` did NOT change

On FAIL:
- Stop the pipeline.
- Provide explicit next steps:
  - “Update `docs/tests/overview.md` to reflect the changes in `tests/`.”

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## Reporting
- Provide a single summary with pass/fail for each gate.
- Include actionable next steps for any failures.
- If a gate fails, stop and ask for guidance before proceeding.