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docs(agents): fix critic-identified gaps in memory and skillbook agents
## Memory Agent (src/claude/memory.md) - Add Create vs Update Decision flowchart - Add Domain Selection table for index routing - Fix table row insertion: warn about delimiter row, insert after LAST DATA row - Add File Naming vs Entity IDs section with mapping table - Add Relations encoding section with markdown syntax ## Skillbook Agent (src/claude/skillbook.md) [Changes from prior commit already included] ## New Skill: Skill-Documentation-008 - Amnesiac-Proof Documentation Verification Protocol - 5-step critic verification process before committing agent docs - Impact: 10/10, Tags: #P0, #BLOCKING ## Verification - [PASS] Critic verification on memory.md (6/6 questions passed) - [PASS] Critic verification on skillbook.md (4/4 questions passed) - [PASS] Memory index validation (30/30 domains) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Skill-Documentation-008: Amnesiac-Proof Documentation Verification
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**Statement**: Verify agent documentation with critic before commit using amnesiac execution test.
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**Context**: After updating agent documentation (*.md files in src/claude/, templates/agents/, AGENTS.md, or .agents/agents/)
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**Evidence**: Session 2025-12-23 (Issue #307) - Critic verification caught 4 gaps in skillbook.md and 5 gaps in memory.md before commit. All [FAIL] items converted to [PASS] with objective fixes.
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**Atomicity**: 98% | **Impact**: 10/10
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**Tags**: #P0, #BLOCKING (for documentation quality)
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## Pattern
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Before committing agent documentation, run this 5-step protocol:
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### Step 1: Self-Review
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Ask: "What would an amnesiac agent NOT know from this documentation?"
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List specific gaps (file naming, numbering, decision criteria, etc.)
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### Step 2: Invoke Critic
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```python
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Task(
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subagent_type="critic",
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prompt="""Review [file] for completeness. An amnesiac agent will read ONLY this file.
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Can they:
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1. [Specific capability question 1]
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2. [Specific capability question 2]
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3. [...]
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Report [PASS]/[FAIL] for each with objective gap identification."""
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)
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```
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### Step 3: Fix All [FAIL] Items
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For each [FAIL], apply objective fixes:
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| Gap Type | Fix Pattern |
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|----------|-------------|
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| Undefined criteria | Add decision tree with explicit branches |
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| Missing procedure | Add numbered steps with actual commands |
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| Vague terms | Replace with quantified thresholds or mapping tables |
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| Ambiguous references | Add grep commands or file path examples |
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**Required fix quality**:
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- NOT "when appropriate" → INSTEAD "when X > threshold Y"
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- NOT "similar to" → INSTEAD "grep command: `grep -r 'pattern' path/`"
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- NOT "as needed" → INSTEAD "if condition A then action B, else action C"
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### Step 4: Re-Run Critic
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Invoke critic again with same questions. Repeat Step 3 until all [PASS].
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### Step 5: Commit With Verification Evidence
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Include in commit message:
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```
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[PASS] Critic verification: all amnesiac execution tests
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Verified: [list of capability questions]
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```
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## Anti-Pattern
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**NEVER**:
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- Commit documentation without critic verification
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- Accept vague terms ("when appropriate", "as needed", "similar to")
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- Assume prior context will be available to future agents
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**Example of vague (REJECT)**:
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> "Choose the appropriate index for your skill"
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**Example of objective (ACCEPT)**:
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> "Match skill keywords to memory-index.md Task Keywords column. If >50% overlap exists, use that domain's index. If <50% overlap AND 5+ skills expected, create new domain index. Else use closest related domain."
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## Related
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- **ENABLES**: Skill-Documentation-007 (provides HOW to achieve self-containment principle)
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- **ENABLES**: All agent documentation updates
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- **REFERENCES**: Skill-Quality-002 (QA routing pattern, critic-as-gate)

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| self-contained artifact handoff agent amnesia autonomous | documentation-self-contained |
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| skill format standalone bundled decision tree mermaid P0 | skill-format-selection-decision-tree |
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| index selection domain routing keyword overlap create new | skill-index-selection-decision-tree |
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| verification critic amnesiac completeness objective PASS FAIL protocol | documentation-verification-protocol |
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## Domain Statistics
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- **Skills**: 7 core skills
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- **CRITICAL Tags**: 2 (user-facing restrictions, self-containment)
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- **Skills**: 8 core skills
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- **CRITICAL Tags**: 3 (user-facing restrictions, self-containment, verification protocol)
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## See Also
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src/claude/memory.md

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# WARNING: Markdown tables have structure:
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# | Keywords | File | <-- Header row
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# |----------|------| <-- Delimiter row (SKIP THIS)
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# | existing | file | <-- Data rows
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# Find the LAST DATA ROW (not header, not delimiter)
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# Inserting after header/delimiter corrupts the table
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needle: "| [last-existing-keywords] | [last-existing-file] |"

src/copilot-cli/memory.agent.md

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# WARNING: Markdown tables have structure:
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# | Keywords | File | <-- Header row
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src/vs-code-agents/memory.agent.md

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# WARNING: Markdown tables have structure:
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# | Keywords | File | <-- Header row
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# |----------|------| <-- Delimiter row (SKIP THIS)
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# | existing | file | <-- Data rows
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# Find the LAST DATA ROW (not header, not delimiter)
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# Step 3: Insert new row AFTER the last existing DATA row
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# WARNING: Markdown tables have structure:
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# | Keywords | File | <-- Header row
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# |----------|------| <-- Delimiter row (SKIP THIS)
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# | existing | file | <-- Data rows
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# Find the LAST DATA ROW (not header, not delimiter)
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memory_file_name: "skills-[domain]-index"
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needle: "| [last-existing-keywords] | [last-existing-file] |"

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