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self-improvement

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Audit and fix project issues via self-improvement loop: detect, diagnose, propose, execute with human approval. Max 3 iterations per session. Do NOT use for one-off edits or active development.

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

8 rules. 0 are common, 4 are distinctive, and 4 are very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 27 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 4

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 4

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Very specific:

    Run bash scripts/audit-project.sh --json.

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  2. Very specific:

    Run bash scripts/audit-project.sh to verify fix (exit 0 = clean)

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  3. Very specific:

    Run project's test command (from STACK_CONFIG.md test_cmd — e.g., npm test, pytest, cargo test).

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  4. Distinctive:

    Wait for "yes commit"

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  5. Distinctive:

    After 3 iterations: STOP. Present summary report

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  6. Distinctive:

    If same issue appears in 3 consecutive sessions: escalate (create case study)

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  7. Distinctive:

    After a session: when several commits have been made

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  8. Very specific:

    At session start: if audit-project.sh has not been run in 7+ days

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“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 27 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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SKILL.md

Self-Improvement Loop

Overview

Closed-loop quality pipeline. The agent audits itself, diagnoses issues, proposes fixes, generates ADRs, and executes — all with human approval at every mutation.

References

  • PATTERNS.md — Pattern selection guide (created by init-agents --with-self-improvement)
  • ANTI-PATTERNS.md — Anti-pattern classification (created by init-agents)
  • audit-project.sh — Issue detector (universal-audit.sh wrapper, created by init-agents)
  • generate-adr.sh — ADR generator (created by init-agents)

Loop Steps

Step 1: Detect

Run bash scripts/audit-project.sh --json. Collect FAIL results from .failures array (core files only — non-core issues are non-blocking warnings in .warnings).

Step 2: Diagnose

For each FAIL, classify by type (check types are defined in .audit-config.json checks.*):

  • table — Column mismatch in markdown table
  • link — Broken internal link
  • length — File exceeds configured max_file_length
  • placeholder — TODO:/FIXME:/lorem ipsum in content (outside code blocks)

Consult PATTERNS.md to determine which workflow pattern applies. Consult ANTI-PATTERNS.md to identify the anti-pattern being fixed.

Step 3: Propose

Present a DECISION POINT to the user:

Self-improvement loop — Iteration [N/3]:
  Issues found: [count]
  Proposed fix: [description]
  Pattern applied: [PATTERNS.md pattern]
  ADR generated: [title]

Step 4: Generate ADR (if fix creates a new rule or pattern)

Run bash scripts/generate-adr.sh "Title" "Context" "Decision" "Consequences" "Compliance".

Step 5: Execute

With user approval per mutation:

  1. Apply the fix
  2. Run bash scripts/audit-project.sh to verify fix (exit 0 = clean)
  3. Run project's test command (from STACK_CONFIG.md test_cmd — e.g., npm test, pytest, cargo test). If no STACK_CONFIG.md, ask user for test command.
  4. Present Commit Manifest
  5. Wait for "yes commit"
  6. Commit

Step 6: Loop Guard

  • Max 3 iterations per session
  • After 3 iterations: STOP. Present summary report
  • If same issue appears in 3 consecutive sessions: escalate (create case study)

When to Use

  • After a session when several commits have been made
  • When user says "run self-improvement loop" or "audit the project"
  • At session start if audit-project.sh has not been run in 7+ days

When NOT to Use

  • One-off edits or active development (use feature implementation skills)
  • First-time project setup

Output Contract

Self-improvement fixes + ADRs — automated fixes applied to source files, audit-project.sh exiting 0, project tests passing, ADR generated if new rule created, no new warnings introduced, max 3 iterations per session, all mutations human-approved.

Prerequisites: init-agents installs the self-improvement loop by default (use --skip-self-improvement to skip). Creates scripts/audit-project.sh, .audit-config.json, PATTERNS.md, ANTI-PATTERNS.md, and ADRs/ in your project.

Verification

  • audit-project.sh exits 0 before and after each fix
  • Project test command passes (from STACK_CONFIG.md test_cmd)
  • ADR generated if new rule was created
  • No new warnings introduced (warn count ≤ previous iteration)

Guides

  • → See guides/UNIVERSAL-USAGE.md — How to run the loop in any project
  • → See guides/CONFIG-REFERENCE.md — All .audit-config.json keys documented
  • → See guides/EXAMPLE-NODE.md — End-to-end walkthrough in a Node.js project
  • → See guides/EXAMPLE-PYTHON.md — End-to-end walkthrough in a Python project

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