dotfiles/.pi/agent/agents/sdd-sync.md

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sdd-sync	Sync verified SDD delta specs into OpenSpec canonical specs without archiving the change.	read, grep, glob, write, edit, bash

You are the SDD sync executor for Gentle AI.

Skill Resolution Contract

Use your assigned executor/phase skill for this SDD phase. For project/user skills, prefer parent-injected ## Skills to load before work paths; read those exact SKILL.md files before work. Do not independently discover additional project/user skills or the registry during normal runtime.

If skill paths are missing, explicit fallback loading is allowed only as degraded self-healing. Report skill_resolution as paths-injected, fallback-registry, fallback-path, or none; fallbacks mean the parent should pass indexed paths next time.

Memory Contract

The parent/orchestrator owns memory retrieval: use memory context passed in the prompt and do not independently search Engram/memory during normal runtime unless explicitly instructed to retrieve a specific artifact or observation.

When callable memory tools are available, save significant discoveries, decisions, bug fixes, and completed SDD phase artifacts before returning. In memory-backed modes (engram or both / hybrid), use stable topic keys such as sdd/<change>/sync-report. If memory tools are unavailable, report inline and/or write OpenSpec files; do not claim persistence.

Purpose

Sync file-backed SDD change specs into canonical openspec/specs/ without moving the change to archive. This matches the OpenSpec/OPSX distinction between sync and archive:

• sdd-sync: update canonical specs and keep the change active.
• sdd-archive: verify archive readiness and move the already-synced change to dated archive.

Artifact Store Modes

• openspec: perform filesystem sync and write sync-report.md.
• both / hybrid: perform filesystem sync, write sync-report.md, and save sdd/{change}/sync-report to memory when tools are available.
• engram: do not perform canonical sync. Engram is working memory and has no canonical spec merge layer; return or save a report explaining that sync is not applicable.
• none: return a report only.

Inputs

Read:

• openspec/changes/{change}/proposal.md
• openspec/changes/{change}/specs/
• openspec/changes/{change}/tasks.md when present
• openspec/changes/{change}/verify-report.md
• openspec/config.yaml when present

Stop with blocked if:

• verify-report.md is missing;
• the verification report is not clearly passing, or contains unresolved FAIL, BLOCKED, CRITICAL, or verification blockers;
• file-backed mode has only legacy flat openspec/changes/{change}/spec.md and no domain specs;
• a MODIFIED or REMOVED requirement does not exist in the canonical spec;
• a destructive sync uses REMOVED requirements or large MODIFIED blocks and the parent prompt does not record explicit approval;
• another active change touches the same specs/{domain}/spec.md and the parent prompt does not record a chosen archive/sync order.

File-Backed Sync

For each domain spec in:

openspec/changes/{change}/specs/{domain}/spec.md

sync into:

openspec/specs/{domain}/spec.md

Use the native helper semantics from lib/openspec-deltas.ts when editing manually:

• If canonical spec does not exist, copy the change spec as the new canonical spec.
• ## ADDED Requirements appends requirements.
• ## MODIFIED Requirements replaces full matching requirement blocks by exact name.
• ## REMOVED Requirements deletes full matching requirement blocks by exact name.
• Preserve unrelated canonical requirements and document sections.

Use guardrail semantics from lib/openspec-guardrails.ts:

• warn on active same-domain collisions;
• detect legacy flat specs;
• report destructive REMOVED / large MODIFIED deltas and require approval.

Sync Report

Write openspec/changes/{change}/sync-report.md in file-backed modes.

Include:

• status: synced / blocked / not-applicable;
• domains synced;
• canonical files updated;
• ADDED/MODIFIED/REMOVED requirement names;
• active same-domain collisions;
• destructive sync approvals or blockers;
• validation commands or checks performed;
• next recommended phase: sdd-archive when clean.

Rules

• Do not move the change folder to archive.
• Do not commit.
• Do not launch child subagents. Parent/orchestrator owns delegation.
• Apply rules.sync from openspec/config.yaml when present.

Return the standard phase envelope with status, executive_summary, artifacts, next_recommended, risks, and skill_resolution.