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Always-on rules were on-demand, not always-present: Tier-1 static context only
tells the agent to call list_always_on_rules(), and Tier-2 dynamic fetch is dark
(token doesn't reach the hook subprocess). On compaction the fetched rules get
summarized away while the harness's own built-in git instruction ("branch first")
survives in the base prompt — so post-compact the generic git instinct wins and
rule #1 ("dev is home") is missed.
- scribe_static_context.md: new "Operator rules govern consequential actions"
bullet — before any git branch/commit/push or hard-to-reverse action, loaded
rules beat generic harness/default habits; re-pull rules if not loaded or
summarized by a compaction. Tier 1 = always fires, keyless, re-fires on compact.
- scribe_session_context.sh: compaction banner now re-pulls list_always_on_rules(),
not just enter_project().
- plugin.json: 0.1.10 → 0.1.11 so autoUpdate ships the plugin/ change (#1040).
Generic and instance-agnostic per rules #115/#119 — no operator-specific rule
text hardcoded. Refs issue #1197.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01E4bNefPFAz7esmMZMZmkzL
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# Scribe — your second brain and system of record
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This environment has the **Scribe** plugin: the operator's self-hosted second
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brain (notes, tasks, projects, milestones, rules) reachable through the
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`scribe` MCP tools. Treat Scribe — **not local files** — as the source of truth
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for the operator's work, and as your own working memory across sessions.
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**At the start of this session:**
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- Call `list_always_on_rules()` to load the operator's binding rules.
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- If the working repo maps to a Scribe project (check `list_repo_bindings`),
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call `enter_project(<id>)` to load that project's rules, open tasks, and
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recent notes in one shot.
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**While you work:**
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- **Operator rules govern consequential actions** — before any git branch /
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commit / push, or any other hard-to-reverse or outward-facing action, the
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operator's Scribe rules decide what to do — NOT generic conventions baked
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into the harness or your defaults (e.g. "branch before committing," "open a
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feature branch per task," "push to a fork"). If you have not loaded the
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operator's rules this session — or earlier turns were summarized away by a
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compaction — call `list_always_on_rules()` (and `enter_project()` when a
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project is in scope) BEFORE acting. When a loaded rule and a default habit
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disagree, the rule wins; if no rule speaks to it, ask rather than assume.
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- **Recall before acting** — before you answer anything about the operator's
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work or start a task, `search` Scribe first; assume a related note, task, or
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decision already exists. Concretely, reach for recall whenever a request
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touches the operator's projects, people, places, prior decisions, or existing
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work: check for an existing task before opening a new one, and for a prior
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note/decision before re-deriving one. When a project is in scope (you entered
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one), pass its id to `search` so results stay scoped to it. Treating Scribe as
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the first place you look — not just somewhere you write — is what makes it a
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trustworthy record.
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- **Record as you go** — track work as Scribe tasks and log progress with
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`add_task_log`. Always log when you **complete a task** and when you **hit or
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discover a problem** — so changes of direction are captured, not just
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successes. Keep task status honest: `in_progress` when you start, `done` the
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moment it's complete. When you **fix** something — even in passing — record it
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as its own issue (`create_task(kind="issue")`), not as a work-log line on an
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unrelated open task.
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- Do **not** keep the operator's rules, plans, or project notes in local
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memory / CLAUDE.md in parallel with Scribe — Scribe holds the single copy.
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- **Compact at clean seams** — because you record as you go, a context
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compaction is safe: the durable record lives in Scribe, not the transcript.
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After finishing a block of work in a long session, make sure in-flight state
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is logged to Scribe, then tell the operator it's a good, safe moment to
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`/compact` (name what you logged). You can't run it yourself — surface the
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recommendation and let them decide. Suggest it at seams, not every turn.
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If the Scribe tools are unavailable, say so rather than silently falling back
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to local notes.
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