xia-group

/xia-group — Sequential Group Distillation

Purpose: Run /xia rounds against a ranked list of repos, using the codebase itself as the running distillation. Each round absorbs only what the previous rounds haven't already covered.

Core rule: You never compare two external repos directly. The codebase is always side A. Each round updates A before the next comparison begins.

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Usage

/xia-group <group-name> <repo1> <repo2> ... [--focus <topic>]

• <group-name>: label for this group run (e.g. autonomous-loops)
• <repo1> <repo2> ...: repos in order — richest/most complex first, simplest last
• --focus <topic>: optional, passed to each /xia round as its focus

Example:

/xia-group autonomous-loops ralph-claude-code ralphex ralphy sleepless-agent claude-auto-resume --focus loop

Storage

Group state is stored alongside xia patterns:

<project-root>/
└── .claude/
    └── xia/
        ├── XIALOGUE.md
        ├── groups/
        │   └── xia-group-[name].md   ← group progress file
        └── patterns/
            └── xia-[repo-slug]-[pattern].md

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Ordering Rule

Before running any round, sort the repo list:

1. Richest/most complex first (most patterns, highest token count)
2. Simplest/most specific last

Rationale: by round N, the simple repos will mostly register as "already covered" — which is the signal that distillation is working.

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Phase G0 — Group Init

Commands:

# 1. Check for prior group state
cat .claude/xia/groups/xia-group-$GROUP_NAME.md 2>/dev/null || echo "GROUP_MISSING"

# 2. Check prior XIALOGUE state
cat .claude/xia/XIALOGUE.md 2>/dev/null || echo "XIALOGUE_MISSING"

If GROUP_MISSING, create .claude/xia/groups/xia-group-[name].md with this exact structure:

# Group: [name]
**Focus:** [focus or "none"]
**Started:** [YYYY-MM-DD]

## Round Log

| Round | Repo | Status | Borrowed | Already Covered | Skipped |
|-------|------|--------|----------|-----------------|---------|

## Remaining
[ordered repo list, one per line]