dev-cycle

dev-cycle: Full Implementation Cycle Pipeline

The "builder" of the harness. Takes the highest-priority action from the action queue, implements it in a dedicated branch, verifies it passes tests, and creates a Draft PR for human review.

dev-cycle is the primary skill for the implementation domain. When evolve's Orient step selects implementation as the winning domain, it calls dev-cycle. All changes go through branch + PR — dev-cycle never commits directly to main.

• Creates Draft PRs by default — human review is mandatory for implementation
• Creates a ready (non-draft) PR ONLY when the change is auto-merge-eligible (see "Auto-merge eligibility" below) AND the operator has opted in via config.safety.enable_auto_merge. Default behavior is Draft / human merge.
• NEVER uses git add -A — only explicit file staging to prevent secret leaks
• evolve (4-C) is the final merge authority — it re-checks every gate before any auto-merge; dev-cycle only chooses draft vs ready.

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Safety Rules

1. HALT file — Mandatory first check. If present, print reason and stop.
2. Level gate — Requires progressive_complexity >= 3 or direct user invocation. Below Level 3, exit cleanly.
3. PR size limits — Respect config.safety.max_files_per_pr and config.safety.max_lines_per_pr. Exceeding either triggers a partial PR.
4. Protected paths — Any change touching config.safety.protected_paths forces Risk Tier 3 (already enforced — Draft only).
5. Explicit staging — git add {file} per file. git add -A is forbidden.
6. Test retry cap — Maximum 3 fix attempts after a test failure. Beyond that, mark action as "blocked" and exit.

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Step 0: Safety

0-A: HALT Check

if file exists at config.safety.halt_file:
  Print "[HALT] dev-cycle stopped. Reason: {file_content}"
  Print "Remove to resume: rm {config.safety.halt_file}"
  EXIT immediately.

0-B: Level Gate

Read config.json → progressive_complexity.current_level  (authoritative source)
Also check config.json → implementation.enabled
if implementation.enabled == false AND not manually invoked by user:
  Print "Implementation domain is disabled. Enable it: set implementation.enabled=true in config.json (done automatically by /ooda-config level 3)"
  EXIT cleanly (not an error).
if progressive_complexity.current_level < 3 AND not manually invoked by user:
  Print "Implementation requires Level 3. Current: {current_level}"
  EXIT cleanly (not an error).