kilo-kit-core

🛡️ Kilo-Kit Core Skill — Hard-Gate & Iron Law

Philosophy: "Evidence over Guessing" — No agent action without verified evidence.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Starting any new task or user request
• Proposing architectural or code changes
• Diagnosing bugs or performance issues
• Making decisions that affect production systems

Do NOT use this skill when:

• Answering simple factual questions from memory
• Formatting or styling-only changes with no logic impact

Prerequisites

Before using this skill, ensure:

• Access to the project codebase is available
• System resource checks can be performed (disk, memory, processes)
• Relevant logs or error outputs are accessible

⛔ HARD-GATE — Mandatory System Scan

Rule: The AI agent MUST scan the system and codebase before proposing any solution. Failure to pass the Hard-Gate means the agent cannot proceed to execution.

Hard-Gate Checklist

hard_gate:
  system_scan:
    - [ ] Check available disk space
    - [ ] Check running processes and resource usage
    - [ ] Verify runtime versions (Node, Python, .NET, etc.)
    - [ ] Confirm network/service availability if needed

  codebase_scan:
    - [ ] Read project structure (top-level directories)
    - [ ] Identify relevant files for the current task
    - [ ] Check existing tests related to the change area
    - [ ] Review recent git history for context on affected files

  context_validation:
    - [ ] Confirm understanding of the user's intent
    - [ ] Verify the task scope matches the request
    - [ ] Identify dependencies that may be affected

Hard-Gate Decision

IF all_checks_passed:
    → PROCEED to execution
ELSE:
    → HALT and report which checks failed
    → Request missing information or access
    → Re-run Hard-Gate after resolution

🔒 Iron Law — Invariant Rules

These rules are absolute and cannot be overridden under any circumstance.

The Seven Iron Laws