Wolf Scripts Core

Core automation patterns that power Wolf's behavioral adaptation system. These scripts represent battle-tested logic from 50+ phases of development.

Overview

This skill captures the essential automation patterns that run on nearly every Wolf operation:

1. Archetype Selection - Automatically determine behavioral profile based on issue/PR characteristics
2. Evidence Validation - Validate archetype-specific evidence requirements with conflict resolution
3. Curator Rubric - Score issue quality using reproducible 1-10 scoring system
4. Bash Validation - Safe bash execution with pattern checking and GitHub CLI validation

🎯 Archetype Selection Pattern

Purpose

Analyzes GitHub issues to determine the appropriate coder agent archetype based on labels, keywords, and patterns.

Available Archetypes

{
  'product-implementer': {
    keywords: ['feature', 'implement', 'add', 'create', 'build', 'develop', 'functionality'],
    patterns: ['user story', 'as a user', 'acceptance criteria', 'business logic']
  },
  'reliability-fixer': {
    keywords: ['bug', 'fix', 'error', 'crash', 'fail', 'broken', 'issue'],
    patterns: ['steps to reproduce', 'error message', 'stack trace', 'regression']
  },
  'security-hardener': {
    keywords: ['security', 'vulnerability', 'exploit', 'auth', 'permission', 'access'],
    patterns: ['cve', 'security scan', 'penetration', 'authentication', 'authorization']
  },
  'perf-optimizer': {
    keywords: ['performance', 'slow', 'optimize', 'speed', 'memory', 'cpu'],
    patterns: ['benchmark', 'profiling', 'latency', 'throughput', 'bottleneck']
  },
  'research-prototyper': {
    keywords: ['research', 'prototype', 'experiment', 'proof of concept', 'explore'],
    patterns: ['investigation', 'feasibility', 'spike', 'technical debt', 'architecture']
  }
}

Scoring Algorithm

1. Keyword Matching: score += matches.length * 2 (weight keywords highly)
2. Pattern Matching: score += matches.length * 3 (weight patterns even higher)
3. Label Matching: Labels are included in full text search
4. Threshold Check: Requires minimum confidence score to select archetype
5. Fallback: If no archetype reaches threshold, defaults to product-implementer

Usage Pattern

// Score all archetypes
const scores = scoreArchetypes(title, body, labels);

// Find highest score
const winner = Object.entries(scores)
  .sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1])[0];

// Confidence check
const confidence = (scores[winner[0]] / totalScore) * 100;
if (confidence < CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD) {
  // Use fallback or request human review
}

When to Use

• Starting new work items
• Issue triage and routing
• Determining agent behavioral profile
• Validating archetype assignments

Script Location: /agents/shared/scripts/select-archetype.mjs

📋 Evidence Validation Pattern

Purpose

Validates evidence requirements from multiple sources (archetypes, lenses) with priority-based conflict resolution.

Priority Levels

const PRIORITY_LEVELS = {
  DEFAULT: 0,    // Basic requirements
  LENS: 1,       // Overlay lens requirements
  ARCHETYPE: 2,  // Core archetype requirements
  OVERRIDE: 3    // Explicit overrides
};

Conflict Resolution Strategies

1. Priority-Based: Higher priority wins
2. Merge Strategy: Same priority → union of requirements
3. Conflict Tracking: All conflicts logged for audit
4. Resolution Recording: Documents why each resolution was made

Schema Versions (Backward Compatibility)

• V1 (1.0.0): Original format
• V2 (2.0.0): Added priority field
• V3 (3.0.0): Added conflict resolution

Usage Pattern

class EvidenceValidator {
  constructor() {
    this.requirements = new Map();
    this.conflicts = [];
    this.resolutions = [];
  }

  // Add requirements from source
  addRequirements(source, requirements, priority) {
    // Detect conflicts
    // Resolve based on priority or merge
    // Track resolution decision
  }

  // Merge two requirement values
  mergeRequirements(existing, incoming) {
    // Arrays: union
    // Objects: deep merge
    // Numbers: max
    // Booleans: logical OR
    // Strings: concatenate with separator
  }

  // Validate against requirements
  validate(evidence) {
    // Check all requirements met
    // Return validation report
  }
}

When to Use

• Before creating PRs (ensure evidence collected)
• During PR review (validate evidence submitted)
• When combining archetype + lens requirements
• Resolving conflicts between requirement sources

Script Location: /agents/shared/scripts/evidence-validator.mjs

🏆 Curator Rubric Pattern

Purpose

Reproducible 1-10 scoring system for issue quality using weighted rubric across 5 categories.

Rubric Categories (100 points total)

1. Problem Definition (25 points)

• Problem Stated (5pts): Clear problem statement exists
• User Impact (5pts): User/system impact described
• Root Cause (5pts): Root cause identified or investigated
• Constraints (5pts): Constraints and limitations noted
• Success Metrics (5pts): Success criteria measurable

2. Acceptance Criteria (25 points)

• Testable (8pts): AC is specific and testable
• Complete (7pts): Covers happy and edge cases
• Prioritized (5pts): Must/should/nice clearly separated
• Given/When/Then (5pts): Uses Given/When/Then format

3. Technical Completeness (20 points)

• Dependencies (5pts): Dependencies identified
• Risks (5pts): Technical risks assessed
• Architecture (5pts): Architecture approach defined
• Performance (5pts): Performance considerations noted

4. Documentation Quality (15 points)

• Context (5pts): Sufficient context provided
• References (5pts): Links to related issues/docs
• Examples (5pts): Examples or mockups included

5. Process Compliance (15 points)

• Labels (5pts): Appropriate labels applied
• Estimates (5pts): Effort estimated (S/M/L/XL)
• Priority (5pts): Priority clearly indicated

Score Conversion (100 → 10 scale)

function convertTo10Scale(rawScore) {
  return Math.round(rawScore / 10);
}

// Score ranges:
// 90-100 → 10 (Exceptional)
// 80-89  → 8-9 (Excellent)
// 70-79  → 7 (Good)
// 60-69  → 6 (Acceptable)
// 50-59  → 5 (Needs improvement)
// <50    → 1-4 (Poor)

Usage Pattern

const rubric = new CuratorRubric();

// Score an issue
const score = rubric.scoreIssue(issueNumber);

// Get detailed breakdown
const breakdown = rubric.getScoreBreakdown(issueNumber);

// Post score as comment
rubric.postScoreComment(issueNumber, score, breakdown);

// Track score history
rubric.saveScoreHistory();

When to Use

• During intake curation
• Before moving issues to pm-ready
• Quality gate enforcement
• Identifying patterns of good/poor curation

Script Location: /agents/shared/scripts/curator-rubric.mjs

🛡️ Bash Validation Pattern

Purpose

Safe bash execution with syntax checking, pattern validation, and GitHub CLI validation.

Validation Layers

1. Shellcheck: Syntax and best practices validation
2. Pattern Checking: Custom rules for common anti-patterns
3. GitHub CLI: Validate gh command usage
4. Dry Run: Test commands before execution

Configuration

const config = {
  shellcheck: {
    enabled: true,
    format: 'json',
    severity: ['error', 'warning', 'info']
  },
  patterns: {
    enabled: true,
    customRules: 'bash-patterns.json'
  },
  github: {
    validateCLI: true,
    dryRun: true
  },
  output: {
    format: 'detailed', // or 'json', 'summary'
    exitOnError: true
  }
};

Command Line Options

# Validate single file
bash-validator.mjs --file script.sh

# Validate directory
bash-validator.mjs --directory ./scripts

# Validate staged files (pre-commit)
bash-validator.mjs --staged

# Validate workflows
bash-validator.mjs --workflows

# Comprehensive scan
bash-validator.mjs --comprehensive

# Update pattern rules
bash-validator.mjs --update-patterns

Severity Levels

• error: Critical issues that will cause failures
• warning: Potential issues, best practice violations
• info: Suggestions for improvement

Usage Pattern

class BashValidator {
  constructor(options) {
    this.options = { ...config, ...options };
    this.results = {
      files: [],
      summary: { total: 0, passed: 0, failed: 0 }
    };
  }

  // Validate file
  validateFile(filepath) {
    // Run shellcheck
    // Check custom patterns
    // Validate GitHub CLI usage
    // Return validation report
  }

  // Aggregate results
  getSummary() {
    // Return summary statistics
  }
}

Common Anti-Patterns Detected

• Unquoted variables
• Missing error handling
• Unsafe command substitution
• Race conditions in pipelines
• Missing shellcheck directives

When to Use

• Pre-commit hooks for bash scripts
• CI/CD validation of shell scripts
• Workflow validation
• Before executing user-provided bash

Script Location: /agents/shared/scripts/bash-validator.mjs

Integration Patterns

Combining Scripts in Workflows

Example 1: Issue Intake Pipeline

// 1. Score issue quality
const qualityScore = curatorRubric.scoreIssue(issueNumber);

// 2. If quality sufficient, select archetype
if (qualityScore >= 6) {
  const archetype = selectArchetype(issueNumber);

  // 3. Load archetype evidence requirements
  const requirements = loadArchetypeRequirements(archetype);

  // 4. Validate requirements
  const validator = new EvidenceValidator();
  validator.addRequirements(archetype, requirements, PRIORITY_LEVELS.ARCHETYPE);
}

Example 2: PR Validation Pipeline

// 1. Get archetype from PR labels
const archetype = extractArchetypeFromLabels(prLabels);

// 2. Load evidence requirements (archetype + lenses)
const validator = new EvidenceValidator();
validator.addRequirements(archetype, archetypeRequirements, PRIORITY_LEVELS.ARCHETYPE);

// Apply lenses if present
if (hasPerformanceLens) {
  validator.addRequirements('performance-lens', perfRequirements, PRIORITY_LEVELS.LENS);
}

// 3. Validate evidence submitted
const validationReport = validator.validate(prEvidence);

// 4. Block merge if validation fails
if (!validationReport.passed) {
  postComment(prNumber, validationReport.message);
  setStatus('failure');
}

Example 3: Safe Script Execution

// 1. Validate bash script
const bashValidator = new BashValidator();
const validationResult = bashValidator.validateFile(scriptPath);

// 2. Only execute if validation passed
if (validationResult.passed) {
  execSync(scriptPath);
} else {
  console.error('Validation failed:', validationResult.errors);
  process.exit(1);
}

Related Skills

• wolf-archetypes: Archetype definitions and registry
• wolf-lenses: Lens overlay requirements
• wolf-governance: Governance policies and quality gates
• wolf-scripts-agents: Agent coordination scripts (orchestration, execution)

File Locations

All core scripts are in /agents/shared/scripts/:

• select-archetype.mjs - Archetype selection logic
• evidence-validator.mjs - Evidence validation with conflict resolution
• curator-rubric.mjs - Issue quality scoring
• bash-validator.mjs - Safe bash execution validation

Best Practices

Archetype Selection

• ✅ Always check confidence score before auto-assignment
• ✅ Log archetype selection rationale for audit
• ✅ Fall back to human review if low confidence
• ❌ Don't skip label analysis
• ❌ Don't ignore pattern matching

Evidence Validation

• ✅ Always track conflict resolutions
• ✅ Document why conflicts were resolved specific ways
• ✅ Validate backward compatibility when updating schemas
• ❌ Don't silently drop conflicting requirements
• ❌ Don't ignore priority levels

Curator Rubric

• ✅ Provide detailed score breakdown with comments
• ✅ Track score history for trend analysis
• ✅ Use consistent scoring criteria
• ❌ Don't auto-approve low-scoring issues
• ❌ Don't skip any rubric categories

Bash Validation

• ✅ Always validate before execution
• ✅ Use dry-run mode for testing
• ✅ Check comprehensive mode for critical scripts
• ❌ Don't bypass validation for "simple" scripts
• ❌ Don't ignore warnings in production code

Red Flags - STOP

If you catch yourself thinking:

• ❌ "Skipping automated checks to save time" - STOP. Automation exists because manual checks fail. Scripts catch what humans miss. Use the automation.
• ❌ "Manual validation is good enough" - NO. Manual validation is inconsistent and error-prone. Scripts provide reproducible validation every time.
• ❌ "Scripts are just helpers, not requirements" - Wrong. These scripts encode battle-tested logic from 50+ phases. They ARE requirements.
• ❌ "I can select archetypes manually faster" - False. Manual selection misses patterns and lacks confidence scoring. Use select-archetype.mjs.
• ❌ "Evidence validation can wait until PR review" - FORBIDDEN. Waiting until PR review wastes reviewer time. Validate BEFORE creating PR.
• ❌ "Curator rubric scoring is optional" - NO. Quality gates depend on rubric scores. All issues must be scored before pm-ready.

STOP. Use the appropriate automation script BEFORE proceeding.

After Using This Skill

REQUIRED NEXT STEPS:

Integration with Wolf skill chain

1. RECOMMENDED SKILL: Use wolf-archetypes to understand archetype definitions

   • Why: Scripts automate archetype selection. Understanding archetypes ensures correct interpretation of results.
   • When: After using select-archetype.mjs to understand selected archetype's requirements
   • Tool: Use Skill tool to load wolf-archetypes

2. RECOMMENDED SKILL: Use wolf-governance to understand quality gates

   • Why: Scripts enforce governance. Understanding gates ensures compliance.
   • When: After using curator-rubric.mjs or evidence-validator.mjs
   • Tool: Use Skill tool to load wolf-governance

3. DURING WORK: Scripts provide continuous automation

   • Scripts are called throughout workflow (intake, validation, execution)
   • No single "next skill" - scripts integrate into existing chains
   • Use scripts at appropriate workflow stages

Verification Checklist

Before claiming script-based automation complete:

• Used appropriate automation script for task (archetype selection, evidence validation, rubric scoring, or bash validation)
• Validated confidence scores before proceeding (for archetype selection, require >70% confidence)
• Documented script execution and results in journal or PR description
• Evidence requirements tracked and validated (for evidence-validator usage)
• No validation warnings ignored (all errors and warnings addressed)

Can't check all boxes? Automation incomplete. Return to this skill.

Good/Bad Examples: Script Usage

Example 1: Archetype Selection

$ node select-archetype.mjs --issue 456

Results:
  product-implementer: 45% (keywords: add, feature)
  perf-optimizer: 72% (keywords: performance, rate limiting; patterns: throughput)

Selected: perf-optimizer (confidence: 72%)
✅ Confidence above threshold (70%)

$ node select-archetype.mjs --issue 457

Results:
  reliability-fixer: 38% (keywords: fix, bug)
  maintainability-refactorer: 54% (patterns: display issue, CSS)

Selected: maintainability-refactorer (confidence: 54%)
⚠️ Low confidence - recommend human review

$ node evidence-validator.mjs --archetype perf-optimizer --lenses observability

Loading requirements...
  ✅ Archetype requirements (priority: 2): benchmarks, profiling, performance tests
  ✅ Observability lens (priority: 1): metrics, monitoring, alerting

Validating evidence...
  ✅ Benchmarks provided: before/after query times
  ✅ Profiling data: flame graph showing bottleneck
  ✅ Performance tests: 47 tests passing, 15% latency improvement
  ✅ Metrics: added query_duration_ms metric
  ✅ Monitoring: added query performance dashboard
  ✅ Alerting: added slow query alert (>500ms)

All requirements met ✅

$ node evidence-validator.mjs --archetype perf-optimizer --lenses security

❌ Validation failed:
  Missing: Threat model (security lens requirement)
  Missing: Security scan (security lens requirement)
  Missing: Profiling data (archetype requirement)
  Missing: Cache eviction tests (archetype requirement)

Provided: Basic benchmarks only

Evidence incomplete. Address missing requirements before PR creation.