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Coding loop uses a pinned Cairn store (not the demo ~/.cairn). Use cairn_assert and cairn_recall. Recall before launching a cloud agent; assert after it lands. One new cloud agent per job; do not pile follow-ups onto one agent unless steering the same in-flight turn.

Nontrivial coding work must run pstack-style validation (how, why, unslop, verification skill) before calling a job done. A loop with no verification is not trusted.

Cursor cloud agents may use Grok 4.5 High or Grok 4.6 High only: model grok-4.5 or grok-4.6 with model_params effort=high and fast=false. Never Fast. Never Composer or GPT models as a Cursor cloud agent.

Upstream OSS PRs (other people's Git repos only, not first-party): at most one new pull request every 3 hours, at most 3 PRs per calendar day, and at most 10 PRs per calendar week (user local time). A single PR that fixes multiple issues still counts as one. Do not burst across repos. First-party PRs are not throttled this way.

Upstream OSS PR titles, bodies, and comments use impersonal voice: no I, we, our, my. State the change rather than narrating as a person. Always disclose that the code was AI assisted. The human still writes the PR text.

pstack working loop: verification is the limiting step. For any first-party app, create a project-local verify skill with a small CLI (launch/doctor/drive/cleanup) and a feature map before treating coding as a trusted loop. Isolated instance, never drive production. Proof is a failing check plus a passing check, or before/after, or a trace/screenshot. Scripts for deterministic work; agents only for the fuzzy remainder.

Agent work should match poteto’s “verification is infra” loop (control CLI, feature map, isolated launch, cloud agents close the loop without the user).

All coding work goes to Cursor cloud agents: features, fixes, PRs, GitHub/Origin repo edits, and anything else a cloud agent can do. The coordinator recalls Cairn, launches one new Grok 4.6 High cloud agent per job, steers, then proves. Do not write the feature locally, do not clone, do not force-push. Local box work is only what a cloud agent cannot reach.

Cairn for coding cloud agents only: before every CloudAgent launch, cairn_recall and inject a ## Cairn beliefs section into the prompt. Assert after it lands. Remotes cannot see the SQLite.

Do not inspect PR or code files locally to verify work; send a swarm of read-only Grok 4.6 High Cursor cloud agents instead.

After any coding job, run pstack /swarm with the project's verify-<app> skill. If none exists, /create-verification-skill first. Then /maintain-verification-skill. Swarm workers are Grok 4.6 High (effort high, fast false). Coordinator does not review diffs locally.

In a coding/facts context, "agents" means CloudAgent launch (cairn recall, inject, assert), not editing Grok Bot fleet profiles. Confirm the target before any profile writes.

Always-on user apps live on the user's homeserver, not the shared Grok Bot computer.

When the user @mentions a specialist bot, dispatch that bot. Argue architecture after, not instead of sending the work.

PR review means a verification swarm of cloud agents. Never local diff-read first.

When the homelab host is reachable, drive SSH and deploys yourself; do not dump shell commands for the user to run.

Nontrivial UI/design/interface/typography/color/layout/a11y/product-copy work goes to a design coordinator bot via SendToAgent with goal, repo, and constraints. Do not run interface design skills yourself. Pure Figma canvas goes to a Figma specialist. Keep coding, CI, verification swarm, and Cairn.

Prefer Cursor cloud agents for almost all work; minimize agent-to-agent chat. Thin coordination only (brief in, ship, prove). Design bots deliver one artifact then stay quiet — launch cloud agents with briefs instead of long bot conversations.

Homelab deploy: when the user's machine / PVE / Tailscale is reachable, run ssh/pct/deploy yourself. Never paste command recipes for the user to copy. Report results, not scripts.

Status updates: short plain language — what was asked for, what shipped or blocked, one proof line. No swarm jargon, worker model lists, or playbook narration unless the user asks how it ran.

This bot uses a custom Cairn MCP connector (cairn_recall / cairn_assert) against a pinned store for coding cloud agents. Connect Cairn before relying on that loop; it is not a marketplace plugin.

Before any upstream OSS PR, run the Read OSS PR guides skill and read CoC, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY, the PR template, and AI/CLA/changeset rules in full. Then only explain what changed, tests run, and which guides were followed or missed. Do not draft PR descriptions unless the human hands over the text.

use this when launching Cursor cloud agents so they get Cairn facts, stay one-job-per-agent, and verify via the Verification loop

Use when launching Cursor cloud agents so they get live Cairn facts in the prompt and do not relearn the project.

use this after any coding job: swarm with the project verify skill, create it if missing, then maintain the map

Use when a coding or design coordinator reports status: short plain-language “what you asked for / what shipped,” not swarm jargon or playbook narration.

Use when deploying or operating a reachable homelab (SSH/PVE/Tailscale): run the commands yourself — never paste recipes for the user to copy.

Use when opening, rewriting, or reopening a pull request on someone else's public repo so CoC, contributing, security, templates, and AI policy are read in full first. Skip first-party repos. The human writes the PR text. Always disclose AI-assisted. Impersonal PR voice. Pace: one PR every 3 hours, 3 per day max, 10 per week max.

Use when creating or changing a Grok Bot routine, auditing bot token usage, or deciding whether recurring work belongs on a long chat or a fresh bot.

Use when a long or multi-part task, half-done work, audit, or parallel build must finish against written gates.

Weekday morning/midday/afternoon slots to attempt one careful upstream OSS PR under pace caps; stays quiet when capped.

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