Overseer handover

Docs-first handover of the cross-repo overseer role: snapshot truth per repo, update durable docs, then regenerate the living handover block as a projection of them.

Step 1

• Owned job: Snapshot truth per repo, confirmed via muse -C (not ambient).
• Instruction: Run muse -C <abs path> status and log for each repo (Scooling, Knowtation, MuseHub) and capture branch, HEAD sha, and dirty state.
• Trigger: Run when a chat is getting long, a chat switch is needed, or a session ends with multi-repo state in flight.
• When not to run: Skip if no multi-repo state is in flight and no handover is needed.
• Requires: vault_scope:project, tool:muse_cli
• Boundaries:
  • Always target each repo with muse -C <absolute-path> — a bare muse can report an ambient repo
  • Read only — do not commit or checkout during the snapshot
  • No secrets in captured output
• Skill refs: cli:muse -C <abs-repo-path> status, cli:muse -C <abs-repo-path> log
• Outputs: per_repo_state:text
• Output shape: A per-repo line for each repo with real branch, HEAD sha, and dirty flag, each confirmed via -C.
• Verification: artifact_exists — Each repo is confirmed via -C (not ambient) and every repo line carries a real branch and sha. (evidence required: yes)

Step 2

• Owned job: Record the current step, next action, and open gates/blockers.
• Instruction: Write down the current initiative step, the unambiguous next action, and any open gates or blockers.
• Trigger: Run after per-repo truth is captured.
• When not to run: Skip if the next action and gates are already recorded and unchanged.
• Requires: vault_scope:project
• Boundaries:
  • State the next action so it needs no chat history to interpret
• Inputs: per_repo_state (from flow_overseer_handover#1.outputs.per_repo_state)
• Outputs: step_and_gates:text
• Output shape: A current-step line, a next-action line, and an open-gates/blockers list.
• Verification: human_review — The next action is unambiguous. (evidence required: yes)

Step 3

• Owned job: List the boundaries and the cross-repo wiring touched this session.
• Instruction: Enumerate the boundaries to honor and the cross-repo wiring touched this session.
• Trigger: Run after the step and gates are recorded.
• When not to run: Skip if no cross-repo wiring was touched and boundaries are already listed.
• Requires: vault_scope:project
• Boundaries:
  • Boundaries are stated explicitly, not assumed
• Outputs: boundaries_and_wiring:text
• Output shape: An explicit boundaries list and a cross-repo wiring list for the session.
• Verification: human_review — Boundaries are explicit and the cross-repo wiring touched is listed. (evidence required: yes)

Step 4

• Owned job: Update the durable docs FIRST.
• Instruction: Update the ROADMAP snapshot, the next-session plan, and the coordination doc so they match reality before any block is written.
• Trigger: Run after truth, step/gates, and boundaries are captured.
• When not to run: Never skip when handing off — docs-first ordering is mandatory.
• Requires: vault_scope:project, file:docs/ROADMAP.md, file:docs/PRODUCT-SURFACES-NEXT-SESSION-PLAN.md, file:docs/CROSS-REPO-COORDINATION.md
• Boundaries:
  • Update durable docs before regenerating any handover block
  • Docs are the source of truth, the block is a projection of them
• Outputs: docs_update_ref:string
• Output shape: Updated ROADMAP snapshot, next-session plan, and coordination doc reflecting reality.
• Verification: artifact_exists — The durable docs are updated and match reality before any block is written. (evidence required: yes)

Step 5

• Owned job: Regenerate the handover block into the living file from the now-current docs.
• Instruction: Overwrite docs/OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md with a block regenerated from the updated durable docs, not from memory.
• Trigger: Run only after the durable docs are updated.
• When not to run: Skip if the docs have not yet been updated this handover.
• Requires: vault_scope:project, file:docs/OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md
• Boundaries:
  • The block is a projection of the docs — never hand-written ahead of them
  • No secrets in the block
• Inputs: docs_update_ref (from flow_overseer_handover#4.outputs.docs_update_ref)
• Outputs: handover_block_ref:string
• Output shape: An overwritten docs/OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md whose block matches the durable docs.
• Verification: artifact_exists — The living file is overwritten and its block matches the docs, not memory. (evidence required: yes)

Step 6

• Owned job: Emit the block as the first message of the next chat.
• Instruction: Paste the regenerated handover block as the first message of the new chat so the overseer role resumes with no prior history.
• Trigger: Run once the living file holds the current block.
• When not to run: Skip if no new chat is being started.
• Requires: vault_scope:project, file:docs/OVERSEER-HANDOVER.md
• Boundaries:
  • Emit only the projected block — do not add scope beyond the durable docs
• Inputs: handover_block_ref (from flow_overseer_handover#5.outputs.handover_block_ref)
• Outputs: emitted_block:text
• Output shape: The handover block, emitted as the first message of the next chat.
• Verification: human_review — A new overseer can resume from the emitted block with no prior chat history. (evidence required: yes)