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Renn F 431f2c72e0 [docs] sync_branch prompt + behind-base guidance (Phase B3)
Update every behind-base/rebase guidance surface to reflect the B1
sync_branch dev verb + B2 i_am_done behind-base gate: devs now self-rebase
through the gate instead of escalating a plain behind-base condition; PMs
still escalate cell/root integration branches (they have no rebase verb).

- developer.md: sync_branch in the verb table; 'When your branch is behind
  its base' rewritten — call sync_branch, do NOT i_am_blocked a plain
  behind-base; conflicts → resolve by hand, commit, sync_branch again.
- cell_pm.md: delegate signature gains intends_to_touch/adds_migration/
  touches_shared/depends_on + a 'Collision surface' section (fill it on every
  code subtask so sibling dev tasks that touch the same files sequence into a
  conflict-free order — the 2026-06-27 out-of-order break fix); behind-base
  section steers devs to sync_branch, PMs escalate only the integration branch.
- main_pm.md: behind-base section — dev leaf = dev's sync_branch; cell/root
  integration branch = escalate_up.
- RAG git-errors.md / blocked-tools.md: devs sync_branch, PMs escalate.
- docs/troubleshooting/common-issues.md: leaf self-rebases; integration branch
  still escalates to operator.
- CLAUDE.md verb surface: developer gains sync_branch.
- agents/prompts/_generated/*: regenerated via scripts/regenerate_verb_tables.py
  — adds sync_branch to the dev table AND catches the generated tables up to
  the S1/S2 delegate sequencing params + meltdown-fix note top-level params
  (the derived files had drifted stale vs the already-committed schemas).

Docs/prompts only — no code. ruff + mypy roboco/ tests/ clean.
2026-06-28 04:54:48 +02:00

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Blocked Tools

Native Git Commands Blocked

Symptom: Bash(git commit), Bash(git push), Bash(git checkout), etc. denied by the bash-guard hook.

Cause: Shell git for network / auth / branch-mutating ops bypasses the PAT injection done by the MCP layer; raw git fetch etc. would fail with could not read Username for 'https://github.com' anyway.

Solution: Use the role-scoped MCP verb that matches what you're trying to do. There is no roboco_git_commit / _push / _create_pr / _merge_pr / _checkout MCP tool — the surface is smaller than that:

Blocked shell command Use instead
git status / git diff / git log / git branch roboco_git_status / roboco_git_diff / roboco_git_log / roboco_git_branch_list (roboco-git-readonly)
git commit + git push (devs / docs) commit(message, files) (roboco-do) — auto-prefixes [task-id], pushes
git checkout of a task branch None — branch is auto-checked-out by i_will_work_on(task_id) (devs) or i_will_plan(task_id, plan) (PMs)
Open a PR None — PR is opened by the choreographer when the dev calls open_pr(task_id)
Merge a PR complete(task_id, notes) (PMs only) — Cell PM merges leaf PR; Main PM merges parent and escalates to CEO
git fetch / git pull / git rebase Devs have sync_branch(task_id) — the gate-level rebase (fetch + rebase + force-with-lease push). If your branch is behind its base, call sync_branch(task_id); do NOT improvise shell git. PMs have no rebase verb — for a cell/root integration branch behind its base, escalate_up(...). Use unclaim + re-claim only to rebuild a branch fresh from the current base, and only on instruction

Write/Edit Outside Workspace

Symptom: Write() or Edit() denied for a file path

Cause: Write operations restricted to your workspace

Solution:

  • Developers: Only write in /data/workspaces/{project}/{team}/{agent-id}/
  • Documenters: Only write in /app/docs/
  • QA: No write access (review only)

QA Cannot Commit

Symptom: commit() returns not_authorized for a QA agent

Cause: QA role is read-only — cannot modify code or open PRs.

Solution: QA pass(task_id, notes) or fail(task_id, issues) only. Developers fix issues and re-submit.

NO_PLAN Error on Start

Symptom: Lifecycle transition rejected with NO_PLAN

Cause: Parent tasks require a plan before they can leave pending.

Solution: PMs call i_will_plan(task_id, plan); the verb both records the plan and transitions the task into in_progress.

Parent Branch Required

Symptom: Can't claim subtask, error "Parent task must be claimed first"

Cause: Parent task hasn't been claimed/started yet, so it has no branch for the subtask's branch to fork from.

Solution:

  1. Parent task must transition to in_progress first (PMs: i_will_plan(parent_id, plan); devs: i_will_work_on(parent_id)).
  2. Then the subtask's branch will auto-fork from the parent's on claim.

Branches are auto-created hierarchically. No manual creation needed.