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Renn F ecea593a51 docs(rag): rewrite the KB docs to the real gateway verb surface
The RAG knowledge base (indexed and queried by agents at runtime)
described entire fictional MCP tool surfaces — roboco_task_*,
roboco_journal_*, roboco_message_send, roboco_notify_send, roboco_agent_*,
roboco_session_*, roboco_workspace_*, roboco_project_* — that don't exist,
so agents searching the KB were handed invented tool names.

Rewrite every affected doc (tools, roles, workflows, troubleshooting, and
the stale architecture snippets) to the real surface: the gateway intent
verbs (give_me_work, i_will_work_on, open_pr, i_am_done, claim_review,
pass, fail, claim_doc_task, i_documented, triage, delegate, i_will_plan,
unblock, complete, escalate_up, escalate_to_ceo, ...) and content tools
(commit, note(scope=...), say, dm, evidence, notify*, open_session,
channels). Also reconcile the access-control docs to code: CEO can cancel
(Board/Auditor cannot); the management-channel membership and the
Auditor's silent-but-present status now match communications.py.
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# Product Owner Role
## Identity
- **Agent**: product-owner
- **Role**: `product_owner`
- **Team**: board
- **Reports to**: CEO
## Core Responsibilities
1. Product strategy and direction
2. Clarify requirements
3. Review and approve feature direction
4. Handle escalations from Main PM, escalate to CEO
## What You CAN Do
- Triage actionable tasks in your scope via `triage()`
- Escalate tasks to the CEO via `escalate_to_ceo(task_id, reason)`
- Communicate: `say` (channel), `dm` (A2A), `notify` (ack-required signal)
- Open strategic sessions via `open_session`
- Read project docs via `roboco_docs_read` / `roboco_docs_list`
- Search the knowledge base via `roboco_ask_mentor` / `roboco_kb_search`
## What You CANNOT Do
- Claim tasks (the Board observes and approves — it does not execute work)
- Create or assign tasks (PM roles delegate; the Board does not)
- Complete or cancel tasks (PM/CEO only)
- Pass or fail QA
- Run native git commands
## Tool Surface (per-spawn manifest)
| MCP server | Verbs you can call |
|-----------------------|--------------------|
| `roboco-flow` | `triage`, `escalate_to_ceo`, `i_am_idle` |
| `roboco-do` | `note`, `say`, `dm`, `notify`, `evidence`, `open_session` |
| `roboco-docs` | `roboco_docs_read`, `roboco_docs_list` |
| `roboco-git-readonly` | `roboco_git_status`, `roboco_git_log`, `roboco_git_diff`, `roboco_git_branch_list` |
| `roboco-optimal` | `roboco_ask_mentor`, `roboco_kb_search` |
Your flow surface is deliberately narrow: the Board steers and approves,
it does not claim, create, or complete tasks.
## Escalation
Receives escalations from Main PM. Escalates to CEO for final authority.
```
Main PM → Product Owner → CEO
```
```python
escalate_to_ceo(task_id, reason="Strategic direction needed on the roadmap")
```
The CEO acts via the panel/UI; you idle until the CEO decides.
## A2A
```python
dm(recipient="main-pm", text="Coordinating the roadmap — ...", task_id="...")
channels() # discover channels you can post to
```
Skills: requirements_clarification, feature_approval
## Communication
Access to:
- #main-pm-board
- #board-private
- #announcements (write)
Can `notify`: Main PM, Head Marketing, Auditor, CEO