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check — drift report

Read-only drift detector. Diffs SPEC.md against current code and reports violations grouped by severity. Writes nothing — suggests remedies via the spec skill or targeted code fixes but never invokes them. Triggers when the user asks to check drift, audit the spec, verify invariants, or ask whether code still matches the spec. Phrasings: "check drift", "audit the spec", "does the code still match §V", "check invariants", "spec vs code".

Source: .agents/skills/check/SKILL.md

Metadata​

  • name: check

Content​

check — drift report

Pure diagnostic. Reports violations. Writes nothing. User decides remedy.

LOAD​

  1. Read SPEC.md. If missing → "no spec, nothing to check." Stop.
  2. Parse invocation args:
    • §V → check invariants only (default)
    • §I → check interfaces
    • §T → audit task status vs code
    • --all → all three
  3. If a checked invariant/interface/task maps to a product domain, read the relevant .agents/references/features/*.md file for orientation. Feature references provide context only; SPEC.md remains the source of truth for drift classification.

CHECK §V — invariants​

For each V:

  1. Translate invariant into verifiable claim about code.
  2. Grep / read relevant files.
  3. Classify: HOLD / VIOLATE / UNVERIFIABLE.
  4. Record address + file:line evidence.

CHECK §I — interfaces​

For each I item:

  1. Locate implementation.
  2. Classify:
    • MATCH — shape in code = shape in spec.
    • DRIFT — impl exists, shape differs.
    • MISSING — impl absent.
    • EXTRA — code exposes surface not in §I.

CHECK §T — tasks​

For each T:

  1. If x: verify claimed work present.
  2. If ~: note as in-progress.
  3. If .: note as pending.
  4. Flag x rows with no evidence as STALE.

REPORT​

Caveman. Grouped by severity.

## §V drift
V2 VIOLATE: auth/mw.go:47 uses `<` not `≤`. see §B.1.
V5 UNVERIFIABLE: no test covers ∀ req path.

## §I drift
I.api DRIFT: POST /x returns `{result}` not `{id}`. route.go:112.
I.cmd MISSING: `foo bar` absent from cli/*.go.

## §T drift
T3 STALE: status `x`, no middleware file exists.

## summary
2 violate. 1 missing. 1 stale. 1 unverifiable.
next: spec skill with `bug:` or fix code at cited lines.

REMEDY HINTS (not actions)​

End report with one-line hint per class:

  • VIOLATE / DRIFT → invoke spec skill bug: or fix code.
  • MISSING → implement §T.n if task exists; else spec skill amend §T.
  • STALE → spec skill amend §T to uncheck.
  • EXTRA → spec skill amend §I to document, or delete code.

Never invoke fixes. Report only.

NON-GOALS​

  • Zero writes. No SPEC.md edits. No code edits.
  • No feature reference edits during /check; report stale or missing reference context as a remedy hint only.
  • No sub-agents. Main thread reads.
  • No scores, no grades. Binary per item: holds or drifts.