Cairel Development Progress

2026-01-14 - Phase 1: Rule Abstraction & Curation ✅ COMPLETE

Session 1: Initial Design & Rule Abstraction

Completed:

✅ Analyzed 100+ rule files from multi-project compendium
✅ Created standardized rule format with frontmatter
✅ Abstracted 7 core project-agnostic rules
✅ Created agent templates (general-dev.json, agent-template.hbs)
✅ Designed complete project architecture
✅ Selected tech stack (TypeScript + Commander + Inquirer + Handlebars + Zod)
✅ Designed three-mode wizard (Quick/Detailed/Custom)
✅ Documented future vision (carm package manager)

Rules Created (Initial 7):

context-retrieval.md - Token optimization
implementation-approval.md - Permission protocol
package-manager-safety.md - Safe package management
typescript-validation.md - Compilation validation
component-structure.md - Component organization
git-management.md - Repository management
visual-verification.md - UI verification

Documentation Created:

PROJECT-SPEC.md - Complete specification
PHASE-1-SUMMARY.md - Phase 1 details
QUICK-REFERENCE.md - Quick guide
README.md - Main overview
docs/FUTURE.md - carm vision

Session 2: Corrections & Completion

Issues Fixed:

✅ Added .ai/ directory structure (docs/README.md)
✅ Made agent template wizard-driven (no hardcoded settings)
✅ Decoupled all project-specific references
✅ Moved all docs to docs/ directory (except README.md)

Additional Rules Created (6 more): 8. multi-environment-management.md - Dev/QA/Prod protection 9. semantic-versioning.md - Package versioning 10. react-props-destructuring.md - React props patterns 11. mock-data-strategy.md - Frontend mock data 12. icon-usage-patterns.md - Icon standardization 13. absolute-imports.md - Import path configuration 14. chakra-ui-v3-integration.md - Chakra UI with MCP 15. gluestack-ui-v1-themed.md - GlueStack UI patterns 16. eslint-configuration.md - Linting compliance 17. package-json-management.md - Dependency management

Templates Updated:

✅ agent-template.hbs - Full wizard-driven logic with conditionals

Documentation Completed:

✅ WIZARD-CONFIG.md - Complete wizard specification
✅ docs/dev-plan.md - Stage-based development plan
✅ docs/architecture.md - System architecture
✅ docs/progress.md - This file
✅ docs/README.md - Project overview

Final Statistics:

Rules: 17 curated, project-agnostic rules
Templates: 2 (agent + wizard-driven template)
Documentation: 9 comprehensive docs
Total Files: 28 created/updated

Session 3: Bootstrap Command & Final Clarifications

Added:

✅ cairel bootstrap command - Shows path to cairel's .ai/ for project initialization
✅ Clarified .ai/ directory is NOT copied to user projects
✅ Documented workflow: init → bootstrap → kiro-cli creates docs
✅ Updated all documentation with bootstrap command

Files Updated:

docs/dev-plan.md - Added bootstrap to Stage 2
docs/architecture.md - Added bootstrap command documentation
README.md - Added bootstrap to Quick Start workflow
.ai/README.md - Added bootstrap workflow example

Bootstrap Command Purpose: Tell kiro-cli where to find cairel's .ai/KICKOFF-PROMPT.txt so it can guide users through the new.md protocol to create proper project documentation (README, dev-plan, architecture, progress, bugs).

Phase 1 Summary

Status: ✅ COMPLETE

Achievements:

Abstracted and curated 17 universal rules from multi-project compendium
Created standardized, AI-optimized rule format
Designed wizard-driven configuration system
Documented complete architecture and development plan
Prepared for Phase 2 implementation

Quality Metrics:

All rules are project-agnostic
All rules follow standardized format
Agent template is fully wizard-driven
No hardcoded settings
Comprehensive documentation

Next Phase: Phase 2 - Implementation

Status: 🚧 IN PROGRESS

Stage 2: Core CLI Framework ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-14):

✅ npm project initialized
✅ Dependencies installed (commander, inquirer, chalk, ora, handlebars, zod, ajv, fs-extra, glob)
✅ TypeScript configured
✅ Directory structure created (src/commands, src/core, src/utils, src/types)
✅ CLI entry point implemented (src/index.ts)
✅ All commands scaffolded (init, bootstrap, update, validate, list)
✅ Bootstrap command fully working
✅ Interactive menu when no args provided
✅ CLI globally linkable via npm link
✅ .gitignore configured (excludes source material)

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ cairel --help works
✅ cairel --version works
✅ cairel (no args) shows getting started menu
✅ cairel bootstrap shows path to .ai/ for kiro-cli
✅ Command structure in place
✅ Can be run with npm link

Next: Stage 3 - Wizard Implementation

Stage 3: Wizard Implementation ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-14):

✅ Wizard types defined (wizard.ts)
✅ MCP server detection implemented
✅ Mode selection (Quick/Detailed/Custom)
✅ Quick setup flow (6 questions)
✅ Detailed setup flow (12 questions)
✅ Context-aware framework choices
✅ Answer validation
✅ Init command integrated with wizard

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ Wizard completes successfully
✅ All questions asked based on mode
✅ Answers validated
✅ MCP servers detected

Next: Stage 4 - File Generation System

Stage 4: File Generation System ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-14):

✅ Rules selector with conditional logic based on wizard answers
✅ Handlebars template created with full conditional MCP/toolsSettings
✅ File generator with directory creation
✅ Rules copying from curated-presets
✅ Agent JSON generation from template
✅ Template variables builder
✅ Support for both kiro-cli and Amazon Q paths

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ Rules copied to correct directory
✅ Agent JSON generated correctly
✅ Files have proper permissions
✅ No file conflicts

Next: Stage 5 - Validation System

Stage 4: File Generation System ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-14):

✅ Rules selector with conditional logic based on wizard answers
✅ Handlebars template created with full conditional MCP/toolsSettings
✅ File generator with directory creation
✅ Rules copying from curated-presets
✅ Agent JSON generation from template
✅ Template variables builder
✅ Support for both kiro-cli and Amazon Q paths
✅ Data-driven rules selection: Manifest auto-generated from frontmatter
✅ Manifest generation script: Reads conditions from rule frontmatter
✅ All 17 rules updated: Added conditions to frontmatter
✅ Build integration: Manifest regenerates on every build (prebuild hook)
✅ Tested and verified: Correct rule selection for different project types

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ Rules copied to correct directory
✅ Agent JSON generated correctly
✅ Files have proper permissions
✅ No file conflicts
✅ Rules selection is maintainable and data-driven

Testing Results:

UI TypeScript React with Git: 12 rules selected ✅
Backend Python without Git: 2 rules selected ✅

Next: Stage 5 - Validation System

Stage 5: Validation System ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-15):

✅ Zod schema for rule frontmatter validation
✅ AJV schema for agent JSON validation
✅ Validator class with rule and agent validation methods
✅ Validate command with --rules and --agents options
✅ Auto-detect validation (checks .kiro/ and .amazonq/ directories)
✅ Skip README.md files in validation
✅ Clear error and warning messages
✅ Fixed general-dev.json and cairel-dev.json MCP server format
✅ Updated schema to match official specs (all fields optional)
✅ Comprehensive test coverage (9 tests for validation)
✅ Test fixtures for invalid rules and agents

Test Coverage:

Validates all 17 curated rules successfully
Detects missing frontmatter
Detects missing required fields (id, tags)
Detects invalid version format (non-semver)
Detects invalid category (not in enum)
Detects invalid date format (not YYYY-MM-DD)
Validates agent JSON structure
Detects invalid JSON format

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ cairel validate command works
✅ Rules validated against Zod schema
✅ Agents validated against AJV JSON schema
✅ Clear error messages for validation failures
✅ All 17 curated rules pass validation
✅ Agent templates pass validation
✅ Comprehensive test coverage with edge cases

Next: Stage 6 - Update Command

Stage 5.5: List Command ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-15):

✅ List command implementation
✅ Display all rules grouped by category
✅ Show rule descriptions and conditions
✅ Support --rules filter (rules only)
✅ Support --agents filter (agents only)
✅ Support --category filter (filter by category)
✅ Visual formatting with emojis and separators
✅ Handle boolean and array conditions

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ cairel list shows all rules
✅ cairel list --rules shows only rules
✅ cairel list --agents shows only agents
✅ cairel list --category typescript filters by category
✅ Clear, formatted output with descriptions

Next: Stage 6 - Update Command

Stage 6: Update Command ✅ COMPLETE

Completed (2026-01-15):

✅ Update command implementation
✅ Detect existing configuration (.kiro/ or .amazonq/)
✅ Create timestamped backups before updates
✅ Selective update (rules only, agents only, or both)
✅ Add new rules without overwriting existing
✅ Preserve custom rules (don't delete)
✅ Update existing rules with user confirmation
✅ Clear summary of changes (added, updated, preserved)

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ cairel update works
✅ Existing files backed up with timestamp
✅ Updates applied correctly
✅ No data loss (custom rules preserved)
✅ Clear user prompts and confirmations

Next: Stage 7 - Testing & Polish

2026-01-15 - Stage 7: Testing & Polish 🚧 IN PROGRESS

Manual Testing & Bug Fixes

Issues Found:

❌ Double checkmark in success message (spinner.succeed adds one automatically)
❌ icon-usage-patterns rule included without UI library selection
❌ Extra line breaks in agent.json arrays (template formatting issue)
❌ Validate command didn't support individual files
⚠️ Custom rules mode not implemented
⚠️ No review step before file generation

Fixes Applied (2026-01-15):

✅ Removed duplicate checkmark from generator success message
✅ Added UI library condition to icon-usage-patterns rule (requires chakra-ui or gluestack-ui)
✅ Rewrote agent template with proper Handlebars formatting (no empty lines)
✅ Enhanced validate command to support:
- Individual file validation
- Auto-detection of .kiro/ and .amazonq/ directories
- Smart file type detection (.md for rules, .json for agents)

Test Results:

✅ UI TypeScript Next.js flow works correctly
✅ Backend JavaScript Express flow works correctly
✅ CLI Lua flow works correctly (Lua is valid for CLI tools)
✅ Amazon Q Developer configuration generates correctly
✅ All 62 automated tests passing

Remaining Work:

✅ Implement custom rules mode (Stage 7.5)
✅ Add review step before file generation (Stage 7.5)
⏳ Final documentation polish
⏳ Error handling improvements

Next: Stage 8 - npm Publication

2026-01-15 - Stage 7.5: Missing Features ✅ COMPLETE

Custom Rules Mode

Completed (2026-01-15):

✅ Custom mode implementation
✅ Load all rules from manifest
✅ Group rules by category with visual separators
✅ Allow user to select specific rules
✅ Pre-check "always include" rules
✅ Validate at least one rule selected
✅ MCP server selection
✅ Review step for custom configuration

Features:

Interactive checkbox selection with categories
Shows rule descriptions
Pre-selects always-include rules (context-retrieval, implementation-approval)
Validates minimum selection
Generates minimal agent configuration

Review Step Before Generation

Completed (2026-01-15):

✅ Review step for Quick/Detailed modes
✅ Review step for Custom mode
✅ Display configuration summary
✅ Show selected rules with descriptions
✅ Show MCP servers
✅ Confirmation prompt
✅ Cancel option (exits gracefully)

Features:

Shows all configuration choices
Lists rules to be generated
Lists MCP servers to be configured
Allows user to cancel before file generation
Clear visual formatting with colors

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ Custom mode creates valid configurations
✅ Review step shows all selections
✅ User can cancel before file generation
✅ All modes work correctly
✅ All 74 tests passing

Next: Stage 8 - npm Publication

2026-01-16 - Stage 7.5 Completion & Rule Expansion ✅ COMPLETE

New Rules from Compendium Analysis

Completed (2026-01-16):

✅ Analyzed projects-rules-compendium for reusable patterns
✅ Identified 8 new rule candidates across 3 tiers
✅ Created 5 new project-agnostic rules
✅ Enhanced 1 existing rule with testing protocols
✅ Added 2 new categories (lua, testing)

New Rules Created:

markdown-maintenance.md (general) - AI-friendly documentation maintenance
lua-semantic-versioning.md (lua) - Lua library versioning
test-cleanup-protocol.md (testing) - Temporary test file management
react-native-component-patterns.md (ui) - React Native + GlueStack UI v1 patterns
development-workflow-meta.md (general) - Systematic rule application guidance

Enhanced Rules:

visual-verification.md - Added test ID strategy, element inspection, dev server management

Infrastructure Improvements:

✅ Created categories.json config file
✅ Updated manifest generation to load categories dynamically
✅ Updated tests to use flexible range assertions
✅ Created comprehensive CONTRIBUTING.md

Statistics:

Total Rules: 22 (was 17)
Categories: 7 (was 5)
All Tests: ✅ 74/74 passing

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ New rules follow standardized format
✅ All rules validated successfully
✅ Categories externalized to config
✅ Tests maintainable and flexible
✅ Contributing guidelines documented

Next: Stage 8 - npm Publication

2026-01-16 - Stage 8: npm Publication Preparation ✅ COMPLETE

Publication Readiness

Completed (2026-01-16):

✅ Created LICENSE file (MIT)
✅ Created .npmignore (excludes source material and dev files)
✅ Added repository URLs to package.json
✅ Verified build process (successful)
✅ Verified all tests (74/74 passing)
✅ Tested package contents with dry-run
✅ Created PUBLISH.md with publication checklist

Package Statistics:

Package size: 77.4 kB (unpacked: 311.1 kB)
Total files: 82
Includes: dist/, curated-presets/, .ai/, README.md, LICENSE
Excludes: source material, dev files, phase docs

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ LICENSE file exists
✅ .npmignore configured
✅ Repository URLs in package.json
✅ Build successful
✅ All tests passing
✅ Package contents verified
✅ Publication checklist created

Ready for Publication: The package is ready to be published to npm. Follow steps in PUBLISH.md:

Create GitHub repository
Create git tag (v1.0.0)
npm login
npm publish
Verify installation

Publication Status: ✅ PUBLISHED (2026-01-16)

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cairel
Version: 1.0.1
GitHub: https://github.com/JMRMEDEV/cairel-cli

Next: Monitor issues, gather feedback, plan v1.1.0 features

2026-01-19 - v1.0.1 Bug Fix Release ✅ COMPLETE

Issues Fixed

1. MCP Servers JSON Generation

Fixed missing commas between MCP server entries
Fixed HTML entities (") in generated JSON
Changed to triple braces in Handlebars template
Updated buildMcpServersJson() to return complete JSON object

2. Agent Filename Mismatch

Agent file now named dev-agent.json (matches JSON name property)
generateAgent() returns agent name for display
Summary shows actual filename

3. Version Management

Version now read dynamically from package.json
Removed hardcoded version from src/index.ts
Future updates only require changing package.json

4. Update Command Behavior

Changed to rule manager (checked = keep, unchecked = remove)
Renamed option to "Manage rules (add/remove/update)"
Added removal tracking and summary display
More intuitive user experience

5. Bootstrap Documentation

KICKOFF-PROMPT.txt explicitly mentions docs/ directory
Dev-plan template emphasizes stage-based approach
Clarified sequential stages without specific dates

6. README Rule Count

Updated from 17 to 22 rules

Testing

Test Results:

Test Suites: 10 passed, 10 total
Tests: 78 passed, 78 total (74 original + 4 new)

New Tests Added:

tests/mcp-json.test.ts - 4 tests for MCP JSON generation
- Validates no HTML entities
- Tests single/multiple/no MCP servers
- Tests proper comma formatting

Tests Updated:

tests/integration.test.ts - Updated agent filename references

Files Changed

curated-presets/templates/agent-template.hbs - MCP JSON generation
src/core/generator.ts - Agent filename + MCP JSON builder
src/commands/update.ts - Rule manager behavior
src/index.ts - Dynamic version reading
README.md - Rule count update
.ai/KICKOFF-PROMPT.txt - Bootstrap clarity
.ai/docs-dev-plan-TEMPLATE.md - Stage-based emphasis
tests/integration.test.ts - Agent filename
tests/mcp-json.test.ts - New tests
package.json - Version bump to 1.0.1
docs/CHANGELOG.md - v1.0.1 entry

Publication Status: ✅ READY FOR PUBLICATION

Next Phase: v1.1.0 Planning

Planned Start: TBD

Objectives:

Initialize TypeScript project
Implement CLI framework (Commander.js)
Implement wizard (Inquirer.js)
Implement file generation (Handlebars)
Implement validation (Zod + AJV)
Manual testing and polish
npm publication

Estimated Duration: 17-24 hours

Notes

Phase 1 completed in single extended session
All design decisions documented
Ready for immediate implementation
No blocking issues identified
Community contribution guidelines prepared

Lessons Learned

Rule Abstraction: Common patterns emerge across projects
Project-Agnostic: Removing specific references makes rules universal
Wizard-Driven: User choice is better than hardcoded defaults
Documentation First: Clear docs enable faster implementation
Iterative Refinement: Initial design improved through feedback

Future Work

Phase 2: Implementation (Next)

TypeScript project setup
CLI framework implementation
Wizard implementation
File generation system
Validation system

Phase 3: Testing & Polish

Manual testing
Error handling
User feedback
Documentation refinement

Phase 4: Publication

npm publication
GitHub repository
Community outreach
Initial user feedback

Future: carm

Package manager for rules
Community contributions
Versioning and updates
Rule marketplace

Last Updated: 2026-01-16 Phase: 2 - Stage 7.5 (Complete) Next Phase: Stage 8 - npm Publication

2026-01-23 - Go Language Support Added ✅ COMPLETE

New Language & Rule

Completed (2026-01-23):

✅ Added Go as supported language
✅ Created comprehensive go-style-conventions.md rule
✅ Added golang category to categories.json
✅ Updated validator schema with golang category
✅ Added Go to wizard language choices
✅ Added Go frameworks (Gin, Echo, Fiber, Chi)
✅ Added Go testing frameworks (testing, testify)
✅ Added Go linter (golangci-lint)
✅ Created tests for Go support (2 new tests)
✅ Updated README with Go support

Rule Details:

File: curated-presets/rules/golang/go-style-conventions.md
Category: golang
Conditions: languages: [go], always-include: true
Coverage: Formatting (gofmt), naming conventions, error handling, project structure, context/concurrency, documentation, testing

Test Results:

Test Suites: 11 passed, 11 total
Tests: 80 passed, 80 total (78 original + 2 new Go tests)

Statistics:

Total Rules: 23 (was 22)
Categories: 8 (was 7)
Supported Languages: 5 (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Lua)
Go Frameworks: 4 (Gin, Echo, Fiber, Chi)

Files Changed:

curated-presets/categories.json - Added golang category
curated-presets/rules/golang/go-style-conventions.md - New comprehensive rule
src/core/validator.ts - Added golang to category enum
src/core/wizard.ts - Added Go language, frameworks, testing, linter
tests/go-support.test.ts - New test suite
README.md - Updated language and framework lists
docs/progress.md - This entry

Exit Criteria Met:

✅ Rule follows standardized format
✅ All tests passing
✅ Validation successful
✅ Manifest regenerated
✅ Documentation updated

Next: Ready for v1.1.0 release with Go support

2026-04-22 - v2.0.0 Skills Migration 🚧 IN PROGRESS

Migration Plan Created

✅ Researched Agent Skills standard across Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and agentskills.io
✅ Confirmed skills are the emerging cross-platform standard
✅ Designed migration approach: preserve cairel selection logic in metadata.cairel-* fields
✅ Created docs/skills-migration-plan.md with 8-stage plan

Stage 1: Skills Format Design & Rule Conversion ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Defined cairel metadata schema (cairel-title, cairel-category, cairel-version, cairel-conditions, cairel-tags, cairel-always-include)
✅ Created 23 skill folders in curated-presets/skills/
✅ Converted all 23 rules to Agent Skills format (skill-name/SKILL.md)
✅ Mapped old frontmatter to skills frontmatter + cairel metadata
✅ Wrote discovery-optimized descriptions (action-oriented, keyword-rich)
✅ Validated all skills against agentskills.io spec constraints
✅ Created curated-presets/skills/README.md with format docs and catalog

Skills Created (23):

Category	Skills
General (8)	context-retrieval, implementation-approval, package-manager-safety, semantic-versioning, eslint-configuration, package-json-management, markdown-maintenance, development-workflow-meta
TypeScript (4)	typescript-validation, component-structure, react-props-destructuring, absolute-imports
Git (1)	git-management
UI (6)	visual-verification, mock-data-strategy, icon-usage-patterns, chakra-ui-v3-integration, gluestack-ui-v1-themed, react-native-component-patterns
Backend (1)	multi-environment-management
Testing (1)	test-cleanup-protocol
Lua (1)	lua-semantic-versioning
Golang (1)	go-style-conventions

Validation Results:

✅ All 23 skill names match directory names
✅ All names valid (lowercase, hyphens, ≤64 chars)
✅ All descriptions present (≤1024 chars)
✅ All cairel metadata preserved in metadata.cairel-*
✅ Content condensed for progressive disclosure

Key Design Decision:

AI tools (Kiro, Copilot, Claude Code) discover skills via name and description
Cairel uses metadata.cairel-* fields for wizard-driven conditional selection
Both work independently — no conflict

Next: Stage 2 - Manifest & Selection Logic Update

Stage 2: Manifest & Selection Logic Update ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Updated scripts/generate-manifest.js to read from skills/*/SKILL.md instead of rules/{category}/*.md
✅ Manifest reads metadata.cairel-* fields from skills frontmatter
✅ Updated src/core/generator.ts copyRules() to source from skills folders
✅ Removed getRuleCategory dependency (category now in metadata, not folder structure)
✅ Manifest output format unchanged (backward compatible with selector logic)
✅ Build passes, all 80 tests pass

Verification:

Manifest correctly generates 23 skills with all conditions preserved
Rule selection logic produces correct results (no changes needed to rules-selector.ts)
npm run build regenerates manifest from skills on every build

Next: Stage 3 - Multi-Platform Output Generation

Stage 3: Multi-Platform Output Generation ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Added Platform type (kiro, claude-code, github-copilot, amazon-q)
✅ Added platforms: Platform[] field to all answer interfaces
✅ Replaced single-select "AI Tools" wizard question with multi-select platforms
✅ Updated generator to output skill folders (skill-name/SKILL.md) for Kiro, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot
✅ Kept legacy flat format (.md files) for Amazon Q backward compatibility
✅ Generator copies references/ subdirectories when present
✅ Agent JSON generated for Kiro and Amazon Q (platforms that use them)
✅ Derived aiTool from platforms for backward compatibility
✅ Updated all 80 tests for new platform structure

Platform Output Paths:

Kiro: .kiro/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md
Claude Code: .claude/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md
GitHub Copilot: .github/skills/skill-name/SKILL.md
Amazon Q: .amazonq/rules/skill-name.md (flat, backward compat)

Test Results: 11 suites, 80 tests, all passing

Next: Stage 4 - Wizard & Template Updates

Stage 4: Wizard & Template Updates ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Updated Handlebars template resources field to use RESOURCES_PATH variable
✅ Kiro agents use skill://.kiro/skills/*/SKILL.md (native skill discovery)
✅ Amazon Q agents use file://.amazonq/rules/*.md (backward compat)
✅ Updated buildTemplateVars() with platform-aware getResourcesPath() and getSkillsDir()
✅ Updated generatePrompt() to be platform-agnostic
✅ Agent JSON generated correctly for both Kiro and Amazon Q
✅ All 80 tests passing

Next: Stage 5 - Validation System Update

Stage 5: Validation System Update ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Added SkillFrontmatterSchema (Zod) for skills spec validation (name, description, metadata.cairel-*)
✅ Added validateSkill() method — validates SKILL.md frontmatter, name format, directory name match
✅ Added validateSkillsDirectory() method — scans skill folders
✅ Updated cairel validate to detect .kiro/skills/, .claude/skills/, .github/skills/
✅ Auto-detects skill folders vs flat rules when given a directory path
✅ All 23 curated skills pass validation
✅ Legacy rule validation preserved for backward compatibility
✅ All 80 tests passing

Next: Stage 6 - Update & List Commands

Stage 6: Update & List Commands ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Updated cairel update to detect skills format (.kiro/skills/) vs legacy (.kiro/steering/)
✅ Skill folders backed up, copied, and removed as directories
✅ Legacy flat-file format still supported for Amazon Q
✅ Existing rule detection works for both folder-based skills and flat .md files
✅ cairel list works unchanged (reads from manifest, shows titles and descriptions)
✅ All 80 tests passing

Next: Stage 7 - Testing & Polish

Stage 7: Testing & Polish ✅ COMPLETE

Manual Testing Results:

✅ Multi-platform output (Kiro + Claude Code + GitHub Copilot simultaneously): 13 skills each
✅ Amazon Q legacy flat format: 4 flat .md files with file:// resources
✅ Go project: 6 skills including go-style-conventions
✅ Generated skills pass validateSkillsDirectory() (13/13)
✅ Generated agent JSON passes validateAgent()
✅ cairel list --category golang shows correct output
✅ cairel validate curated-presets/skills validates all 23 skills
✅ All 80 automated tests passing

Next: Stage 8 - Documentation & Publication

Stage 8: Documentation & Publication ✅ COMPLETE

Completed:

✅ Updated README.md: multi-platform support, skills format, updated wizard example, new output structure
✅ Updated docs/architecture.md: skills directory paths
✅ Updated docs/CONTRIBUTING.md: skills format for new contributions
✅ Updated docs/TESTING.md: 91 tests across 12 suites
✅ Updated docs/CHANGELOG.md: v2.0.0 entry with breaking changes, additions, preserved features
✅ Version bumped to 2.0.0 in package.json
✅ Build passes as cairel@2.0.0
✅ All 91 tests passing

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Cairel Development Progress

2026-01-14 - Phase 1: Rule Abstraction & Curation ✅ COMPLETE

Session 1: Initial Design & Rule Abstraction

Session 2: Corrections & Completion

Session 3: Bootstrap Command & Final Clarifications

Phase 1 Summary

Next Phase: Phase 2 - Implementation

Stage 2: Core CLI Framework ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 3: Wizard Implementation ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 4: File Generation System ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 4: File Generation System ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 5: Validation System ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 5.5: List Command ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 6: Update Command ✅ COMPLETE

2026-01-15 - Stage 7: Testing & Polish 🚧 IN PROGRESS

Manual Testing & Bug Fixes

2026-01-15 - Stage 7.5: Missing Features ✅ COMPLETE

Custom Rules Mode

Review Step Before Generation

2026-01-16 - Stage 7.5 Completion & Rule Expansion ✅ COMPLETE

New Rules from Compendium Analysis

2026-01-16 - Stage 8: npm Publication Preparation ✅ COMPLETE

Publication Readiness

2026-01-19 - v1.0.1 Bug Fix Release ✅ COMPLETE

Issues Fixed

Testing

Files Changed

Next Phase: v1.1.0 Planning

Notes

Lessons Learned

Future Work

Phase 2: Implementation (Next)

Phase 3: Testing & Polish

Phase 4: Publication

Future: carm

2026-01-23 - Go Language Support Added ✅ COMPLETE

New Language & Rule

2026-04-22 - v2.0.0 Skills Migration 🚧 IN PROGRESS

Migration Plan Created

Stage 1: Skills Format Design & Rule Conversion ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 2: Manifest & Selection Logic Update ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 3: Multi-Platform Output Generation ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 4: Wizard & Template Updates ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 5: Validation System Update ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 6: Update & List Commands ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 7: Testing & Polish ✅ COMPLETE

Stage 8: Documentation & Publication ✅ COMPLETE