context-sync

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Sync AGENTS.md context files with the current codebase. Use whenever you want to check if context is stale, update context after code changes, or regenerate a specific layer's AGENTS.md. Triggers on: 'sync context', 'update context', 'is context stale', 'refresh AGENTS.md', 'context out of date', 'update the context files', or any time code has changed and you want the AGENTS.md files to reflect it.

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Context Sync Skill

Keeps all Plane-2 AGENTS.md files in sync with the codebase using git-SHA watermarks. Run this any time after code changes to check for and fix stale context.

What this skill does

Reads .context/manifest.yaml — the registry of all context nodes and their synced_sha.
For each node: diffs synced_sha..HEAD and intersects with that node's owns globs.
Nodes with no owned changes → SHA bumped automatically (no LLM work needed).
Nodes with owned changes → prints the current AGENTS.md + scoped diff as a prompt bundle for the LLM to update minimally.
After updates, advances synced_sha in the manifest.

How to run

Step 1 — Check what's stale

cd /path/to/flexprice  # repo root
pip install pyyaml --break-system-packages -q
python3 .context/sync/sync.py --check

Exits 0 if all current. Exits 1 and lists stale nodes if any are behind HEAD.

Step 2 — Sync (generate update bundles)

python3 .context/sync/sync.py --sync

Nodes with no owned changes: SHA bumped automatically, no output.
Nodes with changes: prints a prompt bundle (current AGENTS.md + scoped diff + instructions).

Step 3 — Update each stale AGENTS.md

For each printed bundle, the LLM (this session) reads the bundle and produces an updated AGENTS.md. Rules for the update:

Update "Key files" table if files were added, removed, or renamed.
Update "Patterns" or "Common pitfalls" if the diff reveals new patterns.
Do NOT rewrite sections that haven't changed.
Do NOT add improvement suggestions — those go in .context/findings/<layer>.md.
Bump synced_sha to current HEAD and synced_at to now in frontmatter.

Step 4 — Advance the manifest

After saving each updated file:

python3 .context/sync/sync.py --advance --file internal/service/AGENTS.md
# repeat for each updated file

Step 5 — Verify

python3 .context/sync/sync.py --check
# Should print: All context nodes are current.

Sync a single node only

python3 .context/sync/sync.py --sync --file internal/service/AGENTS.md
python3 .context/sync/sync.py --advance --file internal/service/AGENTS.md

Adding a new layer to the registry

When you create a new AGENTS.md for a directory, register it:

# .context/manifest.yaml — add a new node:
- file: internal/repository/AGENTS.md
  owns:
    - "internal/repository/**"
  synced_sha: <current HEAD SHA from: git rev-parse HEAD>
  synced_at: <ISO 8601 now>

What NOT to do

Do not rewrite the entire AGENTS.md on every sync — minimal diffs only.
Do not add critique, TODOs, or "areas to improve" inside AGENTS.md — put those in .context/findings/.
Do not run --sync and skip --advance — the manifest won't update and the node stays stale.

Full example session

You: sync context
Claude:
  → runs python3 .context/sync/sync.py --check
  → finds internal/service/AGENTS.md is stale (3 files changed)
  → runs --sync, reads the prompt bundle
  → produces updated internal/service/AGENTS.md (minimal changes only)
  → runs --advance --file internal/service/AGENTS.md
  → runs --check again → "All context nodes are current."