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Use when fenic has been upgraded to a new version and the `fenic-mechanics` skill needs refreshing, or when explicitly asked to regenerate/update the fenic API reference. Regenerates the version-stamped reference from the installed fenic, surfaces the API deltas, and flags which hand-authored judgment sections to re-review.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/typedef-ai/fenic/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/update-fenic-skill/SKILL.md

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Update the fenic-mechanics skill for a new fenic version

The fenic-mechanics skill is hybrid: a generated reference (.claude/skills/fenic-mechanics/reference/*.md, introspected from the installed fenic — never edit by hand) plus hand-authored judgment (SKILL.md, gotchas.md — the namespace law, calling conventions, and silent traps). When fenic changes version, regenerate the first and re-review the second.

Procedure

  1. Confirm the installed version changed.

    uv run --project . python -c "from importlib import metadata; print(metadata.version('fenic'))"
cat .claude/skills/fenic-mechanics/reference/VERSION

  2. Regenerate the reference (deterministic — only real API changes will diff):

    uv run --project . python .claude/skills/fenic-mechanics/scripts/generate_reference.py

  3. Inspect the API deltas:

    git diff --stat .claude/skills/fenic-mechanics/reference/
git diff .claude/skills/fenic-mechanics/reference/

    Classify each change: added symbol, removed symbol, renamed symbol, or changed signature (param added/removed/renamed/retyped).

  4. Re-review the hand-authored judgment against the deltas. Update SKILL.md / gotchas.md only where a delta touches them:

    • Namespace/import law — did any namespace move, or did a function become a method (or vice-versa)? (e.g. something leaving/entering fc.arr, fc.dt, fc.semantic).
    • The 4 silent traps — re-verify each still holds: fc.json.jq still returns ArrayType(JsonType); semantic templates still Jinja2 {{ }}; fc.dt.datediff(end, start) arg order; fc.dt.to_timestamp format dialect. A changed signature on any of these is high-priority.
    • Model/config — provider classes, input_tpm/output_tpm vs tpm, default_* requirements.
    • The "wrote X, meant Y" table — drop rows whose anti-pattern is now impossible, and add rows for new traps the signature changes introduce.

  5. Verify every symbol the hand-authored files cite still exists. For each fc.<something> mentioned in SKILL.md/gotchas.md, confirm it resolves in the new version (a quick python -c "import fenic as fc; fc.<symbol>" per cited symbol, or grep the regenerated reference).

  6. Re-run the eval harness (if present) against the new version to confirm the skill still moves blocked→pass; note any regressions.

  7. Commit the regenerated reference + any judgment edits together, with a message noting the fenic version bump.

Don't

  • Don't hand-edit files under reference/ — they're generated; your edits will be overwritten on the next run. Put durable knowledge in gotchas.md.
  • Don't add signature dumps to SKILL.md/gotchas.md — those live in the generated reference. The hand-authored files hold judgment (what's wrong, what's silent, what to do instead).