devloop

Productivity

Goal-driven development loop — define objective, write rules with key-results, verify visually, sync to issue tracker.

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devloop

Setup

x rule init :ror                          # or project-specific ruleset
x env use agent-browser                   # for visual verification

Workflow

goal → rule.yml → code → verify → issue

1. Define goal → write rule.yml

Before coding, create a rule.yml for the task:

goal: "Fix English version showing Chinese tags in Features section"
keyresults:
  - kr-1: "English mode Features tags are all English"
  - kr-2: "Chinese mode Features tags remain Chinese"
  - kr-3: "Build passes with no regressions"
rules:
  - id: kr-1-verify
    name: english-tags-no-chinese
    apply: "src/components/Features.tsx"
    level: error
    desc:
    - When language=en, all details[] items must be English
    - No Chinese characters in any tag badge in English mode

Rule fields: id, name, apply, level, desc, tldr. See x rule -h.

MUST include goal and keyresults — the two mandatory fields for every dev task.

2. Execute → visual verification (frontend)

agent-browser open <url> --session <proj> --headed
agent-browser --session <proj> screenshot /tmp/before.png
# ... make changes ...
agent-browser --session <proj> screenshot /tmp/after.png

MUST screenshot before and after. Compare against intent:

AI vision check: does after.png match the goal?
If mismatch → iterate and re-screenshot
Scrub all privacy data (tokens, emails, personal info) before uploading

3. Verify with x rule

x rule scan <files>     # fast (~1 min), for inner loop
x rule check <files>    # thorough (~10 min)
x rule audit <files>    # full report (~30 min)

4. Sync to issue tracker

See issue/SKILL.md. Minimum: post goal, key-results, rule.yml, before/after screenshots to the issue.

Agent tools

Tool	Use
`x rule scan`	Quick check during iteration
`x rule check`	Full compliance before commit
`agent-browser screenshot`	Visual proof before/after
`gh issue create/comment`	Sync goal + rule.yml to tracker