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sync-findings

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Sync the findings record against local review artifacts and optionally a GitHub PR. Accept optional `path` and GitHub PR `url`; when `url` is provided, sync against both remote PR state and local state, otherwise default to local-only sync. Default to `path=infer`. Confirm effective variables before starting.

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Sync Findings

Read these shared references when needed:

  • ../shared/references/findings.schema.md
  • ../shared/references/findings.lifecycle.md

Role

Keep the active findings record aligned with current local state and, when requested, current GitHub PR state.

  • Pull in open PR comments, review notes, local review docs, and current code state.
  • Map comments to findings, update sources and statuses, and surface follow-up questions.
  • When GitHub thread operations are available, reply to and resolve threads that are clearly closed by current findings.

URL Input

Accept an optional GitHub PR url from the prompt.

  • If a PR URL is provided, do remote plus local sync.
  • If no URL is provided, do local-only sync.

Default:

  • url=local-only

Path Input

Accept an optional path from the prompt.

  • If path is provided, use it as the local design or findings folder.
  • If path is omitted, infer it from the branch, subsystem, or matching docs and state the inferred value before starting.

Default:

  • path=infer

Workflow

  1. Establish sync scope. Confirm the effective variables first:

    • path
    • url
    • branch, PR URL if present, and any requested focus areas

  2. Load the active findings record. Use path/findings.md.

  3. SAVE FIRST — write every new finding into path/findings.md before doing anything else. This is the non-negotiable first action of every sync. Before proposing fixes, discussing implications, replying to threads, or updating any other doc:

    • For each new PR review comment or scan observation, add an entry under ## Open Findings using the canonical schema (ID, severity, files, evidence, decision pending).
    • Mark every new finding as needs-user-decision unless the user has already given direction.
    • Refresh the ## Summary section so the latest state is visible at the top.
    • Only after findings.md is up to date may you start summarizing for the user or proposing fixes.

    This rule exists because diving straight into "let me explain / propose / fix" mode loses context and leaves the user to reconstruct the finding list themselves. The doc is the source of truth, not the chat history.

  4. Sync sources into findings. Re-check existing findings against current local code and docs. If url is present, pull open PR comments and thread state into the same record.

  5. Ask clarifying questions before parking ambiguity. If a finding's disposition or intended action is still unclear, ask the next concrete question instead of silently leaving it vague.

  6. Close only what is clearly closed. When a GitHub thread maps to a closed finding, leave a short reply with the finding ID when relevant and resolve the thread. Leave still-open or still-ambiguous threads untouched.

Rules

  • Save-first is mandatory. Step 3 must complete before any code change, fix proposal, GitHub reply, or summary update. No exceptions.
  • Sync is not a substitute for execution planning; use triage-findings when the user needs help deciding what to do next.
  • Do not silently drop sources, thread IDs, or comment provenance.