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AIWG addons + extensions language map — categories, curated discover phrases, and per-bundle pointers covering everything beyond the framework quickrefs

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AIWG Language Map — Addons + Extensions

This is your always-loaded directory for the AIWG addon and extension surface. It's the orientation layer for the ~214 skills that live outside the 8 frameworks. Frameworks have their own per-framework quickrefs (sdlc-quickref, forensics-quickref, etc.); this map covers everything else: addons (utilities, loops, voice, testing, etc.) and ops extensions (sys/net/sec/dev/it/stream).

How to use this map

  1. Identify which capability domain below the user's need belongs to
  2. Pick a curated phrase from that domain
  3. Run aiwg discover "<phrase>" and surface the top match (or top-3) to the user
  4. Fetch the body with aiwg show skill <name> — never find / ls / Read on storage paths

If a phrase doesn't fit the user's exact need, paraphrase. aiwg discover is forgiving with natural language.

The discover→show pattern is mandatory. See aiwg-utils-quickref for the canonical pipeline and skill-discovery HIGH rule for enforcement.

Map layout

The map has two sections:

  • Addon capability domains — user-need clusters (memory, loops, voice, etc.) routed to addons
  • Extension domains — operational scopes (sys, net, sec, etc.) for ops-complete

Each section opens with an explicit aiwg discover "<phrase>" example. Table rows underneath show bare phrases — pass them straight to aiwg discover (the verb is implied by the section header). Phrases have been verified against the index; each surfaces the listed bundle in the top results.


Addon capability domains

Loops & iteration

When the user needs an iterative coding loop, recursive context decomposition, eval gates, or guided autonomous implementation.

Example: aiwg discover "ralph loop". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Iterative AI coding loop (Ralph)ralph loopagent-loop
Loop status / abort / resume / attachralph attach (or ralph abort / ralph resume / ralph status)agent-loop
External crash-resilient loop variantralph external loopagent-loop
Recursive decomposition of a huge corpusrlm queryrlm
RLM batch processing with parallel sub-agentsrlm batch fan-outrlm
Bounded autonomous issue-to-codeguided implementationguided-implementation
Inner generator/critic eval loop in a pipelineeval loopnlp-prod
KAMI-based agent quality eval frameworkagent quality evalaiwg-evals

Memory & state

When the user needs persistent agent memory, semantic ingestion, or context curation.

Example: aiwg discover "memory ingest". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Semantic memory ingestmemory ingestsemantic-memory
Lint memory entriessemantic memory lintsemantic-memory
Capture / query memorymemory querysemantic-memory
Filter context to remove distractorsfilter distractors from contextcontext-curator

Bundles auto-memory and llm-wiki ship as templates / topology only — they have no indexable skills today. For project-local memory bootstrapping, use aiwg-utils (auto memory templates lives there). The llm-wiki topology is consumed by the knowledge-base framework — see knowledge-base-quickref.

Voice & writing quality

When the user is producing or reviewing prose and needs voice consistency, AI-pattern detection, or related text quality work.

Example: aiwg discover "apply voice profile". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Apply a voice profile to existing contentapply voice profilevoice-framework
Create a new voice profilecreate voice profilevoice-framework
Blend two voicesblend voice profilesvoice-framework
Analyze content's current voiceanalyze voicevoice-framework
Detect AI-pattern artifacts in writingai pattern detectionwriting-quality
Improve output diversity (verbalized sampling)verbalized samplingverbalized-sampling

NLP & inference pipelines

When the user is building or optimizing LLM inference systems.

Example: aiwg discover "pipeline architect". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
LLM inference pipeline architecturepipeline architectnlp-prod
Pipeline pattern selectionpipeline patternnlp-prod
Cost optimizer for LLM workloadsllm cost optimizernlp-prod
Eval-loop generator/criticeval loopnlp-prod
Productionize an inference pipelinepipeline productionizenlp-prod
Prompt engineeringprompt engineernlp-prod

Documentation intelligence

When the user is scraping, extracting, or analyzing documentation as a corpus.

Example: aiwg discover "doc analyst". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Coordinate doc analysis (master orchestrator)doc analystdoc-intelligence
Scrape documentation sitesdoc scraperdoc-intelligence
Extract from PDFspdf extractordoc-intelligence
Run an OpenProse programprose runprose-integration
Validate / parse a Prose programprose validateprose-integration

Testing & quality

When the user needs test enforcement, UAT, or quality automation.

Example: aiwg discover "tdd enforce". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
TDD enforcement / test gatestdd enforcetesting-quality
Mutation testing analystmutation analystsdlc-complete (agent)
Mutation test runnermutation testtesting-quality
UAT plan generation via MCPuat planuat-mcp
UAT execution via MCPuat executeuat-mcp

Skill / extension authoring

When the user is building new AIWG content (skills, addons, framework changes).

Example: aiwg discover "skill architect". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
End-to-end skill creation orchestratorskill architectskill-factory
Build a skillskill builderskill-factory
Enhance / validate / package a skillskill packagerskill-factory
Validate an AIWG addonvalidate addonaiwg-dev
Validate a framework componentvalidate componentaiwg-dev
AIWG devkit build helpersdevkit buildaiwg-dev
Link-check across docslink checkaiwg-dev

Color & UX

When the user needs color theory or palette tooling.

Example: aiwg discover "color palette". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Generate or review a color palettecolor palettecolor-palette
Color theory fundamentals referencecolor theorycolor-palette
Accessibility / contrast reviewcolor accessibilitycolor-palette

Daemon & background work

When the user needs persistent sessions or background orchestration.

Example: aiwg discover "daemon init". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Concierge daemon entry / initdaemon initaiwg-utils
Concierge agent (front-of-house)concierge daemondaemon
Mission Control (background mission orchestrator)mc dispatchagent-loop
Star-prompt for repo recommendationsstar promptstar-prompt

Setup & installer

When the user is bootstrapping a project or installing AIWG itself.

Example: aiwg discover "setup manifest generate". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
Generate a reproducible installer manifestsetup manifest generateagentic-installer
Validate / run a setup manifestsetup manifest validate runagentic-installer

Hooks & integration

When the user needs platform-level lifecycle hooks, HITL gates, or external bridges.

Example: aiwg discover "hitl patterns". Phrases below pass straight to aiwg discover.

NeedPhraseBundle
HITL gate patterns (rule)hitl patternssdlc-complete (rule)
HITL gates (rule, ensemble review)hitl gatessdlc-complete (rule)
Factory AI compat agentfactory compatsdlc-complete (agent)

The aiwg-hooks, agent-persistence, and droid-bridge addons ship templates / rules / MCP servers without indexable skills. Their content lives in .claude/hooks/ (Claude Code lifecycle hooks), in HITL rules under sdlc-complete, and as a separate MCP server respectively. Use the curated phrases above to surface the rules; the hook scripts themselves are accessible via the aiwg-hooks addon README.

Core meta-utilities

For everything else AIWG-internal — context regeneration, workspace management, index/query, validation, and project-status surfaces — see aiwg-utils-quickref. It's already loaded; this map points back at it.


Extension domains (ops-complete)

Operational extensions live under agentic/code/extensions/<domain>/ and extend ops-complete. They carry both skills AND rules. The framework-level ops-quickref lists the high-level extension model; this section gives you direct phrases.

Each block opens with one explicit aiwg discover example; remaining phrases are bare — pass straight to aiwg discover.

sys — per-host operations

Hardware, OS, boot chains, fleet host documentation, immutable bases, hardware safety procedures.

aiwg discover "sys host profile"   # → sys-host-profiler agent (1.00)
sys host audit                     # → sys-host-audit skill
luks tpm dual phase                # → sec-luks-dual-phase rule (sys+sec border)
sys host independence              # → sys-host-independence rule

net — network operations

VLANs, DNS, firewalls, Cloudflare tunnels, UniFi config, network state authority, cert expiry gates, tunnel safety.

aiwg discover "vlan audit"   # → net-vlan-audit (1.00)
net dns check                # → net-dns-check skill
net change blast radius      # → net-change-blast-radius rule
tunnel safety                # → net-tunnel-safety rule
net state authority          # → net-state-authority rule

sec — security operations

PKI, LUKS, TPM2, YubiKey, SSH CA, access auditing, cert expiry gates, key material handling.

aiwg discover "sec cert scan"   # → sec-cert-scan
sec access snapshot             # → sec-access-snapshot
sec access audit frequency      # → sec-access-audit-frequency rule
sec cert expiry gate            # → sec-cert-expiry-gates rule
key material handling           # → sec-key-material-handling rule
sec luks dual phase             # → sec-luks-dual-phase rule

dev — CI/CD and build automation

Pipeline safety, idempotent builds, secret hygiene, self-contained CI builders.

aiwg discover "pipeline safety ci"   # → dev-pipeline-safety rule
idempotent build                     # → dev-idempotent-builds rule
ci secret hygiene                    # → dev-secret-hygiene rule
self contained ci builder            # → dev-ci-self-contained rule

it — IT ops, CMDB, asset management

Asset registry, service deployments, disaster recovery, change control, asset authority, DR validation.

aiwg discover "it asset sync"   # → it-asset-sync skill (0.81)
it asset authority              # → it-asset-authority rule
it service health               # → it-service-health rule
it dr validation                # → it-dr-validation rule
it change control               # → it-change-control rule

stream — streaming media operations

Transcoders, restreaming, platform integrations, stream pipeline gates.

aiwg discover "stream deploy"   # → stream-deploy skill
stream pipeline gates           # → stream-pipeline-gates rule
stream safety                   # → stream-safety rule

api-adapter — external API integrations

Reserved for external API adapter scaffolding. Currently a placeholder bundle with no skills or rules; phrases will appear as adapters are added.


Categories at a glance (cheat sheet)

When you don't know which domain a need falls into:

If the user mentions...Look in...
"loop", "iterate", "ralph", "recursive", "decompose huge file"Loops & iteration
"remember", "memory", "context", "wiki", "ingest"Memory & state
"voice", "writing style", "AI pattern", "diversity", "samples"Voice & writing quality
"inference", "pipeline cost", "model selection"NLP & inference pipelines
"documentation scrape", "extract from PDF", "Prose program"Documentation intelligence
"test enforcement", "TDD", "UAT", "MCP test"Testing & quality
"build a skill", "scaffold addon", "framework dev"Skill / extension authoring
"color", "palette", "contrast", "WCAG"Color & UX
"daemon", "background mission", "mission control"Daemon & background work
"installer", "setup manifest", "bootstrap"Setup & installer
"hooks", "permissions", "session", "droid", "HITL"Hooks & integration
"host", "BIOS", "boot chain", "OS install"Extensions / sys
"VLAN", "DNS", "firewall", "tunnel"Extensions / net
"cert", "LUKS", "YubiKey", "PKI", "access audit"Extensions / sec
"CI", "pipeline", "build", "secret in workflow"Extensions / dev
"CMDB", "asset", "DR", "service deploy", "change control"Extensions / it
"transcoder", "restream", "live broadcast"Extensions / stream

Project-local extensions (pilot → promote)

Addons, extensions, and frameworks don't all have to come from upstream. Users can pilot content bundles per-project under .aiwg/{extensions,addons,frameworks}/<name>/, validate them, then promote to upstream when mature. Use .aiwg/plugins/<name>/ only when wrapping a bundle for marketplace delivery. Curated phrases:

aiwg new-bundle <name>                         # scaffold; auto-builds project graph
aiwg new-extension <name> --starter rule       # extension with starter rule
aiwg new-addon <name>                          # addon
aiwg new-framework <name>                      # framework
aiwg new-plugin <name>                         # marketplace delivery wrapper
aiwg new-bundle <name> --dry-run               # preview without writing
aiwg list --project-local                      # inventory + validation status
aiwg doctor --project-local                    # health check (counts, drift, shadows)
aiwg use <name>                                # deploy single project-local bundle
aiwg promote <name>                            # graduate to upstream (hash-verified)
aiwg promote <name> --to corpus <path>         # promote to private corpus instead
aiwg promote <name> --dry-run                  # preview promotion

After scaffolding, the bundle is immediately discoverable via aiwg discover "<name>" — the project graph is rebuilt automatically. No manual aiwg index build --graph project step needed.

When this map doesn't have a phrase that fits

Don't enumerate from memory. Run aiwg discover with the user's natural-language phrasing — the index is forgiving. If you get zero results, try:

  1. A broader phrase (e.g., drop a noun)
  2. A different vocabulary (e.g., "deploy" vs "publish" vs "release")
  3. aiwg index stats --graph framework to confirm the index is built and populated
  4. Check whether the bundle is even installed via aiwg list
  5. If the workspace has project-local bundles, also check aiwg index stats --graph project

If after that the capability genuinely doesn't exist, you can tell the user honestly — but only after the search ran and came up empty. The skill-discovery HIGH rule mandates the search before declining.

See also

  • aiwg-utils-quickref — core meta-utility surface and the canonical discover→show pipeline
  • Per-framework quickrefs: sdlc-quickref, forensics-quickref, research-quickref, media-curator-quickref, marketing-quickref, ops-quickref, security-engineering-quickref, knowledge-base-quickref
  • skill-discovery HIGH rule — discovery is mandatory before declining or improvising