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semantic-scan

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Build a computation register and detect semantic duplicates across architectural layers. Finds business logic reimplemented multiple times in different layers — the same domain calculation independently appearing in domain services, client adapters, and presentation components. Runs incrementally (git-diff-based) after the first scan. Produces a structured duplicate report with file:line references and canonical location suggestions.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/bdfinst/agentic-dev-team/blob/HEAD/plugins/dev-team/skills/semantic-scan/SKILL.md

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Semantic Scan

Role: worker.

Worker constraints

  1. Detect and report duplicates; do not refactor.
  2. Run incrementally (git-diff based) after the first scan.
  3. Be concise. Report the duplicate table with file:line refs, no narration.

Steps

1. Parse arguments

Capture the optional path and flags from $ARGUMENTS.

2. Delegate

Invoke the semantic-duplication-scan skill.

3. Report

Output the duplicate report.

Apply the guidelines defined in skills/semantic-duplication-scan/SKILL.md to the current task. Read the skill file and follow its process flow, pre-filter rules, annotation procedure, clustering strategy, and report format.

Flags

  • [path] — Optional subdirectory to scope the scan. Only files under this path are re-annotated; out-of-scope register entries are preserved.
  • --full — Force full-scan mode regardless of whether a register exists. Bypasses the shallow-clone pre-flight check. Use when lastScanCommit is stale or after a major restructuring.
  • --no-opus — Skip Opus canonical resolution for ambiguous clusters. Ambiguous clusters are reported as canonical: ambiguous — human review required instead of triggering an Opus call. Use in cost-sensitive environments (CI, personal accounts).

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