Files
msd-core/gsd-core/references/loop-hook-dispatch.md
Tom Boucher b1e8a74708 fix(#1196): wire discuss loop step for capability hooks (#1199)
* fix(#1196): wire discuss loop step for capability hooks

discuss was contract-declared (gsd:loop-host marker, in POINT_ORDER and
LOOP_HOST_CONTRACT) but structurally unwireable: discuss-phase.md had no
`loop render-hooks` dispatch and was absent from the conformance gate's
HOST_LOOP_FILES, so capabilities could never wire discuss:pre/discuss:post.

- discuss-phase.md: add minimal discuss:pre (before analyze_phase) and
  discuss:post (after write_context) render-hooks dispatch steps that
  delegate consumption to a new shared reference (kept under the 32KB
  #2551 budget; no inline subagent dispatch token).
- references/loop-hook-dispatch.md: new canonical, point-agnostic contract
  for consuming `loop render-hooks --raw` activeHooks (contribution/step/
  gate) — single source for hook consumption across host loops.
- gen-loop-host-contract.cjs: derive HOST_LOOP_FILES from STEP_WORKFLOWS and
  export scanWiredPoints()/getWiredLoopPoints() (throws on a missing host
  file) — one source of truth for the host-loop file + wired-point set.
- phase6-capstone-conformance.test.cjs: consume the derived HOST_LOOP_FILES
  and shared scanWiredPoints (was a hand-maintained duplicate omitting
  discuss-phase.md + a duplicated regex).
- gen-capability-registry.cjs: add validateHooksWired() gen-time guard that
  rejects a capability hook declared at a valid-but-unwired loop point, with
  a clear remediation message — failure now surfaces at gen --check/--write
  time instead of deep in the full conformance suite.
- tests (capability-registry.test.cjs): regression + anti-pattern parity
  guards (every loop-host marker is in STEP_WORKFLOWS/HOST_LOOP_FILES;
  POINT_ORDER === flattened LOOP_HOST_CONTRACT) so no step can drift into
  the discuss-class gap again.
- docs/INVENTORY*: register the new reference.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore(#1196): backfill changeset PR number (#1199)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-14 01:39:54 -04:00

2.3 KiB

Loop Hook Dispatch Contract

Generic reference for consuming the --raw JSON output of gsd_run loop render-hooks <point> in any host-loop workflow. This document is point-agnostic — it applies to every loop extension point (discuss:pre, discuss:post, plan:pre, plan:post, execute:pre, execute:wave:pre, execute:wave:post, execute:post, verify:pre, verify:post, ship:pre, ship:post).

Envelope shape

{
  "point": "discuss:pre",
  "activeHooks": [
    { "kind": "contribution", "into": "orchestrator", "fragment": { "inline": "..." } },
    { "kind": "step", "ref": { "skill": "my-skill" } },
    { "kind": "gate", "check": { "query": "..." }, "blocking": true, "onError": "skip" }
  ],
  "rendered": "..."
}

activeHooks is an array of enabled hook entries for the named point. It is empty (or absent) when no capability has registered an active hook at this point — treat that as a no-op.

Dispatch rules by kind

contribution

Inject fragment.inline verbatim into the context for the role named in into (e.g. orchestrator, planner). Do not paraphrase — the text is the product.

step

Dispatch the referenced unit:

  • ref.skill present → dispatch via the Skill tool with skill id gsd-<ref.skill>.

  • ref.agent present → dispatch via the Agent tool with subagent_type = ref.agent. Before dispatching an agent, print the canonical liveness banner so users know silence is expected and do not kill a healthy agent:

    ◆ Spawning <agent>... (runs in a subagent — no output until it returns; expected, not a freeze)
    

Wait for the result before continuing to the next hook or the next step.

gate

Evaluate check (one of query, predicate, or agentVerdict). Then honor blocking:

  • blocking: true → if the check returns block: true, surface check.message to the user and stop the current step. Do not continue.
  • blocking: false → advisory only; surface the message but continue regardless of outcome.

Honor onError if the check itself errors: skip means treat as non-blocking and continue; fail means surface the error and stop.

Empty / absent activeHooks

If activeHooks is absent, null, or an empty array, skip silently and continue to the next step in the workflow. No output to the user is needed.