dobby.config.json

{
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "README.md",
      "update_when": [
        "When a skill is added, removed, or renamed (lifecycle diagram, \"When to use what\" table, /dobby:* references)",
        "When a worker agent's role, model, or effort changes (agent table)",
        "When the stage sequence or handoff behavior changes",
        "When hook behavior changes",
        "When STATE.md's structure or section names change",
        "When install/marketplace mechanics or prerequisites change"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "CLAUDE.md",
      "update_when": [
        "When the repo's directory layout changes (skills/, agents/, hooks/, .claude-plugin/)",
        "When a kit convention changes (dogfooding, English-only, model+effort frontmatter, namespacing, architect-never-works, typed handoffs)",
        "When the local dev loop, workflow config, or marketplace/self-install model changes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "CONTEXT.md",
      "update_when": [
        "When a domain term is introduced, renamed, or its meaning changes",
        "When a new worker agent or stage is added",
        "When build loop/wave mechanics change"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "plugin/CONTEXT.md",
      "update_when": [
        "When the plugin's file surface changes (skills/, agents/, hooks/, vendored script assets)",
        "When a skill's shared contract, mechanical helper, or ledger format changes shape",
        "When a plugin-level invariant (self-containment, no ../cli reach, inference-only sweeps) changes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "cli/README.md",
      "update_when": [
        "When the CLI's npm-facing interface changes (commands, flags, `env` output, lifecycle behavior)",
        "When a bundled tool or shared preset (tsconfig/biome) is added, removed, or changes shape"
      ]
    },
    {
      "path": "cli/CONTEXT.md",
      "update_when": [
        "When the CLI's interface changes (commands, flags, output format, exit codes)",
        "When a capability or detection signal is added, renamed, or removed",
        "When the cli/ file surface or an invariant (runtime portability, deps∪devDeps signals, fixed order) changes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "release": {
    "type": "npm",
    "dir": "cli"
  },
  "checks": [
    {
      "name": "manifests-parse",
      "run": "find .claude-plugin plugin/.claude-plugin plugin/hooks -name '*.json' -print0 | xargs -0 -I{} jq empty {}"
    },
    {
      "name": "frontmatter-model-effort",
      "run": "bad=$(for f in plugin/agents/*.md; do\n  awk '/^---$/{c++;next} c==1&&/^model:[ \\t]*[^ \\t]/{m=1} c==1&&/^effort:[ \\t]*[^ \\t]/{e=1} END{if(!(m&&e))print FILENAME}' \"$f\"\ndone)\n[ -z \"$bad\" ] || { echo \"Missing model:/effort: frontmatter (agents only):\"; echo \"$bad\"; exit 1; }"
    }
  ]
}