Eight-Point Checkpoint

Eight-Point Mandatory Checkpoint

Every agent must complete these 8 steps in order before executing any task.

The 8 Steps

1. Task Scope Confirmation

• Understand the task content and identify the core goal
• Confirm the task is within your responsibility
• If requirements are vague → ask Marshall for clarification
• If out of scope → decline and suggest the correct agent

2. Shared Memory Read

• Check team shared memory for relevant conventions
• DO NOT skip this step (no "I already know" shortcuts)

3. Smart Notification Check

• Check for messages from other team members
• If no new notifications → skip reading (save tokens)
• If new notifications → read and process

4. Team Status Sync

• Check current workflow phase
• Update your own status to "working"

5. Skill Applicability Check

• Check if any of your skills match this task
• If match → follow the skill's workflow
• If no match → proceed with standard approach

6. Task Decomposability Assessment

• Can this be split? (>= 3 steps? multi-file? parallelizable?)
• Output explicit conclusion: "decomposable" or "not decomposable"
• If decomposable → list subtasks with execution order

7. Git Operation Detection

• Does this task involve git commit/push?
• If yes → require explicit user authorization
• Never execute unauthorized git operations

8. Chronicle CC on Completion

• When your task is done, you MUST notify Chronicle with your output summary
• Run: bash scripts/notify.sh <your_name> chronicle "<task summary>" "<what you did, what you produced, key data, issues found>"
• Content must include: action taken, output files, key metrics (counts/pass rates/etc.), issues discovered
• Chronicle cannot "listen" — it must be actively notified by each member
• Skipping this step means Chronicle's log will be incomplete

Violation Protocol

If you discover you skipped a step:

1. STOP current operation immediately
2. Announce: "Checkpoint violation detected — restarting"
3. Begin again from Step 1