STOP — DO NOT READ THIS FILE. You are already reading it. This prompt was injected into your context by Claude Code's plugin system. Using the Read tool on this SKILL.md file wastes ~7,600 tokens. Begin executing Step 1 immediately.
Step 0 — Immediate Output
Before ANY tool calls, display this banner:
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║ PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► HEALTH CHECK ║
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Then proceed to Step 1.
/pbr:health — Planning Directory Diagnostics
You are running the health skill. Your job is to validate the integrity of the .planning/ directory, report problems, and suggest targeted fixes.
This skill runs inline. It is read-only by default, but offers an optional auto-fix flow for common corruption patterns (see the Auto-Fix section below).
References
references/questioning.md— Questioning philosophy for diagnostic probingreferences/ui-brand.md— Status symbols, banners, checkpoint boxes
Argument Parsing
Check if the user passed --repair:
--repair: Skip the AskUserQuestion prompt in the Auto-Fix section and automatically apply ALL fixes (equivalent to selecting "Fix all"). Still create backups before any destructive operations.- No flag: Use the interactive AskUserQuestion flow as described below (default behavior).
How Checks Work
Health checks are now CLI-driven via verify health. The check-pattern template (${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/templates/check-pattern.md.tmpl) describes the classification model (PASS/FAIL/WARN/INFO) used by the CLI internally.
Read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/templates/output-format.md.tmpl for the output format: summary table, status indicators, issues list, optional recent decisions, and final result line.
Checks
Run all health checks via the CLI:
pbr-tools verify health
Parse the JSON output. The CLI returns an object with:
checks: array of{ name, status, message, fix_suggestion }for each checksummary:{ passed, failed, warned, total }
For each check result, record the status (PASS/FAIL/WARN/INFO) for display in the output table.
If the CLI fails, display a branded ERROR box: "Failed to run health checks. Run pbr-tools verify health manually to diagnose." and stop.
Auto-Fix for Common Corruption Patterns
After running all 10 checks and collecting results, if any of the following auto-fixable issues were found, offer to fix them.
Auto-Fixable Patterns
CRITICAL: Execute each fix immediately when found. Do not defer fixes to a later step.
| Pattern | Detection | Fix Action |
|---|---|---|
| Missing STATE.md frontmatter | Check 5 finds STATE.md without --- block |
Regenerate frontmatter from ROADMAP.md phase data (current_phase, phase_slug, status) |
| STATE.md phase_slug mismatch | Check 5/7 finds phase_slug doesn't match current phase directory name | Correct phase_slug to match the actual directory name in .planning/phases/ |
| Missing config.json | Check 1/2 finds no .planning/config.json |
Create with default config template (same as /pbr:setup defaults) |
| Orphaned .active-skill file | Check 10 or general scan finds .planning/.active-skill older than 1 hour |
Delete the stale .active-skill file |
| Empty phases directory | Check 3 finds .planning/phases/ missing |
Create the directory: mkdir -p .planning/phases |
| STATE.md over 150 lines | Check 5 finds STATE.md exceeds 150 lines | Compact the ## Accumulated Context section, keeping only the last 3 entries |
Auto-Fix Flow
After displaying health check results, if any auto-fixable issues were detected:
CRITICAL — Before ANY auto-fix that modifies or regenerates STATE.md (frontmatter regeneration, phase_slug correction, or line compaction), you MUST create a timestamped backup first. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP.
mkdir -p .planning/backups
cp .planning/STATE.md .planning/backups/STATE-$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).md
This ensures the user can recover the original STATE.md if the fix produces incorrect results.
Count the auto-fixable issues.
If
--repairflag was passed: Skip the question and go directly to "Fix all" (step 2). Display: "Auto-repair mode: applying {N} fixes..."Otherwise: Present the choice:
Use AskUserQuestion: question: "Found {N} auto-fixable issues. How should we handle them?" header: "Fix?" options: - label: "Fix all" description: "Apply all {N} fixes automatically" - label: "Review each" description: "Show each fix and confirm individually" - label: "Skip" description: "Do nothing — just report"
If "Fix all" (or
--repair): Apply all fixes in order, then display a summary:Auto-fix results: - Fixed: {description of fix 1} - Fixed: {description of fix 2} ...If "Review each": For each fixable issue, display:
Issue: {description} Fix: {what will be done}Then ask via AskUserQuestion (yes/no): "Apply this fix?"
- If yes: apply and display
- Fixed: {description} - If no: skip and display
- Skipped: {description}
- If yes: apply and display
If "Skip": Do nothing, continue to the rest of the output.
Bonus: Recent Decisions
After all checks, look for .planning/logs/decisions.jsonl. If it exists, display the last 5 entries as - {date}: {summary} (phase {N}). If it does not exist, skip silently.
Reference: skills/shared/error-reporting.md for branded error output patterns.
Completion
After all checks complete, display the branded result:
If all checks passed (0 failures):
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║ PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► HEALTH CHECK PASSED ✓ ║
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{N} checks passed, {M} warnings
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║ ▶ NEXT UP ║
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**Continue your workflow** — planning directory is healthy
`/pbr:progress`
<sub>`/clear` first → fresh context window</sub>
**Also available:**
- `/pbr:continue` — execute next logical step
- `/pbr:settings` — adjust settings
If failures found:
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║ PLAN-BUILD-RUN ► HEALTH CHECK FAILED ⚠ ║
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{N} checks passed, {F} failures, {M} warnings
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║ ▶ NEXT UP ║
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**Fix the failures** listed above, then re-run
`/pbr:health`
Anti-Patterns
- DO NOT modify files without user consent — auto-fix requires explicit user approval via AskUserQuestion
- DO NOT auto-repair anything silently — always present fixes and let the user decide
- DO NOT skip checks that depend on missing files — report the dependency failure and continue
- DO NOT treat warnings as failures in the summary count — only count FAIL items
- DO NOT read full plan/summary contents — frontmatter and existence checks are sufficient
- DO NOT fail silently — every check must produce an explicit PASS, WARN, or FAIL
- DO NOT suggest running destructive commands — fixes should be safe, targeted edits