Merge branch 'feature/phase-0-closeout' into develop

README.md

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ When starting on a new machine:
 2. Authenticate Codex locally.
 3. Checkout the correct branch, typically `develop` or the assigned task branch.
 4. Read `AGENTS.md`, `docs/WORKFLOW.md`, `docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md`, and `docs/TASK_TEMPLATE.md`.
+5. Run `make doctor` to validate the local repository bootstrap before starting a task.
 
 ## Codex Task Style
 
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ Codex tasks in this repository should follow this order:
 
 ## Local Checks
 
-Run `make doctor` to perform the repository's local bootstrap and environment checks.
+Run `make doctor` as part of machine/bootstrap validation to confirm the repository foundation is present and aligned.
 
 ## Current Status
 

docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ Use this sequence on a new machine:
    - `docs/WORKFLOW.md`
    - `docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md`
    - `docs/TASK_TEMPLATE.md`
-5. Create a task branch from `develop`.
+5. Run `make doctor`.
+6. Create a task branch from `develop`.
 
 ## Validation Checklist
 
@@ -48,12 +49,15 @@ A machine is ready for repository work when:
 - `AGENTS.md` is present
 - `.codex/config.toml` is present
 - `.codex/agents/` is present
-- docs are present
+- `.agents/skills/` is present
+- `docs/WORKFLOW.md` is present
+- `docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md` is present
+- `docs/TASK_TEMPLATE.md` is present
 - `make doctor` works
 
 ## Local Checks
 
-Run `make doctor` to verify the repository bootstrap and local working assumptions.
+Run `make doctor` during bootstrap to verify the repository bootstrap and local working assumptions.
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 

docs/WORKFLOW.md

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Example feature branch flow:
 ```bash
 git checkout develop
 git pull
+# if git pull fails, continue using local branch state and say so explicitly
 git checkout -b feature/example-task
 # make focused changes
 git commit -m "docs: describe example task flow"

scripts/doctor.sh

@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ echo "== Repo doctor =="
 test -f AGENTS.md && echo "AGENTS.md: OK" || { echo "AGENTS.md: MISSING"; exit 1; }
 test -f .codex/config.toml && echo ".codex/config.toml: OK" || { echo ".codex/config.toml: MISSING"; exit 1; }
 test -d .codex/agents && echo ".codex/agents: OK" || { echo ".codex/agents: MISSING"; exit 1; }
-test -d docs && echo "docs/: OK" || { echo "docs/: MISSING"; exit 1; }
+test -d .agents/skills && echo ".agents/skills: OK" || { echo ".agents/skills: MISSING"; exit 1; }
+test -f .agents/skills/task-closeout/SKILL.md && echo ".agents/skills/task-closeout/SKILL.md: OK" || { echo ".agents/skills/task-closeout/SKILL.md: MISSING"; exit 1; }
+test -f docs/WORKFLOW.md && echo "docs/WORKFLOW.md: OK" || { echo "docs/WORKFLOW.md: MISSING"; exit 1; }
+test -f docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md && echo "docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md: OK" || { echo "docs/MACHINE_SETUP.md: MISSING"; exit 1; }
+test -f docs/TASK_TEMPLATE.md && echo "docs/TASK_TEMPLATE.md: OK" || { echo "docs/TASK_TEMPLATE.md: MISSING"; exit 1; }
 
 branch="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
 echo "Current branch: ${branch}"
 
 if [[ "${branch}" == "main" || "${branch}" == "develop" ]]; then
-  echo "Warning: create a task branch before making changes."
+  echo "Warning: do not make changes on ${branch}; create a task branch from develop first."
 fi
 
 echo "Doctor completed."