# Session Summary: Agent Activation & VELOCITY Workflow Fix

**Date**: 2025-01-21
**Session Goal**: Fix broken agent activation and VELOCITY workflow (discovered they don't actually work)
**Status**: Plan approved, ready for implementation (20 hours)

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## 🔍 Critical Discovery

User identified correctly: **"I don't feel the agents activation and 4 steps framework work"**

**Investigation Result**: They don't work. Code exists but never executes (same pattern as RAG).

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## 📊 What's Actually Broken

### ❌ 1. Agent Auto-Activation
- **Promised**: Agents activate on file edits (Maria-QA for tests, James for UI, etc.)
- **Reality**: Hooks call placeholder scripts that just log and do nothing
- **Evidence**:
  - `~/.versatil/bin/rag-update.sh` = "Placeholder script - Will be implemented"
  - `~/.versatil/bin/rag-codify.sh` = "Placeholder script - Will be implemented"
  - Agents never instantiate, never activate

### ❌ 2. VELOCITY Workflow
- **Promised**: Plan → Assess → Delegate → Work → Codify (5-phase workflow)
- **Reality**: `VelocityWorkflowOrchestrator` exists but never instantiated
- **Evidence**:
  - Only used in tests
  - No bin script calls it
  - `/plan` command doesn't use it (just creates TodoWrite items)

### ❌ 3. 4-Step Framework Detection
- **Promised**: Auto-detect Plan/Edit/Test/Codify phases from Cursor events
- **Reality**: No detection logic, hooks don't trigger orchestration
- **Evidence**: Hooks exist but don't connect to framework

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## ✅ What IS Working

| Feature | Status | Location |
|---------|--------|----------|
| **Memory Tool** | ✅ WORKING | `~/.versatil/memories/` (20+ files) |
| **Context Stats** | ✅ WORKING | `~/.versatil/stats/` |
| **MCP Config** | ✅ WORKING | 12 MCPs configured |
| **RAG Storage** | ✅ FIXED | Last session (Supabase setup + seeding) |
| **Learning Defaults** | ✅ FIXED | This session (21 patterns seeded) |
| **Cursor Hooks** | ⚠️ PARTIAL | Exist and run, but call placeholders |

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## 🛠️ Approved Implementation Plan

### **Phase 1: Core Agent Activation** (5 hours)

**Files to Create**:
1. `bin/activate-agent.js` - Core agent instantiation + activation
2. `bin/codify-learnings.js` - Session learning extraction

**Files to Replace** (remove placeholders):
1. `~/.versatil/bin/rag-update.sh` - Real agent activation on file edit
2. `~/.versatil/bin/rag-codify.sh` - Real learning codification

**Files to Modify**:
1. `src/workflows/learning-codifier.ts` - Add local storage fallback

**Agent Detection Logic**:
```typescript
const AGENT_PATTERNS = {
  'maria-qa': [/\.test\.(ts|js|tsx|jsx)$/, /\.spec\.(ts|js)$/, /__tests__\//],
  'james-frontend': [/\.tsx$/, /\.jsx$/, /components\//, /\.vue$/, /\.svelte$/],
  'marcus-backend': [/\.api\.(ts|js)$/, /routes\//, /controllers\//, /\/api\//],
  'dana-database': [/\.sql$/, /migrations\//, /schema\./, /supabase\//],
};

function detectAgent(filePath: string): string {
  for (const [agent, patterns] of Object.entries(AGENT_PATTERNS)) {
    if (patterns.some(pattern => pattern.test(filePath))) {
      return agent;
    }
  }
  return 'general';
}
```

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### **Phase 2: VELOCITY Orchestrator Integration** (6 hours)

**Files to Create**:
1. `bin/velocity-cli.js` - CLI interface to VelocityWorkflowOrchestrator
2. `src/workflows/phase-detector.ts` - Auto-detect current VELOCITY phase

**Files to Modify**:
1. `.claude/commands/plan.md` - Use velocity-cli instead of just TodoWrite
2. `~/.versatil/hooks/afterFileEdit.sh` - Trigger WORK phase update
3. `~/.versatil/hooks/stop.sh` - Trigger CODIFY phase
4. `~/.versatil/hooks/afterBuild.sh` - Trigger ASSESS phase (quality gates)

**Phase Detection Logic**:
```typescript
// PLAN: Cursor Plan Mode OR /plan command OR no todos yet
// ASSESS: /assess command OR todos exist but not started
// WORK: Files being edited AND todos in progress
// CODIFY: Session ending OR /learn command OR all todos complete
```

**State Persistence**:
- `~/.versatil/state/current-workflow.json` - Active workflow
- `~/.versatil/state/completed/` - Completed workflows
- `~/.versatil/state/paused/` - Paused workflows

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### **Phase 3: Cursor Native Integration** (4 hours)

**Goals**:
1. Detect Cursor Plan Mode → Trigger VELOCITY PLAN phase
2. Map file edits → WORK phase
3. Map build/test → ASSESS phase (quality gates)
4. Map session end → CODIFY phase

**Approach**:
- Hook-based (if Cursor supports) OR
- File-watching fallback (watch `.cursor/plan-*.md`)

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### **Phase 4: Statusline Feedback** (2 hours)

**Goal**: Show agent feedback in Cursor

**Output Format**:
```
🤖 Maria-QA analyzing... │ ████████░░ 80% coverage │ ⚠️ 2 missing tests
🤖 James validating UI... │ ✅ Accessible │ ⚠️ Missing aria-label
🤖 Marcus security scan... │ ✅ OWASP compliant │ ⏱️ 180ms response
```

**Implementation**: Hook JSON metadata
```json
{
  "allowed": true,
  "metadata": {
    "agent": "maria-qa",
    "status": "analyzing",
    "message": "🤖 Maria-QA analyzing...",
    "progress": 80,
    "metrics": {"coverage": "80%", "tests_passing": true}
  }
}
```

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### **Phase 5: Testing & Documentation** (3 hours)

**Tests**:
1. End-to-end workflow: `/plan` → Edit → Build → Complete
2. Agent activation: All 18 agents tested with file patterns
3. State persistence: Workflow survives session restart

**Documentation**:
1. Update `CLAUDE.md` - Remove inaccurate "proactive" claims
2. Create `docs/guides/AGENT_ACTIVATION_GUIDE.md`
3. Create `docs/guides/VELOCITY_WORKFLOW_GUIDE.md`

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## ✅ Expected Working Workflow (After Implementation)

```yaml
User_Workflow:
  Step_1_Planning:
    Action: "/plan Add user authentication"
    Expected:
      - ✅ VELOCITY PLAN phase executes
      - ✅ Alex-BA creates requirements
      - ✅ Todos in todos/auth.md
      - ✅ State in ~/.versatil/state/current-workflow.json

  Step_2_Development:
    Action: "Open LoginForm.tsx, edit file"
    Expected:
      - ✅ VELOCITY WORK phase detected
      - ✅ James-Frontend auto-activates (.tsx pattern)
      - ✅ Logs: "🤖 James validating UI... ✅ Accessible"
      - ✅ Progress tracked in workflow state

  Step_3_Build:
    Action: "npm run build"
    Expected:
      - ✅ VELOCITY ASSESS phase triggered
      - ✅ Quality gates checked
      - ✅ Maria-QA runs tests
      - ✅ Coverage validated (>= 80%)

  Step_4_Completion:
    Action: "Close Cursor (session end)"
    Expected:
      - ✅ VELOCITY CODIFY phase executes
      - ✅ Learnings extracted
      - ✅ Stored to ~/.versatil/learning/
      - ✅ Stored to Supabase RAG
      - ✅ State → ~/.versatil/state/completed/
      - ✅ Next auth feature 40% faster
```

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## 📋 Implementation Checklist

### Phase 1: Agent Activation (5 hours)
- [ ] Create `bin/activate-agent.ts` (compile to .js)
- [ ] Implement agent pattern detection
- [ ] Replace `~/.versatil/bin/rag-update.sh`
- [ ] Replace `~/.versatil/bin/rag-codify.sh`
- [ ] Create `bin/codify-learnings.ts`
- [ ] Add local storage to `learning-codifier.ts`
- [ ] Test: Edit file → Agent activates

### Phase 2: VELOCITY (6 hours)
- [ ] Create `bin/velocity-cli.ts`
- [ ] Create `src/workflows/phase-detector.ts`
- [ ] Modify `/plan` command
- [ ] Connect `afterFileEdit.sh` to WORK phase
- [ ] Connect `stop.sh` to CODIFY phase
- [ ] Connect `afterBuild.sh` to ASSESS phase
- [ ] Create state directory structure
- [ ] Test: `/plan` → Workflow executes

### Phase 3: Cursor Integration (4 hours)
- [ ] Create `detect-plan-mode.sh`
- [ ] Map Plan Mode → PLAN phase
- [ ] Map file edits → WORK phase
- [ ] Map build → ASSESS phase
- [ ] Implement state persistence
- [ ] Test: Plan Mode triggers VELOCITY

### Phase 4: Statusline (2 hours)
- [ ] Return JSON metadata from hooks
- [ ] Format agent feedback
- [ ] Create `bin/velocity-status.js`
- [ ] Test: See agent feedback

### Phase 5: Testing & Docs (3 hours)
- [ ] End-to-end workflow test
- [ ] All agent tests
- [ ] Update `CLAUDE.md`
- [ ] Create `AGENT_ACTIVATION_GUIDE.md`
- [ ] Create `VELOCITY_WORKFLOW_GUIDE.md`

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## 🎯 Session Achievements (Before Implementation)

1. ✅ **Discovered** agent activation is broken (placeholders only)
2. ✅ **Discovered** VELOCITY workflow never executes
3. ✅ **Fixed** Learning System storage (21 defaults seeded)
4. ✅ **Created** comprehensive 20-hour fix plan
5. ✅ **Approved** plan by user

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## 📊 Context for Next Session

**What to Start With**: Phase 1, Task 1.1 - Create `bin/activate-agent.ts`

**Key Files to Reference**:
- `src/agents/opera/maria-qa/enhanced-maria.ts` - Agent example
- `src/workflows/velocity-workflow-orchestrator.ts` - Orchestrator to integrate
- `~/.versatil/hooks/afterFileEdit.sh` - Hook to modify

**State**:
- RAG: ✅ Fixed (last session)
- Learning defaults: ✅ Fixed (this session)
- Agent activation: ❌ Broken (next to fix)
- VELOCITY workflow: ❌ Broken (next to fix)

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## 🚀 Ready for Next Session

**Command to Start**:
```bash
cd "/Users/nissimmenashe/VERSATIL SDLC FW"

# Phase 1.1: Create agent activation infrastructure
touch bin/activate-agent.ts

# Start implementing...
```

**Expected Outcome**: After 20 hours, all features work as documented in `CLAUDE.md`

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**End of Session Summary**
