docs(#371): document agent/skill content migration to fullsend-ai/agents

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Add "Agent definitions and skills" section to AGENTS.md noting that agent definitions, skills, harness configs, and related content have moved to fullsend-ai/agents. The copies under internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/ are stale and will be removed.

Add deprecation README.md files to the three affected scaffold directories (agents/, skills/, harness/) so contributors see the migration notice before editing.

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PR: docs(#371): document agent/skill content migration to fullsend-ai/agents

This PR adds a new "Agent definitions and skills" section to AGENTS.md and deprecation README files to the three scaffold directories (agents/, skills/, harness/). The change aligns with issue #371 and is a net improvement — contributors now have visible migration notices that were previously missing. No security concerns.

Findings

1. Agents/skills READMEs omit Go code dependencies — medium

Files: internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/agents/README.md, internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/skills/README.md

Both READMEs say these are "stale copies and will be removed" without noting that Go code actively references them:

• scaffold.go lists agents/ and skills/ in layeredDirs (used at runtime for workspace preparation)
• scaffold_test.go reads these files via FullsendRepoFile() (e.g., agents/code.md, agents/triage.md, skills/code-implementation/SKILL.md)
• The //go:embed all:fullsend-repo directive in scaffold.go embeds the entire tree

The harness README correctly notes its Go code dependency — the agents and skills READMEs should do the same, so someone doesn't try to delete the files and break the build.

Suggestion: Add a note similar to the harness README: "These files are still referenced by Go code (internal/scaffold/scaffold.go, internal/scaffold/scaffold_test.go), so removal requires updating those references first."

2. AGENTS.md blanket prohibition contradicts harness README — medium

File: AGENTS.md (line 53)

AGENTS.md says: "Do not modify files under internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/"

But the harness README in this same PR says: "changes here remain necessary until the Go references are updated."

This sends contradictory signals — the blanket "do not modify" applies to all three directories equally, but harness files still need active maintenance per the PR's own README.

Suggestion: Soften the AGENTS.md guidance for harness to match its README, e.g.: "Do not modify files under .../agents/ or .../skills/ — make changes in fullsend-ai/agents instead. Harness files under .../harness/ are still embedded by Go code; changes there remain necessary until the Go references are migrated."

3. Existing docs/agents/ pages reference scaffold harness as canonical — medium

File: docs/agents/README.md (line 5) and 6 agent doc pages

docs/agents/README.md states: "The set of default agents is defined by the YAML files in internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/" — and each agent doc (code.md, triage.md, review.md, fix.md, prioritize.md, retro.md) links to the scaffold harness YAML as the canonical definition.

After this PR, a contributor reading docs/agents/ would be directed to edit harness YAMLs, while AGENTS.md says not to. The harness files ARE still the deployed definitions today, so the docs/agents/ references aren't wrong — but the contradictory guidance is confusing.

Suggestion: This is follow-up work beyond issue #371's scope. Consider filing an issue to update docs/agents/ pages with a migration notice once the sync mechanism from fullsend-ai/agents is established.

Summary

Three medium-severity documentation consistency findings, all non-blocking. The PR correctly implements issue #371's request and is a clear improvement over the status quo (no notices at all). The findings identify follow-up work to align the deprecation notices with the actual Go code dependencies and existing documentation.

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Review — comment

Documentation-only PR adding deprecation notices to three scaffold directories and a new AGENTS.md section. The change is well-scoped, matches issue #371's authorization, and follows existing formatting conventions. No security concerns. One coherence issue worth addressing.

Findings

1. AGENTS.md contradicts harness/README.md on whether harness changes are permitted — medium

File: AGENTS.md (line 56) vs internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/README.md (line 4)

AGENTS.md says "Do not modify files under internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/" but the harness README (added in the same PR) correctly states that "changes here remain necessary until the Go references are updated." Verified: internal/scaffold/scaffold.go line 11 (//go:embed all:fullsend-repo) embeds the entire tree, and internal/scaffold/baseurl.go line 43 reads harness YAML files from the embedded FS. The harness files are actively consumed by compiled Go code.

A contributor reading only AGENTS.md would avoid legitimate harness changes; a contributor reading only the harness README would make them.

Remediation: Either exclude harness/ from the AGENTS.md "do not modify" list with a caveat (e.g., "except harness/, which is still embedded — see its README"), or align the harness README to defer to AGENTS.md.

2. Harness README attributes embedding to wrong file — low

File: internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/README.md (line 4)

The README says files are "still embedded by Go code (internal/scaffold/baseurl.go)". The actual embed directive is //go:embed all:fullsend-repo in internal/scaffold/scaffold.go (line 11). baseurl.go is a consumer of the embedded FS, not the file that performs embedding. A contributor following the breadcrumb would not find the embed directive.

Remediation: Reference internal/scaffold/scaffold.go instead, or cite both files.

3. Existing docs reference deprecated scaffold paths without migration note — low

Files: docs/agents/README.md, docs/agents/code.md, docs/agents/triage.md, docs/agents/fix.md, docs/agents/review.md, docs/agents/retro.md, docs/agents/prioritize.md, docs/guides/user/customizing-agents.md

Multiple user-facing docs under docs/agents/ link to internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/*.yaml files as canonical sources. While these files are still actively embedded (so the references aren't technically broken), they will become stale when the harness migration completes. The PR's scope (issue #371) covers AGENTS.md and the scaffold READMEs, so this is follow-up work — but worth tracking.

Remediation: Future PR to update docs/agents/ references once harness migration is complete, or add a note to those docs now.

Summary

The approach is correct and well-matched to the issue. The medium finding (contradictory guidance) is worth fixing before merge to avoid the exact class of contributor confusion this PR aims to prevent. The low findings are minor accuracy improvements.

Dimensions reviewed

Dimension	Result
Correctness	Medium: self-contradictory guidance; Low: wrong file attribution
Security	No findings — docs-only, no secrets/injection/permissions
Intent & coherence	Scope matches #371 authorization; medium on guidance contradiction
Style & conventions	No findings — consistent with existing patterns
Documentation currency	Low: existing docs will need follow-up updates
Cross-repo contracts	Skipped — no exported interfaces modified

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Review — approve

PR: docs(#371): document agent/skill content migration to fullsend-ai/agents
Scope: 4 files, +22 / −0 (documentation only)

Summary

Clean, well-scoped documentation PR that addresses a real recurring problem — three documented instances of contributors targeting stale scaffold content (PRs fullsend-ai#2927, fullsend-ai#2417, fullsend-ai#3156). The fix is appropriately minimal: a new AGENTS.md section and deprecation READMEs in the three affected scaffold directories.

Verification

• Embed safety: The new README.md files are embedded via //go:embed all:fullsend-repo but WalkFullsendRepo skips agents/, skills/, and harness/ prefixes (verified via TestLayeredDirsNotInstalled), so they won't be installed to target repos. WalkFullsendRepoAll includes them but only filters for .yaml/.yml in the document-start-marker test — no interference.
• Test impact: No YAML files added, no executable files added, no Go logic changed. Existing tests are unaffected.
• Section placement: The new ## Agent definitions and skills heading is a peer to ## Forge abstraction and ## Go code. Placement between e2e tests and forge abstraction is reasonable since the scaffold files live under internal/.
• Issue alignment: PR correctly closes [ARCHIVED] Benchmark issue 371 #371. The issue documents three instances of misdirected contributions; the AGENTS.md section and deprecation READMEs directly address the root cause (missing documentation).

Findings

[low · documentation-accuracy] internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/README.md — The deprecation notice says "Do not modify files here — they are stale copies and will be removed," but baseurl.go still actively embeds and references harness YAML files from this directory for URL construction (HarnessBaseURL, HarnessContentHash). Unlike agents/ and skills/, the harness files are still functionally used by Go code. If someone needs to fix a harness bug before the Go code is migrated, the README would incorrectly tell them not to. Consider adding a brief caveat for the harness directory, or at minimum using "being migrated" rather than "stale" for that specific README. Non-blocking — the future-tense "will be removed" is accurate and the primary goal (redirecting contributors) is met.

No blocking findings. Approving.

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Review — approve

Clean, well-scoped documentation PR that exactly addresses #371. One commit, four files, 22 additions — no code changes.

Changes verified

File	What
AGENTS.md	New "Agent definitions and skills" section documenting migration to fullsend-ai/agents
internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/agents/README.md	Deprecation notice (new)
internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/skills/README.md	Deprecation notice (new)
internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/README.md	Deprecation notice (new)

Checks

• Correctness: AGENTS.md section text matches the issue's suggested wording. Deprecation READMEs are placed in all three directories named in the issue. Placement within AGENTS.md (after e2e tests, before Forge abstraction) is logical.
• Security: No concerns — documentation only.
• Intent & coherence: PR scope exactly matches issue [ARCHIVED] Benchmark issue 371 #371's two requirements: (1) AGENTS.md guidance, (2) deprecation markers in scaffold directories. No scope creep.
• Style/conventions: Commit message docs(#371): ... follows COMMITS.md conventions. Markdown follows existing AGENTS.md patterns.
• Injection defense: PR body and issue [ARCHIVED] Benchmark issue 371 #371 body contain no instruction-like injection patterns.

Observation (low)

Existing documentation references to deprecated paths — Files across docs/agents/, docs/plans/, docs/ADRs/, and docs/superpowers/ contain ~30 references to internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/{agents,skills,harness}/ paths (e.g., docs/agents/README.md links to the harness directory, individual agent docs link to specific YAML files). Additionally, internal/scaffold/baseurl.go hardcodes the harness path for URL construction. These will become stale when the scaffold copies are removed, but updating them is correctly out of scope for this documentation-notice PR — the removal itself should include a link-cleanup pass.

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🔧 Fix agent — iteration 1 (human-triggered)

Addressed 1 review finding: clarified harness README wording to reflect that harness files are still actively embedded by Go code (baseurl.go), unlike agents/ and skills/ which are genuinely stale.

Fixed (1):

1. harness README says stale but files are still actively used (internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/README.md): Updated deprecation notice to say 'being migrated' instead of 'stale copies' and added note that these files are still embedded by baseurl.go. Verified that agents/ and skills/ READMEs are correct as-is since no Go code references those directories.

Tests: passed

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[medium] technical-accuracy

README says 'stale copies and will be removed' without noting that Go code actively references agents/ files: scaffold.go lists agents/ in layeredDirs (runtime), scaffold_test.go reads agents/code.md, agents/triage.md, agents/prioritize.md via FullsendRepoFile(), and //go:embed all:fullsend-repo embeds the entire tree. The harness README correctly notes its Go dependency; agents/README.md should do the same.

Suggested fix: Add a note: 'These files are still referenced by Go code (internal/scaffold/scaffold.go, internal/scaffold/scaffold_test.go), so removal requires updating those references first.'

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[medium] technical-accuracy

Same issue as agents/README.md: scaffold_test.go reads skills/code-implementation/SKILL.md and skills/issue-labels/SKILL.md via FullsendRepoFile(), and skills/ is listed in layeredDirs. The 'stale copies' claim omits these active Go code dependencies.

Suggested fix: Add a note about Go code references, consistent with the harness README's approach.

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[medium] internal-consistency

AGENTS.md says 'Do not modify files under internal/scaffold/fullsend-repo/harness/' but the harness/README.md in this same PR says 'changes here remain necessary until the Go references are updated.' The blanket prohibition contradicts the nuanced reality for harness files.

Suggested fix: Differentiate harness from agents/skills in the AGENTS.md guidance: agents/skills should not be modified, but harness changes remain necessary until the Go references (baseurl.go) are migrated.