feat: add ZCode harness adapter for project agents

[chrisl10]

What

Adds ZCode as a generated harness target so the Bees work in ZCode the same way they already work in Cursor and Codex.

ZCode loads project agents from .zcode/agents and project skills from the .agents/skills layer. The generator emitted no ZCode output, so agent dispatch in ZCode always fell back to the generic subagent. ZCode parses the same name + description Markdown frontmatter the source package already uses.

Changes

• generate_agents() writes .zcode/agents/*.md through the existing populate_markdown_agents helper; normalized_agent_text gains a zcode branch that rewrites .claude/skills/ and ../skills/ references in agent bodies to .agents/skills/ (where ZCode looks for project skills)
• New opt-in learn/scripts/install-zcode-agents.py deploys the generated agents into ~/.zcode/agents/ for user-scope use in every project; the generator itself stays repo-bound by design
• .gitignore harness block gains .zcode/
• Docs: README (Pick your tool), GETTING-STARTED (Step 1), HARNESS-COMPATIBILITY (capability matrix, ZCode scopes section, honest limits), AGENTS guide (cross-harness format table, checklist)

Scope kept minimal

• No src/harnesses/zcode/ template: ZCode has no CLAUDE.md-style entry file to materialize
• generate_catalog() untouched: the compatibility ledger columns for Claude/Codex/Cursor are unchanged; the ZCode mapping lives in HARNESS-COMPATIBILITY.md prose where the limits can be stated precisely
• Skills need no ZCode-specific output: ZCode already consumes the generated .agents/skills layer

Verification

• python learn/scripts/generate-harnesses.py emits 113 agents into .zcode/agents, all with valid name/description frontmatter
• 112 of 113 source agents reference .claude/skills/ or ../skills/; 0 stale references remain in the generated output
• Second run is idempotent (atomic swap, same 113 files); git status stays clean (.zcode/ ignored)
• python learn/scripts/install-zcode-agents.py installs 113 real files into ~/.zcode/agents/ (0 symlinks), replaces symlink targets, and normalizes body skill paths to .agents/skills/; restart ZCode to load them
• Symlink caveat verified against the app's listMarkdownFiles loader: Dirents report symlinks as isSymbolicLink, not isFile, so only real files load (see correction comment)

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added ZCode support for generated project agents.
  • ZCode agents can reuse shared repository skills.
  • Added installation support for copying generated agents to the user-level ZCode directory while preserving unrelated files.
  • Updated harness generation to produce ZCode-compatible agent files for project and user-level use.

• Documentation

  • Added ZCode to setup instructions, compatibility guidance, format references, and verification steps.
  • Clarified that user-level agents must be copied and recopied after regeneration.

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The harness generator now creates ZCode Markdown agents under .zcode/agents, and an installer copies them into ~/.zcode/agents. The README and guides document ZCode generation, installation, compatibility, verification, and ignored output.

Changes

ZCode harness support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Generate ZCode agents learn/scripts/generate-harnesses.py	The generator creates .zcode/agents Markdown agents, rewrites skill paths to .agents/skills, and reports ZCode output.
Install and document ZCode agents learn/scripts/install-zcode-agents.py, .gitignore, README.md, learn/guides/*	The installer copies generated agents as regular files into ~/.zcode/agents while preserving unrelated files. The documentation describes ZCode setup, compatibility, verification, and ignored output.

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ZCode agent generation and installation are documented, but the compatibility guide contains conflicting agent totals that may mislead users verifying their setup. Correct the count before merge.

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  participant generate_harnesses.py
  participant .zcode/agents
  participant install-zcode-agents.py
  participant ~/.zcode/agents
  generate_harnesses.py->>.zcode/agents: write normalized Markdown agents
  install-zcode-agents.py->>.zcode/agents: read generated agents
  install-zcode-agents.py->>~/.zcode/agents: copy regular agent files

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Correction after live testing: the user-scope deployment must copy the files into ~/.zcode/agents/, not symlink them. ZCode's agent scanner (listMarkdownFiles) walks the directory with readdirSync({withFileTypes: true}) and keeps only entries passing isFile(); Dirents report symlinks as isSymbolicLink, not isFile, so symlinked agent files are never loaded. ec2fdbe updates both docs accordingly.

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Align the agent count with the verified generated output.

The matrix says 82 agents, while the PR verification states that generation produces 113 agents. Update the count to 113, or qualify 82 as a specific subset such as core agents.

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In `@learn/guides/HARNESS-COMPATIBILITY.md` at line 7, Update the agent count in
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and learn/guides/HARNESS-COMPATIBILITY.md lines 17-17 from .agents/agents/*.md
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Follow-up: user-scope deployment is now scripted instead of a manual copy. learn/scripts/install-zcode-agents.py (a6e77cb) deploys the generated .zcode/agents output into ~/.zcode/agents/ as real files. Two details it gets right that a manual rsync from .agents/agents gets wrong:

1. It sources the zcode-normalized .zcode/agents output, so agent bodies point at .agents/skills/ instead of the source-relative ../skills/ or .claude/skills/ paths (which resolve nowhere outside the checkout).
2. It replaces any symlink targets first — ZCode's scanner ignores symlinked entries.

It is deliberately a separate opt-in script: the generator stays repo-bound by its require_repo_path guard and never writes into the home directory. The installer refuses to run before generation, is additive (unrelated files in ~/.zcode/agents are untouched), and is idempotent. Verified locally: 113 agents installed, 0 symlinks, skill paths normalized.