ground-state

## Sub-agent contract /contract **Constraint: read-only reconnaissance.** You MUST NOT call `edit_file`, `write_file`, or any mutating bash command (no `git commit`, `git push`, `git checkout`, `mv`, `rm`, file redirection, package installs, etc.). Read-only tools only: `read_file`, `grep`, `glob`, `list_directory`, `memory_search`, and read-only bash (`git status`, `git log`, `git diff`, `cat`, `ls`, `find`, etc.). `memory_search` is non-mutating and is the **only** way to reach the cross-session fact archive — it is in scope for this skill, do not strip it from this list. If the survey reveals a fix that's tempting to apply, **return it as a recommendation in the snapshot** — the orchestrator decides whether to act. Even if the invoking brief sounds prescriptive ("draft the edit", "apply the change"), this skill stops at the snapshot and the preamble artifact. The orchestrator dispatches a separate implementation step afterward. ## Inline reconnaissance Run the three surveys below **directly using your own tools**. Do NOT dispatch any sub-agents via the `agent` or `skill` tools — every lookup in this phase is a deterministic read that you execute yourself using `bash`, `glob`, `read_file`, `grep`, `list_directory`, and `memory_search`. Issue all three surveys in a single batched tool-use round where possible. ### State survey *(bash)* Issue these commands (combine into one or two bash calls): - `git symbolic-ref --short HEAD` — current branch - `git rev-parse HEAD` — ...