Module Workflow

3. Step-by-step Flow

Step 0: Choose the correct working scope

• If the work touches multiple modules or shared interfaces: use /modules/integration/ (scenario + workdocs).
• Otherwise: operate inside the target module directory.

Step 1: Ensure the module layout and strategy exist

• Create /modules/<module_id>/ (if new).
• Ensure /modules/<module_id>/AGENTS.md exists and defines safe boundaries.
• Ensure MANIFEST.yaml exists and has the required fields.

Reference templates:

• /.system/skills/ssot/repo/scaffolding/new-module/template/layout.md
• /.system/skills/ssot/repo/scaffolding/new-module/template/manifest_fields.md

Step 2: Implement the change in sources of truth

Examples:

• Update MANIFEST.yaml flows/abilities declarations.
• Add implementation files under src/ (and tests as appropriate).

Rules:

• Keep changes minimal and reviewable.
• Record key decisions and tradeoffs in workdocs.

Step 3: Update derived registries via tooling (do not hand-edit)

• Identify which derived registries need regeneration (typically under /modules/overview/).
• If the regeneration ability/tooling is available: run it and commit the generated diffs.
• If tooling is not available yet: do not manually edit generated registries. Record what should be regenerated and why, and defer to the registry tooling phase.

Step 4: Update skill/ability entrypoints if needed

• If the module introduces new durable guidance: create/update supporting docs in the relevant skill package under /.system/skills/ssot/** and ensure the skill entrypoint references them.
• If the module introduces new abilities: follow the ability workflow and register them properly.

Never edit tool-owned marker blocks inside ABILITY.md (or generated provider skill wrappers).

Step 5: Review and record outcome

• Validate the module’s boundaries and manifest correctness.
• Ensure workdocs contain an auditable narrative: what changed, why, and what to regenerate.

4. Outputs & Side Effects

Typical outputs:

• New or updated module sources of truth (/modules/<module_id>/MANIFEST.yaml, code, tests)
• Updated workdocs and/or outcomes (module-local or integration-local)
• (When tooling exists) regenerated derived registries under /modules/overview/

5. Safety Notes

• Cross-module changes require coordination and usually human review.
• Never hand-edit generated registries.
• Keep AGENTS.md as strategy only; put reusable explanations in /.system/skills/ssot/** supporting docs.

6. Related

• /.system/skills/ssot/repo/architecture-core-mechanisms/modular-system/SKILL.md
• /.system/skills/ssot/repo/architecture-core-mechanisms/ability-workflow/SKILL.md
• /.system/skills/ssot/repo/scaffolding/new-module/template/registration_flow.md