Evolution Session

1. Sort PENDING orders by: pain_level DESC, cumulative_count DESC
2. Select top N (max 3) highest-priority orders
3. Log selected orders with rationale

Phase 3: FORGE (per work order)

For each selected work order, execute sequentially:

3a. Understand Pain

• Read pain_ledger.jsonl entries matching the work order's pain_id
• Summarize: what hurts, how often, what workarounds exist

3b. Search Community (retrieval-methodology routing)

• Load retrieval-methodology to determine optimal search channels
• mcp__distillery__search — check community Skill/Rule/Agent inventory
• hunt Skill — scan GitHub for emerging solutions
• Cross-validate results per retrieval-methodology protocol

3c. Decide Strategy

3d. Execute

• Distill/Hybrid: skill-judge Mode 2 (element dissection) on candidate, extract essence, feed to skill-creator
• Build: skill-creator with pain context + search findings as input
• Upgrade: edit existing SKILL.md, preserve backward compatibility
• All artifacts: zero external dependencies (self-contained)

3e. Judge (Delta Gate — mandatory)

1. Run skill-judge Mode 1 on the forged artifact
2. Compare score against ARMORY.md same-niche current highest
3. New score must be strictly greater — equal or lower = destroy artifact
4. Failed artifact: log reason, mark work order BLOCKED, move to next

3f. Test (tdd-workflow — mandatory)

1. Run tdd-workflow validation on the forged artifact
2. Skill-type artifacts: run skill-testing pressure scenarios
3. Failed tests: iterate fix (max 2 attempts), then mark BLOCKED

Phase 4: BIND

For each successfully forged artifact:

1. Read retrieval-methodology SKILL.md
2. Add routing entry: intent signal -> new tool channel
3. Verify no orphan routes (every route points to existing tool)

Phase 5: REGISTER

1. Update ARMORY.md:
   • Add new tool to active weapons table (niche, name, type, score, usage, trigger)
   • If replacing: delete old entry (Highlander rule)
   • If new niche: add to active + remove from unfilled niches
2. Verify ARMORY.md integrity (no duplicate niches, no dangling references)

Phase 6: CLOSE

1. Update overnight-plan.md: mark completed orders DONE, blocked orders BLOCKED
2. Update MEMORY.md with session outcomes
3. Output session briefing:

## Evolution Session Briefing
- Orders processed: N/M
- Forged: [list with scores]
- Blocked: [list with reasons]
- Routes added: [list]
- Next priority: [top remaining PENDING order, if any]

Collaborating Weapons

NEVER

• NEVER skip skill-judge scoring (Delta Gate is inviolable)
• NEVER process user business tasks (pure evolution, no work)
• NEVER process more than 3 work orders per session (context overload prevention)
• NEVER skip retrieval-methodology route update (welded closure)
• NEVER install tools that haven't passed sandbox audit
• NEVER forge tools with external dependencies (zero-dependency principle)
• NEVER accept equal or lower scores at Delta Gate (strictly greater only)
• NEVER modify ARMORY.md without passing both judge and test phases