The buglog was one 27K-line JSON file whose fields covered only symptom,
root cause and fix, as free text: 2% of entries named the code version a
bug was found on, 12% the build profile, 36% a way to reproduce, and 58% of
the file was OpenWolf hook auto-detections ("Missing guard clause",
"Function not marked async" on .md files).
- .claude/skills/buglog/bug-record.md: the record standard. Eight
sections (Summary as the title, Description, Environment, Reproduction;
Root cause, Fix, Verification, References once fixed), each with the
content it must contain -- e.g. Environment needs the OS, the libc the
failing binary loads (from its ELF interpreter: glibc 2.42 in the nix
shell vs 2.40 on the host), toolchain, build profile and commit.
- .wolf/bugs/<id>.md: 500 records migrated from buglog.json; every field
verified to round-trip. They carry legacy: true and an explicit "not
recorded" where the old log had no such field; component derived from
file paths, severity from keywords (else unknown), fix_commits from
hashes in status_note/fix that git resolves (91 of 463 fixed).
- .wolf/buglog-archive.json: the 710 hook auto-detections, verbatim.
- .wolf/buglog.json is now an index generated from the records, keeping
the fields OpenWolf's hooks and `openwolf bug search` read.
- scripts/buglog.py rewritten: new (template + Environment collected from
the machine and --binary), check, status (refuses a status the record
doesn't support; fixed needs Root cause, Fix, Verification and
--commit hashes git resolves), note, recur, set, show, list, triage,
env, index. 29 unittest cases in scripts/tests/test_buglog.py.
- scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit runs `check --staged`: incomplete staged
records, a legacy record hand-changed to fixed without the fix-time
sections, a new record claiming legacy: true, or a stale index refuse
the commit.
- scripts/gitea-sync.py reads the records: issue body = the record's
sections plus linked fix commits (origin remote, GITEA_COMMIT_REPO to
override), and a body hash so an issue's text is refreshed when the
record changes.
- bug-1866 rewritten to the full standard as the worked example.
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OpenWolf
This project uses OpenWolf for context management. The always-on rules live in .claude/rules/openwolf.md; the hooks handle bookkeeping (anatomy index, memory log, read tracking) automatically.
For the full operating protocol (session handoff, memory discipline, bug logging), load the openwolf skill, or read .wolf/OPENWOLF.md. Regenerate the session handoff with /handoff.
XCE Cluster Management System
Project Overview
XCE is an HPC cluster management system — Go API/CLI tier fronting C daemons (controller, worker, scheduler). Full context in .kiro/steering/product.md.
Engineering Guide
For details on any topic below, read the corresponding steering file in .kiro/steering/. CLAUDE.md provides pointers, not duplicates.
| Topic | Steering File |
|---|---|
| Project purpose, HA phases, design decisions | product.md |
| Technology stack, build systems, key decisions | tech.md |
| Directory layout, naming conventions, test org | structure.md |
| Build commands, Nix flake, deploy, AppImage | build-deployment.md |
| REST handler pattern, daemon opcodes, Cap'n Proto | api-standards.md |
| HA protocol, async I/O, Raft election, heartbeat | ha-async-io.md |
| TDD rules, C + Go test patterns, coverage targets | testing.md |
| Error handling: Go ReturnError, C errnox, zap logging | error-handling.md |
| RBAC, JWT, auth backends, input validation, secrets | security.md |
| WAL durability, recovery, save/restore field-completeness | persistence.md |
| Real vs. virtual resources, reservation-vs-usage accounting (mem) | resource-accounting.md |
Key Rules (from steering — summarized for quick reference)
- TDD mandatory: red → green → refactor; test in
testsuite/before C changes,_test.gobefore Go changes - Async I/O: delaymgr is trigger-only and must never block (no
connect(), no file I/O) — it drives heartbeats/election timeouts, so blocking there causes spurious failover. Long/unbounded blocking goes on the slow lane; bounded blocking in vtask handlers is permitted only under an admission reservation (COMMIT_WAIT_RESERVED).xce_request/xce_replyare always non-blocking. Seeha-async-io.md - Connections are long-lived: closing signals RDHUP failover. Inbound connections are vote-only; outbound carry all state push
- Middleware chain (non-negotiable): WhitelistURL → WhitelistIP → RateLimit → JWT → CORS → RBAC
- Error pattern:
ReturnError(code, msg, nil); return— early return on every error - Build:
/xce-build [component]— debug + ASAN + tests. Components:all(default),lib,controller,harness,scheduler,worker,apiserver,xcecli,xceadmin. Seebuild-deployment.mdfor full commands - Buglog: each bug is a Markdown record
.wolf/bugs/<id>.mdwritten to the standard in.claude/skills/buglog/bug-record.md(Description, Environment incl. OS/libc/toolchain/commit, Reproduction; Root cause, Fix, Verification and fix commits once fixed). Create and change records only through thebuglogskill (scripts/buglog.py new | status | note | recur | check | list --open), which enforces the standard (so does the pre-commit hook);.wolf/buglog.jsonis a generated index, never edit it. The front-matterstatusis the only source of truth for open/closed (values in.claude/rules/buglog-status.md); after a fix commit runscripts/buglog.py status <id> fixed --commit <sha> - Save/restore field-completeness: any persistence mechanism (WAL fact, scheduler snapshot, checkpoint) must capture every field of the entity it claims to persist — a state that "recovers correctly" while silently missing a field it depends on (e.g.
job.statecorrect butjob.allocslost) is a bug, not an acceptable simplification, unless the omission is explicitly documented as a scope decision (seepersistence.md's "Snapshot Save/Load Field-Completeness" +APPLY_CLEAN/bug-1678 sections). When adding or extending save/restore logic, verify the field round-trips through BOTH the write side and every read/apply seam, and run/xce-audit-invariants(controller dimension 7 / scheduler dimension 4) rather than assuming a passing test suite already proves it —APPLY_CLEAN-style verdicts check row counts and cursor position, not per-field completeness
Key Files
src/tools/xce-build.sh— primary build/test orchestration (Meson-based; seebuild-deployment.md)src/frontend/apiserver/cmd/main.go— server startup, init sequencesrc/frontend/apiserver/router/routers.go— all routes and middleware chainsrc/frontend/apiserver/controllers/rbac_check.go— RBAC loading and enforcementsrc/frontend/apiserver/config/rbac.yaml— role/permission definitionssrc/frontend/apiserver/config/auth.yaml— auth provider selection
Subdirectory Guidelines
src/frontend/— Seesrc/frontend/CLAUDE.mdsrc/controller/— Seesrc/controller/CLAUDE.mdsrc/harness/— Seesrc/harness/CLAUDE.mdsrc/worker/— Seesrc/worker/CLAUDE.mdsrc/scheduler/— Seesrc/scheduler/CLAUDE.mdsrc/lib/— Seesrc/lib/CLAUDE.md
Agentic SDLC and Spec-Driven Development
Kiro-style Spec-Driven Development on an agentic SDLC
Project Context
Paths
- Steering:
.kiro/steering/ - Specs:
.kiro/specs/
Steering vs Specification
Steering (.kiro/steering/) - Guide AI with project-wide rules and context
Specs (.kiro/specs/) - Formalize development process for individual features
Active Specifications
- Check
.kiro/specs/for active specifications - Use
/kiro-spec-status [feature-name]to check progress
Development Guidelines
- Think in English, generate responses in English. All Markdown content written to project files (e.g., requirements.md, design.md, tasks.md, research.md, validation reports) MUST be written in the target language configured for this specification (see spec.json.language).
Minimal Workflow
- Phase 0 (optional):
/kiro-steering,/kiro-steering-custom - Phase 1 (Specification):
/kiro-spec-init "description"— initialize spec scaffold/kiro-spec-quick "description"— fast single-pass spec (requirements + design + tasks, no approval gates)/kiro-spec-batch— generate specs for all features in a roadmap in parallel/kiro-spec-requirements {feature}/kiro-validate-gap {feature}(optional: for existing codebase)/kiro-spec-design {feature} [-y]/kiro-validate-design {feature}(optional: design review)/kiro-spec-tasks {feature} [-y]
- Phase 2 (Implementation):
/kiro-impl {feature} [tasks]/kiro-validate-impl {feature}(optional: after implementation)/kiro-verify-completion {feature}— validate all acceptance criteria are met
- Debugging:
/kiro-debug {feature}— systematic debugging with spec context - Code review:
/kiro-review— review implementation against spec requirements - Progress check:
/kiro-spec-status {feature}(use anytime)
Development Rules
- 3-phase approval workflow: Requirements → Design → Tasks → Implementation
- Human review required each phase; use
-yonly for intentional fast-track - Use
/kiro-spec-quickfor small, well-understood features; full workflow for anything touching HA/persistence/RBAC - Keep steering current and verify alignment with
/kiro-spec-status - Follow the user's instructions precisely, and within that scope act autonomously: gather the necessary context and complete the requested work end-to-end in this run, asking questions only when essential information is missing or the instructions are critically ambiguous.
Steering Configuration
- Load entire
.kiro/steering/as project memory — all.mdfiles are authoritative - Core:
product.md,tech.md,structure.md - Custom:
testing.md,error-handling.md,security.md,ha-async-io.md,api-standards.md,build-deployment.md,config-design.md,persistence.md,resource-accounting.md,roadmap.md - Add new custom files via
/kiro-steering-custom; sync existing via/kiro-steering