Gradle run
Core principle
Treat complete Gradle output as a temporary, sensitive artifact. Every
agent-initiated Gradle command runs through the compact-output wrapper; never
stream, tee, paste, or reopen a full build log.
Every create, run, and finish invocation is the entire shell command for
that tool call. Prefixes, assignments, conditionals, pipes, command chains, and
follow-up inspection invalidate lifecycle evidence even when Gradle succeeds.
Procedure
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Classify the request. Reuse a current successful result when unchanged source and inputs already answer the question. A focused task that validates another change is incidental; build/check/warning/failure work is a Gradle-centered workflow.
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Resolve this skill directory and confirm
python3plusscripts/gradle_run.py. If either is unavailable, stop and report that prerequisite; never run Gradle directly as a fallback. -
Create one workflow before its first command and retain its opaque ID:
shpython3 <skill-dir>/scripts/gradle_run.py createRun
create, eachrun, andfinishas standalone shell commands. Do not combine one withtest, variable setup,git,rg,&&,;, a pipe, or a newline containing another command. Ifcreatefails, retry a fresh standalonecreatebefore anyrun. Use the wrapper exclusively; it supplies--console=plainand--no-scanunless console behavior was selected or the user authorized--scan. Add--warning-mode allonly for warning discovery or an explicit request. Aworkflow is busyresult is an ownership violation: wait for the owner or correct ownership; do not start or finish concurrently. -
For incidental validation, stay in the current agent and run the narrowest task that answers a non-empty verification question:
shpython3 <skill-dir>/scripts/gradle_run.py run \ --workflow <id> --scope targeted \ --question "Does :module:test pass after this change?" -- \ ./gradlew :module:testDo not substitute compilation for requested fixture tests. Read only the bounded JSON summary; report both the managed wrapper and nested Gradle task, the question, and its bounded answer.
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For Gradle-centered work, keep diagnosis, repository edits, and wrapper execution with the current implementation owner by default. Delegate a bounded read-only investigation only when it offers useful independent analysis. Select and brief an optional helper using the shared selection and handoff reference. Keep one wrapper execution owner at a time; a helper reports evidence and recommendations to that owner. Continue directly when no helper is available.
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Reuse actionable summaries, group warnings/failures by fingerprint, and return source/line evidence plus the narrowest next command. Run broad only for an aggregate question that targeted evidence cannot answer. On a repeated primary source/compiler fingerprint, stop rebuilding; inspect the cited source line and nearby declaration, import, or receiver context before revising the diagnosis. Verify each source change with the same wrapper and narrowest applicable task. In the final diagnosis, name the focused inspection as the next action; do not claim a source fix before it. A new question does not permit a blind repeat.
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Treat the full log as raw sensitive material even though summaries and ledgers redact common credentials. Never expose it in model-visible context. On interruption, use the wrapper's recorded signal and bounded partial diagnostics; it owns process-group/process-tree cleanup and durable ledger updates. Only logs still represented by the bounded recent-run ledger remain.
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Finish after the last requested validation (targeted or broad) passes, or report unresolved fingerprints and why validation cannot continue. In the final response, quote each non-empty
--questionand give its bounded answer; command history is not a substitute for reported evidence. Then run:shpython3 <skill-dir>/scripts/gradle_run.py finish --workflow <id>Report that finish removed only wrapper-owned logs. A finished known ID is idempotent; an unknown ID or active workflow fails closed and leaves files in place. This skill does not constrain unrelated review, implementation, or subagents.


