Gdd Apply Reflections

{{command_prefix}}apply-reflections

Interactive proposal review loop. Reads .design/reflections/<cycle-slug>.md, walks each numbered proposal, and applies accepted ones to the appropriate target file. Nothing is applied without explicit user confirmation.

Steps

1. Resolve reflections file

• If --cycle <slug> given: load .design/reflections/<slug>.md
• Else: glob .design/reflections/*.md, sort by modified time descending, load the most recent
• If no file found: error "No reflections found. Run {{command_prefix}}reflect first."
• Print: "Reviewing reflections: "

2. Parse proposals

Scan file for lines matching ### Proposal N — [TYPE] .... Extract each proposal block (Why / Change / Risk).

If --filter <TYPE> given: skip proposals whose type tag doesn't match.

Print: "Found N proposals (N after filter)."

3. Review loop

For each proposal (in order):

Print the full proposal block:

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─────────────────────────────────────────
Proposal N/TOTAL — [TYPE] Title
Risk: low|medium

Why: ...
Change: ...
─────────────────────────────────────────
(a) apply   (s) skip   (e) edit   (q) quit

If --dry-run: print [dry-run — would prompt here] and continue to next proposal without prompting.

Based on user choice:

• a - apply (see Apply Logic below)
• s - mark proposal as **Reviewed: skipped** in the reflections file; continue
• e - show the Change text, ask user to provide edited version, then apply the edited version
• q - stop processing; print "Stopped at proposal N. Resume with {{command_prefix}}apply-reflections --cycle <slug>."

4. Apply Logic by Proposal Type

After the user chooses a (apply) or e (edit-then-apply), branch on the proposal's bracketed type tag and follow the per-type apply procedure in ./apply-reflections-procedure.md - one numbered procedure each for [FRONTMATTER], [REFERENCE], [BUDGET], [QUESTION], [GLOBAL-SKILL]. All branches end with **Applied**: <date> appended to the proposal block in the reflections file.

5. Summary

After all proposals processed (or q):

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─────────────────────────────────────────
Apply-reflections complete
  Applied:  N
  Skipped:  N
  Remaining: N (run again to continue)
─────────────────────────────────────────

[INCUBATOR]

Incubator drafts authored by scripts/lib/incubator-author.cjs (Phase 29-04) appear as a distinct proposal class. For each draft under .design/reflections/incubator/<slug>/, use scripts/lib/apply-reflections/incubator-proposals.cjs:

1. discoverIncubatorDrafts() → list pending drafts.
2. renderProposal(draft) → show full body + diff + origin signals.
3. User chooses accept | reject | defer | edit.
4. accept - scope-guard runs FIRST (validateScope from scripts/validate-incubator-scope.cjs); applyAccept then promotes draft → agents/<slug>.md or skills/<slug>/SKILL.md and appends a registry entry. Single-step per D-04.
5. reject - applyReject removes the incubator subdir.
6. defer - no-op; draft re-surfaces next run.
7. edit - applyEdit opens $EDITOR; re-prompt user on close.

Stage-1 gate. At session start, call checkStage1Gate(). If thresholdMet && !optInRecorded, display the opt-in prompt once. NEVER auto-flip per D-01 - recording opt-in requires explicit user confirmation via recordOptIn(). Full procedure: ./apply-reflections-procedure.md §[INCUBATOR].

[KFM-CANDIDATE]

KFM-catalogue proposals authored by scripts/lib/reflector-kfm-proposer.cjs (Phase 30.5-03 D-05) appear as a 6th proposal class. Drafts at .design/reflections/incubator/kfm-<slug>/CATALOGUE-ENTRY.md; pre-filled 11-field schema with TODO: placeholders for pattern + fix. Two upstream signals share the surface (D-06): capability_gap clusters (≥3, no existing match) + kfm-candidate events (whitelist-matched articles, 1-shot). User chooses accept | reject | defer | edit. applyAccept appends to reference/known-failure-modes.md + reference/registry.json (origin: incubator-kfm); applyReject removes the incubator subdir; applyDefer stamps deferred_until; applyEdit returns the draft path for $EDITOR. Full procedure: ./apply-reflections-procedure.md §[KFM-CANDIDATE].

[INSTINCT]

Atomic instinct units emitted by design-reflector (and surfaced from {{command_prefix}}extract-learnings) appear as a distinct proposal class, alongside [INCUBATOR] and [KFM-CANDIDATE]. Each unit is a fenced yaml block under the reflector's ## Atomic instincts section, shaped per reference/instinct-format.md (id, trigger, confidence, domain, scope, project_id, source, cycles_seen, first_seen, last_seen, plus a short body). A unit is a proposal, never a stored fact - nothing lands until the user accepts it.

Mirror the [INCUBATOR] flow:

1. Discover the units: parse every yaml block under ## Atomic instincts in the reflections file. Skip malformed blocks (warn on stderr, keep going).
2. For each unit: show the parsed trigger, domain, confidence, and body so the user sees what would be stored.
3. Prompt: (a) accept (r) reject (d) defer (e) edit (q) quit.

Per-action behavior:

1. accept - call scripts/lib/instinct-store.cjs add(unit, { scope, baseDir }) with the unit at its emitted confidence. The store owns de-duplication and cycles_seen bookkeeping. On success print Stored instinct <id> (<domain>, confidence <n>). and append **Applied**: <date> to the proposal block.
2. reject - do not store the unit. Append **Reviewed: rejected** to the reflections file.
3. defer - no-op; the unit re-surfaces next run. Append **Reviewed: deferred**.
4. edit - let the user adjust trigger, confidence, or domain, then accept the edited unit through the same add(...) call. Default scope: 'project' (write global only when the unit's frontmatter says so); never edit .design/instincts/instincts.json directly, and promote to global via the separate gated {{command_prefix}}instinct promote.

Do Not

• Do not apply any proposal without the user explicitly choosing a or e.
• Do not modify source code files (.ts, .tsx, .css, .js) - only agent files, reference files, budget.json, discussant questions, global skills, and incubator drafts.
• Do not re-run the reflector - this skill only applies existing proposals.
• Do not bypass the scope guard or auto-flip Stage-1 - both are non-negotiable per D-05 / D-01.