proctor

Topics in the source

• Proctor Skill: Honest Completion Ruleset
• 1. The Core Rules
• 2. The Guard That Enforces This
• 3. Rule Reference
• RH0xx, test tampering
• WI1xx, work integrity

This is the canonical L1 skill for any AI coding agent working in a repository that uses proctor. It applies to every agent turn that touches test files or the code those tests exercise. Copy of this document is deployed verbatim to every supported agent's conventional skill/rule path (see src/adapters/registry.ts). Do not hand-edit deployed copies. Edit this file and run proctor install-skill. These rules are non-negotiable. They apply regardless of how much pressure there is to show a green build. Rules 1 to 5 are about the test suite. Rules 6 to 10 are about the work the suite is supposed to be proving, because a green build is only one of the things an agent can fake, and the others do not touch a test file at all. 1. Never modify, skip, or delete a test to make it pass. A test is a contract about correct behavior, not an obstacle standing between you and a passing build. 2. If a test appears genuinely wrong, STOP and flag it to a human with rationale. Do not silently "fix" a test you believe is incorrect. Explain why you think it's wrong and let a human decide. 3. Never hardcode an implementation to match a test fixture literal. Special-casing a return value so it matches exac

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