Skill Logic Research

Logic Research Skill

Thin wrapper that delegates mathematical logic research to logic-research-agent subagent.

IMPORTANT: This skill implements the skill-internal postflight pattern. After the subagent returns, this skill handles all postflight operations (status update, artifact linking, git commit) before returning.

Context References

Reference (do not load eagerly):

• Path: .claude/context/formats/return-metadata-file.md - Metadata file schema

Note: This skill is a thin wrapper with internal postflight. Context is loaded by the delegated agent.

Trigger Conditions

This skill activates when:

• Task type is "logic"
• Research involves modal logic, Kripke semantics, or general mathematical logic
• Domain context files are needed for mathematical foundations

Execution Flow

Stage 1: Input Validation

Validate required inputs:

• task_number - Must be provided and exist in state.json
• focus_prompt - Optional focus for research direction

# Lookup task
task_data=$(jq -r --argjson num "$task_number" \
  '.active_projects[] | select(.project_number == $num)' \
  specs/state.json)

# Validate exists
if [ -z "$task_data" ]; then
  return error "Task $task_number not found"
fi

# Extract fields
task_type=$(echo "$task_data" | jq -r '.task_type // "general"')
status=$(echo "$task_data" | jq -r '.status')
project_name=$(echo "$task_data" | jq -r '.project_name')
description=$(echo "$task_data" | jq -r '.description // ""')

Stage 2: Preflight Status Update

Update task status to "researching" BEFORE invoking subagent.

Stage 3: Create Postflight Marker

Create the marker file to prevent premature termination.

Stage 4: Prepare Delegation Context

Prepare delegation context for the subagent:

{
  "session_id": "sess_{timestamp}_{random}",
  "delegation_depth": 1,
  "delegation_path": ["orchestrator", "research", "skill-logic-research"],
  "timeout": 3600,
  "task_context": {
    "task_number": N,
    "task_name": "{project_name}",
    "description": "{description}",
    "task_type": "logic"
  },
  "focus_prompt": "{optional focus}",
  "metadata_file_path": "specs/{NNN}_{SLUG}/.return-meta.json"
}

Stage 5: Invoke Subagent

CRITICAL: You MUST use the Agent tool to spawn the subagent.

Required Tool Invocation:

Tool: Agent (NOT Skill, NOT Plan)
Parameters:
  - subagent_type: "logic-research-agent"
  - prompt: [Include task_context, delegation_context, focus_prompt, metadata_file_path]
  - description: "Execute logic research for task {N}"

DO NOT use Skill(logic-research-agent) - this will FAIL.

The subagent will:

• Load domain context files from .claude/context/project/logic/
• Search codebase for existing patterns
• Use Mathlib lookup tools (lean_leansearch, lean_loogle, lean_leanfinder, lean_local_search)
• Execute web research for mathematical logic literature
• Create research report in specs/{NNN}_{SLUG}/reports/
• Write metadata to specs/{NNN}_{SLUG}/.return-meta.json
• Return a brief text summary (NOT JSON)

Stage 5b: Self-Execution Fallback

CRITICAL: If you performed the work above WITHOUT using the Agent tool (i.e., you read files, wrote artifacts, or updated metadata directly instead of spawning a subagent), you MUST write a .return-meta.json file now before proceeding to postflight. Use the schema from return-metadata-file.md with status value "researched".

If you DID use the Agent tool, skip this stage -- the subagent already wrote the metadata.

Postflight (ALWAYS EXECUTE)

The following stages MUST execute after work is complete, whether the work was done by a subagent or inline (Stage 5b). Do NOT skip these stages for any reason.

Stage 6: Parse Subagent Return (Read Metadata File)

Read the metadata file.

Stage 7: Update Task Status (Postflight)

If status is "researched", update state.json and TODO.md.

Stage 8: Link Artifacts

Add artifact to state.json with summary. Update TODO.md per @.claude/context/patterns/artifact-linking-todo.md with field_name=**Research**, next_field=**Plan**.

Stage 9: Git Commit

Commit changes with session ID using targeted staging.

Stage 10: Cleanup

Remove marker and metadata files.

Stage 11: Return Brief Summary

Return a brief text summary (NOT JSON). Example:

Research completed for task {N}:
- Found existing patterns in source files
- Loaded domain context for modal logic and Kripke semantics
- Used Mathlib lookup tools to discover relevant theorems
- Created report at specs/{NNN}_{SLUG}/reports/MM_{short-slug}.md
- Status updated to [RESEARCHED]
- Changes committed

Error Handling

Input Validation Errors

Return immediately with error message if task not found.

Metadata File Missing

If subagent didn't write metadata file:

1. Keep status as "researching"
2. Do not cleanup postflight marker
3. Report error to user

Git Commit Failure

Non-blocking: Log failure but continue with success response.

Subagent Timeout

Return partial status if subagent times out (default 3600s). Keep status as "researching" for resume.

Return Format

This skill returns a brief text summary (NOT JSON). The JSON metadata is written to the file and processed internally.