# Factory Sync

> Update the local Factory submodule pointer to latest factory/main through a small PR before running Factory-backed skills.

- Skill: `clyra-ai/factory-sync` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add clyra-ai/factory-sync`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/clyra-ai/factory-sync/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Clyra-AI (https://skillmd.com/u/clyra-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/clyra-ai/factory-sync

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# Factory Sync

Update this repository's `factory` submodule to the latest `factory/main` commit
through an auditable PR.

Use this skill before a Factory-backed wrapper skill when the user wants the
latest shared skill behavior.

## Workflow

1. Verify the current repo has a clean worktree.
2. Sync the default branch:
   - `git fetch origin main`
   - `git checkout main`
   - `git pull --ff-only origin main`
3. Reset the dedicated sync branch from current `main`:
   - `git checkout -B codex/update-factory-submodule main`
   - do not reuse prior `codex/update-factory-submodule` history
4. Update Factory:
   - `git submodule update --init factory`
   - `git submodule update --remote factory`
5. If `git status --short factory .gitmodules` is empty:
   - report `factory already at latest main`
   - return the current `git -C factory rev-parse HEAD`
   - do not create a PR
6. If the submodule pointer changed:
   - ensure only `factory` and optionally `.gitmodules` changed
   - `git add factory .gitmodules`
   - `git commit -m "chore: update factory submodule"`
   - `git push --force-with-lease -u origin codex/update-factory-submodule`
   - create a PR against `main`
   - merge the PR immediately without polling, waiting for, or inspecting PR CI
   - do not bypass branch protection or unresolved-review requirements
   - if branch protection blocks only because required checks are pending, enable
     auto-merge when available or wait for the protected merge gate to clear
     without inspecting CI logs
   - if GitHub blocks merge for failed checks, unresolved review, permissions, or
     policy, report the blocker and stop before post-merge steps
   - do not delete the branch
7. Sync local `main` after merge and monitor post-merge CI.
8. If post-merge CI fails and the failure is repo-fixable, run a bounded hotfix
   loop from updated `main`; stop for external, policy, safety, timeout, or
   no-progress blockers.
9. Return the merged Factory commit.

## Safety Rules

- Do not edit files inside `factory`.
- Do not run product implementation work in this skill.
- Do not hide unrelated dirty files; stop and report them.
- Use `--force-with-lease` only for the dedicated sync branch after resetting it
  from current `main`; stop if the lease fails.
- Do not inspect PR CI for the submodule-pointer-only PR; only wait when
  branch protection requires pending checks to clear before GitHub allows merge.
- Use machine-readable command output when useful, for example `wrkr scan --json`,
  `axym collect --dry-run --json`, or `gait doctor --json` depending on the active repo.

## Output

- synced Factory commit SHA
- PR URL or `already up to date`
- merge SHA when a PR was merged
- post-merge CI status and hotfix PRs when used
- next suggested command, such as `Use $adhoc-plan ...`