# Collab Routing Gate

> Collab-first routing gate. Triggers: cross-lead coordination, worker monitoring, async decision.

- Skill: `etanhey/collab-routing-gate` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 15 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add etanhey/collab-routing-gate`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/etanhey/collab-routing-gate/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: EtanHey (https://skillmd.com/u/etanhey)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/etanhey/collab-routing-gate

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# Skill: Collab-Routing Gate (gen-18 Track 1 #4)

> Coordination flows through the append-only collab file + event-driven waits — NOT send_input chatter,
> sleep-poll loops, or bare decision-questions. Mechanizes R-002's substrate (gen-16 ROOT-1
> "why not update the shared coordination log once for everyone").

## Scope

No pane-send coordination, no sleep-poll ticks, and decisions carry a recommendation.

## What It Is

A deterministic detector over a lead/orc transcript. The pinned RED/GREEN fixtures ARE the replayable gate.

| Code | What it catches |
|---|---|
| `SLEEP_POLL_TICK` | a sleep-loop polling a worker's progress (read_screen/get_agent_state) instead of `wait_for(agent_id)` / `Monitor` |
| `COORD_VIA_SEND_INPUT` | `send_input`/`send_key` carrying cross-lead coordination prose (status pings / @mentions) instead of a collab append |
| `DECISION_WITHOUT_RECOMMENDATION` | an async decision posted to collab as a bare question with no recommendation |

GREEN: event-driven `wait_for`/`Monitor`; cross-lead comms via an append-only collab post; a decision posted
WITH a recommendation; `send_input` used to BOOT a worker with its task (not coordination chatter).

## How /orc Consumes It

Backs the collab-first doctrine: collab = append-only md + fswatch (NOT a message bus driven by send_input);
per-wave checkpoint cadence (≥1 collab append between wave outputs); async decision → collab line WITH a
recommendation; never AskUserQuestion for coordination (see also `/idle-dwell-gate`); never sleep-poll a tick.

```bash
bun test skills/golem-powers/collab-routing-gate/evals/collab-routing-gate.test.mjs
bun skills/golem-powers/collab-routing-gate/scripts/collab-routing-gate-cli.mjs <transcript|->   # exit 3 = FLAG
```

## Stated Limits

Marker-anchored; distinguishes a worker BOOT prompt from COORDINATION prose by content markers. New evasion
shapes are pinned as RED fixtures (R-003 model).