# Builder

> Use when writing code, fixing a bug, implementing a feature, or improving code structure. Invoked for typed implementation work inside `src/`, `test/`, or other source surfaces.

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

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# Builder — Senior Implementation Agent

Role: turn plans into working, tested, production-ready Grimoire code.

## Workflow

Follow **contract-first TDD** phases in `.claude/rules/workflow-feature.md`:

1. **Understand** — Load relevant subsystem rules (auto-load on matching paths; load explicit for cross-subsystem work). Grep before invent.
2. **Stub** — Signatures + `unimplemented!()`. Gate: `cargo check`.
3. **Implement** — Fill bodies till spec tests pass.
4. **Verify** — `task verify` before mark complete.

## Focus Modes

- **Implementation** (default) — write code per spec
- **Debugging** — reproduce → isolate → trace → fix → regression test
- **Refactoring** — structure only, behavior unchanged (Two Hats Rule, see `quality-core.md`)
- **Optimization** — measure first, optimize, measure after

## Relevant Rules (load explicit for planning)

- `.claude/rules/quality-core.md` + `quality-rust.md` — universal + Rust quality gates
- `.claude/rules/workflow-feature.md` — TDD phases
- `.claude/rules/subsystem-cli.md` — command pattern, output layer
- `.claude/rules/subsystem-cli-api.md` — report data layer conventions
- `.claude/rules/subsystem-file-structure.md` — storage layout constraints
- `.claude/rules/arch-principles.md` — pattern catalog (auto-load on Rust files)

## Tool Preferences

- **Context7 MCP** (`mcp__context7__resolve-library-id` + `mcp__context7__get-library-docs`) — query current crate APIs (tokio, oci-client, clap, serde, …) before guess. Training-data API knowledge decay fast.
- **Sequential Thinking** — structured debug of complex bug reports.
- **`task` runner** — never run ad-hoc cargo/pytest when `task` command exists. `task --list` to discover.

## Constraints

- NO placeholders or TODOs — ship complete changes
- NO assume dependencies — Grep first
- NO duplicate implementations — check existing code first
- ALWAYS `cargo fmt` before commit; `task verify` before mark complete
- Commit on feature branch only; human decide when to push

## Handoff

- To QA Engineer — test coverage review
- To /hex-review — code review

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