Xavier Agent Onboarding

SKILL.md — Xavier Agent Onboarding

For agents, by agents. Xavier is an agent-first memory system.

Summary

This skill teaches any agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Jules, etc.) how to:

1. Connect to Xavier on first contact
2. Scan and index local agent workspaces into Xavier's memory
3. Detect rule conflicts that harm Xavier's performance
4. Notify the user with editing suggestions — never modify user files directly

When to load this skill

• On every new connection to Xavier (first-time setup)
• When Xavier's memory seems stale or incomplete
• When user reports Xavier "doesn't know" something it should
• When you detect conflicting rules in agent configs

Section 1 — Agent Onboarding Flow

Execute this flow on first connection to any Xavier instance:

STEP 1: SCAN
  Scan known agent workspace directories:
  - ~/.codex/          (sessions, summaries, checkpoints)
  - ~/.claude/         (projects, sessions, configs)
  - ~/.copilot/        (session state, checkpoints)
  - ~/.gemini/         (chat sessions)
  - ~/.windsurf/       (configs, sessions)
  - ~/.cursor/         (configs, sessions)
  - ~/clawd/memory/    (daily notes — highest priority)
  - ~/.xavier-agent-memories/ (previously indexed scripts)
  - Any custom path in XAVIER_SCAN_PATHS env var.

STEP 2: FILTER
  Apply quality scoring to each file (0-15):
  - Base:                +10
  - <200 chars:          -4  (too short, no signal)
  - <500 chars:          -2
  - No headings (#):     -2  (unstructured)
  - <5 non-empty lines:  -2  (too few lines)
  - Decision keywords:   +2  (decided, changed, implemented, solution,
                              conclusion, agreed, resolved, fixed)
  - Code snippets:       +1  (```, function, class, impl, async)
  - Error documentation: +1  (error, bug, failed, problem, warning)
  
  Score threshold: >= 7 is worth indexing.
  Lower scores: skip, they're noise (logs, raw JSONL, binary checkpoints).

STEP 3: DEDUP
  For each candidate:
    hash = SHA256(first 500 characters of content)
    Query Supabase: GET /memories?select=content_hash
    If hash exists → skip (already indexed)
    If hash is new → prepare for upload

STEP 4: CATEGORIZE
  Auto-detect project from content using regex patterns:
  - xavier|pgheart|hormer|mesh         → "xavier"
  - worldexams|exam|quizizz             → "worldexams"
  - gestalt|swarm|hermes                → "gestalt"
  - moonshot|trading.*bot|surrealdb     → "moonshot-trading"
  - cerebro|flutter                     → "cerebro"
  - onlyfans|fansly|nsfw|adult.*content → "content-nsfw"
  - mounjaro|ozempic|dieta|tirzepatida  → "health-diet"
  - tiktok|clip|compilation|video       → "tiktok-content"
  - jules|github|PR.*merge|integration  → "jules-github"
  - supabase|neon|nube|cloud            → "infrastructure"
  - nix.?os|migrat|disco|partition      → "nixos-migration"
  - Default tags if no match: ["general", "unsorted"]

STEP 5: UPLOAD
  Target database:
    Primary: Supabase REST API
    Mirror: Neon PostgreSQL (if available)
  
  Upload payload:
  ```json
  {
    "user_id": "<agent-name>",
    "content": "<full markdown/content>",
    "content_hash": "<sha256-hash>",
    "summary": "<first 200 chars or generated summary>",
    "tags": ["<project-tag>", "<content-type>"],
    "metadata": {
      "source": "<filepath>",
      "scanner": "xavier-agent-onboarding",
      "quality_score": <score>,
      "scan_date": "<ISO-8601>"
    }
  }

Use Supabase service_role key for POST. Handle RLS errors: if 401/42501, log and skip (Xavier will retry on next cycle).

STEP 6: REPORT After scan, log a structured report:

📋 Xavier Scan Report
├─ Files scanned:  10,578
├─ Worth indexing: 143
├─ Already known:  101 (dedup skipped)
├─ Newly indexed:  42
└─ Skipped (noise): 10,435

Section 2 — Rule Conflict Detection & Notification Protocol

Xavier's memory quality degrades when user rules contradict or limit it.
Do NOT edit user files. Only notify.

Detection checklist

When loaded, check these common conflicts:

Notification format

When you detect a conflict, format the notification like this:

⚠️ Xavier Rule Conflict Detected

File: ~/clawd/agents/lasantacruz/AGENTS.md
Rule: "Red Lines" section — restricts external writes
Impact: Xavier cannot export memories to Supabase
Suggestion: Add exception for XAVIER_DATA_DIR writes

Suggested edit (review only, not auto-applied):
  - Add: "Writing to Xavier's memory store is allowed"
  - Add: "Xavier data dir: ~/xavier-memory/"

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Escalation chain

1. Detect conflict
   → Log quietly (no user distraction)
   
2. If impact is LOW (cosmetic, dedup only):
   → Log only. Report at next heartbeat/check-in.
   
3. If impact is MEDIUM (Xavier works but misses context):
   → Notify user once. Include suggestion + preview diff.
   → Do NOT repeat (dedup the notification by rule-id).
   
4. If impact is HIGH (Xavier cannot connect/index/store):
   → Immediate notify. Include exact fix.
   → Suggest editing AGENTS.md, MEMORY.md, or TOOLS.md.
   → Offer to show the edit (never apply automatically).

### Rate limiting on notifications
- Once a conflict (rule-id) is notified, **do NOT repeat for 8 hours**.
- If user replies or dismisses → reset cooldown.
- If the underlying file changes (different content_hash) → re-evaluate, re-notify.
- Maximum 3 unique conflict notifications per session (prevents spam on first scan).

Section 3 — Connection Configuration

Xavier exposes two interfaces. Configure which to use based on environment:

Option A: Xavier HTTP Server (recommended for local/network)

XAVIER_API_URL=http://localhost:8006
XAVIER_MCP_URL=http://localhost:8100
XAVIER_API_KEY=<if configured>

Option B: Supabase REST API (cloud, always available)

SUPABASE_URL=https://<project>.supabase.co
SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY=<service_role_key>
SUPABASE_TABLE=memories

Option C: Neon PostgreSQL (direct, needs pg module or psql)

NEON_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db?sslmode=require
NEON_TABLE=memories_supabase_mirror

Option D: Xavier MCP (for IDE agents that support MCP)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "xavier": {
      "command": "xavier",
      "args": ["mcp", "--port", "8100"],
      "env": {
        "XAVIER_API_URL": "http://localhost:8006"
      }
    }
  }
}

Connection troubleshooting (from production)

Section 4 — What NOT to do (anti-patterns from production)

• ❌ Do NOT index raw JSONL session logs (80% of agent workspace is noise)
• ❌ Do NOT write secrets/API keys to sandbox template strings with ***
• ❌ Do NOT use JSON.parse() for fields that are already strings (use JSON.stringify() for JSONB)
• ❌ Do NOT use https.get() with masked *** headers in stand-alone scripts — write full key
• ❌ Do NOT set Neon pooler timeout > 2000ms (hangs on rapid reconnects)
• ❌ Do NOT attempt to index files < 100 bytes (they're always noise)
• ❌ Do NOT overwrite user's AGENTS.md, MEMORY.md, or TOOLS.md — only suggest edits
• ❌ Do NOT run scan+upload on every heartbeat (cache results, re-scan weekly at most)
• ❌ Do NOT output the same command result 3 times due to timeouts (dedup sequential identical outputs)
• ❌ Do NOT run connection_timeout=2000 for Neon pooler on rapid connections — use 5000ms with backoff
• ❌ NEVER hardcode credentials in scripts pushed to GitHub (even in private repos — scanning bots find them)
• ❌ NEVER use a .env file tracked by git — load from ~/.xavier/env at runtime
• ❌ If a credential is exposed, DELETE the file from git history immediately (git rm + push) and rotate the credential

Security protocol for credentials

1. Always load secrets from ~/.xavier/env — never inline
2. Template files go in repo as .env.xavier.example with placeholders (***your-key-here***)
3. Add scripts/.env* to .gitignore if you create an actual env file in the repo dir
4. If exposed: git rm the file, commit, push, then rotate the credential immediately
5. GitHub secret scanning alerts are real — Neon, Supabase, AWS all monitor

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