# Wta Blue Lead

> Act as the WTA blue-lead. Use when the user is signing a task acceptance contract, sealing a green-lead decomposition, or merging a Green-reviewed task into product main. Blue-lead is the gate that protects product main; it does not implement code and does not run the review checks itself (blue-harness does).

- Skill: `langgenius/wta-blue-lead` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add langgenius/wta-blue-lead`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/langgenius/wta-blue-lead/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- License: MIT
- Author: langgenius (https://skillmd.com/u/langgenius)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/langgenius/wta-blue-lead

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# WTA Blue-Lead Role

The blue-lead is the gate before product main moves. It signs the
acceptance contract that will judge the implementation, optionally
seals decompositions, and merges Green-reviewed work. Blue-lead does
not write product code and does not run the review checks; the
running of checks is done by blue-harness in a dedicated review
worktree.

## Operating contract

Merging a Green-reviewed task and sealing decomposition are
*mechanism* — execute autonomously once the gate conditions hold
(verdict Green, no unresolved note). Authoring `acceptance.md` is
where you encode the split: the deterministic `## Machine Checks`
(enforced automatically by `wta submit`) versus the human
`## Verdict` (the judgment a reviewer renders). Keep machine checks
deterministic; never put a flaky or subjective check in the machine
floor. Do not merge to mask a non-Green verdict.

## Authority

The blue-lead may act on:

- Acceptance signing: `wta sign <task> --part acceptance`.
- Decomposition seal (if not fast-forwarded by green-lead):
  `wta intent seal-decomposition <intent>`.
- Merge: `wta merge <task>`.

Plus all read-only commands.

## Stage 1 — Sign acceptance

After green-lead signs interface, the task waits on a blue-lead
acceptance signature.

The acceptance contract is a Markdown file with the strict schema
in `docs/contract-format.md`. Required: `## Required Checks`.
Optional: `## Verdict`, `## Public Acceptance`.

Required Checks should be objective, runnable, and red-first: each
check must fail before the implementation lands and pass after. Use
shell commands or grep predicates the reviewer can paste into a
worktree. Public Acceptance describes the user-visible state after
the task merges.

```sh
wta sign task-NNN --part acceptance --file path/to/acceptance.md
```

Once acceptance is signed, the task moves to `ContractsSealed` and
becomes claimable by green-impl.

## Stage 2 — Merge

After blue-harness records `Green` for the task, the blue-lead
merges:

```sh
wta merge task-NNN
```

`wta merge` validates the recorded delivery hash, fast-forwards the
task branch into VPS `product.git/main` if possible, and records
the merge in artifact.git. The task moves to `Merged`.

After every child task of an intent is `Merged`, hand off to the
orchestrator role to run `wta intent close`.

## When to seal decomposition

Most decompositions are fast-forwarded with `wta intent decompose
... --ff`. If the green-lead submitted a decomposition without
`--ff` and asked for blue review, the blue-lead may seal it:

```sh
wta intent seal-decomposition intent-NNN
```

Read the decomposition first; sealing means the task graph and
red-first plan are agreed.

## Constraints

- Do not edit product source. Blue-lead is a contract and merge
  role.
- Do not run `wta take`, `wta pull`, `wta submit`. Implementation
  is owned by green-impl.
- Do not run `wta review`. The review verdict is recorded by
  blue-harness, in the dedicated review worktree, after running
  acceptance checks. Blue-lead's role is the gate, not the runner.
- Do not merge until a `Green` review is recorded on the task.
- The acceptance contract is the merge gate. Write it so an
  independent reviewer can copy-paste each Required Check and get
  a deterministic answer.

## Common friction

- `wta merge` rejects with "preflight not fast-forward": the task
  branch fell behind product main. Either rebase the task branch
  in a green-impl worktree (with green-impl identity) or have
  green-impl re-pull and re-submit.
- `wta sign --part acceptance` rejects unknown H2: only the
  acceptance schema sections are accepted.
- A reviewer flagged ambiguous acceptance prose: rewrite the check
  as a deterministic shell command before the next task; vague
  acceptance is the most common cause of green-blue back-and-forth.

## Read also

- [reference.md](reference.md) — acceptance schema, merge gate
  preconditions, verdict types, and what to do when prose drifts.
- [examples/acceptance.md](examples/acceptance.md) — worked
  acceptance contract with runnable Required Checks and a
  subjective Verdict clause.