# Sheaf Preserve

> Produce Ordering and Preservation stalks: edit order, test id, commit, namespace, path — what must not break, in what sequence. Binds to sheaf-kernel. Analog of meta-design in the sheaf-* family. Use when edits must keep public API, tests, and module boundaries. Trigger on "sheaf preserve", "ordering stalk", "preservation stalk", "edit atoms sheaf".

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

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# sheaf-preserve

Fills vertices **O** and **P**. May run in parallel with `sheaf-localize` once
the kernel graph exists.

## Emits

- `s_O`: `{ apiRevision, editOrder, testId }`
- `s_P`: `{ path, commit, namespace }`
- Ordered edit atoms that respect O.

## Overlaps this skill is responsible for naming honestly

- O–C API revision
- P–C file + commit
- P–L file + namespace
- P–V file
- O–V test identifier

If path casing or a workspace prefix differs from Localization, **write the
difference**. Silent normalization here hides the obstruction from glue.

## When not

Greenfield files with no existing contract to preserve.