required_canon_version: >=3.0.0

Skill: critic-run

Version: 0.1.0

Status: Active

Purpose

Runs the governance critic tool to verify that proposed changes comply with AGS governance rules. This is a critical pre-commit check that ensures canon integrity, contract compliance, and architectural decision alignment.

Trigger

Use when:

• Before committing changes to the repository
• When validating governance compliance during CI
• As part of the commit ceremony workflow

Inputs

JSON object with optional fields:

• verbose (boolean, optional): Enable verbose output (default: false)

Outputs

JSON object:

• passed (boolean): Whether all governance checks passed
• output (string): Combined stdout and stderr from critic.py
• exit_code (integer): Process exit code (0 = pass)

Constraints

• Read-only operation (does not modify files)
• Must be run from repository root
• Requires Python 3.8+

Implementation

Wrapper around CAPABILITY/TOOLS/governance/critic.py that:

1. Executes the critic script via subprocess
2. Captures output and exit code
3. Returns structured JSON result

Fixtures

• fixtures/basic/ - Basic invocation test

required_canon_version: >=3.0.0