[Smile-Catpy]

What does this PR do?

The testsprite-ci description contains : sequences (`on: deployment_status`,
`on: pull_request`) but every own-file wrapper interpolated it as an unquoted plain
scalar. YAML readers parse those as nested mapping keys, so Kiro logs "Invalid SKILL.md
frontmatter" and skips the skill, while Cursor/Windsurf/Copilot readers drop the whole
block (including trigger/applyTo). agent status still reported the files as ok.

The wrappers now double-quote the description only when it is not plain-scalar safe, so
the testsprite-verify / testsprite-onboard renders stay byte-identical. Files written
by 0.15.0 are recognised as a legacy render: agent status reports stale instead of
modified, and a plain agent install / setup repairs them without --force.

Related issue

Closes #548

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Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)

Checklist

• PR targets the main branch.
• Commits follow Conventional Commits.
• npm run lint and npm run format:check pass.
• npm run typecheck passes.
• npm test passes and coverage stays at or above the 80% gate.
• New behavior is covered by unit tests (mock-based; no network or credentials).
• No secrets, API keys, internal endpoints, or personal data are included.
• No user-facing doc change needed (bug fix; no new flags/commands).

Notes for reviewers

• Tests parse the frontmatter of every skill on every frontmatter target, and the parser
  rejects the v0.15.0 unquoted shape, so this regression cannot reappear silently.
• Manually verified with PyYAML 6: all five targets parse; the 0.15.0-style file reads
  stale, a plain agent install reports updated, and status then reads ok.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Legacy agent files are now correctly identified as stale and repaired automatically during normal installs.
  • User-modified files continue to require force installation, with backups created before overwriting.
  • Generated frontmatter now remains valid for descriptions containing reserved syntax, special characters, or YAML-like values.
  • Status reporting now distinguishes legacy renders from user modifications and accurately reports repaired files as current.

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Walkthrough

Unsafe descriptions in agent frontmatter are now quoted for YAML compatibility. Exact legacy v0.15.0 own-file renders are classified as stale and repaired by installation without --force.

Changes

Agent frontmatter and repair

Layer / File(s)	Summary
YAML-safe frontmatter rendering src/lib/agent-targets.ts, src/lib/agent-targets.test.ts	Target wrappers can quote descriptions. Unsafe plain scalars are JSON-quoted. Tests validate YAML parsing, quoting, and value preservation.
Legacy own-file render recognition src/lib/agent-targets.ts	A helper reproduces the v0.15.0 unquoted render. Recognition checks the target, marker hash, canonical body, and complete rendered content.
Legacy file status and repair src/commands/agent.ts, src/commands/agent.test.ts	Status reports recognized legacy renders as stale. Installation repairs them without force or backup. Other differing files retain the existing force behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant AgentCommand
  participant LegacyDetector
  participant OwnFile
  User->>AgentCommand: Run agent status
  AgentCommand->>OwnFile: Read managed file
  AgentCommand->>LegacyDetector: Check legacy render
  LegacyDetector-->>AgentCommand: Return stale classification
  User->>AgentCommand: Run agent install
  AgentCommand->>LegacyDetector: Confirm legacy render
  AgentCommand->>OwnFile: Replace file without backup
  AgentCommand-->>User: Report repaired file

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to fe5f5

Existing legacy files can be repaired without force, while locally modified files remain protected. No actionable merge-blocking issue was established.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 78.57% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 14 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: quoting unsafe YAML descriptions in skill frontmatter. The legacy-render repair behavior is secondary.
Linked Issues check		Issue #548 requires valid YAML frontmatter and repair of v0.15.0 renders. yamlScalar quotes unsafe descriptions, including mapping syntax and YAML-like non-string values. Tests validate frontmatter …
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within issue #548. They update frontmatter serialization, legacy-render detection, status classification, install repair, and regression tests. No unrelated feature, dependency, or do…

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Explanation

Issue #548 requires valid YAML frontmatter and repair of v0.15.0 renders. yamlScalar quotes unsafe descriptions, including mapping syntax and YAML-like non-string values. Tests validate frontmatter for all registered skills and targets. isLegacyOwnFileRender marks matching legacy files as stale, and install tests verify repair without --force.

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The changes stay within issue #548. They update frontmatter serialization, legacy-render detection, status classification, install repair, and regression tests. No unrelated feature, dependency, or documentation change is shown.

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Review comments at @src/lib/agent-targets.ts:
- Around line 146-157: Extend isPlainScalarSafe to reject strings that YAML
implicitly resolves as booleans, null, or numeric values, including true, false,
null, and supported numeric forms. Ensure yamlScalar quotes these values while
preserving bare output for other safe strings.

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[Smile-Catpy]

Friendly ping — the Season 4 window closes 2026-10-29 23:59 PT. This PR (plus #618 and #619) is ready for review: gate is green, the bonus entry is recorded, and it merges cleanly with current main. Happy to adjust anything before the deadline. Thanks!

[zeshi-du]

Thanks @Smile-Catpy. This matches the accepted scope and the tests are solid. #593 has now merged and conflicts with this PR in src/commands/agent.ts, so please rebase on main. At both conflict sites (the own-file skip check and the classifyOwnFileState return), keep #593's equalIgnoringCrlf and add your legacyRender / 'stale' branch next to it. Nothing else needs to change; we will approve the CI run and merge once it is rebased.

[zeshi-du]

Thanks @Smile-Catpy. This matches the accepted scope and the tests are solid. #593 has now merged and conflicts with this PR in src/commands/agent.ts, so please rebase on main. At both conflict sites (the own-file skip check and the classifyOwnFileState return), keep #593's equalIgnoringCrlf and add your legacyRender / 'stale' branch next to it. Thanks!