Shore up squad init --sdk: unified SDK init quality gate

SDK Init Shore-Up — Umbrella Issue

Consolidates: #337, #338, #339, #340, #341, #342

Problem

squad init --sdk produces incomplete squad state. Three critical gaps:

Config ↔ team.md sync broken (SDK init: Adding team members doesn't update squad.config.ts #337) — Adding/removing members updates team.md but never touches squad.config.ts
Built-in members missing (SDK init: Ralph (Work Monitor) missing from generated squad.config.ts #338, SDK init: @copilot routing configured without team.md roster entry #339) — Ralph and @copilot work in CLI squads but are invisible to SDK consumers
CastingEngine bypassed (CLI casting bypasses CastingEngine template system #342) — CLI init uses raw LLM prompts, ignoring curated universe templates

Solution: 3-Phase Plan

Phase 1 — Fix the Gaps (P1, Small)

SDK init: Adding team members doesn't update squad.config.ts #337 — Config ↔ team.md sync: update squad.config.ts when members change
SDK init: Ralph (Work Monitor) missing from generated squad.config.ts #338 — Include Ralph in generated squad.config.ts
SDK init: @copilot routing configured without team.md roster entry #339 — Add @copilot to team.md roster and squad.config.ts

Phase 2 — Wire CastingEngine (P1, Medium)

CLI casting bypasses CastingEngine template system #342 — Integrate CastingEngine into CLI init flow (augment LLM proposals with curated templates)

Phase 3 — Exercise Test Matrix (P2, Large)

SDK feature parity: 29 features need active exercise testing #340 — 29 features need active exercise testing
PRD: SDK-First Feature Parity — Full Test Results (32/50 verified, 6 gaps, 12 need setup) #341 — Full parity test results (32/50 verified, gaps identified)

PRD & Analysis

Full PRD: .squad/identity/prd-sdk-init-shoreup.md
Technical Analysis: .squad/identity/sdk-init-technical-analysis.md
Implementation Roadmap: .squad/identity/sdk-init-implementation-roadmap.md

Open Design Questions

AST vs regex for squad.config.ts mutations
CastingEngine: augment LLM proposals (recommended) or replace entirely?
Ralph charter: create one, or document as "built-in, no charter"?

Success Criteria

squad init --sdk generates config with all team members including Ralph and @copilot
Adding/removing members updates squad.config.ts automatically
CastingEngine templates used during init (not bypassed)
Test matrix at 90%+ verified features

🏗️ Squad Triage — Flight (Lead)

Issue: #347 — Shore up squad init --sdk: unified SDK init quality gate
Assigned to: FIDO (Quality Owner)
Reason: Issue relates to testing/quality work

@copilot evaluation: 🔴 Not suitable — issue involves work outside the coding agent's capability profile.

Team roster:

Flight (Lead) → label: squad:flight
Procedures (Prompt Engineer) → label: squad:procedures
EECOM (Core Dev) → label: squad:eecom
FIDO (Quality Owner) → label: squad:fido
PAO (DevRel) → label: squad:pao
CAPCOM (SDK Expert) → label: squad:capcom
CONTROL (TypeScript Engineer) → label: squad:control
Surgeon (Release Manager) → label: squad:surgeon
Booster (CI/CD Engineer) → label: squad:booster
GNC (Node.js Runtime) → label: squad:gnc
Network (Distribution) → label: squad:network
RETRO (Security) → label: squad:retro
INCO (CLI UX & Visual Design) → label: squad:inco
GUIDO (VS Code Extension) → label: squad:guido
Telemetry (Aspire & Observability) → label: squad:telemetry
VOX (REPL & Interactive Shell) → label: squad:vox
DSKY (TUI Engineer) → label: squad:dsky
Sims (E2E Test Engineer) → label: squad:sims
Handbook (SDK Usability) → label: squad:handbook
Ralph (Work Monitor) → label: squad:ralph
@copilot (Coding Agent) → label: squad:copilot

To reassign, remove the current squad:* label and add the correct one.

fix: make sendAndWait timeout configurable (github#347)

📋 Assigned to FIDO (Quality Owner)

Issue: #347 — Shore up squad init --sdk: unified SDK init quality gate

FIDO will pick this up in the next Copilot session.

For Copilot coding agent: If enabled, this issue will be worked automatically.
Otherwise, start a Copilot session and say:
FIDO, work on issue #347

test: add SDK feature parity batch 2 tests (github#347/github#341)

Issue #347 Status — SDK Init Shore-Up

✅ Phases 1 & 2 — Complete

Phase 1 (SDK init: Adding team members doesn't update squad.config.ts #337, SDK init: Ralph (Work Monitor) missing from generated squad.config.ts #338, SDK init: @copilot routing configured without team.md roster entry #339): All closed — config sync, Ralph, @copilot fixed by PR fix: SDK init trio — config sync, Ralph in init, remove @copilot routing (#337, #338, #339) #411
Phase 2 (CLI casting bypasses CastingEngine template system #342): CastingEngine wired into CLI init by PR Wire CastingEngine into CLI init flow #417 (merged)

🟡 Phase 3 — Test Matrix (in progress)

Goal: 90%+ verified features per success criteria in PRD

⚠️ Needs Setup coverage (automated tests):

Batch	PR	Tests	Features covered
1	#422 (merged)	22	#40, #42, #45, #46
2	#425 (open)	64	#27, #28, #36, #49, #50
3	#428 (open)	46	#31, #47, #45 (deepened), #46 (deepened)
Total		132	11 of 13 ⚠️ features