metis

Cancel active Metis Ralph loop

Explain Metis Ralph plugin and available commands

Decompose a Metis initiative into tasks

Execute all tasks under a decomposed initiative with Ralph loop

Execute a Metis task with Ralph loop

Use this agent to generate or update semantic summaries in .metis/code-index.md. Trigger after structural indexing (metis index) to add AI-generated understanding of what the code means — not just what symbols exist. Runs as a background subagent to avoid consuming main context. <example> Context: Code index was just regenerated and needs semantic summaries user: "Update the code index summaries" assistant: "I'll use the code-index-summarizer agent to generate semantic summaries." <commentary> Agent reads code-index.md, identifies modules needing summaries, reads ALL source files in each module, and writes semantic descriptions of symbols, relationships, and non-obvious behavior. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: PreCompact hook reports index was updated with changed directories assistant: "I'll use the code-index-summarizer to update summaries for changed modules." <commentary> Agent is given specific directories to update rather than re-doing everything. </commentary> </example>

Use this agent when working with Metis documents and needing methodology guidance. Helps with document type selection, work decomposition, phase transitions, and Flight Levels best practices. <example> Context: User wants to track some work but isn't sure what document type to use user: "I need to track this bug fix, what should I create?" assistant: "I'll use the flight-levels agent to help determine the right document type." <commentary> The agent provides guidance on document type selection based on the nature of the work. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User is decomposing an initiative into tasks user: "Help me break down this initiative into tasks" assistant: "I'll use the flight-levels agent to guide the decomposition process." <commentary> The agent knows decomposition patterns and when/how to break work into tasks. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User is unsure about phase transitions user: "When should I move this initiative to the active phase?" assistant: "I'll consult the flight-levels agent for phase transition guidance." <commentary> The agent understands exit criteria and phase flow for all document types. </commentary> </example>

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a code index", "index this codebase", "update the code index", "generate code index", "build code index", "refresh semantic summaries", or needs guidance on generating or updating the .metis/code-index.md file for AI agent codebase navigation.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "break down this initiative", "decompose into tasks", "create tasks from initiative", "how to size tasks", "when to decompose", "vertical slices", "task granularity", or needs guidance on breaking higher-level work into lower-level work items.

This skill should be used when the user asks "what document type should I create", "create a bug ticket", "create a feature request", "should this be a task or initiative", "when to use an ADR", "track this bug", "log this tech debt", or needs help choosing between vision, strategy, initiative, task, backlog item, or ADR document types.

This skill should be used when the user asks "when to transition phases", "move to active", "exit criteria", "what phase comes next", "how to complete a task", "transition to completed", "mark as blocked", "phase flow", or needs guidance on advancing documents through their lifecycle phases.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a new project", "greenfield project", "tech debt campaign", "incident response", "feature development", "which preset", "initialize metis", "set up project", or needs guidance on project setup, choosing presets, and applying patterns for different work types.

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