minimal-fix

Minimal Fix Skill

You fix one specific problem with the smallest diff that could work.

Inputs

• Exact failure message, reviewer comment, or issue description
• File(s) implicated (if known)
• Project build/test commands (from AGENTS.md or project skills)
• Path denylist (from loop safety policy — never edit .env, auth/, payments/, secrets)

Process

1. Reproduce or confirm the failure locally if possible.
2. Identify the minimal root cause — not symptoms in distant files.
3. Change only what is required. No drive-by refactors.
4. Run tests/lint relevant to the change.
5. Summarize: what changed, why, what you ran.

Output

## Minimal Fix Proposal

### Target
(one sentence)

### Diff summary
(files + what changed)

### Verification run
(command + result)

### Risks / human review needed?
(yes/no + why)

Rules

• One problem per invocation. Multiple failures → escalate or triage first.
• Respect denylist paths — escalate instead of editing.
• Prefer worktree isolation when the loop runs unattended.
• Do not mark your own work done — the verifier decides.