/evolve

name: evolve
description: Analyze instincts and suggest or generate evolved structures
command: true

Evolve Command

Implementation

Run the instinct CLI using the plugin root path:

python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/continuous-learning-v2/scripts/instinct-cli.py" evolve [--generate]

Or if `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` is not set (manual installation):

python3 ~/.claude/skills/continuous-learning-v2/scripts/instinct-cli.py evolve [--generate]

Analyzes instincts and clusters related ones into higher-level structures:

• **Commands**: When instincts describe user-invoked actions
• **Skills**: When instincts describe auto-triggered behaviors
• **Agents**: When instincts describe complex, multi-step processes

Usage

/evolve                    # Analyze all instincts and suggest evolutions
/evolve --generate         # Also generate files under evolved/{skills,commands,agents}

Evolution Rules

→ Command (User-Invoked)

When instincts describe actions a user would explicitly request:

• Multiple instincts about "when user asks to..."
• Instincts with triggers like "when creating a new X"
• Instincts that follow a repeatable sequence

Example:

• `new-table-step1`: "when adding a database table, create migration"
• `new-table-step2`: "when adding a database table, update schema"
• `new-table-step3`: "when adding a database table, regenerate types"

→ Creates: **new-table** command

→ Skill (Auto-Triggered)

When instincts describe behaviors that should happen automatically:

• Pattern-matching triggers
• Error handling responses
• Code style enforcement

Example:

• `prefer-functional`: "when writing functions, prefer functional style"
• `use-immutable`: "when modifying state, use immutable patterns"
• `avoid-classes`: "when designing modules, avoid class-based design"

→ Creates: `functional-patterns` skill

→ Agent (Needs Depth/Isolation)

When instincts describe complex, multi-step processes that benefit from isolation:

• Debugging workflows
• Refactoring sequences
• Research tasks

Example:

• `debug-step1`: "when debugging, first check logs"
• `debug-step2`: "when debugging, isolate the failing component"
• `debug-step3`: "when debugging, create minimal reproduction"
• `debug-step4`: "when debugging, verify fix with test"

→ Creates: **debugger** agent

What to Do

1. Detect current project context 2. Read project + global instincts (project takes precedence on ID conflicts) 3. Group instincts by trigger/domain patterns 4. Identify:

• Skill candidates (trigger clusters with 2+ instincts)
• Command candidates (high-confidence workflow instincts)
• Agent candidates (larger, high-confidence clusters)

5. Show promotion candidates (project -> global) when applicable 6. If `--generate` is passed, write files to:

• Project scope: `~/.claude/homunculus/projects/<project-id>/evolved/`
• Global fallback: `~/.claude/homunculus/evolved/`

Output Format

============================================================
  EVOLVE ANALYSIS - 12 instincts
  Project: my-app (a1b2c3d4e5f6)
  Project-scoped: 8 | Global: 4
============================================================

High confidence instincts (>=80%): 5

## SKILL CANDIDATES
1. Cluster: "adding tests"
   Instincts: 3
   Avg confidence: 82%
   Domains: testing
   Scopes: project

## COMMAND CANDIDATES (2)
  /adding-tests
    From: test-first-workflow [project]
    Confidence: 84%

## AGENT CANDIDATES (1)
  adding-tests-agent
    Covers 3 instincts
    Avg confidence: 82%

Flags

• `--generate`: Generate evolved files in addition to analysis output

Generated File Format

Command

---
name: new-table
description: Create a new database table with migration, schema update, and type generation
command: /new-table
evolved_from:
  - new-table-migration
  - update-schema
  - regenerate-types
---

# New Table Command

[Generated content based on clustered instincts]

## Steps
1. ...
2. ...

Skill

---
name: functional-patterns
description: Enforce functional programming patterns
evolved_from:
  - prefer-functional
  - use-immutable
  - avoid-classes
---

# Functional Patterns Skill

[Generated content based on clustered instincts]

Agent

---
name: debugger
description: Systematic debugging agent
model: sonnet
evolved_from:
  - debug-check-logs
  - debug-isolate
  - debug-reproduce
---

# Debugger Agent

[Generated content based on clustered instincts]