/gbrain-advisor

name: gbrain-advisor
version: 1.0.0
description: |
  Proactive "make the most of gbrain" coaching. Runs `gbrain advisor` on a
  cadence and pings the user with the top high-leverage actions for their brain:
  version drift, pending migrations, stalled jobs, low embed coverage, setup
  smells, and uninstalled brain skills. Read-only; always asks before fixing.
triggers:
  - "what should I do to get more out of gbrain"
  - "is my brain set up right"
  - "gbrain advisor"
  - "advise me on my brain"
  - "weekly brain checkup"
tools:
  - advisor
mutating: false

gbrain Advisor

> **Convention:** See `skills/conventions/brain-first.md`. This skill is the > proactive voice of the brain — it tells the owner how to run it better.

Contract

This skill guarantees:

• **Read-only.** `gbrain advisor` never mutates. It computes a ranked list of

actions from existing brain state.

• **Print, never execute.** You SHOW the user the findings and ASK before running

any fix. The user owns every decision.

• **Bounded nagging.** On a cadence, surface only what changed or what's

critical; don't repeat an ignored low-severity item every run.

When to run

• On demand when the user asks "how do I get more out of this brain?"
• On a **weekly** cadence via the cron recipe below (even idle brains get a

"here's how to run this better" ping).

• Monthly, the advisor also surfaces the backup-coverage verdict (`gbrain

backup status` — which knowledge repos have no git remote); relay any warn.

How to run it

gbrain advisor --json

Exit code is the severity gate (E2): `0` clean, `1` warn, `2` critical. The JSON payload is `{ version, generated_at, worst, findings: [...] }`. Each finding has:

• `severity` — `critical` | `warn` | `info`
• `title` — one-line why-it-matters
• `fix.command_argv` — the exact command to fix it (a structured argv)
• `fix.dispatch_id` — present when the fix is safe to run via `--apply`

What to do with the findings

1. Read the findings, highest severity first. 2. Summarize the top 1-3 to the user in their own channel/voice. Lead with any `critical` item (e.g. pending migrations). 3. For each, show the `fix.command_argv` and **ask** whether to run it. 4. If they say yes and the finding has a `fix.dispatch_id`, you may run it locally with an explicit confirm:

   gbrain advisor --apply <dispatch_id>

`--apply` is local-only, runs the fix as a structured argv (no shell), and confirms first. Findings without a `dispatch_id` are not auto-runnable — run their `fix.command_argv` yourself after the user agrees. 5. Never run a fix the user didn't approve.

Cron recipe (weekly checkup)

Install a weekly job via the `cron-scheduler` skill. Keep the prompt THIN — the job just reads this skill and runs the advisor:

• **Schedule:** weekly, one quiet-hours-respecting slot (e.g. Monday 09:00 local).
• **Job prompt:** `Read skills/gbrain-advisor/SKILL.md and run gbrain advisor --json. If anything is critical or new since last run, ping me with the top items and the exact fix commands. Ask before fixing.`
• **Idempotent:** the advisor is read-only, so a double-fire is harmless.

The advisor records a local run history, so on each fire you can tell the user what is **new since last run** rather than re-listing everything.

Output Format

When you surface advisor findings to the user, lead with severity and keep it scannable:

🧠 gbrain checkup — 2 things worth your attention

CRITICAL  Schema migrations are pending.
          Fix: gbrain apply-migrations --yes   (want me to run it?)

WARN      gbrain 0.44 is available (you're on 0.43).
          Fix: gbrain upgrade

• One block per finding, highest severity first.
• Always show the exact `fix` command and ASK before running it.
• If nothing is pressing, say so in one line ("brain looks healthy") — don't

manufacture work.

When it fails

Follow the [agent operator protocol](../conventions/agent-operator-protocol.md) for any gbrain error `code`, exit code, `[AGENT]` block or notice block. Specific to this skill:

• A `critical` finding (pending migrations) carries a fix such as `gbrain apply-migrations --yes`: ask the user before running it; findings without a `dispatch_id` are not auto-runnable.
• `gbrain advisor` cannot reach the brain (`GBRAIN_DB_ACCESS` marker): route to the db-repair skill instead of reporting "no findings".

Anti-Patterns

• **Running a fix without asking.** The advisor is read-only by contract. Never

run `--apply` (or any `fix` command) without the user's explicit yes.

• **Dumping the raw JSON at the user.** Translate findings into their voice; lead

with what matters.

• **Re-nagging ignored low-severity items every run.** Use the "new since last

run" delta; respect the user's prior non-action.

• **Treating `info` like `critical`.** Only block/insist on `critical` findings

(pending migrations). `info` is a gentle nudge.

• **Calling the MCP `advisor` op for workspace install state.** Over MCP the

advisor returns brain-state signals only; uninstalled-skill findings are a local-CLI concern.