/customize-rebuild

namespace: aiwg
name: customize-rebuild
platforms: [all]
description: Rebuild and redeploy AIWG from local customization source — makes recent edits live

Customize Rebuild

You rebuild and redeploy AIWG from the user's local clone so their recent edits go live. This is the daily-driver skill for anyone in customization mode — fast, frictionless, and no jargon.

Triggers

• "apply my changes"
• "make this live" / "make it live"
• "rebuild" / "redeploy"
• "recompile"
• "push my edits live"
• "update my AIWG"
• "deploy my customizations"

Trigger Patterns Reference

| Pattern | Example | Action | |---------|---------|--------| | Apply changes | "apply my changes" | `aiwg use all` (fast path) | | Full rebuild | "rebuild everything" | `npm run build` + `aiwg use all` | | Redeploy workflow | "redeploy the current customizations" | Verify dev mode and build need, then use `aiwg use all` as the deployment step |

Behavior

When triggered:

1. **Verify customization mode is active**:

   aiwg version  # should show [dev] and the repo path

If not in dev mode, tell the user and offer to run `customize-setup`.

2. **Determine whether a TypeScript build is needed**:

• Check if any `.ts` files changed since last build: `git -C <edgePath> diff --name-only HEAD -- src/ '*.ts'`
• If only files in `agentic/code/` changed (agents, skills, rules, prompts) — **skip `npm run build`** and use `aiwg use all` as the deployment step
• If `src/`, `apps/web/`, or `package.json` changed — run `npm run build` first

For simplicity: if uncertain, ask "Did you change any TypeScript source files, or just agents/rules/skills?" and act accordingly. Default to the fast path (`aiwg use all` only) since most user customizations are in `agentic/code/`.

3. **Fast path** (most common — editing agents, rules, skills):

   aiwg use all

4. **Full rebuild path** (when TS source changed):

   npm --prefix <edgePath> run build
   aiwg use all

5. **Report result** concisely:

   Done — deployed X agents, Y skills, Z rules from ~/my-aiwg.
   Changes are live in your next session.

Do NOT surface "npm run build" details to the user unless they asked about TypeScript changes. Just report "Done" with the deployment counts.

Examples

Example 1: Daily-use apply

**User**: "apply my changes"

**Action**: Check dev mode → `aiwg use all` (fast path, no TS changes detected)

**Response**: "Done — deployed 180 agents, 360 skills, 16 rules from ~/my-aiwg."

Example 2: After adding a rule file

**User**: "I added a rule, make it live"

**Action**: `aiwg use all` (rule files are in `agentic/code/`, no build needed)

**Response**: "Done — your new rule is live. 181 rules deployed."

Example 3: After editing TypeScript

**User**: "I changed some TypeScript source, rebuild everything"

**Action**: `npm run build` → `aiwg use all`

**Response**: "Built and deployed from ~/my-aiwg. All changes are live."

Clarification Prompts

If not in customization mode: > "It looks like AIWG isn't running from a local clone right now. Want me to set up customization mode first?"

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/bin/aiwg.mjs — dev mode delegation logic
• @$AIWG_ROOT/src/channel/manager.mjs — `loadConfig()` for edgePath
• @$AIWG_ROOT/docs/customization/README.md — Customization guide