/control

name: control
classification: workflow
classification-reason: Automation control persists regardless of model advancement
deprecation-risk: none
effort: medium
description: |
  Control bkit automation level (L0-L4), view trust score, and manage guardrails. Trust level directly drives SPRINT_AUTORUN_SCOPE (v2.1.13): L0 manual+stopAfter=prd, L4 full-auto+stopAfter=archived. Also gates PDCA phase transitions and destructive operations.
  Triggers: control, automation level, trust score, guardrail
argument-hint: "[status|level|pause|resume|trust]"
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Glob
  - Grep
  - Bash
  - AskUserQuestion
imports: []
next-skill: null
pdca-phase: null
task-template: "[Control] {action}"

Control Skill

> User-invocable skill for managing bkit automation level and system status.

Arguments

| Argument | Description | Example | |----------|-------------|---------| | (none) | Show current status (same as `status`) | `/control` | | `status` | Show automation level, trust score, guardrails | `/control status` | | `level <0-4>` | Set automation level manually | `/control level 2` | | `pause` | Pause all automation (equivalent to L0) | `/control pause` | | `resume` | Resume to previous automation level | `/control resume` | | `trust` | Show trust score details and history | `/control trust` |

Automation Levels

| Level | Name | Description | Approval Gates | |:-----:|------|-------------|----------------| | L0 | Manual | All actions require explicit user approval | Every phase transition | | L1 | Guided | Suggestions provided, user confirms each step | Every phase transition | | L2 | Semi-Auto | Routine transitions auto, key decisions gated | do->check, check->report, report->archive | | L3 | Auto | Most transitions auto, only destructive ops gated | report->archive | | L4 | Full-Auto | Fully automated PDCA cycle, minimal intervention | Initial feature approval only |

Action Details

status (Default)

Display the current automation control state.

1. Read runtime control state from `.bkit/runtime/control-state.json` 2. Read trust score from `.bkit/state/trust-score.json` 3. Read active guardrails from `lib/control/` configuration 4. Display formatted status panel

**Output Format**:

--- bkit Control Panel ----------------------------
Automation Level : L2 (Semi-Auto)
Trust Score      : 72/100
Active Guardrails: 8/8
Paused           : No
Features Active  : 2/3
---------------------------------------------------
Guardrails:
  [ON] Destructive operation detection
  [ON] Blast radius limiter (max 10 files)
  [ON] Loop breaker (max 5 iterations)
  [ON] Checkpoint auto-creation
  [ON] Permission escalation gate
  [ON] Stale feature timeout (7d)
  [ON] Context overflow protection
  [ON] Concurrent write lock
---------------------------------------------------

level <0-4>

Set the automation level manually.

1. Validate input is a number 0-4 2. Read current level from `.bkit/runtime/control-state.json` 3. If escalating (going higher), warn user about reduced oversight 4. If de-escalating, apply immediately without confirmation 5. Update `.bkit/runtime/control-state.json` with new level 6. Write audit log entry via `lib/audit/audit-logger.js` 7. Display confirmation with new level details

**Escalation Rule**: Level increases require explicit confirmation via AskUserQuestion. Level decreases are immediate (safe direction).

**Level Mapping to Automation**: | Level | automationLevel | Description | |:-----:|:---------------:|-------------| | L0 | manual | All manual | | L1 | guide | Guided suggestions | | L2 | semi-auto | Semi-automatic (default) | | L3 | auto | Mostly automatic | | L4 | full-auto | Fully automatic |

pause

Pause all automation immediately.

1. Save current level to `.bkit/runtime/control-state.json` as `previousLevel` 2. Set level to L0 (Manual) 3. Set `paused: true` flag 4. Write audit log: `automation_paused` 5. Display confirmation: "Automation paused. All operations require manual approval."

resume

Resume automation to the previous level before pause.

1. Read `previousLevel` from `.bkit/runtime/control-state.json` 2. If not paused, display: "Automation is not paused." 3. Restore level to `previousLevel` 4. Clear `paused` flag 5. Write audit log: `automation_resumed` 6. Display confirmation with restored level

trust

Show trust score details and contributing factors.

1. Read trust score from `.bkit/state/trust-score.json` 2. Calculate score breakdown:

• PDCA completion rate (0-25 points)
• Match rate average (0-25 points)
• Error recovery rate (0-20 points)
• Session stability (0-15 points)
• User override frequency (0-15 points, inverse)

3. Display detailed breakdown

**Output Format**:

--- Trust Score Details ---------------------------
Overall Score: 72/100

Breakdown:
  PDCA Completion Rate  : 18/25  (72% cycles completed)
  Match Rate Average    : 22/25  (88% average)
  Error Recovery Rate   : 14/20  (70% recovered)
  Session Stability     : 12/15  (80% stable)
  User Override Freq    :  6/15  (40% override rate)
---------------------------------------------------
Level Recommendation: L2 (Semi-Auto)
  Score 0-30  -> L0 (Manual)
  Score 31-50 -> L1 (Guided)
  Score 51-70 -> L2 (Semi-Auto)
  Score 71-85 -> L3 (Auto)
  Score 86+   -> L4 (Full-Auto)
---------------------------------------------------

State Files

| File | Purpose | |------|---------| | `.bkit/runtime/control-state.json` | Runtime control state (level, paused, previousLevel) | | `.bkit/state/trust-score.json` | Trust score and contributing metrics |

Module Dependencies

| Module | Function | Usage | |--------|----------|-------| | `lib/control/automation-controller.js` | `getLevel()`, `setLevel()` | Read/write automation level | | `lib/control/automation-controller.js` | `pause()`, `resume()` | Pause/resume automation | | `lib/audit/audit-logger.js` | `writeAuditLog()` | Record control changes