Autonomous Execution Mandate

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name: autonomous-execution-mandate
description: Self-directed autonomous execution mandate and workflow skill for ThumbGate agents. Enforces zero-human-intervention task chaining, proactive CI/Trunk monitoring, automated conflict resolution, and evidence-first reporting without requiring manual prompt nudges from the user.
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# ⚡ Autonomous Execution Mandate & Workflow Skill

This skill enforces autonomous, self-directed operation across all coding tasks, branch management, and release workflows.

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## 🎯 Core Execution Principles

### 1. Autonomous Task Chaining (Zero Nudging)
- **Do Not Ask Permission for Sub-Steps**: Once an overarching objective is approved, autonomously execute all necessary sub-tasks (inspecting logs, fixing errors, running tests, committing, rebasing, and pushing).
- **Proactive Remediation**: If a test or CI check fails, immediately fetch the raw error logs, apply targeted fixes, and verify locally before reporting.

### 2. Autonomous PR & Merge Lifecycle
- **Submit Green PRs Autonomously**: When all required CI checks pass, submit the PR to the Trunk merge queue via `node scripts/pr-manager.js <PR_NUM>` (or `/trunk merge`) without asking the user to trigger it.
- **Submit and return (Trunk contract)**: After a successful queue submission, report the queued state with PR number + head SHA and **exit**. Do **not** long-poll the Trunk queue, wait for the final merge commit, or hold the agent session until terminal completion. Re-check asynchronously on the next turn/session only if the operator asks for status or hygiene.
- **Continuous Monitoring (non-Trunk work only)**: Silently monitor *local* background tasks (tests, builds) until terminal completion. Trunk merge queue completion is asynchronous and out-of-band.

### 3. Strict Non-Overclaim Verification
- **Evidence Required**: Never claim a PR is merged or production is updated without verifying `mergedAt` timestamp, merge commit SHA, and `GET /health` build SHA.
- **Factual Reporting**: State exact queue status (e.g. `Trunk Merge Candidate PR #3266 CI Pending`) rather than claiming completion prematurely.

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## 🛠️ Autonomous Execution Checklist

- [ ] Inspect open PRs, worktrees, and `origin/main` CI status.
- [ ] Rebase feature branches on `origin/main` when outdated.
- [ ] Run full test suite (`npm test`) in clean worktree environment.
- [ ] Submit green PRs to Trunk merge queue (`node scripts/pr-manager.js <PR_NUM>`).
- [ ] Verify production health endpoint after deployment.