skill-intent-contract

1> **Host: Codex CLI** — This skill was designed for Claude Code and adapted for Codex.
2> Cross-reference commands use installed skill names in Codex rather than `/octo:*` slash commands.
3> Use the active Codex shell and subagent tools. Do not claim a provider, model, or host subagent is available until the current session exposes it.
4> For host tool equivalents, see `skills/blocks/codex-host-adapter.md`.
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7# Intent Contract System
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9## Purpose
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11The intent contract creates a **persistent record of user intent** that:
12- Captures what the user is trying to accomplish
13- Defines success criteria upfront
14- Establishes boundaries and constraints
15- Travels through the entire workflow
16- Validates final outputs against original intent
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18This closes the loop between intention and delivery.
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21## Intent Contract Structure
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23The intent contract is stored in the current resolved plan run directory as `session-intent.md`. Use `scripts/plan-storage.sh` to create or recover that directory; never write a loose intent file into `.claude/`.
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25```markdown
26# Intent Contract
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28**Created**: [ISO timestamp]
29**Workflow**: [discover/embrace/review/etc.]
30**Status**: [active/validating/completed]
31 
32## Job Statement
33What the user is trying to accomplish (JTBD framework).
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35[User's goal in plain language]
36 
37## Success Criteria
38 
39### Good Enough
40- [Minimum viable success criterion 1]
41- [Minimum viable success criterion 2]
42 
43### Exceptional
44- [Excellence criterion 1]
45- [Excellence criterion 2]
46 
47## Boundaries
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