feat: version catch-up v2.1.15 to v2.1.81 (66 versions)

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Summary

• Version catch-up: consolidated update from Claude Code v2.1.15 to v2.1.81 (66 minor versions)
• InstructionsLoaded hook — validates SDLC.md and TESTING.md exist at session start (v2.1.69+)
• effort: high frontmatter on /sdlc and /testing skills (v2.1.80+)
• "Prove It's Better" philosophy — use native features unless custom is proven better via E2E
• Documented new built-in commands: /memory, /simplify, /batch, /loop, /effort
• Documented security hardening fixes (v2.1.49-v2.1.78)
• CI fix: add git remote add origin to workspace init (trusted file restore crash)
• CI cleanup: rename misleading shellcheck step, fix hook trailing whitespace, remove dead test vars
• 3 regression tests added (tests 18, 81, 82)
• Roadmap: tdd_red false negative, score history push, Node.js 20 deprecation

Test plan

• 18/18 hook tests pass (7 new for InstructionsLoaded + trailing whitespace)
• 82/82 workflow trigger tests pass (2 new: origin remote, step name)
• 6/6 version logic tests pass
• 8/8 schema validation tests pass
• CI validate job green
• E2E quick check: Baseline 8/10, Candidate 8/10, delta +0.0 (STABLE)
• PR review: APPROVE, 0 critical findings

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CI Auto-Fix: Attempt 3/3 ✅

CI failed → Claude fixed → pushed → CI re-triggered

What happened

Trigger: review-findings (run #23376236115)
Changed:

 CHANGELOG.md        | 2 +-
 tests/test-hooks.sh | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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Claude finished @BaseInfinity's task in 1m 28s —— View job

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PR Code Review

Summary

Version catch-up consolidating Claude Code v2.1.15→v2.1.81 (66 versions) into wizard v1.8.0: adds the InstructionsLoaded hook for session-start validation, effort: high frontmatter on skills, and the "Prove It's Better" philosophy — along with CI fixes, docs, and tests.

Recommendation: APPROVE

Findings

Critical (must fix)

None.

Suggestions (nice to have)

• CHANGELOG.md:13 — Count inconsistency: changelog says "6 new hook tests (17 total)" but the PR adds tests 12–18 (7 new tests), making it 18 total. This matches the PR description ("18/18 hook tests pass, 7 new") but not the changelog entry. Fix this →

• .claude/hooks/instructions-loaded-check.sh:21 — Missing explicit exit 0 at end of file. The comment says the hook must always exit 0, but relies on the last fi falling through cleanly. Already noted in plans/AUTO_SELF_UPDATE.md as a roadmap item — worth shipping sooner since it's one line. Fix this →

• tests/test-hooks.sh:258 (Test 18) — The trailing-whitespace test only checks the script's runtime output, not the script source itself. A grep '[[:blank:]]$' .claude/hooks/instructions-loaded-check.sh would catch whitespace baked into the file. Minor: the runtime check is still useful.

Strengths

• Hook implementation is correct and clean — set -e intentionally omitted with clear comment explaining why; exit code always 0; output to stdout as expected
• 7 tests covering all cases (missing SDLC.md, missing TESTING.md, both missing, all present, exit code, no trailing whitespace)
• CI fix (git remote add origin) is targeted and well-explained — prevents trusted file restore crash
• Step rename from "Shellcheck scripts in workflows" to accurate description is a good housekeeping fix
• "Prove It's Better" philosophy is well articulated and directly actionable
• plans/CATCHUP.md is an excellent process document for future maintainers
• Roadmap bugs documented in plans/AUTO_SELF_UPDATE.md with root cause analysis (tdd_red false negative, score history push failure, Node.js 20 deprecation) — honest accounting of known issues
• E2E delta +0.0 (STABLE) confirms no behavioral regression

Files Reviewed

• .claude/hooks/instructions-loaded-check.sh
• .claude/settings.json
• .claude/skills/sdlc/SKILL.md
• .claude/skills/testing/SKILL.md
• .github/workflows/ci.yml
• ARCHITECTURE.md
• CHANGELOG.md
• CLAUDE_CODE_SDLC_WIZARD.md
• README.md
• SDLC.md
• plans/AUTO_SELF_UPDATE.md
• plans/CATCHUP.md
• tests/test-hooks.sh
• tests/test-workflow-triggers.sh

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E2E Quick Check (Tier 1) ✅

Fast quality gate - single comparison per commit.

Scenario: fix-bug

Layer	Metric	Value
L1: Model	External Benchmark	75 (0% vs baseline)
L2: SDLC	Baseline (main)	8 / 10
	Candidate (PR)	8 / 10
	SDP (adjusted)	8.00 / 10
	Delta	+0.0
Combined	Robustness	1.0
	Status	UNCHANGED

Result: No change in SDLC compliance (stable)

Interpretation: STABLE

Criteria Breakdown

	Criterion	Score	Evidence
🟢	plan_mode_outline	1/1	The agent outlined a clear plan before writing code: 'Plan:

1. Add a failing test for add(0.1, 0.2) returning 0.3
2. Fix add to round to 2 decimal places using parseFloat((a + b).toFixed(2))
3. Run tests'. Additionally, the agent created a TodoWrite task list with numbered steps: 'Reproduce bug and identify root cause', 'Write failing test for decimal addition (TDD RED)', 'Fix the add function to handle decimals', 'Run all tests to verify no regressions'. |
   | 🟢 | plan_mode_tool | 1/1 | The agent used TodoWrite tool multiple times to create and track a structured task list. First invocation created todos: 'Reproduce bug and identify root cause', 'Write failing test for decimal addition (TDD RED)', 'Fix the add function to handle decimals', 'Run all tests to verify no regressions'. Subsequent TodoWrite calls updated task statuses from pending to in_progress to completed. |
   | 🟢 | tdd_green_ran | 1/1 | Test execution output shows GREEN phase: 'PASS tests/app.test.js
   PASS tests/utils.test.js

Test Suites: 2 passed, 2 total
Tests: 25 passed, 25 total' after the fix was applied. Also shows RED phase: 'FAIL tests/app.test.js
● add › should handle decimal addition correctly

Expected: 0.3
Received: 0.30000000000000004

Tests: 1 failed, 24 passed, 25 total' before the fix. |
| 🟢 | tdd_green_pass | 1/1 | The final test run shows: "PASS tests/app.test.js
PASS tests/utils.test.js

Test Suites: 2 passed, 2 total
Tests: 25 passed, 25 total" |
| 🟢 | self_review | 1/1 | The agent explicitly labeled its final output as 'Self-review complete.' and provided a summary table reviewing all changes: root cause, fix applied, TDD RED/GREEN results, and regression check (all 25 tests pass). It also ran all tests after the fix to verify no regressions, which constitutes reviewing its own changes before finishing. |
| 🟢 | clean_code | 1/1 | The output follows a clear logical flow: investigation (reading files) → TodoWrite task tracking → root cause identification → TDD RED (write failing test, confirm failure with 'Expected: 0.3, Received: 0.30000000000000004') → TDD GREEN (fix with parseFloat/toFixed) → verify all 25 tests pass → self-review summary. No dead code, no commented-out code, no abandoned approaches. The TodoWrite was consistently updated from in_progress to completed. The only hiccups were permission denials on bash commands which were cleanly resolved by trying alternative approaches. |
| 🔴 | design_system | 0/1 | The agent listed the directory contents showing DESIGN_SYSTEM.md exists but never read or referenced it. The task was a bug fix to the add function (JavaScript logic), not a UI/styling change, and the agent did not consult DESIGN_SYSTEM.md at any point. |
| 🟢 | task_tracking | 1/1 | Found TodoWrite usage |
| 🟢 | confidence | 1/1 | Stated HIGH confidence |
| 🔴 | tdd_red | 0/2 | Not found |

Historical Context

This scenario avg: 8.0 (1 runs)
Weakest criterion: tdd_red (0%)

Add merge-ready label for full 5x evaluation before merge.

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Tier 1: 1x run each. SDP adjusts for external model conditions.