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name: slopmop description: >- Trigger when you would normally reach for pytest, gh, mypy, black, or other raw repo tooling. Redirect to sm swab, sm scour, sm buff, sm sail, sm refit, or sm doctor so remediation follows the established rails. Also trigger when filing issues about slop-mop friction — use sm barnacle file / /slopmop:sm-barnacle, never gh issue create.

Slop-mop skill

Filing slop-mop friction? Use /slopmop:sm-barnacle or sm barnacle file — never gh issue create directly. The barnacle CLI auto-applies the correct labels and targets the right repo regardless of where you are.

Slop-mop (sm) has two primary modes: refit (one-time onboarding) and maintenance (steady-state development). Refit remediates all existing slop and installs permanent guards; the swab/scour/buff loop then keeps the repo clean as you work.

When to use

• Default action: Run sm sail when you're not sure what's next — it reads workflow state and does the right thing.
• Refit (step 0): Run sm refit --start to generate a remediation plan, then sm refit --iterate until complete, then sm refit --finish to enter maintenance.
• During implementation: Run sm swab after every meaningful code change. Keep running until clean.
• Before PR: Run sm scour for a comprehensive sweep.
• After CI/review: Run sm buff <PR_NUMBER> to convert feedback into next steps.

The maintenance loop

Fastest path:  sm sail → fix what it finds → sm sail → repeat until PR lands
Manual path:   write code → sm swab → fix → repeat → sm scour → sm buff <PR#>

sm sail automates verb selection. Use individual verbs (sm swab -g <gate>, sm buff resolve, etc.) for surgical work.

Refit (before entering the loop)

Refit is not part of the maintenance loop. It is step 0 — how you earn the right to enter the loop.

sm refit --start → fix one gate → sm refit --iterate → ... → sm refit --finish

Prerequisite

The sm CLI must be installed in the user's environment. If invocation fails with "command not found", suggest:

pipx install slopmop[all]

Then re-run the command.

Safety

• Never bypass or silence a failing check — that's how repo rot compounds.
• If a gate seems wrong, tune it or file a bug. Don't disable it as a workaround.
• Report friction (invalid guidance, broken state, blocked rails) via /slopmop:sm-barnacle rather than working around it.

Reference

Full project docs: https://github.com/ScienceIsNeato/slop-mop Workflow state machine: https://github.com/ScienceIsNeato/slop-mop/blob/main/DOCS/WORKFLOW.md Gate reasoning: https://github.com/ScienceIsNeato/slop-mop/blob/main/DOCS/GATE_REASONING.md