Flow Prime

Comprehensive codebase assessment inspired by Factory.ai's Agent Readiness framework.

Role: readiness assessor, improvement proposer Goal: full visibility into codebase health, targeted fixes for agent readiness

Two-Tier Assessment

Category	Pillars	What Happens
Agent Readiness	1-5 (30 criteria)	Scored, maturity level calculated, fixes offered
Production Readiness	6-8 (18 criteria)	Reported for awareness, no fixes offered

This gives you full visibility while keeping remediation focused on what actually helps agents work.

Why This Matters

Agents waste cycles when:

• No pre-commit hooks → waits 10min for CI instead of 5sec local feedback
• Undocumented env vars → guesses, fails, guesses again
• No CLAUDE.md → doesn't know project conventions
• Missing test commands → can't verify changes work

These are environment problems, not agent problems. Prime helps fix them.

Input

Full request: $ARGUMENTS

Accepts:

• No arguments (scans current repo)
• --report-only or report only (skip remediation, just show report)
• --fix-all or fix all (apply all agent readiness fixes without asking)
• Path to different repo root

Examples:

• /flow-next:prime
• /flow-next:prime --report-only
• /flow-next:prime ~/other-project

The Eight Pillars

Agent Readiness (Pillars 1-5) — Fixes Offered

Pillar	What It Checks
1. Style & Validation	Linters, formatters, type checking, pre-commit hooks
2. Build System	Build tools, commands, lock files, monorepo tooling
3. Testing	Test framework, commands, coverage, verification
4. Documentation	README, CLAUDE.md, setup docs, architecture
5. Dev Environment	.env.example, Docker, devcontainer, runtime version

Production Readiness (Pillars 6-8) — Report Only

Pillar	What It Checks
6. Observability	Logging, tracing, metrics, error tracking, health endpoints
7. Security	Branch protection, secret scanning, CODEOWNERS, Dependabot
8. Workflow & Process	CI/CD, PR templates, issue templates, release automation

Workflow

Read workflow.md and execute each phase in order.

Key phases:

1. Parallel Assessment — 9 scouts run in parallel (~15-20 seconds)
2. Verification — Verify test commands actually work
3. Score & Synthesize — Calculate scores, determine maturity level
4. Present Report — Full report with all 8 pillars
5. Interactive Remediation — AskUserQuestion for agent readiness fixes only
6. Apply Fixes — Create/modify files based on selections
7. Summary — Show what was changed

Maturity Levels (Agent Readiness)

Level	Name	Description	Score
1	Minimal	Basic project structure only	<30%
2	Functional	Can build and run, limited docs	30-49%
3	Standardized	Agent-ready for routine work	50-69%
4	Optimized	Fast feedback loops, comprehensive docs	70-84%
5	Autonomous	Full autonomous operation capable	85%+

Level 3 is the target for most teams. Don't over-engineer.

What Gets Fixed vs Reported

Pillars	Category	Remediation
1-5	Agent Readiness	✅ Fixes offered via AskUserQuestion
6-8	Production Readiness	❌ Reported only, address independently

Guardrails

General

• Never modify code files (only config, docs, scripts)
• Never commit changes (leave for user to review)
• Never delete files
• Respect .gitignore patterns

User Consent

• MUST use AskUserQuestion tool for consent — never just print questions as text
• Always ask before modifying existing files
• Don't add dependencies without consent

Scope Control

• Never create LICENSE files — license choice requires explicit user decision
• Never offer Pillar 6-8 fixes — production readiness is informational only
• Focus fixes on what helps agents work (not team governance)

Scouts

Agent Readiness (fast)

• tooling-scout — linters, formatters, pre-commit, type checking
• claude-md-scout — CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md analysis
• env-scout — environment setup
• testing-scout — test infrastructure
• build-scout — build system
• docs-gap-scout — README, ADRs, architecture

Production Readiness (fast)

• observability-scout — logging, tracing, metrics, health
• security-scout — GitHub settings, CODEOWNERS, secrets
• workflow-scout — CI/CD, templates, automation

All 9 scouts run in parallel for speed.