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pplate 87e0b9359e feat(roo): add Patrick-persona custom modes, skills, and mode-specific rules

Add 4 new custom modes with BigMind guidance:
- rules-bigmind/: Introspective Patrick mode (BigMind development)
- rules-homelab/: Tinkerer Patrick mode (TrueNAS, Docker, infra)
- rules-mcp-builder/: Craftsman Patrick mode (pi_mcps MCP servers)
- rules-paisy/: Professional Patrick mode (ADP Germany payroll)

Add reusable skills:
- skills/assessment-first/: structured assessment.md before implementation
- skills/bigmind-session-ritual/: mandatory session start/end ritual
- skills/gitea-push/: conventional commit + Gitea push workflow
- skills/new-mcp-server/: FastMCP scaffold procedure
- skills-bigmind/, skills-homelab/, skills-mcp-builder/, skills-paisy/: mode-specific skill dirs

Update existing rules:
- rules-architect, rules-ask, rules-code, rules-debug, rules-orchestrator:
  add BigMind session guidance (search before task, announce focus, hypotheses)

Add plans/MODES_AND_SKILLS_PLAN.md: full architecture document

2026-04-04 09:52:08 +02:00

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name, description

name	description
bigmind-session-ritual	Executes the mandatory BigMind session start and end rituals in the correct order. Use this skill when a mode or conversation seems to have skipped the session ritual, or as a reference checklist for the full ritual sequence including hypotheses, focus announcement, and stale session cleanup.

BigMind Session Ritual

When to use

A session was started without the proper ritual (catch-up)
Verifying the ritual was done correctly
Teaching another agent/mode what the ritual is

When NOT to use

Normal operation — the ritual should happen automatically from global rules
If memory_start_session() already returned a session_id this conversation

Session Start Ritual (strict order)

Execute these 4 calls in sequence before any work:

Step 1 — Open session:

memory_start_session()

→ Returns session_id. Save it — needed for all subsequent calls.

Step 2 — Review open hypotheses:

memory_list_hypotheses(status="open")

→ Check if any are stale (>1 week old). Assess confidence. Resolve any that are now obviously confirmed/refuted.

Step 3 — Announce focus:

memory_announce_focus(
  session_id="{id}",
  description="[What this session is doing]",
  files=["list", "of", "files"],
  ide_hint="VS Code"
)

→ Enables conflict detection. Other sessions can see what files you're working on.

Step 4 — Close stale sessions:

memory_close_stale_sessions(session_id="{id}")

→ Cleans up orphaned sessions from crashed IDEs. Stale = no activity >2h.

Session End Ritual (mandatory before closing)

memory_end_session(
  session_id="{id}",
  one_liner="One sentence summary of what was accomplished.",
  topics=["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"],
  outcome="completed",  # or: partial, blocked, abandoned
  summary="3-8 sentence narrative. Key decisions made. Problems encountered. Solutions applied. Unresolved items carried forward.",
  importance=5  # 1-10. Use 7+ for architectural decisions or critical bugs.
)

Importance guide:

Score	Use for
1-3	Reading-only, minor exploration
4-6	Feature work, standard debugging
7-8	Architectural decisions, breaking changes
9-10	Critical bugs, security-relevant choices

Troubleshooting

If memory_start_session() fails: retry once, then proceed with a logged warning
If another session has the same files in focus: coordinate or defer (see Rule 7)
If session_id was lost: use memory_list_sessions(limit=5) to find the open one

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